Welcome to 6th Grade

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August 2025

6th grade is my homeroom. I teach 5th and 6th grade English and Reading and Religion to my homeroom. You should also ask your student to give you access to their Google classroom pages where spcific work and messages for their class.

I can be reached at gslifka@stgerald.com   If you have any question on homework or you need any other info. Please email me before 8:00 as I am a early sleeper!

For this week both Reading classes are learning genres of literature and then we are going to start on Poetry. Currently we are not using the reading book for 5th grade. I assign stories and novels. 6th grade will be using all kinds of materials for reading. It will be fun.

In English we are starting on Grammar...NOUNS.

Religion for 6th is having a test tomorrow Thursday on Unit 1, Section 1. We reviewed today with a review guide. 

Thank you

August 28, 2025

MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT is tonight. I would love to meet all my parents.

5th and 6th grade English have workbook pages to complete. Please check Google classroom for the specific assignments

It's October

October 8. 6th grade English book 1.2  Pronouns and Antecedants  

303 page 30,31 Exercise 1,2

304  work book page 24

finish work in Vocabulary Workbook Review pages 42 - 47

 7th  grade nothing for homework

THE CHILDREN MUST HAVE THEIR BOOK WITH THEM FOR QUIET READING TIME

October 30: New Book Report due...book must be a mystery or spooky or scary. THIS IS FOR BOTH 7TH AND 8TH

Today both 6th and 7th went to our Library to get a book for the book report. Some kids still need to go and get one to read.

Tomorrow...October 3. 7th grade will have their final POETRY TEST. We reviewed hard today.

6th grade: Vocabulary Workbook Unit 3 needs to be finished by tomorrow October 3. We will have a test on Unit 2 tomorrow.

We are reading Fairy Tales as our next lessons will be on Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Legends.

Homework October 2; Worksheet Making Inferences and Denotation and Connotation

English; we are trying to finish our nouns chapter. It it very hard for all This week we are doing appositives and using noun as adjectives and 

joint and separate possessions

7th grade: Finishing our Poetry Unit with a test

SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND: Book reports due 10/30/24. I Ready must be completed only Monday through Friday and they need at least 50 minutes and try to complete at least one lesson.

Thank 

Mrs. Slifka

September 13 -20

7thGrade:   We love Slam Poetry....which is a narrative poem performed. 7th has a poem due next week. I'd love if they can perform the poem as we have watched videos, of middle schoolers competing in contests. Extra credit points to any student who will perform their poem. Poem due September 18

7th grade: we are also working on parts of figurative speech. Most finished the work in class but several still have to complete before Monday which is the due date.

7th grade:  Book report due 9/30/24

6th Grade Reading They have a book report due 9/30/24. At this point they should be almost finished with the book. I have handed out the forms for the report to be completed. Best cursive or printing. Neatness Counts

6th grade: We still are working on I Ready Diagnostic Tests. We should all finish this upcoming week. THIS IS NOT A HOME ASSIGNMENT. Must be done in school.

6th grade ENGLISH TEST on Tuesday 9/17/24 (School Photo Day) On nouns. Our review took longer than anticipated. Please make sure your child studies.

6th Grade: we are creating poetry. We are writing all kinds of poems. Couplets and Haikus were created for our poetry wall! We have much more to learn about poetry and figurative parts of writing.

As always please don't hesitate to communicate with me as needed

Mrs. Slifka

gslifka@stgerald.com

September 2024

Welcome Back! This year I am teaching both 6th grades their English and Reading. I am also teaching Literature to 7th . My homeroom is 304.

7th Grade:   Book report due September 30, 2024  I have some forms they must use for their report.  Next month they need to read a mystery or spooky book for October

We started poetry. We just completed our unit on mythology

                                 No homework this weekend (9/6/2024)

6th grade:          We also started poetry and completed our week with a test on mythology. Great way to start the year. And no they did not get the same lessons as 7th grade

• New vocabulary words for poetry . They had to look up definitions and give me some examples. I believe they all finished in class. We will be applying our growth in vocab by using the new terms in our poetry.

Look for more work in poetry next week for both grades

  IF YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM ME...PLEASE EMAIL ME AT GSLIFKA@STGERALD.COM

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May 1,2024  

Getting near the end but so much more to do!

6th grade: Vocabulary Workbook Test...Friday Unit 9

Unit 10 and 11 Due May 10..... We are completing are in class novels with a final project coming soon

keep up with I reading....don't lose 50 points a week!

7th grade: We are finishing up on our latest short story. Vocab test tomorrow and story test this Friday

5th grade: We are having a vocabulary definition test tomorrow Thursday and a spelling testt on Unit 13 next week.

I can't wait to see the kids at the wax museum.

 Week Ending 3/15/24

6th Grade: Vocabulary workbook pages 118-121 and page 125. The children are welcome to go ahead in the workbook and work on Unit 10. It wll not be due till after Easter break.

We are testing tomorrow on The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. Our latest short story. We will have a new story next week. and in ENGLISH we finished our section on verbs and will be moving to adjectives this week.

Please followup with your kids on homework.

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5th Grade

We are just working in finishing up our adjective unit. We do classwork and workbook pages. Also we are working in our Vocabulary Workshop books.. Last week we took two tests. One on Unit 9 and the other was a Unit Test. Mrs. Slifka is working to get them all graded.

The children are still having trouble claming down and getting serious about class. They talk alot and often miss direction or instruction. We are working on our behaviour every day.

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7th grade: WE FINALLY FINIHSED OUR NOVEL. We too a whole book test on the novel today...it was very challenging but if we studied and finished the book I'm sure everyone will get a good grade.

The kids were already assigned our next story. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.

Have a good week

Mrs. Slifka

 Third Trimester Starts  Match 1, 2024   Report cards go home on March 6

6th grade

WE ARE HAVING OUR VERY FIRST SPELLING/DEFINITION/PART OF SPEECH GAME TOMORROW. THE KIDS ARE PLAYING FOR EXTRA CREDIT IN LANGUAGE ARTS (ENGLISH) CHAPTER 9 IN VOCABULARY WORKBOOK WORDS 

Unit 9 in Vocabulary workbook ...finish up to page 117 by Tuesday, March 5

Please keep up with assignments

Children should have Units 1-8 already completed   There will be a test on Unit 8 test next week. 

We will have a quiz on verbs next week. Verbs were really hard, and there is a lot to remember.

5th grade

We are working on Unit 9 in our vocabulary workbook.  Spelling and vocab test next week on Chapter 9.

We have started chapter 5 in our English book. ADVERBS  (much easier than verbs)

7th Grade

WE FINISHED THE NOVEL! THE KIDS HAVE BEEN TAKING QUIZZES ON THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE BOOK (WINTER SPRING, SUMMER ,FALL) AS WITH ANY NOVLE, SOME KIDS LOVE IT SOME HATED IT...HOWEVER EVERYONE HAS TO FINISH IT.

THE FINAL TEST IS NEXT WEEK AND WE WILL HAVE AN EXTRA ASSIGNMENT TO COMPLETE.

Almost done with our novel Life as We Knew It.  It's a struggle at times getting the kids to read. But the novel is opening all kinds of discussions about what we would do in a disaster and how much family means to us. When we are done with the novel (yea) we will return to short stories and video. I have a nice O'Henry unit I would love to do with the kids next

As Always,

Mrs. Slifka

February 14,2024:

6th Grade: In reading we started a new story today. The Lady and the Tiger. It's a great story with a surprise ending. We will be working on studying the story and we will have a test on the vocabulary and story content next week.

In English we are working to finish our very long chapter on Verbs......There will be no final test. 

Every week the kids must do their I Reading. Monday through Friday 50 minutes and pass at least one test.

5th Grade: We just finished our work on Verbs, it was a very long chapter. We tested last week on Unit 8 in our Vocabulary Workbook and had a spelling test on the word.  Next week on to Unit 9. We will test and have a spelling test.

7th grade: working on our novel. I am begging and pleading with the children to read the book. I am having issues with them participating in the discussions. Please encourage your children to read the book or listen to it online. Life as We Knew it

 Thank you for all being great parents.

Mrs. Slifka

HAPPY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

7 TH GRADE LITERATURE: VOCAB TEST THIS WEEK AND LITERARY DEVICES TEST THIS WEEK....SURPRISE DAY.

LIFE AS WE KNEW IT MUST READ UP TO PAGE 75, THE spring section . Tomorrow

I Reading...50 minutes after diagnostic, by Friday 2/2/24 @9:00pm

6th Grade: Finish Unit 7 in Vocabulary Workbook by Friday 2/2/24 Please hand in Workbook on Friday for Checking

5th Grade: Spelling and Vocabulary Test this week Wednesday 1/3/24  Chapter 8 in Blue Vocabulary Book

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Happy New Year

We are starting the new year off strong.

6th grade: Mystery Book Report Due January 25, 2024 (forms and instructions handed out this week)

                         Orange Vocab Workbook...pages 80 - 87 Please complete by January 19, 2024

5th grade: Working on being respectful in class when others are talking. 

                         Book Report Due January 25, 2024 (Rubric was handed out with instruction on completing the book report) This book report is a big deal for 

                                 5th grader. They will actually be writing a paper/

7th grade:           B1 Test Friday on Rikki Rikki Tavi...review notes on Google classroom

 Saint Reports due January 15. I need two copies typed, with full color picture on main page.

  They received instruction on how to write a letter to the Bishop. That is going to be due Friday January 19, 2024. typed or handwritten.

                           They are receiving their next novel this week. "Life as We Knew It" We will be reading the novel about the end of the world as we know it....It       is written in journal form. We will be reading the book while simultaneously keeping up with our other stores. I hope to be done with the book by Confirmation

                            Both sections will be testing on either Rikki Tikki Tavi or Twenty Years Ago. Tests will be Thursday or Friday this week.

We will be taking our second diagnostic in I Reading beginning next week. Look for the kids to come home and say how tired they are!!! Catholic Schools Week is  coming. Look for more info coming home soon

If you ever have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. gslifka@stgerald.com

Mrs. Slifka

Greetings

December 11,2023

ALL GRADES: Please keep doing I Ready...I only score Monday though Friday...no weekend work is counted toward minutes. They must have 50 minutes by Friday at 9:00 pm. 

7th Grade: Science Fiction and some Christmas stories are what we are working on. Test this week on All Summer in a Day.  Currently there are some worksheets for B2. B1 is a bit behind because of our Mass Schedule They will have their test Friday.

6th grade: We are working so hard. Test Wednesday on the second part of the chapter on Adjectives. Pop quiz this week on some vocabulary from our story Rain Rain Go Away. Test will be this week also. date not chosen yet.I'll keep everyone posted.  NO VOCABULARY WORKBOOK TILL JANUARY 8.

5th Grade:  We have finished the adjective chapter and will be testing the second half of chapter this Wednesday. We will review tomorrow and if I feel more should be done. Ill reschedule the test till Thursday. In their vocabulary work book we are working on the review after Chapter 6.

Thank you

Blessed Holidays to you

7th grade: working on poems. Today was a cinquain. If not finished in school must be turned in tomorrow.

6th grade: Page 76, questions 1-27. Due tomorrow. Test on first half of chapter on Wednesday. Spelling Bee Unit 5 on Friday. 

5th grade: page 76 Questions 1-25, due tomorrow. Finish Vocabulary Workbook to page 53. Test on Unit 6  Wednesday.

Week of November 6, 2023

6th grade has begun working on adjectives, Chapter in our English book. They are also finishing up Section 4 in their Vocabulary Workbook. In Reading we watched a video on the poem I Was a Tomboy Kid. We had book work also. We were very fortunate to have the lesson available to us on You Tube.

Also in 6th grade they have a test tomorrow 11/7/23.Unit 4 Vocabulary Workbook. Tomorrow in class they will be completing a ven digaram bases on the last two stories we read

5th Grade has just finished up their vocabulary workbook chapter 4. On Friday we will have a test on it: synonyms, antonyms, fill in the blank and meaning of words. We have begun our work on adjectives. and our English workbook too.

7th grade....tested on our novel and Began our work on poetry. In Google classroom under assignments is a link to a video all about poems. THey need to use the video as part of a study guide for future  testing in poetry. We will be writing all kinds of poems and reading and analyzing them too. We should finish up about Thanksgiving time.

Please talk with your children about study skills...they should have a dedicated area, without tv or noise to do their work.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS FOR INFORMATION ON SIGNING UP FOR PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES.

Mrs. Slifka

Week of October 23,2023

6th Grade:  PRONOUN test tomorrow October 24. testing on all of chapter 2. Students may use the notes I gave them on the brite green sheets of paper.

Also 6th grade: Vocabulary workboo.. Unit 4...Read the story and and complete pages 55-56 by Friday 10/27.

7th Grade Literature: Vocabulary test from Refugee on Wednesday 10/25/23. Students were given a blank test to study from today. We will finish up novel this week and have the whole book test Tuesday 10/31/23 (BOO!)

5th grade: English Room 312 will have their pronoun test tomorrow 10/24/23 on Chapter 2. They have been reviewing, so I expect some good scores.

October 11, 2021

6th Grade: Their English worksbook should be completed up to page 29. Pronouns. They received their next assignment in the Vocabulary Workbook: Pages 42 - 45 and Pages 47 - 49. For 29,30,31,32 in workbook English

in Reading we are talking about imagery and how good words can make us feel something in a story. They handed in the first draft of their personal narrative. I will correct it and hand back for revisions soon. We started a new reading...this one is about the United Nations childrens right to life.

7th grade: we took tests on our basic knowledge of our novel REFUGEE. They struggled a bit. Now we are going to delve into the story more next week.

 homework this week, Refugee family tree paper and... I Reading Goals

5th Grade: We are working on pronouns....no homework. We are doing during class so I can answer questions. Thursday 10/12/23 work pages 29 - 32 in English 

Religion 304: We will be starting our Confirmation book work very soon. Confirmation special Mass this Saturday at 5:00. 

Enjoy life

Mrs. Slifka

September 28, 2023

7th grade will be busy most of tomorrow with the high school recruiters.

7th grade: The novel REFUGEE should be completed being read by Monday October 3. I gave the students 6 weeks to complete the novel. We will have a generalized knowledge test on Monday before we begin work on the novel.

7th grade: we will be reviewing and testing on the short story The Californian by Mark Twain next week. I will hand out a study guide.

6th grade: tomorrow is the Vocabulary workshop session 2  spelling test and a session 2 overall test. The words were given out and a study guide for the test has been on my board all week.

6th grade : Session 3 Vocabulary workbook is due tomorrow.

6th grade: In our new reading book we started putting together  ideas for a personal narrative that we will be working on next week.

6th grade: We started on Chapter 2 in our English book; Pronouns. For homework that had a pink worksheet and pages 23,24 and 25 in their workbook.

5th grade: We have started our work on Chapter 2 Pronouns. 

I hope to have all tests taken this week corrected and grades posted soon.

Thank you

Mrs. Slifka

September 15, 2023

All my reading classes need to complete their 50 minutes of I Reading for this week by tonight at 9:00. Next week they will also have to pass two assignments in I Reading and read for at least 50 minutes. Please encourage your child to  do their I Reading at school when given the opportunity to read.

Next week the 7th grade is participating in the two weekday Masses. Of course families are invited to attend. Also the family Mass for us this year is on September 30. We would like to see a lot of you there at the service. Many of our students are participating in the Mass and also singing a song.

6th grade: Book report is due 9/27/2023

                                       They handed in both their workbooks today to be checked by me. Every few weeks I collect the workbooks for a grade.

                                        Next week we will probably finish our work with NOUNS. Look for a test possibly at the end of the week.

5th: We are working with our vocabulary workbooks

           We have finished our chapter on nouns and will be testing towards the end of the week.

7th Grade: Please continue to read our novel REFUGEE. They need to read independantly and in October will will begin our work with the novel.

                         We are officially finished with myths and folklore.

                           7B2 will have their final test  on Tuesday 9/19/2023

September 11, 2023

ON FRIDAY A PACKET OF PAPERS WENT HOME THAT MUST BE FILLED OUT IF YOUR STUDENT IS GOING TO COMPLETE IN SPORTS.

TODAY, THE 7TH GRADE RECEIVED THE FIRST PACKET OF MANY ABOUT CONFIRMATION. PLEASE READ AND RETURN PERMISSION SLIPS ASAP.

OUR 7TH GRADE FAMILY MASS IS SEPTEMBER 30. ALL FAMILIES AND THE 7TH GRADE STUDENTS SHOULD ATTEND. WE WANT THE KIDS TO VOLUNTEER TO READ AT CHURCH...PARENTS WE NEED YOUR HELP!

7th Grade: Should be starting the book Refugee. They should have the book completed by October 2.

                           There is a myth test for 7b2 and 7b1 will be taking a genres of literature quiz on Wednesday.

                            Story pyramids project due Thursday for 7b1.

6th Grade: SHould be finishing up their non-fiction book. Due end of the month

                            workbook in English page 13

                             We finally received our new reading books!

5th grade: Nouns Nouns Nouns...we are still learning all the ways nouns can be used.

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In my Reading Classes or Classes where we read...We have started I Ready Diagnostic. We will work on that during class daily until finished.

August 30

6th Grade English ...page 7 in workbook and exercise 5...page 7 in hardcover English book.

They were very chatty today !

5th Grade....Page 7 in English workbook....refer to page 6 in hardcover book for guidance to plurals.

Mrs. Slifka

Literature:

7B1 Has paragraphs to write about gods and goddesses

7B2 Has to finish reading the legend in our book page 778

Thanks 

Mrs. SLifka

March 2023

7th Grade Literature

Story pyramids due next Tuesday 3/14/2023 for 7B1 and Wednesday 3/15/2023 for 7B2.

Final Test on Code Orange Wednesday 3/15/2023

6Th grade reading

Started new story: The School Play, we took practice spelling test and did several workbook pages on the story.  We keep moving forward. 

6th Grade English : We are finally finishing up Adverb work chapter 5 in our book. We are going to jump to Chapter 8 DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES! this week look for some cranky kids with homework in workbook. Diagramming is still a viable tool to learn sentence structure. We will be doing the most basic sentences as this skill is not always needed in  high school.

Mrs Slifka

February, 2023

6th grade Reading: ROOM 303 ONLY We just finished our story on Cleopatra and took our tests. The next story we are going to read is called A Boy of Unusual Vision. They really enjoy the short stories. Next week we will have a spelling pretest

They had a Chapter 4,5,6 review to do in the vocabulary workbook We will be checking that on Tuesday.

We will also be working on workbook pages in our reading workbook based on the story..

6th grade English: ROOMS 303 and 312: We will be continuing our work on verbs...chapter 4. Verbs are hard so we are taking it slow and having mini tests along the way to ensure they are getting the concepts. Our English workbook and new textbook are really helping us this year. Please make sure you ask the kids what they are working on. 

7th grade Literatrue: 7B1 and 7B2:  We are still reading and analyzing our novel. Code Orange is a good novel but the many of the children really DISLIKE reading . The book is on audio on You Tube. Thats ok if they want to listen to the book instead of reading. My goal is to get them through a novel.

Mrs Slifka

January 11 - 13, 2022

Literature 7th Grade: The children will be having a Vocabulary test with words from All Summer in a Day and the final test on the content of the story, All Summer in a Day We reviewed today, we viewed the movie All Summer in a Day. Test is tomorrow Thursday. On Friday we are starting another Ray Bradbury story: The Sound of Thunder. 

6th Grade English: We finished our chapter on Grammar and the test is Friday for both 303 and 312.

6th grade reading. We began our story: Opera, Karate and Bandits.

7th Grade Religion:  We finished Chapter 5 in our Confirmation Book. We had a Confirmation meeting with Father Stan who is so full of information for us. Our test will be today. The children have until January 31, 2023 to finish their Saint project. We have talked about the report and how very important it is to do a good job on the report. Their service hours are do very soon.

Thank you, Have a Blessed week.

Mrs Slifka

January 5, 2020

7th Grade Literature: Please read "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" In our book, pages 666 - 684 by tomorrow, Friday 1/6.2023

English Room 303: Please complete section 7.7 in workbook Colon.

English Room 312: Please complete 7.8 in workbook

Reading Room 303: Spelling Test tomorrow and "Number the Stars" test.

6th grade English Rooms 303 and 312: Vocabulary Workshop Chapter 5 Due 1/13/2023

Thank you

January 4, 2023

Happy New Year!

Literature 7th grade: No homework but we are starting to study Science Fiction stories. We corrected our Folk Lore test and grades will be posted soon.

                                                   Please continue with I Reading

6th English: We are still working on a grammar chapter. Today we studied colons and they did the page in our workbook that corresponds. 

                              Vocabulary Workbook, Chapter 5 completion due 1/13/2023

6th Grade Reading: We finished Number the Stars. We reviewed for the test. Tomorrow is the test. Tomorrow is also the spelling bee with the test on                                                     Friday.

Thank you

Mrs Slifka

1/2/2023

November 16, 2022

6th Grade: English... Vocabulary Workshop Workbook.....Section 4.....Due completed by December 2, 2022

Vocab workbook test on section 2 on Friday...

6th Grade Reading.... Spelling Test on Last Summer with Maizon....Friday 11/18/22.

Religion ....finish page 41 in Confirmation book....look up Bible verses and answer the questions in your book.

November 15, 2022

Vocab test for 6th grade on Unit 1 in Vocabulary Workbook Tomorrow

7th grade needs to check Google Classroom and watch Gift of the Magi for O'Henry unit.

Don't forget to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences.

Mrs. Slifka

November 8,2022

Hello !

7th grade Literature...today we took our final exam on our novel Refugee. We have an escape room coming up and then we are going back to shor stories.

Religion 304: We just finished chapter 3 in our confirmation book. Tonight they had definitions to complete from the chapter and later in the week we will have the test.

6th Grade Reading: We will start a new story this week from our reader. We took the test on Viking Voyage and had our spelling test too. 

6th grade English: Please finish the Vocabulary Workbook pages 42-49 by this upcoming Friday. Next week 11-11-22 we will begin testing on Chapters 1,2, and 3. We are still working on Chapter 3 in our English book... Adjectives

THank you 

October 26, 2022

7th Literature: Please read in Refugee pp183 - 246;  chapters 31 - 39 by FRIDAY 10/28/22

6th grade reading: Book  Report  and Unit 3 in vocabulary workbook

Thank you

Mrs Slifka

October 21, 2020

7Th Grade Literature: Please read Refugee up to page 182 for Monday.

No homework for any of my 6th grade classes

No religion homework

Have a great warm weekend

Mrs Slifka

October 17, 2022

Happy Monday

7th grade Literature: Please read Refugee pages 92-103 Tonight Monday. For discussion tomorrow

6th grade Reading: Book Report due next week October 28. Historical Fiction...They have been given forms

6th grade English: Vocabulary workbook section 3 due October 28

                                            Possible English test on Pronouns this week on Friday

Thank you

Mrs Slifka

October 13, 2022

What a short week!

Literature: Tonight read up to page 73 in Refugee for discussion tomorrow and read up to page 96 for Monday's class.

Reading: 6th grade had a test today on Viva New Jersey. They did well. Tomorrow we are having a spelling pretest on Rain Rain Go Away. They got the spelling list today.

English: 6th grade is plugging away at Pronouns. They usually begin their homework in class...most finish in school

Religion: They will be bringing home a paper on testing their Catholic knowledge. It might be fun to work on it with them!

Next week we are back to a five day week. But aren't four day weeks great!

Mrs Slifka

October 4, 2022

October! Great time of the year

Progress reports are released this week.

7th Grade please read Chapters 1-6 in Refugee by Tuesday. Be ready to discuss events in the book. Complete worksheets. 

Reminder 6th grade Reading...spelling and reading test next Wednesday and Thursday

6th grade Reading...We read the story Viva New Jersey and we are working on the story this week, including new spelling words. The kids have a historical fiction book report due October 28. They have the form that is to be used.

6th grade English... continuing to work on Unit 2 in Vocabulary Workshop book. It is due next Friday October 14. We started work on Pronouns this week....they can be a bit confusing. 

7th grade Literature... We have started our novel Refugee. We will be spending all our time on the book until we finish it in a few weeks. On You Tube they can get audio book versions of the chapters if they would want to listen to parts of the book. They have been told where to find the video if wanted.

They have a poetry test tomorrow...we reviewed today and they have had review material on Google Classroom for over a week now.

Religion... We are preparing for Confirmation. We have two retreats this month. Holy Fire October 14 and St. Rita October 27. Permission slip for St. Rita went home today October 4.

September 21, 2022

HOLY FIRE PERMISSION SLIPS AND MONEY ARE DUE NEXT WEEK. Please complete them soon.

If your child is going to the NEON DANCE Saturday night...the have to hand in their permission slip by Friday with the $10.00 fee.

Homecoming events start Friday with the BONFIRE in front of the school..... fire, food and lots of fun. The athletes will be introduces about 7:00!! Its a great family event

Sunday is SPORT MASS...all athletes are invited to the 9:30 Mass to celebrate as a school and as team mates. All athletes and coaches will receive a special blessing.  Another great family activity to bring families together.

6th grade English... There will be a test on NOUNS, Chapter 1 this Friday. We will be reviewing tomorrow.

                                              Unit 1 in their Vocab Workbooks (orange one) is to be completed by Friday.

6th grade READING... We will be having a spelling Bee tomorrow on words from our story, Great American Slurp.  Friday will be the test.

7th grade Literature.... We are learning poetry. yesterday we wrote a SHAPE poem and today we created a COUPLET. The couplet poem is due Thursday.

6th grade READING the kids should be getting and beginning to read a book that is HISTORICAL FICTION.

7th Grade Literature: Please purchase a copy or get one from the Library.   REFUGEE by Alan Grantz.  We will begin the novel when we are finished with our Poetry unit.

7th Grade Religion... We began our studies for Confirmation. Please look for information to be coming home soon... All information comes from our REY office and not through our classrooms. Mr. Jim Ramos is the Director of Religious Education.

Thank you, 

Mrs Slifka

September 19, 2022

Tomorrow is picture day!

7th grade Literature was treated to a power point in Poetry. Our new category for the next two weeks. Please purchase the novel REFUGEE by Alan Grantz. We are going to start the novel discussion around September 30. If they want to start reading it they can.

6th grade English; We are finishing up our Noun chapter this week. Homework tonight is workbook pages 18, 19.

6ht grade Reading. We started our new story Great American Slurp. We had a spelling pre-test. The home work for tonight is in our reading workbook. Pages 8,9,9A.

We are going to start our Confirmation book this week. Have the kids start thinking of a saint whose qualities they admire. Also please talk to them about service to others or any large service projects they can get involved with in the community. Help is greatly needed all over.

That's all folks

Mrs Slifka

September 13, 2022

Good week...nice full week after a short week last week.

Today:  6th grade English: Workbook page 3, 1.6     Workbook page 13, 14... 1.7 and 1.7

In Literature we had a surprise quiz on Allusions to mythology in everyday language.. Everyone did well.

In 304 we are finishing up an art project using oil pastels. It's due Friday

In Religion we will finish Session 2 and then start on Confirmation work.

Thanks

Mrs Slifka

September 6, 2022

This week in reading we are starting our I Reading diagnostic . We will take two days in class and if not finished they will take other free time to finish this week.

6th Grade English Homework

Workbook

page 3... 1.4

page 10... entire page.

Hope to see everyone at Parent Night tomorrow

August 31, 2020

It was a great few days in 7th grade! We are working and getting used to school and earlier bed times. Please enjoy the upcoming 3 day weekend.

Literature 7B1:   will be having a quiz FRIDAY on the different forms of Literature. They have a study guide

6th Grade English:  Page 7 in the hard cover English book. Exercise 2.

6th Grade Reading: Reading workbook page 3. S.O.R. Losers

                                               Review Spelling words...Sheet given

                                                Complete back side of spelling sheet, on short vowel sounds.

                                                 Spelling Test this upcoming Friday

Thank you

Mrs. Ginny Slifka

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August 29, 2022

Welcome to the new school year. ON this page you will find information about work for 7th grade Literature and 6th grade  reading and english. THe children are told their homework in class and at this age they are always responsible for writing it down. Also Homework will be on the homwork page in Google Classroom. THey can check there too!

6th grade English: New work book page 2 and 3. 

7th grade Literature: Questions on Midas and Medusa short stories

Thank you

Mrs Slifka

Big vocabulary test on Code Orange words in Literature this week. All kids took notes or photos of the words and definitions.

Code Orange must be finished this week for 7B1 and Next week for 7B2. Projects have been assigned and are due March 8.

Language arts for 6th grade....We are reviewing types of speech and punctuation this week and next. Vocabulary workbook: We are beginning Chapter 9 on Friday April 1.

In 6th grade Reading: Spelling and Reading test on the story " Over the Top of the World"

That's it for now!

Mrs Slifka

March 18, 2022

6th grade English Classes were assigned to study the words in Unit 8. There were twenty of them. We will have test on the meanings of the words on March 25, 2020

7TH grade literature should continue reading Code Orange.11-13 Chapters. They can listen to or read the chapters.

7th  Religion CONFIRMATION this weekend... We will continue regular studies next week.

March 2022

Please keep checking Google pages for specific homework assignments and testing dates.

7th Grade Confirmation is March 19 @1:00

Practice is March 17 @6:00

None of my classes have any long term projects due at this time, There have been none assigned.

Mrs Slifka

January 22, 2022

7th Grade Literature has a test on Tuesday Chapter 10, Myths and Fables.

6th Grade should still be working on the Book Reports for English

Both 6th grades have been assigned new pages in vocabulary workbook. Chapter 7 pp 88 -94.

7th Grade Religion must finish their Confirmation requirements...the Saint Report is due 2/1/22 and the Letter to the Bishop is due 2/4/22.

One of our students will be under going surgery next week so Please keep him in your prayers as a special intention.

As always all homework is on Google Classroom pages.

Mrs Slifka

January, 2022

We are moving along quite well in all of my classes!

In 7th grade Literature we are working on presentations of myths. The students are creating slide presentations on the topics.  They will be shown to me this week and next. Can't wait

6th grade is working on adverbs. Vocab workbook pages 77 - 87 is due completed by 1/14/2022

6th grade reading has just finished the the story the School Play. We are working on workbook pages this week with the spelling test and reading test this Friday..1/14/22. They also have book reports due on 2/15/22. They were given forms to complete but can also get a new one from me if needed.

There is an extra credit assignment on Google classroom for 7th grade on Martin Luther King. It will be the only extra credit assignment in Literature for the rest of this trimester.

7th grade religion: We are completing our Confirmation book. Looking forward to March 19...the day of our confirmation.

always check with the kids for more specific assignments and check Google classroom too! Or just email me at gslifka@stgerald.com

Thank you

Mrs Slifka

January 5, 2022

Hello!

Please check into Google Classroom for any current assignments in 7th Grade Literature and Religion. 6Th Grade English and Reading classes with me.

December 21, 2021

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

please continue to check our Google pages for specific work assignments and this page can direct you to go to Google for homework. After the break in Religion Room  304, we will be finishing up our studies for our Confirmation. They have a very important paper that will be Due 2/1/21. They have to write a 500 word essay on their saint. Please have the kids refer to the rubric and information on the Holy Spirit they have to incorporate in the paper

7th grade Literature we will be starting work on Folk Tales, Fairy Tales and Myths. Great stories

6th grade English  will begin work on adverbs and adjectives

6th grade reading will continue with some non-fiction works and a book report this spring

See you in the New Year

Mrs Slifka

December 2021

PLEASE CHECK GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR ASSIGNMENTS. 7TH IS COMPLETING POETRY AND 6TH HAS VOCAB WORKBOOK AND READING

THANKS

MRS. SLIFKA

November 30, 2021

There is Homework in 7th grade Literature B1 and B2...please check Google pages.

For religion for Room 304...please read 1st 5 pages in Confirmation book and answer questions.

Mrs Slifka

November 15, 2021

If you have not signed up for a parent teacher conference please check your emails and do so TODAY

Please check Google classroom for updated homework

Mrs Slifka

November 3, 2021

Check homework pages regularly and Google Classroom pages for upcoming work.

Mrs. Slifka

October 27, 

Rosary service tomorrow...bring rosaries to school

October 18, 2021

Please check Google Classroom and these homework pages for announcments and assignments

Mrs. Slifka

October 5, 2021

Please always check Google Classroom for assignments and announcements and these homework pages for work too!

Mrs. Slifka

September 17, 2021

Only announcement is for 6th grade English.

September 16

Please check the actual homework pages here and on Google classroom for the homework information

Mrs Slifka

September 15, 2021

THis week we are trying to finish in Literrature 7B1 and 7B2 the story "After Twenty Years" by O'Henry. There are videos on Google Classroom to watch. Please check there. There are worksheets on the story that were handed out. People who are Ill, your homework buddies should have copies for you.

Please look to individuals homework pages.

Mrs Slifka

September 9, 2021

This week we watched a video from HBO in homeroom on September 11. We watched during Religion and it was very interesting and moving with out a lot of film of death and destruction. I cannot believe its been 20 years. The country was so changed after it happened.

In 7th grade Literature we took our tests on Rikki Tikki Tavi.  They did well and the story was very cute. I do believe they enjoyed the story. Tests will be returned soon. For homework there is a biography on O'Henry I would like them to watch and summarize for discussion. THe link is on the Google Classroom page.

In 6th grade reading...we took our spelling test and Reading test on All American Slurp. Our next story is Viva New Jersey. Also the 6th grade, room 303, will have to take their I Ready assessment in the computer lab and in upcoming weeks we will have to use one or two class times per week to go to the lab and use I ready. THis is happening becaause the Chromebooks the children received cannot be updated to the I Ready programs....New Chromebooks are on the way and then the children can go back to taking the tests on their own time as the program was intended..

6th grade English is finishing up our NOUNS section this week. We had some worksheets to complete. On Monday we will review and the test on Nouns will be Tuesday or Wednesday.

September 3, 2021

There is a literature test for 7th grade on Tuesday. We went over questions and concepts today. I suggest they reread the story until they really know it and understand the concepts.

6th grade reading also has a reading test on Tuesday. We studied today for it with review questions.

There was a religion test today on Session 2.

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR CLASSROOM with purchases from Scholastic. Our class we page is https://orders.scholastic.com/1M6ME  Plus the kids got flyers sent home flyers earlier this week.

Mrs Slifka

Thursday September 2, 2021

In Literature, we will be reviewing for the test on Rikki Tikki Tavi on Tuesday. Also for 7B1 they have a short story to read and answer two questions... typed. Please finish the Homophone worksheet for tomorrow.

In 6th grade English we had a quiz on nouns...tomorrow we start appositives. No homework

Reading for 6th grade we will have our spelling test on All American Slurp. Test on story is Tuesday...we will review. Also they have a worksheet on long A'a and short E's.

Thank you

Monday August 30

In Literature we started a new section #6. Short story studies. We started a new story today...Rikki Rikki Tavi, a classic story by Rudyard Kipling. The 7th grade Literature class has no homework unless they didn't have their book, then they need to read tonight to catch up. &th grade also had their first test recorded and soon more grades will be posted

6th Grade English started working on possessive nouns...confusing and hard. But we will get there. They have a worksheet to finish and 2 short exercises in the book. THis work is being collected for a grade.

Religion room 304 took a test on Section 1 today

Room 304 art is working on pop art inspired pictures...due Wednesday

6th grade reading, we took a practice spelling test on our next story The Great American Slurp.

Mrs Slifka

Wednesday August 25,2021

Please check the pages today for the homework. Also on Google Classroom

Mrs Slifka

Monday August 23, 2021

Good news.. we can use the hand dryers in the bathroom again. No more messy paper towels.

There is homework tonight... please check the individual class pages

Mrs Slifka

Friday August 20, 2021

End of the week....no homework for anyone. Enjoy the weekend. We get busy next week!

Mrs Slifka

Thursday 

no homework today... except for English. Please see specific page

HELLO!

THIS IS THE WEB PAGE WHERE YOU WILL FIND REMINDERS ABOUT YOUR HOMEWORK.  THIS IS A PAGE FOR YOUR PARENTS TOO; SO THEY CAN CHECK TO SEE IF YOU HAVE HOMEWORK. SHARE THIS PAGE WITH THEM PLEASE!

MOST OF YOUR WORK WILL BE ON THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM PAGES. SO CHECKING THOSE DAILY IS VERY IMPORTANT. THIS PAGE IS JUST A QUICK REMINDER.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER LINKS TO THE SPECIFIC CLASSES

I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR YEAR

MRS. SLIFKA