Sunday, February 5, 2012

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th 2/6 to 2/10

Dear Parents,
        Dismissal this Friday is at 12:00.
  
       The weekly vocabulary definitions are listed below.  These week's words are called transitional words because they are used to connect one idea to the next.
1. under - below; less than an amount
2. beneath - lower than, underneath
3. above - higher up than, on top of
4. upon - on
5. during - within a period or span
6. until -up to the time of
7. toward - in the direction of
8. within - inside
9. among - in the middle of, surrounded by
10. without - not having, lacking
11. before - earlier or sooner than
12. after - later than
13. finally - the last, at the end
14. meanwhile - at the same time
15. likewise - also, or in the same way
16. similarly - in the same way
17. otherwise - in a different way
18. therefore - as a result of, for that reason
19. although - in spite of
20. however - on the other hand
        Please see below your child's grade for this week's homework:
FOURTH GRADE
ELA 2/7  In ELA notebook on top lone write ONLY: ELA Workbook, page #, date.  In notebook
answer ELA Workbook p. 115 on addressing an envelope and p. 116 on direct quotes.
ELA 2/9 In ELA notebook do same on top line. In notebook answer ELA Workbook p. 134 (outline on whales). Be prepared to use this sample outline to give next speech. The speech however will be on a different animal.  For another sample on how to do an outline see ELA Workbook p. 139.
THIRD GRADE
ELA 2/7 In ELA notebook on top line write ONLY: ELA Workbook, page #, date. In notebook answer ELA Workbook p. 89 and 92 on adverbs. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
ELA 2/9 In ELA notebook do same on top line. In notebook answer ELA Workbook p. 125. Choose any black history figure  (except Martin Luther King or one in the sample) to complete the KWL chart.  Follow the sample in ELA Workbook p. 138. Be prepared to use this  to give next speech.
SECOND GRADE
Rel. 2/7 Answer in Religion Workbook p. 32. MEMORIZE the four definitions: four steps of Reconciliation and MEMORIZE the Act of Contrition (class 2-2)
Rel. 2/9 Answer in Religion Workbook p. 33- ALL questions neatly.  For the top write a poem.
Review the TEN COMMANDMENTS and notes on Reconciliation for test next week.
Voc. 2/9 Study weekly vocabulary definitions for test this Friday.