Welcome to 6th grade!  


August 31 - September 4

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Lunches:  We are in need of a few parents to help with our jr. high fundraising lunch project.  About once a month, each jr. high class is responsible for shopping for and cooking lunch for the school.  The proceeds from these lunches directly benefits the hosting jr. high class.  Without these lunches, many extra activities are not possible, such as a 7th grade field trip, a nice graduation dance, etc.  Extra money raised in 6th grade is passed on with the class to 7th.  The 7th graders usually take a nice field trip either on amtrak or a via bus.  Also, the 7th graders host the graduation dance.  Please consider sharing your time and talents to help with this cause.  If you are able to help in this way (you earn service hours), please contact Mrs. Lorenzi via email or call Carnation. As of right now, the 6th and 7th grade classes have no one to help with this.  Two or three parents could do this together, even if your child is in a different grade.

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Homework help will begin this week.  It is Monday-Thursday, 2:30-3:30.  Please be prompt in picking up your children, as many times the teachers have appointments.  Sixth grade homework help is with Mrs. Wennberg on Mondays and Wednesdays and with Mrs. Lorenzi on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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October Mass:  The 6th grade and kindergarten classes will be planning the October Mass which will be the Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis.  I will be collecting pet pictures (or pictures of the pets with the students) to use on our class poster.  This poster will be brought up during the offertory at Mass.  Please send in your pet pictures by Friday, Sept. 11.

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6th grade Religion


Monday-faith journal: If you wrote a letter to Pope Francis, what 3 things would you tell or ask him?

text:  read and discuss

Tuesday-handwriting:  p. 9-10

Bible trivia

Wednesday- handwriting p. 11-12

adoration in chapel

Thursday-Please bring your Bibles
Bible search

Friday-song practice

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6th Grade English
Monday- .synonyms/antonyms unit 2

grammar:  p. 20-21 all, p. 4 #1-14....we didn't get to this last week as originally planned

Tuesday-choosing the right word unit 2

grammar:  p. 22-23 all, p. 45 #1-13

Wednesday-spelling baseball to prepare for tomorrow's tests

finish handwriting pages

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests unit 2

grammar:  p. 24-25 all, p. 46 #1-14

Friday-vocab. bingo
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Reading 6th grade

Monday-silent reading
Flicka movie to compare/contrast with short story

Tuesday-silent reading
Flicka movie

Wednesday-silent reading
library

writing:  interview for magazine project

Thursday-silent reading
read to kindergarten buddies

Friday-silent reading

finish Flicka movie

Book test:  September 15--this is the essay test about their independent reading books
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8th Grade English
Monday-flashcards unit 2

give back newspaper articles

Students should type articles and all other items necessary to assemble their newspaper projects.  Group work time will be given in class to assemble papers on Thursday and Friday

Tuesday-library

book worksheets given out to prepare for next week's book test

completing the sentence unit 2

grammar: p. 20-21

grammar:  p. 16-17

Wednesday-synonyms/antonyms unit 2

p. 45 #1-18 (review)

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests unit 2

begin assembling newspaper projects in groups...please bring all necessary supplies

Friday-group work on newspapers

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8th Grade Reading
Monday-silent reading
begin reading The Miracle Worker

Tuesday-silent reading
begin work on Constitution essay...due Friday 9/4

Wednesday-silent reading
Miracle Worker

Thursday-silent reading

Miracle Worker
Friday-silent reading
Miracle Worker

Book test:  September 8

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Art
6th grade art: We will be working on a Constitution poster contest

7th grade soup can art due Tuesday, Sept. 1.  We will also be starting our shoe paintings.  Please print out a picture of a shoe that you would like to draw and paint.