Sunday, September 25, 2011

Third Grade ELA 9/26 to 9/30

Lesson Plan

Preparation for Religion Fair for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Graders

Dear Parents,
         By now, every student in each class has chosen or been assigned (including both second grades) a topic to research  for the Religion Fair in November.   Each second grader will be working on a different saint. Third graders will work on the sacraments.  Each fourth grader will work on explaining a different commandment or beatitude.  By Sept. 30th, each student must find and print out 10 to 12  pictures related to their topic and bring them in a plastic bag labeled with student's name and grade. All pictures should be in color and about the size of half a sheet of looseleaf but not smaller.  The display boards that the principal will be ordering are half the size of the ones used last year and these are the ones that will be needed for the Religion Fair. PLEASE DO NOT BUY A DIFFERENT ONE YET SINCE IT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE.   TO FIND PICTURES ENTER IN ADDRESS BAR http://www.googleimages,com/. AND PRINT IN NAME OF TOPIC OR INFORMATION RELATED TO TOPIC.  Print out a VARIETY of pictures. (See below for specific directions to each grade level.)
         SECOND GRADERS should enter the complete name of their saint on http://www.googleimage,com/.
Most of the saints' names were taken from the saint archive list on http://www.sadlierreligion.com/ but some were not.  Find and print out a variety of pictures related to the saint: real images, statues, paintings, stained glass window images, mosaics,  church and school named after the saint, medals, prayers or litanies, novenas, etc.
         THIRD GRADERS should enter the name of their sacrament on http://www.googleimages.com/.
  Find and print out a variety of pictures related to their sacrament: different ways of receiving the sacrament (old vs. modern and in different religions if applicable), people present, special garments worn, symbols, certificates, etc.
       FOURTH GRADERS who have been assigned a beatitude should look on p. 35 of their Religion book for help in understanding its meaning and how it applies to them. Those assigned a commandment should locate information on theirs in Chapters 9 through 23 in their Religion book and read the Chapter carefully highlighting what is important as we do in class.  Students should then enter the name or key words such as "poor in spirit " on http://www.googleimages.com/  and find pictures showing how people display in their behavior that they choose to live that specific beatitude or commandment. This may include Jesus, people today, or people from the past, such as Martin Luther King.
      FOLLOWUP;
     Instructions in doing SPEECH and WRITING assignments related to their topic will be given in the upcoming weeks.  Please wait for instructions in these.  Please do not try to have students complete these ahead of time or they will probably have to redo their work.  These assignments will be counting as grades for  BOTH subject areas (Religion and ELA.)
      Thank you for your attention in this matter.                       Ms. Saville

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Graders 9/26 to 9/30

Dear Parents,
        The following is just to clarify homework and test scheduling  (especially for 2nd graders who are new to departmental).  Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Saville will be assigning homework only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Mr. Badia and Ms. Bagley will be assigning homework only on Mondays and Wednesdays.  No homework will be given on Fridays.  If a parent wishes, a student may take home a book or two to review or catch up on work on Fridays. Tests in each subject will be given on the day AFTER the homework is assigned so, for example, I will be giving tests on Wednesdays and Fridays. The weekly vocabulary test will be given every Friday. Students should take their Vocabulary notebook daily for review.  In case of early dismissals, Mass, meetings, etc., the scheduled test will be given in the teacher's other subject area class (eg. ELA test during Religion period). I will be including a Reminder note on the homework blog to let parents know about  tests in the upcoming week.
       ALL PARENTS PLEASE BE SURE TO CLICK ON PREPARATION FOR RELIGION FAIR for information to all parents about how we will be proceeding in this area. BY THIS FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, EVERY STUDENT IN CLASSSES 2-1, 2-2, 3, AND 4, SHOULD BRING IN THEIR 10 TO 12 COLOR PICTURES ON THEIR TOPIC IN THEIR PLASTIC ZIP BAG LABELED WITH CHILD'S NAME. FURTHER DIRECTIONS ARE ON PREPARATION FOR RELIGION FAIR.
        The vocabulary definitions for this week are in Religion:
*miracle - an amazing event Jesus performed that is beyond human power
*parable - a short story Jesus told that has a message
*Kingdom of God - the power of God's love active in the world
*Sanctus - a prayer of praise said at Mass that begins "Holy, holy, holy..."
   Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework:
FOURTH GRADE
ELA 9/27 Spelling test Wed. Study first 25 words IN SCRIPT on p. 36.  In ELA notebook, answer ELA Workbook p. 3. On index card prepare notes for speech on Thursday on personal experience topic.
Rel. 9/29 Bring in pictures for fair in plastic bag. (BE SURE TO READ DIRECTIONS ABOVE.)               In Rel. Review workbook answer pp. 5 and 6. Follow directions on page.
THIRD GRADE
ELA 9/27 Spelling test Wed. Study first 16 words IN SCRIPT on p. 138.  In ELA notebook, answer ELA Workbook p. 3. On index card prepare notes for speech on Friday on personal experience topic.
Rel. 9/29 Bring in pictures for fair in plastic bag. (BE SURE TO READ DIRECTIONS ABOVE)                In Rel. Review workbook answer  pp. 5 and 6. Follow direction on page.
SECOND GRADE
Rel. 9/27 In Rel. Review workbook answer p. 7. Follow directions on page.
Rel. 9/29 Bring in pictures for fair on the saint assigned in a plastic bag . (BE SURE TO READ DIRECTIONS ABOVE.)
Voc. 9/29 Vocabulary test on Friday on this week's 16 vocabulary definitions.                                                                                                               

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Third Grade ELA 9/19 to 9/23

Lesson Plan

Fourth Grade Religion 9/19 to 9/23

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Third Grade Religion 9/19 to 9/23

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Second Grade Religion 9/18 to 9/23

Lesson Plan

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades 9/19 to 9/23

Dear Parents,
         Last week Thursday's Religion homework for both second grades had to be changed. Due to Internet failure at school, students were not able to be assigned a saint to research from the archive list on the web site. Hopefully it will be able to be done this week!  Please be aware of upcoming tests this week in both Religion  and ELA and again Vocabulary.

 The vocabulary words this week are in ELA and are listed below for all classes:
*sentence - a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Every sentence has a subject and  predicate.
*phrase - an incomplete sentence. It is also called a sentence fragment.
*subject - part that tells who or what the sentence is about:  eg. The hungry boy
*predicate - part that tells what the subject is or does:  eg. ate his dinner   or   is my brother
Please check below your child's grade for this week's homework.

FOURTH GRADE
*Please make ten copies of the blank Vocabulary sheet distributed today and keep them in ELA folder.
Rel.  9/20 - Religion test Wed. Study Chapter 1 and notes in Religion notebook.
ELA 9/22 - ELA test on Fri. Study textbook pp. 314 to 323. In ELA notebook answer Workbook p. 2.

THIRD GRADE
*Please make ten copies of the blank Vocabulary sheet distributed today and keep them in ELA folder.
Rel. 9/20 - Religion test Wed. Study Chapter 1 and notes in Religion notebook.
ELA 9/22 - ELA test on Fri. Study textbook pp. 314 to 317 and pp. 320 to 329. In ELA notebook answer Workbook p. 2.

SECOND GRADE
*Please make ten copies of the blank Vocabulary sheet distributed today and keep them in Rel. folder.
Rel. 9/20 - Religion test Wed. Study Chapter 1 and notes in Religion notebook.
Rel. 9/22 -Type in  name of your chosen saint ( from Lives of the Saints Archive http://www.sadlierreligion.com/ ) on http://www.googleimages.com/ .  Search for color pictures  of your saint and ALL associated with that saint including statues, paintings, stained glass images, prayers or litanies, churches or schools with saint's name.  Bring in plastic bag by Fri.  DO NOT PASTE ON BOARD! Study about your saint on web site above.
Voc. 9/22 - Study this week's 16 vocabulary definitions for test on Friday.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Third Grade ELA 9/12 to 9/16

Lesson Plan

Fourth Grade Religion 9/12 to 9/16

Lesson Plan

Third Grade Religion 9/12 to 9/16

Lesson Plan

Second Grade Religion 9/12 to 9/16

Lesson Planhttps://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1bkVN8aW7GMTnzmF9tr9rwQFbQPIuHdrSa75yZ-HwbUw

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, 4th Graders 9/12 to 9/16

Dear Parents,
         Welcome! If you are a parent of any second graders 2-1 or 2-2, please be sure to click on my previous post Message to Second Graders...  for directions and guidance with notebook setup, etc. The following information contains messages for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. This Mon., Sept. 12, ALL students will be copying their  vocabulary definitions from all four teachers in ONE vocabulary notebook, so it is important that every student have their notebook labeled VOCABULARY (or color coded with orange circle) in class. Students should NOT record these weekly definitions in any other notebook. The weekly vocabulary definitions will be the SAME for all grades. Parents may click on each teacher's blog to see their weekly definitions posted.
The vocabulary definitions for this week are in Religion and listed below:

*Blessed Trinity - three persons in one God: God as creator, Jesus as Savior, Holy Spirit as helper
*Holy Family - family of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus
*Savior - title given to Jesus because he died to save us
*Incarnation - the truth that the Son of God, Jesus, became man

ALL grades will be participating in a Religion Fair on November 8th. Second graders will be preparing display boards with pictures including composition work on different saints. Third graders will  work on the different sacraments. Fourth graders will work on the ten commandments and the Beatitudes. Students in 3rd and 4th graders have already chosen their specific topics, and this week second graders will choose their favorite saint (each must be different).  Students may begin to look for pictures and print out color pictures on http://www.googleimages.com/  and bring in a plastic bag for revision and discussion but no Composition work should be done at home and nothing should be put on a display board yet until it is approved.

The homework for each grade is listed below. Please make certain you are checking under YOUR child's grade. Remember that Religion and ELA homework will be given ONLY on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Homework assignments will be reviewed on the following day so it is important that homework is brought in ON TIME since it will affect your child's overall grade.

SECOND GRADES (2-1 and 2-2)
9/13 - Rel. - In Religion Review Workbook, read p. 4. Answer pp. 4 and 5. Follow directions.
9/15 - Rel -  DUE TO NO INTERNET SERVICE IN SCHOOL ON THURSDAY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT HAS BEEN CHANGE TO THE FOLLOWING: In Religion Review Workbook  read and complete p. 6. Follow directions on page.
9/15 - Voc. - Study all 16 vocabulary definitions for test this Fri., Sept. 16.

THIRD GRADE
9/13 - Rel. - In Religion Review Workbook answer p. 4. Be sure to write 4 to 5 complete sentences.
9/15 - ELA - STUDENTS ARE NOT TO WRITE IN THE ELA WORKBOOK! On top space in their ELA NOTEBOOK students should write only Workbook    p. 1       9-15 (NO heading in notebooks)  Copy ONLY the sentences (not the phrases) and make sure each ends with a period.
9/15- Voc - Test on Fri.

FOURTH GRADE
9/13 - Rel. - In Religion Review Workbook answer p. 4.
9/15 - ELA - STUDENTS ARE NOT TO WRITE IN THE ELA WORKBOOK! On top space in their ELA NOTEBOOK students should write only Workbook        p. 1     9-15 (NO heading in notebooks)  Follow directions in workbook.
9/15 - Voc - Test on Fri.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Message to Second Graders about Homework 9/7/2011

Dear Parents,
In an effort to help second graders to adjust to the departmental classes, I am giving parents and students a look ahead on how work will be organized. THIS APPLIES ONLY TO SECOND GRADERS. Please read carefully.
Second graders will have their notebooks color coded so it is important that all notebooks needed for each teacher are all in class no later than this Monday, Sept. 12. The set up is as follows:
*red - Religion - Ms. Saville
*yellow - Social Studies and Science - Ms. Sanchez
*blue - Math - Mr. Badia
*green - Reading and ELA - Ms. Bagley
*orange - Vocabulary - This one notebook is to be used by ALL teachers to record 16 words (with definition) that will be assigned each week: four words from each teacher. These must be written out and studied for a test each Friday, starting this Friday, Sept. 16. Parents may also check for these on each teacher's homework blog each week.
Starting next week students will be assigned only TWO subjects for homework each day in an effort not to overwhelm them and only the books needed for that night's homework should be taken home each day.
*Mon. - Math (Mr. Badia) and Reading (Ms. Bagley)
*Tues. - Religion (Ms. Saville) and Social Studies (Ms. Sanchez)
*Wed. - Math (Mr. Badia) and ELA (Ms. Bagley)
*Thurs. - Religion (Ms. Saville) and Science (Ms. Sachez)
*Fri. - NO HOMEWORK! Parents MAY CHOOSE to use Friday to catch up on any work missed or for review or practice in any subject in which the student may be having difficulty.
Tests in each subject will usually be given the day following the day homework is assigned in that subject.
Parents are asked to please cover books as they are being sent home and write or label ONLY with student's full name, grade (2-1 or 2-2) and SUBJECT (not name of book).  You may use brown paper, cellophane, stretchable covers, etc. Notebooks should be covered. Do not keep the books or notebooks at home as they will be needed in class every day.
Parents please remember that the TWO emergency cards (both sides filled in) and first seven sheets (each requiring your signature) are due by this Friday, Sept. 9th.This Monday GYM classes will begin for all second graders so classes 2-1 and 2-2 should come dressed in their gym clothes.
I hope this has been helpful. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Ms. Saville