The last home school meeting is on Wednesday. Please join us.

Other announcements:

Grade 7
Math final next Tuesday, June 8th.
Practice final Wednesday June 2.
We will go over it on June 3.
Homeowork this week is to study for the final. The topics were given in class.

Grade 8
Luncheon is on Friday, following the Grad Liturgy at 9:30.

There were several notes sent home about contributing to the dance and luncheon, a note about the trip, the calendar for the last couple of weeks of school.

We also are in need of a committee for the dance on June 5th.
Satasia's mom is running the luncheon, but we need someone to be in charge for Saturday night.

If no one steps up to be on the committee by Wednesday we will not have the dance.

The trip is next Tuesday and everyone should have all of their money paid up.

Any questions feel free to email me.

Thanks for all of your care and concern.

The homework may be a little off this week due to schedule changes. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Everyone got their tests back and they should get them signed and corrected.

7th grade

Projects are all done and were done soooooooooo well! They should be proud of themselves.

Mon-12-1 R or P
Tues-12-2 even
Weds-finish investigation #23
Thurs-No hw
Fri-Field Day

8th grade
Thank you to the parents/guardians who came to the graduation meeting on Friday! We will be sending notes home later in the week. Please be on the look out for that.
We will be spending some class to do SS review for the state test which is just around the corner
Monday-Activity Sheet 2 and 5
Tues-#19-20
Weds-trip, bring your lunch
Thurs-SS review
Fri-field day

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Graduation is right around the corner. Therefore it is imperative that we hold a meeting on Friday May 21st for all the parents/guardians. At this meeting we are asking for everyone to attend in order to form a graduation committee and discuss in detail what needs to be accomplished. This committee will be in charge of delegating and organizing the Graduation Luncheon and the food for the Graduation Dance. We ask that you please let us know if you will be there and if you are interested in being on a committee. Even if you are not interested in being on a committee we ask that you please attend so we can get your input. We look forward to seeing you on May 21 at 7:45 a.m.

Sincerely,

Ms. Black Ms. Becht

Please return by Thursday May 20th
Student Name________________________________
Parent Name_____________________ Contact info_________________

Please check all that apply
___Yes I can attend the meeting on May 21st at 7:45 am
___No I cannot attend the meeting
___Yes I would like to be on the Luncheon Committee for June 4
___Yes I would like to be on the Graduation Dance Committee for June 5
___I would like to make food for the Luncheon
___I would like to make food for the Dance
___I am willing to chaperone for the Dance
___I am willing to set up and clean up for the Luncheon

The Spring Show is this Friday! We are always excited to watch the 7th grade and the rest of the school do a wonderful job.

7th grade-we are doing presentations of our projects.
Mon-Castle Learning, open book test was given in class today
Tues-reflection on project
Weds-we start probability. 12-1
Thurs-12-2 even
Fri-Make up missing work

8th grade-we are continuing our discussion about percents
Mon-Castle learning, open book test was given
Tues-Finish classwork, up to #10 in per sense book
Weds-activity sheet #2
Thurs-Activitiy Sheet #5
Fri-make up missing work

Remember all fees should be paid by this point.

Progress reports come out today, (Monday), they must be returned by Thursday.

7th
Finishing projects by Weds.
Presenting projects on Weds. See project sheet for more details

8th
Mon-finish inv #17
Tues-finish circle graph
Weds-Per Sense #1-10
Thursday-enjoy the long weekend, after the state test

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there! You have wonderful children.

Notes about Grad fees and trip will be sent home this week-please keep your eye out for that!

A police officer from the Precinct is going to be speaking with the 7th and 8th grade on Tuesday to discuss "How to be street smart."

Math prep is on Tuesday, this will be the last one.

HW for the week:

7th grade-we will be starting projects on Tuesday (one deals with Raisin the Roof, another will be a writing piece, the last is creating a park)

Mon-get test signed and corrected
Tues-Friday work on project peice that is due the following day

There will be a test this week on Surface Area, polygons, and identifying 3d figures.

8th grade
Test prep all week.
Test is on Weds and Thurs. Please eat a good breakfast, get a good night's sleep and have pencils and calculators ready.

Religion-Our Mother's Day outreach continues...please support us!

This week we are beginning state tests in ELA. (Math is next Thursday and Friday)

All HS applications and the note we sent home about it-should be sent in.

8th grade goes on a trip this week to St. Catherine of Genoa to see a show.

Math prep continues during school and after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays for grade 8.

We learned a lot about recycling and waste last week so please keep in mind not to use plastic bags.

(because of the state test in grade 8 things may be a bit off this week-email me for clarifications)

7th grade hw
Mon/Tuesday-study for the chapter 8 test on Weds. Put this all on one looseleaf: p 8-2 #1-4, p 8-4 #1,5,10,15 r 8-5 even, 8-6 even

Weds-wksht, and chapter 8 test

Thurs 8-8 #1-3

Fri 8-8 #4-9

8th grade

Test prep hw will be given every day.

There also is castle learning.

I also encourage the students to look over their index cards each night.

In 1970, Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin proclaimed April 22 to be "Earth Day." More than 20 million people participated in the first "Earth Day," which helped raise America's awareness of environmental issues.
1. Rainforests cover only a small part of the Earth but they are home to more than half the world's plants and animals. It is estimated that rainforests are being cut down at the rate of 100 trees per minute. At this rate, how many are cut down every 24 hours? Every week?
2. The average American uses 7 trees a year in paper, wood, and other products. If there are about 275 million Americans, how many trees are used in a year?
3. Each American throws away about 60 pounds of plastic packaging each year. At this rate, about how many years would it take one person to have thrown away a ton of plastic?
4. When you shower, you use 5 gallons of water every minute. Most people take 5 minute showers. How many gallons of water does a family of 4 use in a week (assuming they each take a daily shower)? How much do they use in a month?
5. A bath uses 50 gallons of water. How much water could a person save in a week taking a shower instead of a bath?
6. If each person took a 4 minute shower instead of a 5 minute shower, how much water could a single person save in a year?
7. A gallon of thrown away paint can seep into the Earth and pollute 250,000 gallons of drinking water. A spilled gallon of gasoline can pollute 750,000 gallons of water. What kind of damage would be done by just 3 gallons of paint and 2 gallons of gasoline?
8. It has been estimated that, on the average, each person in the United States discards about 32 pounds of solid waste each week. Some of the things that we dispose of can be broken down into: 5.1 pounds of ashes and dirt; 3.5 pounds of metal; 2.6 pounds of glass; 2.6 pounds of garbage; 2.2 pounds of wood, rags, and plastic. Make a bar graph to display this information.

9. Make a bar graph showing the annual household waste per person in each country:
(in pounds per person):
United States - 1930
Canada - 1157
Italy - 542
Japan - 758
Sweden - 661
Australia - 1500
10. Below are listed materials and millions of tons generated in one year in the U.S. and how much of each is recycled. Complete the table by filling in the % of each material recycled.
Material Millions of Tons
Generated Millions of Tons
Recycled % Recycled
Paper 77.8 26.5
Aluminum 3.0 1.1
Glass 13.7 3.0
Plastic 19.3 .7
Yard Debris 32.8 6.5
11. Make 2 pie charts to display this information:
Solid Waste Management
Recycled or Reused: U.S.- 11%; Japan - 50%
Waste-Energy: U.S. - 6%; Japan - 23%
Landfill: U.S. - 83%; Japan - 27%

This week there are no quizzes.

The Oratorical Contest is on Weds.

State test for grade 8 is 2 weeks away! (Test prep during class is going well)

All 8th grade public high school forms should have been returned to us last week. If you have not done that please return them to us ASAP.

7th hw
Mon-Finish classwork, r 8-2
Tues-8-7, 8-2 even
Weds-Investigations-that is the quiz grade for the week 8-6 even, r 8-7
Thursday-Earth Day wksht,8-6 odd
Friday-make up missing work

8th hw
Mon-some of us will be on the Confirmation retreat, everyone needs to complete the practice state test
Tues- 6-5 mult of 3, wksht
Weds-6-5 mult of 4, r 6-8 #1-6
Thurs-wksht
Friday-wksht

Announcements:
-Prayer service on Thursday.
-Quiz for both grades this week
-Castle learning vacation hw due Monday April 12th
-Be sure you are signing the quizzes and tests.

7th-topic this week: Pythagorean Theorem, creating 3d figures
Mon-Investigation
Tues-r 8-6, quiz on area of a circle, circumference of a circle, finding the square root of a number, bring in .$50 for project
Weds-quiz, 8-7
Thurs-project-creating 3d figures with marshmellows and toothpicks, hw r 8-7
Friday-finish wksht

8th grade
Topics: percents, simple interest, percent of change
-The state test in math is less than 1 month away
-A note about a review class will be sent home on Monday. The class will start this week.
-We continue to review for it each day in class
-ELA state test is coming up!
-Quiz on Thursday
-There will be hw everyday, including Friday, until the State test

Mon-r 6-2
Tues-6-4 mult of 3, test prep
Weds-study for quiz on percents, 6-5 mult of 3, 6-4 mult of 4
Thurs-quiz, 6-5 mult of 4, r 6-8 #1-6 find interest and balance
Friday-test prep

Journal topics for 8-206
-How did your family celebrate Easter
-What is something unique about your culture?
-What is something about the American culture you disagree with?

Announcements:
-Prayer service on Thursday.
-Quiz for both grades this week
-Castle learning vacation hw due Monday April 12th
-Be sure you are signing the quizzes and tests.

7th-topic this week: Pythagorean Theorem, creating 3d figures
Mon-Investigation
Tues-r 8-6, quiz on area of a circle, circumference of a circle, finding the square root of a number, bring in .$50 for project
Weds-quiz, 8-7
Thurs-project-creating 3d figures with marshmellows and toothpicks, hw r 8-7
Friday-finish wksht

8th grade
Topics: percents, simple interest, percent of change
-The state test in math is less than 1 month away
-A note about a review class will be sent home on Monday. The class will start this week.
-We continue to review for it each day in class
-ELA state test is coming up!
-Quiz on Thursday
-There will be hw everyday, including Friday, until the State test

Mon-r 6-2
Tues-6-4 mult of 3, test prep
Weds-study for quiz on percents, 6-5 mult of 3, 6-4 mult of 4
Thurs-quiz, 6-5 mult of 4, r 6-8 #1-6 find interest and balance
Friday-test prep

Journal topics for 8-206
-How did your family celebrate Easter
-What is something unique about your culture?
-What is something about the American culture you disagree with?

Announcements:
-Prayer service on Thursday.
-Quiz for both grades this week
-Castle learning vacation hw due Monday April 12th
-Be sure you are signing the quizzes and tests.

7th-topic this week: Pythagorean Theorem, creating 3d figures
Mon-Investigation
Tues-r 8-6, quiz on area of a circle, circumference of a circle, finding the square root of a number, bring in .$50 for project
Weds-quiz, 8-7
Thurs-project-creating 3d figures with marshmellows and toothpicks, hw r 8-7
Friday-finish wksht

8th grade
Topics: percents, simple interest, percent of change
-The state test in math is less than 1 month away
-A note about a review class will be sent home on Monday. The class will start this week.
-We continue to review for it each day in class
-ELA state test is coming up!
-Quiz on Thursday
-There will be hw everyday, including Friday, until the State test

Mon-r 6-2
Tues-6-4 mult of 3, test prep
Weds-study for quiz on percents, 6-5 mult of 3, 6-4 mult of 4
Thurs-quiz, 6-5 mult of 4, r 6-8 #1-6 find interest and balance
Friday-test prep

Journal topics for 8-206
-How did your family celebrate Easter
-What is something unique about your culture?
-What is something about the American culture you disagree with?

Passion Play-Wednesday March 31, 2010
All students need to be wearing khaki/tan pants, black dress shoes, and white button down shirt.

Cell Phone Policy
Please review the school's cell phone policy with your child. We sent a letter out on January 25, 2010 with the progress reports for Trimester II.

Graduation Events
Past Due: $15 deposit - all students needed to bring this in 2 weeks ago

NYS Exam Schedule
ELA - April 26 and 27
Math - May 6 and 7
Science - May 27 and June 7
Social Studies - June 14 and 15

This week is Holy Week and we start it off with a prayer service tomorrow and with penance.

Wednesday the 8th grade reinacts the Passion-all are welcome to join us.

Thank you to all the parents who came to meet us. It is always important to touch base.
If you didn't come and see us, please set up an appointment with me as soon as possible.

Both grades- No quiz this week-your investigation will be a quiz grade

This is a short, but busy week.

7th-we are working on square roots and the Pythagorean Theorem.
Mon-8-4 mult of 3, 8-5 mult of 5 (both the P pg0
Tues-finish inv.
Weds-Castle learning

8th-we are working on percents
Mon-investigation, get test signed and corrected
Tues-state test wkshts
Weds-castle learning