WELCOME BACK - I hope everyone had a GREAT SUMMER. I had a wonderful summer and feel refreshed and ready for an AWESOME school year! I was really glad to see everyone had all their materials on the first day and we got get started immediately:)

Homework this week: Current Events for all classes, Textbooks need to be covered by next Wednesday, September 12th.

Have a Great weekend

WOW Where did this year go? I hope everyone has a wonderful summer. As for me I will be around Belvidere Pool a lot this year (as always) watching my own kids and many students from OCS swim on the swim team. I also hope to catch up on some reading (found a few good books in D.C.). For those of you moving up to high school, I will truely miss you and only wish you the best in your future. You are always welcome back to visit and let me know of your many successes. I also want to let you know how honored I was to be chosen as your Guest Speaker for your Graduation Ceremony.

As for this week:

8th Grade: Schindler's List/Friedrich Story

7th Grade: Finish Posters American History Movie

6th Grade: How Rome was Built

5th Grade: How Egypt was Built

Again, thank you for an amazing year, and I hope you all have a safe and spectular summer. Signing off until September - Mrs. Kantz

HOMEWORK WEEK OF MAY 21ST


8TH GRADE: HOLOCAUST - Ghetto's
Monday - Where do you fall on the Pyramid and how does that make you feel?
Tuesday - Why did the Germans establish a Jewish Council or Judenrat, in each
Ghetto?
Wednesday - What are your feelings as you look at the photograph and read the
poems from the Lodz ghetto?
Thursday - Current Events, How does a person restore hope?
Friday - None

7TH GRADE: TEST CHAPTER 11
Monday - Study for Quiz, Reading Check Pgs. 404 and 405
Tuesday - Complete Pg. 408 #8
Wednesday - Study for Test
Thursday - Current Events, Study for Test
Friday - None

6TH GRADE: ANCIENT EGYPT AND NUBIA
Monday - Vocab Pg. 70 (source-n, isolate-v)
Tuesday - Complete Reading Check Pgs. 73 and 75
Wednesday - Study for Quiz, Complete Assessment Pg. 75
Thursday - Current Events, Vocab Pg. 76 (approximate-adj, restore-v, proclaim-v,
and yield-v)
Friday - None

5TH GRADE: EAST ASIA
Monday - Complete Vocab Pg. 20 (factor-n, abundant-adj, percentage-n,
cultivate-v)
Tuesday - None (Class Trip)
Wednesday - Reading Checks Pgs. 23 and 24
Thursday - Current Events, Assessment Pg. 24, Study
Friday - None

THIS IS OUR LAST CURRENT EVENT THIS WEEK - Next week it will be for extra credit!!!

HOMEWORK WEEK OF MAY 14TH

8TH GRADE: HOLOCAUST
Monday - Response: How confident doyou think the German people were with the
status of the government.
Tuesday - How did life change after the Nuremberg Laws?
Wednesday - Would you say that most of the people in this photograph
were "bystanders?" Explain you answer.
Thursday - Current Events, Where do fall on the Pyramid and how does that make you
feel?
Friday - None

7TH GRADE: FINISHING CHAPTER 11
Monday - Study for Quiz
Tuesday - Check Points Pg. 402 and 403, Map Masters Pg. 402
Wednesday - (None - we had an assembly)
Thursday - Current Events, Check Your Progress Pg. 405 1-3
Friday - None

6TH GRADE: EARLY CIVILIZATIONS
Monday - Study for quiz, Assessment Pg. 28 1-3
Tuesday - Complete Pg. 30 #9
Wednesday - Study for Test
Thursday - Current Events
Friday - None

5TH GRADE: EAST ASIA
Monday - Complete Vocab Pg. 14 (comparatively-adv, interior-n, devastation-n)
Tuesday - Complete Reading Check Pgs. 16 and 17, Map Masters Pg 16
Wednesday - None - Concert
Thursday - Current Event, Study for Quiz
Friday - None

Have a Great week:)

HOMEWORK WEEK OF MAY 7th

8th Grade: Holocaust
Monday - None
Tuesday - Study for Quiz
Wednesday - Response to Devil's Arithmetic
Thursday - Current Events
Friday - None

7th Grade: Immigrants
Monday - Complete Study Guide
Tuesday - Vocab Pg. 396
Wednesday - Pg. 400 1B,2A,2B, 4,5, and 6
Thursday - Current Events
Friday - None

6th Grade: Greek Olypics
Monday - Work on Project
Tuesday - Complete Project (bring in anything needed for Olympics TOGA-white sheet)
Wednesday - None
Thursday - Current Events
Friday - None

5th Grade: Asia
Monday - Vocab Pg. 10
Tuesday - Reading Check 12 and 13
Wednesday - NONE on Class Trip
Thursday - Current Events, Assessment Pg. 13
Friday - None

ANYONE GOING ON THE ACHERY TRIP NEEDS TO TURN IN THEIR CURRENT EVENTS ON THURSDAY

Progress Reports go home on Friday -- Remember you can keep track of your students grades by logging on to their information

HOMEWORK WEEK OF APRIL 30th

8th Grade:
Working on Propaganda Posters in class and watching Devil Arithmetic

Current Events are due on Friday

7th Grade:
Monday: Pg. 387 1-3
Tuesday: None
Wednesday: Pg. 390 Vocab
Thursday: Current Event and Pg. 395 1-3
Friday: None

6th and 5th Grade: Testing Mon-Thurs.

No homework, quizzes, or tests this week: however, current events are due on Friday.

8th Grade Photo of planting flowers for our Holocaust Memorial - this picture made the Warren Reporter


4/26/2012


8th Grade has no homework this week except for Current Events due Friday the 27th.


7th Grade had a quiz on the Indian Removal and has been watching a video of Stealing Lincoln's Body. Current Events are due on Friday.\


6th Grade had a quiz on Section 2 Chapter 1 yesterday 4/25, Current Events are due tomorrow


5th Grade has a quiz on 4/26 and Current Events are due tomorrow.



***Next week 5th and 6th grade will be testing and will not have any homework except for Current Events due on Friday.


Our DUCK Race is on Friday, there are still a few ducks left - get them NOW!!!


MAY 2 is STUDENT COUNCIL FAMILY FUN NIGHT AT FRIENDLY'S of PHILLIPSBURG from 5-8pm come out and visit!!!!