Week of September 8th-11th

September 8th: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

September 9th: Back to School Night

Religion: God Calls Us to Obey all Authority. God speaks to us through our conscience. Seesaw activity due by Friday.

Reading: This week our lesson is a play based on the life of Langston Hughes. As a young man studying engineering at Colombia University, Hughes realizes that he dot not share his father's dream for the future. After frequenting Harlem scene, Hughes realizes that his true passion is writing. Despite his father's disapproval of his desire to be a writer, he finds the strength to follow his dream and is now one of America's finest poets.

AR Reading 25 minutes per night.

Vocabulary: We will continue Unit 2: Spring Training: A New Beginning. Study for test, Vocabulary Dictation on Friday.

Grammar: Unit 1, Lesson 5: Simple and Compound Sentences