Dear Parents,
WELCOME BACK! Please have all students bring back any books or notebooks taken home during Easter vacation. This week the FOURTH grade only will be taking the NYS English Language Arts Test on Tues., Wed., and Thurs. mornings. Hopefully students have reviewed well all former tests on the web site I provided on my Easter break blog. The ELA Workbook pages assigned for homework to third and fourth before vacation will be checked this week. The same vocabulary definitions assigned before vacation should be reviewed for the test this Friday.
For ELA the new Unit 5 theme for the Core Curriculum focuses on Science so I am arranging for third and fourth graders to do research on the solar system. Although books from the Core Curriculum theme will be provided for use by students in class, students will be required to prepare for speeches by looking up additional information on line (or in reference books). EACH STUDENT IN THIRD will be assigned ONE of the PLANETS to research and report on. Each student will need to prepare an outline that answers the questions: what, which, where, why, and how based on information on that planet. Students will also make a model or bring in print out pictures to use in their presentation. EACH STUDENT IN FOURTH will be assigned ONE of the CONSTELLATIONS to research and will be required to report on the mythology associated with that particular star group. and bring in a print out or created picture of their constellations.
This assignment will not be due till Thurs., April 26 th so I have time to prepare students in class by discussing using sample books, on line activities, presenting related vocabulary,etc.
Students in SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH will need review the sheet(s) of Religion notes given to each class before vacation. The last Religion review test on definitions and essays previously given will be reviewed in class and students will be retested with similar question in preparation for final exams.
PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION ABOVE CAREFULLY TO SEE HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF THIS WEEK! Thank you
