Monday, December 12, 2016

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th for Dec.12 to Dec.16

Dear Parents,
         I wish to offer my sincere thanks to all parents who were able to attend our second grade Mass this past week.  It meant very much to your children!  Please be aware that several teachers will be out attending workshops this week and schedule adjustments may need to be made.  Third and fourth grade will continue work on their ELA projects this week.

       Please see below for this week's homework:

FOURTH GRADE

12/13 Religion quiz Wed.  Study Chapter 5 to prepare for Advent confessions next week. Answer text p. 78 on looseleaf. Review Chapter 13 on Advent. Be sure to study ALL notes in notebook on conscience and memorize the steps for making a moral choice.

12/15 ELA Writing Quiz tomorrow will be on composing a three paragraph informational essay describing your assigned animal including its physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, predators, and ways of defending itself.  Mon. For tommorrow make one large color print out of your assigned animal and glue it on standard size construction paper.  You may also use two smaller color print outs but one must be of the animal facing its predator. In Grammar Workshop study p. 220. On looseleaf answer pp. 220-221 A #1 to 10. On  IXL, practice NN1 (dialog) and LLL1, LLLL2 (sensory details).  For the ELA quiz next week be prepared to write a short narrative with two lines of dialog in which your assigned animal is defending itself from its predator.
*** Students who did not study the six steps for making a moral  choice will be retested tomorrow!!!


THIRD GRADE

12/13 Religion quiz Wed.  Study Chapter 18 to prepare for Advent confessions next week.  Answer text p. 218 on looseleaf. Review Chapter 13 on Advent.  Be sure to study the Parables of the Kingdom in text on pp. 296 to 299 and notes in the notebook.

12/15 ELA quiz will be next Monday. Be prepared to write a short letter with all five parts to an author requesting her to use your research information about a country in her book.
For tomorrow find  two or three color pictures from internet images directly related to the research you did on your country and glue them on standard size construction paper.  In Grammar Workshop study p. 120 and answer p. 123 D #1 to 6 on loose leaf following the directions on the top.  On IXL practice FFF1 and FFF2  (sensory details) and YY1 (organizing).

SECOND GRADE

12/13 Religion quiz Wed.  Study Chapter 10.  Memorize the Ten Commandments and the ways to follow each from your notebook or textbook.  Answer p. 130 in the textbook looking up the answers.

12/15 ELA quiz will be next Monday. For the quiz, be prepared to write about  the life cycle of a plant in correct sequence.
Tonight study Voyages p. 134.  Answer on ONE  looseleaf p. 134  #1 to 3 and p. 135  #1 to 4 (write only the correct one).  Study the vocabulary definitions  in the notebook.  On IXL practice T1, T3, and T4 on adjectives.

Please click below if you wish to see this week's lesson plans:

fourth grade lesson plan

third grade lesson plan

second grade lesson plan