Welcome to 6th grade!  


September 7-11

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Progress reports:  I will not be sending home the usual weekly progress reports on Monday for 2 reasons.  1) There is no school on Monday.  2) The official school progress reports (which count for sports eligibility) will be sent home to all students on Friday, Sept. 11.  I will be updating grades on option c, please check grades there to look for missing work.
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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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Camp forms were sent home and should be returned as soon as possible.  We need all forms by September 25th.  Please note, if your child takes any medication (even tylenol) you must have a signed doctor's note.  This can sometimes take a few days, so it would be best to get the form to your doctor ASAP.  Please also remember to attach a copy of both sides of your child's medical card.

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Drivers:  We will be going to visit the elderly at Brookdale (formerly Emeritus) and the Hampshire for a prayer service on Friday, September 11.  I have the following parents scheduled to drive:

Mrs. Rose

Mrs. Diaz

Mrs. Waterman

Mrs. Mendonca

Thank you so much for signing up to drive.  We are in need of one more driver.  If you are fingerprinted, safe environment trained, and available to drive on that day...please let Mrs. Lorenzi know.

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Pancake breakfast tickets were sent home with the 6th graders on Thursday, September 2.  If you have not received yours, please check with your child.  Each 6th grader is responsible for 15 tickets.  This fundraiser goes toward the cost of camp.  All families who participate will benefit.  If you choose not to participate in this fundraiser, you will be expected to pay the entire $260 fee for camp.

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6th grade Religion


Monday-no school

Tuesday-Mass to celebrate the Blessed Mother's birthday...It's a Mass day...no shorts
We will be saying a Rosary later in the day, as well as having cupcakes.

Wednesday-practice for prayer services

Thursday-practice for prayer services
Bible search...please bring your Bibles

Friday-song practice

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6th Grade English
Monday- no school

Tuesday-Rosary for Blessed Mother's birthday....in chapel
grammar:  p.24-25, p. 46 #1-14

Wednesday-handwriting: prayer of the month, flashcards unit 3

Thursday-writing for magazine:  interview (we didn't get to it last week)
word game:  Ruzzle

Friday-prayer services at Brookside/Hampshire
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Reading 6th grade

Monday-no school

Tuesday-silent reading

Book worksheets will be given out.  These will help prepare for next week's book test on Sept. 15.  The worksheets are extra credit, but they must be completed entirely in order to receive any extra credit points.  The worksheet makes the students more prepared for the test.  In addition, those students who complete the worksheet, may use it to help them during the test.

-compare/contrast paragraph about story and movie:  Flicka

Wednesday-silent reading

library

Time for Kids (if it arrives on time)

Thursday-silent reading

read to kindergarten buddies

Friday-silent reading

vocab. bingo

Book test:  September 15--this is the essay test about their independent reading books
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8th Grade English
Monday-no school

Tuesday-Book test...extra credit book worksheets due today
library

Wednesday-Constitution Essays due--rough drafts typed

flashcards unit 3

Thursday-  $1 sentences with 5 vocab. groups.....this is something new and will be explained in class.  Please do not try to work ahead on this.

grammar:  p. 22-23 #1-28

Friday-vocab. bingo

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8th Grade Reading
Monday-no school

Tuesday-silent reading
Miracle Worker

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:  We will continue working on our shoe paintings.