Grade 8 - Ms. Finnegan

Good morning,
Today’s assignments will be posted directly below this.  If you need to access yesterday’s assignments, the suggested daily schedule, my letter regarding DreamBox and Khan Academy work, enrichment activities, or last week’s work you will find that below today’s assignments.  If at any time you have problems with attachments, please email me and I will email them to you .
 
Grade 8 Assignments – March 24
 
Math – DreamBox – work on lessons for 30 minutes
            Khan Academy – do the lessons in your notifications for today
              *Both will be graded as classwork
     **Finish any work owed and/or work to achieve mastery on your Khan Academy
         assignments.
Religion –  Finish yesterday’s assignment which is attached to yesterday’s post.
                      *Graded as classwork
ELA – Take test on To Kill a Mockingbird – Chapters 9-15.  You can use your book.
          /documents/2020/3/To%20Kill%20a%20Mockingbird%20Chapters%209-15.docx
             *Graded as summative assessment(test) – Try to submit it to me today.
 
Grade 7 Math Assignments – March 24
Math – DreamBox – work on lessons for 30 minutes
               Khan Academy – do the lessons in your notifications for today.  You should
               have paper/pencil/calculator nearby as you work on the exercises.
              *Both will be graded as classwork
 
Grade 6 Math Assignments – March 24
Math – DreamBox – work on lessons for 30 minutes
              Khan Academy – do the lessons in your notifications for today
              *Both will be graded as classwork
               **Finish any work owed and/or work to achieve mastery on your Khan     
                   Academy assignments
 
Students in grades 6-8:  If after watching the Math videos I assign you still have trouble understanding the concept, please e-mail me and I will try my best to help you.
 

Enrichment Activities - Optional
Math (grades 6-8) - Students can put the concept that they are currently working on in the search bar and it will lead them to websites that they can practice on.  They can also contact me for suggested websites on the topic that they want to practice.   
ELA (grade 8) - Students can read articles and answer questions on readworks.org and newsela.com.
Both are free to join.  Email me for the class code so you can join my class that I set up on each site.

Good morning,
   I hope and pray that all students and their families are doing okay during this time.  Remember to pray for each other.  You are all in my prayers.
Ms. Finnegan
 
**Parents – Grades 6-8 – Please read attached letter regarding DreamBox and                             
                     Khan Academy work   /documents/2020/3/Information%20for%20Parents%20Regarding%20Online%20Math%20Assignments.docx
   
  For all communication, please use pfinnegan@hfsny.org
 
Here is a suggested daily schedule for the students to follow:
  **Start the day with the Morning Prayer we say during morning assembly each day
  9-10 AM – Math
10-11 AM – ELA
11-11:45 AM – Science
11:45-12:45 PM – Lunch
12:45-1:30 – Social Studies
1:30-2:00 PM – Religion
2:00-2:45 PM – PE or Creative Arts(see the class pages of Mr. T and Mr. Perez)
**End the day with the Guardian Angel Prayer that we say at the end of each day
 
Grade 8 Assignments – March 23
 Math – DreamBox – work on lessons for 30 minutes
              Khan Academy – do the lessons in your notifications for today
              *Both will be graded as classwork
Religion – See the attached assignment - Work on it today and Tuesday – graded as classwork
/documents/2020/3/Religion%20-%20Moral%20Decision%20Making%20Situations.docx
ELA – Vocabulary – Do p. 134-135
             Spend 30 minutes reading for pleasure
Notice for 8^th grade parents and students – Unfortunately the trip to Philadelphia
had to be cancelled.  The deposit will be refunded when we return to school.  Checks that were sent in were not deposited.  I still have them.  Also, I received the public high school offer letters via email.  If you are registered on My Schools you should have received email notification already.  If you are not registered on My Schools, then you should receive the letter in the mail.   If you want me to email you the letter that I received, please contact me and I can do that.

Grade 7 Math Assignments – March 23
Math – DreamBox – work on lessons for 30 minutes
              Khan Academy – do the lessons in your notifications for today
              *Both will be graded as classwork

Grade 6 Math Assignments – March 23
Math – DreamBox – work on lessons for 30 minutes
              Khan Academy – do the lessons in your notifications for today
              *Both will be graded as classwork
 
 

Grade 8 Assignments
Wednesday - March 18
Religion - Reread p. 23.  Do the story part of the Activity.  On looseleaf(or typed) finish the story.  Write at least a five sentence paragraph about what Paula decides to do.
ELA - Vocabulary - do p. 130-131(top). For p. 131 (top) choose any 5 to answer.
           To Kill a Mockingbird - Write your Chapter 12-13 questions and answers on looseleaf.
                                                   Reread Chapter 14 and write 2 questions and the answers on 
                                                   looseleaf.
            **You can do all questions and answers on the same paper.
Math - DreamBox - Spend 30 minutes working on your lessons
            Khan Academy - do the assignments in your notifications

Thursday - March 19  
Religion - Reread p. 2 4 - do Activity in the book.  Write 3 feelings in each column.  Finish p. 25
                 Activity in the book(that was started in class on Thursday)
ELA - Vocabulary - do p. 131(bottom)
           To Kill a Mockingbird - read Chapters 15-16
 Math - DreamBox- Spend 30 minutes working on your lessons
             Khan Academy Mappers - go to khanacademy.org/mappers.  Work for 30 minutes
              on your two lowest areas(about 15 minutes on each area).

Friday - March 20
Religion - Read p. 26-27.  Underline the important information on each page.
ELA - Vocabulary - do p. 133
           To Kill A Mockingbird - Write 3 questions and the answers for Chapter 15 and write 3
            questions and the answers for Chapter 16 on looseleaf.  
Math - DreamBox - Spend 30 minutes working on your lessons
           Khan Academy Mappers - go to khanacademy.org/mappers.  Work for 30 minutes on
           your two lowest areas(about 15 minutes on each area)


Grade 7 Assignments
Wednesday-Friday March 18-20
DreamBox - Spend 30 minutes each day on your lessons
Khan Academy Mappers - go to khanacademy.org/mappers.  Work for 30 minutes each day on your two lowest areas(about 15 minutes on each area)

Grade 6 Assignments
Wednesday-Friday March 18-20
DreamBox- Spend 30 minutes each day on your lessons
Khan Academy - Each day do the assignments in your notifications for that day.