Mrs. Johnson's Class Connection

ANNOUNCEMENTS

On Monday we will have an all-school pizza party! The rewards of being a Blue Ribbon School are endless!

Thanks to all of the NJHS students who helped out with Hawktoberfest. It was a great two-day event which was well attended and enjoyed by many.

NJHS tutoring will begin next week, and it will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This program has been successful in the past, and we are all looking forward to another year of "students helping students".

Teachers have an in-service at St. Catherine's this Friday, so students will not be in attendance (a work day for us...a play day for them). And, of course, next Monday is Columbus Day, so it is a play day for everyone!

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 368, Ex. 9 & 10, text pg. 370, Ex. 11 & 12, wkbk. pgs. 2 & 3, Unit 3 Def and Comp the Sent, and study for tomorrow's review (quiz grade) on subjects, predicates, and sentences
Tuesday: Write the eight review sentences, and complete Syn & Ant
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's test on subjects, predicates, and sentences, finish the Riding on a Cloud essay, and complete CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page
Thursday: Study for Tuesday's spelling pretest
Friday: No School

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 606, Ex. 14 & 15. wkbk. pg. 51, study for tomorrow's review (quiz grade) on punctuation, and complete Unit 3 Def and Comp the Sent
Tuesday: Complete Syn & Ant
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's test on punctuation, finish the Riding on a Cloud essay, and complete CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page
Thursday: Study for Tuesday's spelling pretest
Friday: No School

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 504, Ex. 14 & 15, wkbk. pg. 51, text pg. 506, Ex. 16, wkbk. pg. 51, study for tomorrow's review (quiz grade) on punctuation, and complete Unit 3 Def and Comp the Sent
Tuesday: Complete Syn & Ant
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's test on punctuation, finish your essay (Cloud or Tent/Cave), and complete CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page
Thursday: Study for Tuesday's spelling pretest
Friday: No School

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Complete Do the Right Thing game, and study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 3
Tuesday: Games are due tomorrow
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Did you hand in the What Is Prayer? wksht.
Friday: No School

ADVISORY/MUSIC/DISCOVERY

Monday: Is your journal being completed thoroughly?
Tuesday: Complete the music activity
Wednesday: Do you have Spanish homework?
Thursday: Start preparing your cookie presentations
Friday: No School

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The only thing that would have made last weekend better would have been if Linus's football team had beaten MHR. (And, I will deny ever having said that!)

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Columbus Day - No spelling pretest this week
Tuesday: Field Trip
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 382, Ex. 1 & 2, and study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Complete text pg. 384, Ex. 3 & 4, text pg. 386, Ex. 5 & 6, and study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: Should Cell Phones Be Allowed in High Schools? position paper is due next Thursday

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Columbus Day
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 358, Ex. 2
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 360, Ex. 4, wkbk. pg. 1, think of something that you would like to sell, and study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: Complete 4 Kinds of Sentences advertisement

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Columbus Day
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 298. Ex. 1 and 2, and bring in a picture of a family vacation, holiday, or celebration
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 300, Ex. 4, wkbk. pg. 1, study for tomorrow's spelling test, and don't forget your picture
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: Complete 4 Kinds of Sentences family picture

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Columbus Day
Tuesday: Complete Your Prayer Life wksht.
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: Complete Chapter 4 Review
Friday: Study for Tuesday's test on Chapter 4

ADVISORY/MUSIC/DISCOVERY

Monday: Columbus Day
Tuesday: Complete music activity
Wednesday: Do you have Spanish homework?
Thursday: Don't forget your baking day!
Friday: No fun...bad day at lunchtime

ANNOUNCEMENTS

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 388, Ex. 7 & 8, text pg. 390, Ex. 9 & 10, and wkbk. pgs. 4 & 5
Tuesday: Study for tomorrow's grammar review (quiz grade) on nouns, complete text pg. 392, Ex. 11 & 12, wkbk. pg. 6, and complete Unit 4 Def and Comp the Sent
Wednesday: Should Cell Phones Be Allowed in High Schools? position paper is due tomorrow, and complete Syn & Ant
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's grammar test on nouns, and complete CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page
Friday: Study for Monday's spelling pretest, and your Less Than a Minute narrative essay is due next Tuesday

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 362, Ex. 5 & 6 and wkbk. pg. 2
Tuesday: Work on your narrative essay worksheet, and complete Unit 4 Def and Comp the Sent
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 364, Ex. 7 & 8, wkbk. pg. 3, Syn & Ant, and narrative essay wksht.
Thursday: Complete text pg. 366, Ex. 9, 1-10, CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page
Friday: Study for Monday's spelling pretest, a review (quiz grade) on subjects, predicates, and sentences, and your Witnessing the Colonization of America narrative essay is due next Tuesday

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 306, Ex. 9 and wkbk. pg. 4
Tuesday: Complete Unit 4 Def and Comp the Sent, and begin working on your Fractured Fairytale narrative essay
Wednesday: Complete Syn & Ant, and continue working on your fairytale
Thursday: Complete CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page
Friday: Study for Monday's spelling pretest, complete text pg. 308, Ex. 11 & 12, wkbk. pg. 5, and your Fractured Fairytale narrative essay is due next Wednesday

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 4, and complete gospel story picture and paragraph
Tuesday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Study for Chapter 4 test (rescheduled)
Wednesday: No homework
Thursday: No homework
Friday: Complete Parables for Today wksht.

ADVISORY/MUSIC/DISCOVERY

Monday: Is your advisory journal thoroughly completed?
Tuesday: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - No music today
Wednesday: Do you have Spanish homework?
Thursday: Know your baking day!
Friday: Fun Friday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NJHS and Student Council are sponsoring a group effort to provide supplies that will be sent to Marines in Afghanistan in time for Christmas. A letter was sent home last Friday that requested certain items for specific grades, but any and all donations on that list will be greatly appreciated.

This is Red Ribbon Week, and students may wear red on Friday.

The first quarter ends this Friday, and accepted late work may be turned in through Wednesday at 3:00.

Next Monday is Halloween, and students in grades 4-8 may wear black, orange, or purple. NJHS is collecting a $1.00 donation for this dress-down day, and the money will be given to the Oak Lawn Children's Museum as we hope to raise enough money to become a sponsor for the World Trade Center beams which will be placed on display.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 404, Ex. 3 & 4, wkbk. pg. 7, and your Less Than a Minute narrative essay narrative essay is due tomorrow
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 406, Ex. 5 & 6 and wkbk. pg. 8
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 7 & 8, and wkbk. pg. 9, and study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete paragraph on a Halloween costume, and complete your Witnessing Colonization narrative essay
Tuesday: Study for tomorrow's test on subjects, predicates, and sentences, and complete your essay describing our classroom
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's spelling test
Thursday: Complete text pg. 380, Ex. 1 and 2, and study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: No homework

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Study for review on subject, predicates, and sentences, and continue working on your essay
Tuesday: Complete your Fractured Fairytale narrative essay and the paragraph describing your favorite Halloween costume
Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's spelling test and your test on subjects, predicates, and sentences, and did you hand in your decriptive essay about your missing animal?
Thursday: Study for tomorrow's vocabulary test
Friday: No homework

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Complete your parable picture
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Complete Chapter 5 review
Thursday: Complete Stories That Teach wksht., and study for tomorrow's Chapter 5 test
Friday: No homework

ADVISORY/MUSIC/DISCOVERY

Monday: Complete music activity
Tuesday: Was your advisory journal completed thoroughly?
Wednesday: Do you have any Spanish homework?
Thursday: How is your baking coming along?
Friday: No homework

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Halloween!

The 7th grade students will receive their report cards on Friday, November 4th.

As I will be going to White Pines with the 6th and 8th grade students from Wednesday morning through Friday afternoon, and I do not know if I will have Internet access, any emails sent during that time may not be responded to until late Friday afternoon.

Teachers will be available for conferences on Thursday, November 10th, and unless parents are invited to a conference, attendance is optional. If you do plan on attending, you are welcome to include your child in the meeting. My experience has been that having a child attend the conference is typically helpful.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 410, Ex. 9 & 10 and wkbk. pg. 10
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 412, Ex. 11 & 12, wkbk. pg. 11, and Unit 5 Comp the Sent is due next Monday
Wednesday: White Pines
Thursday: White Pines
Friday: White Pines

7TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday; Complete text pg. 382, Ex. 3 & 4
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 384, Ex. 6
Wednesday: Complete text pg. 386, Ex. 7 & 8
Thursday: Complete text pg. 388, Ex. 9 & 10 and wkbk. pg. 5
Friday: Unit 5 Comp the Sent is due on Monday

*Students are responsible for any additional homework that may be assigned while I am "vacationing" at White Pines.

6TH GRADE ENGLISH

Monday: Complete text pg. 320, Ex. 1, 2, & 3 and wkbk. pg. 6
Tuesday: Complete text pg. 322, Ex. 4, 5, & 6, wkbk. pg. 7, and Unit 5 Comp the Sent is due next Monday
Wednesday: White Pines
Thursday: Whte Pines
Friday: White Pines

7TH GRADE RELIGION

Monday: Complete text pg. 105
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: Any homework assigned
Thursday: Any homework assigned
Friday: Any homework assigned

ADVISORY/MUSIC/SPANISH

Monday: Happy Halloween!
Tuesday: No homework
Wednesday: White Pines
Thursday: White Pines
Friday: White Pines