Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades for 5/4 to 4/8 CHECK FOR UPDATE!

PLEASE SEE PREVIOUS BLOG ENTRY ON NOTICES FOR MONDAY, MAY 4TH.
Dear Parents,
          This week most (but not all) students will be taking the NYSESLAT which includes speaking, listening, and writing sections  and  second grade students will be taking the ITBS test.   I suggest reviewing any areas on www.ixl.com in which you may be having most difficulty.
            This week also all classes will have an opportunity to write an explanatory essay  in class based on their research eg. Fourth will write about the contributions of their assigned physician.  Third will write about certain stops on their interactive trip to Ellis Island. Second will summarize
the folktale they read and explain the moral.

Please see below for this week's homework and keep checking during the week in case there are any changes or updates.


FOURTH
ELA 5/5 Answer at least  first 30 questions on EACH:  V2 and V3  on relative pronouns. Also review QQ1 and QQ2 on multiple meaning words.
Rel 5/7 Religion quiz on Fri. 5/8 on the rosary. Study textbook p. 328 (not Mysteries of the Light)
 Students should know the correct sequence of the prayers said on the rosary and know the meaning of the following words decade, shrine, apparition, procession, Apostles' Creed . COPY DEFINITIONS LISTED BELOW IN RELIGION NOTEBOOKS.Students should know the story of the St. Bernadette from Lourdes, France and the Children of Fatima from Fatima, Portugal
Be sure to be able to identify and SPELL each of the Joyful Mysteries as well as describe what is happening. Students should be able to distinguish the Joyful, Sorrowful,  and Glorious Mysteries.

THIRD
ELA  5/5 Answer at least first 30 questions on EACH: OO1 and OO8 on prefixes and suffixes.
Students will need to  do research on ONE of the Founding Father of the Constitution  assigned in class.  Click on biography of the assigned person  on http://www.biography.com/people/groups/founding-fathers Students then need to look up the folowing information about the person in order to write a bio poem: 1. first name, 2. two adjectives, 3. residence, 4. important relationship, 5. one major goal or interest, 6. one challenge, 7. two works or accomplisments, 8. last name. THIS WORK IS DUE ON THURSDAY, MAY 8th- NO LATER! For a sample of a bio poem see http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson398/biopoem.pdf but be sure to follow the directions for a shorter version ( eight lines ) bio poem in your ELA notebook.



Rel 5/7 Religion quiz on Fri. 5/8 on the rosary. Study textbook pp. 288-289 (not Mysteries of the Light). COPY DEFINITIONS LISTED BELOW IN RELIGION NOTEBOOKS.Students should know the correct sequence of the prayers said on the rosary and know the meaning of the following words decade, shrine, apparition, procession, Apostles' Creed. Students should know the story of the St. Bernadette from Lourdes, France and the Children of Fatima from Fatima, Portugal
Be sure to be able to identify and SPELL each of the Joyful Mysteries as well as describe what is happening. Students should be able to distinguish the Joyful, Sorrowful,  and Glorious Mysteries.

SECOND
ELA  5/5 Answer at least the first 30 questions on EACH: M2 and M3 on irregular verb past tense.

Rel 5/7 Religion quiz on Fri. 5/8 on the rosary. Study textbook pp. 286 to 291.   COPY DEFINITIONS LISTED BELOW IN RELIGION NOTEBOOKS. Students should know the correct sequence of the prayers said on the rosary and know the meaning of the following words decade, shrine, apparition, procession, Apostles' Creed Students should know the story of the St. Bernadette from Lourdes, France and the Children of Fatima from Fatima, Portugal
Be sure to be able to identify and SPELL each of the Joyful Mysteries as well as describe what is happening. Students should be able to distinguish the Joyful, Sorrowful,  and Glorious Mysteries.
Handwriting 5/7 Do pp. 77, 78. 79, amd 80 NEATLY (if not done in class)


DEFINITIONS THIS WEEK GO IN THE RELIGION NOTEBOOKS FOR ALL GRADES:
decade - a set of ten beads on a rosary
shrine - a special place to honor the Blessed Mother  which usually includes a statue, flowers, candles, holy pictures, an rosary beads
apparition- the appearance of the Blessed Mother to some chosen persons like St. Bernadette from Lourdes, France and the Children of Fatima from Fatima, Portugal
procession - a speciall walk for religious reasons such as the May Procession to say the rosary
Apostles' Creed - prayer which tells what the apostles believed.  It is recited on the crucifix to begin the rosary.  The Glory Be prayer is recited only after each set of Hail Mary's.