October 28-November 1

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at spedrozo@olmlancers.com.

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Please continue to bring in pink circle labels for breast cancer.  Let's do our part for this great cause!

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Red Ribbon Week--a note was sent home with activities
Monday-Life's a Work of Art, Color it Drug Free!  Faith families will color red ribbons and drug free slogans around the school.

 

Tuesday-Are you REDdy to be Drug Free?  Wear red and white free dress.  Junior high will watch a video.

 

Wednesday-Sock it to Drugs, Stay Healthy, and Dance our Sock Hop!  Wear crazy socks with your uniform.  Rock out and stay healthy dancing at our Sock Hop!

 

Thursday-Scare Drugs Away!  Wear your Halloween costumes for the Costume Parade.  Enjoy a Halloween class party.

 

Friday-Pray for a Drug Free Life!  School Mass for All Saints Day and Saint "Wax" Museum by the 8th grade.

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6th Grade Religion

Monday-handwriting 2 pgs., textbook

 

Tuesday-textbook p. 56

Wednesday-Bible search

 

Thursday-Costume parade--students may wear costumes to school!

Friday-Mass for All Saints Day

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6th Grade English

 

Monday- choose spelling bee representative, completing the sentence unit 5, grammar p. 91-93

 

Tuesday-synonyms/antonyms unit 5, grammar p. 94-95

 

Wednesday-choosing the right word unit 5, spelling baseball

Thursday-Spelling/vocab. tests unit 5, Halloween packet

 

Friday-Mass

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6th Grade Reading

Monday-silent reading, Great Brain

 

Tuesday-silent reading, library, Great Brain

 

Wednesday-silent reading, read to kinders, Great Brain

 

Thursday-silent reading, Time for Kids

 

Friday-Mass 

 

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8th Grade English

Monday-choose spelling bee representative, choosing the right word unit 6, grammar p. 102

 

Tuesday-Essays --rough draft--due (compare/contrast)

library, p. 103 #38-76,

extra credit p. 105 #28-50...due the day of the test, Nov. 6

 

Wednesday-silent reading, To Kill A Mockingbird chapter 6

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests unit 6, begin chapter 7 To Kill a Mockingbird

 

Friday-Wax Museum

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8th Grade Reading

Monday-silent reading, read and annotate Chapter 4

 

Tuesday-silent reading, chapter 5, book worksheets handed out to prepare for next week's book test

 

Wednesday-History test for Mrs. Keeler

 

Thursday-silent reading, chapter 7

Friday-Wax Museum 

 

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October 21-25

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at spedrozo@olmlancers.com.

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Please continue to bring in pink circle labels for breast cancer.  Let's do our part for this great cause!

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6th Grade Religion

Monday-practice fall program

Tuesday-Pink Rally

Wednesday-no class due to minimum day cycle

 

Thursday-Bible search

Friday-song practice

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6th Grade English

 

Monday-Keeping the Promise diocesan lesson---we still have not been able to do this.  We need to have a day where all students are present, in order to do this lesson.  The diocese requires that no student miss these lessons.

Tuesday-no class due to minimum day cycle

 

Wednesday-writing--write a letter to children from your saint, grammar:  p. 108

Thursday-flashcards unit 5, Time for Kids

Friday-no class due to minimum day cycle

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6th Grade Reading

Monday-no class due to minimum day cycle

 

Tuesday-silent reading, library, Great Brain

 

Wednesday-silent reading, Time for Kids

 

Thursday-Silent reading, read to kinders

 

Friday-no class due to minimum day cycle

 

 

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8th Grade English

Monday-no class due to minimum day cycle

 

Tuesday-book fair, flashcards unit 6

 

Wednesday-continue writing compare/contrast essay-due Tuesday10/29

Completing the sentence unit 6

Thursday-no class due to minimum day cycle

 

Friday-synonyms/antonyms unit 6, grammar p. 97-98 #1-10

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8th Grade Reading

Monday-silent reading, read and annotate Chapter 1 in To Kill a Mockingbird--finish for homework

Tuesday-silent reading, quiz chapter 1, read and annotate chapter 2

Wednesday-silent reading, read and annotate chapter 3

Thursday-no class due to minimum day cycle

Friday-silent reading, watch beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird movie

 

 

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October 14-18

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at spedrozo@olmlancers.com.

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Please continue to bring in pink circle labels for breast cancer.  Let's do our part for this great cause!

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The long wait for camp is over......and everyone is so excited.  Please arrive by 7:15 AM on Monday,
Oct. 14.  The bus will leave at 7:30 AM.  Please do not arrive before 7:00 AM.  Campers will return on Friday, Oct. 18 at about 2:00 PM.  Students will be given their report cards, and will be dismissed once their ride home is here. 

 

6th Grade Religion

Camp

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6th Grade English

Camp

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6th Grade Reading

Camp

 

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8th Grade English

Monday-completing the sentence unit 5, work on compare/contrast pre-writing worksheet

Tuesday-library, synonyms/antonyms unit 5, grammar: p. 95-96  #1-18 together, 19-36 independently

Wednesday-choosing the right word unit 5, grammar p. 110 #1-60

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests unit 5, write essay introduction for compare/contrast essay

Friday-grammar worksheet, vocab. bingo

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8th Grade Reading

Monday-silent reading, finish compare/contrast worksheet

Tuesday-Miracle Worker performance for grades 3 and 4

Wednesday-Miracle Worker performance for grades 5 and 7

Thursday-silent reading, discuss annotation---please be sure to bring your copy of To Kill a Mockingbird if you plan to use your own

review for Miracle Worker test

Friday-Miracle Worker test

 

 

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Upcoming events:

  Miracle Worker Performances will be October 15 and 16 at 1:15 PM in the auditorium.  Some students will be performing both days, and some will be performing on one of the days--depending on which scene they are in.  We are performing 5 scenes from The Miracle Worker.  We will be inviting grades 3 and up to attend.  Parents are also invited to attend.

 

To Kill a Mockingbird-Our next class novel will be To Kill a Mockingbird.  In an effort to best prepare for high school we will be learning a skill called annotating.  This works best if each student has his/her own copy of the book that he/she can write in.  They may also choose to use 4 colors of highlighters.  You may wish to purchase this book soon, as they will need it by Monday, Oct. 17.  If students do not bring their own copies, they will borrow one from the school library.  However, they will have to write on post-it notes instead of writing in the book, since it is not their own copy.  I think they will find it beneficial to have their own copy to mark in and take notes.   They are not allowed to use a copy of the book that was previously used (last year) by one of my students.  They will need a CLEAN copy that has not already been marked.  I will check for this on Oct. 17.  Annotating is a skill that they will definitely need in high school.  While it is challenging, it is worth our time and effort to work on this in 8th grade. 

Homework help:  I will not be having homework help on Tuesday, October 8.  I will be going to watch my son play soccer at the last away game of the season.  I apologize for any inconvenience.

October 7-11

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at spedrozo@olmlancers.com.

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Please bring in pink lids or circles from the following products:  Yoplait, Motts, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Nature Valley, Gardettos, Green Giant, Betty Crocker, Chex Mix, Bugles, Cheerios, Pillsbury, Old El Paso, Hamburger Helper, Fruit Gushers, Total, Fiber One, Oceanspray, and Fruit Roll-Ups.  We are having a competition between classes.  Each circle that is brought in during the month of October means 10 cents donated to the Komen foundation.  If every student K-8 brings in 4, we will have $100 donation in memory of Mrs. Blackburn's mom.  You just buy products that you normally buy, and cut out the pink circles.  No extra cost to you, but a donation to a great cause---breast cancer research!  Let's all do our part to support this great cause.

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Camp is fast approaching....just one more week.  There are still 4 students who need to bring in copies of their medical cards.  If you have not turned this in, please do so this ASAP.  We must have it on file on your camp form in order to go to camp.

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6th Grade Religion

Monday-songs for prayer service, practice prayer sevice

Keeping the Promise Diocesan safe environment

Tuesday-songs, practice prayer service, Keeping the Promise

Wednesday-handwriting book: 2 pages, Bible Search

Thursday-Rosary in faith families

Friday-No school

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6th Grade English

Monday-synonyms/antonyms unit 4, grammar p. 86-87

Tuesday--Book Test--an extra credit worksheet was given out last week to prepare for this test.  Students who complete the worksheet, may use it on the test.

grammar:  p. 107

Wednesday-saint-letter to children, grammar:  p. 89-90

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests unit 4, grammar p. 108

Friday-no school

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6th Grade Reading

Monday-silent reading, finish Wicked

Tuesday-silent reading, library, Great Brain

Wednesday-visit the elderly at Park Merced

Thursday-silent reading, Great Brain

Friday-no school

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8th Grade English

Monday-currently October rough draft, grammar p. 92, 93, homework p. 94

Tuesday-library, synonyms/antonyms unit 4

Wednesday-writing:  compare/contrast pre-writing worksheet

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests unit 4, flashcards unit 5

Friday-no school

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8th Grade Reading

Monday-silent reading, work on Miracle Worker scenes

Tuesday-silent reading, Miracle Worker Dress Rehearsal--bring costumes

Wednesday-silent reading, Currently October final draft

Thursday-silent reading, Miracle Worker Dress Rehearsal--bring costumes

Friday-no school

 

 

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Upcoming events:

  Miracle Worker Performances will be October 15 and 16 at 1:15 PM in the auditorium.  Some students will be performing both days, and some will be performing on one of the days--depending on which scene they are in.  We are performing 5 scenes from The Miracle Worker.  We will be inviting grades 3 and up to attend.  Parents are also invited to attend.

 

To Kill a Mockingbird-Our next class novel will be To Kill a Mockingbird.  In an effort to best prepare for high school we will be learning a skill called annotating.  This works best if each student has his/her own copy of the book that he/she can write in.  They may also choose to use 4 colors of highlighters.  You may wish to purchase this book soon, as they will need it by Monday, Oct. 17.  If students do not bring their own copies, they will borrow one from the school library.  However, they will have to write on post-it notes instead of writing in the book, since it is not their own copy.  I think they will find it beneficial to have their own copy to mark in and take notes.   They are not allowed to use a copy of the book that was previously used (last year) by one of my students.  They will need a CLEAN copy that has not already been marked.  I will check for this on Oct. 17.  Annotating is a skill that they will definitely need in high school.  While it is challenging, it is worth our time and effort to work on this in 8th grade.