Monday, March 23, 2015

Second Grade Religion 3/23 to 3/27

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Third Grade Religion 3/23 to 327

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Fourth Grade Religion 3/23 to 3/27

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Second Grade ELA 3/23 to 3/27

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Third Grade ELA 323 to 3/27

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Fourth Grade ELA 3/23 to 3/27

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

Dear Parents,
         If you have not done so, please  BE  SURE to read the previous blog on "Notices for...March 23rd."  Below is the homework  for Tuesday and please check back for  vacation homework on Thursday!

FOURTH
 3/24 Copy these definitions in ELA notebook following the definitions given last week:
*root - main part of a word
*plaque- sticky build up on artery walls
*immune system - body's defense against diseases
*withstand - able to survive challenges
*accomplished- very good at something
3/24 Using username and password, answer 30 questions on www.ixl.com on each of the following: TT3 (root words) and QQ2 (multiple meaning words)

3/26 Watch carefully the lessons on writing an informative essay on https://learnzillion.com/lessons/1090-write-an-introduction-for-an-informational-text.
On the left side scroll down and click on the lessons in  "Plan writing...," "Group research into categories," "Write an Introduction..," "Draft...," "Organize...," and "Write a Conclusion..."Watch each  lesson carefully more than once.  If you need background information on the topic, click on the resources listed in the middle for reading passage on the topic, such as "Who is Pocahontas?"
***A homework packet with reading passages and short  responses as well as extended responses (essays of 3 paragraphs) to be answered will be sent home so students can practice for the state test over the Easter break.  Assignments were be graded and  these grades will be included in their school average!

THIRD
*PLEASE BRING IN $3.00 FOR FRIDAY'S  PIZZA PARTY BY TOMORROW. Each student is to bring in their own  small juice containers and ONE bag of Easter treats to share with the class on Fri.
3/24 Copy these definitions in ELA notebook following the definitions given last week:
*root - main part of a word
*regarded - thought of, considered
*evolve - to develop gradually
*integrity - honesty, sincerity
*resolution - determination
3/24 Using username and password, answer 30 questions on www.ixl.com on each of the following: PP3 (root words) and MM 2 (multiple meaning words)

3/26 Watch carefully the lessons on writing an informative essay on
On the left side scroll down and click on the lessons in  "Plan writing...," "Group research into categories," "Write an Introduction..," "Draft...," "Organize...," and "Write a Conclusion..."Watch each  lesson carefully more than once.  If you need background information on the topic, click on the resources listed in the middle for reading passages on the topic, such as "Who is Pocahontas?"
***A homework packet with reading passages and short  responses as well as extended responses (essays of 2 paragraphs) to be answered will be sent home so students can practice for the state test over the Easter break.  Assignments were be graded and  these grades will be included in their school average!

SECOND
3/24 Copy these definitions in ELA notebook following the definitions given last week:
*irregular- different, exception to the rule
*plural - more than one
*rural - country setting
*trust - able to believe or be believed
*tedious - tiring or boring
3/24 Using username and password, answer 30 questions on www.ixl.com on each of the following: F1 and F 2 (irregular plural nouns)

3/26 ***A homework packet with reading passages and short  responses as well as extended responses (essays of  one paragraph) to be answered will be sent home so students can practice for final exams over the Easter break.  Assignments were be graded and  these grades will be included in their school average!

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Notices for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th for Week of March 23rd

Dear Parents,
          This is our last week before the Easter break and the ELA State Test is scheduled to be given right after we return.  Homework will be assigned by all teachers  to be done over the vacation.  There will be no Religion quiz this Monday. This Tuesday, however,  all classes will have an ELA quiz with short responses and an essay based on a reading passage in further preparation for the state test.   Please review samples from previous ELA State Tests for:                                              

FOURTH:  https://www.engageny.org/.../2013_ela_grade_4_sample_annotated_item.  For help with essay scroll down to see pp. 13 to 45 for student samples  on file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/2013_ela_grade_4_sample_annotated_items%20(1).pdf
THIRD: https://www.engageny.org/.../2013_ela_grade_3_sample_annotated_item..For help with essay scroll down to see pp. 14 to 49 for student samples on 
file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/2013_ela_grade_3_sample_annotated_items%20(1).pdf
SECOND: https://www.engageny.org/.../2013_ela_grade_3_sample_annotated_item..For help with essay scroll down to see pp. 14 to 49 for student samples on 
file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/2013_ela_grade_3_sample_annotated_items%20(1).pdf                                            All third graders will need to bring in STRONG  fabric or plastic bags large enough to pack all their books neatly in the back cabinets.  Please let your children know if there are certain books you want them to take home over the vacation before they are packed up on Wednesday. ELA and Religion notebooks are definitely are being sent home and should be cared for, reviewed, and returned.  On Friday we will have an Easter party after lunch. Students may wear dress up clothes but NO jeans or sneakers since we are going to church for Stations of the Cross.  More details about this as well as homework and vocabulary words for this week will be on the blog by Tuesday.
                SECOND GRADERS IN THE SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM WILL BE CELEBRATING  FIRST RECONCILIATION  THIS TUESDAY AT 11:00. Parents are invited. On Thursday, third and fourth graders will be doing their Lenten confessions on Thursday at 10:30.
                   

Monday, March 16, 2015

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th for 3/16 to 3/20

Dear Parents,
        Please remember there is no school this Friday. Please send in the TWO ELA quizzes if you have not done so!  The Religion quizzes are due back on Wednesday.
         Due to testing there will be no ixl assigned this week.  The Religion Unit 4 Test is this Tuesday.
Below are some of the ELA Unit 5 vocabulary definitions that need to be copied in ELA notebooks. It will be checked on Thursday.

FOURTH  GRADE
3/17 Copy these definitions in ELA notebook on the page following the folded down page for Unit 5:
*poetic terms- stanza (group of lines), verse (a line), rhyme scheme (pattern of lines ending with rhyming words), meter (rhythm pattern)
*poetic devices - simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification
*problem- conflict the character faces that he must solve
* solution - way in which a problem is solved
*humanity - the quality of being human, showing kindness and sympathy
*barren -not capable of producing growth, bare

3/19 On looseleaf answer the following Religion essay questions. Look up the answers and check for correct INFORMATION, spelling, and capitalization.
1. Making moral choices is very important in Christian life.
    (a) State three steps for making a good moral choice.
    (b) Describe a time when you had a difficult moral choice to make.
    (c) Explain how feelings are not a good indication whether this choice was right or wrong.
2. Fourth graders are expected to know the Ten Commandments.
    (a) Write the first commandment.
    (b) Explain two ways  a fourth grader can obey this commandment.
    (c) Write the eight commandment.
    (d) Explain two ways  a fourth grader can obey this commandment.

THIRD GRADE
3/17 Copy these definitions in ELA notebook on the page following the folded down page for Unit 5:
*Preamble - introduction to the Constitution
*Constitution - document with a set of rules Americans can live by
*revolutionary- causing important changes
*majority - more than half the people
*text structure - cause/effect; compare/contrast; sequence
*affix - prefix or suffix attached to a root word

3/19 On looseleaf answer the following Religion essay questions. Look up the answers and check for correct INFORMATION, spelling, and capitalization.
1. There are several stories about Jesus' miracles.
     (a) Name TWO different stories in which Jesus performed a miracle.
     (b) Describe in 4 or 5 sentences what happens in one of these stories.
2. Jesus told several parables to teach us about God's love.
     (a) Name and describe your favorite parable in 4 or 5 sentences.
      (b) Describe in 3 or 4 sentences what lesson  Jesus is teaching in this parable.


SECOND GRADE
3/17 Copy these definitions in ELA notebook on the page following the folded down page for Unit 5:
*character - person or animal in a story
*setting - the time and place of a story
* plot - the series of events in a story
* moral - the lesson taught in the story
* folktale - a fantasy story passed down orally through the generations
*village - a town
* greedy - selfish

3/19 On looseleaf answer the following Religion essay questions. Look up the answers and check for correct INFORMATION, spelling, and capitalization.
1.  Many students celebrate Reconciliation for the first time in second grade.
    (a) What do you do to prepare for the sacrament of Reconciliation?
    (b) Name the four steps in receiving the sacrament and explain what happens in each.
2. "The Lost Sheep" and "The Prodigal Son" ("The Forgiving Father") are both parables Jesus told.
    Choose one of the parables and answer the questions below.
    (a) In four sentences explain what happens in the parable.
    (b) In two sentences explain what the parable means.





Second Grade Religion 316 to 3/20

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Third Grade Religion 3/16 to 3/20

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Fourth Grade Religion 316 to 3/20

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Second Grade ELA 3/16 to 3/20

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Third Grade ELA 3/16 to 3/20

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Fourth Grade ELA 3/16 to 3/20

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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Reminders for Mon., March 16th

Dear Parents,
         This is just a reminder that this Monday all students will be taking the Unit 4 ELA Test. Besides the vocabulary sent on last week's blog that should be thoroughly reviewed, students should review well the TWO ELA quizzes sent home last week. These two quizzes need to be returned on Monday. The last Religion quizzes will be given out on Monday so students can review theses for the Religion Unit 4 Test on Tuesday. These should be returned on Wednesday.
         This week we will be beginning Unit 5 after the tests. On Tuesday I will list the first half of the Unit 5 vocabulary definitions for each grade. These should be copied into their ELA notebooks and will be checked on Thursday.
         Due to the tests there will be no ixl work assigned this week. There is Mass this Thursday and NO SCHOOL this Friday due to Teacher's Conferences.  I will keep you updated as soon as we hear more information.
       Please see below in case you have any difficulty with the Review Guide for the ELA Unit 4 Test.
Each class will be required to read a passage, give two short responses, and then write an essay (as required on the state test).   We have been practicing this in class but students may wish to see sample on   https://www.engageny.org/.../2013_ela_grade_4_sample_annotated_item. and 
https://www.engageny.org/.../2013_ela_grade_3_sample_annotated_item..

FOURTH GRADE
 Review definitions of the following in your ELA notebook: genre, prose, poetry, drama, rhyme scheme, rhythm pattern (meter), point of view, dialog, stage directions, theme, first and third person, tense, collective noun, limerick, mood, poetic license, preposition, prepositional phrases, climax, idiom, simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification,  fragment, run-on sentence, emotion, primate, pachyderm, tsunami, instinct, nymph, brood, emerge
 For help with essay scroll down to see pp. 13 to 45 for student samples on file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/2013_ela_grade_4_sample_annotated_items%20(1).pdf

THIRD GRADE
Study the definitions of the following words in your ELA notebook: simple/compound/complex sentences,coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, concrete/abstract nouns, adjective, adverb, pronoun, biography, regular and irregular plural nouns,  regular and irregular verbs, tenses (present, past, future), subject-verb agreement, comparative and superlative adjectives, pronoun-antecedent agreement, fragment, run-on sentences, opinion, reasons, impact, innovation, creative, inventive, smallpox, inoculate
For help with essay scroll down to see pp. 14 to 49 for student samples on 
file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/2013_ela_grade_3_sample_annotated_items%20(1).pdf

SECOND GRADE
Review the definitions of the following words. Remember a print out of these should be in your ELA notebook:
autobiography - story written about one's own life
biography- story written about a person's life
introduction- the beginning of a essay
conclusion- the ending of an essay
narrative - writing that tells a story
linking words - for example, also, however
time order words - first, next, then, last
opinion- one's personal belief
reasons- explanations that support an opinion
revolutionaries - people who make changes by protesting
sequence- correct order
draft - first try writing an essay
edit - to correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
revise- to rewrite to improve one's writing
apostrophe - punctuation mark used in possessives and in contractions
possessive form - showing ownership: Joe's jacket or his, mine
contraction - two words joined to form one word using an apostrophe    eg. I'm, didn't
comma - punctuation mark used to separate words or number
plural - more than one
noun - name of a person, place, thing, or idea   eg. Mike, store, dog, kindness
verb - action word   eg eat
adjective - word that describes a noun   eg. small
adverb - word that tells where, when, or how   eg. slowly
pronoun - word that takes the place of a noun   eg. he,  her
tall tale - story about a real person that is exaggerated
fragment - an incomplete sentence
run-on- two sentences run together  incorrectly without a period
character trait - adjective that describes how a person behaves  eg. brave, selfish, curious

agriculture- farming by raising animals or growing crops
product - something we use that is made or grown
civil rights- law that treats all people fairly
segregation- being separated due to one's race
marshals- men assigned by law to protect Ruby Bridges
boycott- refusal to use a service in protest
legacy- something valuable left by a person when they die
Underground Railroad - an escape route for slaves from the South to the North

Second graders may also wish to check out the third grade ELA test samples noted above.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

ELA Unit 4 vocabulary definitions for SECOND GRADE

Dear Parents,
         Since  second graders tend to work slowly in copying notes and may not have had time to copy all their definitions, I am providing the Unit 4  words with the definitions below. Please make a copy of this sheet and staple it into their ELA notebook so that you can review better now and for finals.
REMEMBER the ElA Unit 4 Test is scheduled for this Monday and Religion is Tuesday,

autobiography - story written about one's own life
biography- story written about a person's life
introduction- the beginning of a essay
conclusion- the ending of an essay
narrative - writing that tells a story
linking words - for example, also, however
time order words - first, next, then, last
opinion- one's personal belief
reasons- explanations that support an opinion
revolutionaries - people who make changes by protesting
sequence- correct order
draft - first try writing an essay
edit - to correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization
revise- to rewrite to improve one's writing
apostrophe - punctuation mark used in possessives and in contractions
possessive form - showing ownership: Joe's jacket or his, mine
contraction - two words joined to form one word using an apostrophe    eg. I'm, didn't
comma - punctuation mark used to separate words or number
plural - more than one
noun - name of a person, place, thing, or idea   eg. Mike, store, dog, kindness
verb - action word   eg eat
adjective - word that describes a noun   eg. small
adverb - word that tells where, when, or how   eg. slowly
pronoun - word that takes the place of a noun   eg. he,  her
tall tale - story about a real person that is exaggerated
fragment - an incomplete sentence
run-on- two sentences run together  incorrectly without a period
character trait - adjective that describes how a person behaves  eg. brave, selfish, curious

agriculture- farming by raising animals or growing crops
product - something we use that is made or grown
civil rights- law that treats all people fairly
segregation- being separated due to one's race
marshals- men assigned by law to protect Ruby Bridges
boycott- refusal to use a service in protest
legacy- something valuable left by a person when they die
Underground Railroad - an escape route for slaves from the South to the North


Monday, March 9, 2015

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades for 3/9 to 3/13

Dear Parents,
         Most students have successfully logged on to www.ixl.com  and I have been viewing their progress in class as well as for homework.  There are a few students especially in SECOND GRADE who have done NO HOMEWORK at all.  Please see me if your child is having a problem logging on since it is important that all students practice these assigned skills.
          There will be no new vocabulary words this week so students can review for the Unit 4 Tests. The Unit 4 Test in ELA is scheduled for Mon., March 16 and Religion is on March 17th. A study guide will be provided on Thursday. Please see below for this week's  homework:

FOURTH GRADE
ELA 3/10  Be sure to log on with user name and password. Do at least 30 questions on C3 (distinguishing sentences, fragments, and run-ons) and JJ1 (using capitals in titles).  It is very important that students practice this so they APPLY it in their writing assignments.Please remember to slow down and work carefully if you have more than four errors within those 30 questions.

Handwriting 3/12 Do pp. 50-51 neatly!  All students were given TWO  corrected ELA quizzes. Please review all errors well including on the essay but do not make any chnages on the quiz itself. Please be sure to return the TWO quizzzes by Monday morning.

ELA 3/12 Study the definitions of the following words in your ELA notebook:
genre, prose, poetry, drama, rhyme scheme,    rhythm pattern (meter), point of view, dialog, stage directions, theme, first and third person, tense, collective noun, limerick, mood, poetic license, preposition, prepositional phrases, climax, idiom, simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification,  fragment, run-on sentence, emotion, primate, pachyderm, tsunami, instinct, nymph, brood, emerge

THIRD GRADE
ELA 3/10  Be sure to log on with user name and password. Do at least 30 questions on C3 (distinguishing sentences, fragments, and run-ons) and GG1 (using capitals in titles).  It is very important that students practice this so they APPLY it in their writing assignments.Please remember to slow down and work carefully if you have more than four errors within those 30 questions.

Handwriting 3/12 Do pp. 112-113 neatly!  All students were given TWO  corrected ELA quizzes. Please review all errors well including on the essay but do not make any chnages on the quiz itself. Please be sure to return the TWO quizzzes by Monday morning.



ELA 3/12 Study the definitions of the following words in your ELA notebook: simple/compound/complex sentences,coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, concrete/abstract nouns, adjective, adverb, pronoun, biography, regular and irregular plural nouns,  regular and irregular verbs, tenses (present, past, future), subject-verb agreement, comparative and superlative adjectives, pronoun-antecedent agreement, fragment, run-on sentences, opinion, reasons, impact, innovation, creative, inventive, smallpox, inoculate,

SECOND GRADE
ELA 3/10  Be sure to log on with user name and password. Do at least 30 questions on C3 (distinguishing sentences, fragments, and run-ons) and Y4 (using commas - review).  It is very important that students practice this so they APPLY it in their writing assignments.Please remember to slow down and work carefully if you have more than four errors within those 30 questions.


Handwriting 3/12 Do pp. 67-68 neatly!  All students were given TWO  corrected ELA quizzes. Please review all errors well including on the essay but do not make any chnages on the quiz itself. Please be sure to return the TWO quizzzes by Monday morning.

ELA 3/12  Study the definitions of the following words in your ELA notebook:
autobiography, biography, introduction, conclusion, narrative, linking words, time order words, opinion, reasons, revolutionaries, sequence, draft, edit, revise, apostrophe, contraction, possessive, comma, singular/plural form,  noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, fragment, run-on sentence,   tall tale, agriculture, product, civil rights, segregation, character trait, marshal, Underground Railroad, boycott, legacy

*** We will be reviewing these definitions this week. Please check back on Friday or Saturday for additional notes.




Second Grade Religion 3/9 to 3/13

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Third Grade Religion 3/9 to 3/13

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Fourth Grade Religion 3/9 to 3/13

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Second Grade ELA 3/9 to 3/13

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Third Grade ELA 3/9 to 3/13

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Fourth Grade ELA 3/9 to 3/13

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Saturday, March 7, 2015

Study Guide for Religion Quiz on Mon. March 9th

Dear Parents,
          This is just a reminder that there will be a Religion quiz for all grades this Monday.  For third and fourth graders, the quiz will include questions that prepare them for Archdiocesan Exam Final they will be taking this year.  The exam will consist of approximately 50 questions on vocabulary including multiple choice, true and false, and completion, as well as two or three essay questions.
Second grade will also be taking a  Religion Final Exam but not the Archdiocesan Exam.

REMINDER: UNIT FOUR TESTS ARE COMING UP SOON. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE REVIEWING ALL ELA NOTES FOR UNIT FOUR AS WELL AS VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS LISTED ON HOMEWORK BLOGS SINCE FEBRUARY AND ALL IXL WORK COVERED DONE FOR HOMEWORK AND IN CLASS. WEEKLY QUIZZES WILL BE SENT HOME  FOR STUDY AFTER OUR PRINCIPAL HAS REVIEWED THEM.

FOURTH GRADE
Study ALL unit 1,2, 3, and 4 vocabulary definitions from flashcards on www.sadlierreligion.com  Monday's Religion quiz will be based on these definitions!
STUDY ALSO THE REVIEW SHEET  FOR ARCHDIOCESAN TEST STAPLED IN THE RELIGION NOTEBOOK
 You can also consult http://teacherweb.com/NY/SaintPeters/FourthGrade/apt8.aspx for a quick review as well as http://www.cram.com/flashcards/grade-4-archdiocesan-religion-exam-2743936.

REMINDER: THE PROJECT ON SCRANIMALS IS DUE ON MONDAY FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NOT GIVEN IT IN!

THIRD GRADE
Study ALL unit 1,2, 3, and 4 vocabulary definitions from flashcards on www.sadlierreligion.com  Monday's Religion quiz will be based on these definitions!
PLEASE ALSO PRACTICE USING http://www.cram.com/flashcards/grade-3-guardian-angel-archdiocesan-review-2746540.  There are 62  definitions all third graders should review!

SECOND GRADE
Study ALL unit 1,2, 3, and 4 vocabulary definitions from flashcards on www.sadlierreligion.com  Monday's Religion quiz will be based on these definitions!
STUDENTS SHOULD ALSO STUDY THE NEW SHEET IN THEIR HOMEWORK FOLDER ON THE RITE OF RECONCILIATION.  ALL SECOND GRADERS SHOULD STUDY THIS SHEET, NOT ONLY THE ONES RECEIVING THE SACRAMENT THIS YEAR.

PLEASE CHECK BACK ON TUESDAY FOR THIS WEEK'S HOMEWORK.


Monday, March 2, 2015

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

Dear Parents,
         This week teachers will be attending meetings and be out for certain periods during the week. I will be leaving at 11:00 on Tuesday so I will be assigning work in grammar they should finish in class.  On Friday there will be Stations of the Cross and dismissal at 12:00 from church. Please see below for this week's homework.

FOURTH GRADE
ELA 3/3 Practice the first 30 questions: CC2 (prepositions)  and OO1 (shades of meaning)on www.ixl.com.  In case of several errors, slow down, read the corrections carefully, and do up to 10  more.
Study following vocabulary definitions:
preposition-word that joins a noun or pronoun to form a phrase
meter - rhythm in poetry when it follows a certain pattern
rhyme scheme - pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a stanza of poetry
nymph - young form of an insect that does not change much as it grows
brood - family group
emerge - come out
ELA 3/5 PLEASE WATCH ALL PARTS OF THE VIDEO ON WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY ON
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu1TYX4By1Q&index=2&list=PLbxE_ciw3NuYGbNXPUtRyaB8emKin0ICY.
YOU WILL NEED TO WRITE AN OPINION ESSAY ON YOUR UNIT FOUR TEST.

REL 3/5 Study ALL unit 1,2, 3, and 4 vocabulary definitions from flashcards on www.sadlierreligion.com  Monday's Religion quiz will be based on these definitions!
STUDY ALSO THE REVIEW SHEET  FOR ARCHDIOCESAN TEST STAPLED IN THE RELIGION NOTEBOOK
 You can also consult http://teacherweb.com/NY/SaintPeters/FourthGrade/apt8.aspx for a quick review as well as http://www.cram.com/flashcards/grade-4-archdiocesan-religion-exam-2743936.

THIRD GRADE
ELA 3/3   Practice the first 30 questions: V1 (adjective vs. adverb) and I3 (pronoun/verb agreement) on www.ixl.com.  In case of several errors, slow down, read the corrections carefully, and do up to 10  more.
Study the following vocabulary definitions:
adjective- a word that describes a noun. It can describe color, size, number, or quality
adverb - a word that describes a verb.  It  can describe how, when, where, or how much
smallpox-  fatal disease that cause bumps on one's skin
inoculate - to give a shot to prevent sickness
pus-yellowish white dead tissue produced by a sore

REL 3/5 Study ALL unit 1,2, 3, and 4 vocabulary definitions from flashcards on www.sadlierreligion.com  Monday's Religion quiz will be based on these definitions!
PLEASE ALSO PRACTICE USING http://www.cram.com/flashcards/grade-3-guardian-angel-archdiocesan-review-2746540.  There are 62  definitions all third graders should review!
ELA 3/5 On looseleaf write a heading. Review what you studied about the creative or inventive person you were assigned to research.  Write EIGHT  MOST IMOPORTANT interesting facts about this person including their information on their birth, death, and works or contribution to the world.
You may also reviw the video on how to write an explanatory essay on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au0AG4o1Vb0. You will need to write one on your Unit 4 test!


SECOND GRADE
ELA 3/3  Practice the first 30 questions: Yi and Y2  ( use of commas) on www.ixl.com.  In case of several errors, slow down, read the corrections carefully, and do up to 10  more.
Study the following vocabulary definitions:
linking words-words used to connect ideas in writing (eg. sequence words)
comma- punctuation mark used to separate parts of a sentence (eg. words in a series: I bought bread, cheese, and milk.)
apostrophe- punctuation mark used in contractions (eg. I'm) or to show ownership (eg. the boy's pen)
civil rights - law that requires all people to be treated equally or fairly
boycott- to protest by refusing to use one's service
legacy - something  a person does that benefits future generations

REL 3/5 Study ALL unit 1,2, 3, and 4 vocabulary definitions from flashcards on www.sadlierreligion.com  Monday's Religion quiz will be based on these definitions!

Second Grade Religion 32 to 3/6

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Third Grade Religion 3/2 to 3/6

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Fourth Grade Religion 3/2 to 3/6

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Second Grade ELA 3/2 to 3/6

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Third Grade ELA 3/2 to 3/6

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Fourth Grade ELA 3/2 to 3/6

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