Parent Announcements Week of September 30th, 2013

Parent Reminders:

Students will be able to dress down on Friday October 4th, 2013. 

Thursday October 10th, 2013 8th graders parents must attend High School meeting at 6:30pm.

Monday September 30th, 2013 is the Feast of St. Jerome.

In order to accommodate the students on the basketball team, the Extended Day Math sessions for the 5th and 8th grades have switched.

8th grade will now attend on THURSDAYS and the 5th grade will now attend on MONDAYS. 

Interim assessments will be next week. As a reminder, these assessments will cover all Unit I material. In order to prepare themselves, students must study all material given since September.

If you have any questions please contact Mr. Woods.



Vocabulary Words - words that repeated must be reentered into vocabulary notebook.

Grade 7 Religion

1. covenant

2. mercy

3. providence

4. Israelites

5. Mount Sinai

Grade 7 Math

1. Proportional Relationship

2. constant

3. coordinate plane

4. origin

5. x-axis

6. y-axis
7. percent

Grade 8 Religion

1. Temple

2. scribes

3. Great Commandment

4. Shema

5. Decalogue

6. idolatry

7. atheism

8. sacred

9. reverence

10. blasphemy

11. perjury

12. cursing

13. Sabbath

14. Paschal Mystery

Grade 6 Math

1. Decimal

2. percent symbol

3. percent equation

4. percent

5. equivalent fractions

6. equivalent ratios

7. ratio

8. simplify

Grade 5 Math

1. benchmark

2. hundredth

3. place value

4. round

5. tenth

6. sequence

7. term

8. thousandth

Grade 7 Religion Week of September 30th - October 4th

Homework

Monday - Vocabulary words into vocabulary into notebook

Tuesday - Report on The history of the Sistine Chapel due on  Monday October 7th. Compare and Contrast the stories of the covenant with Noah and with Abraham on Loose leaf due tomorrow (will count as a Project grade)

Wednesday - No homework
Thursday - Page 49 (1-10) in notebook

Friday - 

Lesson Plan

Grade 8 Religion Week of September 30th - October 4th

Homework

Monday - Vocabulary words into vocabulary into notebook

Tuesday - Page 48 Recognizing Our Faith in notebook

Wednesday - No homework
Thursday - Page 49 (1-10)

Friday - 

Lesson Plan

Grade 8 Math Week of September 30th - October 4th

Homework

Monday - Vocabulary words into vocabulary into notebook

Tuesday - On looseleaf - Write an explanation of the process of Addition/Subtraction and multiplication/division of Scientific Notation to a friend. 

Wednesday - Scientific Notation Worksheet
Thursday - Science equations given by Mrs. Ramsey

Friday - 

Lesson Plan

Grade 7 Math Week of September 30th - October 4th

Homework

Monday - Vocabulary words into vocabulary into notebook

Tuesday - Rates worksheet

Wednesday - Rates/Proportions worksheet
Thursday - Mixed review worksheet

Friday - 

Lesson Plan

Grade 6 Math Week of September 30th - October 4th

Homework

Monday - Vocabulary words into vocabulary into notebook

Tuesday - page 192 (1-18)

Wednesday - Ratios and Rates worksheets
Thursday - Pink workbook page 145 (1-12) in homework notebook

Friday - Page 181

Lesson Plan

Grade 5 Math Week of September 30th - October 4th

Homework

Monday - Vocabulary words into vocabulary into notebook and Standards Practice Book Page 57 (1-11)

Tuesday - Standards Practice Book Page 55

Wednesday - Standards Practice Book Page 57 (12-18)
Thursday - Standards Practice Book Page 58 (1-3)

Friday - 

Lesson Plan

Week of September 23rd, 2013

Parent Reminders:

Students will be able to dress down on Friday September 27th, 2013. 

In order to accommodate the students on the basketball team, the Extended Day Math sessions for the 5th and 8th grades have switched.

8th grade will now attend on THURSDAYS and the 5th grade will now attend on MONDAYS. 

If you have any questions please contact Mr. Woods.

Cardinal Dolan will be the main celebrant at the 6:30 PM Mass. The 8th grade will attend the Mass.

Grade 7 Religion

1. Blessed Trinity

2. Evangelization

3. Agape

4. Evangelize

5. Seclusion

Grade 7 Math

1. Ratio                      

2. Terms           

3.  Equivalent Ratios     

4.  Unit Rate     

5.  Unit Cost

6. Proportion

7. Direct Proportion 

8. scale drawing

9. scale

Grade 8 Religion

1. Conversion

2. New Commandment

3. Prodigal

4. Beatitudes

5. Covenant

6. parable

Grade 8 Math

1. Real Numbers

2. midpoint

3. Simplest radical form

3. Product Property of Square Roots

4. Quotient Property of Square Roots

5. irrational numbers

6. pi

7. square

8. perfect squares

9. radicand

10. square root

Grade 6 Math

1. Decimal

2. percent symbol

3. percent equation

4. percent

Grade 5 Math

1. Decimal System

2. Decimal Point

3. Decimal

4. Annex

5. Round

6. tenths

7. hundredths

8. thousandths

Grade 7 Religion Week of September 23rd - 27th

Homework

Monday - No homework

Tuesday - Page 35 Activity on index card and Vocabulary words into Vocabulary notebook

Wednesday - Page 36 Activity in notebook
Thursday - No homework

Friday - Page 39 (1-10) in homework notebook

Lesson Plan

Grade 8 Religion Week of September 23rd - 27th

Homework

Monday - No homework

Tuesday - Page 34 Activity on loose leaf and vocabulary in notebook

Wednesday - Analyze/summarize the story of the Prodigal Son and complete activity on page 35 in notebook
Thursday - Page 39 (1-4)

Friday - Page 39 (5-10) in notebook

Lesson Plan

Grade 8 Math Week of September 23rd - 27th

Homework

Monday - Practice book Page 6 (38-46)

Tuesday - Practice Book Page 43 (2-8) Page 44 (26-29)(35-39) and Vocabulary words into Vocabulary notebook

Wednesday - Square root worksheet
Thursday - Pink workbook page 51 (9-22)(26-30)

Friday - 

Lesson Plan

Grade 7 Math Week of September 23rd - 27th

Homework

Monday - Practice Book Page 173 (2-4) in notebook

Tuesday - Practice Book Page 174 (8-10) in hw notebook and Vocabulary words into Vocabulary notebook

Wednesday - Rates and Ratios worksheets
Thursday - Practice Book Page 175 (2-4) Page 176 (6-8)

Friday - No homework

Lesson Plan

Grade 6 Math Week of September 23rd - 27th

Homework

Monday - Textbook Page 166 (1-4) in notebook

Tuesday - Textbook Page 186-187 (1-4) and Vocabulary words into Vocabulary notebook

Wednesday - Textbook Page 188 (1-10)
Thursday - Find percentage of gold in a18k chain.

Friday - Finish percent worksheet

Lesson Plan

Grade 5 Math Week of September 23rd - 27th

Homework

Monday - Blue workbook Page 3 (1-14)

Tuesday - Vocabulary words into Vocabulary notebook

Wednesday - Explain how you can use place value to describe how 0.05 and 0.005 compare on loose leaf.
Thursday - Write 2.35/3.614/.002/6.399 in word form and expanded form

Friday - No homework

Lesson Plan

Week of September 16th, 2013

Parent Reminders:

Students will be able to dress down on Friday September 20th, 2013. 

In order to accommodate the students on the basketball team, the Extended Day Math sessions for the 5th and 8th grades have switched.

8th grade will now attend on THURSDAYS and the 5th grade will now attend on MONDAYS. 

If you have any questions please contact Mr. Woods.

1. All books must be covered.

2. All school supplies should be in by now. Students that do not have appropriate books will have points deducted from from Conduct grades for not following schools rules. They will also receive detention if homework is not in proper notebook.

3. All parent signature forms should have been handed in last Friday.

4. Math and Religion quizzes will start on Monday, September 23rd.

5. Students will receive a daily assessment before the beginning of each class. They will be expected to apply the previous day's work.

6. Homework must be completed (in pencil only for Math or pen for Religion) on a timely basis. All homework not handed in on time will be considered "Not Complete" on the Student Information System.

7. Please check the blog on a daily basis, as Math and Religion homework are updated at the conclusion of each class.

Grade 8 Religion Vocabulary

1. Moral decision making
2. well-formed conscience
3. social sin
4. Object
5. Intention
6. Circumstance


Grade 7 Religion Vocabulary

1. Scripture
2. Divine inspiration
3. Tradition
4. Synagogues
5. Epistles
6. Gospels
7. Resurrection
8. Deposit of Faith
9. Magisterium

Grade 7 Math Vocabulary

1. Ratio
2. Term
3. Equivalent Fraction
4. Unit Rate
5. Unit Cost
6. Direct Proportion
7. Scale

Grade 7 Religion Week of September 16th - 20th

Homework

Monday - Page 19 (1-8) Q/A in homework notebook

Tuesday - Define vocabulary words into vocabulary notebook and page 24 activity on an index card

Wednesday - Page 25 Activity - Bible summary in notebook
Thursday - Page 29 (1-8) in notebook and 9-10 on looseleaf

Friday - No homework

Lesson Plan

Grade 8 Religion Week of September 16th - 20th

Homework

Monday - Page 19 (5-8) in homework notebook

Tuesday - Page 24 Activity

Wednesday - Read and summarize the story of Jesus in the desert in notebook.
Thursday - Page 29 (1-8) in notebook and #9 -10 on looseleaf

Friday - No homework

Lesson Plan

Grade 8 Math Week of September 16th - 20th

Homework

Monday - Workbook Page 21 (2-6)

Tuesday - Pink textbook Page 420 (1-10)

Wednesday - Law of Exponents worksheet
Thursday - Pink workbook Page 145 (15-27)

Friday - Page 501 Practice 15-1

Lesson Plan

Grade 7 Math Week of September 16th - 20th

Homework

Monday - Unit Rate worksheet

Tuesday - Workbook Page 171 (2-8)

Wednesday - Workbook Page 171 (10-12)(22-24)
Thursday - Workbook Page 8 (9-16)

Friday - Division problems given in class

Lesson Plan

Grade 6 Math Week of September 16th - 20th

Homework

Monday - Textbook Page 152-153 (7-8)(17-21)

Tuesday - Textbook Page 138 (16-23)(26)

Wednesday - Workbook Page 143 (19-26)
Thursday - Pink workbook Page 24 (5-10)

Friday - Division worksheet

Lesson Plan

Grade 5 Math Week of September 16th - 20th

Homework

Monday - Workbook Page 5-6 (1-10)

Tuesday - 5th Grade computer class

Wednesday - Expanded Form worksheet
Thursday - Multiplication worksheet

Friday - No homework

Lesson Plan

Week of September 9th, 2013

Dear parents & students,

Welcome to your first full week of school!

It is very important to understand that we will start class on Monday. As evident by last year's NYS exam scores, we must take advantage of every single minute and prepare for the 2014 exam. It is imperative that all school supplies are in by Tuesday the 10th.

The following words must be defined and put into the vocabulary notebook by Tuesday, September 10th, 2013.

5th Grade Math

1. Place Value                

2. Thousandths             

3. Hundredths                 

4. Tenths      

5. Hundred billions   
6. Period
7. Standard Form
8. Word Form
9. Periods
10. Million
11. Expanded Form

6th Grade Math

1. Divisor              

2. Quotient           

3. Dividend              

4. Multiple     

5. Multiplicand
6. Multiplier
7. Product
8. Ratio                         

9. Term         

10. Equivalent Ratio    

11. Unit Rate       

12. Unit Cost 
13. Proportion

7th Grade Math

1. Ratio                         

2. Term         

3. Equivalent Ratio    

4. Unit Rate       

5. Unit Cost 
6. Proportion
7. Direct Proportion
8. Scale

8th Grade Math

1. scientific notation

2. square root

3. radical sign

4. radicand

5. negative root

6. rational number
7. irrational number

7th Grade Religion

1. Divine Revelation

2.  Salvation    

3.  Faith     

4.  Church       

5.  Grace    


8th Grade Religion

1. Human Dignity   

2.  Natural Law        

3.  Conscience          

4.  Free Will              

5.  Original Sin       
6. Eternal Life
7. Grace
8. Church
9. Holiness
10. Kingdom of God

Grade 7 Religion Week of September 9th - 13th

Homework

Monday - Define vocabulary words into vocabulary notebook.

Tuesday - Page 14 Activity

Wednesday - Page 15 Activity. The writing portion in HW notebook.
Thursday - No homework

Friday - Read page 16, Page 16 activity and list 5 ways you can become more religious in hw notebook.

Lesson Plan

Grade 8 Religion Week of September 9th - 13th

Homework

Monday - Define vocabulary words into vocabulary notebook.

Tuesday - Page 14 Activity in notebook. Explain why you chose that slogan.

Wednesday - No homework due to practice for mass.
Thursday - No homework - Mass

Friday - Page 19 (1-4) Q/A in homework notebook

Lesson Plan

Grade 8 Math Week of September 9th - 13th

Homework

Monday - Define vocabulary words into vocabulary notebook.

Tuesday - Workbook page 39 (2-10)

Wednesday - Workbook Page 41 (2-6) Page 42 (26-31) (37-40)
Thursday - No homework - Art

Friday - Workbook Page 41 (7-12) Page 42 (32-36)

Lesson Plan

Grade 7 Math Week of September 9th - 13th

Homework

Monday - Workbook Page 19 (2-11); Define vocabulary words in vocabulary notebook.

Tuesday - Workbook Page 167 (2-7),#30 a,b

Wednesday - Workbook Page 167 (9-11) Page 168 (15-18)(29) 
Thursday - Workbook Page 168 (19-27)

Friday - Textbook Page 151 (7-9)

Lesson Plan

Grade 6 Math Week of September 9th - 13th

Homework

Monday - Define vocabulary words in vocabulary notebook.

Tuesday - Workbook Page 142 (1-6)
Wednesday - Workbook Page 143 (1-10)

Thursday - No homework - Gym

Friday - Workbook Page 143 (11-18)

Lesson Plan

Grade 5 Math Week of September 9th - 13th

Homework

Monday - Define vocabulary words in vocabulary notebook & Page 4 (10-15)

Tuesday - 

Wednesday - Textbook Page 13 (13-18) Page 14 (1-7)
Thursday - No homework

Friday - Workbook Page 3-4

Lesson Plan