Sunday, September 20, 2015

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th for Sept. 21 to 25

Dear Parents,
          This is a reminder to some parents who have not yet sent in the TWO reams of blank sheets  (500 sheets each) required by Mr. Woods for printing copies. As stated in my August supply list blog, the packs need to be sent only to the home room teacher so I can send them to the office.
This is a reminder also that the homework I assign for the week should be done  only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Our first weekly quiz in Religion has been rescheduled for  NEXT WEEK ( is  ALL classes should all the Religion definitions which were copied in their notebook (from the blog) as well as the notes given in class.  Starting this week all definitions will be copied in class (2 or 3 per day) and no longer put on the blog.  Please see below for this week's homework:

FOURTH
9/22 Rel - Study all notes and definitions in Religion notebook for quiz NEXT WEEK.  On looseleaf  write a full heading with Religion  as the subject.  Write a paragraph of 8 sentences describing what you learned about St. Franis of Assisi fromthe video we watched and discussed in class.  Be sure to write complete sentences and check for correct use of capitalization and punctuation.

9/24 ELA - On looseleaf write a full heading. In Voyages Workbook p. 16  Read directions and answer #1 to 9 .  Be sure to STUDY each of the seven slides on http://www.slideshare.net/cscagluso/wampum-belt-powerpoint and be able to explain about the different purposes for  using the belts and explain the different types of belts and how they look  including colors. RELIGION WEEKLY QUIZ HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK!

THIRD
9/22 Rel - Study all notes and definitions in Religion notebook for quiz NEXT WEEK. On looseleaf  write a full heading with Religion  as the subject.  Write a paragraph of 8 sentences describing what you learned about St. Franis of Assisi from the video we watched and discussed in class.  Be sure to write complete sentences and check for correct use of capitalization and punctuation.

9/24 ELA -  On looseleaf write a full heading. In Voyages Workbook p. 16  Read directions and answer #1 to 8. Watch the video of  Rain School on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKcr7OC-4YM. Think about what makes this book so important or powerful and why.
PLEASE READ SHEET TITLED:  " FRANCIS IN THE SCHOOLS"  FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRIP ON MONDAY AND KINDLY SIGN THE NEW PERMISSION SLIP AND BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR CHILD BRING IT IN ON MONDAY.  HAVE YOUR CHILD PUT IT IN HIS/HER HOMEWORK FOLDER. REMEMBER THERE IS NO SCHOOL TOMORROW.

RELIGION WEEKLY QUIZ HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK!

SECOND
9/22 Rel - Study all notes and definitions in Religion notebook for quiz on NEXT WEEK. Click on
http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages/saint_francis_of_assisi.php.
Read carefully about the story of St. Francis of Assisi.  Then on looseleaf, write a full heading. Write the title: St. Francis of Assisi. Write in paragraph form 4 to 6 sentences about his life.
RELIGION WEEKLY QUIZ HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK!

9/24 ELA - On looseleaf write a full heading. In Voyages Workbook p. 24. COPY each sentence and add a question mark or exclamation point at the end of each.  Review the story of  "The Fisherman and his Wife" on .     Be able to name the  title, characters and setting.  Be able to retell the story using sequence words: First,  Next,   Last,  Be able to explain the moral of the story.