Sunday, May 28, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades for May 29 to June 2

Dear Parents,
         Please remember to bring in your Progress Report signed. This Wed. we will having our May Procession at 9:00.  All students MUST bring their rosary beads. We will have services in the auditorium instead of church. This Friday dismissal will be at 12:00.  Once again schedules had to be adjusted due to MAP testing which will still continue into next week. A REMINDER THAT RELIGION ARCHDIOCESAN EXAM FOR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES IS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT TUESDAY, JUNE 6th.  SECOND GRADE WILL ALSO TAKE THEIR RELIGION EXAM THAT SAME DAY!


FOURTH GRADE
5/30 Religion Quiz Tues. Refer to sheets on Review for Archdiocesan Exam and Review notes on blog.

6/1 ELA Quiz Fri.  Study all vocabulary for Chapters 4, 5, 6.
 Continue reading The Hope Chest  chapters 7 to 12 and make summary notes for each chapter.
****I will be returning all Religion quizzes so that students can review for the Archdiocesan Exam next Tuesday! Last quiz indicates that some students are still confusing the Corporal and Spiritual Works or are making careless errors!
***Parent please sign last Religion quiz dated 5/30 and have your child bring it in tomorrow!


THIRD GRADE
5/30 Religion Quiz Tues. Refer to Review notes on blog.

6/1 ELA Quiz Fri. Study underlined vocabulary words on set of stapled sheets on articles.            ****I will be returning all Religion quizzes so that students can review for the Archdiocesan Exam next Tuesday!
***Parent please sign last Religion quiz dated 5/30 and have your child bring it in tomorrow!


SECOND GRADE  PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE FOR THE QUIZ TOMORROW!!!!
5/30 Social Studies Quiz on Wed.  Study all ten vocabulary terms for Chapters 10 (see p. 244). Be able to give some facts about New York in the past.
Social Studies Quiz on Thurs.  Study all ten vocabulary terms for Chapter 11 (see p. 264). Be able to explain what happened to San Francisco after the gold rush.

6/1 Social Studies-  On loose leaf write a heading.  Answer questions p. 287 A, B, C.  LOOK UP ANSWERS ! This is due Friday.  Students need to complete the Map of the Month that will be distributed this week no later than June 12th.
Corrected Social Studies quizzes will be sent home Friday to be signed.

PLEASE REMEMBER SECOND GRADE WILL BE TAKING THEIR RELIGION FINAL EXAM ON JUNE 6TH. Students should review the definitions of the following words which can be found in the glossary in the back of their Religion book: absolution, apostles, Baptism, Blessed Trinity, Church, commandments, conscience, contrition, divine, Eucharist, faith, free will, grace, Holy Family, original sin, pastor, penance, pope,  Reconciliation, Resurrection, sacrament, sin, venial sin,  worship.  
*Students should also know the Ten Commandments and ways to follow each.  (See text pp. 112 and 115.) There will be an assessment on the Ten Commandments tomorrow (Friday).

Please click on link below if you wish to see this week's lesson plan:

fourth grade lesson plan

third grade lesson plan

second grade lesson plan

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Review for Religion Exam and upcoming quizzes

FOURTH GRADE
*Review thoroughly all definitions on  www.studystack.com/flashcard-258432
*Study all notes on front and back of sheet stapled in Religion notebook titled: Review for Archdiocesan Exam
*Be sure to memorize the following:
*each of the Ten Commandments  (and specific ways in which YOU practice each of these)
*Jesus' s Two Great Commandments
*Jesus' s New Commandment
*each of the Beatitudes (Sermon on the Mount)
*Corporal Works of Mercy
*Spiritual Works of Mercy
*Practical Works of Mercy  (specific ways in which we practice these works of mercy)
*each of the five Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary  text p. 328
*each of the five Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. See http://www.rosary-center.org/luminous.htm
*the steps for making a good moral choice (listed on review sheet)
*name of a saint and specific evidence of how he/she lived a life of holiness
*four steps of Reconciliation and how to prepare for it (examination of conscience)
*Advent season practices: Advent wreath, Jesse tree, setting up a Nativity scene, etc.
*different types of sins (on  Archdiocesan review sheet)
*Lenten season practices: praying the Stations of the Cross, fasting, alms giving, etc.
*dates and names of important feast days listed on review sheets



THIRD GRADE
*Review all definitions on www.studystack.com/flashcard-374942
Be sure to memorize:
*each of the Ten Commandments  (and specific ways in which YOU practice each of these)
*Jesus's Two Great Commandments
*names of the Sacraments of Initiation, Sacraments of Healing, Sacraments of Service
*description and explanation of parables of The Prodigal Son (Forgiving Father), The Good Samaritan, The Mustard Seed, The Sower of the Seed
*Advent season practices: Advent wreath,  Jesse tree , setting up a Nativity scene, etc.
*Lenten season practices: praying the Stations of the Cross, fasting, alms giving  etc,


SECOND GRADE
*Review definitions of words in the glossary of Religion textbook.
Be sure to memorize:
*each of the Ten Commandments (and specific ways in which YOU practice each of these)
*each of the steps of Reconciliation and how we prepare for it:
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE - thinking about our sins and knowing which commandments we've broken
 The four steps are:  CONFESSION - telling your sins;  CONTRITION - being sorry for your sins;  
PENANCE - making up for the sins by prayers or good deeds;  ABSOLUTION- forgiveness of sins
* describing and explaining a story of forgiveness such as The  Lost Sheep or The Forgiving Father.


Monday, May 22, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades for May 22 to 26

Dear Parents,
         This Monday and Friday dismissal is at 12:00. On Ascension Thursday this week services will be held in the auditorium. Progress reports will be sent home on Friday and must be signed and returned. Please remember to sign all quizzes sent home last week and send them back altogether no later than this Thursday.  Please see below for Tuesday's homework and check back on Thursday for additional homework.

FOURTH GRADE
5/23 One more quiz will be sent home today.  Please sign and return it along with the others sent last week no later than Thursday.  Please return ALL quizzes together.  On Achieve 3000 answer the thought question for "Women Who Led the Way."  Be sure to write at least 6-8 sentences including an introduction and a conclusion.  Continue to read The Hope Chest up to Chapter 10 and take brief notes on each chapter for your own reference.

5/25  There will be both an ELA and Religion Quiz next week.  For ELA students should study all vocabulary in notebook starting with Chapter 4 and review all notes on character traits of Violet, Myrtle, and Mr. Martin. For Religion students should refer to fourth grade section on blog entry "Review for Religion Exam." Be sure also to review corrected quizzes sent home, especially questions that require more than one answer (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) and those that have a Part A and Part B.


THIRD GRADE
5/23 In order to prepare for the series of articles we will be studying it is important that you click on the link:  Water World article  Read carefully up to "Pre-Reading Prompts."   Click also on  the link how play pumps work   Be  prepared to discuss in class and answer questions on what you read.

5/25 There will be both an ELA and Religion Quiz next week.  For ELA students should study the set of articles on water conservation I will be sending home. Make sure these are not lost! For Religion students should refer to third  grade section on blog entry "Review for Religion Exam." Be sure also to review corrected quizzes sent home, especially questions that require more than one answer (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) and those that have a Part A and Part B.



SECOND GRADE
5/23 Since some students need to review body systems, please click on the link:  body systems articles for kids  Click on digestive system and urinary system and study the articles on each.  Then go back and click on the link:  body systems activities for kids  Again click on digestive system and urinary system and practice labeling the parts correctly.  You can copy  image and  print each one. Study articles for an upcoming assessment.  Also each student is to bring in 2 or 3 nutrition labels that we can study in class.
***Anyone who did not finish their work on loose leaf from in Voyages pp. 99, 55, 57, 161, 162 from classwork assigned for last Friday must have it completed by tomorrow.  Use the front and back of the loose leaf and list page number for each.

**The entire Domain 10 Test was stapled together and sent home. I am asking parents to review, sign, and return this along with all other quizzes by tomorrow, Thursday.  Also please choose 3 or 4 different nutrition labels and glued them on one sheet of construction paper with child's name.

5/25 There will be both an ELA and Religion Quiz next week. For ELA students should review the articles on parts of the digestive and urinary system and what they do --  as assigned for homework above.   For Religion students should refer to second grade section on blog entry "Review for Religion Exam."


Please click on link below for this week's lesson plan:

fourth grade lesson plan

third grade lesson plan

second grade lesson plan

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th for May 15 to 19

Dear Parents,
         No state testing this week, except for make-ups for those who were absent!  Fourth graders will be required to respond to questions from chapters 3 to 8 in The Hope Chest   so please and I suggest making notes for your own reference on each chapter so you don't confuse what is in each one.  Third graders will be reading a set of articles in class on water conservation and responding to questions on these.  Second graders will be doing a two day assessment on the human body and proper nutrition based on Domain 10 and writing a two-paragraph essay on ways to maintain good health.  We will also be studying reading nutrition labels as a mini project for the end of the year.  There will be an ELA quiz for third and fourth graders based on the vocabulary and work covered this week for all three classes which I plan to give either Thurs. or Fri.  Please continue to review all Religion terms on the links I sent previously for the next quiz.  Second graders should review the vocabulary terms in the glossary for now.

ON THURSDAY I WILL BE SENDING HOME RECENT  CORRECTED QUIZZES. PLEASE SEND THEM BACK SIGNED BY MONDAY.
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FOURTH GRADE
5/16 ELA - Staple the sheets for Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 in your ELA notebook on separate notebook pages with the Glossary facing the front.  BE SURE TO STUDY all the vocabulary (18 words in total). Study also ELA notes on the character anchor chart for Violet and Myrtle  for quiz on Thurs.  Continue to read up to Chapter 6 in The Hope Chest  and record mini notes on each chapter for yourself on loose leaf.
*Any student who lost any of their two sheets (and therefore did not receive it back) should do the work on loose leaf  and copy the missed vocabulary definitions in their notebook tomorrow in class.

5/18 Religion Quiz next Thurs on 64 vocabulary terms on this link:   fourth grade flash cards     This is in preparation for the Archdiocesan Exam.

THIRD GRADE
5/16 ELA- Complete the thought question for "No Water? No Problem"  on Achieve 3000.   Be sure to answer all questions and write at least 8 to 10 complete sentences.  Since next Monday we have early dismissal it is important that you finish this for homework.

5/18 Religion Quiz next Thurs on 64 vocabulary terms on this link:   third grade flash cards    This is in preparation for the Archdiocesan Exam.  

SECOND GRADE
5/16 ELA- Study all ELA notes given today on the digestive system, the excretory system, a well-balanced diet, and daily health habits.  Tomorrow students will finish the writing portion of their Domain 10 Assessment including a two- paragraph essay on maintaining good health.

5/18  ELA - Complete the activity and the thought question for the article "Is Your Skin Crawling?"   on Achieve 3000.  Be sure to write at least  6 to 8 complete sentences.      


Please see below for this week's lesson plans:

fourth grade lesson plan

third grade lesson plan

second grade lesson plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                


Saturday, May 6, 2017

Homework for May 8th to 12th for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades

Dear Parents,
         This is a reminder of what was posted last week regarding quizzes for this week.  This week some (but not all students) from all three grades will be taking NYSELAT Test Tues. through Thurs.  Schedules had to be rearranged last week and again this week due to this testing so some lessons had to be rescheduled.  Daily assessments are still being given whenever I do see classes. Please see below for the reminder. Please check back Thursday for any further notices.

FOURTH
5/5 * ELA Quiz that was cancelled due to testing will be given next Mon., May 8. Review all vocabulary in ELA notebook.
alleged, deny, disloyal, imposing, opposing, ratify, reconvene, seldom.  Know the meaning of sayings: make one snap, make one's head spin, give one a jolt
 and be able to summarize Chapter 1 of The Hope Chest. 

5/11  There will be a Religion Quiz this Friday  based on the Archdiocesan Review notes in the Religion notebooks, the rosary,and the Mysteries of the Rosary.Watch the videos on Apparition of Mary to St. Bernadette   and  Apparition of Mary to the Children of Fatima   Read about the apparition of Mary Juan Diego on p.156.  Be able to write about one of the Joyful Mysteries or one of these apparitions.

THIRD
5/5 * ELA Quiz that was cancelled  due to testing will be given next Mon., May 8. Review all vocabulary in ELA notebook
 access, demand, pollution, agriculture,chemicals, industry, livestock, produce, societyand be able to explain why there is such little access to freshwater on earth. There will be a 

5/11 Religion Quiz this Friday based on the Archdiocesan Review notes in the Religion notebooks, the rosary,and the Mysteries of the Rosary. Study text book pp. 286 to 289 and p. 326. Be able to write explaining the Immaculate Conception and Assumption and Annunciation of Mary.


SECOND
5/5 *ELA Quiz on Monday.  Know the following vocabulary terms: nutrients, nutrition, magnify, observations, vaccinations, cells, function,stimuli, tissue, organs, systems, bacteria.  Be sure to know the meaning and when you would use the sayings: "keep your fingers crossed" and "seeing is believing." 

 5/11 There will be a Religion Quiz this Friday based on the following vocabulary:Crucifixion, Nativity, Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, Assumption,  Advent, Lent  Annunciation, Incarnation, Review the Ten Commandments.

There will be a Social Studies Quiz on Chapter 10  on Monday May 15th so please review vocabulary on p. 244.  Any student who has not finished copying the ten definitions should do so no later than May 9th.


If you wish to see this week's lesson plan for your class, please click on the link below:

fourth grade lesson plan

third grade lesson plan

second grade lesson plan

Monday, May 1, 2017

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades for 5/1 to 5/5

Dear Parents,
          Third and fourth graders are taking the Math State Test this week and second graders will be taking the ITBS Test. Each test willl last three days: Tues. through Thurs. starting at 9:00 each day.  The schedule for ITBS is as follows: Vocabulary and Phonics on Tues. Reading on Wed. Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, and Written Expression as well as Math on Thurs.  The ELA quiz is postponed until next Monday.  All those assigned the action plan in Math or ELA on their report cards must continue their four assigned lessons each week. They are being checked and grades recorded to be sent to Mr. Woods.

FOURTH
5/4 ELA Quiz that was cancelled this week due to testing will be given next Mon., May 8. Review all vocabulary in ELA notebook and be able to summarize Chapter 1 of The Hope Chest. There will be a Religion Quiz next Friday  based on the Archdiocesan Review notes in the Religion notebooks.

THIRD
5/4 ELA Quiz that was cancelled this week due to testing will be given next Mon., May 8. Review all vocabulary in ELA notebook and be able to explain why there is such little access to freshwater on earth. There will be a Religion Quiz next Friday based on the Archdiocesan Review notes in the Religion notebooks.

SECOND
5/4   ELA Quiz that was cancelled this week due to testing will be given next Mon., May 8. Review all vocabulary in ELA notebook for 4/24, 4/26, and 4/28  which is from nutrients to tissue.  Be sure to be able to explain what "keep your fingers crossed" or  "seeing is believing" means.
 There will be a Religion Quiz next Friday  as well.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Please click on the link below to see this week's lesson plan:

fourth grade lesson plan

third grade lesson plan

second grade lesson plan