January 7 - January 11
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Thursday
History Ch. 7 Test
Friday
Math Assessment 80 (The children do not need to study for this)
Spelling Test Ch. 17
Religion Quiz 13
Vocabulary Test Lesson 5
January 7 - January 11
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Welcome back! I hope that everyone had a most blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year! :)
Since we are just coming back from break, we will be constantly reviewing, rules, rewards and procedures. I will send home a sheet with your child with all of these things this week- please be sure to review it with them.
I can’t believe we’re in the third quarter already! I’ve seen the children progress and I look forward to watching their successes in the third and fourth quarters.
Have a wonderful week!
God Bless You,
Mrs. Quinonez
Monday
Math: 75B
Spelling: Write incorrect words 5 times each.
Reading: Read for 10 minutes. Tell me your favorite part of the story!
Tuesday
Math: 76B
Spelling: Finish sentences
Vocabulary: Finish dictionary.
Reading: Read for to minutes. Find ten verbs from your story and write them down for me.
Wednesday:
Math: 77B
Spelling: Get ready for Spelling Bee!
Writing: Finish letter if it was not finished in class.
History: Study Chapter 7 Review.
Reading: Optional
Thursday
Math: 79B
Spelling: Study for Spelling Test.
Vocabulary: Study for Lesson 5 Test
Religion: Study Chapter 13 Review
Reading: Optional
Friday
Writing: Write me a paragraph about your FAVORITE part of Christmas Break. Use your BEST handwriting. Use your four square to help you!
Reading: Read 15-20 minutes each day. Record in Reading Log.
Spelling Words (Focusing on Suffixes -ed, -er, -est)
like, liked, race, raced, rake, raked, name, named, joke, joked, slice, sliced, nice, nicer, nicest, close, closer, closest, wide, wider, widest, ripe, riper, ripest.
Memory Words
I’m, I’ll, enough
Science Review: Test on Wed. 19th
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Science Review
God gave each animal instinct.
Instinct tells an animal what to do.
Each kind of animal is different from every other kind of animal.
Can a baby kitten grow up to be a dog?
No, kittens will always grow up to be cats!
Some baby animals are born.
Almost all animals that are born drink MILK from their mothers.
Baby bears are born in the winter. Why?
This is the time when the mother bears are hibernating.
What does it mean to hibernate?
To hibernate means to sleep through the winter.
Baby bears are born in winter while Mother Bear is in her cave. When they are born, the bear cubs are not bigger than kittens. They are blind and helpless. They eat and sleep and grow for many weeks beside their mother.
How many mice can a mouse have?
Up to nine at the same time!
What is the size of a baby mouse?
The mouse is no bigger than a jellybean when he is born!
What is one of the biggest babies?
The Blue Wheal is one of the biggest babies when it’s born.
He is as big as an elephant when born!
When he grows up he will grow to be 30-50 elephants put together!
Name two animals that live in pockets.
Opossums & Kangaroos
Mom Opossum can have up to 18-20 babies at a time!
They are the size of a dime!
A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
Could baby opossums and baby kangaroos live if their mothers did not have a pouch? Why, or why not?
Know the life Cycle of a Frog.
- Egg
- Tadpole
- Back legs grow
- Front legs grow
- Tail gets shorter
- Jumps out of the water.
What is the elephants nose called?
The nose of the elephant is called a trunk!
Is the trunk the elephant’s mouth?
No!
When the Elephant wants to drink water, how does it use its trunk to drink?
It uses its trunk like a straw. It does not swallow the water through the trunk, but it uses it to blow the water into its mouth!
God gave the elephant small eyes. So, to help him know that danger is coming God gave the elephant:
a. Big ears to hear things approach.
b. A large, powerful nose, to smell danger!
Flat feet that feel the vibrations of the animals that are getting closer.
December 17 - December 19
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Monday
Phonics: Unit Three Assessment (The students did not need to study for this assessment.)
English: Chapter 3 Test.
Tuesday
Religion: Quiz 12
Religion Study Guide Quiz 12
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After Herod died, the Holy Family went to live in Nazareth.
Joseph was Jesus’ foster father.
Mary was the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.
Mary kept the home for the Holy Family.
Jesus was obedient to Mary and Joseph.
For a job, Joseph was a carpenter.
The Father of Jesus is God.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph are the Holy Family.
Through Baptism, Jesus is our brother.
Jesus always did what was pleasing to His Heavenly Father.
The children must be able to list five ways they can follow Jesus’ example in their own families.
(e.g.) I can be obedient when my Mom asks me to clean my room.
or
I can pray with my family.
December 17 - December 19
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I can hardly believe it is Christmas break already! Please note that I would like each child to make a card for his or her ADVENT ANGEL. This is due Wednesday (the day of the Christmas party.) Remember, NO GIFTS- only cards! :) Thank you! I hope that you have a wonderful CHRISTmas and a restful break!
God Bless You,
Mrs. Quinonez
Monday
Math: 71B
Religion: Study for Quiz 12
Reading: Read 10 minutes. Fill out worksheet.
Tuesday
Math: 73 B
Reading: Read for 10 minutes. Fill out worksheet.
Wednesday
Math: 74B
Reading: Read everyday! :) I will send a special Reading Log home for Christmas Break. Whichever student reads the most will win FIVE Holy Cards when he or she returns! Happy Reading!
Homework:12/17/07-12/19/07
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Monday: December 17th, 2007
Math: Saxon Side B
Spelling: Pyramids
Reading/Writing: Read 15-20 min. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE STORY? WHY?
Tuesday: December 18th, 2007
Math: Saxon Side B
Spelling: Get ready for spelling test!
Science: Ger ready for science test!
Wednesday: December 19th, 2007
Math: Saxon Side B
Spelling: Write the words missed on the test 3 times each.
Reading/Writing: READ, READ, READ!
There will be a special holiday reading log to fill during the break! Read, read, read! I recommend that you log each book read, and each minute spent reading. There will be a tiny competition to become the “best reader.”
Have a blessed and joyful CHRISTmas!
-Ms. Padilla
Science Quiz Study Guide
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Quiz Tuesday, December 18 There are 6 ways to recognize a bird: size, shape color and markings, behavior, and habitat.
Size: To judge the size of an unfamiliar bird you should become familiar with the sizes of three common birds.
1. Sparrow – 5-7 inches long
2. robin - 10 inches
3. Crow – 20 inches
Shape- notice if the bird is plump or slender. Is the tail wound, square, pointed or forked. Is the beak thick and heavy or narrow and long?
Color and Markings – Some birds can be recognized by their field marks, or special patterns in their plumage.
Look to see if the bird has a crest on its head. A crest is the feathers on a birds head.
Behavior – many birds have unusual ways of flying, walking, or perching.
Habitat – a particular kind of area where it lives, such as a forest, meadows, or wetlands.
Specific Birds
Finches are seed eating birds
Thrushes usually eat insects and fruits
Wren – small, stocky brown bird
Purple Finch –
“looks like a sparrow dipped in raspberry juice”
eats seeds, wild fruits and insects
Cardinal
sings and whistles throughout the yeareats insect pests such as boll worms and potato beetlesdoes not migrate
Goldfinch –
“The wild canary”male is bright lemon yellow with a black cap
Blue Jay
can mimic songs of other birds
is loud and bossy
eats just about anything
Homework for the week of December 11 - 13
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December 11
6th Grade: Review verb HACER = to do, continue on pg. 59 using the verb DECIR = to tell -pg. 60.
7th Grade: Review on refering to people and things using indirect on direct object pronouns.
8th Grade: We will be practicing regular verbs ending in AR-ER-IR.
December 12
6th Grade: Review verb DECIR and work on pg.61 EX. A-B and C. Pg.62.
7th Grade: Continue on Pgs. 136-137 Ex. A-B and C.
8th Grade: We will finish reviewing vocab. of Unit 7. Study guide for test will be given.
December 12
6th Grade: Continue studying the unit with the chart of direct object pronouns. Pgs. 63-65. Study guide of the unit will be given for test.
7th Grade: Study guide will begiven for test. Will review in class, test is Tuesday.
8th Grade: We wil be reviewing the study guide (vocab. of unit 7) regular verbs. countries and facts of North, Central and South America.
Homework for Dec 10-14
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Dec 17
1st Semester Final
Dec 14
Finals Prep
Dec 13
Finals Prep
Dec 12
Review Chapter 8
Test Thursday
Dec 11
Review Chapter 8
Test Thursday
Dec 10
Read Chapter 8
Section 4