Mrs. Johnson's Classroom Connection

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

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

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

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.