December 15

Social Studies (Nittler) - There will be a test on Chapter 8 on Tuesday.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -

Art (Smith) -

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) -

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) -

Religion (Nittler) - We will finish AA and buddy gifts.

December 8

Social Studies (Nittler) - We will be studying the American Revolution.  There be a quiz on Ch 8, 1-2 on Friday.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -Games/Fitness

Art (Smith) -

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) - Vocab Test Tues. Begin Unit 7 vocab. Continue study of parts of speech.

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -  Unit 16 this week. No spelling next week.

Algebra (Duree) - We will have a Test on Thursday this week. Tutoring available Wednesday after school until 3:50. Notebook Check and Division Timed Test next week.

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - 2 Step equations, Test will be Tuesday 12/16.  Timed test will be this week and notebook check will be 12/16.

Religion (Nittler) - We will be discussing Advent.

Reading (Gillett) - Continue book reports and resume study of Anne Frank unit.

December 1

Social Studies (Nittler) - We will continue to prepare for and then hold the mock trial.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -

Art (Smith) -

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) -Working on Parts of Speech and beginning Vocabulary Unit 6.

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -Unit 14 due Wed, & Friday.  New unit 15 passed out Thursday.

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - Combining like terms

Religion (Nittler) - We will be making Advent Angel gifts and discussing Advent.

Reading (Gillett)  Continue study of  The Diary of Anne Frank

November 24

Social Studies (Nittler) - Continue with mock trial preparation.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) - Basketball test on Thursday, Fitness Unit continues.

Art (Smith) -

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) -Working on Parts of Speech and beginning Vocabulary Unit 6.

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - Quiz Tuesday over solving one step equations with order of operations and exponents.

Religion (Nittler) - Finish Chapter 10 on liturgy.

Reading  .Continue study of  The Diary of Anne Frank

November 17

Social Studies (Nittler) - There will be a test on Tuesday on Chapter 7.  Boston Massacre research is due on Wednesday.  Then we will begin preparation for the mock trial.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) - Basketball Handout, test on the 20th, project due13th, fitness unit

Art (Smith) -

Music (Barratt) - We are working on learning a new Mass setting and songs for the Christmas program (December 18th).

English/Writing (Gillett) - We will begin study of Vocabualry Unit 5.  Also, will continue review of parts of speech.

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) - Unit 12 3X due Wed, sentences Thu and test and packet. Friday

Algebra (Duree) - We will finish solving equations and move to graphing linear equations.

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) -Solving equations one-step equations Quiz TUESDAY.

Religion (Nittler) - We will study the changes in liturgy since medieval times in Chapter 10.

Reading (Gillett)  -  Begin book reports this week.  Continue discussion of Reading 1. Vocabulary Part 2 test Tuesday.

November 10

Social Studies (Nittler) - We will begin Chapter 7, which deals with events that led up to the American Revolution.  There will be a quiz on Chapter 7, 1-2 on Wed.  Research on the Boston Massacre will be due on November 18.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) - Basketball Unit/Fitness

Art (Smith) - Starting our watercolor unit. The students are painting with watercolor on old book pages.

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) - Vocabulary Test Unit 4 Tuesday. Will begin Unit 5 later in week.  Working on review of noun/pronouns.

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) - Finish Unit 11.  3X due Wed.  New packet on Unit 13 passed out and discussed on Thursday.  Sentences on test.  Packet and test are Friday.

Algebra (Duree) - We will continue solving various linear equations. Quiz on Thursday. Test corrections due on Thursday.

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - We will be working on integers.  Quiz on Thursday. Test corrections are due Thursday.

Religion (Nittler) - The class will be studying monasticism in Chapter 9.

Reading (Gillett) -  Continue study of Anne Frank and that it involves.

November 3

Social Studies (Nittler) - We will finish Chapter 5 on the English settlement of the thirteen colonies.  The test will be on Thursday.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -

Art (Smith) -

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) -Beginning Unit 4 in vocabulary.  After finishing VFW essay, we're beginning Parts of Speech unit.

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -In spelling, Unit 10 unit -suffix -ity due this week.  Unit 11 will be passed out Thursday which will be due next week.

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - We will be continue working on writing and evaluating algebraic expressions, and properties of numbers.  Test on Friday will statistics, displaying data, probability, displaying probability, writing and evaluating expressions and properties of numbers.

Religion (Nittler) - We will discuss the Vocation Week contest being sponsored by the Diocese and work on essays to submit.

Reading - (Gillett) - Beginning the study of novel The Diary of Anne Frank and the study of the holocaust.

October 27

Social Studies (Nittler) - We will be working on Chapter 5, which deals with early English settlement in America.  There will be a quiz on Ch 5, 1-2 on Thursday.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) - Games/Fitness

Art (Smith) - The students have finished the wire part of their sculptures. This week we are working on making pulp and adding it on top of the wire to create our figures.

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) - Working on final draft of VFW essay.

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) - 3 X due Wednesday.  Sentences on test - Friday .  Packet due Friday.

Algebra (Duree) - We will be translating math and solving word problems. Quiz on Friday.

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - Probability Quiz Friday.

Religion (Nittler) - Chapter 7 The Church and the Holy Roman Empire

Reading - Finish watching DJMH.    Begin Diary of Anne Frank unit.

October 20

Social Studies (Nittler) - There will be a test on Chapter 4 on Tuesday.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) - Speedball/Fitness

Art (Smith) - The students have finished the wire part of their sculptures. This week we are working on making pulp and adding it on top of the wire to create our figures.

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) -Working on VFW essay

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -None this week due to short week.  Wednesday will hand out Unit 9 - Irregular plurals due 10/31.

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - Histograms and Stem and Leaf Plots

Religion (Nittler) - We will begin Chapter 7, which deals with the Church and state being united in the Europe of the Middle Ages.

Reading - Book Reports

October 13

Social Studies (Nittler) - The class will be tested on Chapter 3 on Monday.  Then we will begin Chapter 4 on the early settlement of America by the Europeans.  There will be a quiz on Chapter 4, 1-2 on Thursday.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -

Art (Smith) - We are working with three dimensional art and making wire pulped sculptures of people.

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) -

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -

Algebra (Duree) - We will be continuing with Probability and work on collecting and organizing data

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - Data, Statistics and Probability

Religion (Nittler) - We will finish up Chapter 6 which deals with the building of the great cathedrals of Europe during the Middle Ages.

October 6

Do not forget your Red Ribbon Week parent homework.

Social Studies (Nittler) -We will be studying Christopher Columbus and reviewing for a test on Chapter 3 on Monday of next week.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -

Art (Smith) - We are talking about three dimensional art and making wire pulped sculptures of people.

Music (Barratt) - We are practicing and getting ready for the Fall Concert - Thursday, October 16th.

English/Writing (Gillett) -  We will be studying and analyzing fairytales.  Then begin work on Fractured Fairytales.  We will also begin work on Unit 4 in vocabulary,

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -  The spelling unit deals with word with double consonants.

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - Multiplying and Dividing mixed measurements. Subtraction timed quiz Tuesday.  Test Friday over time, speed, distance, solving proportions, and measurements.

Religion (Nittler) - We will finish Chapter 5 and get started on Chapter 6, which deals with how the Church's liturgy can change and adapt.

Reading - We will finish the Dr. Jeykyll and Mr. Hyde  and begin writing VFW contest essay which
is entitled "Why I Appreciate America's Veterans."

September 29

Social Studies (Nittler) - TESTING

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -Soccer/Fitness

Art (Smith) - We will be learning about upcycled art, and creating a piece of art out of old books. If you have any old books that you're not using/wanting anymore please send them with your kids!

English/Writing (Gillett) - Will not have this class until Wednesday. Will begin Unit 4 vocabulary and working on "Fractured Fairytales."

Spelling (Gillett) - Due to testing, we do not have a new unit this week.  I will hand out the new unit, Unit 7 on Friday.

Algebra (Duree) - Due to testing, we will only have 2 classes this week. We will use this time to review area, perimeter, surface area, and volume. Our next test will be on Thursday, October 9th (next week)

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) -TESTING

Religion (Nittler) - TESTING

Reading - Finishing The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  Beginning rough draft of VFW Essay Contest.  The topic this year is "Why I appreciate America's Veterans."

September 22

Social Studies (Nittler) - There will be a test Wed. on Chapter 2.  Chapter 3 will deal with the European discovery of the Americas.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -Soccer Unit/Fitness- Soccer handout on Mon. 22 and test on Thurs. 25.

Art (Smith) - We will be learning about upcycled art, and creating a piece of art out of old books. If you have any old books that you're not using/wanting anymore please send them with your kids!

Music (Barratt) -  Discussing rhythm and preparing music for the Fall Concert.

English/Writing (Gillett) -


Spelling (Gillett) -

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - Solving Proportions and Scale Drawings - Quiz Friday

Religion (Nittler) - We will complete Chapter 4 on the Church being One and review Unit I, Chapters 1-4.

September 15

Social Studies (Nittler) - We will be continuing to work on Chapter 2 on the Native Americans.  Quiz Chapter 2, 1-2 on Thursday.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -Soccer Unit/ Fitness

Art (Smith) - Learning about Op Art and famous Op Artist Bridget Riley. Than working on an op art project using different blending techniques previously covered.

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) -  Working on vocabulary Unit 3. Grammar addressing subject/predicate and compound subject and predicate

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -  Unit dealing with Fine Arts words.

Algebra (Duree) - We are solving percent problems and how they relate to real-life. Quiz and timed test on Friday.

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) -

Religion (Nittler) - We will finish Chapter 3 and begin Chapter 4, which deals with the fact that the Church is one, the people of God.

Reading - Continue studying The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

September 8

Social Studies (Nittler) - Test Tuesday on Chapter 1. Then the class will begin the next chapter on the Native Americans and the first discovery of America.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -Football test and assignment due Wed./fitness testing continues.

Art (Smith) - Learning about Op Art and famous Op Artist Bridget Riley. Than starting a op art project using different blending techniques covered last week.


English/Writing (Gillett) - Finishing and testing on Unit 2.  Beginning unit 3.  Grammar - subject/predicate.

Spelling (Gillett) - Finishing Unit 3.  Beginning Unit 4 Thursday.

Algebra (Duree) - Reviewing for first TEST on Thursday. I will be staying after school on Wednesday until 3:50 tutoring.

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) - Ratios Monday & Tuesday, Review in Class Wednesday.  Test (not quiz) Thursday.

Religion (Nittler) -Chapter 3 The Church is Catholic (universal)

Reading - Reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.  Vocabulary test Wednesday.

Septermber 2

Social Studies (Nittler) - The class will be discussing the climates, resources and landforms of the U.S.  Quiz on Chapter 1, Section 3 on Thursday.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -Football/Fitness Unit. Students will receive a handout over football along with a project on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Art (Smith) - Completing blending worksheets. Starting a project over blending using warm and cool colors.

English/Writing (Gillett) -Begin Unit 2 vocabulary study.  Continue sentence structure study in grammar. If you have not signed up for REMIND, please do, so I can make sure you get all Communication Arts communication.  Thanks!


Spelling (Gillett) - Unit 2 5X due Wednesday.  Sentences on test on Friday.  Unit 2 due Friday.  Unit 3 passed out on Thursday.

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) -Decimals this week - Quiz Friday.

Religion (Nittler) - We will continue to discuss the mark of the Church that we call holiness in Chapter 2.  One component of that is how the Church provides the Sacraments for us to become more holy.

Reading - Review and take genre and literary elements test.  TEST will be Wednesday.  Begin Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde novel study.

The Week of August 25

Social Studies (Nittler) - We will continue our geography review in Chapter 1.  Quiz Tues., Ch 1-1 and Thurs., Ch 1-2.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class

PE (Seidt) -Football Unit and Fitness Unit

Art (Smith) - Reviewing blending. We will be completing worksheets over blending and shading. Friday we will start a new project making sketch books. These sketch books will be used throughout the year. Students will be assigned one sketch a week. The assignment will be given on a Monday or Tuesday, depending on the rotation of classes, and will be due on Thursday or Friday, again depending on rotations. The students will be given the due date the day the sketch is assigned.

English/Writing (Gillett) - Finishing vocabulary Unit 1.  Test Wednesday.  Beginning review of sentence structure and subject/verb agreement.

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) - Started Unit 1 Closed & Syllables 5X due Wed, sentences Thur and test Friday

Algebra (Duree) - Labeling & ordering real numbers, Quiz on Friday. See email sent out for assignments and further detail.

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) -Rational number and factions.  Quiz Friday.

Reading (Gillett) - Reviewing Genre and Literary Elements

Religion (Nittler) -  We will be working on Chapter 1, Peter and the Early Church.  Open-book review quiz Thursday.

August 18

Social Studies (Nittler) - Welcome back to school. We will be getting the course set up and reviewing geography.

Science (Remis) See Mrs. Remis's Edmodo page for your class. WELCOME 1ST WEEK!

PE (Seidt) - Welcome back! Once settled in we will start a Football Unit and Fitness Testing.

Art (Smith) - Welcome back! This week students will be working on making portfolios for their projects to go in throughout the year. We will also be working on some hand outline designs, that will be made into a school wide work of art!

Music (Barratt) -

English/Writing (Gillett) -

Band (Copenhaver) - 

Spelling (Gillett) -

Algebra (Duree) -

Pre-Algebra (Kilgore) -

Religion (Nittler) - The course will be introduced and we will be doing some Mass planning.