Mrs. Johnson's Class Connection

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Although it was hot, our first week was a great week. (Popsicles work wonders!) Believe it or not, most students seem happy to be back at school, and I was happy to see all of them, as well.

All middle school students will need a 1-inch, 3-ring binder by this Friday. We will use them to organize this year's writing assignments, and an old binder that may be stuffed under a bed (or still in the back seat of the car from last June) is perfectly fine.

Also, my homeroom students will need an additional same-sized binder for their advisory journals.

Reminders: Homework assignment information is updated daily, and missed assignments resulting from absences are allowed twice per quarter.

Engrade access codes will be distributed on Tuesday. If entering my name, it needs to be entered as kellyajohnson. Last week's assignments have been graded, so it is not too early to check your child's progress.

I have a couple of stragglers as it pertains to school supplies. They have been duly warned...

Finally, thank you so much to all of the St. Linus students, present and former (and there were a lot of you), who were so friendly when you saw me at the Brother Rice/Marist football game last Friday night. You have no idea of the impact that was made on friends, neighbors, and even strangers in the stands. I was proud of you, your parents would be proud of you, and many people were left with great impressions of St. Linus students.

Go Hawks (and Hawkettes)!

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete Unit 1 Def/Comp the Sent, and study for Thursday's test on capitalization
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 600, Ex. 1, 1-15, wkbk. pg. 45, your Satisfying Purchase narrative essay, and Syn & Ant
Thursday: Complete CRW/Voc in Context and picture page, and your 3-ring thing for tomorrow
Friday: Complete Pledge of Allegiance compare/contrast essay, and study for Monday's spelling pretest

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete Unit 1 Def/Comp the Sent, and study for Thursday's test on capitalization
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 590, Ex. 1, 1-15, wkbk. pg. 45, your Satisfying Purchase narrative essay, and Syn & Ant
Thursday: Complete CRW/Voc in Context and picture page, and have your 3-ring thing for tomorrow
Friday: Complete Pledge of Allegiance compare/contrast essay, and study for Monday's spelling pretest

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Complete Unit 1 Definitions and Completing the Sentence
Wednesday: Complete Synonyms & Antonyms
Thursday: Complete wkbk. pg. 39, Choosing the Right Word, Vocabulary in Context, and picture page, and have your 3-ring thing for tomorrow
Friday: Complete text pg. 478, Ex. 5, study for Monday's spelling pretest, and the capitalization pretest will be on Tuesday

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: Faith-based timeline is due tomorrow, and begin collecting supplies for Friday's birth announcement activity
Wednesday: Complete One Events, Two Accounts wksht.
Thursday: Complete Retelling Jesus's Birth wksht., and bring supplies for the birth announcement activity
Friday: No homework

ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC

Monday: Holiday
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Were journal entries thoroughly completed?
Thursday: Complete Stephen Foster assignment
Friday: Have a fun and safe weekend!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congratulations to the 8th grade students who have been elected by their peers as NJHS officers. Our officers are Kathleen Sullivan, Andrea Horn, Josie Delisi, and Kerry Mahoney. I look forward to working with these great girls!

Please return the purple emergency forms as soon as possible. It is Murphy's Law that I will have an emergency with the one person who has not returned the form.

Because the students need to be wearing their uniforms for class pictures this Friday, those choosing to wear sports' uniforms or jerseys may do so on Thursday.

Also, it is not too soon to begin checking Engrade. I have entered enough assignments to indicate if a student is off to a good start or not. There are a few middle school students who are already on a slippery slope.

Students have been informed that I am continuing with the policy that missing assignments must be completed by the time a particular unit's test has been given. Writing assignments are allowed a little more leeway, but homework from the grammar text, workbook, and vocabulary book will not be accepted after a unit's final assessment.

Finally, my seventh grade homeroom students are really settling in nicely. I love that huge room (with the great view) which has now been furnished with five round tables that are used for lunches, projects, and privacy, if needed.

Do not forget to come visit our classroom at St. Linus's Open House on Tuesday, September 27th at 7:00 P.M!

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 602, Ex. 2, 1-15 and wkbk. pg. 46
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 604, Ex. 3, , wkbk. pg. 47, and the Skyful of Lighters essay
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 606, Ex. 5 and 6, text pg. 608, Ex. 7, 1-10, wkbk. pgs. 48 and 49, and study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 592, Ex. 2, 1-15 and wkbk. pg. 46
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 594, Ex. 3 and wkbk. pg. 47
Wednesday: Complete A Skyful of Lighters essay, and study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Complete text pg. 596, Ex. 4 & 5, wkbk. pg. 48, and study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: No homework

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 480, Ex. 8, wkbk. pg. 40, and study for tomorrow's capitalization pretest
Tuesday: Complete your My Vacation paragraph
Wednesday: Complete 3-paragraph Water essay, and study for tomorrow's capitalization test and spelling test
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Baby Jesus birth announcements are due tomorrow, and complete Baptism Word Find wksht and textbook pgs. 35, 36, & 37
Tuesday: Complete the review for Chapter 1
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 1
Thursday: No homework
Friday: No homework

ADVISORY/MUSIC/DISCOVERY

Monday: Has your journal entry been completed thoroughly?
Tuesday: Did you complete your music crossword puzzle?
Wednesday: Check Ms. Krahn's blog for Spanish homework/Ms. Mossuto's homeroom students need sample menus and supplies to design menus
Thursday: Obtain sample menus and supplies to design menus
Friday: Fun Friday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Because of my homeroom's afternoon schedule, it is difficult to pass out the Wednesday paperwork at the end of the day, so the students will receive the information on Thursdays. The students are out of the room from 12:30 until 2:35, and the five minutes we have remaining before dismissal is just not enough time to pack up, put chairs up, say our prayers and good-byes, and pass out Wednesday envelope information. Certainly, I will take a look at what is being sent home, and if there is information that cannot wait a day, I will see that it gets home on Wednesday.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 610, Ex. 9 & 10, wkbk. pg. 50, and your I Spy essay is due on Friday
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 612, Ex. 11 & 12, text pg. 614, Ex. 13 & 14, wkbk. pg. 51, and Unit 2 Def/Comp the Sent
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 616, Ex. 15, Syn/Ant, and continue working on your I Spy essay
Thursday: I Spy essay is due tomorrow, complete text pg. 618, Ex. 17, wkbk. pg. 52, CRW/Voc in Con and picture page, and review for punctuation pretest
Friday: Study for Monday's spelling pretest and Tuesday's test on punctuation

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete the rough draft of the A Person I Admire essay
Tuesday: Rewrite your essay, and complete Unit 2 Def/Comp the Sent
Wednesday: Complete Syn/Ant and essay cover
Thursday: Complete text pg. 598, Ex. 6, wkbk. pg. 49, and CRW/Voc in Con and picture page
Friday: Study for Monday's spelling pretest

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 490, Ex. 1, 1-15, wkbk. pg. 41, and two wkshts.
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 492, Ex. 2 & 3, wkbk. pgs. 42 & 43, and complete Unit 2 Def/Comp the Sent
Wednesday: Complete your Show, Don't Tell paragraph, and complete Syn/Ant
Thursday: Complete CRW/Voc in Con and picture page
Friday: Complete text pg. 494, Ex. 4, text pg. 496, Ex. 7, wkbk. pgs. 44 and 47, and study for Monday's spelling pretest

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Have your ten intentions ready for tomorrow
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete text pgs. 45, 47, 48, & 49 and the Everday Symbolism wksht.
Thursday: Complete Chapter 2 Review, and study for tomorrow's test
Friday: No homework

ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC

Monday: Advisory journals
Tuesday: No music assignment today
Wednesday: Do you have Spanish homework?
Thursday: Continue working on your menu ideas
Friday: Pep Rally - Go Hawks and Hawkettes!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

In anticipation of Hawktoberfest, St. Linus Student Council is hosting Spirit Week. Students (and teachers) will participate in a themed day for every day this week, and we will all be praying for good weather next weekend to ensure the success of this fundraiser for our school.

Thanks to all of the parents who have donated their time and energy to this effort!

National Junior Honor Society will be selling taffy apples Friday night, so please stop by and visit us. (Disclaimer: We are not responsible for any dental expenses incurred as a result of eating taffy apples.)

Progress reports will go home with students who are currently earning a 'D' or an 'F'. (It's difficult to believe, but we are already 1/8 finished with the school year!) Please be reminded that the daily input of assignments and grades into Engrade is my communication regarding students' progress.

*Engrade has changed its format for parent/student/teacher communication, and we have experienced a couple of problems in which parents/students have sent information through Engrade which was not intended for public discussion or examination. The preferred method of communication is via teachers' St. Linus email addresses.

Finally, although nothing about the scheduling, format, or grading will change, English pretests will now be referred to as English reviews.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Study for tomorrow's test on punctuation, and begin writing On Top of the World essay
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 360, Ex. 1 & 2, text pg. 362, Ex. 3 & 4, wkbk. pg. 1, and study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: On Top of the World essay is due on Monday, and complete Four Types of Sentence comic strip

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 600, Ex. 8 & 9 (1-10) and wkbk. pg. 50
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 602, Ex. 10 & 11 and wkbk. pg. 51
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 604, Ex. 12 & 13, and study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: Complete the Tent/Cave narrative essay

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 498, Ex. 8 & 9 and wkbk. pgs. 45, 46, & 48
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 500, Ex. 10 & 11 and wkbk. pg. 49
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 502, Ex. 12 & 13, wkbk. pg. 50, and study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: Complete your narrative essay (Krahn - Tent/Cave; Mossuto - Cloud)

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Complete text pgs. 55 & 57 and the I Promise wksht.
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 59
Wednesday: Complete Alone or Together wksht. and text pgs. 60 & 61, and Chapter 3 Review
Thursday: Complete Do the Right Thing wksht.
Friday: Study for Tuesday's test on Chapter 3

ADVISORY/MUSIC/DISCOVERY

Monday: High School Visitation Day
Tuesday: Complete your Ragtime: It's a Cakewalk wkshts.
Wednesday: Do you have Spanish homework?
Thursday: Finish your menus
Friday: Not so fun Friday :-(