Dear Parents,
Third and fourth graders will not be given any homework until this Thursday due to the Math State Test. See below for second grade homework. Please remember that this Friday we have 12:00 dismissal. Some report cards will be distributed. The rest must be picked up between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. at the Parent-Teacher's Meeting.
SECOND GRADE
4/21 Rel - Answer pp. 216 and 218 after reading the chapter AGAIN!
Handwriting - Do pp. 75 and 76. Skip p. 74 (We'll do it later!)
Below is the homework that I am assigning for Thursday which is due by Monday, April 27th. Each class will be preparing for next week's lesson by doing research on the topics assigned below now that state tests are over.
FOURTH GRADE
Each of you will be assigned a physician from http://www.thefamouspeople.com/physicians.php.
Click on the name. Read the entire selection. Underline most important details about the man's work, his discoveries, and his contribution in helping others. Rewrite the information in your own words on loose leaf as a planning page with enough information to write three paragraphs. You must include two large pictures of the person and of his work.
THIRD GRADE
Each of you will take an interactive tour of Ellis Island on http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/stop1.htm. Keep clicking on next till you make ALL TEN STOPS. Click on both the story and EACH of the photos at e!ach stop and read carefully.Take notes on looseleaf of interesting things you learned and be ready to answer discussion questions next week in daily assessments.
SECOND GRADE
Each of you will be assigned a folktale on http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/folk.html
You must click on your assigned tale and read it carefully. (Make a print out if possible.) Then on loose leaf write a full heading. In two paragraphs of five sentences each retell what happens in the story in your own words. In your conclusion, explain what you think the moral (or lesson) is.
Be sure to begin with the title of the story capitalized correctly. Check for correct use of sentences, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
