Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades for Jan. 30 to Feb. 3rd

Dear Parents,
         This week we have Open House on Tuesday only from 9:00 to 11:00 if you wish to come and visit us.  Photos will also be taken that day. The Religion quiz has been rescheduled for Wed. for all classes.  On Thursday report cards will be distributed to most students.  On Friday we will have Mass for the feast of St. Blaise and students will have their throats blessed. Dismissal on Friday is at 12:00 so that parents can attend Parent-Teacher conferences which will be held fro 3:00 to 8:00 pm.
There will be no ELA quiz till next week since we just began the new Module 3B this week but students can began reviewing notes and vocabulary over the weekend if they wish.
Please see below for this week's homework:

FOURTH GRADE
1/31 Religion- Study Chapters 9, 10, and 11 on the first three commandments for Religion quiz on Wed. Be able to explain how breaking one commandment infringes on the others.

2/2 ELA - Study notes for quiz next week. Be able to use the Somebody...In... Wanted...But...So... strategy to summarize a scene I will be assigning from the play Divided Loyalties.

THIRD GRADE
1/31 Religion- Study Chapters 22 and 23 for Religion quiz on Wed.. Review the parable of The Good Samaritan.  Think of ways in which you can behave like a good samaritan.

2/2 ELA - Study notes for quiz next week. Be able to write some facts about how a wolf looks, lives, and acts based on the information from the book we are using: Face to Face with Wolves 

SECOND GRADE
1/31 Religion- Study Chapters 22 and 23 for Religion quiz on Wed. Be able to explain beliefs and practices that all Christians share all over the world.

2/2 ELA- Study vocabulary for Domain 2 and all notes including the grammar skills. Be able to retell the folktale or the narrative poem we studied. You can click on these links to review: The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal and  The Blind Men and the Elephant

2/2 SS-  Copy the definitions of the following words from the glossary into your Social Studies notebook: election, ballot, candidate, citizen, debate  and STUDY them! 


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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grades for Jan. 23 to 27

Dear Parents,
         This week we have begun our new schedule. ELA and Religion classes for all three grades is now 45 minutes as opposed to 60 minutes and I will be covering an additional Social Studies class only for 2nd grade. Due to the Science Mid Term given last Friday, I informed students on Thursday that the homework I assigned last week would be postponed to this Tuesday, so you will see the same homework posted below for this Tuesday.  PLEASE BE SURE TO SEND IN ALL TEST FOLDERS BACK WITH ALL QUIZZES INSIDE NO LATER THAN THIS WEDNESDAY!

FOURTH GRADE
1/24  On loose leaf write heading.  Answer Grammar Workshop p. 53 B #1 to 12 (possessives) and p. 86 #1 to 8 (verbs).

1/26 Religion- Study Chapters 9, 10, and 11 on the first three commandments for Religion quiz on Monday.  Answer p. 118 and p. 142 on  ONE loose leaf paper.

THIRD GRADE
1/24  On loose leaf write heading.  Answer Grammar Workshop p. 105 B #1 to 10 and p. 109 B #1 to 10 (irregular verbs).

1/26 Religion- Study Chapters 22 and 23 for Religion quiz on Monday.  Answer p. 258 and p. 270 on ONE loose leaf paper.

SECOND GRADE

1/24  On loose leaf write heading. Answer Voyages p. 90 A and B and p. 91 A and B.  Be sure to study the top of each page on verb helpers.
MEMORIZE the Act of Contrition prayer on p. 139.

1/26 Religion- Study Chapters 22 and 23 for Religion quiz on Monday.  Answer p. 270 in the book.
MEMORIZE the Act of Contrition prayer on p. 139.


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Monday, January 16, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grades for Jan. 16 to 20

Dear Parents,
          Just a  reminder that  ELA Exam is this Wed.,Jan. 18th and Religion Exam is Thurs., Jan. 20th.
Students should review all  ELA quizzes sent home in the folder last week and follow the Study Guide for ELA  posted on the blog (a section for each grade).  Students should review all Religion notes on Review sheets as well as in notebook and follow the Study Guide for Religion posted on the blog (a section for each grade). I will be returning last week's corrected ELA quiz on Tuesday and I will be collecting test folders on Friday for storing once all exams are finished.  Please see below for this week's homework.

FOURTH GRADE
1/17 Review for ELA and Religion Exams. See directions above.  Be sure to review how to write an informational paragraph, a narrative paragraph, and an opinion piece.
1/19 On looseleaf write heading.  Answer Grammar Workshop p. 53 B #1 to 12 (possessives) and p. 86 #1 to 8 (verbs).

THIRD GRADE
1/17 Review for ELA and Religion Exams. See directions above.  BE SURE TO BRING IN YOUR COPY OF MY LIBRARIAN IS A CAMEL  .  YOU WILL NEED IT FOR THE EXAM.  Be sure to review how to write each part of a letter and review cultural facts of the country you researched
1/19  On looseleaf write heading.  Answer Grammar Workshop p. 105 B #1 to 10 and p. 109 B #1 to 10 (irregular verbs).

SECOND GRADE
1/17  Review for ELA and Religion Exams. See directions above. Be sure to review comparing the life cycle of a chicken and a frog in the notebook.
1/19  On looseleaf write heading. Answer Voyages p. 90 A and B and p. 91 A and B.  Be sure to study the top of each page on verb helpers.

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Monday, January 9, 2017

STUDY GUIDE FOR RELIGION MID-TERM EXAMS for 2nd, 3rd, AND 4th GRADES


FOURTH GRADE Religion Study Guide
****STUDY THE SET OF NOTES SENT HOME!!!!
Also click on this link to review important vocabulary terms vocabulary list of definitions for fourth grade

We are created in God's image so we are able to think, love, and make choices.
Creation reflects the beauty, wisdom, and goodness of God.
Respect for life : respect for the unborn, elderly, and the handicapped

Conscience formation is a lifelong process.  It means learning to know and to choose the good that God wants for us.  It is through conscience that we judge whether an act is right or wrong.  Free will is the ability to make choices. The sources of conscience formation are: scripture, church teachings, and examples by good people.

Know the six steps for making a good moral choice. MEMORIZE THESE STEPS in notebook.

Temptation is NOT sinful but can cause us to make selfish choices.

Examination of conscience is the act of determining whether the choices we have made showed love for God, ourselves, and others. (See text pp. 62-63).

Know how we celebrate Advent:
*lasts four weeks; liturgical color is purple
*create an Advent wreath with 3 purple candles and one rose candle
*set up a Jesse tree: bare branches decorated with Bible symbols
*set up a Nativity scene: Mary and Joseph in a stable with Jesus lying in a manger.

Know how we celebrate Christmas:
*lasts two weeks: liturgical color is white
*celebrate the birth of Jesus by attending Mass
*sing Christmas carols
*spend time with family and friends and exchange gifts

Sin is a choice to disobey God's laws either by thought, word, action, or omission
Mortal -serious sin that breaks our relationship with God
Venial - less serious sin that weakens our relationship with God
Omission - failure to do what is right

Covenant - agreement God made with the Israellites (Chosen People) to teach them to love (Study text pp. 96 to 98.)

  True freedom comes from following Jesus' Law of Love.  The more one does what is good , the freer one becomes.  There is no true freedom except of what is good and just.

Ten Commandments- law of God to do good and avoid evil given to Moses on  Mount Sinai. The first three deal with love of God and the last seven deal with love of neighbor. MEMORIZE EACH OF THE TEN COMMAMDMENTS.

Jesus' Two Great Commandments: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.  And you shall love your neighbor as yourself."  MEMORIZE
Jesus' New Commandment: " Love one another. Such as my love has been for you, so must you love be for one another."  MEMORIZE


Names and meanings of all the virtues (in notebook and on sheets)

Beatitudes - ideals of Christian behavior.  These are Jesus' teachings  to reveal God's plan for our true happiness.  It is also called Sermon on the Mount.

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  THIRD GRADE Religion Study Guide
****STUDY THE SET OF NOTES SENT HOME!!!!

Also click on this link to review important vocabulary terms: vocabulary list of definitions for thiird grade 

Blessed Trinity is our model of love. We need to use God's name with reverence (respect).
 Jesus was sent by God, the Father  to show us how to love God, ourselves, and others. Jesus reveals the Father and the Holy Spirit to us.

Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God in the parables of  "The Mustard Seed" and "The Sower of Seeds." Study text pp.  296-299 and in notebook.                                                                                                                     
In the Lord's Prayer we pray "thy kingdom come.."

Examples of miracles are "The Wedding of Cana,"  "The Widow's Son, " and "the Multiplication of Loaves." Study each of these miracles in the notebook.

Followers of Jesus belong to his church and are called to love everyone even our enemies.

Respect to life refers to respect for the unborn, elderly, and handicapped. We are called to care for ourselves by caring for our bodies, gifts, and talents. We are expected to care for the property, possessions, and reputation of others.  We are also expected  to practice stewardship by caring for all of God's creation.       

Jesus' Two Great Commandments: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.  And you shall love your neighbor as yourself."  MEMORIZE
           
Know how we celebrate Advent:
*lasts four weeks; liturgical color is purple
*create an Advent wreath with 3 purple candles and one rose candle
*set up a Jesse tree: bare branches decorated with Bible symbols
*set up a Nativity scene: Mary and Joseph in a stable with Jesus lying in a manger.

Know how we celebrate Christmas:
*lasts two weeks: liturgical color is white
*celebrate the birth of Jesus by attending Mass
*sing Christmas carols
*spend time with family and friends and exchange gifts

Sin is refusal to love and  obey God
Mortal -serious sin that breaks our relationship with God
Venial - less serious sin that weakens our relationship with God
Omission - failure to do what is right

Know the four steps of the Reconciliation(text pp 212-213)

Study the parable of "The Good Samaritan" The first two men who passed by committed a sin of omission.

The Ten Commandments are the standards for love. MEMORIZE.THEM.
The Church is a community who share the same faith and sacraments.

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SECOND GRADE Religion Study Guide

Study the definitions of the following words:

Blessed Trinity,  Holy Family, apostles, disciples, human / divine, parables, miracles, Church, parish, Bible, Old Testament, New Testament, gospel, Crucifixion, Resurrection,  worship, faith, mercy, grace, commandments, sin, original, venial, mortal, conscience, free will, sacrament, Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, confession, contrition, penance, absolution, Act of Contrition

MEMORIZE God's Ten Commandments and ways to follow each one (see notebook or text pp 112, 115)
MEMORIZE  the Act of Contrition
Study the two parables of forgiveness: "The Lost Sheep" (also called "The Good Shepherd") notebook
                                               "The Prodigal Son" (also called "The Forgiving Father") text pp. 132-133

In text book you should review Unit 1 (Chapters 1 to 7) and Unit 2 (Chapters 8 to 14)


STUDY GUIDE FOR ELA MID-TERM EXAMS FOR 2nd, 3rd, AND 4th GRADES

FOURTH GRADE ELA STUDY GUIDE

MODULE 1A

VOCABULARY:  caption, glossary, time line, Haudenosaunee, alliance, lacrosse, ancestor, reservation, unprecedented, preserve, reputation, event, griot, culture, clan, tribe, culture, tradition, quilt, huppa, lei, Sabbath, embroidery, poverty, simile, metaphor

GRAMMAR:
fragment/sentence/run on GW p. 32
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory sentences GW p. 8
simple/compound/complex sentences GW pp. 24, 28
coordinating/subordinating conjunctions GW pp. 24, 28
abstract/concrete words GW p. 40

PHONICS:
distinguishing blends/digraphs PH p. 7

WRITING: Review quiz corrections and notes on the traditional life of the Iroquois based on The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy


MODULE 2B

VOCABULARY:  problem, solution, rising action, camouflage, prickly, venom, warning colors, dialogue, narrative, transition words, edit, revise, source

GRAMMAR:
prepositions and prepositional phrases GW p. 152
sensory details (adjectives)  GW pp. 112-113
homophones GW 224
use of capitals, commas, and quotation marks in dialogue GW p. 220
use of capitalization and punctuation GW pp.234, 235

PHONICS:
different sounds for ear ow, ou, aw, s(z) PH pp. 21, 23

WRITING: Review quiz corrections on writing an informational paragraph versus a narrative on the animal you researched.




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THIRD GRADE  ELA STUDY GUIDE

MODULE  1

VOCABULARY: evidence, excerpt, gist, moral, prediction, motivation
cupboard, dusk, tremulously, periphery, proficient, access, demonstrate, challenge, mobile, obstacle, refurbished, destination, literacy, rummage, physical environment, rural / urban

multiple meaning words:brilliant (smart), long (desire), means (way), remote (far), program (booklet)

GRAMMAR:
fragment/sentence/run on GW pp. 8, 36
statements, questions, commands, exclamations   GW pp. 12, 16
simple/compound/complex sentences GW pp. 28, 32
coordinating/subordinating conjunctions  GW  pp. 28, 32

PHONICS:
initial s-blends and final blends  PH p. 55, 56
short and long vowels PH p. 43

WRITING:Review quiz corrections and notes on My Librarian Is a Camel.


MODULE  2B

VOCABULARY:  culture, generation, custom, entree, Tour de France, Mardi Gras, landform
parts of a letter: heading (date), greeting, body, closing, signature (name)

GRAMMAR:
forming past tense by doubling the final consonant or changing y to i GW p. 84
identifying adjectives  GW pp. 120, 121

PHONICS:
compound words  PH p. 61
different sounds for final y  PH p. 63

WRITING: Review quiz corrections on writing a letter to an author asking her to use information about the culture of the country you researched.


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SECOND GRADE ELA STUDY GUIDE

DOMAIN 1

VOCABULARY:  fairy tale (magic),  tall tale (exaggeration), moral (lesson)
displeased, hesitated, ignorant, inspect, enchanted, swindler, legendary, challenge, persuaded, inseparable, admiration, passenger

GRAMMAR:
synonyms (same meaning) / antonyms (opposite meaning) Voyages pp. 178, 184
prefixes: un-, dis-  Progress p. 130
fragment / sentence  Voyages  p. 8
telling, question, command, exclamation  Voyages pp. 18, 24

PHONICS:
 long vowel signals   PH p. 71

WRITING: Review quiz corrections on identifying magical parts in a fairy tale and exaggerated pars in a tall tale.


DOMAIN 4

VOCABULARY:  glimpse, spectator, foresight, hindsight, immortal, tending, securely, amusing, sanctuary, stern, convinced, sneered, labyrinth, flattered, unraveling, arachnid

GRAMMAR:
using correct capitalization   Voyages p. 9, 44
identifying parts of a letter and correct letter form  Voyages pp. 66, 67

PHONICS:
rhyming words   PH p. 148

WRITING: Review quiz corrections on explaining the myth of Prometheus and Pandora.



DOMAIN  6

VOCABULARY:  cycle, axis, thrive, hemisphere, equator, stage, rotation, revolution, reproduce, tilt, germination, decomposer, protective, dependent, piney smell

GRAMMAR:
recognizing adjectives   Voyages p. 122
recognizing adverbs       Voyages  p. 97

PHONICS:
consonant blends  PH  p. 90

WRITING: Review quiz corrections on describing the life cycle of a frog using time order words.

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades for Jan. 9 to 13

Dear Parents,
          Last week I sent home all ELA and Religion quizzes from Sept. to present in a one plastic folder.  It is important that  students review all corrections thoroughly including the writing sections for Mid-term exams. Since the third and fourth grades will be taking the Archdiocesan Exam, I will also be sending home notes for each grade to review as well.  Please remember that this year there is an additional curriculum added to the Religion program which makes it much more extensive. I will not be assigning written homework this week so that students have time to review well.  I WILL be giving daily assessments based on similar quiz questions and the Religion notes to make sure students are studying! The ELA Mid -term is scheduled for Jan. 18th and Religion Mid-term for Jan. 19th.
         Progress Reports sent home on Friday must be signed and returned to their home room teacher by Monday.  Please remember that dismissal on Monday is at 12:00. Last week's ELA quiz has been rescheduled for this Wednesday as well.  Please make sure students review the assigned pages below well!

FOURTH GRADE
 1/10 ELA Quiz on Wednesday. In Grammar Workshop study p. 180 on relative pronouns.  On IXL review W1, W2, and W3. Also review Grammar Workshop pp. 194, 198, 206, 226, 234, 235. For some help in learning when to use who and whom, click on the following link and do the practice exercise: using who versus whom

1/12 Refer to the Study Guide and review ALL corrected quizzes for Mid -term Exams next week. For Religion study the set of notes sent home.Also click on this link to review important vocabulary terms vocabulary list of definitions for fourth grade

THIRD GRADE
1/10 ELA Quiz on Wednesday.  In Grammar Workshop study p. 128 and 132 on comparative adjectives.   On IXL review X1, X2, and Y1. Also review Grammar Workshop pp. 190, 194, 202, 210, 230, 231.

1/12 Refer to the Study Guide and review ALL corrected quizzes for Mid -term Exams next week. For Religion study the set of notes sent home.Also click on this link to review important vocabulary terms: vocabulary list of definitions for thiird grade 

SECOND  GRADE
1/10 ELA Quiz on Wednesday. Study following vocabulary definitions: albumen, yolk, embryo, fertilize, burrow, metamorphosis, gills, lungs, amphibian. In Progress Book study p. 192  and 193 on reflexive pronouns.On IXL also review S1 and S2. Study model paragraph on the life cycle of a frog using time order words.

1/12 Refer to the Study Guide and review ALL corrected quizzes in ELA and Religion for Mid-term Exams next week.

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Monday, January 2, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades for Jan. 3 to 6

Dear Parents,
          Many, many thanks for the lovely Christmas gifts! I hope you all had a peaceful and blessed holiday. This Friday all students will be receiving Progress Reports.  This week third and fourth graders will need to work on completing (and in some cases redoing) all parts of their project. As I entered grades, I noticed that some students still need to complete the five vocabulary definitions related to their project and the cover sheet print out picture that were assigned for homework. I will inform these students on Tuesday and all must be in NO LATER THAN THURSDAY so projects can be completed by Friday.
            I will be sending home all corrected quizzes as well this week so students can begin reviewing for Mid -term Exams. Next week I will be sending home additional Religion Review notes that must be studied thoroughly.
             Please see below for this week's homework:

FOURTH GRADE
 1/3 On blank paper draw and color a large picture of your assigned animal.  It must be drawn by the student, not traced, and it must be colored realistically showing details of the animal's body. Write your name on the back of the sheet.
Complete or redo any part of the project that is due NO LATER THAN THURSDAY!

1/5 ELA Quiz on Friday.  In Grammar Workshop study p. 180 on relative pronouns. On looseleaf answer p. 181 B #1 to 8.  On IXL review W1, W2, and W3. Also review Grammar Workshop
 pp. 194, 198, 206, 226, 234, 235. For some help in learning when to use who and whom, click on the following link and do the practice exercise: using who versus whom


THIRD GRADE
1/3 On blank paper draw and color a large flag of your assigned country.  It hom must be drawn by the student, not traced, and it must be colored realistically. Write your name on the back of the sheet.
Complete or redo any part of the project that is due NO LATER THAN THURSDAY!

1/5 ELA Quiz on Friday.  In Grammar Workshop study p. 128 and 132 on comparative adjectives.  On looseleaf  answer p. 133 B # 1 to 12.  On IXL review X1, X2, and Y1. Also review Grammar Workshop pp. 190, 194, 202, 210, 230, 231.




SECOND GRADE
1/3 In Progress Book study p. 192 on reflexive pronouns. On looseleaf answer p. 193 do #1 to 6.
On IXL also review S1 and S2.

1/5 ELA Quiz on Friday. Study reflexive pronouns on pp. above and all notes on the life cycle of a chicken, a frog, and a butterfly, including Venn diagrams.


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