Due to Spanish Heritage Day which was celebrated last Friday, all quizzes were cancelled.
Please have students watch the video and review for the ELA quiz which will be given this week (either Wed. or Fri.) and study for the Religion quiz which will be given next Monday. Some parents have been asking when the Religion PBL project is due. Please be aware that PBL is done ONLY on Fridays when we don't have Mass or early dismissal. Although each student was assigned a saint to research, I could not assign any further work until we have a "PBL Friday" which is coming up this week. This Friday, therefore each student will need to give an oral presentation on the life of their assigned saint. Each student should have one or two 3x5 index cards with notes to use for their speech. Students should focus on the following questions:
*When and where was the saint born? What area or city in France is the saint's birthplace?
*What are one or two interesting or significant details about the saint's life?
* What sacrifices or actions of this person led to their becoming a saint?
*What contributions did this saint make to help or serve others?
* When did the saint die and when is his or her feast day celebrated?
****Students should bring in one or two pictures of the saint on standard size construction paper. PLEASE DO NOT PREPARE A POSTER BOARD OR BRING A PRINT OUT TO READ FROM.
Students should just have some notes on the research they did to speak about their saint based on the questions listed above.
We will be completing Unit 1 this week. I regret the delay in sending test folders home but they will be sent home this week so students can review. Please return in folders signed by Friday.
I have copied the study guides for the ELA quiz for each grade below. Please review well.
FOURTH GRADE Study guide:
Watch the video on "organizing..." on https://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/147-3rd-grade-narrative-writing-responding-to-a-narrative-prompt-2
*Review creating a beginning, middle, ending plan with two details under each including dialog.
*Review using the plan to write two paragraphs including two lines of dialog.
*Review the correct use of punctuation in dialog (eg. Carol said, "I can't wait!")
*Review definitions: habitat, environment, adaptation, narrative, dialog (See notes)
*Review vocabulary words: assemble, provisions, thermal, terrain, ominous (See 9/29 to 10/3 homework blog)
THIRD GRADE Study guide:
Watch the video on "organizing..." on https://learnzillion.com/lessonsets/147-3rd-grade-narrative-writing-responding-to-a-narrative-prompt-2
*Review creating a beginning, middle, ending plan with two details under each including dialog.
*Review using the plan to write two paragraphs including two lines of dialog.
*Review the correct use of punctuation in dialog (eg. Carol said, "I can't wait!")
*Review vocabulary: trickster, edit, revise, draft, research
Review simple, compound, complex sentences.
SECOND GRADE Study guide:
*Review telling their name, their birthplace (using capitals), their age, and their family members
*Review using the plan to write a paragraph.
*Review correct use of capitalization (eg. the word I, beginning of each sentence)
*Review vocabulary: autobiography, sequence, introduction, conclusion, plot (notebook)
*Review use of apostrophes in possessives and contractions.
RELIGION STUDY GUIDES
FOURTH
*Know vocabulary definitions: covenant, prodigal, Chosen People (Israelites or Hebrew), human rights
*Be able to retell the parable of "The Prodigal Son" (text pp. 44-45).
*Memorize Jesus' New Commandment.
*Be able to explain how Jesus' Two Great Commandments reaffirm God's Ten Commandments.
*Study Chapters 4 and 8 especially pp.76 to 80)
THIRD
*Know vocabulary definitions: samaritan, stewardship, last judgment (second coming), heaven.
*Be able to retell the parable of "The Good Samaritan."
*Memorize Jesus' Two Great Commandments.
*Study Chapter 3.
SECOND
*Know vocabulary definitions: grace, original sin, Baptism, symbol (water & light), godparents.
*Study Chapter 4.
*Be able to explain what happens in the sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation , Eucharist.
*Be able to explain why water and light are SYMBOLS for Baptism.
*Review using the plan to write a paragraph.
*Review correct use of capitalization (eg. the word I, beginning of each sentence)
*Review vocabulary: autobiography, sequence, introduction, conclusion, plot (notebook)
*Review use of apostrophes in possessives and contractions.
RELIGION STUDY GUIDES
FOURTH
*Know vocabulary definitions: covenant, prodigal, Chosen People (Israelites or Hebrew), human rights
*Be able to retell the parable of "The Prodigal Son" (text pp. 44-45).
*Memorize Jesus' New Commandment.
*Be able to explain how Jesus' Two Great Commandments reaffirm God's Ten Commandments.
*Study Chapters 4 and 8 especially pp.76 to 80)
THIRD
*Know vocabulary definitions: samaritan, stewardship, last judgment (second coming), heaven.
*Be able to retell the parable of "The Good Samaritan."
*Memorize Jesus' Two Great Commandments.
*Study Chapter 3.
SECOND
*Know vocabulary definitions: grace, original sin, Baptism, symbol (water & light), godparents.
*Study Chapter 4.
*Be able to explain what happens in the sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation , Eucharist.
*Be able to explain why water and light are SYMBOLS for Baptism.
