Dear Parents,
Before vacation your child received his/her progress report. This is just a note to clarify regarding your child's speaking/listening grade. Although nothing is listed on either progress report (or report card) in this area, please be aware that it is covered in class and grades are listed as speech... on SIS and are in the composition/writing area. Since a speaking topic is used as a lead in to each writing assignment, it IS COUNTED as part of their composition/writing grade and does affect their total grade in this area. Please realize also that composition writing differs from penmanship writing. Children should prepare for speaking activities by preparing a brief outline on a 3 by 5 index cards which will also be used to organize their ideas for their writing assignment.
To prepare for Midterm Exams which will begin shortly after we return to school, it is necessary that all students visit the following websites listed below:
For Religion, see http://www.sadlierreligion.com/
For Language Arts, see www.eduplace.com/kids/hme
On the Religion website, click on We Believe with Project Disciple, followed by choosing grade, student, and activities category. Students should then print out FLIP CARDS found in drop down menu under Activities for Unit 1 and Unit 2. Students should cut out the words and definitions and glue them on index cards with word on one side and definition on the other.
Students should place these in plastic sandwich bags to use for review. Students should also click on area marked Study Guides for mini review test on each chapter 1 to 5. Students may also wish to practice on the other activities provided such as crossword puzzles, lives of saints, etc.
On the Language Arts website, click on Grammar Blast, to review the following:
2nd grade - Unit 1, Unit 3, Unit 5, Cummulative Review, Unit 9
3rd grade - Unit 1, Unit 2, Cummulative Review, Unit 3, Unit 5
4th grade - Unit 1, Unit 2, Cummulative Review, Unit 3, Unit 4, Cummulative Review, Unit 5.
SEE BELOW FOR SPECIFICS ON HOW TO REVIEW FOR MID TERM EXAMS IN RELIGION:
SECOND GRADE:
Besides reviewing all vocabulary on flip cards for Units 1 & 2 on web site mentioned above, students should know the definitions of the follwing terms: crucifixion, Church, Pentecost, Resurrection, Holy Family, Blessed Trinity, Easter, Alleluia, original sin, grace, parish, commandments, faith, worship, apostles, disciples.
Students should also know the names of the seven sacraments and what happens in each.
Students should know the four steps in Reconciliation and what each term means: confession, penance, contrition, absolution.
Students should memorize the Ten Commandments in correct order.
Students should be able to choose one of Jesus' parables and explain in writing its message on how we should live.
Students should be able to name one sacrament and explain in writing what symbols are used, who is present, and what happens.
THIRD GRADE:
Besides reviewing all vocabulary on flip cards for Units 1 & 2 on web site mentioned above, students should know the definitions of the following terms: apostles, disciples, prophet, ministry, heaven, crucifixion, mission, repent, second coming, faith, Scripture, Resurrection, Ascension, Incarnation, Kingdom of God, Act of Contrition, Holy Family, Blessed Trinity, Church, sacraments, commandments, Pentecost, Joseph, John the Baptist.
Students should be able to explain in detail the parable of The Forgiving Father (Prodigal Son). They should be able to describe the feelings of the younger son, his older brother, and his father. They should also be to explain what Jesus is trying to teach us in this parable.
Students should be able to explain why we receive the sacrament of Reconciliation and include how we prepare for it and what are the steps involved. Students should also be able to describe the sacrament of Baptism and include what symbols are used, who is present, and what happens.
FOURTH GRADE:
Besides reviewing all vocabulary on flip cards for Units 1 & 2 on web site mentioned above, students should also know the definitions of the following terms: temptation, conscience, peace, mission, justice, repent, grace, free will, gospel, Church, Savior, Beatitudes, Pentcost, Incarnation, Kingdom of God, examination of conscience, confession, penance, contrition, absolution.
Students should memorize the Sanctus Prayer and know when it is said.
Students should memorize the Ten Commandments in order by number and be able to write a paragraph on any one of these explaining how you can live that commandment in our life.
(Look in the index in the back of the Religion book for names of saints.)
Students should memorize the six steps for making a good moral choice (listed in notebook) and be able to explain about a difficult decision he/she needed to make to do what is right.
Students should be able to name and describe the life of a saint and explain how he/she can imitate this saint in living a good Christian life.
SEE BELOW FOR SPECIFICS ON HOW TO REVIEW FOR MID TERMS IN LANGUAGE ARTS
SECOND GRADE:
For these Grammar topics refer to pages in Voyages workbook.
Students should be able to distinguish between:
*sentence / phrase (pp. 8-9)
*subject or naming part / predicate or action part (p. 27)
*telling / commanding sentence (pp. 17-18)
*asking / exclaiming sentence (pp. 23-24)
*common / proper noun (p. 52)
Students should know the abbreviations for all days of the week and the months of the year (p. 49).
For Spelling words refer to Speller textbook and review all words for Units 1 to 5 on pp. 54-56.
Students should review writing a personal narrative in paragraph form with six complete sentences including an introduction and a conclusion. They should be able to proofread for errors in capitalization and punctuation. (See Voyages Workbook pp. 30-33.)
Students should also review how to write a friendly letter (invitation or thank you) including all five parts: date, greeting, body, closing, and signature and where each of these are positioned.
THIRD GRADE:
For these Grammar topics, refer to pages in Voyages textbook.
Students should be able to distinguish between:
*sentence / phrase (pp. 314-315) & p. 512
*subject / predicate (pp. 326 to 329) & pp. 514,511
*statement / question (pp. 316-317) & p. 513
*command / exclamation (pp. 320 to 323) & pp. 512, 513
*run-on sentence / compound sentence (pp. 334-335) & p. 512
*noun / verb (pp. 338-339) and (18-19) & pp. 509, 516
*common / proper noun (pp. 340-341) & pp. 509, 510
Students should also review adjectives on p. 23. & p. 507
For Spelling words refer to Speller textbook and review all words for Units 1 to 5 on pp. 42-44.
Students should review writing a personal narrative of two paragraphs with six complete sentences in each including an introduction and a conclusion. They should be able to proofread for errors in capitalization and punctuation. (See Voyages textbook pp. 12-13.)
Students should also review how to write a friendly letter (invitation or thank you) including all five parts: date, greeting, body, closing, and signature and where each of these are positioned.
FOURTH GRADE:
For these Grammar topic, refer to pages in Voyages textbook.
Students should be able to distinguish between :
*sentence / phrase (pp. 314-315) & p. 515
*subject / predicate (pp. 320-321) & pp. 516, 513
*declarative / interrogative sentence (pp. 316-317) & p. 515
*imperative / exclamatory sentence (pp. 318-319) & p. 515
*noun / verb (pp. 322-323) & pp. 510, 511, 512; 519, 520
*run-on sentence / compound sentence (pp. 334-335)& p. 515
*common / proper noun (pp. 340-341) & pp. 511, 512
Students should also review identifying direct objects(pp. 328-329) & p. 510 contractions (pp. 24-25).
For Spelling words refer to Speller textbook and review all words for Units 1 & 2 on pp. 42-44
Students should review writing a personal narrative of three paragraphs with six complete sentences in each including an introduction and a conclusion. They should be able to proofread for errors in capitalization and punctuation. (See Voyages textbook pp. 12 to 14.)
Students should also review how to write a friendly letter (invitation or thank you) including all five parts: heading (your address and date), greeting, body, closing, and signature and where each of these are positioned.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades 12/13 - 12/17
Dear Parents,
This is our last week before Christmas vacation. Dismissal this Friday is at 12:00. All students need to bring two plastic shopping bags to pack up their books to be stored away by Wed. All students will be writing their Christmas cards and addrssing their envelopes this week so it is important that each student have his/her complete and correct home address in a reminder section of their homework assignment pad. Progress Reports will be sent home this Thursday but test paper folders will not be sent home till after vacation so they are not lost. All students should take home their LA textbook, LA workbook, and LA notebook as well as their Religion workbook and especially Religion notebook. During Christmas vacation Review notes for Mid-terms for both subjects will be listed on the blog. There will be NO new vocabulary definitions this week. Students should review instead definitions of the last four weeks, starting Nov. 8th for a Cummulative test this week. There is no homework for Thursday this week. Merry Christmas!
Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework.
FOURTH GRADE:
12/14 Spel - In LA notebook write Speller, page#, and date. Answer p. 42 #11-20 and p. 44 #41-50. Write only the answers. Review all words in boxes for Units 1 to 5 on pp. 42 to 44 (NOT the challenge words) for test Wed.
THIRD GRADE:
12/14 Spel - In LA notebook write Speller, page #, and date. Answer p. 43 #13-18 and p. 44 #25-30. Write only the answers. Review all words in boxes for Units 1 to 5 on pp. 42 to 44 (NOT the challenge words) for test Wed.
SECOND GRADE:
12/14 Spel - In LA notebook write Speller, page #, and date. Answer p. 55 #13-24. Write only the answers. Review all words in boxes for Units 1 to 5 on pp. 54-56 (NOT the elephant words) for test Wed.
*Remember to review last four weeks vocabulary definitions in Vocabulary notebook for test this week!
This is our last week before Christmas vacation. Dismissal this Friday is at 12:00. All students need to bring two plastic shopping bags to pack up their books to be stored away by Wed. All students will be writing their Christmas cards and addrssing their envelopes this week so it is important that each student have his/her complete and correct home address in a reminder section of their homework assignment pad. Progress Reports will be sent home this Thursday but test paper folders will not be sent home till after vacation so they are not lost. All students should take home their LA textbook, LA workbook, and LA notebook as well as their Religion workbook and especially Religion notebook. During Christmas vacation Review notes for Mid-terms for both subjects will be listed on the blog. There will be NO new vocabulary definitions this week. Students should review instead definitions of the last four weeks, starting Nov. 8th for a Cummulative test this week. There is no homework for Thursday this week. Merry Christmas!
Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework.
FOURTH GRADE:
12/14 Spel - In LA notebook write Speller, page#, and date. Answer p. 42 #11-20 and p. 44 #41-50. Write only the answers. Review all words in boxes for Units 1 to 5 on pp. 42 to 44 (NOT the challenge words) for test Wed.
THIRD GRADE:
12/14 Spel - In LA notebook write Speller, page #, and date. Answer p. 43 #13-18 and p. 44 #25-30. Write only the answers. Review all words in boxes for Units 1 to 5 on pp. 42 to 44 (NOT the challenge words) for test Wed.
SECOND GRADE:
12/14 Spel - In LA notebook write Speller, page #, and date. Answer p. 55 #13-24. Write only the answers. Review all words in boxes for Units 1 to 5 on pp. 54-56 (NOT the elephant words) for test Wed.
*Remember to review last four weeks vocabulary definitions in Vocabulary notebook for test this week!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Homework for 2nd, 3rd, 4th Grades 12/6 - 12/10
Dear Parents,
This Wed., Dec. 8th, the second grade will be reading at our class Mass for the Immaculate Conception at 9:00 and this Fri. Dec. 10th, the third and fourth graders will attend Mass at 9:00 followed by Advent confessions.
In Language Arts all classes will be practicing how to write letters and address envelopes correctly. Fourth graders will be writing persuasive lettters and second and third graders will be writing letters of invitation. Please click on lesson plans for more details. PLEASE HAVE ALL SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS BRING IN FIVE CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH ENVELOPES BY THIS TUESDAY!
It is important that students from all grades have all the notes they need to study before Christmas vacation so they can study for Midterm exams in January, especially in Religion. I have a copy of ALL the Religion notes given to each class since September. Any student who was absent or is missing notes should see me and he/she will be allowed to use my notes to write them into their notebook. It must be done during school time however, not at home.
The vocabulary for this week is in Religion:
*Advent - first season of the Church year lasting four weeks in which we prepare for the birth of Jesus and his return in the second coming
*Magi - name used in Bible for the Three Kings or Wise Men who brought gifts for Baby Jesus
*stable - barn in which Jesus was born
*manger - place in which Jesus was laid usually used to hold the food for the barn animals
*symbol - a sign or picture that stands for something. Symbols on the Jesse tree represent the different Bible stories
Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework.
REMEMBER ALL CLASSES MUST BRING IN FIVE CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH ENVELOPES BY THIS TUESDAY.
FOURTH GRADE
12/7 Advent test on Thurs. (due to Mass on Wed.) Study Advent notes and Workbook pp. 155-159. Be able to write a paragraph explaining one of the Jesse tree symbols. Also review all notes on sin , the Ten Commandments, and Reconciliation. Review Workbook pp. 68 to 73. Make certain you review the Act of Contrition prayer!
12/9 In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 29.
THIRD GRADE
12/7 Advent test on Wed. Study Advent notes and Workbook pp. 155-159. Be able to write a paragraph explaining one of the Jesse tree symbols. Also review all notes on sin, the Ten Commandments, and Reconciliation. Review Workbook pp. 208 to 215. Make sure you review the Act of Contrition prayer!
12/9 In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 54.
SECOND GRADE
12/7 Advent test on Wed. Study Advent notes and Workbook pp. 155-159. Be able to write a paragraph oexplaining one of the Jesse tree symbols.
12/9 In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 65. Study all 15 weekly definitions for Voc. test.
*Students are asked to bring in any gloves and hats they may no longer need for the poor!
This Wed., Dec. 8th, the second grade will be reading at our class Mass for the Immaculate Conception at 9:00 and this Fri. Dec. 10th, the third and fourth graders will attend Mass at 9:00 followed by Advent confessions.
In Language Arts all classes will be practicing how to write letters and address envelopes correctly. Fourth graders will be writing persuasive lettters and second and third graders will be writing letters of invitation. Please click on lesson plans for more details. PLEASE HAVE ALL SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS BRING IN FIVE CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH ENVELOPES BY THIS TUESDAY!
It is important that students from all grades have all the notes they need to study before Christmas vacation so they can study for Midterm exams in January, especially in Religion. I have a copy of ALL the Religion notes given to each class since September. Any student who was absent or is missing notes should see me and he/she will be allowed to use my notes to write them into their notebook. It must be done during school time however, not at home.
The vocabulary for this week is in Religion:
*Advent - first season of the Church year lasting four weeks in which we prepare for the birth of Jesus and his return in the second coming
*Magi - name used in Bible for the Three Kings or Wise Men who brought gifts for Baby Jesus
*stable - barn in which Jesus was born
*manger - place in which Jesus was laid usually used to hold the food for the barn animals
*symbol - a sign or picture that stands for something. Symbols on the Jesse tree represent the different Bible stories
Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework.
REMEMBER ALL CLASSES MUST BRING IN FIVE CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH ENVELOPES BY THIS TUESDAY.
FOURTH GRADE
12/7 Advent test on Thurs. (due to Mass on Wed.) Study Advent notes and Workbook pp. 155-159. Be able to write a paragraph explaining one of the Jesse tree symbols. Also review all notes on sin , the Ten Commandments, and Reconciliation. Review Workbook pp. 68 to 73. Make certain you review the Act of Contrition prayer!
12/9 In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 29.
THIRD GRADE
12/7 Advent test on Wed. Study Advent notes and Workbook pp. 155-159. Be able to write a paragraph explaining one of the Jesse tree symbols. Also review all notes on sin, the Ten Commandments, and Reconciliation. Review Workbook pp. 208 to 215. Make sure you review the Act of Contrition prayer!
12/9 In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 54.
SECOND GRADE
12/7 Advent test on Wed. Study Advent notes and Workbook pp. 155-159. Be able to write a paragraph oexplaining one of the Jesse tree symbols.
12/9 In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 65. Study all 15 weekly definitions for Voc. test.
*Students are asked to bring in any gloves and hats they may no longer need for the poor!
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