Dear Parents,
There is 12:00 dismissal this Friday and no school next Monday due to Memorial Day. Progress Reports will be sent home on Friday.
Please see below for this week's vocabulary words which need to be copied in ELA notebooks on the same page (or following page) where last week's words and definitions were copied.
FOURTH GRADE
5/19 Copy following into ELA notebook and STUDY:
*Middle Ages (or medieval culture) - period from 400 to 1400 A.D.
*knight - warrior who received land from a noble in return for protection
*page - youth preparing to become a knight
*chivalry - courtesy: polite & thoughtful behavior
*dub - to make someone a knight by taping his shoulder lightly with a sword
5/19 Do first 30 questions on OO1 and OO2 on shades of meaning in words on www.ixl.com
5/21 Rel -Answer following questions on looseleaf in complete sentences:
1. (a)Write three Spiritual Works of Mercy.
(b) Explain two ways a fourth grader could opractice ONE of these Spiritua Works.
2. (a) Write the FIFTH Commandment.
(b) Explain how you can follow it in your life.
(c) Write the EIGHTH Commandment.
(d) Explain how you can follow it in your life.
3. (a) Write TWO of the Beatitudes.
(b) Choose ONE and expalin the terms used and how to folow it.
***CONTINUE TO STUDY THE TWO REVIEW SHEETS FOR ARCHDIOCEAN EXAM FOR ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS NEXT WEEK.
THIRD GRADE
5/19 Copy following into ELA notebook and STUDY:
*fable - short story usually with animal characters and that has a moral
*folktale - story that has been told for a long time by a group of people
*legend - story that combines a real event or real person's life with exaggeration or heroic action
*myth - story created to explain natural events (eg. rainbow or the seasons). Myths usually include hero/heroine and god/godessess and the struggle of good vs. evil
5/19 Do first 30 questions on J2 and J3 on regular past tense on www.ixl.com
5/21 Rel -Answer following questions on looseleaf in complete sentences:
1. (a) Name THREE Sacraments of Initation.
(b) Describe in detail ONE of these sacraments including what happens, its purpose, people present, and symbols used.
2. (a) Name and describe what happens in your favorite parable.(NOT A MIRACLE)
(b) Explain the lesson of the parable.
3. (a) Write Jesus' Two Great Commmandments.
(b) Write an example of how you can follow EACH of these commandments.
*** CONTINUE TO STUDY NOTES AND FLASH CARDS FOR ARCHDIOCESAN EXAM
FOR ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS NEXT WEEK
SECOND GRADE
5/19 Copy following into ELA notebook and STUDY:
*nutrients - what all living things need to live and grow
*proteins -helps build muscles - found mostly in meats,eggs, and dairy products(milk, cheese, yogurt)
*minerals- found mostly in leafy green vegetables
*vitamins - found mostly in fruits and vegetables
*carbohydrates - gives energy - found mostly in grains (bread, cereal, crackers, popcorn)
5/19 Do first 30 questions on V1 and V2 on adjectives vs. adverbs on www.ixl.com
5/21 Rel -Answer following questions on looseleaf in complete sentences:
5/21 Rel -Answer following questions on looseleaf in complete sentences:
1. The sacraments are signs that Jesus gave us. Explain in 4 to 5 sentences what happens in each.
(a) Baptism....
(b) Reconcilliation...
2. Choose a commandment from 1 to 5.
(a) Write the commandment
(b) In two complete sentences explain what to do to folllow this commandment.
3. Choose ONE story of forgiveness below.
(a) Write 4 to5 complete sentences explaining what happens.
(b) Write 2 to 3 complete sentences explaining what it means.
