http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/ en Copyright 2012 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:45:15 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ANNOUNCEMENTS Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held this Thursday until 7:30 PM but, as I am certain that everyone is aware, conferences can be scheduled at any time and are not limited to the two "official" dates per year. Students are dismissed at 11:30 AM on Thursday, and there is a day off on Friday! Part I of the NJHS Spelling Bee was held last Wednesday and, because of those 3rd and 4th graders who knew their stuff, the Bee will be continued this Thursday at 9:00 AM for our 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade contestants. Congratulations to Sydney Conn, the winner of the competition between the 3rd and 4th grade students! HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 9 vocabulary test, and complete your Roaring 20s Newspaper project Tuesday: Begin working on Unit 10 vocabulary and the picture page, and Roaring 20s project is due tomorrow Wednesday: Field Trip Thursday: All Unit 10 vocabulary homework is due next Monday Friday: No School 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Begin work on Unit 10 Vocabulary Tuesday: Complete Unit 10 Def, Comp the Sent and picture page, and complete text pg. 464, Ex. 13 and wkbk. pg. 23 Wednesday: Complete text pg. 466, Ex. 15 and wkbk. pg. 24 Thursday: Complete Syn & Ant, CRW, Voc in Context, and study for Monday's spelling pretest Friday: No School 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Begin work on Unit 10 Vocabulary Tuesday: Complete Unit 10 Def, Comp the Sent and picture page, and complete text pg. 380, Ex. 1 & 2 and wkbk. pg. 20 Wednesday: Complete adjective wksht. (both sides) Thursday: Complete Syn & Ant, CRW, Voc in Context, and study for Monday's spelling pretest Friday: No School 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: No homework Tuesday: Complete Jesus's Power to Heal wksht. Wednesday: No homework Thursday: No homework Friday: No School ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: Continue working on Literature Land project Tuesday: Complete music activity Wednesday: Continue working on Literature Land project Thursday: No homework Friday: No School]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2012/02/announcements_and_homework_for_20.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2012/02/announcements_and_homework_for_20.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:45:15 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS Happy Catholic Schools' Week! HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 464, Ex. 7 & 8 and wkbk. pg. 23 Tuesday: Complete text pg. 466, Ex. 9 & 10 and wkbk. pg. 24 Wednesday: Complete text pg. 468, Ex. 12, wkbk. pg. 25, and study for tomorrow's Unit 9 spelling test Thursday: No homework Friday: Complete 5-paragraph essay, study for Tuesday's vocabulary test, and complete the Roaring 20s project 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 458, Ex. 7 & 8 Tuesday: Complete text pg. 460, Ex. 9 & 10, wkbk. pg. 22, and vocab paragraph Wednesday: Complete text pg. 462, Ex. 11, and study for tomorrow's Unit 9 spelling test Thursday: No homework Friday: Study for Monday's vocabulary test 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 370, Ex. 13 & 14, wkbk. pg. 19, and study for tomorrow's pretest Tuesday: Study for Thursday's test on pronouns Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 9 spelling test and the test on pronouns Thursday: No homework Friday: Study for Monday's vocabulary test 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: Complete text pg. 183 Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: Complete text pg. 187 and Learning About Trust wksht. Thursday: No homework Friday: No homework ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: 8th grade Literature Land project Tuesday: 6th grade - Complete music activity Wednesday: 8th grade Literature Land project Thursday: No homework Friday: No homework ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2012/02/announcements_and_homework_for_19.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2012/02/announcements_and_homework_for_19.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:44:10 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS Last Sunday's Mass with Cardinal George was inspirational and beautifully prepared, and the students who participated by singing, reading, and carrying cake did a great job! The students who were at this Mass appreciated that it was an important occasion and enjoyed both the music and the ceremony, and thank you to those students who were in attendance. I hope that this helps all of you understand just how special our Blue Ribbon acknowledgement really is. Report cards will be sent home this Friday so that means that this school year is half over already. It's hard to believe that we will all be back at the beach and/or in our pools soon! HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Holiday Tuesday: Interesting Character Bio-poem is due tomorrow Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 8 spelling test Thursday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 8 vocabulary test Friday: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Holiday Tuesday: Complete text pgs. 452, Ex. 2 and 472, Ex. 1 Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 8 spelling test Thursday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 8 vocabulary test Friday: 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Holiday Tuesday: Complete text pg. 366, Ex. 7 & 9 and wkbk. pg. 17 Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 8 spelling test Thursday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 8 vocabulary test Friday: 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: Holiday Tuesday: Study for tomorrow's Chapter 10 test Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: Holiday Tuesday: Do you have geometry homework? Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2012/01/announcements_and_homework_for_18.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2012/01/announcements_and_homework_for_18.html Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:32:03 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS Celebrate our Blue Ribbon Award! Students are encouraged to attend Cardinal George's celebration of 10:30 Mass this Sunday at St. Linus. The students should wear their school uniforms, and we will sit together as a class. As the second quarter ends this Friday, missing assignments (except those for which the unit work has been completed) will be accepted through this Wednesday. The NJHS members will be attending a field trip to a Chicago Wolves' hockey game this Wednesday. Last year's trip was a great time, and we are all looking forward to this special privilege made available to our students. Don't forget that next Monday is a holiday! HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: No homework Tuesday: Complete text pg. 633-634, 1-10, and complete Unit 8 Def and Comp the Sent Wednesday: Complete Unusual Homes assignment and Syn & Ant Thursday: Complete CRW, Voc in Con, and picture page Friday: Complete text pg. 635-636, 1-10, study for Tuesday's Unit 8 spelling pretest, and complete your Interesting Character Bio-poem (due next Wednesday) 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Study for tomorrow's test on pronouns Tuesday: Complete Unit 8 Def and Comp the Sent Wednesday: Complete Unusual Homes assignment and Syn & Ant Thursday: Complete CRW, Voc in Con, and picture page Friday: Complete text pg. 452, Ex. 1, and study for Tuesday's Unit 8 spelling pretest 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Continue working on your My Hideout descriptive essay (test grade) Tuesday: Complete text pg. 364, Ex. 4 & 5, wkbk. pg. 16, and Unit 8 Def and Comp the Sent Wednesday: Complete Unusual Homes assignment, Syn & Ant, and your My Hideout essay is due tomorrow Thursday: Complete CRW, Voc in Con, and picture page Friday: Study for Tuesday's Unit 8 spelling pretest 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: No homework Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: Complete your Eucharist acrostic poem and text pgs. 164 & 165 Thursday: Complete Chapter 10 Review Friday: Complete your crossword puzzle, and begin studying for next Wednesday's test on Chapter 10 ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: Do you have Spanish homework? Tuesday: Do you have geometry homework? Wednesday: No homework Thursday; Did you complete your music assignment? Friday: Singing practice for the Cardinal!]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2012/01/announcements_and_homework_for_17.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2012/01/announcements_and_homework_for_17.html Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:43:52 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome back! Field trip permission forms for the NJHS trip to the Wolves' game will be distributed on Thursday, and they should be returned with a parent signature and payment by next Monday. The field trip is on Wednesday, January 11th, and this opportunity is for 7th and 8th grade members of NJHS. HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Wednesday: Complete My Biggest Fan essay and text pg. 629, Ex. 1 Thursday: Tim Tebow position paper is due tomorrow, and complete text pg. 631, Ex. 3 Friday: Interesting Character Bio-Poem is due January 18th 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Wednesday: Complete My Biggest Fan essay, the paragraph describing your family's gift exchange, text pg. 442, Ex. 12 & 13, wkbk. pg. 19, and study for quiz on personal pronouns Thursday: Complete text pg. 446, Ex. 5 & 6, and study for tomorrow's pretest/review on personal pronouns Friday: Study for Tuesday's test on pronouns 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Wednesday: Complete My Biggest Fan essay and text pg. 362, Ex. 1 & 2 Thursday: Complete My Hideout sensory chart Friday: Your My Hideout descriptive essay (test grade) is due next Thursday 7TH GRADE RELIGION Wednesday: No homework Thursday: Complete the American Life wksht. Friday: Cpmplete the Eucharist Acrostic wksht. ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Wednesday: Do you have geometry homework? Thursday: Complete Making Beautiful Music questions Friday: We were supposed to have fun (Friday? 60 degrees?), but we were a little too talkative. ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/12/announcements_and_homework_for_16.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/12/announcements_and_homework_for_16.html Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:29:46 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS Our Christmas program will be held this Tuesday, in the church, at 7:00 PM. Notes were sent home last Wednesday which provided information regarding both the program and the Christmas party for my homeroom. HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 7 vocabulary test, and complete the My Favorite Childhood Toy descriptive essay Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: Complete your Tim Tebow position paper (due Jan. 6th) 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 7 vocabulary test, and complete the Someone You Should Know descriptive essay Tuesday: Complete text pg. 440, Ex. 10 Wednesday: Complete the Sweet Dreams wksht. and paragraph 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 7 vocabulary test, and work on your Three Gifts for Baby Jesus essay Tuesday: Complete your Three Gifts for Baby Jesus essay Wednesday: No homework 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: No homework Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: No homework ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: Do you have Spanish homework? Tuesday: Do you have geometry homework? Wednesday: Have a great Christmas. I'll miss you guys!]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/12/announcements_and_homework_for_15.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/12/announcements_and_homework_for_15.html Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:02:20 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS Thanks to everyone who supported the NJHS Bake Sale. The final profit has not been calculated, but I do know that we made over $400.00! Our class is collected canned food for an organization sponsored by St. Linus Parish. Please have students bring in their items by this Friday. Our Christmas program will be held on Tuesday, December 20th, at 7:00 P.M., and our last full day of classes before Christmas Break is Wednesday, December 21st. The students in my homeroom will have a small party next Wednesday afternoon, and students may choose to participate in a $10.00 grab bag exchange which will be held that day. Don't forget to return on January 4th! HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: My Favorite Childhood Toy descriptive essay is due next Tuesday Tuesday: Complete text pg. 446, Ex. 11 & 12, text pg. 448, Ex. 13, wkbk. pgs. 20 & 21, complete Unit 7 Comp the Sent, and study for tomorrow's review of pronouns Wednesday: Complete Unit 7 Syn & Ant Thursday: Complete Unit 7 CRW, Voc in Context, picture page, and study for tomorrow's Unit 7 spelling test (no pretest for this unit), and study for Monday's test on pronouns Friday: Complete Christmas descriptive chart and paragraph, study for Monday's test on pronouns and Tuesday's Unit 7 vocabulary test, continue working on your My Favorite Childhood Toy descriptive essay and your Tim Tebow position paper 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Someone You Should Know descriptive essay is due next Tuesday, and complete text pg. 430, Ex. 1 & 2 and wkbk. pg. 15 Tuesday: Complete text pg. 434, Ex. 3, wkbk. pg. 16, character chart, and Unit 7 Comp the Sent Wednesday: Complete text pg. 436, Ex. 7, wkbk. pg. 17, Unit 7 Syn & Ant, and the character chart is due tomorrow Thursday: Complete text pg. 438, Ex. 8, wkbk. pg. 18, Unit 7 CRW, Voc in Context, picture page, and study for tomorrow's Unit 7 spelling test (no pretest for this unit) Friday: Complete Christmas descriptive chart and paragraph, study for Tuesday's Unit 7 vocabulary test, and continue working on your Someone You Should Know descriptive essay 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Study for Wednesday's test on verbs Tuesday: Complete Unit 7 Comp the Sent and direct object wksht. (The verb test is moved to Thursday. Another day of review is needed.) Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's test on verbs, and complete Unit 7 Syn & Ant Thursday: Complete Unit 7 CRW, Voc in Context, picture page, and study for tomorrow's Unit 7 spelling test (no pretest for this unit) Friday: Complete Christmas descriptive chart and paragraph, study for Tuesday's Unit 7 vocabulary test 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: No homework Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: No homework Thursday: No homework Friday: No homework ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: Do you have Spanish homework? Tuesday: Do you have geometry homework? Wednesday: Do you have geometry homework? Thursday: Practice the words to Drummer Boy. Friday: Have a great weekend! ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/12/announcements_and_homework_for_14.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/12/announcements_and_homework_for_14.html Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:50:56 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS NJHS is sponsoring a bake sale this Friday, December 9th. All items will cost 50 cents, and proceeds will be used toward the purchase of Christmas gifts for a family chosen from St. Linus's Giving Tree. Thank you in advance for your support of our bake sale. HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 440, Ex. 4 & 5 Tuesday: Complete text pg. 442, Ex. 6 & 7, and study for Thursday's personal pronoun quiz Wednesday: Complete text pg. 444, Ex. 8 & 9, and study for tomorrow's Unit 6 spelling test and personal pronoun quiz Thursday: Complete wkbk. pg. 19, and study for tomorrow's Unit 6 vocabulary test Friday: No homework 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 414, Ex. 14 & 15, text pg. 416, Ex. 16, wkbk. pgs. 13 & 14, and study for tomorrow's pretest/review on verbs Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 6 spelling test and unit test on verbs Thursday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 6 vocabulary test Friday: No homework 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 344, Ex. 12 Tuesday: Complete text pg. 346, Ex. 14 Wednesday: Study for tomorrow's Unit 6 spelling test Thursday: Complete wkbk. pg. 15, and study for tomorrow's Unit 6 vocabulary test Friday: Study for Monday's pretest/review on verbs 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: Complete Prayer of St. Francis project and the Living the Beatitudes wksht. Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: Complete the Chapter 9 review, and study for Friday's test Thursday: Complete the Moral Virtues wksht., and study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 9 Friday: No homework ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: Do you have Spanish homework? Tuesday: Do you have geometry homework? Wednesday: Do you have geometry homework? Thursday: Has your cookie recipe been handed in? Friday: Do you have music homework? ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/12/announcements_and_homework_for_13.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/12/announcements_and_homework_for_13.html Sat, 03 Dec 2011 12:04:48 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS December? Really? Progress reports for students who are currently earning a D or an F will be sent home on Friday. The reports should be signed by a parent and returned on Monday. Do not hesitate to contact me by phone or email if there are any questions regarding students' progress. HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete I've Never Really Been Tempted to... essay Tuesday: Complete Sunset descriptive essay and Unit 6 Def and Comp the Sent Wednesday: Complete text pg. 436, Ex. 1 & 2, wkbk. pg. 17, Christmas paragraph, and Syn & Ant Thursday: Complete CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page Friday: Complete text pg. 438, Ex. 3, wkbk. pg. 18, and study for Monday's spelling pretest 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Have the figurative language elements completed for your I've Never Really Been Tempted to... essay Tuesday: Complete I've Never Really Been Tempted to... essay and Unit 6 Def and Comp the Sent Wednesday: Complete Syn & Ant Thursday: Complete text pg. 412, Ex. 12, CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page Friday: Study for Monday's spelling pretest 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete the first paragraph of your I've Never Really Been Tempted to... essay Tuesday: Complete your I've Never Really Been Tempted to... essay, and complete the three middle paragraphs for Unit 6 Def and Comp the Sent Wednesday: Complete your I've Never Really Been Tempted to... essay and Syn & Ant Thursday: Complete CRW, Voc in Context, and picture page Friday: Complete text pg. 344, Ex. 11, and study for Monday's spelling pretest 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: Complete the Loving Our Neighbors and Justice for All wkshts. Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: Complete Instrument of Peace essay Thursday: Complete text pgs. 152 & 153 and The Needs of Others wksht. Friday: No homework ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: Do you have Spanish homework? Tuesday: Is there geometry homework? Wednesday: Is there geometry homework? Thursday: Did you win your cookie challenge? Friday: Start shopping! ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/11/announcements_and_homework_for_12.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/11/announcements_and_homework_for_12.html Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:57:01 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS Happy Thanksgiving! Students will be dismissed at 11:30 on Wednesday and should return well rested on Monday. As was the case last week, Ms. Halpin will continue posting the middle school English homework and the seventh grade homeroom's religion, advisory, discovery, and music homework, and I will be posting the homework for Mrs. Swi's reading classes. HOMEWORK 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Students are to write a three paragraph essay about the things they are thankful for. Tuesday: Students are taking the Explore test; no homework. Wednesday: No homework. Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 408 Ex. 9 & 10 and workbook pg. 11. Students are to write a three paragraph essay describing what they are thankful for. Tuesday: Complete text pg. 410 Ex. 11 and workbook pg. 12. Wednesday: No homework. Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 340, Ex. 7 & 8 and workbook pg. 11. Tuesday: No homework. Wednesday: Complete text pg. 342, Ex. 9 & 10 and workbook pg. 12. Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: Complete Chapter 8 Review. Open book religion test tomorrow. Tuesday: No homework. Wednesday: No homework. Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School ADVISORY/DISCOVERY/MUSIC Monday: Complete music worksheet. Tuesday: Check with Ms. Mossuto for Geometry homework. Wednesday: No Discovery today. Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 8TH GRADE READING - BLUE Monday: Continue working on Lit Circle folders Tuesday: Lit Circle folders will be collected tomorrow Wednesday: Explore Test Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 8TH GRADE READING - WHITE Monday: Continue working on Lit Circle folders Tuesday: Lit Circle folders will be collected tomorrow Wednesday: Explore Test Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 7TH GRADE READING - BLUE Monday: A Nice Place to Visit, but I Wouldn't Want to Live There.. five-paragraph essay is due on Wednesday Tuesday: Lit Circle folders will be collected tomorrow, and complete Hatchet Section 2 quiz and vocabulary activity Wednesday: No homework Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 7TH GRADE READING - WHITE Monday: A Nice Place to Visit, but I Wouldn't Want to Live There... five-paragraphy essay is due on Wednesday Tuesday: Lit Circle folders will be collected tomorrow Wednesday: No homework Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 6TH GRADE READING - BLUE Monday: No homework/Lit Circle folders were collected today Tuesday: Complete Ceremony Sequence wksht. and Chapter 15-19 quiz Wednesday: No homework Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School 6TH GRADE READING - WHITE Monday: No homework/Lit Circle folders were collected today Tuesday: Complete Ceremony Sequence wksht. and Chapter 15-19 quiz Wednesday: No homework Thursday: Happy Thanksgiving! Friday: No School ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/11/announcements_and_homework_for_11.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/11/announcements_and_homework_for_11.html Sun, 20 Nov 2011 10:00:16 -0600 ANNOUNCEMENTS For the next week or so, I will be teaching reading during Mrs. Swi's absence and, as scheduled, Ms. Halpin, our student teacher, will be teaching English. The English homework posted is from Ms. Halpin, and the reading homework which follows is being posted by me. Please refer to the bottom of the blog for information regarding Mrs. Swi's reading homework. The Lit Circle folders are a little foreign to me, so be certain that the students are double-checking those dates. Also, because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the "regular" days for the completion of those folders may change somewhat. HOMEWORK - ENGLISH 8TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 420, Ex. 20 & 21 Tuesday: Complete text pg. 422 Ex. 22 & 23 and workbook pg. 15. Wednesday: Study for spelling test and grammar pretest on Thursday. Complete text pg. 424, Ex. 24 & 25 and workbook pg. 16. Thursday: Study for vocabulary test on Friday. Friday: No homework. Study for Chapter 10 grammar test on Monday. 7TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday; Complete text pg. 400, Ex. 1 & 2. Tuesday: Complete text pg. 402, Ex 3 & 4 and workbook pg. 8. Wednesday: Study for spelling test on Thursday. Complete text pg. 404, Ex. 5 & 6 and workbook pg. 9. Thursday: Study for vocabulary test on Friday. Complete text pg. 406, Ex. 7 & 8 and workbook p. 10. Friday: No homework. 6TH GRADE ENGLISH Monday: Complete text pg. 334, Ex. 1 and workbook pg. 9. Chapter 9 grammar test tomorrow. Tuesday: No homework. Wednesday: Study for spelling test on Thursday. Complete text pg. 336, Ex. 3 & 4 and workbook pg. 10. Thursday: Study for vocabulary test on Friday. Complete text pg. 338, Ex. 5 & 6. Friday: No homework. 7TH GRADE RELIGION Monday: Complete text pg. 120 & 121. Religion test tomorrow. Tuesday: No homework. Wednesday: No homework. Thursday: No homework. Friday: NO homework. ADVISORY/MUSIC/SPANISH Monday: Check with Ms. Krahn for Spanish homework. Tuesday: Check with Ms. Mossuto for Geometry homework. Wednesday: Check with Ms. Mossuto for Geometry homework. Thursday: No homework. Friday: No homework. HOMEWORK - READING 8TH GRADE READING - BLUE Monday: Complete Chapter 20 assignment from The Giver Tuesday: Have Memory idea for tomorrow's activity Wednesday: Continue developing your Memory idea Thursday: Memory project and Lit Circle folders are due tomorrow, and folders will be collected next Wednesday Friday: Lit Circle folders will be collected on Wednesday 8TH GRADE READING - WHITE Monday: Complete Five People... questions Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: Lit Circle folders are due tomorrow, and then they will be collected next Wednesday Thursday: Complete My Five Peeps project Friday: Complete My Five Peeps-Conflict wksht., and Lit Circle folders will be collected on Wednesday 7TH GRADE READING - BLUE Monday: Complete paragraph about Brian's luck Tuesday: Complete Authentic Setting wksht. Wednesday: Lit Circle folders are due tomorrow Thursday: Complete Hatchet authentic setting activity Friday: Lit Circle folders will be collected on Wednesday 7TH GRADE READING - WHITE Monday: No homework Tuesday: Complete acrostic activity, and Lit Circle folders are due tomorrow Wednesday: Have supplies for Tuck acrostic poems Thursday: Complete Tuck acrostic poems Friday: Lit Circle folders will be collected on Wednesday 6TH GRADE READING - BLUE Monday: No homework Tuesday: Complete The Egypt Game activity Wednesday: Develop ideas for your hieroglyphic message Thursday: Complete The Egypt Game hieroglyphic message Friday: Lit Circle folders will be collected on Monday 6TH GRADE READING - WHITE Monday: No homework Tuesday: No homework Wednesday: Develop ideas for your hieroglyphic message Thursday: Complete The Egypt Game hieroglyphic message Friday: Lit Circle folders will be collected on Monday ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/11/announcements_and_homework.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/11/announcements_and_homework.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:08:32 -0600 Greetings from Ms. Halpin, Mrs. Johnson's student teacher! ANNOUNCEMENTS: *7th grade will be going to the book fair on Wed. so remember to bring money if you want to buy books. *Thursday is a half day and we are having a Veteran's Day assembly. *Parent teacher conferences are Thursday from 12:00P.M. to 9:00P.M. *There is no school on Friday. HOMEWORK: 8th GRADE ENGLISH Monday- Vocab. Syn and Ant. due Tues. Text p. 414 exercise 13 and 14 & workbook p. 12 Tuesday- Text p. 416 exercise 15,16 and 17 & workbook p. 13. Choosing the Right Word, Vocab in Context & picture page due Wednesday. Wednesday- Homework- Text p. 418 exercise 28 and 19 and workbook p. 14. Also, students are to write a five paragraph descriptive essay about what their bedrooom would look like if they could redesign it. Thursday- No homework. 7th GRADE ENGLISH Monday- Vocabulary Synonyms and Antonyms Due Tuesday. Tuesday- Choosing the Right Word, Vocab in Context & picture page due Wednesday. No grammar homework. Wednesday- Students are to write a five paragraph descriptive essay about what their bedrooom would look like if they could redesign it. Grammar test on Ch. 9 Thursday. Thursday- No homework. 6th GRADE ENGLISH Monday- Vocab. Synonyms and Antonyms due Tuesday Text p. 324 ex 7,8, and 9. Workbook p. 8 Tuesday- Choosing the Right Word, Vocab in Context & picture page due Wednesday. No grammar homework. Grammar review Wednesday. Wednesday- Students are to write a five paragraph descriptive essay about what their bedrooom would look like if they could redesign it. Thursday- No homework. Grammar test on Tuesday. 7th RELIGION Monday- Two worksheets and p. 117 in the text. Tuesday- No homework. Wednesday- No homework Thursday- No homework. 7th ADVISORY DISCOVERY MUSIC Monday- Check Ms. Krahn's blog for Spanish homework. Tuesday- Check with Ms. Mossuto for Geometry homework. Wednesday- Check with Ms. Mossuto for Geometry homework. Thursday- No discovery today. http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/11/announcements_and_homework_for_10.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/11/announcements_and_homework_for_10.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:00:24 -0600 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]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/10/announcements_and_homework_for_9.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/10/announcements_and_homework_for_9.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:53:21 -0600 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 ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/10/announcements_and_homework_for_8.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/10/announcements_and_homework_for_8.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:27:36 -0600 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! ]]> http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/10/announcements_and_homework_for_7.html http://www.stlblog.org/kajohnson/2011/10/announcements_and_homework_for_7.html Sat, 15 Oct 2011 08:44:41 -0600