Dear Parents,
I was absent on Monday because i had to apppear for jury duty but am currently back and will be here for Parent Teacher Conferences. Please READ AND SIGN LETTER SENT HOME IN YOUR CHILD'S TEST FOLDER. LETTER MUST BE SENT IN BY TOMORROW MORNING
BEFORE REPORT CARDS. You may keep the work in the folder and I suggest strongly that you keep it neat and complete in a safe place so you use them to review further when necessary for finals. PLEASE BRING THE TEST FOLDER WITH YOU TO THE CONFERENCE so that we may discuss any questions you may have regarding your child's work.
I did not post any homework for this week until today because I neede to be at school to give an individual assignment to each student to research. Today I was able to do this for every student in third and fourth grades. Each fourth grader has been assigned one of three animals and each third gader has been assigned a notable creative or inventive person to research. Second graders will be working on creating different categories about a topic and listing them on a graphic organizer.
Pleaase see below you child's grade for this week's homework in ELA. Relgion will be assigned by Thursday.
FOURTH GRADE
ELA 1/29 Based on the animal you were assigned (horse, dog, or mouse) do research on REAL facts about the animal (to prepare for a speech). Be able to describe its possible habitats, typical diet, natural enemies, way of protecting itself, life expectancy, and any other iinteresting facts you find.
Use 2 or 3 pictures from the internet that are related to specific parts of your speech.
You may use a book or google! On the wekend search for a FICTION BOOK on hat same animal so that that next week we can compare/contrast how animals are depicted in fiction and non-fiction works.
Suggested ttitles for non-fiction:
*mouse - The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary; Ben and Me by Robert Lawson;
The Bookstore Mouse by Peggy Christian; Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary
*horse - The Black Stallion by Walter Farley; Black Beauty by Ana Sewell;
Paul Revere and I by Robert Lawson; The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
*dog - Lassie Come Home by Rosemery Wells; The Trouble with Tuck by Theodore Taylor;
Marley: A Dog Like No Other by John Grogan; Lewis and Clarke and Me:A Dog's Tale byLaurie Laurie Myers
THERE WILL BE AN ELA QUIZ THIS FRIDAY BASED ON JOURNAL NOTES AND ESSAY QUESTION WILL BE BASED RESEARCH ASSIGNED TO BE DONE THIS TUESDAY.
REL 1/31 Read text pp. 108 to 115. Answer p. 118 ON LOOSELEAF - NUMBERS AND ANSWERS ONLY. STUDY THIS AND NOTES ON BULLYING FOR QUIZ ON FEB.5TH
THIRD GRADE
ELA 1/29 Based on the notable creative or inventive person you were assigned to research , look up information on either google or in books. Prepare a speech and be able to give several examples of why this person is considered to be creative or inventive. Use two or three pictures to show samples of the person's work.
THERE WILL BE AN ELA QUIZ THIS FRIDAY BASED ON JOURNAL NOTES AND ESSAY QUESTION WILL BE BASED RESEARCH ASSIGNED TO BE DONE THIS TUESDAY.
REL 1/31 Read text pp. 172 to 179. Answer p.182 ON LOOSELEAF -NUMBERS AND ANSWERS ONLY.STUDY THIS AND NOTES ON BULLYING FOR QUIZ ON FEB. 5TH
SECOND GRADE
ELA/29 Choose any animal and create three lists each titled: Features Sounds Movements
Do research on gooogle and lisst three WORDS under each title that describe what features it has, sounds it makes, and how it moves.
For example for a horse
*features: mane, hoof
*sounds: neigh, whinny
*movements: gallop, trot
THERE WILL BE AN ELA QUIZ THIS FRIDAY BASED ON JOURNAL NOTES AND ESSAY QUESTION WILL BE BASED RESEARCH ASSIGNED TO BE DONE THIS TUESDAY.
REL 1/31 Read text pp. 144-151 Answer p. 154 ON LOOSELEAF - NUMBERS AND ANSWERS ONLY. STUDY THIS AND NOTES ON BULLYING FOR QUIZ ON FEB.5TH
*** Information collected from research for 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades assignments are due by Thursday and should be outlined on a sheet of looseleaf to use as a reference for speech, writing assignments in class, as well as assessments.
