Mrs. Johnson's Classroom Connection

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The book reports for all middle school students are due on Monday, March 22nd

The 7th grade students will be taking their U.S. Constitution tests this Friday, March 12th, and they have been reminded that they should be reviewing their booklets on a daily basis.

8th grade students will read The Last Lecture during the fourth quarter. I will not be ordering this book for them, so they have been told to start asking around for it. Because of the book's popularity, most students should be able to obtain a copy without having to purchase it.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: No homework
Tuesday: Complete Of Mice and Men Handicaps Chart and questions/paragraph from Chapter 4
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete Of Mice and Men Study Guide, Chapters 5 & 6, and complete To Have a Friend wksht.
Friday:

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: No homework
Tuesday: Complete Night Study Guide questions #35-46
Wednesday: Complete Night Study Guide questions, #47-55
Thursday: No homework
Friday:

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: No homework
Tuesday: Complete Chasing Vermeer Study Guide questions from Chapters 10-12, #1-18
Wednesday: Complete Venn Diagram comparing Calder and Petra
Thursday: Complete Chasing Vermeer Study Guide questions from Chapters 13-15, #1-10
Friday:

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 122, 123, & 124
Tuesday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 110-118 (Class time was given.)
Wednesday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 125 & 126
Thursday: Complete wkbk. pg. 127
Friday:

*Persuasive essay is due Tuesday, March 16th.

DISCOVERY

Monday: Study for Friday's Constitution test
Tuesday: Did you hand in your Constitution Review?
Wednesday: EDGE
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's test by using your Practice Test
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The 7th grade students will be taking their Terra Nova tests this week, and they should bring a healthy snack with them each day.

EDGE, presented by Officer Pacetti from the Oak Lawn Police Department, has begun and all students should have a signed permission form returned to me by this Wednesday, March 3rd.

(Am I the only one who is so happy to finally be talking about March?)

All middle school students have been provided with the directions for their third quarter book report options. Rubrics will be available this week, and the book reports are due on Monday, March 22nd.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: No class/Assignment given last week is due on Friday
Tuesday: See Monday
Wednesday: See Monday
Thursday: See Monday
Friday: Complete Study Guide questions, Chaps 3 & 4

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: 7 Blue only/Interview is due next Monday
Tuesday: No class
Wednesday: 7 Blue only/Complete Night study guide questions through pg. 43 (due Monday)
Thursday: 7 White only/Complete Night study guide questions through pg. 43 (due Monday)
Friday: No class

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: No class
Tuesday: Complete Chasing Vermeer study guide ques, Chaps 4-6, #1-7
Wednesday: Crack the code on pgs. 56 & 57, and complete Chasing Vermeer study ques, Chaps 4-6, #8-13
Thursday: Complete Chasing Vermeer study guide ques, Chaps 4-6, #14-17, and crack the code on pg. 59
Friday: Complete study guide ques, Chaps 7-9, # 1-18

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: No class
Tuesday: Directions for persuasive essay were given today/Due Tuesday, March 16th, and Did you put both worksheets in the basket?
Wednesday: No class
Thursday: Complete Electoral College and Sandra Day O'Connor wksht. - Class time was given
Friday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 107, 108, & 109

*Constitution test is on Friday, March 12th.

DISCOVERY

Monday: Begin studying for next week's Constitution test
Tuesday: Complete Constitution booklet pg. 52 (class time given)
Wednesday: EDGE
Thursday: See Monday
Friday: See Monday

*Constitution test is on Friday, March 12th.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The NJHS Valentine's Day Dress-Down raised $290.00 for the American Heart Association. Thank you to everyone!

All middle school students have received directions for their 3rd quarter book reports. The book reports are due on Monday, March 22nd.

Operation Rice Bowl containers were sent home last week. Students are asked to fill the containers with their own money and return them by Friday, March 26th.

The 7th grade students will be taking their Terra Nova tests next week. Please be certain that they are well-rested and well-fed, and the students are encouraged to bring in their own healthy snacks and drinks for each day that the testing takes place.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: No school
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete Mice Study Guide, Chapters 1 & 2, and complete Author's Style wksht.
Thursday: Complete questions on the levels of mental retardation (due next Thursday)
Friday: See Thursday's assignment

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: No school
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete Night questions from pages 1-12
Thursday: Complete Night story element questions
Friday: No homework

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: No school
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete Vermeer questions for Chapters 1-3, #1-10
Thursday: Complete Vermeer questions for Chapters 1-3, #11-18
Friday: No homework (but did you put your map paragraph and What Am I Thinking? prompt in the basket?

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: No school
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Is your Citizenship essay in the basket?
Thursday: Complete mapping activities
Friday: Complete your map, and I will have writing instructions for you next week.

DISCOVERY

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Complete Constitution booklet pgs. 42, 43, 46, 47, & 48 by Thursday
Wednesday: EDGE
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No homework

*The Constitution test will be on Friday, March 12th.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thank you to all of the students who participated in the NJHS Dress-Down Day last Friday. It was a great success!

We will have an All-School Mass in which students will receive ashes for Ash Wednesday.

All middle students should have selected novels for their third quarter book reports, and the directions will be given to the students this week. (7th grade students received their directions on Wednesday, and 6th and 8th grade students will receive theirs on Thursday.)

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete Of Mice and Men Initiating Activity wksht.
Wednesday: See Wednesday's assignment
Thursday: No homework
Friday: Complete Of Mice and Men Study Guide, Chapters 1 and 2

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete Night Anticipation Guide/Activity 1
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete Night Freewriting/Activity 3
Friday: No homework

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Gather information about an adult's "memorable letter"
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete Chasing Vermeer Prereading wksht/Activity 2
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 101, 102, 103, & 104, and study for tomorrow's quiz on Chapter 7, Section 3
Wednesday: Work on Chapter 7 Study Guide, and study for Friday's test
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's Chapter 7 test
Friday: Chapter 7 Test/Complet wkbk. pgs. 105 & 106

DISCOVERY

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete Constitution booklet pages 31, 33, and 34
Wednesday: Complete Constitution booklet pages 36, 37, & 39
Thursday: Complete Constitution booklet pages 40 and 41
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dress Down Day this Friday!

Students are encouraged to donate $1.00 to the American Heart Association, and in return they may wear a pink, red, or maroon top with jeans, sweatpants, or swooshie pants.

The NJHS Bake Sale raised $425.00 which will be donated to the American Red Cross. Thank you to all of our bakers and to those who supported this effort.

Officer Pacetti from the Oak Lawn Police Department has scheduled our EDGE meetings for both of the 7th grade homerooms, and they will begin on February 24th. We will meet on Wednesdays, and there will be a small graduation ceremony some time in May. I will make you aware of the date when it is determined.

Reminder: Students will not have class on the next two Mondays (15th and 22nd).

HOMEWORK

*For next Tuesday, all middle school students need copies of the novels that will be read in class. The following novels will be read: 8th grade, Of Mice and Men; 7th grade, Night; 6th grade, Chasing Vermeer.

*All middle school students have been reminded to have a book approved for their 3rd quarter book reports.

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete packet (due Wednesday)
Tuesday: Retreat - No homework
Wednesday: The homework packet is now due on Thursday
Thursday: Complete text pg. 30, Literary Focus, and study for tomorrow's test on I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Friday: Respond to the questions about "Loneliness"

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete Vocab wksht. (both sides)
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 359, RR, TF, and CYC
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 359, CT, and study for Friday's test on Justin Lebo and The Amigo Brothers
Thursday: Complete text pg. 360, Reading Strategy, 1-4, and study for tomorrow's test
Friday: Respond to the questions about "Fathers and Sons"

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete wksht. and have a picture of a dog for tomorrow
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete the Earthquake! writing prompt
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's quiz on "The Dog of Pompeii"
Friday: Answer the Chasing Vermeer prereading questions

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Study for Chapter 7, Section 1 quiz, and complete wkbk. pgs. 95 & 96
Tuesday: Complete wkbk. pg. 97
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Students wanted to take the quiz today - No homework
Friday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 98, 99, & 100

*Tentative Chapter 7 test date - Friday, February 19th

DISCOVERY

Monday: Complete Constitution booklet pg. 22
Tuesday: Complete Constitution booklet pg. 24
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete Constitution booklet pgs. 26 & 29
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

As we are celebrating Catholic Schools' Week, the National Junior Honor Society is planning a Bake Sale for this Thursday, February 4th. All NJHS members and candidates have been asked to bring in baked items that will be sold during the school day, and the proceeds of our sale will be donated to the American Red Cross. All items will be sold for 50 cents.

Last Friday (Jan. 29th), order forms for 3rd quarter novels were distributed to all of the middle school students. If I am ordering novels for your child, please have the money to me by this Friday, February 5th. If your child's order form has vanished off the face of the earth, the costs for the novels are as follows: 8th grade, Of Mice and Men, $7.00; 7th grade, Night, $7.00; and 6th grade, Chasing Vermeer, $6.00. If paying by check, make checks payable to me, Kelly Johnson, and send the cash or checks in an envelope with your child's name on it.

This Wednesday is Student Appreciation Day, and students may dress down on that day.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: Study for Wednesday's test on Brown vs. Board of Education
Tuesday: Study for tomorrow's test on Brown vs. Board of Education
Wednesday: No homework (but your Persuasive Essays are due on Friday)
Thursday: Text pg. 29, CYC, and Persuasive Essays are due on Monday
Friday: Text pg. 29, CT, and Persuasive Essays are due on Monday

*They persuaded me to extend the due date.

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete wksht. (both sides)
Tuesday: Study for tomorrow's test on The Californian's Tale and Valediction
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete text pg. 351, RR, TF, and CYC
Friday: Complete text pg. 351, CT

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: White group only/Complete wksht. (both sides)
Tuesday: Study for tomorrow's test on The Loch Ness Monster and Why the Tortoise's Shell Is Not Smooth
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Blue Group only/Complete RR, TF, and CYC from text pg. 228
Friday: White Group only/Complete RR, TF, and CYC from text pg. 228, and both groups complete text pg. 228, CT

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Study for tomorrow's Chapter 6 Test
Tuesday: Test today/No homework
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Wkbk. pgs. 92 and 93 should be completed
Friday: Complete wkbk. pg. 94

DISCOVERY

Monday: Complete Constitution booklet pgs. 18 and 19 (Skip Projects.)
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Next week is Catholic Schools' Week, and our week long celebration begins with Mass and Open House this Sunday, January 31st. Please join us.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: Text pg. 245, CYC and CT
Tuesday: Superhero essay is due tomorrow
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Postition papers - Year-Round Schools - are due next Friday
Friday: Work on your Persuasive Essays, and did you put your personal narrative in the basket?

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Test today - No homework
Tuesday: Complete wksht. on The Californian's Tale and Valediction
Wednesday: Complete all textbook questions on The Californian's Tale and Valediction
Thursday: No homework
Friday: Complete wksht. (both sides), and is your personal narrative in the basket?

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: Text pg. 441 (ALL), text pg. 445 (ALL), (Class time was given.), and know the animal that you plan on writing about
Tuesday: Know your animal and its unique physical quality
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete the rough draft of your fable
Friday: Your fable and the picture of your animal are due on Monday

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Study for Chapter 6, Section 3 quiz
Tuesday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 87, 88, & 89
Wednesday: Complete wkbk. pg. 90, and study for Chapter 6, Section 4 quiz
Thursday: Complete wkbk. pg. 91
Friday: Study for Tuesday's test on Chapter 6

DISCOVERY

Monday: Complete Constitution booklet pgs. 8 & 9
Tuesday: Complete Constitution booklet pgs. 10 & 11
Wednesday: Complete Constitution booklet pgs. 12 & 14
Thursday: Complete Constitution booklet pg. 16
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Report cards will be sent home this Friday, January 22nd.

Catholic Schools' Week is from Sunday, January 31st, and continues through Friday, February 5th. Our committee is planning many activities.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete Characterization wksht., complete your classmate characterization chart, Flowers for Algernon test is on Thursday, and Catholic Schools' essays are due on Friday
Wednesday: Test on Flowers for Algernon has been changed to Friday, Catholic Schools' Essay is due on Friday, and Super Hero essay is due next Wednesday
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's test, and the Catholic Schools' Essays are due tomorrow
Friday: Super Hero essay is due on Wednesday

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete Personal Pronoun side of wksht, text pg. 89, RR, TF, and CYC, and Catholic Schools' essays are due on Friday
Wednesday: Complete Humorous Anecdote wksht.
Thursday: Complete text pg. 97, CT, the Catholic Schools' Essays are due tomorrow, and the test on Tarzan Was a ... is next Monday
Friday: Study for Monday's test

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete wksht (both sides), write four sentences about the Titanic, and study for Thursday's test on Exploring the Titanic
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's test on Exploring the Titanic
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 81 and 82
Wednesday: Complete wkbk. pg. 83
Thursday: Study for quiz on Sections 1 & 2 (Chapter 6), and complete wkbk. pgs. 84 & 85
Friday: Complete wkbk. pg. 86

DISCOVERY

The 7th grade students will be working within their homerooms on the U.S. Constitution and the Illinois Constitution.

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete handbook pgs. 3 and 4
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete handbook pgs. 5 and 6
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The second quarter has come to a close, and report cards will be distributed next Friday, January 22nd. It is hard to believe that we are half way to June!

The St. Linus Geography Bee will be held this Wednesday, and congratulations to the representative from my homeroom, Donny McKenna!

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete Flowers for Algernon wksht. (both sides)
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 225, RR, TF, and CYC
Thursday: Complete text pg. 225, CT, and Catholic Education essays are due on Friday, Jan. 22nd
Friday: Complete Flowers for Algernon wksht, and work on your Catholic Education essays (due Friday)

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete textbook ques. pg. #131, RR, TF, and CYC #1-#4, and have your Descriptive Essay rough drafts ready for tomorrow's peer-editing
Tuesday: Complete textbook ques. pg. #127, CT #1-#8
Wednesday: Complete textbook ques. pg. 131, CT #1-#7 and wksht. (both sides)/Final copy of Descriptive Essay is due on Tuesday
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's test on 7th Grade and The Melting Pot
Friday: Descriptive Essay (5 Senses) is due next Tuesday, and Catholic Education essays are due on Friday, January 22nd

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: Study for tomorrow's test on The Circuit and Hard As Nails
Tuesday: Test today - No homework
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 403, CYC #1-#5
Thursday: Complete text pg. 403, CT, ALL
Friday: Complete your Postcard from the Titanic

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 5
Tuesday: Test today - No homework
Wednesday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 78, 79, & 80
Thursday: Complete two wkshts.
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Welcome to 2010! We are nearing the end of the second quarter, and the students have until Monday, January 11th, to hand in any late or missing assignments.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: No homework
Tuesday: Begin writing bio-poem for character from Monster (due Friday)
Wednesday: Work on your bio-poems
Thursday: Bio-Poems are due tomorrow
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete Any Questions? assignment
Tuesday: Complete Literary Review assignment
Wednesday: Complete Description Essay worksheet (5 Senses Chart)
Thursday: Start on Descriptive Essay rough draft (due Monday)
Friday: Descriptive Essay rough draft is due on Monday

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete Any Questions? assignment
Tuesday: Complete textbook pg. 85, RR, TF, and CYC #1-#5
Wednesday: Complete textbook pg. 91, RR and CYC, #1-#5
Thursday: Complete textbook pg. 85, CT, #1-#5, and textbook pg. 91, CT, #1-#3 and #5
Friday: Begin studying for Tuesday's test on The Circuit and Hard As Nails, and complete wksht. (both sides)

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 70 & 71, and study for Chapter 5, Section 2 quiz
Tuesday: Chapter 5, Section 2 quiz, and complete wkbk. pg. 72
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's quiz on Chapter 5, Section 3, and complete wkbk. pg. 73
Thursday: Travel brochures are due tomorrow
Friday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 75, 76, & 77, and study for Tuesday's Chapter 5 Test

*Travel brochures are due on Friday, January 8th.