Homework

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

  1. Rough draft of 10-page biography due tomorrow to be peer edited in class.
  2. Wait to clean your tie-dye T-shirt until tomorrow so the dye has time to do its magic!
  3. Bring your shirt in on Friday so I can see it. For those of you who purchased a Fun Run T-shirt, I will definitely need to have your shirt at school so I can give it to the people in charge of the Fun Run. Please put your name on a sticky note and pin the sticky note onto your shirt.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

  1. Legacy Project: Write the rough draft of the biography. 10 pages due: April 2. Some students have already finished the ten pages.
  2. Religion test tomorrow. Ch. 8. Study.

Monday, March 30, 2026

  1. Write one more page of the biography…unless your name is Caroline, Sophia, Ava, James P., Brayden, Daniela, Ilse, Finley, Morgan, and Graedon who are ALL done with their rough draft! Overachievers! šŸ™‚
  2. Science homework from Mrs. Ernest: Flight style NB check Thursday. (I don’t know what that means, but I’m sure it’s something science-y. –Mrs. Blas)

Friday, March 27, 2026

  1. Type the biography (especially if you are behind). 10 pages are due on April 2.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

  1. Biography. Type it. 10 pages due April 2. You should be on page 7 tonight.
  2. Women’s history book report due tomorrow. Bibliography in MLA format. See the requirements in an email I sent previously.

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

  1. Type another page of the biography for the Legacy Project. Because we have had days to work on the biography in class, you should be done with page four or five. This means that after doing one page for homework today, you should have five or six pages done by the end of today.
  2. I sent an email today that has all the requirements for the next book report that’s due on March 27 (Friday).
  3. The poem for your relative is due tomorrow. Choose or write a poem about your relative. Include the author’s name. Write a paragraph about how this poem represents your person.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Homework: Write at least one page for the biography. No other homework…

Please bring a dollar for the CRS Rice Bowl if you feel so inclined.

Tomorrow is a Mass uniform day. Wear your Mass uniform.

Parents, tomorrow is an early release day. Students will be dismissed at 11:45.

Monday, March 23, 2026

Homework: Write at least one page of your biography of the person whom you interviewed for the Legacy Project (LP).  This page is due tomorrow. Do not send it to me. I will check your laptops tomorrow.

Remember: The rough draft is due on April 2, and we will use all of our ELA blocks to write it.  If you type slowly, or if you want me to edit it rather than a peer, you can do more pages at home and turn it in before April 2.  

Also, I have edited all the AUTOBIOgraphies that have been sent to me. They are in the folder of the black bin with all the LP materials. You are welcome to take your edited autobiography and go over it with me if you have any questions. The due date for the FINAL draft is due on May 15. You will write the final draft on your own, but as I have said, I will help you if you need any writing tips, suggestions, or clarifications. The tips/suggestions/clarifications must obviously be made before May 15.

KEEP your rough drafts in the folder that goes in the black bin. I need your rough drafts as well as your final drafts when I grade all the papers. Thank you!

Friday, March 21, 2026

  1. Legacy Project: Poem about the person you have researched: due next Thursday 3/26/26
  2. Legacy Project: Biography of the person you researched: due 4/2/26

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  1. Latin 12D, pg. 144
  2. Practice ACRE vocabulary: 8th Grade Acre Vocab Flashcards | Quizlet

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

1. March Book Report Due 3/27/26

2. 4th March reading log due 3/23/26

3. English textbook pg. 360 #9-20. Worksheet

4. Latin 12A pg. 141

Monday, March 16, 2026

  1. March Book Report on Famous Woman due 3/27/26. March is Women’s History Month! Yay! One month/12!
  2. Green & White Day tomorrow. You can wear a green or white shirt with jeans. If you have green shorts, be sure to wear leggings under the shorts. Leggings are not pants, so don’t wear them alone. If you don’t have any green/white clothes, just come to school in your regular uniform. If you have any questions, refer to the uniform policy. Uniform Policy – Assumption Catholic School I am not the uniform police, nor do I enjoy enforcing uniform rules, so please just stick to the policy and do NOT email me about Green & White Day.
  3. Latin 12 C. pg. 143
  4. 3-sentence summary of Romeo & Juliet due tomorrow. Refer only to pages 72-77. We read beyond that in class today, but don’t include pages beyond 77 in your summary.
  5. Word Wall: I gave you two Word Walls because some of you are overachievers and want to do two. Some of you just really want to raise your ELA grade. I get it. Only ONE Word Wall is due tomorrow. Keep the other one for the next time I assign a Word Wall. This is for Lesson 12 in your Latin book. Do NOT do a Word Wall for the following words in Lesson 12: constant, intermission, revise, suspend, torture, and versus. P.S. Part of speech means noun, adjective, adverb, or verb. P.P.S. Word up! Cameo…No one will get that except for Nick. God bless you all.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

  1. Mass uniform tomorrow. We will have Mass tomorrow since there is NO school on Friday.
  2. LP: Song representations due tomorrow. Email them to me. Please make sure that you put a page break between the first and second songs so I can print them separately. If you can print it at home and bring it to school- all the better! Cite your sources. See the requirements below under ‘March 10.’ Hy, Marcella, Sophia, and Hailey already have their songs in the turn-in bin.
  3. I forgot to give the Latin Lesson 11 test today. Wow. Just wow. It’s been a whirlwind of a day! We’ll just take the test tomorrow since we already reviewed the material.
  4. A few of you are finishing the poster of your historical figure. Please bring that back tomorrow so I can grade them. (It was due today.) Also, turn in the paper that has all the directions on it so I can use that to grade your project. Make sure your names are on it. I am VERY impressed by some of the work. So much effort was evident by many of the students.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

1. March book report due 3/16

2. Reading log due 3/16

3. Ch. 7 religion test tomorrow (We studied today!)

4. Latin test tomorrow (We studied today!)

5. Legacy Project Songs due Thursday. Here are the requirements again:

Choose a song that you feel represents the person whom you interviewed.  

If the song has lyrics, type the lyrics.  If the song is instrumental and has no lyrics, obtain a copy of the music sheet. 

Explain in a five-sentence paragraph why you think the song represents the person whom you interviewed.   

Requirements: 

  • Title of the song (capitalized, enclosed in quotation marks ā€œ   ” ) 
  • songwriter  
  • lyrics (typed) or music sheet  
  • 5-sentence paragraph 

Do the same for yourself.  Choose a song that you feel represents you.  The requirements are similar except that you will explain in your paragraph why the song you chose represents you. 

Monday, March 9, 2026

  1. Latin 11D pg. 140 due tomorrow
  2. R&J 3-sentence summary based on pages 39-47 (Nearly everyone turned this in before school ended today.)
  3. Legacy Project: 2 songs due on Thursday 3/12. See the email I sent about the requirements for this project.
  4. Book Report due 3/16/26 (NOT 3/13 as there is no school on Friday)- free choice, 5-paragraph
  5. Book Report due 3/27/26- Timeline book report based on the woman whom you are reading about in the book you checked out from the school library last week
  6. Reading log due 3/16

Also, if you’d like to order the braided bread, please do so ASAP. I believe that orders are due soon.

Friday, March 6, 2026

  1. Legacy Project: Finish typing the autobiography and email it to Mrs. Blas to print. The due date for the typed draft of your autobiography is today.
  2. Legacy Project: Bring the interview/transcribed interview sheets to school on Monday. We will spend Monday editing the rough draft of your autobiography and you will begin writing the biography of the person you interviewed.

Thursday, March 5, 2026

  1. Latin 11A pg. 137
  2. Check FACTS
  3. Finish typing autobiography as you have been given multiple days in class to finish and we will begin writing the biographies next week. You must have your interview/transcript of your interview at school next week so we can begin writing on Monday. Email your autobiography to me tomorrow. I will print it at school and give you the printed version to edit. Be sure to keep your written and typed drafts in the numbered manila folder that I provided for you.
  4. 3-sentence summary of Romeo & Juliet for the pages we read today in class: pg. 28-37 (Do not include pg. 38-39 as that is a new act.)

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

  1. Romeo & Juliet- Read pages 22-27. Write a 3-sentence summary of pages 16-26 (We read some of the pages in class.)
  2. Latin 11C pg. 139
  3. Work with parents to read and fill out the World Strides forms. Bring them back to school by Monday. Students cannot go to WA DC without these forms: medical release form and code of conduct form. The other forms are in the packet for your information. I am designated as the program leader and the chaperones know who they are. Chaperones, please read the Program Leader and Chaperone Expectations paper. The Travel Smart Travel Safe papers are for everyone to read.
  4. Research for the family crest is due tomorrow. Let me know if you need an extension on this due date since I initially recorded the wrong date. My bad!

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

  1. Fam Crest/Coat of Arms research (not final product) due on Thursday 3/5/26. 

Requirements:

  • bibliography (cite your sources of info)
  • explain symbols and colors
  • 4-5 explanations

Some of you are doing alternative assignments as you may not have a coat of arms/family crest.  For those who do not, you may use a flag that represents your ancestors in some manner, art work that is commonly portrayed in your artistic heritage (like a Totem pole for example, for those who are part of the Lummi nation), or create your own crest that has symbols & colors that represent YOU!  If you go with the last assignment, be sure to use the webpage I sent to you to use the symbols and colors that were used in history.

  1. Read Romeo and Juliet (R&J) pages 4-14.  Write a 3-sentence summary of those pages.  

3. Finish history: Lesson Check page 152 #1,2,3,5 if you did not finish in class.  Some of you did.  For those who didn’t finish, the questions as they are due tomorrow.  We will begin our final project for that section tomorrow, so you will not have time to finish the Lesson Check in class.  

Thursday, February 26, 2026

  1. BookSnap due tomorrow.  10 annotations.  Bibliography.
  2. Interview Completion Sheet (Already received from: Hailey, Caroline, Sophia, Brynn, Ava, Enrico, Quinton, Marcella, Kate, James P., Brayden, Alex, Daniela, Ilse, Jason, Finley, and Morgan.)  If your name is not on this list, complete the Interview Completion Sheet and turn it in tomorrow.  
  3. Family Crest Research due 3/5 Coat of arms | Definition, History, Symbols, & Facts | Britannica What do the colors, symbols, weapons, plants, animals, etc. mean on your family’s coat of arms?  If you do not have a coat of arms, I gave blank templates out today so you can create your own.  If you have an alternative symbol of your ancestors, bring that into school.  For example, if you are part of a bear clan, bring a symbol that represents that.  

Wednesday February 25, 2026

  1. BookSnap due Friday (already turned in: JP, SG, ALee).  10 annotations minimum, bibliography
  2. Interview Completion Sheet.  I will send a pdf of the Legacy Project in another email in case you lost your packet.  
  3. Family Crest research due 3/5.  I will have crest templates available for students who do not have family crests and will create their own crests.  
  4. Latin 10D pg. 136.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

  1. Book report (BookSnap) due on Friday.  10 annotations, bibliography, 2 pages. Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.  MLA Works Cited Page: Books – Purdue OWLĀ® – Purdue University
  2. Interview Completion Sheet due Thursday (see your LP packet).  Turned in: HA, ALE, EL, MM, DS, IS, FT, & MC.
  3. Family Crest Research.  Find your family coat of arms and explain what each symbol and what the colors mean Coat of arms | Definition, History, Symbols, & Facts | Britannica
  4. If you do not have a family coat of arms, I have a template that you can use to make your own coat of arms.  Research the symbols that you think represent you and your family.  Research is due on 3/5.
  5. Cornell notes for pg. 63-66 due tomorrow.  Some of you already turned this in today, but I didn’t correct it.  Turn it in tomorrow and I will grade it tomorrow. 
  6. Latin 10A pg. 133 due tomorrow.

Monday, February 23, 2026

  1. Book Report (BookSnap) due on Friday 2/27/26.  At least 10 annotations required.  I photocopied pages for those who are doing their report on Frederick Douglass.  Those of you choosing other people for the BookSnap must provide your own copy of the two pages for the book report.
  2. Interview Completion Sheet due on Thursday 2/26/26.  Ava, Enrico, Marcella, Daniela, Ilse, Finley, and Morgan have already turned this form in. 
  3. Family Crest research due on 3/5.  I will provide more info on this later.  For those of you who do not have family crests, I will provide an alternative assignment.
  4. Latin 10C pg. 135 due tomorrow 2/24/26.
  5. Cornell Notes for pages 59-62 due tomorrow. 

Friday, February 20, 2026

  1. Reading log due Monday 2/23
  2. Interview Sheet for the Legacy Project due on Thursday 2/26 (check the LP packet)
  3. Book report (BookSnap) due on Friday 2/27.  For those of you who signed up to do pages from the Frederick Douglass book, I will have those pages photocopied for you on Monday 2/23.  For those of you who did not sign up for a page from the Frederick Douglass book, you are on your own as far as choosing a page and photocopying it.  

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

  1. Latin Test Thursday.  Study!
  2. Finish Cornell Notes for pgs. 47-49.  1 vocab + definition, 3 questions, 3 notes + significance, (no summary)
  3. Interview completion sheet for Legacy Project due 2/26 (EL, MM, DS, FT, & MV already turned theirs in.)
  4. Book report due 2/27.  We will go over a sample in class to see how it is to be done properly.  
  5. If you did not finish your religion notes from today (1 page), it is okay to turn those in tomorrow.  I will not consider it late tomorrow; I will not take off points if you turn it in tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

  1. Red, white, and/or pink clothes tomorrow- NO sweats/pajama pants.  Wear jeans or wear uniform pants.
  2. Religion test tomorrow on Ch. 5.  Study!
  3. Latin 9D, pg. 132 due tomorrow.
  4. Finish notes for lit, pg. 41-43. Requirements due to time constraint: NO vocab, summary, questions.  ONLY do 3 notes and their significance.
  5. Legacy Project: The interview sheet is due tomorrow.  See your packet or print the sheet from an email I sent to you a long time ago.  

FYI: I spoke with our World Strides WA DC rep today.  She will be sending the flight and hotel info in the next few weeks.  There will be a meeting for all parents so I can explain some things about the trip.  There will be an emergency form that is required and a behavior contract that is required.  Both forms must be filled out and given to me.  There are also rules for chaperones and for me.  I will send those forms home or we can all just fill it out at the meeting.  

Tuesday, January 10, 2026

  1. Make up MAP test tomorrow: Bring CHARGED laptops!
  2. Religion: Finish reading pages 51-53 in Word of Life, write one sentence each for the following terms: Constantine, Arius, Ecumenical Council or Council of Nicaea, St. Athanasius, and the Incarnation.
  3. Latin 9A pg. 129
  4. Finish Lit Cornell Notes for Ch. 10, pg. 38-40 if you did not finish that in class: 1 vocab word with definition, 3 notes WITH the significance, and 3 questions.  NO summary.

Monday, January 9, 2026

  1. Book report due 2/27.  Please see the previous emails/whiteboard at school on how to do a BookSnap book report.
  2. Latin II, Lesson 9C, pg. 131.
  3. Due tomorrow: Cornell Notes from Ch. 10 pgs. 34-37 ONLY, no summary.  
  4. Due tomorrow: Literature comprehension worksheet.  Write your answer AND write a quote that supports the answer.  Do this for each question except for the POV question.

Thursday 2/5/26

For those of you who like to plan ahead because of your excellent executive functioning skills, this email is for you:

  1. 2/9 Reading log due
  2. 2/12 Interview Sheet due for Legacy Project
  3. 2/26 Interview Completion Sheet for Legacy Project due
  4. 2/27 Book Report “BookSnap” due

For those of you who like to wait until the night before to tackle a big project…I have no words. 

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

  1. Blue & green dress day tomorrow.  Wear your jeans and a blue/green/Seahawks top if you’d like.  If you don’t like, just come in casual uniform (jeans & Assumption T-shirt).  
  2. Family Tree due Thursday 2/5
  3. Reading Log due 2/9
  4. Legacy Project (LP) interview question sheet due 2/12
  5. LP interview completion sheet due 2/26
  6. Book report due 2/27

Monday, February 2, 2026

Here is your homework:

  1. Bring CHARGED school laptops to school tomorrow as there will be a reading MAP test beginning at 10:00.  All smart phones/watches will need to be placed in the phone bin. 
  2. Cornell Notes Ch. 8 due tomorrow.  If you forgot the Frederick Douglass book that I told you to take home, don’t worry!  That book is all over the internet: Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave  If you forgot your lit comp notebook, just write your Cornell Notes on a piece of paper, put your name and date on it, write ‘Ch. 8,’ and write your notes on paper. There is always a solution to a problem. šŸ™‚
  3. Family Tree final draft due Thursday, 2/5.  This was an absolute shock to some students.  That is because they do not check the Legacy Project due date paper I handed out before January.  I would advise you to look over the Legacy Project packet, review the due date sheet, and the look at the calendars that are in the packet.  Plan ahead! I offered adhesive labels and poster paper to students who wanted to use those materials to create their family trees.  Just go to Easy PeelĀ® Address Labels with Sure FeedĀ® 5160 | Avery and start an account with your email address (scroll to the bottom of the webpage).  Then, you can type in the names (and dates of your ancestors if possible) onto the labels.  Print the labels, cut them out, arrange them on your poster paper, draw the lines, and stick the labels on the poster where you want them.  I strongly suggest that you NOT peel them first, as you may want to maneuver the labels beforehand.  There is also the option of using the templates online that I sent quite some time ago.  There will be many versions of family trees, but all versions must be neat and professional looking.  Please, students, be sure to put a title on it.  “The Wolf-Twining Family Tree” would be an example of a title.  

Wednesday, January 28, 2028

Here is the homework:

  1. January book report due Friday.  Please see Homework ā€“ ACS Eighth Grade in order to read about the requirements for the book report. Look under “Monday, January, 26, 2026” for details.
  2. Literature, Ch. 7: Read and write 3 questions and 1 vocab word + definition.  You will have time in class to do the rest of the Cornell Notes.
  3. Latin 8A p. 125.
  4. Feb. 5: Family Tree due.  Please see me if you want poster paper.  If you are making the family tree using an online source, just print it.  I will not be able to print anything in color ink.  

Monday, January 26, 2026

Here’s your homework:

  1. January book report due Friday.  Holocaust Fiction.  Poster or newspaper article. Please see the link to Canva or go on  and explore the newspaper article templates. 

2. Latin 8C pg. 127 due Wednesday.  Tomorrow is the Winter Ride, so we will not be in class tomorrow.  

3. Chapter 6 The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.  Finish reading Ch. 6 and do Cornell Notes if you did not finish either of these in class. 

For the newspaper article, you will pretend that you are a journalist who is writing about an event having to do with the Holocaust. Choose an event from the book that you are reading.  Write an article about the event.  I will give you the outline for the newspaper article tomorrow.  It will show all the requirements (headline, subheading, byline, dateline, lead, 5 Ws, quotes, picture, and newspaper name).

If you are doing a poster, follow the information below:

MOVIE POSTER BOOK REPORT PROJECT

Project Description: For this book report you will be required to create a movie poster based on the book you have read. Imagine your book is being made into a movie and you are in charge of advertising! You will be graded on your creativity, attention to detail, as well as the information that you provide. The poster will be presented in class and explained. It should look like a movie poster that you see in the theatresā€”informative and interesting to the viewer.

Project Requirements:

  • Movie Poster Book Report Form MUST BE COMPLETED!
  • Must be created on a poster paper or poster board. Be creative!
  • Title of your book must be in large writing and should stand out on your movie poster.
  • The authorā€™s name will appear on the poster as the director.
  • Your name will appear on the poster as the producer.
  • A major illustration or collage should be the focus of your poster. It should give the audience a good idea of the setting & a major plot element (significant scene) of the novel. DO NOT COPY THE BOOK COVER!
  • A minimum of TWO quotes shall be incorporated on the poster.
  • The main characters (at least 3) of the novel will be the ā€œcastā€ in your ā€œmovieā€. Choose famous movie stars or television stars and ā€œcastā€ them in the different character roles for your ā€œmovieā€. The stars you pick should match the description of your characters. The ā€œstarsā€ of your ā€œmovieā€ need to be named on your poster. Print or cut out pictures of these actors if you wish, but not required.
  • The movie poster must have a ā€œTag Lineā€ that interests the audience and describes the basic plot/theme of the movie. (For example: Shrek used ā€œThe greatest fairy tale never toldā€ and Charlotteā€™s Web used ā€œHelp is coming from aboveā€)
  • A rating of the novel must be on the poster.

Examples:

                        Recommended for the movie fan seeking a suspenseful

                         and exciting adventure!       

OR

                                    Not recommended for the movie fan that hopes to be

                                    entertained and thrilled.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Take home a Holocaust fiction book from the classroom if you don’t already have one.  If you borrow one from my classroom, check it out by writing the title next to your name on the checkout form on the whiteboard.  Please do not borrow any books without writing down the title!  

Homework: 

  1. Service Hours sheet due tomorrow 1/16/26 with parent signature.
  2. No school on Monday 1/19/26 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King
  3. Winter Ride on Tuesday 1/20/26
  4. Next reading log due 1/21/26
  5. Family Tree Rough Draft is due next week on Thursday 1/22/26.
  6. Ch. 4 religion test on 1/22/26 
  7. No school on 1/23/26 due to Teacher Work Day
  8. 1/26/26 reading log due
  9. 1/30/26 Holocaust Fiction Book Report Due, poster or newspaper article (Template.net is something you might want to check out for the newspaper article.  Please see if it is legit.  I looked at reviews and it seems to be.)

Reminder re: uniform policy:

Make-up, Jewelry, Hairstyle, and Accessories

Since we are focusing on the internal spirit of the student and not on the external, only clear nail polish may be worn.  NO OTHER COSMETICS. No perfume, cologne, after-shave or other scents.

Jewelry: Girls ONLY may wear tiny post earrings ā€“ one per ear.  A simple ring, small cross necklaces and plain watches are permitted.  NO OTHER JEWELRY.

Hair is to be clean, combed, not cover the eyes, and out of the face.  Extreme hairstyles and/or color/bleach are not permitted. Boyā€™s hair should be well groomed, above the eyebrows, ears showing, and above the collar. Note: Hair should be close to a similar length all around for boys (not a short buzz on the side and very long on top). Hairpieces are not allowed.  Headbands and ponytail holders need to coordinate with the uniform or hair.  Hats may be worn outside the school building. Bandanas are not allowed.

Girls ā€“ Headbands, plain (navy, red, white or uniform plaid)

           No embellishments (bows, flowers, ribbons, beads, etc.)

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

  1. Latin Unit 7 Test tomorrow
  2. Book report due Friday 5 paragraph essay, free choice
  3. History presentations held on Friday
  4. Finish  reading Chapter 4 of Frederick Douglass and do 2026 Cornell Notes

Monday, January 12, 2026

  1. Book reports are due on 1/16 (free choice & 5 paragraph essay) and 1/30 (Holocaust fiction & poster or newspaper article.  Don’t forget a bibliography for images and information.)
  2. Latin test Lesson 7 on Thursday.  STUDY!

Due on Wednesday 1/14/26 due to Winter Ride:

3. Finish reading Ch. 3 Frederick Douglass & do 2026 Cornell Notes if you didn’t finish them in class today. (hint: Do the 3-sentence summary before doing the notes to avoid repeats.)

4. Do the Ch. 2 essay questions for Frederick Douglass.  This is an individual assignment. YES, you should always answer in complete sentences.  Use the text to support your answers.  Vague answers not supported by information from the text will not garner points.  (Is that mean?  Maybe.  Will you learn how to properly support your opinions based on the text?  YES!)

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January 8-9, 2026

This is just a reminder that the Cornell Notes 2026 version for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass are due today.  The intention was that there would be class time given to do it, but it was hard to get through the review, so it became homework.  (Why was my class SO chatty?  Idk.)  I neglected to email you about it yesterday, but I told you to take your books home.  If you have not finished your notes, then bring them on Monday.  

Have a great weekend!

January 7, 2026

1. Latin II, 7A pg. 121

2. Subject-verb agreement, Worksheet pg. 64

3.  January Book Reports due 1/16 (your choice & 5 paragraph essay)  &

1/30/2026 (Holocaust fiction & poster or newspaper headline)

January 5, 2026

Happy New Year! Here is your homework:

  1. January book reports are due on 1/16 and 1/30.
  2. Reading logs are due on 1/5, 1/12, 1/22 (due to MLK day and Winter Ride Day), and 1/26/26.
  3. Latin II test will be on 1/15.  Lesson 7.
  4. Subject-Verb Agreement page 62 due on Wednesday 1/7/26.
  5. Subject-Verb Agreement quiz will be on Thursday 1/8/26.
  6. Read the preface of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.  Read Chapter One and write Cornell Notes (the new version).  Due Wednesday.  This is not an easy read, so bring questions for me on Wednesday when we have lit circles.  

December 17, 2025

Here is your homework:

  1. “Thank you, Ma’am” worksheet due Friday (literature)
  2. Bring clothes/sandals for your character (Christmas Program).  Bring them in the morning when you come to school.  You can leave them in the classroom and use them when you come back tomorrow night.  
  3. Tomorrow we will have our Secret Santa thing before lunch time.  Bring the present if you are participating. 
  4. Tomorrow night: Be in the 8th grade classroom at 5:45 so we can get ready, set up the church with the props, and then you can go to your music teacher.  Wear black/dark clothes if you need to wear them under your costume.  Otherwise, if you have another outfit for your musical number, you can change between scenes.  Girls, bring a hair tie of some sort so you can put your hair back.  Don’t be nervous!  You will be fabulous!

P.S.  Kate, the paintings are great!

December 16, 2025

1. Red & Green Day tomorrow. If you want to just wear jeans or casual uniform, please do so!

2. Go online and with your parents’ help, download an app that will transcribe your voice recording into a written transcript.  Search for a free app or do a Zoom and it will create a transcript for you.  Try an app to see if it will work for you and your family.  Write down which app your family chooses: due Thursday. This is for the interview that you will do for the Legacy Project. Remember, it would be more natural for you to have a casually flowing conversation rather than having one that stops after each question so you can write down answers. If you record your convo on your phone, via Zoom, or with an iPad, for example, you can upload it and have it transcribed. Then you can use the transcription when you write the autobiography. Test it out first before you do the actual interview! Some of you will see your family member during Christmas break, so test it out first. I hope it works! Please let me know what works best for you and your fam!

Here are some options that I found online, though I have not tried them myself: 

Transcribe Audio to Text Online | Fast & Accurate Tool (pdfsimpli.com)

Transcribe Audio and Video to Text | TurboScribe

Clipto

December 12, 2025

Here is your homework:

  1. Reading log due Monday 12/15
  2. Bring your laptop and charger to school on Monday for an inventory check.
  3. Memorize your lines & cues for the Christmas play.

December 11, 2025

Here is the homework.  

  1. Finish ELA page 142 #10-22.  Do it the same way we did it together in class: Write the sentence, underline and identify the verb, circle or put a square around the indirect object/direct object, and label them as such: I.O. or D.O.  (Many students completed this in class.)
  2. History pg. 64, Lesson Check #1-6.  Write complete sentences and use Enrico’s suggestion of including the page number where you found the answer.  Thanks, Enrico! (Many students completed this in class.)
  3. Book report due tomorrow.  Ppt or 5-paragraph essay w/recommendation & bibliography
  4. Reading log due on Monday 12/15.
  5. If you have cues or lines in the Christmas Program, MEMORIZE them!!!  Know your cue so it will make the stage manager’s job easier.  Big shout out to the stage managers (Ava & Kate), costume/props manager (Marcella), actors, and gaffers (Bentley & Brayden.  HUGE shoutout to Mrs. Neutzman and Kate for background art and backdrops.  I’m still working on angel wings.  I’ll try to finish them this weekend!

December 9, 2025

Here it is:

  1. Next reading log due 12/15.  I see your homemade reading logs, and I offer my fancy ones.  šŸ¤—Please take one to fill out!
  2. Book report due 12/12.  Sci-Fi or Fantasy, Ppt or 5 paragraph essay.  Ppt: @ least 5 slides w/one paragraph per slide.  Include images and a bibliography on a separate slide. This is my favorite website for all things MLA: MLA Formatting and Style Guide – Purdue OWLĀ® – Purdue University  Check out their info on how to do a bibliography.
  3. If you are involved in the Christmas Play (only Ilse and Gavin are not since they won’t be here), read over the play and KNOW YOUR LINES and CUES!!!  I’ll resend the script soon.  There isn’t a lot of homework in my classes, so practice your lines and memorize your cues.  
  4. Study for the transitive and intransitive quiz that you’ll be taking tomorrow. 

Cheers!

December 8, 2025

  1. Study for the Latin II, Lesson 6 test that will be given tomorrow.
  2. Book Report due 12/12.  That’s this Friday.  Plan accordingly. 
  3. Finish and print the final draft of your poem.  If you still need help with it, see me tomorrow during study hall and I will help you!  Also, if you don’t have a printer, you can email it to me.  Just label it with your first and last name, Grade 8, and Assumption Catholic School.  Make a title for your poem.  
  4. Read for your reading log.  The next one is due on December 15.  Some students turned in their reading log that was due today, but some didn’t.  šŸ™

December 4, 2025

Here is your homework which is due tomorrow:

  1. Finish reading “Un Senor Muy Viejo…” and do Cornell notes.  
  2. Finish the ELA worksheet about transitive and intransitive verbs.

Quite a few of you finished the worksheet and the reading/Cornell notes in class. Some of you used your study hall time or your lunch time to do that.   A few of you asked me questions about the homework.  Great job!  Always ask me questions about schoolwork!  I can help you from the classroom, but I can’t help you once you get home.  Even if you don’t know the answer, ask me the next day and I will still help you.  It’s kind of like…my job.  šŸ™‚

December 3, 2025

  1. ELA book page 139.  #12-21.  Just write the verb and whether it is transitive or intransitive.  You don’t have to write the whole sentence (but it helps).
  2. Latin II, page 120, 6D
  3. Plan ahead for the book report due on 12/12.

Hello parents, 

Many of the students are interested in doing a gift exchange for Christmas.  I don’t have an issue with it, but I would like it to be optional so no one should feel obligated to participate.  If parents are okay with this, I will put out a sign-up sheet in the classroom so students can sign up to participate.  Parents, please let me know if you do NOT want your child to participate.  

It looks like this:

  1. Students sign up
  2. I put names in a hat so students can pick a name randomly
  3. Make/buy a gift for that person that is under $10
  4. Exchange gifts on the night of the Christmas program or the day before school lets out for Christmas break 

(I am 100% sure that if I have this wrong, someone WILL tell me!)

December 2, 2025

  1. Book report due 12/12
  2. Latin II, 6A, pg. 117

December 1, 2025

  1. Book report due 12/12.  Genre: Sci-fi/fantasy.  Ppt or 5-paragraph essay.  For those of you who rush your book reports and do them the night before, I would suggest that you do a little bit each night until you are done.  Time management is a life skill you should start practicing when you’re young.  Less stress…
  2. Latin II, 6C, pg. 119.
  3. If you have lines in the Christmas play that you need to memorize, please do that.  10 minutes/night should be a good start.  The Christmas Program is on 12/18.  You do the math… šŸ˜¬ I’m not panicking!
  4. For those who forgot to turn in the reading log today, please bring it tomorrow.  It must be signed by a parent. 
  5. Finish reading “The Monkey’s Paw” and write a question or a point that you would like to bring up in lit circles tomorrow.

November 19, 2025

Here is your homework for homeroom:

  1. You have an ELA quiz tomorrow on:
  • Forms of be, have, and do
  • Verb Tenses: Present participle, past, and past participle

2. Bring your next book report book to class so you can start reading it.  Plan ahead!  The genre will be science fiction or fantasy (#16: You already emailed me your book choice, so bring that tomorrow.)

3. Finish pg. 127, #17-24 in ELA book if you didn’t do that in class today.  (I think everyone finished it.)

4. WBBP: Finish reading the book and take Cornell notes (except for girls bball players)

November 18, 2025

  1. Since the Human Food Chain went longer than expected, you do not have a reading assignment for literature tonight.  However, we will have lit circles tomorrow to discuss what you read yesterday.  You might want to freshen up and do a quick review of what you read.  The Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Lottery, The Necklace, and The Hitchhiker are the stories that were read. 
  1. We have a BIG history test tomorrow.  If you brought your paper textbook home, the pages covered are 2-48.  The test will be on Topic 1: Early Americas and European Exploration.  The lessons covered are Lesson 1-4.  Lesson 1 begins on page 7, Lesson 2 begins on page 14, Lesson 3 begins on page 27, and Lesson 4 begins on page 39.  We have had two days of review in class, but this test covers a LOT, so please study!!!
  1. Thanks to everyone who brought food, toiletries, blankets, and other items for the Human Food Chain.  
  1. HUGE thanks to Mrs. Neutzmann.  She bought an entire set (27) of books for the class! Her generosity is SO appreciated!!!

November 17, 2025

Due in December (Plan ahead!): 

  • reading log 12/1/25
  • Book report: Ppt or essay 12/12

Due tomorrow: 

  • Finish reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond Ch. 18-19 if you did not finish reading in class.  1 set of Cornell notes for both chapters. 
  • Finish reading your short story if you are in one of the short story groups: “The Lottery” or “The Necklace”.  Cornell Notes.

Tests and Quizzes Coming Up:

  1. Latin Test 5 Tomorrow (Tues).  We did a review today in class. 
  2. History Test Wednesday (We studied today in class, and we will study tomorrow in class.  This is a huge test for an entire chapter, so it would be best to study at home as well. Open book, open notes.)
  3. ELA quiz on Thursday about the present, past, and future participle and quiz on forms of be, have, and do. 

Quite overwhelming, but we are doing some of the studying in class… 

November 13, 2025

Here is the homework:

  1. Reading log due 11/17: 250 pages of fiction or 125 pages of nonfiction
  2. Latin II, 5D pg. 116
  3. Optional: Bring donations for the Human Food Chain.  3 out of 26 eighth grade students have brought donations of food and toilet paper.  Let’s rally!!!  Hope House is also accepting pet food this year.  The Human Food Chain is on Tuesday, November 18. 

November 12, 2025

Hello 8th graders & parents,

Note: There are so many activities that are happening with individual students.  Parents, if your child is sick or practicing for a major event like a sports tournament or a dance recital, please let me know.  I can always excuse them from an assignment and pray that they do really well with their next assignments.  The last thing I want is a stressed out 8th graders staying up until midnight because they have to practice, inhale some food, and stay up late to do homework.  I am mean, but I am not unreasonable.  šŸ˜†  Please email me if you want your child to be excused from an assignment or if you want your child to have an extension on an assignment.   The request has to come from a parent- not from a student.  Thank you!

8th graders, here is your homework tonight:

  1. 2nd November reading log due 11/17.  Look at how many days there are left until 11/17.  How many pages do you have to read each day until 11/17?  Plan ahead!  Reading for lit class counts!
  2. Latin II, 5A, pg. 113.  If you did not finish this during study hall then it is homework.
  3. Finish reading The Witch of Blackbird Pond Ch. 15-16, The Hitchhiker, or The Necklace if you did not finish in class.  Do Cornell notes.  (WBBP: one set of Cornell notes.)

We are accepting food donations for Hope House.  Hope House has put out a special request for pet food.  This is the first time I have ever heard of them asking for pet food, so the needs are high.  This is optional, but please donate what you can.  As a friendly competition, the 3rd floor is trying to beat the 2nd floor in terms of how many food items are brought in.  I don’t know what the prize is.  Maybe the prize is tangible, but the other prize is knowing that you are helping our community members.  Thank you!

November 5, 2025

Here is the homework:

  1. The Witch of Blackbird Pond groups: Read Ch. 12-13 & do Cornell notes (one set of notes)
  2. Gavin, Alric, and Bentley: Read “The Hitchhiker” and do Cornell notes
  3. Quinton, Daniela, Jason, Morgan: Read Joshua Insole’s story about monsters & take Cornell notes

If you would like to participate in the Hope House Food Drive, please bring a can/box (no glass, no beans) of food to school.  Bring it to class so we can do a count before the food is taken downstairs.  

November 4, 2025

Here is your homework for tonight:

  1. The next book report is due on 12/14/25.  Plan ahead!  It will be a 5-paragraph essay or a PowerPoint (which is basically a fancy essay with pictures).  We will discuss the genre tomorrow.  
  2. Witches! Reading Group: Finish Ch. 10 and do Cornell notes if you did not finish that in class today.
  3. “The Magi” group (Gavin, Alric, Bentley): Finish reading “The Magi” and do Cornell notes if you didn’t have time to finish in class today.
  4. The Witch of Blackbird Pond: Read Ch. 10-11 and do ONE set of Cornell notes if you did not have time to finish this today in class or during study hall.
  5. Study pages 112-113 and 122 in your English book.  You will be tested on types of verbs tomorrow.  
  6. Latin Test Lesson 4 tomorrow.  We studied for the spelling portion today.  Please study the definition portion.  

November 3, 2025

You have minimal homework tonight due to the Winter Ride Meeting at 7:00.  Don’t worry, students!  The meeting is for one parent from each family.  You can stay home and do your homework.  šŸ™‚

  1. Read Ch. 9 or the short story (depending on your reading group) and do Cornell notes.  We have been in school for quite some time now, so you should know what I expect as far as your notes go.  The notes should be thorough!  If you skimp on your notes tonight, you will not receive full credit tomorrow.  Be warned!  šŸ˜”
  2. Also, some of you are doing a fabulous job on your notes.  You are headed straight for the AP classes in high school, and you’ll probably get a Ph.D. later.  I’m so proud of you. šŸ¤©
  3. You all had time in class to do the readings, so I hope that you don’t have too much homework.  God bless…

October 30, 2025

This is your homework:

  1. (optional): Bring a blanket/sleeping bag tomorrow so your kindergarten buddies can have something to sit on while you read to them.)
  2. Circle of Grace homework.  Remember that the Ten Commandments Worksheet, Popular Culture’s Top Commandments is due tomorrow.  Do one to three bullet points per section.  
  3. Read The Circle of Grace “Don’t be Duped” Safety Plan with your parents.  
  4. The Parent and Child Ten Commandments Worksheet is for you and your parents to do together.  I will not be grading that, but it would be a good conversation piece to have with your parents.  Your parents can sign it, and you can bring it back to school next week.  

October 28, 2025

  1. Wear Orange & Black tomorrow or regular uniform.  Please refer to the uniform policy for guidance if needed.  P.S. Leggings are not pants.  If you want to wear leggings and you happen to be a girl, wear a skirt over the leggings.  
  2. Latin II, 4A pg. 109
  3. Finish Ch. 7 & do Cornell notes if you are in The Witch of Blackbird Pond and Witches!  If you are in the Salem Witch Trials book, your last chapter ended, and you have no reading homework.  So sorry about that.  I will give you reading material tomorrow.
  4. Final draft of the Greatest Fear Essay is due on Thursday.  Save the document as “Final Draft Greatest Fear” and share it with me.
  5. Service Hours: One sheet said 18 and one said 12.  Go with the 12.  Drawing the Poorly Drawn Pets pictures count as service hours.  

October 27, 2025

If you didn’t get a chance to do your homework in class, here it is:

  1. Some will have to redo the Poorly Drawn Pets pic.  That is due on Wednesday.  No scribbling!  Color the background and make the pet stand out!
  2. History quiz and religion test corrections due Wednesday. 
  3. Latin 4C pg. 111 due tomorrow
  4. Finish reading Ch. 6 and do Cornell notes if you didn’t finish in class.  

October 24, 2025

  1. You have a P.E. Test on Monday.  In your Friday folders, you will find the Ultimate Frisbee Guide that Coach Eager has provided.  Use this to study for the test.
  2. Please check FACTS.  If there are any errors, please notify me on Monday.  Some may be missing a grade for the Poorly Drawn Pets Service Project.  If you are missing that grade, it is because I am giving you an extra day to turn your picture in.  Please turn it in on Monday and I will grade you then.  If you are not satisfied with your Poorly Drawn Pets grade, it may be that I gave you specific directions in class (fill in the background, add details, don’t scribble, redo it, etc.), but you did not follow directions.  You may also redo the picture and turn it in for full credit on Monday.  This may have seemed frivolous and comical to some, but remember that we are doing this for a good cause.  Let’s support HOPE HOUSE!

October 23, 2025

  1. Study for the Ch. 3 religion test.  The test is tomorrow.
  2. History quiz tomorrow 
  3. Greatest Fear Essay due today.   #2, 4, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 24, and 25, please email your rough draft to me today.  Everyone else has turned in the rough draft.  Thank you!

October 22, 2025

  1. Read Ch. 5 and do Cornell Notes
  2. Finish the Poorly Drawn Pets pictures

October 21, 2025

  1. Charge your laptops and bring them to school every-single-day!
  2. Finish reading Chapter 4 and do Cornell notes if you did not finish them in class.
  3. Remember that you have a reading log due on 10/27.  I have reading logs in the classroom.
  4. Your next book report is due on 10/31.  Your choice, your genre.  
  5. Krispy Kreme Donuts for sale on Thursday, October 23.  $2 per donut or $22 per dozen

October 20, 2025

  1. Latin test corrections for Latin II Test 3 due tomorrow
  2. Reading log due 10/27
  3. Book report due 10/31
  4. Finish Chapter 3 in the Salem Witch lit books and do Cornell notes if you did not finish doing the readings and notes in class today.
  5. Charge your laptops tonight.
  6. Bring a teacup if you’d like tea during lit circles tomorrow. Alternatively, you can bring a thermos if you’d like to take it home and put it in the dishwasher after school.

October 15, 2025

  1. History quiz has been postponed. We will have the quiz next week.
  2. Latin II Lesson 3 test tomorrow 10/16/25. STUDY!!!
  3. Finish reading and taking notes for lit, Chapter 2 if you did not finish in class today. Cornell notes: 1 vocab w/definition, 5 relevant notes, 3 questions, 3 sentence summary (not a repeat of notes, but a general summary of the chapter)

October 14, 2025

Study for Latin 3 Test

October 13, 2025

  1. Reading log due 10/13.
  2. Book report due 10/17 (rainbow: scientist, science, mathematician) and book report due 10/31 (your choice)
  3. Latin II 3D, pg. 108 (complete this for homework if you did not finish it in class)
  4. Latin II Lesson 3 Test on Thursday (I gave a spelling sheet to some of you today.  You can use that to study.)
  5. History quiz on Friday

Have fun at Holy Hoops!!!

October 9, 2025

  1. No school tomorrow due to a teacher retreat
  2. Reading Log due Monday (250 pages, non-fiction is worth double the pages)
  3. Rainbow book report is due on Friday 10/17
  4. Return Friday folders next week
  5. If you want to bring a picture of your pet for the Hope House “Poorly Drawn Pets” fundraiser, please do so.
  6. Please check your grades with your parents. I am mostly caught up inputting grades in FACTS.

October 8, 2025

  1. If not completed in class, finish reading Johnny Tremain Ch. 3 (reading along with an audiobook is an option). No Cornell notes- just a 3-sentence summary.
  2. Dress Uniform tomorrow (Mass)
  3. Latin II, 3A, pg. 105

October 7, 2025

Johnny Tremain is challenging, but if you’d like to give it another try, you may use Audible (with parent permission).  If you would like to change your lit book choice, I will offer another book to you by Thursday.

That saying, here is your homework tonight:

  1. Johnny Tremain Ch. 2 & Cornell notes
  2. Latin II, 3C.  page 107

October 6, 2025

  1. If you did not finish Johnny Tremain in class, please finish reading Ch. 1 only.  Take Cornell notes in your lit comp notebook: 5 relevant notes, 1 question, 1 vocab w/definition, 3-sentence summary = 10 points.
  2. Read U.S. History book pg. 14-18.  Take notes (bullet point style) on highlighted words and the main ideas from the sections with a bold title.
  3. Religion Ch. 2 test on Wednesday.  Open book, open notes.  If you want to make corrections for the Ch. 1 test, you may turn in the corrections for 0.5 points per correct answer. 
  4. Rainbow book report due on 10/17. 
  5. Option to explore: If you’d like to read a Salem Witch Trial book with a group of friends, you can check out a book from the classroom.  You can read it for the reading log and for the book report due on 10/31.  You can then do a book report as a group.  Just an option…

October 2, 2025

  1. Read pages 2-13 in your U.S. history book.  Savvas Realize Ā® – Savvas Learning Company
  2. Write the highlighted words and definitions in your history composition notebook
  3. Remember to log these pages in your reading log.  They count as double (12 x 2 = 24) because they are non-fiction.
  4. I will be grading your notes tomorrow.
  5. Tomorrow, turn in your Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments) chart with your notes.  I forgot to collect that today.