Sunday, April 22, 2012

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th for 4/23 to 4/27

Dear Parents,
         This week I will not be seeing the fourth grade for ELA class since they they will be taking the NYS Math Test on Tues., Wed., and Thurs., but I will explain in Religion class how to prepare for next week's work.  The weekly vocabulary definitions are posted on Ms. Sanchez's blog and I remind you that all definitions must be copied in Vocabulary notebook as part of Monday's homework.
         Please see below your child's grade for this week's homework.

FOURTH GRADE
*No homework assigned for 4/24 due to state testing.
Rel. 4/26 Answer p. 62 in Rel. Workbook and study the page.
ELA 4/26 Prepare speech on the myth associated with the constellation assigned to you.  On black construction paper use silver star stickers to make a design of the stars in your constellation.  Use white crayon or chalk to show the image or connect the stars.

THIRD GRADE
 ELA 4/23 Choose  a PAIR of HOMOPHONES and make side by side pictures on a white sheet which folded in half illustrating the meaning of each homophone in your pair.  Write a sentence under each picture using that homophone.  STUDY the list of homophones and their meanings listed in ELA notebook.
ELA 4/26 Prepare speech on the planet you have chosen.  Use five 3x5 index cards. on each card write a 1. WHO (WHAT OR WHICH),  2. WHERE,  3. WHEN,  4. WHY,  5. HOW question  on the front and the answer to that question on the back of the card.  THe answer must be 3 or 4 sentences long.

SECOND GRADE
Rel. 4/23 On looseleaf write a heading . Write a title and a six sentence paragraph describing what happened on either the Ascension or Pentecost.
Rel. 4/26 On looseleaf  write a heading.  Write the title: Examining My Conscience.  Give examples of  three different sins you might want to confess and describe which commandment you are breaking.
Voc. 4/26 Study weekly vocabulary definitions for test on Friday.