Friday, February 22, 2013

February 25 - March 1
Congratulations to all who participated in the speech festival!  Great job OLM!

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6th grade Religion
Monday:  Faith Journal:  What happens when we sin?
Prepare for Penance Service
p. 332-337

Tuesday:  Penance Service

Wednesday:  finish Mother Teresa movie

Thursday:  Bible Search

Friday:  Mass
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6th grade English
Monday:  p. 218-219, vocab.hand motions, synonyms/antonyms unit 10

Tuesday:  discuss research papers...choose topics by Friday.  Grammar:  p. 220-221, 248

Wednesday:  grammar:  p. 222-223, spelling baseball unit 10

Thursday:  spelling/vocab. tests unit 10, cards or window notes for unit 11

Friday:  silent reading, finish Time For Kids
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6th grade Reading

Monday:  silent reading, Flying Solo

Tuesday:  silent reading, library, Penny worksheet (Time For Kids)

Wednesday: silent reading, read to kinders, choosing the right word aloud

Thursday: silent reading, Time for Kids

Friday:  no class due to minimum day schedule
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8th grade English

Monday:  To Kill a Mockingbird study guide, annotate chapter 31, typed songs due Wednesday

Tuesday:  unit 11 cards or window notes, library

Wednesday:  typed songs due today, grammar:  p. 160-161, completing the sentence unit 11

Thursday:  synonyms/antonyms unit 11, grammar:  p. 163, 193

Friday: no class due to minimum day schedule
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8th grade Reading

Monday:  no class due to schedule for electives

Tuesday: silent reading, discuss essay questions

Wednesday:  To Kill a Mockingbird final

Thursday:  silent reading, begin Anne Frank

Friday: silent reading, Holocaust Memorial Museum movie

Thursday, February 14, 2013

February 18-22

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6th grade Religion
Monday:  NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:  practice for Class Mass for Thursday

Wednesday:  Bible Search

Thursday:  no class due to schedule for minimum day

Friday:  NO SCHOOL
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6th grade English
Monday:  NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:  final drafts of diamante poems with illustrations

Wednesday:  completing the sentence unit 10, grammar p. 218-219

Thursday:  Class Mass

Friday:  NO SCHOOL
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6th grade Reading

Monday:  NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:  Book test

Wednesday:  silent reading, read to kinders, Flying Solo

Thursday:  silent reading, Time for Kids

Friday:  NO SCHOOL
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8th grade English

Monday:  NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:  Currently February final drafts

Wednesday:  final drafts diamantes

Thursday:  dinner show practice

Friday:  NO SCHOOL
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8th grade Reading

Monday:  NO SCHOOL

Tuesday:  silent reading, chapter 29

Wednesday:  silent reading, chapter 30

Thursday:  dinner show practice

Friday:  NO SCHOOL


Sunday, February 10, 2013

Valentine's Day party....We will be having a Valentine's party on Thursday afternoon.  Students may bring Valentine's Cards for their classmates if they wish.  This is optional.  If you do choose to bring them, please bring them for EVERYONE in the class.  We want everyone to feel loved; it's not fun to feel left out. 
Thank you,
Mrs. Lorenzi

Friday, February 08, 2013

February 11-15

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Valentine's Day Blanket Drive.....Bring a new blanket for the faith family blanket drive.  Share your love with others on Valentine's Day.  This activity is optional, but there will be a contest among faith families. 
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6th grade Religion
Monday:  Mother Teresa movie

Tuesday:  Mother Teresa movie

Wednesday:  cards for the military, practice for class Mass

Thursday:  Bible search

Friday:  NO SCHOOL
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6th grade English
Monday:  no class due to schedule for electives

Tuesday:  Test on verbs--unit 5...p. 172-173 evens due for extra credit. You can turn in a biography for the writing festival instead of taking this test.

Wednesday:  finish vocab. review, writing: complaint letters

Thursday:  unit 10 flashcards or window notes,

Friday:  NO SCHOOL
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6th grade Reading
Monday:  no class due to schedule for electives

Tuesday:  give out book worksheets, silent reading, Flying Solo

Wednesday:  silent reading, read to kinders, Flying Solo

Thursday:  silent reading, Flying Solo, Time for Kids

Friday:  NO SCHOOL
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8th grade English
Monday:  no class due to Central Catholic testing

Tuesday:  Currently February, library

Wednesday:  read. 160, do p. 160-161, writing:  diamantes

Thursday:  sing 8th grade songs for extra credit, unit 11 flashcards or window notes

Friday:  NO SCHOOL
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8th grade Reading
Monday:  silent reading, To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 29

Tuesday:  Book test, chapter 30

Wednesday:  silent reading, chapter 31

Thursday:  silent reading, study guide for To Kill a Mockingbird

Friday:  NO SCHOOL

Sunday, February 03, 2013

progress reports......I will not be sending out my usual weekly progress reports tomorrow, Monday, February 4 since the official school progress reports will be sent home this Friday. 

Thank you,
Mrs. Lorenzi