Welcome Back To School!!    2020-2021 School Year
ELA Standards: RI  6.1 Cite text evidence
RL. 6.1  Cite text evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI.6.2  Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details


I want to welcome everyone back to school.  I am so excited to begin this new journey with all of you.  Together anything is achievable!  We had a great start to the new school year. 

--Parents please download all forms from this website and return to me as soon as you can.  The Covid safety form must be handed in to me the next day you are due into school.  
--Please be on the look out tomorrow for an email with a Zoom link for Monday.  I will be sending this link to the Burgundy and full Remote students only.  
--Please complete the emergency card and All About Me Posters.  
--I suggested to all students to have  small hand sanitizer and their own tissues daily.  
--Cover all workbooks that will be sent home with contact paper.
--All students will need 6 marble notebooks by Friday.  

I know this is a new start to the school year, as always we will get through it together.  Thank you in advance for you patience.  
Mrs. Ritchie


HOMEWORK   9-14
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE LOGGED INTO YOUR GOOGLE CLASSROOM ACCOUNTS.  HERE ARE YOU CLASS CODES:
GRADE 6 SOCIAL GDTYS3P
GRADE 6 ELA        TBQXCJS

GRADE 7 ELA        3YBH66G
GRADE 7 SOCIAL  7RIDXAY

GRADE 8 SOCIAL 67HN14G
GRADE 8 ELA        K23IBHT


ELA  GRADE 6-  FINISH WRITING PROMPT WHICH CHARACTER DO YOU RELATE TO IN "A NIGHT DIVIDED" AND COMPLETE THE READWORKS EXCERPT "ALWAYS REMEMBER" AND SUBMIT.

ELA GRADE 7-  ANSWER THE QUESTION ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM-- WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR 7TH GRADE?
COMPLETE THE READWORKS ASSIGNMENT "ALWAYS REMEMBER" AND SUBMIT.

ELA GRADE 8-  ANSWER THE QUESTION ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM-- WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR 8TH GRADE?
COMPLETE THE READWORKS ASSIGNMENT "ALWAYS REMEMBER"

PLEASE CHECK GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR THE ZOOM LINK FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE REMOTE TOMORROW.








SEPTEMBER 15TH


Grade 6 Social-  define the following terms into your notebook:
anthropology
prehistory
archaeologist
hunter-gatherer
fossil
geologist

Grade 6 ELA-  Please complete readworks "Jamie"  and submit

Grade 7 ELA- finish Readworks assignment "A Strong Opinion"

Grade 8 -  Please complete and "Pigman" chapter 1 and 2 worksheet due Thursday

                                         HOMEWORK 9/16

-- PLEASE BRING IN A BOOK TO READ.  STUDENTS WILL BE USING THESE AT THE END OF THE DAY BEFORE DISMISSAL.
-- BRING IN ALL FORMS.
--ALL SUMMER WORK IS DUE IN MONDAY 9/21.

GRADE 6 ELA- SUMMER WORK DUE MONDAY 9/21
               SOCIAL- WORKBOOK PAGES 12,13

GRADE 7 ELA/SOCIAL--  COMPREHENSION CHECK TOPIC 1 LESSON 1 QUESTIONS 1-4 IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

GRADE 8 ELA- COMPLETE "PIGMAN" REVIEW WORKSHEET ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 


                                         HOMEWORK 9/17

GRADE 6 ELA-  BURGUNDY GROUP PLEASE BE READY TO COMPLETE YOUR SUMMER PROJECT IN CLASS

GRADE 6 SOCIAL-  WORKBOOK PAGES 14,15

GRADE 7 ELA-  COMPLETE WORKBOOK PAGE 13 TOPIC 1 

GRADE 8 ELA-  COMPLETE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM CHAPTER 3,4 REVIEW SHEETS FOR "PIGMAN"



                                                HOMEWORK 9/21

GRADE 6   ELA-  PART 3 NOUNS SINGULAR AND PLURAL IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
bURGUNDY GROUP WILL PRESENT PERSONAL NARRATIVES TOMORROW
                     SOCIAL- WORKBOOK PAGE 17

GRADE 7    ELA-  GRAMMAR EXCERSISE 2 WRITE SENTENCES WITH ANSWERS IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
                     SOCIAL- WORKBOOK PAGE 16

GRADE 8    ELA-  CHAPTERS 9 AND 10 "PIGMAN"  ANSWER COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS IN YOUR NOTEBBOK.  THE TEST WILL BE ON THURSDAY.

      
                                              HOMEWORK 9-22
GRADE 6 ELA-  WRITE A FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE USING AT LEAST 10 NOUNS.  MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS IN YOUR ESSAY.


GRADE 7 ELA-  EXCERSISE 2 PLURAL NOUNS 
RATE THE NOVEL "GATHERING BLUE" FROM 1 TO 4 STARS.  WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THE BOOK?  WHY OR WHY NOT?  USE TEXT EVIDENCE

GRADE 8 ELA- COMPLETE CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS "PIGMAN" CHAPTERS 13-15
"PIGMAN" EXAM THURSDAY 

                                    HOMEWORK 9/23
Grade 6 ELA:  Direct Onject Excersise 1 in notebook
Vocabulary words in a sentence or paragraph.  Use all ten words.

 

Grade 7 Ela:  Excersise 1 Identify subject of each sentence write the sentences.
 Annotate pages 13, 14 My Perspectives why her mother wants a better life and how her past expseriences aide in that decision

Grade 8 :  ELA :  "The Pigman"  summer test tomorrow.  Please review comprehension questions covered in class and literary terms.
Social:  Lesson 2 Answer Comprehension Check questions 1,2,3 (Radical Reconstruction)

                                    HOMEWORK  9/24

GRADE 6 ELA:  VOCABULARY PAGE 16 
MY PERSPECTIVES COMPLETE SUMMARY "WAGON TRAIN AT DUSK"

GRADE 7 ELA:  MY PERSPECTIVES  ANNOTATE PAGES 20-23
VOCABULARY PAGES 15,16

GRADE 8 ELA:  PLEASE BRING IN ALL MATERIALS TO CREATE YOUR PROJECT FOR "LORD OF THE FLIES"  

                                             HOMEWORK 9/28

GRADE 6 ELA:  VOCABULARY PAGES 20,21
EXCERSISES 3 AND 4 REVIEW OF SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS 
EXCERSISE 3 STARTS WITH:  The treasure hunter discovered the jewels on a sunken ship.
Quiz Wednesday on nouns, singular and plural



Grade 7 ELA:  vocabulary pages 18,19 
My Perspectives page 25 answer questions 3,4,5  use the RACE strategy 
Grade 7  Social:  Decide which Native American tribe you would like to research and present using a slide show.  Use the template to guide your decision and choice of slides you would like to present.


Grade 8 :  ELA vocabulary page 17 and use each vocabulary word in a sentence correctly.
Finish working on "Lord of the Flies" project your will present the project to the class tomorrow.

Grade 8:  Answer the following question in your notebook:
What is Reconstruction?  What was the purpose of Reconstruction?  

                                 HOMEWORK 9/29

 GRADE 6     ELA:  GRAMMAR QUIZ ON NOUNS TOMORROW
VOCABULARY PAGES 22,23

GRADE 7    ELA:  MY PERSPECTIVES   PAGE  27 QUESTIONS 1-5  PLEASE ANSWER IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
                     GRAMMAR QUIZ TOMORROW ON NOUNS SINGULAR AND PLURAL

GRADE 8 ELA/SOCIAL:  RECONSTRUCTION WORKSHEETS PAGES 242-245 
YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE THE FOLDABLE ASIGNMENT ON PAGE 244.  EVERYTHING MUST BE COMPLETED.

                                               HOMEWORK 9/30


GRADE 6 ELA:  MY PERSPECTIVES ANNOTATE PAGES 14-16  
                 SOCIAL:  WRITE AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 5,6 PAGE 26 INTO YOUR SOICAL STUDIES NOTEBOOK

GRADE 7 ELA:   MY PERSPECTIVES PAGE 28 WRITE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK
                SOCIAL:  WORKING ON YOUR NATIVE AMERICAN SLIDE SHOW DUE THURSDAY 10/8

GRADE 8 ELA:  VOABULARY PAGES 20,21 AND COMPLETE MY PERSPECTIVES PAGES 15,16,17  ANNOTATE THE TEXT ON THE SIDE BAR