About Kathleen Lucas

Announcements

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Week of February 24th

Religion: Wednesday is Ash Wednesday-the beginning of Lent.  We will identify and describe the three disciplines of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.  We will attend Mass at 12:00.  All are welcome!

Then we will begin our study of the Gospel of Matthew.  We will read the infancy narrative that identifies Jesus as Emmanuel as taken from the Book of Isaiah, as well as identifying Jesus as King and the rejection of “the new born king” by King Herod.   This helps us see the Gospel of Matthew as a bridge between the Old Testament and the New Testament.

6^th Grade Math: We will begin Chapter 6: Circle and Area.  We will calculate the circumference of circles and semicircles and the perimeter of composite figures. Students will work on their i-Ready lessons on Friday.

 7^th Grade Math:  We will begin chapter 6: Surface Area of Solids.  We will identify and draw nets of various 3-Dimensional figures.  We will calculate the surface area of prisms. Students will work on their i-Ready lessons on Friday.

i-Ready:  Students will work on their assigned i-Ready lessons each week.  They must have a pair of headphones at school in order to work on these lessons.  Our goal is to complete two lessons and two quizzes each week.

Safety Patrol:  This week Truman and Ella are on patrol.

Reminders: 

• Students should only wear gym shoes on gym days.
• Hats are not to be worn in the building.
• Students may not wear nail polish.

Important Dates:

Tuesday, February 25^th:  Jam the Gym!

Come out and support 5^th-8^th grade boys’ basketball!

Friday, February 28^th:  End of the second trimester

Friday, March 6^th:  Report cards distributed

Saturday, March 14^th:  Black, Gold and Green

Week of February 17th

Religion: We will finish working in unit 2 in our Family Life series: God’s Gift of Self.  Students will review the story of Wilma Rudolph and the lessons we can learn from her determination and resilience.  We will discuss the importance of setting and achieving goals.

6^th Grade Math: We will begin a short unit on integers and rational numbers.  We will graph integers on a number line.  We will find the absolute value of a number, and we will compare and order rational numbers. Students will work on their i-Ready lessons on Friday.

 7^th Grade Math:  We will review the concepts presented in chapter 5: corresponding sides and angles of similar figures, the ratio of perimeter and area of similar figures, finding the missing value of similar figures, using scale, and transformation of geometric figures.  There will be a test on Chapter 5 on Thursday.  Students will work on their i-Ready lessons on Friday.

i-Ready:  Students will work on their assigned i-Ready lessons each week.  They must have a pair of headphones at school in order to work on these lessons.  Our goal is to complete two lessons and two quizzes each week.

Safety Patrol:  This week Clare and Julia are on patrol.

Reminders: 

• Students should only wear gym shoes on gym days.
• Hats are not to be worn in the building.
• Students may not wear nail polish.

Important Dates:

Monday, February 17^th:  No School – Presidents’ Day

Friday, February 28^th:  End of the second trimester

Saturday, March 14^th:  Black, Gold and Green

Week of February 10th

Religion: We will continue working in unit 2 in our Family Life series: God’s Gift of Self.  Students will recognize and appreciate themselves as a person of integrity and virtue.  They will also earn “Self-Discovery” tools  to help them discover who God is calling them to be.

Valentine’s Day: Students are invited to bring a Valentine card for each of their classmates on Friday if they so desire.  Please only write your name on the card to make for easy distribution.

6^th Grade Math: We will create and interpret data from various types of graphs: line plot, histogram, stem-and-leaf plot, and a box-and-whisker plot.

7^th Grade Math:  We will use scale drawings to find missing measurements.  We will also describe and draw the three types of geometric transformations:  translation, rotation, and reflection.  Students will create a tessellation.  Next week there will be a test on chapter 5.

i-Ready:  Students will work on their assigned i-Ready lessons each week.  They must have a pair of headphones at school in order to work on these lessons

Safety Patrol:  This week Adam and Lorenzo are on patrol.

Reminders: 

• Students should only wear gym shoes on gym days.
• Hats are not to be worn in the building.
• Students may not wear nail polish.

Important Dates:

Friday, February 14th: Valentine’s Day

• Faculty/Student Volleyball game @ 1:15
• Valentine’s Day party @ 2:15

Saturday, March 14th: Black, Gold and Green

Links & Resources

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Online access to Math textbooks

Links to Math textbooks:

6th Grade: https://bim.easyaccessmaterials.com/index.php?level=7.00

7th Grade: https://bim.easyaccessmaterials.com/index.php?level=8.50