Homework Summary - Wednesday 12/16

Grade 6:
Religion -
- What were some of the things the Egyptians made the Israelite do?
- In your own words describe what "honored guests" mean to you.
- Complete classwork activity

Grade 7:
Religion -
- What is one way you can thank the Holy Spirit for strength and guidance?
- What was God's plan of salvation?

Homework Summary - Tuesday 12/15

Grade 6:
Social Studies -
- How was Greece's geography different from that of other early civilizations?
- How did Greece's geography affect its development?
- Complete map of Greece

Grade 7:
Social Studies -
- Answer questions 1-6 on page 139

Homework Summary - Monday 12/14

Grade 7:

Religion -

- As the third Person of the Blessed Trinity, how is the Holy Spirit often referred as?

- What are some examples of the Holy Spirit bringing to all creation in the Old Testament?

- What was God's plan, as told by the prophets?

Homework Summary - Friday 12/11

Grade 6:
Religion -
How was Jacob's family treated when they arrived in Egypt?
Why did the Israelite become slaves?
Religion test signed by parent/guardian

Social Studies -

Grade 7:
Religion -
When have you experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit recently?

Social Studies - No homework

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies - No homework

Homework Summary - Thursday 12/10

Grade 7
Religion - Test signed by parent/guardian

Social Studies - Quiz signed by parent/guardian

Spelling - Independent Practice 1-12. Work will be graded. Make sure all work is done in Spelling notebook.

Link to the questions (definitions)

Note: We did not switch today (Grades 6, 8)

Homework Summary - Wednesday 12/9

Grade 6:
Religion -
How was Jacob's family treated when they arrived in Egypt?
Why did the Israelite become slaves?

Social Studies -
You are a farmer in ancient Greece. Write a letter to your brother or sister who has moved to a Greek city. Explain the problems you have faced in raising this year's crop.
Have quiz signed by parent

Grade 7:
Religion -
Study for exam tomorrow (Chapter 5)

Social Studies -
Study for quiz tomorrow (Chapter 5 - Section 1)

Grade 8:
Religion -
As Catholics what are some forms of violence that are always wrong and why?

Social Studies -
Page 533. Answer the 4 questions

Homework Summary - Tuesday 12/8

Grade 6:
Religion -
Mary accepted God's plan of salvation. Write a prayer telling God that you accept the salvation that he offers.

Social Studies - No homework (Feast of Immaculate Conception lesson)

Grade 7:
Religion -
Mary accepted God's plan of salvation. Write a prayer telling God that you accept the salvation that he offers.

Social Studies - No homework (Feast of Immaculate Conception lesson)

Grade 8:
Religion -
Mary accepted God's plan of salvation. Write a prayer telling God that you accept the salvation that he offers.

Social Studies - No homework (Feast of Immaculate Conception lesson)

Homework Summary - Monday 12/7

Grade 6:
Religion - Study for exam (tomorrow)

Social Studies - No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
What is the definition of the Word of God?
How does reading the Gospel of John help us to know about God's love for us?

Social Studies -
Complete the Reading Strategy chart on page 132 in your notebook. You may submit online

Spelling - Study for exam (tomorrow)

Grade 8:
Religion -
What is the fourth commandment?
What are some ways we live out the fourth commandment?
How did Jesus live out the fourth commandment?

Social Studies -
How did the discovery of precious metals in the West help to settle that part of the country?

Homework Summary - Thursday 12/3

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies - No homework (quiz today)

Grade 7:
Religion -
Decide on a way to tell others the good news of Jesus Christ this week. For example, it might be a blog online, or a letter, or perhaps a persuasive writing essay. Be descriptive.

Social Studies - No homework

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies -
Why was it impossible for most individual miners to get rich from the Pikes Peak gold discovery in Colorado?

Homework Summary - Wednesday 12/2

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies -
Complete today's classwork activity

Grade 7:
Religion -
Use the Faith Words synoptic Gospels, parable, and Gentile in a short story about how the synoptic Gospels strengthen our faith in and love for Jesus.

Social Studies - No homework (Spelling test today)

Grade 8:
Religion -
How does the Church show that Advent is a season of penance?
How long is the season of Advent?

Social Studies - No homework

Homework Summary - Tuesday 12/1

Grade 6:
Religion -
In Joseph's story what did the fulfillment of dreams symbolize?
In Joseph's story what was God's plan?
What does reconciliation mean?

Social Studies -
Write an essay about one of the crops grown in the Indus Valley. Include how the crop is grown and used past and present.
Have the test signed by parent/guardian

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework (Art class)

Social Studies -
Write a letter to the editor of a colonial newspaper in which you attempt to persuade fellow colonists to boycott British goods.

Spelling -
Study for exam (Unit 11)

Grade 8:
Religion -
Complete the Advent ACTIVITY found on page 277 IN YOUR NOTEBOOK (not the workbook)
test signed by parent

Social Studies - No homework (exam today)

Homework Summary - Monday 11/30

Grade 6:
Religion -
What can we learn from the story of Jacob?
What is the significance of God's changing Jacob's name to Israel?

Social Studies -
What is the highest peak in the Himalayas mountains?
What are the seven continents?
What is the definition of subcontinent?

Grade 7:
Religion -
What are the synoptic Gospels?
How do we see Jesus in the synoptic Gospels?

Social Studies -
Questions 1-4 on page 135. You may submit your homework online.
Parent/Guardian signature - Chapter 4 test

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework (exam today)

Social Studies - No homework (exam today)

Homework Summary - Tuesday 11/24

Grade 6:
Religion -
Why is having faith in God important to us today?
Why does God tests us?

Social Studies - No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
How do we meet Jesus when we listen to the Gospels?
What does the word gospel mean?

Social Studies - No homework (exam today)

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework (no switch)

Social Studies - No homework (no switch)

Homework Summary - Friday 11/20

Grade 6:
Religion -
What were the terms of the covenant that God made with Abraham?
What does the story of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac teach us?

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
No homework

Social Studies -
Study for exam - Chapter 4 (Monday); open-book

Grade 8:
Religion -
What is one way you will be merciful this week?

Social Studies -
Study for exam - Chapter 17 (Monday); open-book

Class Dojo Student of the Week!

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Homework Summary - Thursday 11/19

Grade 6:
Religion -
Whose story is told in Genesis, chapters 12-50?
Describe the lifestyle of the people.
How did the people survive?
Describe the role of a walled city.
Why did the Canaanite welcome God's family?

Social Studies -
How is the Indus River like the Nile River?
How many harvests could Indus Valley farmers expect each year?

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies - No homework (Music class)

Spelling -
Study for Unit 10 exam (tomorrow)

Grade 8:
Religion -
In the Old Testament, what does God remind the Israelite?
In which Gospels do we find the story of the rich young man and Jesus?
In Luke 6:36, what word is perfect replaced by?
Exam postponed (Monday - see calendar)

Social Studies - Study for exam (postponed until Monday - see calendar)

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework (exam today)

Social Studies - Study for exam (Wednesday)

Grade 7:
Religion - Parent signature (test)

Social Studies - Activity Workbook, page 17-18

Grade 8:
Religion - Study for exam (Wednesday)

Social Studies - Workbook, page 43-44. Study for quiz (Wednesday)

Class Dojo - Student of the Week!
Raymond Chen - Grade 7

Homework Summary - Friday 11/13

Grade 6:
Religion -
Study for exam - Chapter 4 (Monday)

Social Studies -
Write a paragraph describing what you might see on a walk through Meroe.
Homework signed by parent/guardian

Grade 7:
Religion -
Study for exam - Chapter 4 (Monday)

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 8:
Religion -
No homework

Social Studies -
No homework

Homework Summary - Monday 11/9

Grade 6:
Religion -
What does the story of the Tower of Babel symbolize?
What does the tower in the story symbolize?

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
What is Providence?
Why do you think Jesus healed those that were suffering?

Social Studies -
Under mercantilism, who controlled trade and who supplied raw materials?
How did the Magna Carta affect government in the colonies?
What was the impact of the Great Awakening?

Grade 8:
Religion -
No homework

Social Studies -
Why did laws to control the Ku Klux Klan have little effect?
How did sharecroppers get land to farm?

Homework Summary - Friday 11/6

Grade 6:
Religion -
No homework (no switch)

Social Studies -
No homework (no switch)

Grade 7:
Religion -

1. How can we show God we are thankful for his mercy and love?
2. What are the two parts of the Ten Commandments called?
3. In your own words, what does the first commandment mean to you?

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 8:
Religion -
No homework (TACHS exam)

Social Studies -
No homework (TACHS exam)

Homework Summary - Thursday 11/5

Grade 6:
Religion -
Look through local newspapers and research local community groups to identify people in the community who promote justice and understanding among different religious and ethnic groups.

Write an essay. Due Monday, November 9

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
No homework

Social Studies -
Imagine you live in New England in the 1750's and are visiting cousins on a farm in the  Carolinas. Write a letter to a friend at home describing your visit to the farm.

Spelling -
Study for exam tomorrow

Grade 8:
Religion -
No homework

Social Studies -
No homework

Homework Summary - Wednesday 11/4

Grade 6:
Religion -
What is the symbolism of the rainbow?
What does the ark represent?

Project -
Look through local newspapers and research local community groups to identify people in the community who promote justice and understanding among different religious and ethnic groups.

Write an essay. Due Monday, November 9

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
Fill in the speech bubbles ACTIVITY on page 45. Write the questions!

Social Studies -
Answer questions 1-6 on page 106. Do not write the questions, only answer using complete sentences.

Grade 8:
Religion -
Write five (5) facts about today's lesson

Social Studies -
Answer the Geography Skills questions on page 507. Write the questions!

Homework Summary - Tuesday 11/3

Grade 6:
Religion -
Study for quiz (tomorrow)
Parent signature on test

Social Studies -
Writing assignment on page 95 (second, bottom right)
Parent signature on test

Grade 7:
Religion -
No homework (art class today)

Social Studies -
No homework (Spelling test today)

Grade 8:
Religion -
No homework (double period of SS)

Social Studies -
Interdisciplinary Activity on page 508

Homework Summary - Monday 11/2

Grade 6:
Religion -
What are the four levels on which the Cain and Abel story can be understood?
What does the biblical author want us to realize through the rejection of Cain's gift?

Social Studies -
Write a journal entry for an ancient Egyptian farmer. Mention the flood and the tasks that the farmer would do.

Grade 7:
Religion -
Complete ACTIVITY on page 44 in your workbook

Social Studies -
No homework (exam today)

Grade 8:
Religion -
What did I learn in Religion class today?
Why is this important to me?
Planner

Social Studies -
No homework

Homework Summary - Friday 10/30

No homework. Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Today's Bell Work writing prompt was: Write a story about Halloween from the perspective of a candy.

Kristin Dallas
St. Mary School
Grade 7
October 30, 2015

Bell Work

Halloween is getting pretty stale, like me. An old treat from the beginning of time that used to sky rocket during the holidays. I’m round, white, and gush marshmallow sweets when you bite into me. Have you guessed what I am, yet? I’m a candy eyeball. Chewy and delicious, but the young-ins of this era seem to like throwing me out of their decorated bags and the parents don’t pick me up. You’ll be lucky to see me at a dollar store.

Halloween has been boring overall for any candy, even you, Snickers! The parents are getting so paranoid it’s a miracle to see two kids on one block. Halloween is about going doorstep to doorstep and getting treated with candy. Not running behind your kids and panicking. Stupid humans. Back in my days my little eye would get teary from the smiles on the little children's faces. With my one blue and green eye I can say, “I spy with my wise old eye, a tradition ending,” but what can a candy eyeball say and why are you listening to me?

Homework Summary - Thursday 10/29

Grade 6:
Religion -
Why did God promise to send a Savior?
How did Jesus make it possible for us to share in God's life?

Social Studies - No homework (Religion double-period)

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework (exam today)

Social Studies - Study for exam (Monday)

Grade 8:
Religion -
In your own words, what does CCC, 2055 mean to you?
How can you live out the Great commandment today?
Why do you think the scribes were trying to entrap Jesus?
Test signed by parent/guardian

Social Studies -
Questions 1-6 on page 503. Do not write the questions.
Test signed by parent/guardian

Homework Summary - Wednesday 10/28

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework (exam today)

Social Studies -
Answer questions 1-5 on page 85. Write the questions! Skip a line between each question and answer. Label each question number!

Grade 7:
Religion - Study for exam (tomorrow)

Social Studies - Study for exam (Monday)

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework (Lincoln movie)

Social Studies -
Handout - Complete on loose leaf paper or typed. You may submit online. Due Friday

Choose a character (see below) from the film. Research and write an essay detailing his/her role in the Civil War.

Cast of Characters:
President and First Family
Abraham Lincoln, President (Daniel Day-Lewis)
Mary Lincoln, First Lady (Sally Field)
Robert Lincoln, oldest son (Joseph Gordon-Levitt)
Tad Lincoln, youngest son   (Gulliver McGrath)

White House staff and servants
John Hay, aide               (Joseph Cross)
John Nicolay, aide                       (Jeremy Strong)
Tom Pendel, doorkeeper               (Ford Flannagan)
Elizabeth Keckley, dressmaker     (Gloria Reuben)
William Slade, servant                    (Stephen Henderson)

Presidential Cabinet
William Seward, Secy State         (David Strathairn
Edwin Stanton, Secy War             (Bruce McGill)
Gideon Welles, Secy Navy         (Grainger Hines)
John P. Usher, Secy Interior           (Dakin Matthews)
James Speed, Atty General         (Richard Topol)
William Fessenden, Treasury         (Walt Smith)

Homework Summary - Tuesday 10/27

Grade 6:
Religion - Study for exam (tomorrow)

Social Studies - No homework (exam today)

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework (art today)

Social Studies - No homework (Spelling exam today)

Spelling - You are a witness to a crime. Write a ?personal narrative telling the police what you saw. Record as many details as possible. Use five spelling words, and check that ?the subject and verb of each sentence agree. Loose leaf or typed. DO NOT SUBMIT!

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework (SS double period)

Social Studies - Handout - Complete on loose leaf paper or typed. You may submit online. Due Thursday.

Homework Summary - Monday 10/26

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies - Return classwork. Study for exam (tomorrow)

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies - Sign quiz

Spelling - Study for exam (tomorrow)

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework (exam today)

Social Studies - No homework (exam today)

Homework Summary - Friday 10/23

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework (did not switch)

Social Studies - No homework (did not switch)

Grade 7:
Religion -
What was the Great Commandment that Jesus gave us?
Where in the Bible does it say that we must love our enemies?

Social Studies -
Answer questions 1-6 on page 93.
Study for quiz Chapter 3 1-3 (Monday)

Grade 8:
Religion - Study for exam (Monday)

Social Studies - Study for exam (Monday)

Homework Summary - Thursday 10/22

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework (did not switch)

Social Studies - No homework (did not switch)

Grade 7:
Religion -
- What will you remember each time you pray the Sign of the Cross?
- How does God continue to be with us?
- Test signed by parent/guardian

Social Studies - No homework

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework (Respect Life)

Social Studies - No homework (Respect Life)

Homework Summary - Wednesday 10/21

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework (Interim Assessment Math - did not switch)

Social Studies - No homework (Interim Assessment Math - did not switch)

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework (Interim Assessment Math)

Social Studies - Answer questions 1-6 on page 85. Do not write the questions. You may submit work online using Google Drive or uploading to dropitto.me/mrlafrossia

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework (SS double period)

Social Studies -
1. What battles turned the tide of the war in 1863?
2. What events led the South to surrender in 1865?

Homework Summary - Tuesday 10/20

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework (interim assessment; did not switch)

Social Studies - No homework (interim assessment; did not switch)

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework (interim assessment)

Social Studies - No homework (interim assessment)

Grade 8:
Religion - Write about how Jesus' message is the same or different from media messages you hear about finding happiness in your daily life.

Social Studies - No homework (Religion double-period)

Homework Summary - Monday 10/19

No homework. Out sick.

Homework Summary - Friday 10/16

Grade 6:
Religion -
What does the garden of Eden symbolize?
Upon what does our friendship with God depend?

Social Studies -
Have quiz signed by parent/guardian

Grade 7:
Religion -
No homework

Social Studies -
No homework

Grade 8:
Religion -
No homework

Social Studies -
Have quiz signed by parent/guardian
Complete questions 1-6 on page 477. You may submit work online (Google Drive or dropitto.me/mrlafrossia)
Complete Interdisciplinary Activity on page 477. Quiz signed by parent/guardian.

Homework Summary - Thursday 10/15

Grade 6:
Religion -
-How do humans share in God's creation?
-How did the biblical writers show that we are called to be caretakers of creation?

Social Studies -
-How did Hammurabi gain control of Mesopotamia?
-Why was Assyria able to conquer all of its neighbors so easily?
-Why and how was the Assyrian Empire defeated?

Grade 7:
Religion -
-No homework (exam today)

Social Studies -
-Compare the dwellings of the colonists and the Native Americans.
-How did the introduction of tobacco affect the development of the colony?

Grade 8:
Religion -
-Do you think Michael might be changing his mind about the fun of living in a town without laws?
-Test signed by parent/guardian

Social Studies -
-No homework

Homework Summary - Wednesday 10/14

Grade 6:
Religion -
- What distinguishes humanity from the other creatures in God's creation?
- What is the status of human beings in the process of creation?
- Have test signed by parent/guardian

Social Studies -
- No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
- Study for exam (tomorrow)

Social Studies -
- Compare the dwellings of the colonists and the Native Americans.
- How did the introduction of tobacco affect the development of the colony?

Grade 8:
Religion -
- No homework

Social Studies -
- No homework

Homework Summary - Tuesday 10/13

Grade 6:
Religion - no homework (exam today)

Social Studies - Write a postcard from a Sumerian city. Describe all the buildings and craftworkers you see during your visit. (due Thursday)

Grade 7:
Religion - study for exam (Thursday)

Social Studies - no homework (Art today)

Grade 8:
Religion - no homework (exam today)

Social Studies - no homework

Homework Summary - Thursday 10/8

Grade 6:
Religion -
1. Complete classwork
2. Study for exam (Tuesday)

Social Studies -
1. No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
1. No homework

Social Studies -
1. Create a poster that might have attracted early colonists to the area where you live. Focus on the location as well as natural features in your area such as good farmland, forests, waterways,and mineral resources. Due Tuesday.

Grade 8:
Religion -
1. Study for exam (Tuesday)

Social Studies -
1. No homework

Enjoy your four day weekend!

Homework Summary - Wednesday 10/7

Grade 6:
Religion -
- No homework

Social Studies -
- No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -
- What are some ways the Church's faith is always developing?

Social Studies -
- No homework

Spelling -
- Study for exam (tomorrow)

Grade 8:
Religion -
- Study for exam (Tuesday)

Social Studies -
- Answer questions 1-4 on page 464. You do not have to write the questions, only answer using complete sentences. You may submit your work.
- Have test signed by parent/guardian.

Homework Summary - Tuesday 10/6

Grade 6:
Religion -
What makes humans different from the rest of God's creation?
Why does being created in the image and likeness of God bring responsibilities to humans?

Social Studies - No homework

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies -
Answer questions 1-4 on page 73. Write the questions!
Parent signature social studies test

Spelling - Study for exam (Thursday)

Grade 8:
Religion - Study for exam (Thursday)

Social Studies - No homework

Homework Summary - Monday 10/5

Grade 6:
Religion - Complete the brochure

Social Studies - No homework (Religion double period)

Grade 7:
Religion - Read and complete ACTIVITY on page 26 in your notebook.

Social Studies - No homework (exam today)

Grade 8:
Religion - Give other examples of social sin. What is the difference between personal sin and social sin?

Social Studies - No homework

Homework Summary - Friday 10/2

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework (no switch)

Social Studies - No homework (no switch)

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies - Study for exam (Monday)

Grade 8:
Religion - Have parent sign exam and return on Monday.

Find out how programs in your parish or in your community are helping to address unjust situations in society. Brainstorm ways to support these programs. You can type your work or submit using filename GR8ReligionProject093015. Due Monday.

Social Studies - No homework (exam today)

Homework Summary - Thursday 10/1

Note: We did not switch classes today.

Grade 6:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies - No homework

Grade 7:
Religion -

1. Return exam signed by your parent.
2. What is one way you will live in response to God's love this week?

Social Studies - No homework

Spelling - Return exam signed by your parent.

Grade 8:
Religion - No homework

Social Studies - No homework

Homework Summary - Wednesday 9/30

Grade 6:
Religion - Complete the ACTIVITY on page 37. Answer the question: Which of God's attributes best describes your own experience of God. Why? Use your notebook to answer the question using complete sentences.

Social Studies - Answer questions 1-4 on page 57. New sheet of paper with your full heading. Write each question. Skip a line between each question.

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework. We had a Social Studies double-period today. Working on our project (see below)

Social Studies - No homework. We will finish our class project tomorrow in class. Don't forget to bring your USB flash drive.

Grade 8:
Religion - Find out how programs in your parish or in your community are helping to address unjust situations in society. Brainstorm ways to support these programs. You can type your work or submit using filename GR8ReligionProject093015. Due Monday

Social Studies - No homework

REMINDER: Tomorrow is Grade 8 Bake Sale! Have a sweet tooth? Feel for a snack? Well, come on down to 8th Grade's Bake Sale! We have it all: cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and much more! Everything from $0.25 to a $1.00! This year's bonus: popcorn!

Homework Summary - Tuesday 9/29

Grade 6:
Religion -
What do the creation stories teach beside creation?
How is the one true God unlike the gods believed in by some ancient peoples?

Social Studies - No homework (exam today)

Grade 7:
Religion - No homework (art class today)

Social Studies -
Questions for your draft:

1. Give yourself a name and describe what you looked like.
2. Describe two reasons for traveling to the New World.
3. Give details about two types of danger you faced during your journey to the New World.
4. Describe the job that Hernando Cortes gave you when you reached the Aztec Empire.
5. Describe how you felt after helping Hernan Cortes conquer the powerful Aztec Empire.

Complete your draft. Bring a flash drive to school tomorrow.

Grade 8:
Religion - What are benefits in choosing a friend who is developing a well-formed conscience?

Social Studies - Study for exam (Thursday)