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• Monday: Art
• Tuesday: Mass; Music/Band; Computer Lab
• Wednesday: Library
• Thursday: Spanish
• Friday: Spanish; Gym

Reading: The theme of this week’s story is “Growing Up”. The story of the week is “Bravo, Tavo”. The test for the story will be on Friday. The Practice Pages for the story are 235-238 & 241-242, which are due on Thursday. The vocab. words for this story are:

1. wearily
2. suspicious
3. jubilant
4. debris
5. parched
6. frayed
7. sensation
8. abruptly

English: Prepositions, Conjunctions, & Interjections: Test on Monday, 5/21 on Lessons 6.4, 6.5 & 6.6/Test Friday on Lessons 7.1, 7.2 & 7.3

Religion: We will have a test on Ch. 19 on Wednesday.

Spelling: Students will begin “Latin Roots”. Homework is pages 157-162 to be due on Thursday. The Spelling Test will be on Friday.

Holes Study Guide must be turned in and AR test must be passed by June 1st for Extra Credit.

Memorial Day Monday, May 28 – No School

• Sunday: Mother’s Day
• Monday: Art
• Tuesday: Mass; Music/Band; Computer Lab
• Wednesday: Library
• Thursday: Spanish
• Friday: Field Trip to Cranbrook

Reading: The theme of this week’s story is “Overcoming Obstacles”. The story of the week is “Miss Alaineus”. The test for the story will be on Thursday. The Practice Pages for the story are 226-229 & 232-233, which are due on Wednesday. The vocab. words for this story are:

1. slumped
2. soggy
3. capable
4. categories
5. strands
6. gigantic
7. credit
8. luminous

English: Prepositions, Conjunctions, & Interjections: test on Monday, 5/14 on Lessons 6.2 & 6.3

Religion: We will have a test on Ch. 18 on Wednesday.

Spelling: Students will begin “Words with Greek Roots”. Homework is pages 151-156 to be due on Wednesday. The Spelling Test will be on Thursday.

Extra Credit for Reading is being offered – Students can read the book, Holes by Louis Sachar (I will provide the books), print, complete, turn in this study guide Click Here, and pass the AR test on the book by June 1st to receive extra credit points toward their Reading grade. Please see me on Monday for a book.

Reminders:

• Tuesday, May 15 – Room 8 Mass
• Monday, May 14 – All field trip forms and payment are due.
• Monday, May 18 – Field Trip to Cranbrook
• Rose & Candle Ceremony - May 30 @ 10am
• 8th Grade Graduation Mass - May 31 @ 6pm
• Memorial Day – Monday, May 28 – No School
• Field Day – June 11
• Last Day of School – June 12 (MASS); 1/2 Day

• Monday: Art
• Tuesday: Mass; Music/Band; Computer Lab
• Wednesday: Library
• Thursday: Spanish
• Friday: Spanish; Gym
• Sunday: Mother’s Day

Reading: The theme of this week’s story is “The Right to Vote”. The story of the week is “When Esther Morris Headed West”. The test for the story will be on Friday. The Practice Pages for the story are 217-220 & 222-224, which are due on Thursday. The vocab. words for this story are:

1. notion
2. representative
3. colonel
4. attorney
5. qualify
6. postpone
7. submit
8. satisfactory

English: Prepositions, Conjunctions, & Interjections: tests TBD

Religion: We will have a test on “Feasts & Seasons: Mary” on Wednesday.

Spelling: Students will begin “Words with -ion”. Homework is pages 145-150 to be due on Thursday. The Spelling Test will be on Friday.

• Monday: Art
• Tuesday: Music/Band; Computer Lab 
• Wednesday: Computer Lab to work on Author Project; Religion test; Red Fern quiz
• Thursday: Spanish; Reading, English & Spelling tests
• Friday: Mother’s Day/May Crowning; Half Day – Meet in the Church

Our Children’s Author Book Project Continues – please remember to bring your books to school on Monday. Papers & Posters are due Thursday, May 3rd.

Where the Red Fern Grows: Please finish the novel by Wednesday. The quiz will be Wednesday, 5/2/12.

Reading: The theme of this week’s story is “Tall Tales”. The story of the week is “Davy Crockett Saves the World”. The test for the story will be on Thursday. The Practice Pages for the story are 208-211 & 213-215, which are due on Wednesday. Our test for this story is on Thursday.

The vocab. words for this story are:

1. posed
2. original
3. wring
4. advertisement
5. commenced
6. impress
7. elected
8. sauntered

English: Adverb Clauses – test Thursday

Religion: We will have a test on Ch. 17 on Wednesday. We will begin “Feasts & Seasons: Mary” on Wednesday. Our test for this section is on Wednesday, May 9th.

Spelling: Students will begin “Suffixes -less and -ness”. Homework is pages 139-144 to be due on Wednesday. The Spelling Test will be on Thursday.

Reminders:

• Thursday, May 3:  National Day of Prayer Celebration @ 10 a.m.

• The Mother’s Day Celebration is Friday, May 4th!  There is no bus service.  Students will start their day at 8:30am with Mom or significant other – The crowning of the Blessed Mother will take place followed by a short program and classroom visits.

Our Children’s Author Book Project Continues. Papers & Posters are due Thursday, May 3rd.

Reading: The theme of this week’s story is “Exploring New Places”. The story of the week is “A Historic Journey”. The test for the story will be on Friday. The Practice Pages for the story are pgs. 199-202 & 204-206 (due Thursday). The vocab words for the week are:

1. instill
2. combined
3. naturalist
4. vacant
5. diverse

We will read Ch. 15 (XV) on Monday, April 23rd. Please fnish the novel by Monday, 4/30/12. The quiz will be Thursday, 5/3/12.

English: Adverbs – “Troublesome and Negative Words” & “There Is and There Are” (test Thursday)

Fun website for help on Adverbs – Adverbs Activities

Pick It: Adverbs Game

Religion: We will begin Ch. 17 this week. The test will be Wednesday, May 2nd.

Spelling: Students will begin “Prefixes” on Monday. Pages 133-138 are due on Thursday. The test will be on Friday.

• Monday: Art
• Tuesday: All School Mass; Music/Band; Computer Lab
• Wednesday: Library; Computer Lab to work on Author Project
• Thursday: Spanish
• Friday: Spanish; Gym; Into the Woods, Jr.

Reading: The theme of this week’s story is “Cowboys”. The story of the week is “Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story”. The test for the story will be on Friday. The Practice Pages for the story are pgs. 190-193 & 195-197 (due Thursday). The vocab words for the week are:

1. vastness
2. enthusiasm
3. horizon
4. ravine
5. presence
6. swerved
7. distinct
8. suspended

Please read up to Chapter 11 (XI) in Where the Red Fern Grows by Monday, 4/16/12.

English: Adverbs that Compare test this week

Fun website for help on Adverbs - Adverbs Activities

Pick It: Adverbs Game

Religion: Ch. 16 test on Wednesday. The Unit Review is due on Thursday.

Spelling: Students will begin “Homophones” on Monday. Pages 127-132 are due on Thursday. The test will be on Friday.

• Monday: No School – Easter Monday
• Tuesday: Mass; Music/Band; Computer Lab
• Wednesday: Library
• Thursday: Spanish
• Friday: Spanish; Gym

Reading: The theme of this week’s story is “The Spanish in the Early West”. The story of the week is “Valley of the Moon”. The test for the story will be on Friday. The Practice Pages for the story are pgs. 181-184 & 187-188 (due Thursday). The vocab words for the week are:

1. refuge
2. obvious
3. ignored
4. detested
5. projects
6. obedience
7. depicts
8. eldest

Please read up to Chapter 6 (VI) in Where the Red Fern Grows by Wednesday, 4/11/12.

English: Beginning Unit 5: Adverbs (1st test on”Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner”) 

Religion: We will begin Chapter 16 this week.

Spelling: Students will begin “Suffixes ” on Tuesday. Pages 121-126 are due on Thursday. The test will be on Friday.

Our Children’s Book Author Project Begins

Children’s Book & Author Project for Guidelines

Bibliography worksheets

The project must be turned in by Thursday, May 3rd.