Mrs. Quaid's Homework Page

                                   Welcome back to the St. Gerald School year 2023-24!

HOMEWORK  for week of 4/15/24

Tuesday    4/16/24   Literacy Night permission forms MUST be turned in Thursday please.

WAX - 1st paragraph of paper must be memorized. I will listen to them tomorrow. Reciting of speeches begins Monday.

ALL   Reading - Test Calvin

307  English - Test! but NOT over p. 126-129. See testing pages below, for Monday.

Monday   4/15/24

ALL   WAX MUSEUM   The whole sloppy copy is due tomorrow, 4/16/24. I gave the classes a paper to write their entire sloppy copy on. Thank you, parents/adults at home, for reading over the sloppy copy.

ALL   Reading - Test is Wed. over A Pet for Calvin.

307  English - Test Wed. p. 120-133. Do p. 123, Ex. 2, p. 124, all of Ex. 1, in English NB.

There was Math and Science HW and 312 had English HW (if they didn't finish it in class.)



Hello Parents! Thank you to those of you that were here for Back to School Night last night!

We are still waiting for assignment notebooks to come in. Until then, the students have Homework sheets, that I copied, that they will write their HW on. 

If you ever have questions about the homework, feel free to email me.

HOMEWORK:

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Reading - Read p. 19-21, orally. (We discussed what orally means.) I'll be looking for fluent reading tomorrow. There's tricky words in those pages.

Social Studies - Fill in map. Both sides should be filled in. Test Friday...spelling counts!

Spelling - Study! Test Friday.

Please return Generous Giants permission form if your child is interested in joining.

ROOM 312: Parent HW...Please return the information sheet by Friday. Thanks!

HOMEWORK week of 9/5/23

Tuesday  9/5/23

Picture Day is 9/19/23

READING - Rd. p. 25, 26. Do p. 30 in Reader.

Vocabulary - Do p. 11. Get it checked! Test is Fri.

Wednesday  9/6/23

Reading - Finish reading the story and go over the last few pages (p. 25-29). Parents, please check p. 30 to make sure it was done correctly.  Homework today is to do #1 and #2 on p. 31, correctly.

Math - Do p. 20, 1-13.

Vocab. - Do p. 10.

Thursday  9/7/23

312 - Reading Test p. 7-32. Study the story, vocab. words, main idea.

307 - Reading test and also a Vocabulary test from the vocabulary in the packet in the HOME folder.

HOMEWORK for week 9/11/23

Please, be sure your child has his/her Chromebook in school everyday.

ALL:  Religion - Must write the Memorare prayer on Wed. 9/20/23. Spelling counts/Religion grade

ALL:  Social Studies - Read p. 54-57 ( we read some of this in class) and KNOW answers for p. 57, 2-4.

ALL:  Reading - Write 3 facts in the Reading notebook from the videos in Google Classroom.

Tuesday   9/12/23

307 - English - Do  WB p. 8.

ALL: Reading - Rd. p. 52-54. Be ready for a quiz.

ALL: Religion -  Study the Memorare and be ready to write the prayer Wed. 9/20 (Religion grade, and spelling counts).

Some still need to do the Reading HW from Monday. 

Wednesday    9/13/23

All: Reading - Finish the quiz at home! Check spelling and complete sentences.

All: Religion - For a Religion grade all students must write the Memorare prayer next Wed., 9/20/ Spelling counts...

All:  Math - Do WS.

Thursday    9/14/23

All: Reading - In Reading notebook, answer questions that are in Google Classroom.  Test will be Tuesday. 

All: Spelling - Test!

All : Math - Do WS, 1-16.

HOMEWORK for week of 9/18-9/21     OFF FRIDAY

Monday   9/18/23

Reading - Rd. p. 59-63.

Math - Do WS.

Religion - Memorare! Be ready to write it Wed.  Spelling counts!

Tuesday   9/19/23

Math - Do WS.

Reading - Test! over p. 50-63. Also, go over the GC homework and the take-home quiz. There are questions from those also.

Religion - Quiz! Must write the Memorare prayer. Know spelling also. 

Wednesday  9/20/23        STUDY night!

307  English - Test tomorrow over Book p, 2-11 and p. 24 and also go over the worksheets that are in the HOME folder.

ALL Math - Test tomorrow!

HOMEWORK week of 9/25/23      Early dismissal Wed. -1:30

Reading - Read p. 92-97. Do p. 109, #1 and #2.

Spelling - Do p. 117. It was torn out and is in the HOME folder.

Science - in Google Classroom

Tuesday   9/26/23

Religion - Read p. 7-9. Underline important details. Do p. 8.

Be sure Reading HW from Monday is completed correctly.

Thursday   9/27/23

ALL  Reading -  Test is Tuesday. Finish reading up to p. 107. Finish Google Classroom and click 'TURN IN'. Do p. 108 in Reader.

ALL  Spelling - Test!

R. 307    Vocab -  Test

HOMEWORK  week of 10/2/23

Monday  10/2/23

ALL Reading - Test over our story Pedro's Journal, and know the vocab. we circled.

ALL Spelling - Do p. 183 (Tore out on Friday and is in HOME folder).

Math - WS  #1-#12

Tuesday   10/3/23     Be sure Chromebooks are charged and brought to school. Some still do not have headphones. Thanks!

ALL Religion - Do front side only of study guide. Test is Thursday over p. 2-11. Religion packet is in the HOME folder. Be sure packet is brought back to school.

Math - Do WS.

ALL  Spelling - Study Spelling words daily.

Wednesday  10/4/23

ALL Religion - Test p. 2-11 and know study guide

ALL Spelling - Write words neatly, 2 times each. Study for test Friday.

Math - Finish WS.

HOMEWORK week of 10/10/23

TUESDAY   10/10/23

307  VOCAB. - Do p. 31. It's an English grade.

ALL  Religion - Prayer test Wed. 10/18/23, The Penitential Act (said at Mass) . It is in the HOME folder, Must write it and spelling counts.

WEDNESDAY   10/11/23

ALL  Reading - Read p. 159-164. Add 4 facts to notebook (1 fact should be from p. 164).

ALL  Religion - Study prayer! See above for Tuesday.

ALL  Spelling - Do both sides of WS. Test Tuesday.

Send field trip $ and waivers in by Friday please. Also, if you did not give the $20 (or whatever you can donate) for our classrooms parties, please send that in by next week. Plans are being made for various parties, including Halloween. Thank you to the ROOM MOMS!

HOMEWORK    week of 10/16/23    FIELD Trip Tuesday

Monday and Tuesday  10/16 and 10/17

ALL  Reading - Read p. 171-173. Underline too! Do. p. 176.  Test Wednesday.

ALL  Spelling - test Wed. 

ALL  Do Math and Science homework also.

Wednesday   10/18/23

ALL   Religion - Prayer test Friday (was in HOME folder last Tuesday).

307   English - In English WB, do p. 11, 12, #1-16 on both pages.

Math - Fin. WS

Science - GC into notebook

HOMEWORK for week of 10/23/23

Tuesday    10/24/23

307  English - In WB do p. 15,16.

ALL  Social Studies

HOMEWORK   for week of 10/30/23

Monday     10/30/23     Costumes tomorrow...per Mr. Pape, no masks, no blood, no weapons, no make up

ALL  Social Studies  - Finish GC Social Studies vocab. Use book, spell everything correctly.

ALL  Spelling - Do WS.

ALL  Math - Do 20 minutes IR.

Wednesday     11/1/23

ALL  Spelling - Do WS. Test is Friday.      Conference note went home.

ALL  Reading - Find the story vocab. words on p. 218 in Reader. Write them in Reading notebook. Then find the definitions in the margins of the story. Write the definitions in the notebook (skipping 3 lines between each word).

307  Vocab. - Do p. 41. It will be a grade. Test is Friday.

Thursday     11/2/23        

307   Please get conference note back to me or email me your choices. Thank you to the 9 that sent them back today!

ALL   Spelling - Test

ALL   Math - IR

ALL   Reading - Rd. p. 220-223. Be ready for a quiz.

307   Vocabulary - Do, p. 40. Test tomorrow.

HOMEWORK   week of 11/6/23

Monday     11/6/23

ALL   Spelling - Do WS.

ALL   Reading    Read p. 224-227, answer questions  in GC and submit. If you cannot edit the document, write answers on paper.

ALL   DARE Report - Write ONLY the first sentence of your report. If you have a title in mind for your report, you may put that on your paper also. Be sure your sentence is as we talked about in class.

Some have MATH and SCIENCE HW also. 

Tuesday     11/7/23

ALL   Spelling - Do WS. Test is Thursday.

ALL   Reading - Read p. 228-233. Write 3 important facts from those pages.

ALL   Math - Do p. 117, #6-9.

Wednesday    11/8/23

Reading - Test on  FAR from SHORE  p. 219. Study Vocabulary, p. 218, including vocab. that we circled while reading the story. Look over GC assignments, reread story parts that were underlined.

Spelling - Test

DARE report - We will discuss paragraph writing in class. We will go over ideas and look through the DARE book  to get information for their report.

HOMEWORK   week of 11/13/23

Monday    11/13/23

ALL  Spelling - Do WS.

ALL  Religion - TEST   Must write the  prayer Act of Contrition, spelling counts.

307   English -  Do WB p. 24, 25.

MATH  - Do WS, #21-26

SCIENCE - GC

Thursday      11/16/23

ALL  Reading - Read to end of story, p. 273. Do p. 275, #1-3.

ALL  Spelling - Test

Study for Science quiz.

HOMEWORK for week of 11/27/23

Monday   11/27/23

ALL   Reading - Test over A Place for Frogs. Know vocab. and notes in NB.

ALL   Spelling - Do WS.  Due Wed.

ALL   Religion - For our first service project for 5th grade, color the Christmas pictures, beautifully, for a card we will make for Healthcare workers. 

307   Vocab. - Test Wed. Do p. 60. Study!

and MATH - WS

Tuesday   11/28/23      Please support the service project for NJHS, if possible. 5th grade should bring in canned fruit please.

ALL   Religion - Do study guide for Ch. 2 (study guide and the chapter are in HOME folder). Test is Thursday.

ALL   Spelling -  WS is due.

307    Vocab. -  Test... ..The Unit is in HOME folder.

Wednesday    11/29/23

ALL   Reading - Begin to memorize your stanzas for the poem in the Reader, Perfect Inspirations. Due FRIDAY.

ALL   Spelling - Do WS. Test Fri.

ALL   Religion - Test Ch. 2 and know the study guide.

Thursday    11/30/23

ALL   Reading - Memorized poem stanzas are due! Must be able to recite your stanzas orally, from Perfect Inspiration p. 290, 291 in Reader.  In Reading NB, write the vocab. words and the definitions. Vocab. words are in Reader, p. 294. Read Hatchet,  p. 298-303, in Reader.

ALL   Spelling - Test tomorrow. Write the Spelling words in alpha. order on any paper.

ALL   Math - Do WS (#1-12)

ALL   Science - Test (Use study guide.)

HOMEWORK     week of 12/4/23

Monday    12/4/23

ALL   Reading - Put the answers to the questions in GC into Reading NB. Be sure all answers are in complete sentences.

ALL   Religion - Find the meaning of the 4 candles of Advent that is on the Advent wreath. Put that on any paper.

ALL   Spelling - Do WS.

Math for ALL - Do p. 131, #6-11. 

Science for ALL

Tuesday   12/5/23

ALL  Reading - Rd. to end of story, p. 306-311. Do p. 313. 

ALL   Sloppy copy note due for the card we are making for the Healthcare workers. Ask an adult for good sentences!

307   Vocab. book - Do p. 67.

***A few still need to look up the meaning of the 4 candles of the Advent wreath. Be sure that is written on paper.***

ALL    Santa's shop for 5th grade is Friday, 1:30.

Wednesday   12/6/23      St. Nick stopped by!!   Santa's shop Friday!  Room 307 - 5 pencils due in school Friday!

ALL  Spelling - Do WS. Test is Fri.

ALL    D.A.R.E - Interview paper is in HOME folder. Write down the person you will interview. If questions #1-3 are completed, you do not have to do the Reading homework! Interview paper is due Friday. I will discuss more about it Thurs. It must be VERY neat and no errors.

ALL   Reading - Test Fri. Do p. 312.

307   English - Do p. 29, #1-15.

Thursday   12/7/23      Santa's shop tomorrow! 1:30

ALL    Get D.A.R.E Interview checked by an adult. As I looked at them briefly, there were some misspellings/words left out/punctuation errors. 

ALL   Reading - Test Hatchet...KNOW vocab. p. 294 and any vocab. circled in story, rewatch videos in GC (a few questions on those), know GC questions (answers in NB), know p. 313, theme of unit, genre of story 

ALL   Spelling - test

ALL  Math - Do p. 138, #21-28. and Science - Do work in Science NB.

HOMEWORK   week of 12/11/23       Some still owe the healthcare card!

Monday   12/11/23

ALL  Spelling - Do WS.

ALL   Math - Do p. 139, odd, #1-15.

307   Science - WS

Tuesday     12/12/23

ALL   Reading - Write vocab, words and definitions in NB. The words are on p. 232 in Reader.

ALL   Religion - Memorize the Advent prayer that's in HOME folder. On Friday, 12/15, must write the prayer. It's a test grade, spelling counts.

307   English - Test over p. 38-49, and p. 50, 51 (2.6 - 2.11). Review exercises in the workbook also.

ALL   Science - Do WS.

Wednesday   12/13/23

ALL   Religion - Friday test.... writing Advent prayer.

ALL   Reading - GC from Reader p. 328, 329, 334-337, answers go in Reading notebook, complete sentences

307   Vocab. book - Do p. 73. It's a grade. Test Friday.

Happy 2024! I hope you were able to do some relaxing after the craziness of holidays. Thank you, to all of you who donated to the Teachers' Christmas Fund. There were many Anonymous donations, so I thank you as well! 

HOMEWORK  for week of 1/8/24

Monday    1/8/24

ALL   Spelling - Do WS, due Wednesday.

ALL   Social Studies - Do WS #1, 2, 3, 5. It's a grade.  Test is Thursday, 1/11/23, p. 76-85, and notes.

ALL   Math, Science HW also.

312    English HW.

Tuesday    1/9/24

ALL  Spelling - Worksheet is due.

ALL   Social Studies - Do #2, #3 on WS 21. Test is Thursday over pgs. 76-85, the 2 worksheets, and notes.

ALSO, for Social Studies - In Google Classroom, follow the instructions, watch the video up to minute 8 (8:00), and take notes. Use any paper for the notes. Be sure the notes are about important information about MLK. 

MATH and Science - Do WS.

Wednesday   1/10/24

307   English - Do WB p. 40,  #1-10 and p. 41.

ALL   Social Studies - Test! Know worksheets, notes, and text p. 76-85.

Math - Finish WS.

HOMEWORK   for week of 1/16/24

Wednesday    1/17/24   It's warming up!     ***January 28, 2024 >>>5th grade/2nd grade Family Mass @ 9:30 a.m. and kicks off the beginning of Catholic Schools Week***

ALL   Social Studies - Watch the videos in GC. Then, do the LEADER worksheet. It's a grade!

307   English - Test Friday, 1/19, over pgs. 54-67. Study!

307   Vocabulary - Test Friday. Do p. 83. 

Thursday -  1/18/24

ALL   Social Studies - Fix/add to Leader worksheet from last night, if needed. It will be graded, so I told some of the class they need to add more to their WS. Use that WS to finish a sloppy copy paragraph that we started in class today. I did not tell the class 'how many sentences', as they asked. It is the first paragraph for a report they are writing.

307  English - Test over p. 54-67.

307  Vocabulary - Test Unit 8 and do p. 82.

HOMEWORK    for week of 1/22/24

Monday    1/22/24      D.A.R.E graduation in the Gym tomorrow, Tuesday! 1:00

307   Draw a heart (in our body) from video in GC. Do it on correct white copy paper.  Follow instructions in GC for measurements. Write 4 facts, on back of paper, about our heart.

ALL    Spelling - Do WS. Due Wed.

ALL    COLOR only the picture of MLK Jr. Do not write on it. Also, do the  LEADER worksheet. Be sure you follow the directions. Many students got a lot done in class.

Thursday   1/25/24

ALL  Religion - Know 7 sacraments by Tues., test grade (spelling counts)

ALL  Spelling - Test

307   Color cards for our Mass. The back of each card should have: St. Gerald is great because__________(4 different reasons, 1 on each card.)

HOMEWORK    for week of 1/29/24       Happy Catholic Schools Week! 

Please support 7th grade's SOCK Drive for shelters, if possible.  

Reminder: Dismissal at 1:30 on Friday.

Tuesday: Wear your heritage colors!

Tuesday    1/30/24

307    Be sure HEART is colored. (Most finished.)

ALL    Religion - Sacrament test tomorrow!  Also, do study guide. Test is Friday, Ch. 5

Wednesday     1/31/24

ALL   Reading - Do GC questions. As per the instructions, all answers should be in complete sentences. I will be grading this assignment. We, again, practiced how to 'copy/paste' the questions into a document. It went much smoother than before Christmas! The class should 'turn in' the assignment to me by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, Thursday.

ALL   Religion - Chapter 5 test Friday and, KNOW study guide too!

ALL   Math - Do WS.

HOMEWORK  week of 2/5/24 (Sorry about Monday/Tuesday HW not posted!)

Wednesday     2/7/24

ALL    Spelling - Do WS. Due Friday, but keep studying words. Test Friday.

ALL   Social Studies - Finish reading p. 103, 104 then, in NB, do p. 104, # 2,3, 5. 

ALL   Do Math WS.

307  English - Do WB p. 54.   

Thursday     2/8/24      Spirit Wear Day tomorrow!

307   Vocabulary - Vocab test tomorrow Unit 9, p. 90,91.

ALL  Social Studies - In NB, do p. 109, #2-4. Test over Lesson 1, 2, p. 102-109,  Tuesday.

ALL  Spelling - WS is due! Test tomorrow!

HOMEWORK  wk. of 2/12/24        Does you child know how to write their address? Please practice at home writing as this example: 

Jane Jones

3936 S. Maple Ct.

Oak Lawn, IL   604453

ALL  Reading - Read pages 21-25. Do GC questions. It's a grade. Be sure it is submitted correctly. 

307  Math and Science - Do WS.

Field trip permission form and $10, due Friday, please.

HOMEWORK      week of 2/20/24        Gym is Thursdays during Lent!

Wednesday   2/21/24

ALL    Reading - Read pgs. 29-31. Be ready for a quiz.

ALL    Religion - Study 10 Commandments.  Must write them next Thur. , 2/29/24. Spelling counts.

307   Vocabulary - Do p. 103. It's a grade.

Thursday    2/22/24

ALL   Reading - Finish reading the story. Do the 'Advice paper' in HOME folder. Do p. 37, in Reader, #1, 2 only, writing 2 examples per question.

307   Vocabulary - TEST

ALL   Math - Do WS.

HOMEWORK  week of 2/26/24

Monday     2/26/24    All homework today, is due Wed.    **Field trip Tuesday. Wear gym uniform and bring a bag lunch.**

ALL   Reading - Reread Ch. 1 of our novel, Restart by Gordon Korman.  Be ready for a quiz on Wed., over Ch. 1.

ALL   Science - Do WS.

ALL   Spelling - Do WS.

ALL   Religion - Must write the 10 Commandments on Thursday.

Wednesday    2/28/24          No School Friday     Professional Development for teachers.

ALL   Reading - Read p. 19-27 in novel. Takes notes.

ALL  Spelling - Do WS. Test tomorrow.

ALL   Religion - Be ready to write the 10 Commandments.

ALL   Math - Do WS, #1-15.

HOMEWORK   week of 3/4/24   

Tuesday    3/5/24

ALL   Reading - Read Ch. 5 of Restart, taking notes from each page. 

ALL   Religion - The Stations of the Cross booklet must be colored by Friday.  I've discussed with the class how to do this and that it will be a Religion grade.

ALL   Math - Do WS, #16-27.

Wednesday    3/6/24

ALL   Reading - Rd. Ch. 6 in Restart.  Test is Friday over Ch. 1-6.

ALL   Spelling - Do WS. Test is Tues. 3/12

ALL  Religion - Booklet colored, due Friday. It's a Religion grade.

Thursday   3/7/24        Spirit Wear tomorrow. If you can donate a candy bag for the St. Pat's parade, please send it in to school.

ALL   Reading - Test over our novel Restart, Chapters 1-6, notes in NB, and know quotes from the book.

ALL   Spelling - Do WS, test is Tuesday.

ALL   Religion - Booklet is due, colored beautifully. Draw and color an easy picture on the front. We talked about that in class.

HOMEWORK   week of 3/11/24

Tuesday   3/12/24       WEAR GREEN FRIDAY. Out at 11:00 Friday.

ALL Reading - Rd. all of Ch. 9.  Possible quiz! (probably!)

312  Finish fixing errors in GC Quiz from Restart, p. 31-36, if you didn't finish them in class.

ALL   Religion - Do study guide for LENT Chapter 20. Test over Ch. 20 is Friday.

ALL   Wax Museum  The name of the famous American that you have chosen for the Wax Museum project, is due tomorrow. Next Thursday, 3/21/24, the biography book AND the organizer, from the pack, is due.

Math WS for ALL.

Wednesday    3/13/24

ALL   Wax Museum - Biography book and organizer is due Thurs. 3/21/24.

ALL  Reading - Rd. Ch. 10, 11. Take notes for Ch. 11.

ALL   Religion - test Ch. 20 Fri.

307  Vocab. - Do p. 113, a grade

Thursday   3/14/24

ALL  Wax Museum - The biography book AND the organizer (in packet), is due Thursday, 3/21.

ALL   Reading - Read Ch. 12. Do the QUIZ in Google Classroom. Work/Read carefully!

ALL   Religion - TEST over Ch. 20 and KNOW study guide.

HOMEWORK  week of 3/18/24

Tuesday   3/19/24

ALL  Reading - Rd. Ch. 16 in Restart . Take notes in NB!  (Finish Ch. 15 too, to see what Youtube video Brendan was making).

ALL   Restart test Fri. Ch. 10-15.

307  English - Test Thursday pgs. 106-117. Begin to look through those pages.

WAX MUSEUM - The biography book AND the Organizer are due Thursday. We've discussed the Organizer a few times.

Wednesday   3/20/24

WAX MUSEUM - The biography book and Organizer are due in class!

ALL   Reading - LISTEN to the link on GC of Ch. 17 in Restart. Pause the video, as needed, to take GOOD notes in your Reading notebook.  TEST Fri. over Chapters 10-15.

ALL   Spelling - Do WS. Due Fri. and test is Fri.

307   English - Test! Review notes in notebook, the workbook pages in folder, and pgs. 106-117 in the textbook.

Thursday   3/21/24

WAX MUSEUM - Tomorrow I will return the Organizer worksheet. We will begin discussing how to use it, to begin writing the sloppy copy of the research paper.

ALL  Reading - Test tomorrow over the novel, Restart, Chapters 10-15. 

ALL  Spelling - WS is due and there is a test tomorrow.

ALL    Do Math and Science worksheets.

HOMEWORK      week of 3/25/24

Monday   3/25/24       307    Spring coloring paper due Wednesday.

ALL    2 tulips MUST be completed.

ALL   Reading - See GC and do the assignment. Submit it correctly.

307   Vocab. - Study for test Wed. p. 110, 111.

HOMEWORK    for week of 4/8/24

Wednesday    4/10/24  Yay, 6 children have memorized the 1st paragraph of their Wax Museum paper!

ALL   WAX MUSEUM  - Write 4 sentences for the 2nd paragraph. Start memorizing 1st paragraph.

ALL   Reading - Do GC questions in the Reading notebook.

ALL   Spelling - Do WS.

Thursday    4/11/24

ALL   WAX MUSEUM - Finish 2nd paragraph of sloppy copy.  Start memorizing 1st paragraph AND more!

ALL   Reading - Rd. p. 64-67. Do p. 70.

ALL  Spelling - test

HOMEWORK IS NOW BEING SHOWN AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE! EASIER FOR YOU!