Welcome to Mrs. Perry's Classroom
6th Grade Home Room
Hello to all my incoming students and their families. I am thrilled to be back for my fifteenth year at Little Flower School. This will be my forty-seventh year teaching in the Catholic schools. I first began my teaching career at St. Joseph School in Long Beach, California. I spent two years teaching middle school for the Sisters of St. Louis. I then moved to St. Mel's School in Woodland Hills, California. I taught middle school there for five years before starting my family and, subsequently moving to Reno, Nevada. In 1983, I began teaching at Our Lady of the Snows School, teaching middle school language arts, history, and religion. I spent ten years there as a middle school teacher and then was hired as the principal. I led the school as their principal for twelve years and then decided to retire. HA, HA. My retirement lasted only one year and, in 2005, I came to Little Flower. I have a long history at Little Flower because my children both spent eight years here. I LOVE LITTLE FLOWER AND I LOVE MY STUDENTS. I LOVE TEACHING. IT IS WHAT KEEPS ME ALIVE.
MIDDLE SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS AND RELIGION
6th Grade Religion
Students will study the Old Testament stories with a focus on the four pillars of the Catholic Catechism---What Catholics Believe, How Catholics Worship, How Catholics Live, and How Catholics Pray. Scripture study and prayer will always be a part of class. Grades will be based on the following: Classwork-20%, Homework-20%, Quizzes-25%, Tests-35%
6th Grade Honors Language Arts
VocBookStudents will study English grammar in depth. They will be required to identify, analyze, and use English grammar effectively. A separate focus will be on vocabulary. Students will explore and apply all aspects of vocabulary skills including parts of speech, pronunciation, synonyms, antonyms, word usage, prefixes, suffixes, roots and origins of words. Writing will also be an integral part of language arts study. Students will study and practice the four types of writing ( narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive). Students will use the six traits of writing ( ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, conventions, and presentation) to complete formal essays for each of the four types of writing. Grades will be based on the following: Homework-grammar and vocabulary--10%, Quizzes for grammar-15%, Tests-grammar and vocabulary-25%, Writing-15%. IT WILL BE A BUSY YEAR.
_____________________________________________ HOMEWORK LANGUAGE ARTS: Grammar: Chapter Review pg. 347, Ex. 34-36: Due on Wed., 1/22; Chapter 16 Test on Wed., 1/22 ++++++++++++++++ VOCABULARY: Bookwork Unit 9 due on Wed., 1/22 Dictation and Spelling tests on Unit 9--Fri., 1/24 ++++++++++++++++ WRITING: ++++++++++++++++ RELIGION:6B-Martin Luther King, Jr. poster due on Thurs., 1/23 ++++++++++++++++ |
7th Grade Religion
Students will study the New Testament, specifically the gospel accounts of the life and mission of Jesus. The content will focus on the four pillars of the Catholic Catechism: What Catholics Believe, How Catholics Worship, How Catholics Live, and How Catholics Pray. Scripture study and prayer will always be a part of class. Grades will be based on the following: Classwork--20%, Homework--20%, Quizzes--25%, and Tests--35%.
7th Grade Honors Language Arts
Same as the 6th grade course of study.
HOMEWORK: LANGUAGE ARTS: pg. 362-364, Ex. 1 + 2 due on Wed., 1/22 +++++++++++++++ VOCABULARY: Bookwork Unit 9 due on Wed., 1/22 Dictation and Spelling tests Unit 9 on Fri., 1/24 +++++++++++++++ WRITING: +++++++++++++++RELIGION:7B-Martin Luther King, Jr. poster due on Thurs., 1/23 +++++++++++++++ |
8th Grade Religion
Students will study the history of the Catholic Church. Content will focus on the four pillars of the Catholic Catechism: What Catholics Believe, How Catholics Worship, How Catholics Live, and How Catholics Pray. Scripture study and prayer will always be a part of class. Grades will be based on the following: Classwork---20%, Homework--20%, Quizzes--25%, and Tests--35%.
8th Grade Honors Language Arts
SAME AS THE 6TH GRADE COURSE OF STUDY. One addition to the 8th grade curriculum is that the students will also study Greek and Latin Roots as well as their regular vocabulary.
HOMEWORK LANGUAGE ARTS: Grammar: ++++++++++++++++ VOCABULARY:Bookwork Unit 9 due Wed., 1/22; Greek and Latin Roots Unit 7 Bookwork due on Wed., 1/22;Greek and Latin Roots Unit 7 Test + Dictation and Spelling Tests Unit 9 ALL ON FRI., 1/24 ++++++++++++++++ WRITING: ++++++++++++++++ RELIGION: ++++++++++++++++ |