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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-