Sunday, February 19, 2012

Homework for 2nd, 3rd, & 4th 2/20 to 2/24

Dear Parents,
         This Wed. at 10:00 all classes will attend Mass and receive blessed ashes on their foreheads. Unit 3 tests will be given in all subjects this week. The ELA/Penmanship test will be given this Thurs. and the Religion test will be given on Fri.  No other homework will be given this week so that students can concentrate on review work.  Please see below your child's grade for a detailed list of what to study:
 FOURTH GRADE
Spel 2/21 Test Wed on abbreviations. Study Speller pp. 247-248.
In ELA textbook study:
compound sentences pp. 54 to 57
double negative & good/well pp. 454-455
use of quotation marks  pp. 464-465; pp. 476-477
use of comma for direct address pp. 470-471
identifying adverbs & whether it is when, where, or how pp. 446 to 449
using suffix er, -est,  more/most -ly  pp. 450 to 453
In Speller study abbreviations on pp. 247-248, uses of commas on p.251, and letter p. 252
In ELA Workbook study outline on p.134.  Review also letter of invitation, cinquain writing, advertisement.
In RELIGION textbook study:
Chapters 9, 10, 11, and 15  and review notes on essay questions in notebook.  Review also new Nicene Creed on prayer card.
THIRD GRADE
Spel 2/21 Test Wed. on abbreviations. Study Speller p. 247.
In ELA textbook study:
singular possessives pp. 348-349
plural possessives pp. 350-351
collective nouns pp. 352-353
irregular plurals pp. 346 347
compound sentences pp. 472-473
double negatives  p. 446
to/two/too pp. 450-451
their/there pp.452-453
contractions pp. 410-411
In Speller Study abbreviations on p. 247, uses of commas on p. 249, and letter p. 250.
In ELA Workbook study using KWL chart to write a factual account. Practice rules for writing a letter of invitation.
In RELIGION textbook study:
Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12 and review notes on essay questions in notebook. Review also the new Apostles' Creed on the prayer card .
SECOND GRADE
In Religion textbook study Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12  and review notes on essay questions in notebook.
Memorize the Act  of Contrition.  Study sheet stapled in notebook about sins related to each commandment.