Spring BoxTops Drive

It's time to start turning in BoxTops 

for our spring BoxTops drive. 

The contest is now underway and will conclude next Thursday, March 10. The class with the most BoxTops will earn an out of uniform day on Friday, March 11! Woo hoo!

The end of the quarter is rapidly approaching...All missing assignments and corrections are due by Wednesday, March 9.

Monday 2/28 - Ls 74 pg 387 (1-29 odd)

Tuesday 3/1 - Ls 75 pg 392 (2-30 even)

Wednesday 3/2 - Ls 76 pg 396 (1-29 odd)

Thursday 3/3 - Ls 77 pg 401 (2-30 even)

Friday 3/4 - Ls 78 pg 406 (1-29 odd)

Enjoy the nice weather this week!

~Mrs. R~

Latin I & II Vocabulary Test THURSDAY 3-3

Just a reminder that both Latin sections will have a vocabulary test this Thursday, March 3. Both sections will have the same vocabulary list however Latin II will have a few sentences in addition to their quiz!

familia family
mater mother
pater father
sorores sister
frater brother
avus grandfather
avia grandmother

anamalia animal

porcus pig

canis dog

feles cat

leo lion

serpens snake

araneus spider

equus horse

avis bird

casa house

domus house

arbor tree

bibliotheca library

hortus garden

urbs city

cibus food

flumen river

ianua door

navis ship

LITERATURE: Homework and Spelling, Week of February 28-March 4

Hi, young'uns,

Sorry to be getting this posted so late on Sunday night. ( No, I'm not watching the Academy Awards, but I did get involved in the Lady Bears basketball game this afternoon, and that put me behind.) They won. . . by only 1 point!

Tomorrow, we will finish discussing Amos Fortune. Our next novel is a classic, Johnny Tremain, which we will begin on Friday. In between, we're going to read some chapters in the new volume of our history book, From Colonies to Country and do some work with grammar! I think I can hear you all cheering all the way out here in Belton!

Below are your assignments for the week, and your spelling words for the test on Friday, March 4. This 9 weeks ends in two weeks, just before Spring Break, so be sure and get all your work caught up and your reading logs turned in. You can count the reading you do at school for your 30 minutes--just be sure and write it down and turn it in!

MONDAY: Be ready to discuss the last two chapters of Amos Fortune. HOMEWORK: Read the poem at the beginning of Volume 3 of A History of US. and analyze the poem based on the questions on a handout that will be given to you. Then, go to page 8 of the book, and analyze the three quotes by Thomas Jefferson on that same handout

TUESDAY: HOMEWORK: Read the Preface to the History book 3: From Colonies to Country for discussion in class on Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY: HOMEWORK: You will each be assigned chapters about the French and Indian War to be read from your history text to explain in class on Thursday. You will fill out a chart to keep track of main points as you read. Chapter 3, Frenchmen and Indians; Chapter 4, A Most Remarkable Man (2 readers); Chapter 5, Pitt Steps In; Chapter 6, Au Revoir France. (Reporting on these books will take place during History class)

THURSDAY: HOMEWORK: read the handouts called, Meet Esther Forbes and Introducing the Novel for discussion in class tomorrow.

FRIDAY: Spelling Test. You will be given their new novel, Johnny Tremain, with reading assignments and chapter handouts for the story. HOMEWORK: I will post this homework in a new blog post once the books have arrived.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY for Test on Friday, March 4 (You can match the word with its definition for extra credit)

1. belligerent = likely to argue or fight

2. chagrin = to distress by disappointment or humiliation

3. enigmatic = puzzling

4. exuberant = enthusiastic

5. fatuous = foolish or silly

6. flaccid = without energy; limp

7. nonchalantly = in a way that shows casual indifference

8. unobtrusively = without being noticed

9. venerable = worthy of respect or awe

10. intricate = complicated

Spanish II Homework for Thursday

Spanish II students are to write a paragraph in Spanish about your favorite foods and restaurants. Include the verbs Comer (to eat), Ir (to go), Querer (to like) and Quiero (I like).

Remember to return the Spanish dictionaries to the classroom Thursday.

Gracias!

Vocabulary: Latin I and II

The following vocabulary list is for both Latin I and II students. We have been working on all these words in sentences and puzzles in class for the past couple weeks. A vocabulary test will be coming in the next few weeks. 

familia family
mater mother
pater father
sorores sister
frater brother
avus grandfather
avia grandmother

anamalia animal

porcus pig

canis dog

feles cat

leo lion

serpens snake

araneus spider

equus horse

avis bird

casa house

domus house

arbor tree

bibliotheca library

hortus garden

urbs city

cibus food

flumen river

ianua door

navis ship

A Rare Friend

These kids are smart. Latin II students worked on translating this passage from Cicero last week. I'm amazed by you every day. Optime!

Pauci viri veros amicos habent, et pauci sunt digni. Amicitia vera est praeclara, et omnia praeclara sunt rara. Multi viri stulti de pecunia semper cogitant, pauci de amicis; sed errant: possumus valere sine multa pecunia, sed sine amicitia non valemus et vita est nihil.
-Cicero, De Amicitia

vocabulary
pauci, paucae few
verus, -a, -um true, real
dignus, -a, -um worthy, deserving
amicitia friendship
praeclarus, -a, -um splendid, remarkable
rarus, -a, -um rare
possumus we are able

LITERATURE: Week of February 21-25

Happy President's Day! You get the day off while I get to talk about YOU with your parents! Don't worry, all is good. Have fun being home, and I'll see you on Tuesday.

Since this week is short, we won't have any spelling words or a spelling test on Friday. You will continue to read Amos Fortune for class discussions. We will hopefully also be able to access some very interesting information about slaves and their stories online. The picture you see above is a copy of the REAL freedom papers of Amos!

Your homework is below:

HOMEWORK due Tuesday: Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Amos for discussion in class.

HOMEWORK due Wednesday: Read the next two chapters in Amos Fortune, “Journey to Keene 1779” and “The Arrival at Jaffrey” for discussion during class on Wednesday.

HOMEWORK due Thursday: Read the next chapter in Amos Fortune, “Hard Work Fills the Iron Kettle 1781-1789” for discussion during class on Thursday.

HOMEWORK due Friday: Read the next chapter in Amos Fortune, “Amos on the Mountain” for discussion during class on Friday.

HOMEWORK due Monday, February 28: Read the last two chapters in Amos Fortune, “Auctioned for Freedom” and “The Evergreen Years 1794-1801” for discussion during class on Monday.

Math: 2/21-2/25

Monday 2/21 - Holiday

Tuesday 2/22 – Ls 71 pg 372 (2-30 even)

Wednesday 2/23 – Ls 71 pg 372 (1-29 odd)

Thursday 2/24 – Ls 72 pg 377 (2-30 even)

Friday 2/25 – Ls 73 pg 382 (1-29 odd)

Have a great week! Make it count...

~Mrs. R~

Math: 2/14 - 2/18

Monday 2/14 - Ls 69 (2-30 even)
Tuesday 2/15 - Ls 70 (2-30 evens)
Wednesday 2/16 - Investigation 7
Thursday 2/17 - Investigation 7
Friday 2/18 - Test (Ls 65); Probability Games

Have a great week!

~Mrs. R~

LITERATURE: February 14-18

Greetings, students! I hope you're having a nice weekend, and getting some sunshine and fresh air! Remember to bring your Valentines tomorrow for our party!

This week in literature, we will be presenting our book reports on our colonial books. I can't wait to hear your scripts, see your finished costume and set designs, and hear about your book! You have been doing such a creative job on the pieces of your projects that it will be great to see these all come together for your whole presentation. We will have two students presenting per day, tomorrow through Wednesday.

Our next book continues in the colonial period, but will be from the point of view of a native captured from West Africa and brought over to New England to be sold as a slave. The book is entitled, Amos Fortune and is a true story. You will get your copy on Wednesday during class. Your homework will be to read Chapters 1 and 2 by the following day, Thursday; and to read Chapters 3 and 4 by Tuesday of next week, February 22. Your spelling words this week will be taken from this book.

Tomorrow, we will take last Friday's spelling test, so study those words from last week one more time.

HOMEWORK:

For Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday--make sure your book report project is completed. We will take volunteers to present tomorrow, but draw for who will report on Tuesday and Wednesday.

For Thursday, read Chapters 1 and 2 of Amos Fortune (you will receive your book on Wednesday)

For Tuesday, February 22, read Chapters 3 and 4 of Amos Fortune.

SPELLING WORDS: (define the words for extra credit)

1. lingering = continuing to stay

2. conical = shaped like a cone

3. reverence = deep respect or awe

4. rhythmic = having rhythm

5. obeisance = a gesture of respect or reverence, a bow or curtsey

6. reverberations = echoes

7. guttural = throaty sounds

8. incantation = a chanted spell

9. bounded = leaped

10. echoed = a sound that vibrates back to the ear

LITERATURE & HISTORY: Week of February 7-11

Well, it's half-time at the Super Bowl and I thought I'd take this opportunity to post for the week. I hope you've had a nice, long weekend and were able to build something fun out of the snow!

This week, you will continue working on your book reports on the "colonial" story each of you chose. You should be finished reading the whole book by tomorrow, and you will do one last summary of the falling action, ending, any character changes, and solution of the conflict that the protagonist has been in throughout your book.

I just finished reading A Country of Strangers by Conrad Richter, and it is really sad--True Son does come into the story toward the end to help the main character, a girl who is no longer accepted by the Indians or by the whites. It is a great book, and I would recommend it to any of you who want to see the story of the Lenni Lenape continue. I wish there were other books to follow.

Your book report set and costume designs are due a week from tomorrow, on Valentine's Day. Your scripts of either a monologue or dialogue are due on Friday, February 18. However, if possible, could you have those done by Monday, the 14th too? I know that two of you are basically done with everything. You're going to get to write the next play for Chapel while the others finish working on their book reports.

Tomorrow, Monday, be ready to turn in your reading logs from Friday and take last week's spelling test. There is another spelling test this Friday, February 11, but it is short and requires no vocabulary.

In history, you will each be researching one of the Middle Colonies, adding those to your maps, and filling in charts about those 4 colonies. I'm going to ask you, Skylar, to read about and report on Benjamin Franklin of the Pennsylvania Colony.

Below, please find your spelling words. I'll see you tomorrow!

SPELLING for Test on Friday, February 11 (these are random words from a 6th grade list)

1. assignment

2. strategy

3. concentration

4. exercise

5. system

6. consonant

7. dissonant

8. suggestion

Math: 1-31 - 2/4

Monday 1/31 - Ls 64 (1-29 odd)
Tuesday 2/1 - Ls 65 (2-30 even) ***Review is assigned and due Thursday.***
Wednesday 2/2 - Ls 66 (1-29 odd)
Thursday 2/3 - TEST (Ls 60)
Friday 2/4 - Ls 66 (1-29 odd)

Stay warm this week!

~Mrs. R.~