Mrs. Johnson's Classroom Connection

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 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: Did you hand in your Friendship/Loneliness comic strip?

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: No homework

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: Complete Chasing Vermeer Study Guide questions from Chapters 13-15, #11-16

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: Complete wkbk. pgs. 128 & 129

*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

Students will have the opportunity to "Wear Their Irish" this Wednesday, and they are encouraged to bring in $1.00. The National Junior Honor Society will be forwarding the donations to the "Loving Lauren" Benefit which is being held in April.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Complete your room design and the descriptive paragraph
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: No homework
Friday: Complete Film Review wksht, and book reports are due on Monday

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Complete Night Study Guide questions, #66-81
Wednesday: Complete Training essay
Thursday: Complete Night poem
Friday: Complete Night questions (Class time was given.), and book reports are due on Monday

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: No School
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete Chasing Vermeer Study Guide questions, Chaps 16-18, ALL
Thursday: Complete any assignment given by Mrs. Collins
Friday: Complete any assignment given by Mrs. Collins, and book reports are due on Monday

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Complee wkbk. pg. 130, and study for tomorrow's quiz on Chapter 8, Section 3
Wednesday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 131 and 132
Thursday: Complete wkbk. pg. 133, and study for tomorrow's quiz on Chapter 8, Section 4
Friday: Complete Chapter 8 Study Guide, and study for next Wednesday's test on Chapter 8

DISCOVERY

Monday: No School
Tuesday: Bring in song lyrics
Wednesday: Do you have your song lyrics?
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The St. Baldrick's Day fundraiser is this Wednesday, March 24th.

As the third quarter winds down, students should be checking Engrade to be certain that all of their work has been turned in. I will accept missing work through this Friday, March 26th.

Spring Break begins next week!!! We have a half day on Thursday, no school on Friday, and we will relax until Monday, April 12th. It seems too good to be true!

The 8th grade students will begin reading The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch after Spring Break, and all students will prepare a Power Point presentation in which they present their own "last lecture" prior to leaving St. Linus. This will consume almost the entire 4th quarter, so it is important that this project is well done, and this project will be done in lieu of a 4th quarter book report.

*Although the novel is not available in soft cover, used copies are pretty reasonable if purchased through Amazon.

NJHS service hours are due on Friday, April 16th.

The money for the 7th & 8th grade Springfield trip is due on Wednesday, March 31st. (The date on the permission form is an error as it occurs over Spring Break.)

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: "Memories" poems are due this Thursday
Tuesday: Complete the Movie Review questions
Wednesday: Complete your poem
Thursday: Complete your "Mice" comic strip
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete Night summary and book cover
Tuesday: Complete the Holocaust reflection
Wednesday:Complete questions on text pg. 433, RR, TF, CYC
Thursday: Complete questions on text pg. 433, CT and 434, Reading Strat and Lit Focus
Friday: Complete both sides of "Clock/Talking Baby" wksht.

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete Chasing Vermeer Study Guide, Chaps 22-24, ALL
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete character attribute chart and mystery chart
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Complete Chapter 8 Study Guide, and complete wksht. (both sides)
Tuesday: Study for Wednesday's test on Chapter 8
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 8 - No homework
Thursday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 136, 137, & 138
Friday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 139 and 140

DISCOVERY

Monday: Complete comic strip of your "important" song (due Wednesday)
Tuesday: Is your comic strip finished?
Wednesday: St. Baldrick's Day Assembly
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Spring Break is finally here! Remember that we are dismissed at 11:30 on Thursday, we will not be in attendance on Friday, and then we return to school on Monday, April 12th.

Thank you to all of those who supported our St. Patrick's Day Dress-Down Day in support of the Loving Lauren benefit.

The 8th grade students should be trying to obtain their copies of The Last Lecture. Although they are not yet available in paperback, I have been told that used copies of the hardcover books are available through Amazon.

The Springfield Trip money is due this Wednesday, March 31st.

All NJHS Service Hours are due on Friday, April 16th.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE READING

Monday: Is your "season, reason, lifetime" essay in the basket?
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: No homework (other than to get a copy of The Last Lecture)
Friday: No School/No homework

7TH GRADE READING

Monday: Complete "Author's Purpose and Tone" wksht.
Tuesday: Complete "Humorous Commentary" wksht, and two activities on pg. 435
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No School/No homework

6TH GRADE READING

Monday: Continue writing your Ancient Greece mystery (due Wednesday)
Tuesday: Text pg. 253, ALL, and complete your Ancient Greece mystery for tomorrow
Wednesday: Text pg. 255, RR, CYC, 1-5 and CT, 1-5
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No School/No homework

7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES

Monday: Complete wkbk. pg. 141
Tuesday: Complete wkbk. pgs. 142 and 143
Wednesday: Complete wkbk. pg. 144
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No School/No homework

DISCOVERY

Monday: No homework
Tuesday: Has your music project been handed in?
Wednesday: Living Stations
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No School/No homework