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Homework 12/1/23
 
6th Religion - Today we read the Venture magazine.
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 23,24
*The Critical Juncture Assessment is projected for December 13!
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 47,the Plate Boundary Comparison Chart,48,50,51,52,53.
*The Critical Juncture Assessment will be next Thursday, December 7! You will need to turn in your Plate Boundary Comparison Chart before the Assessment so that I can give you credit for doing it.
 
8th Science - *The End of Unit Assessment is projected for Tuesday, December 12!
 
 
 
Homework 11/30/23
 
6th Religion - Complete the Chapter 4 Review on p. 119. Color The Church Year paper according to the key. Read the Advent chapter on pp. 17-21. Do pp. 18,20,21.
 
6th Science - *The Critical Juncture Assessment is projected for December 13!
 
7th Science - *The Critical Juncture Assessment will be next Thursday, December 7!
 
8th Science - Today we read two articles in Science World and did the Check Your Understanding worksheets for them. The articles are in Google Classroom.
We also read some sections from the Physical Science textbook pp. 38-46 Describing Motion, pp. 47-51 Acceleration.
*The End of Unit Assessment is projected for Tuesday, December 12!
 
 
 
Homework 11/29/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - Today we read two articles in Science World and did the Check Your Understanding worksheets for them. We went over the "POP-ular Snack" one together because of the math involved. The articles are in Google Classroom.
 
7th Science - Today we read two articles in Science World and did the Check Your Understanding worksheets for them. We will go over the "POP-ular Snack" one together on Friday because of the math involved.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 11/28/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. 115,116 and at least half of 119. We will complete p. 119 on Thursday.
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete the Lab activities from last week. Complete IN pp. 93,94
 
 
 
Homework 11/27/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 16,17,18,21
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 39,40,42,43,44,46
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 11/21/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science -
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Today we did Force and Motion quick Labs. We will finish them up next week.
 
 
 
Homework 11/20/23
 
6th Religion - Today we read pp. 114 & 115. We started the activity on p. 115. We will complete it next time.
 
6th Science -  Complete IN pp. 7 (answer the questions for parts 2 & 3 at the bottom of the page where there is blank space),8,10,A1,11,12,13,14,15.
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 33, read & annotate B1-B3,34, 35,37,38. Also fill out the top 2 sections of the plate Boundary Comparison Chart and perhaps check off something ub rgw 3rd section for each type of plate boundary.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 11/17/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science -  
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 82,83,84,85,88,90,91.
 
 
 
Homework 11/16/23
 
6th Religion - Complete p. 113.
 
6th Science -  In the new Metabolism IN, complete pp. 6,
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 21,22,23,24,27,28,29,30,31.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 11/15/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science -  End of Unit Assessment for the Microbiome unit is tomorrow! 
*You will turn in your Microbiome IN on Thursday before the End of Unit Assessment.
 
7th Science - Complete Martian Soil Experiment Lab Report and share with Mrs. Rand
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 74, reread paragraphs 3 & 4 of pp. C2-C3 "Crash",75,76,77, read & annotate pp. D1-D2 "Wrecking Ball",78,80,81.
 
 
 
 
Homework 11/14/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. 110,111
 
6th Science -  End of Unit Assessment for the Microbiome unit is Thursday! 
*You will turn in your Microbiome IN on Thursday before the End of Unit Assessment.
Today we completed the IN pp. 67,68 and 69 & 70 (if you need more room to write). Page 71 should also be done after you read and annotated pp. K1-K2. That was part of Friday's homework.
 
7th Science - Complete Martian Soil Experiment Lab Report and share with Mrs. Rand
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
 
Homework 11/13/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science -  End of Unit Assessment for the Microbiome unit is this Thursday, November 16!
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 66,67,68,69,70,71,72
 
 
 
Homework 11/9/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 64,65,66, read & annotate "Viruses" article pp. K1-K2 and do p. 71. End of Unit Assessment for the Microbiome unit is Thursday, November 16!
 
7th Science - Today we worked on typing up our Martian Soil experiment Lab Report. We will continue this next class.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 11/8/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 63,64.
 
 
 
Homework 11/7/23
 
6th Religion - Today we completed the Unit 1 Review pp. 105-107.
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 60,61,62.
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 18,19,20. Complete note taking for Mars experiment and turn in.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 11/6/23
 
6th Religion - Today we worked on the Unit 1 Review pp. 105-107.
 
6th Science -  
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 62,read & annotate C1-C4, 63
 
 
 
 
Homework 11/3/23
 
6th Religion - 
Remember that I will be collecting Religion books early next week. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
6th Science -  Complete IN pp. 53,54,56,57 or 58,59, read & annotate F1-F2 for B. fragilis OR G1-G2 for L.reuteri.
Next week, INs will be collected for further grading. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 12,13,14,16,17
 
8th Science - 
The Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Monday, November 6! INs will be collected for further grading. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
 
 
Homework 11/2/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. 100,101,103. Start the Unit 1 Review pp. 105-107. The Unit Review isn't homework. We will continue it either tomorrow or Monday.
Remember that I will be collecting Religion books early next week. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
6th Science -  
Next week, INs will be collected for further grading. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Do Lesson 2.5 Review "Color Group" activities. IN pp. 48,49-51[Purple Group],52-54[Blue Group],55-57[Green Group]. Then do pp. 58 and 59.
The Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Monday, November 6! INs will be collected for further grading. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
 
 
Homework 11/1/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science -  IN: look over pp. 44(it may help to look back at pp.41,42,and the article on D1 to understand it),45,read & annotate E1-E2,46,47,48,49,50,51,52. 
*Note that the pages in bold print above are pages where you have to write something. The pages that are not bold printed are to be read carefully because they will help you understand what to do.
Next week, INs will be collected for further grading. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - 
The Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Monday, November 6! INs will be collected for further grading. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
 
 
 
Homework 10/31/23
 
6th Religion - Today we completed pp. 94,95, & 99 in the Religion book.
 
6th Science - Next week, INs will be collected for further grading. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Today we started by discussing the "Designing Wheelchairs" article that we read last week. 
Complete IN pp. 40,42,43,44,45,46
The Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Monday, November 6! INs will be collected for further grading. Make sure that you have been keeping up!
 
 
 
Homework 10/30/23
 
6th Religion - Today before Advisory, we filled out raffle tickets for the pumpkins and submitted them.
 
6th Science - Today we used the microscopes and looked at microscopic organisms!
 
7th Science - Complete Plate Motion unit IN p. 6
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
 
Homework 10/27/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 34,35,36,37 (do the Challenge Mission too!),39,read & annotate B1-B3, 40.
 
 
 
Homework 10/26/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - Somme Woods field trip + finished pumpkin. Worked on IXL recommendations. 
 
7th Science - Somme Woods field trip
 
8th Science - Somme Woods filed trip
 
 
Homework 10/25/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - *Remember that for tomorrow's Somme Woods field trip, you need to wear old clothes (cotton recommended over synthetic materials), dress in layers, wear a hat, wear sturdy shoes, bring a snack and a water bottle!
 
7th Science - *Remember that for tomorrow's Somme Woods field trip, you need to wear old clothes (cotton recommended over synthetic materials), dress in layers, wear a hat, wear sturdy shoes, bring a snack and a water bottle!
 
We completed the following Science World work yesterday. If you didn't complete any of it, it IS homework!!! You will be expected to turn it in to me tomorrow either before or after the field trip.
"Rat Trainer" article and Rethinking Rats worksheet. (I think I have all of these.)
"The Butterfly Brigade" article and the 2 worksheets: Check for Understanding and Butterfly Decline. This is in Google Classroom, but you should have the hard copies of the worksheets.
Remember that the password for Science World access is in the instructions I included in the assignment.
 
8th Science - *Remember that for tomorrow's Somme Woods field trip, you need to wear old clothes (cotton recommended over synthetic materials), dress in layers, wear a hat, wear sturdy shoes, bring a snack and a water bottle!
Complete IN pp. 26,28,29,30,33,34
 
 
 
Homework 10/24/23
 
6th Religion - This morning, we started to decorate our pumpkin.
 
**Mr. D.C.'s Pilsen field trip form and fee should be in by now. The tickets have to be purchased prior to boarding the train!
 
6th Science - Today we read the Science World article called "The Butterfly Brigade" and did the 2 worksheets: Check for Understanding and Butterfly Decline. The article and the worksheets are in Google Classroom, but if you were in class, you have the worksheets. Remember that the password for Science World access is in the instructions I included in the assignment.
 
7th Science - We completed the following Science World work today. If you didn't complete any of it, it IS homework!!!
"Rat Trainer" article and Rethinking Rats worksheet. (I think I have all of these.)
"The Butterfly Brigade" article and the 2 worksheets: Check for Understanding and Butterfly Decline. This is in Google Classroom, but you should have the hard copies of the worksheets.
Remember that the password for Science World access is in the instructions I included in the assignment.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 10/23/23
 
6th Religion - This morning, we brainstormed ideas for our class pumpkin.
 
**Don't forget about Mr. D.C.'s Pilsen field trip form and fee!
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp.  read & annotate A1-A2,19,21,22,23,24
 
 
 
 
Homework 10/20/23
 
6th Religion - Today we read the Venture magazine.
 
**Don't forget about Mr. D.C.'s Pilsen field trip form and fee!
 
6th Science - Please make sure that you complete the What is Restoration? question packet.
We read the Science World article called "Rat Trainer" and did the worksheet about it. If you were absent, I put in Google classroom for you. The instructions in Google Classroom will tell you the
password.
We also did some IXL "recommendations from your teacher" for Science.
 
7th Science - Today, we completed the What is Restoration? question packet, started the process of germinating seeds for our Martian soil experiment, and did some IXL.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 10/19/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. 88,89,91.
 
**Don't forget about Mr. D.C.'s Pilsen field trip form and fee!
 
6th Science - Please make sure that you complete the What is Restoration? question packet.
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - If you missed class today, we wrote a reflection about the Somme Preserves speaker's presentation. It must be at least one side of a page. Write about what you learned from the talk.
If you didn't complete Tuesday's Science World work, you are to complete that for homework. The articles and worksheets are in Google classroom if you need them. In the instructions, I have listed the password.
Then we did more of our Amplify Force and Motion unit: IN pp. 16,17,18
 
 
 
 
Homework 10/18/23
 
6th Religion -
**Don't forget about Mr. D.C.'s Pilsen field trip form and fee!
 
6th Science - Today we wrote a reflection about the Botanic Garden field trip (Pond Life Investigation class, other parts of the day that you enjoyed, what you learned at the Botanic garden yesterday). Then we worked on the questions for the What is Restoration? article.
 
7th Science - Today we wrote a reflection of the Somme Preserves speaker presentation, talked about our Martian soil experiment, and worked on the What is Restoration? question packet.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 10/17/23
 
6th Religion -
*The Somme Woods field trip form(s) and fee is due back on or before THIS Friday, October 20.
**You got Mr. D.C.'s Pilsen field trip form today!
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Today you read a couple of Science World articles and did some work that goes along with those articles. All of it should be done by Wednesday (unless you were absent). There are some IXL recommendations that everyone can do if you complete the Science World work.
 
 
 
Homework 10/16/23
 
6th Religion - The Chicago Botanic Garden field trip is tomorrow! Please dress for the weather (long pants, walking shoes, jacket). You do NOT need to wear your uniform. Please bring your peanut free lunch in a disposable bag, otherwise you will need to carry your lunch bag with you for the remainder of the afternoon after lunch. 
 
*The Somme Woods field trip form(s) and fee is due back on or before THIS Friday, October 20.
**You got Mr. D.C.'s Pilsen field trip form today!
 
6th Science - Today we wrote a reflection about the Somme Preserves Speaker's presentation. Then we worked on the questions for the What is Restoration article.
 
7th Science - We will write a reflection about the Somme Preserves Speaker's presentation. Think of more questions you may have because we will write some of those too. Finally, think of an aspect of this work that you might like to do a project about later in the year.
 
8th Science - We will write a reflection about the Somme Preserves Speaker's presentation. Think of more questions you may have because we will write some of those too. Finally, think of an aspect of this work that you might like to do a project about later in the year.
 
 
 
Homework 10/13/23
 
6th Religion - Today we read the Venture magazine.
The Somme Woods field trip form(s) and fee is due back on or before Friday, October 20.
 
6th Science - We will write a reflection about the Somme Preserves Speaker's presentation next week. Think of more questions you may have because we will write some of those too. Finally, think of an aspect of this work that you might like to do a project about later in the year.
 
7th Science - We will write a reflection about the Somme Preserves Speaker's presentation next week. Think of more questions you may have because we will write some of those too. Finally, think of an aspect of this work that you might like to do a project about later in the year.
 
8th Science - We will write a reflection about the Somme Preserves Speaker's presentation next week. Think of more questions you may have because we will write some of those too. Finally, think of an aspect of this work that you might like to do a project about later in the year.
 
 
 
 
Homework 10/12/23
 
6th Religion - Today we completed the haiku for p. 87 and then started to make a poster of our haiku to decorate the classroom. We will continue to work on the posters another day.
The Somme Woods field trip form(s) and fee is due back on or before Friday, October 20.
 
 
6th Science - Today we read an article called What is Restoration that was put out by the Cook County Forest Preserve District. We did NOT annotate, but we DID start to answer questions in a packet. The packet isn't homework. We'll work on it another day.
 
7th Science - Today we read an article called What is Restoration that was put out by the Cook County Forest Preserve District. We did NOT annotate, but we DID start to answer questions in a packet. The packet isn't homework. We'll work on it another day.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 10/11/23
 
6th Religion - 
The Somme Woods field trip form(s) and fee is due back on or before Friday, October 20.
 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Today we read an article called What is Restoration that was put out by the Cook County Forest Preserve District. We did NOT annotate, but we DID answer a question packet. If you missed class today, you will work on this assignment on Friday.
 
 
 
Homework 10/10/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. 82,83,85, start the Haiku about creation on p. 87.
Chicago Botanic Gardens Field trip permission slip and fee is due BY tomorrow! 
The Somme Woods field trip form is due back on or before Friday, October 20.
Fun, fun, fun!!
 
6th Science - Today we read short articles about the Somme Preserves. We also answered questions about the articles and then shared our information with classmates who read the same articles and then with a classmate who read the different articles.
*If you didn't finish the questions, you MUST complete them for homework!
 
7th Science - Today we read short articles about the Somme Preserves. We also answered questions about the articles and then shared our information with classmates who read the same articles and then with a classmate who read the different articles.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 10/9/23
 
6th Religion - Chicago Botanic Gardens Field trip permission slip and fee is due BY this Wednesday!
The Somme Woods field trip form went home today and is due back on or before Friday, October 20. Fun, fun, fun!!
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - The Geology on Mars IN will be turned in tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 10!
*The End of Unit Assessment is tomorrow, Tuesday, October 10! Go over Vocabulary and Key Concepts that are in your IN!! This assessment will give you a situation that you will need to evaluate and respond to.
 
8th Science - Today we read short articles about the Somme Preserves. We also answered questions about the articles and then shared our information with classmates who read the same articles and then with a classmate who read the different articles.
 
 
 
Homework 10/5/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 55 & 56. Read and annotate C1-C2, D1. The IN will be turned in on Tuesday, Oct. 10!
*The End of Unit Assessment is on Tuesday, October 10! Go over Vocabulary and Key Concepts that are in your IN!! This assessment will give you a situation that you will need to evaluate and respond to.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 10/4/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
*The End of Unit Assessment is on Tuesday, October 10! Go over Vocabulary and Key Concepts that are in your IN!! This assessment will give you a situation that you will need to evaluate and respond to.
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 11,12,13,14.
 
 
 
Homework 10/3/23
 
6th Religion - Complete the final copy of your First Trimester Goals. Complete your Jewish High holy day/holiday poster. 
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 37, read & annotate C1-C2, 38,40, read & annotate D1, 43.
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 49,50,51,53,& 54 Writing a Scientific Argument About the Channel on Mars. Some of you didn't complete your argument in class and it IS homework to finish. We will complete the IN on Thursday. 
*The End of Unit Assessment is on Tuesday, October 10! Go over Vocabulary and Key Concepts that are in your IN!! This assessment will give you a situation that you will need to evaluate and respond to.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 10/2/23
 
6th Religion - Write 1st Trimester Goals. We will write a final, beautiful copy tomorrow. We will also complete the Jewish holiday posters tomorrow. If either of these things aren't completed tomorrow, they will both be for homework. 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Force and Motion Unit - Complete IN pp. 6,7,8,9 & separate Homework sheet for Lesson 1.5.
 
 
 
 
Homework 9/29/23
 
6th Religion - Today there were CTC events during Religion class.
 
6th Science - Today we completed the Common Myths Busted Check for Understanding paper (you have this already) and started on the True or False paper about the same article. I put the True or False paper in Google Classroom along with the article for those of you who missed class today. You will need to print a copy of the worksheet for yourself, or write your answers on paper. I can give you a physical copy of the worksheet when you are back at school. (The second worksheet is just for information. It is called "page 2" in the directions.)
 
7th Science - Today we completed the True or False paper from the Common Myths, Busted article.
 
8th Science - 
*The End of Unit Assessment for the Harnessing Human Energy unit will be on Monday, October 2nd! The assessment is only one page where you are given a situation and you need to answer about 4 questions about it. This shouldn't take you very long, maybe 30 minutes at the most.
Our next unit is called Force and Motion.
 
 
 
 

Homework 9/28/23
 
6th Religion - Today we worked on our Jewish High holy day/holiday poster.
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 58,59,61,62.
*The End of Unit Assessment for the Harnessing Human Energy unit will be on Monday, October 2nd! The assessment is only one page where you are given a situation and you need to answer about 4 questions about it. This shouldn't take you very long, maybe 30 minutes at the most.
Our next unit is called Force and Motion.
 
 
 
Homework 9/27/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. B1-B2 rereading certain sections, 32,33,35
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 42,43,44,45,46,47.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 9/26/23
 
6th Religion - Complete p. 79 Chapter 1 Review.
We also picked the cards for the Jewish High holy days/holidays posters. We started to work on the posters today.
 
6th Science -
 
7th Science -
 
8th Science - Today we did work from the latest issue of Science World: Check Your Understanding from the "Digging into Minecraft" article and Check Your Understanding from the article called "Common Myths Busted". Then we did the True or False page.

*We also turned in our INs.
 
 
 
Homework 9/25/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. 73,75,77.
 
6th Science - Today we did work from the latest issue of Science World: Check Your Understanding from the "Digging into Minecraft" article and some people started the Check Your Understanding from the article called "Common Myths Busted".  *Both articles were put into Google Classroom for you to read if you need to look at them.
*We also turned in our INs.
 
7th Science - Today we did work from the latest issue of Science World: Check Your Understanding from the "Digging into Minecraft" article and Check Your Understanding from the article called "Common Myths Busted". Then we started the True or False page. The True or False page is NOT homework, but the other two pages are.
*We also turned in our INs.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 9/21/23
 
6th Religion - Today we read the first issue of the Venture magazine.
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Finish your Energy System Design model that will help the rescue team capture energy to use on rescue missions. Make sure that IN pp. 53,54,55,56 are complete.
 
 
 
Homework 9/20/23
 
6th Religion - Finish your notes on the following Jewish high Holy days and holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Ten Days of Repentance, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Passover (Pesach), Purim. They are due tomorrow. The notes can be written on paper or you can do them on a Google doc. The Google doc will need to be shared with me. The website for researching is www.chabad.org. Notes will need to be turned in so that you get credit! 
*Remember that it is one of the Archdiocesan goals to learn about other faiths. We have much in common with the Jewish people! Since Jesus was Jewish, we need to understand the holidays that were part of His life.
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 29,30,31.
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 38,39,40.
 
8th Science - *Remember to bring anything you need from home for your design project! We will work on it tomorrow!
 
 
 
 
Homework 9/19/23
 
6th Religion - Remember that tomorrow is our mass!
Finish your notes on the following Jewish high Holy days and holidays: Rosh Hashanah, Ten Days of Repentance, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Passover (Pesach), Purim. They are due on Thursday. The notes can be written on paper or you can do them on a Google doc. The website is www.chabad.org. 
Either way, they will need to be turned in so that you get credit! 
*Remember that it is one of the Archdiocesan goals to learn about other faiths. We have much in common with the Jewish people! Since Jesus was Jewish, we need to understand the holidays that were part of His life.
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 48,49,51. Work on pp. 52,53,54 in your groups and begin to do a build of your model. We will also take time during our next class to finish building our models. Bring anything from home that you need to finish your model building!
 
 
 
Homework 9/18/23
 
6th Religion - Remember that Wednesday is our mass!
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 18,19,20,21,22,25, read & annotate B1-B3,27.
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 27,28,29,31,32,33,34,35.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 9/15/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. 70,71
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 39,40,41,42,43,46, read & annotate C1-C2, choose another article from the "C" pages and read & annotate it,47.
 
 
 
Homework 9/14/23
 
6th Religion - Complete the Kerygma sheet if you didn't finish it in class. We also completed the Kerygma "test" paper that we did together. You should have turned that in.
 
***For tomorrow's Advisory, bring in a picture of something joyful you did in the last 6 months. 
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp.  read & annotate A1-A4,16.
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 20, read & annotate B1-B2,22,23,25,26, write some quick observations on p. 27 and make a quick sketch on p. 28. We will complete pp. 27 & 28 next class.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 9/13/23
 
6th Religion - Think of an experience you have had with another person that changed you or made a big impression on you. We will fill out the rest of the Kerygma sheet tomorrow.
 
***For Friday's Advisory, bring in a picture of something joyful you did in the last 6 months. 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 32,33,34,35,36, read & annotate B1-B2,37.
 
 
 
Homework 9/12/23
 
6th Religion - Mass is tomorrow. Mass shoes are required!
Complete pp. 3 and 6. Think of an experience you have had with another person that changed you or made a big impression on you. We will fill out the rest of the Kerygma sheet on Thursday.
***For Friday's Advisory, bring in a picture of something joyful you did in the last 6 months.
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 13,14,15 
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 12,14,15,16
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 9/11/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. K7 & K9
***For next Friday's Advisory, bring in a picture of something joyful you did in the last 6 months.
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 9/8/23
 
6th Religion - Complete pp. K3,K5,K6.
***For next Friday's Advisory, bring in a picture of something joyful you did in the last 6 months.
 
6th Science - Complete IN pp. 8,9,11
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 8, read & annotate A1-A2,9,11
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 9/7/23
 
6th Religion - Your beautifully colored Bible "bookmark" is due tomorrow!
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. Read & annotate A1-A3, 24,27,28,29,30.
 
 
 
Homework 9/6/23
 
6th Religion - If you haven't chosen your favorite Bible verse/story to illustrate on your Bible "bookmark", please do so for tomorrow. Some are already done with this project!
 
6th Science - Complete IN p. 6
 
7th Science - Complete IN pp. 6 & 7.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 9/5/23
 
6th Religion - If you haven't chosen your favorite Bible verse/story to illustrate on your Bible "bookmark", please do so for tomorrow. Some are already done with this project!
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 12,13,14,16,18,19,20.
 
 
 
Homework 9/1/23
 
6th Religion - Complete the Cross activity and the Family Crest. 
 
6th Science - Today, we completed the Human Skeleton sheet and the Lab Safety sheet.
 
7th Science - Today, we completed the 2 Lab Safety worksheets.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 8/31/23
 
6th Religion - Variaday is tomorrow! It's a free one, so you do not have to bring 50 cents. Please be sure to follow the guidelines in the handbook.
Please remember that CTC forms are due tomorrow!
Picture Day forms went home today.
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Complete IN pp. 7,8,10.
 
 
 
Homework 8/30/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - Today we did the Science World pages called You Decide, and Viper Anatomy. If you didn't complete any of those, please complete them for our next class. On Friday, we will complete the Human Skeleton sheet.
 
7th Science - Today we completed the Science World Viper Anatomy sheet and the Human Skeleton sheet. If you didn't complete them, they are homework due by our next class.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 8/29/23
 
6th Religion - Bring Mass shoes for tomorrow!!
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science -
 
8th Science - Today we completed the Science World Human Skeleton sheet and did two Lab Safety review sheets. They should be completed and turned in!
 
 
 
Homework 8/28/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - Today we completed some Science World pages: Brought to Life, and
You Decide. If you didn't finish, please finish for our next class. I put the article in Google Classroom if you need to look at it. 
*Please accept the Google Classroom invitation I sent to you if you haven't already!
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 8/25/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - *Please accept the Google Classroom invitation I sent to you.
 
8th Science - Today we completed some more Science World pages: Brought to Life, You Decide, and Viper Anatomy. 
 
 
 
Homework 8/24/23
 
6th Religion - 
 
6th Science - 
Today we read the "Modern-day Mammoths" article from Science World. We did the worksheet called Check for Understanding that you should have turned in. 
 
7th Science - *Please accept the Google Classroom invitation I sent to you.
Today we read the "Modern-day Mammoths" article from Science World. We did the worksheets called Check for Understanding and Where Mammoths Roamed. Please complete anything you didn't finish for our next class which will be on Monday.
 
8th Science - 
 
 
 
Homework 8/23/23
 
6th Religion - Welcome to Jr. High (Middle School)!!!
 
6th Science - 
 
7th Science - 
 
8th Science - Today we read the "Modern-day Mammoths" article from Science World. We did the worksheets called Check for Understanding and Where Mammoths Roamed. Those should be turned in.
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Homework 4/19/22
 
6th Religion-  Complete Triduum chapter pp. 42,43. Complete Easter/Witnesses chapter pp. 49,50.
 
6th Science- Earth month activities: you should have completed the Check Your Understanding paper. We will continue the other paper in one of our next classes. 
*Bring anything that is needed to work on the Earth Day project!!
 
7th Science- Complete IN pp. 124,126,127,128. Look over the entire IN to be sure that you have kept up with ALL pages. 
 You can start preparing for the End of Unit Assessment now! It will be next week on Wednesday, April 27! 
 
8th Science-

Homework 4/8/22
 
6th Religion-  
Practice your Stations of the Cross part(s). We will be leading the school on Tuesday, April 12.
 
6th Science- Complete any Science World or BrainPop work from before Spring Break. Everything is in Google Classroom. If you need to finish BrainPop work, I hope you took a sheet off of my computer table!
In your Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate IN, complete pp. 78,79,82, read & annotate E1-E3 "The Gulf Stream: a Current That Helped Win a War",83.
 
7th Science- Complete the Science World work from before Spring Break. This work was due today and is now late if you haven't turned it all in. 
The project for Silent Spring (Women's History month) should be finished and turned in as well as the packet.
 
8th Science-  Complete IN pp. 31,32,34,35, read & annotate C1-C6,36.

Homework 4/7/22
 
6th Religion-  
Practice your Stations of the Cross part(s). We will be leading the school on Tuesday, April 12.
 
6th Science- Complete any Science World or BrainPop work from before Spring Break. Everything is in Google Classroom. If you need to finish BrainPop work, I hope you took a sheet off of my computer table!
In your Oceans, Atmosphere and Climate IN, complete pp. 78,79,82, read & annotate E1-E3 "The Gulf Stream: a Current That Helped Win a War",83.
 
7th Science- Complete the Science World work from before Spring Break. This work was due today and is now late if you haven't turned it all in. 
The project for Silent Spring (Women's History month) should be finished and turned in as well as the packet.
 
8th Science-  
 
 
 
Homework 4/6/22
 
6th Religion-  
Practice your Stations of the Cross part(s). We will be leading the school on Tuesday, April 12.
 
6th Science- 
 
7th Science- Complete the Science World work from before Spring Break. Many of you completed most of the pages, but some of you need to catch up. The paper from "Satellite Hub", the 2 papers from "Ice Towers", the 2 papers from "Bringing Back Oysters".
These are due on Thursday! 
Then we will complete the project that goes with the DVD "Silent Spring".
 
8th Science-  Complete IN pp. 21,22,23,24,25,26,29,30

Homework 3/21/22
 
6th Religion-  Complete pp. 294,295.
 
6th Science- As per our conversation on Friday, watch 3 of the Women Scientist BrainPop movies and do the worksheet that goes with who you choose. User name= stnorbert, password= school. 
*If you went on vacation early, you will need to watch the video and then print off your own copy of the BrainPop worksheet from BrainPop. You may choose from the following scientists: Ada Lovelace, Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, Sally Ride, Wangari Maathai, Grace Hopper, Rachel Carson. 
 
7th Science- Practice your part for Stations of the Cross. We will be leading the whole school in this on Tuesday, April 5.
 
8th Science-  Women in Science projects will be due on Thursday, March 24. 

Homework 3/18/22
 
6th Religion-  Complete the St. Joseph worksheet if you didn't finish it in class.
 
6th Science- We will continue our Women in Science activities on Monday.
 
7th Science- Complete the Science World worksheets: Think and Reflect and Women at Work. We will continue the DVD Rachel Carson's Silent Spring next week on Monday. 
 
8th Science- Our Women in Science projects will be due on Thursday, March 24. On Tuesday, March 21, we will start our new Amplify unit called Evolutionary History.

Homework 3/15/22
 
6th Religion- Complete pp. 287,288
 
6th Science- Complete IN pp. D1-D2,66,67,68,69,D3,70,71,72,73,D4,74,75,76,77.
 
7th Science- Complete IN pp. 94,95,96,97 or 98, 99,100,101.
 
8th Science-Complete the DVD worksheet about the program DNA: The Secret of Photo 51.
We will work on our Women scientist projects on Wednesday for the entire block of 80 minutes. Bring what you need to WORK!
If you didn't complete the Science World papers called Think and Reflect and Women at Work, they are past

Homework 3/14/22
 
6th Religion- Complete pp. 277,279,282,283,285.
 
6th Science- 
 
7th Science- 
 
8th Science-Complete the DVD worksheet about the program DNA: The Secret of Photo 51.
We will work on our Women scientist projects on Wednesday for the entire block of 80 minutes. Bring what you need to WORK!
If you didn't complete the Science World papers called Think and Reflect and Women at Work, they are past due! 

Homework 3/10/22
 
6th Religion- We read the Venture.
 
6th Science- 
 
7th Science- Complete IN pp. 89,E1-E2,90,92,93. We will write an argument next class.
 
8th Science- Complete the Science World papers called Think and Reflect and Women at Work. We will work on our Women scientist projects for part of the time on Monday.

Homework 3/7/22
 
6th Religion-  Complete Unit 5 Review pp. 265-267.
 
6th Science- 
***Critical Juncture Assessment will be tomorrow, March 8!
 
7th Science- 
 
8th Science- We'll complete the Think and Reflect Science World paper on Wednesday. 
 
 
Nature Appreciation 2- 

Homework 3/4/22
 
6th Religion-  Today we read the Venture.
 
6th Science- In Amplify Science, complete IN pp. 60,61,62,63, read & annotate C1-C2,64.
Read Science World article "Warmth from Within", watch the embedded video, and do the sheet called Read and Watch. (The Science World assignment is posted in Google Classroom.)
***Critical Juncture Assessment will be on Tuesday, March 8!
 
7th Science- Complete IN pp. 68,69,70,71,72,73,76,D1-D3,77,79,80.
 
8th Science- 
***The End of Unit Assessment for Natural Selection unit will be on Monday, March 7! 
 
Nature Appreciation 2- Thank you for being in the class! I hope to see you all next year in another of the Nature Appreciation courses!

Homework 3/1/22
 
6th Religion-  Complete pp. 34,35 of the Lent chapter. Make sure you have your dress shoes for the Prayer Service tomorrow.
 
6th Science- 
 
7th Science- 
 
8th Science- Complete IN pp. 123, annotate the Evidence cards A-F, 125, sort the evidence cards on the Argument Organizer sheets, discuss what's on p.  with a partner,126,129,130.
*If you didn't complete the How to Make a Venomous Cabbage sheet or the How the Heart Works Science World sheet, you MUST complete those and turn them in! The Science World article is in Google Classroom if you need to look at it. The end of the trimester is Friday!
 
Nature Appreciation 2-

Homework 2/28/22
 
6th Religion-  Complete pp. 260,261,263.
 
6th Science- Complete IN pp. 42,The Ocean in Motion article paragraphs 4,5,6 + the maps. Look for an answer to the following question: "Other than latitude, what else affects ocean surface temperature?", then do p. 43,44,45,46,48,49,50
 
7th Science- Complete IN pp. 54,55,56,57,58,59,60. Complete the Science World Read and Write paper about the sea otters from last week if you didn't finish it last class.
 
8th Science- 
 
Nature Appreciation 2- 

Homework 2/25/22
 
6th Religion-  
 
6th Science- 
 
7th Science- 
 
8th Science- Complete IN pp. 109,110,111,112,113,114,115, read & annotate J1-J2, 116,117,118,119. Work on the Science World How the Heart Works sheet.
 
Nature Appreciation 2- Next week we will complete our Winter/Spring artwork and talk a bit about migration. We will also take nature walks if weather permits!

Homework 2/22/22
 
6th Religion- 
 
6th Science- Complete IN pp. 22,23,24,26,{27,28,29}.
 
7th Science- Complete IN pp. 47,48,49, write and share routine paper,50,51,52.
***Critical Juncture Assessment will be Thursday, February 24!
 
8th Science- 
 
Nature Appreciation 2- 

Homework 2/18/22
 
6th Religion- Read Venture magazine
 
6th Science- 
 
7th Science- Critical Juncture Assessment will be next Thursday, February 24!
 
8th Science- Complete IN pp. 96, read & annotate H1-H2 as well as one of the other chapters in the "H" pages. Then do pp. 97,98,99.
 
Nature Appreciation 2-