Mrs.Edwards

Week of: May 14- May 18

“I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it.”
~Thomas Aquinas

5th-Grade-News-Flash-5-14-12

Link to ALL PREVIOUS Assignments for Mrs. Edwards

English 5

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
DLR for Tuesday only-due: tomorrow.	DLR for Wednesday only-due: tomorrow.	DLR for Thursday only-due:tomorrow.	DLR for Friday only-due: tomorrow	Read, rest, and play!
Weblinks: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/flashcards.htm
Homework Policy: Homework is usually assigned 4 times/week: Monday- Thursday. Grading is done on a point system. All homework is graded.
Textbook(s) Used: Voyages in English (Loyola Press) Spotlight on Literacy/Vocabulary Workshop
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: Daily Language Review:Week 28 6 Traits Writing: Airborne poetry Grammar: Parts of Speech: prepositions and prepositional phrases Cursive Handwriting

Literature 5

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Daily 6 Traits Writing page 62--due: tomorrow	Red Kayak -Read to end of chapter 11-(quiz-in-class):Wednesday	Final draft of Constellation/Star Myth -due: tomorrow	Red Kayak-read to end of CH 14 -due: tomorrow	Read, rest, and play!
Weblinks:
Homework Policy: Homework is usually assigned 4 times/week: Monday-Thursday. Grading is done on a point system. All homework is graded.
Textbook(s) Used: Spotlight on Literacy (MacMillan/McGraw-Hill)
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: Airborn The Red Kayak

Religion 5F

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Have a conversation with God every day.	A Bible Lesson-due: Friday, 5/18	Have a conversation with God every day.	A Bible Lesson-due: tomorrow	Be kind!
Weblinks: www.findinggod.org
Homework Policy: Homework is usually assigned once a week on Tuesday and due: Friday. The assignment is often a Bible Lesson taken from the weekly Gospel reading or an activity related to the liturgical calendar. Homework is corrected/graded on the basis of accuracy and effort.
Textbook(s) Used: Finding God (Loyola Press)
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: Jesus Sacraments Magis: “Living the Gospel…more consciously, more lovingly, more gratefully” (Louis Savory) Value for May: Compassion Liturgical year timeline:Easter Saint of the Week: Weekly Bible reading/reflection:John 17:11b-19 Creation and Community: 5th Graders for Others: Uganda

English 8

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2nd draft of “Three Most Important Lessons”:-due: tomorrow Vocabulary Unit 15 test-due: tomorrow	No homework tonight	Final draft of “Three Most Important Lessons”:-due: tomorrow	Review for Final Exam	Read, rest, and live MAGIS
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Homework Policy: Homework is usually assigned 4 times/week: Monday- Thursday. Grading is done on a point system. All homework is graded.
Textbook(s) Used: Vocabulary Workshop, Level D (William H. Sadlier, Inc.) ISBN: 0-8215-7119-2;
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: 6 Traits Writing:Organization 6 Traits Writing:5 Most Important Lessons I Learned at HTS Grammar: Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 14

Literature 8

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Malcolm X-Finish book -quiz: Wednesday	Malcolm X- quiz: tomorrow	Review for Final Exam	Review for Final Exam	Read, rest, and live MAGIS.
Weblinks: Practice quizzes for Final Exam: http://www.gradesaver.com/lord-of-the-flies/study-guide/quiz1/ http://www.quia.com/quiz/175533.html http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/quiz.html http://www.gradesaver.com/the-importance-of-being-earnest/study-guide/quiz1/ http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/earnest/quiz.html
Homework Policy: Homework is usually assigned 4 times/week: Monday-Thursday. Grading is done on a point system. All homework is graded.
Textbook(s) Used: Patterns in Literature (Scott, Foresman)Patterns in Literature ISBN: 0-673-27053-X
Curriculum Focus for This Quarter: Lord of the Flies The Importance of Being Earnest Romeo and Juliet Malcolm X