Friday, January 29, 2016

February 1-5
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There will be lots of fun events for Catholic Schools Week:  The  theme is Catholic Schools:  Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service

Our annual dinner/auction, our only fundraiser, will kick off Catholic Schools Week Saturday, January 30.

Sunday, Jan, 31:  School Mass at St. Pat's 9:00 AM  Students, please wear your uniforms to show the parish that we are proud of and grateful for the gift of Catholic education in this community.

Monday, February 1:  We will have a movie in the afternoon.
Teachers will bring baked goods.  Eighth graders will write thank you notes.  Baked goods will be delivered by student council to business who support OLM School.

Tuesday, February 2:  Buddy Day!  Our buddies are the 3rd graders.  This is also spirit day....wear your OLM spirit wear!  Also, bring your sack lunch to eat lunch with your buddy.  Also, bring a small gift for you buddy.  We will have a rally in the afternoon.

Wednesday, February 3:  Cherish luncheon for area seniors.  Bring your sack lunch.  Sixth graders will serve as greeters at the Cherish lunch.  All classes will participate in some way.

Thursday, February 4:  Game Day...Free dress for your favorite sports team.  If you don't have any sports clothes, you can always wear spirit wear for everyone's favorite team:  the Lancers.  In honor of Super Bowl Sunday,  bring a can of "soup" to be donated to the food pantry.    "Souper Bowl"

At 6:00 PM we will have the annual mother/daughter and father/son basketball games for the basketball teams.  All are welcome to come cheer on the teams.

Friday, February 5:  Mass at St. Patrick's Church.  Get dropped off there in the morning, and parents will bring us back to school following Mass.  At 11, we will have the 8th grade vs. teachers and staff volleyball game.  12:30 dismissal

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 -6th grade Religion


Monday--Faith Journal:  What makes a Catholic School unique?
Bible Trivia

Tuesday-read with our buddies

Wednesday-Faith journal:  What is your favorite thing about attending a Catholic School?
Bible trivia

Thursday-Bible search

Friday-
Catholic Schools Week Mass at St. Patrick's Church
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English-6th grade

Monday-begin vocab. review units 6-9...stop at word families
grammar:  p. 94-95 all

Tuesday-Outlines are due typed today!
finish word families and vocab. review
grammar:  p. 109 all, p. 110 #1-14

Wednesday-greeters for Cherish Lunch for seniors in our community

Thursday-Be sure to bring pack of notecards!  You may not use binder paper for this!  We will learn how to take notes on notecards for a research report.  These will be due on February 10


Friday-Mass at St. Patrick's Church
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Reading-6th grade

Monday-silent reading
article:  "Is That a Crime?"
questions 

Tuesday-book test

Wednesday-greeters for Cherish lunch
library

Thursday-silent reading
read to kinders

Friday-Mass at St. Patrick's Church

The next 6th grade book test will be Feb. 2
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English-8th

Monday- Currently February rough drafts
flashcards unit 10

Tuesday-buddy lunch

Wednesday-cherish lunch--8th grade serves

Thursday-Currently February final drafts

Friday:  volleyball game--8th grade vs. teachers and staff
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Reading--8th grade

Monday-movie for Catholic Schools Week

Tuesday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 24

Wednesday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 25

Thursday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 26

Friday-volleyball game

Friday, January 22, 2016

January 25-29
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Just a little advanced notice:

There will be lots of fun events coming up for Catholic Schools Week:  The  theme is Catholic Schools:  Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service

Our annual dinner/auction, our only fundraiser, will kick off Catholic Schools Week Saturday, January 30.

Sunday, Jan, 31:  School Mass at St. Pat's 9:00 AM  Students, please wear your uniforms to show the parish that we are proud of and grateful for the gift of Catholic education in this community.

Monday, February 1:  We will have a movie in the afternoon.
Teachers will bring baked goods.  Eighth graders will write thank you notes.  Baked goods will be delivered by student council to business who support OLM School.

Tuesday, February 2:  Buddy Day!  This is also spirit day....wear your OLM spirit wear!  Also, bring your sack lunch to eat lunch with your buddy.  Also, bring a small gift for you buddy.  We will have a rally in the afternoon.

Wednesday, February 3:  Cherish luncheon for area seniors.  Bring your sack lunch.  Sixth graders will serve as greeters at the Cherish lunch.  All classes will participate in some way.

Thursday, February 4:  Game Day...Free dress for your favorite sports team.  If you don't have any sports clothes, you can always wear spirit wear for everyone's favorite team:  the Lancers.  In honor of Super Bowl Sunday,  bring a can of "soup" to be donated to the food pantry.    "Souper Bowl"

At 6:00 PM we will have the annual mother/daughter and father/son basketball games for the basketball teams.  All are welcome to come cheer on the teams.

Friday, February 5:  Mass at St. Patrick's Church.  Get dropped off there in the morning, and parents will bring us back to school following Mass.  At 11, we will have the 8th grade vs. teachers and staff volleyball game.  12:30 dismissal

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 -6th grade Religion

Monday--Faith Journal:  p. 93,
 read and discuss p. 97-101

Tuesday-faith journal:  p. 415 #1
read and discuss p. 412-414
begin posters for Catholic Schools Week

Wednesday-
Catholic Schools Week mini-posters due Friday
text P. 97-101

Thursday-Bible search

Friday-
song practice
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English-6th grade

Monday-synonyms/antonyms unit 9, grammar p. 91-93 all

Tuesday-choosing the right word unit 9
Please bring all sources (3-5) for your report.  This is worth 30 points.  Internet sources MUST be printed out.  We will begin outlining.  You will need notecards  for next week
Outlines will be due typed February 2

Wednesday-outlines

Thursday-spelling/vocab. test unit 9
outlines


Friday-concentration game with nouns
vocab. bingo
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Reading-6th grade

Monday-silent reading
article:  "Hardworking Dogs"
questions

Tuesday-silent reading
article: "Is that a crime?"
questions
hand out book worksheets

Wednesday-silent reading
library
outlines

Thursday-silent reading
read to kinders

Friday-silent reading
Time for Kids

The next 6th grade book test will be Feb. 2
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English-8th

Monday- review unit vocab. (6-9)...stop at word families
grammar:  p. 308-309 all

Tuesday-library
Thank you card for Catholic Schools Week---for businesses


Wednesday-finish vocab. review
grammar:  p. 310-311
Compare/contrast rough drafts due typed

Thursday-Writing:  5 topic ideas
2 diamantes--for writing festival

Friday:  vocab. bingo
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Reading--8th grade

Monday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 20

Tuesday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 21

Wednesday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 22

Thursday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 23

Friday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 24


Friday, January 15, 2016

January 18-22
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 -6th grade Relgion

Monday--no school

Tuesday-faith journal:  What is prejudice?  text p. 85-89

Wednesday-
faith journal: p. 93
text P. 97-101

Thursday-Bible search

Friday-
song practice
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English-6th grade

Monday-no school

Tuesday-speeches
writing:  complaint letters rough draft

Wednesday-discuss research packets, choose topics
speeches

Thursday-speeches
flashcards unit 9

Friday-cts unit 9
grammar p. 88, 89, 90
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Reading-6th grade

Monday-no school

Tuesday-silent reading
Time for Kids:  person of the year article, questions

Wednesday-silent reading
library--research

Thursday-silent reading
read to kinders

Friday-silent reading
Time for Kids

The next 6th grade book test will be Feb. 2
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English-8th

Monday- no school

Tuesday-library
speeches
choosing the right word unit 9


Wednesday-final drafts of songs due
speeches
sing songs for extra credit

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests unit 9
speeches


Friday- To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 20 (Mrs. Lorenzi will be at the speech festival before lunch)
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Reading--8th grade

Monday-no school

Tuesday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 17

Wednesday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 18

Thursday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 19

Friday-compare/contrast worksheets, rough drafts of essays due Wednesday

Friday, January 08, 2016

January 11-15
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 -6th grade Relgion

Monday--practice prayer service for the elderly
make cards for Mission Gardens

Tuesday-practice prayer service
handwriting:  Creed

Wednesday-
faith journal:  What is prejudice
text:  p. 85-89

Thursday-Bible search

Friday-
song practice
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English-6th grade

Monday-techniques for public speaking...speech festival participants practice and class critiques
completing the sentence unit 8

Tuesday-speeches
synonyms/antonyms unit 8

Wednesday-speeches
choosing the right word unit 8
spelling baseball

Thursday-speeches
spelling/vocab. tests unit 8

Friday-speeches
vocab. bingo
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Reading-6th grade

Monday-silent reading
short story--literature

Tuesday-silent reading
short story questions

Wednesday-prayer service at Park Merced

Thursday-silent reading
read to kinders

Friday-silent reading
Time for Kids

The next 6th grade book test will be Feb. 2
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English-8th

Monday- flashcards unit 9
speeches for speech festival

Tuesday-library
book test


Wednesday-completing the sentence unit 9
speeches

Thursday-grammar p. 305-307
speeches

Friday- synonyms/antonyms unit 9
speech
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Reading--8th grade

Monday-silent reading
To Kill a Mockingbird movie

Tuesday-silent reading
To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 13

Wednesday-silent reading
To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 14

Thursday-silent reading
To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 15

Friday-silent reading
To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 16