DearParents,
Last week's vocabulary test has been rescheduled for this Friday so please have students review the last set of twenty definitions in their vocabulary notebooks. This week both third and fourth graders will begin presenting their speeches as the picture aside is meant to remind you. Each THIRD GRADER should bring in their five index cards each with a question on their planet in the front and the answer to that question on the back based on the research done in class and/or at home (1. who, what or which; 2. when, 3. where, 4. how, 5. why) and their model or picture of the planet for display.
Each FOURTH GRADER should bring in their information on 2 or 3 index cards on the mythology associated with their assigned constellation and the picture they created of their constellation on black construction paper. Both these assignments will be followed up by a writing assignment (eg. fourth graders will create their own myth next week based on what is learned this week.
Please see below your child's grade for this week's homework.
FOURTH GRADE
Rel. 5/1 ***IT IS VERY IMPORTANT that all fourth graders click on the following link to study for upcoming tests and prepare for the Archdiocesean Exam: www.studystack.com/flashcard-258432.
After responding, click on question to check for correct answer and click on question box on right side to go to next question. Be sure to study each definition carefully especially unfamiliar ones! We will be reviewing in class as well and quizzes will be given this week on Wed. and Fri.
ELA 5/3 Spelling test will be given this WED. on some of the following words to review prefixes & suffixes :
astronomer, astronomical, astronomy, astrologist, astrology, astronaut, mythology, constellation, telescope, hero, heroic, heroine, deity,
gravity, galaxies, eclipse, goddesses, universe, axis/axes. radius/radii
THIRD GRADE
ELA 5/1 Spelling test will be given on Wed. on homophones listed below. Study the difference in meaning of following pairs on pp. 290 to 293 in ElA text book:
deer/dear, meet/meat, write/right, ate/eight, your/you're, weight/wait, cent/scent, hair/hare, pray/prey, weak/week, here/hear, our/hour
Also practice working with homographs on http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Homographs.html
Also practice working with idioms on www.vocabulary.co.il/idioms/idioms-game-slang-game
for quizzes during the week.
Rel 5/3 Know the definitions of all the Religion words on the review sheet given before Easter vacation as well as the Units 1 to 4 flascards for test this Friday.
SECOND GRADE
Rel 5/1 STUDY the summaries of all Bible stories on forgiveness on http://rclbsacraments.com/reconciliation-2
Click on this link and then click on Reconciliation. On drop down menu click on Scripture stories.
On looseleaf write a heading and write the title of each story and write two sentences for each explaining what it means (all except for the last story).
Rel. 5/3 Study the definitions of all vocabulary on review sheet given before Easter vacation MEMORIZE THE ACT OF CONTRITION in text on p.139. Click on the link below:
http://www.sadlierreligion.com/webelieve/main.cfm?sp=teacher§ion=activity&grade=2
and do all the GAMES in the drop down menu under Chapter 2 on Reconcilation . Also on
STUDY GUIDES click on chapters and in drop drop menu practice answering all questions
from chapeters 8 through 14.
Some students from 2-1 will be taking the NYSESLAT Speaking portion of the test this week!
