Sunday, February 27, 2011

Second Grade Language Arts 2/28 to 3/4

Lesson Plan

Second Grade Religion 2/28 to 3/4

Lesson Plan

Third Grade Language Arts 2/28 to 3/4

Lesson Plan

Third Grade Religion 2/28 to 3/4

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Fourth Grade Language Arts 2/38 to 3/4

Lesson Plan

Fourth Grade Religion 2/28 to 3/4

Lesson Plan

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, 4th Grades 2/28 to 3/4

Dear Parents, This Monday is Hippie Day (as the picture indicates). Students can wear jeans, colorful tops, beads, and headbands, etc. This week all grades will be working on giving speeches and related how to- writing. Students should have ideas and sequenced steps listed on their index cards. Please check homework for number of steps required for each grade. The third grade's vocabulary test will need to be rescheduled for this Monday since they were taken out for Music classes in the afternoon and due to scheduled evaluations for all teachers were not able to take the test earlier. I am requesting that second graders please bring a box of tissues to class this week since our supply is low.

The vocabulary definitions for this week are in Religion:

*Lent-Church season lasting forty days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday
*Ash Wednesday-holy day in which our foreheads are marked with blessed ashes as a sign that we are sorry for our sins
*Triduum-the three days in which we remember Jesus' suffering and death: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
*fasting-eating sparingly (little) or abstaining from (giving up)certain foods as a sign of sacrifice
*almsgiving-giving money, foood, clothes,etc. to the poor as an act of charity

Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework.

FOURTH GRADE
3/1- In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 57. For Mon., March 7 prepare a speech using an index card on one of the topics in Activity F in LA textbook p. 125 or choose one of your own. Speech must have title, introduction, six sequenced steps using order word,and a conclusion.
3/3- Study the rest of the essay questions listed in Religion notebook.
Another three will be chosen to be answered in class as a quiz.

THIRD GRADE
3/1 - In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 23. For Wed., March 2 prepare a speech on directions to a destination on an index card. Speech must have title,introdution,five sequenced steps using order words,and a conclusion.
3/3- Study the rest of the essay questions listed in Religion notebook.
Another three will be chosen to be answered in class as a quiz.

SECOND GRADE
3/1 - Prepare a speech on giving directions to a specific destination within walking distance to school. On index card make an outline with a title,introduction,four sequenced steps using order words,and a conclusion.
3/3 - Study the entire Act of Contrition and the Apostles' Creed and the meaning of terms in the Religion notebook for quiz.
3/3 - Study this week's fifteen definitions for Vocabulary test on Friday.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades 2/21 to 2/25

Dear Parents,
Thank you to all parents who remembered me on Valentine's Day. Your thoughtfulness is very much appreciated. My new picture is meant as a visual aid to remind parents that students of all grades need to review their Religion notes. They should memorize the Ten Commandments and review what each one means for a test this Wednesday!
The vocabulary definitions for this week are in Language Arts. Please make certain students take note of the examples of each listed.

* helping verb - verb added before the main verb forming a verb phrase eg. will go, might buy, can see, has done, is coming

*being or linking verb - verb that shows what someone or something is. It does not express action. eg. am, is, are, was, were

*present participle - verb phrase formed by adding -ing to the present and using the helping verbs: am, is, are, was, were eg. is walking, are walking, was walking, were walking

*past participle - verb phrase formed by addding -ed to the present and using the helping verbs: has, have, had
eg. has walked, have walked, had walked

*irregular verb - verb whose past and past participle is NOT formed by adding -ed
eg. sing/sang/sung; write/wrote/written

Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework:

FOURTH GRADE:
2/22 Rel - Study notes on the Ten Commandments. Be ready to write each commandment and explain what it means. Also memorize Jesus' Two Great Commandments and Jesus' New Commandment. Test is on Wed.

2/24 Spel - In LA notebook answer Speller p. 134 # 11 to 20 and p. 136 #1 to 10 in script. Study 25 words on p. 132 for test Friday in script.

THIRD GRADE:
2/22 Rel - Study notes on the Ten Commandments. Be ready to write each commandment and explain what it means. Test is on Wed.

2/24 Spel - In LA notebook answer Speller p. 145 #1 to 14 in script. Study 21 words on pp. 144 and 149 for test Friday in script.

SECOND GRADE:
2/22 Rel - Study notes on the Ten Commandments. Be ready to write each commandment and explain what each one means. Test is on Wed.

2/24 Spel - In LA notebook answer Speller p. 141 (Do over #1 & 2 correctly) and p. 142 #1 to 8. Study 20 words on p. 138 and 142 for test Friday.

2/24 Voc - Study 15 weekly definitions for test this Friday.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Fourth Grade Religion 2/14 to 2/17

Lesson Plan

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades for 2/14 to 2/18

Dear Parents,
Due to Valentine Party for second grade on Monday and rescheduling that was necessary last week with third and fourth grades, the Religion Test will be given on Tuesday to all classes. Please have students review!

The vocabulary definitions for this week are in Religion:
*Eucharist - sacrament in which we receive the Body and Blood of Jesus. The word eucharist means giving thanks. The word also refers to the celebration of Mass.

*Liturgy of the Word - first main part of the Mass in which we listen to God's Word

*Liturgy of the Eucharist - second main part of the Mass in which the gifts of bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus

*Blessed Sacrament - another name for the Eucharist

*tabernacle - special place in Church where the Blessed Sacrament is kept

Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework.

FOURTH GRADE
2/15 LA - In LA notebook answer LA Workbook pp. 76 and 92. Review LA text pp. 410 to 443 for test Friday.

2/17 Rel - In Rel Workbook answer p. 182.

THIRD GRADE
2/15 LA - In LA notebook answer LA Workbook pp. 55 and 56. Review LA text pp. 380 to 411 for test Friday.

2/17 Rel - In Rel Workbook answer p. 230.

SECOND GRADE
2/15 LA - In LA notebook answer LA Workbook p. 95. Review LA text pp. 76 to 96 for test Friday.

2/17 Rel - In Rel Workbook answer p. 218.
Voc - Study this week's 15 definitions for test on Friday

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th 2/7-2/11

Dear Parents,
Please note that dismissal this Friday is at 12:00. There will not be any new vocabulary words this week! Children should review last week's fifteen definitions for Vocabulary(Word Wall) test this Friday.
Since next week we will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Monday, I will be ordering pizza for the class and bringing in candy and treats for the class. Children should send in one dollar for one slice (or two dollars for two) and another dollar if they wish additional treats and snacks that I will be bringing in. Each child should bring in their own individual juice (no large bottles). There will also be a cake sale that day if children wish to purchase something there.
This week in Language Arts,I will be working on POWER PROOFREADING on the web sit www. eduplace.com/kids/hme to practice what the students have covered on verbs these two weeks. I suggest that students follow up with more practice at home. In Religion, I will be working on Unit 3 vocabulary on flip cards on web site www. sadlierreligion.com. Again I suggest students print out the cards and practice matching words and definitions.

I will be attending a Religion workshop this Thursday morning and will not be back until after lunch so I will be assigning classwork to be done in both third and fourth grades. Due to this and early dismissal this Friday, Religion test must be given next Monday (instead of this Friday).

Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework.

FOURTH GRADE
2/8 LA - In LA notebook answer LA Workbook pp. 81-82.
2/10 Rel - Study Chapter 12 and notes in Rel. notebook for test next Mon.
Print out flip card definitions for Unit 3. Cut out and bring to class.


THIRD GRADE
2/8 LA - In LA notebook answer LA Workbook pp. 59 and 61.
2/10 Rel - Study Chapter 17 for test next Mon. Print out flip cards for Unit 3. Cut out and bring to class.

SECOND GRADE
2/8 LA - In LA notebook answer LA Workbook pp. 88 and 96.
2/10 Rel - Study Chapter 17 for test next Mon. Print out flip cards for Unit 3. Cut out and bring to class.
Voc. - Review all 15 definitions for test Friday.