Dear Parents, UPDATED! NOTE CHANGES!
This is our last week before Easter vacation. Our class Mass is on Tues. at 9:00. Dismissal is at 12:00 on Wed. and report cards will be distributed. Parent Teacher conferences will be from 2:00 to 7:00. Honors will be distributed on Friday after Stations of the Cross about 10:30.
All students will need to bring a strong plastic or fabric bag large enough to store their books no later than Thurs. On Friday we may have a small party in the afternoon. Please send in two dollars by Wed. if possible to cover the cost.
THERE WILL BE NO WEEKLY QUIZZES THIS WEEK HOWEVER I STRONGLY SUGGEST REVIEWING THE WORK BELOW SINCE IT WILL BE ON GIVEN ON THE DAILY ASSESSMENTS AND GIVEN FOR CLASSWORK!
PLEASE BE AWARE THERE WILL BE SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS THIS WEEK DUE TO MASS, COACHING OBSERVATIONS AND MEETINGS, REPORT CARD MEETING, HONORS ASSEMBLY, etc.
See below for study guide for each grade:
FOURTH -ELA- Review ff. definitions: autobiography, biography, primary source, point of view, difference between first and second and third person narrations. Review lessons learned about the challenge of achieving justice as demonstrated in Patrick Henry's speech (Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death) and Soujourner Truth's speech (Ain't I a Woman?) - both studied in class.
REL - Study last two sheets stapled in notebook especially vocabulary, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes, Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy, Moral Choice
THIRD - ELA - Review ff. definitions: preamble, constitution, prosperity, tranquility, welfare, defense, liberty. Review doing semantic mapping and acrostic poetry practiced in class using words and phrases related to the constitution.
REL - Memorize the Apostles' Creed and review extra definitions given in notebook besides those on sheets.
SECOND - ELA - Review ff. definitions: narrative, opinion, introduction, conclusion, records (which give facts about a person's life), president, dictionary, and guide words. Review putting words in alphabetical order by 1st, 2nd, 3rd letter. Review written biographies on Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, and Ruby Bridges.
REL - Memorize the Act of Contrition and review all vocabulary definitions on sheets stapled in notebook.
OVER THE EASTER VACATION BE SURE TO WORK ON THE FOLLOWING:
FOURTH GRADE For ELA State Test engage New
York, search first:
http://engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-common-core-sample-questions
Then for additional practice you can print out tests for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 on
http://www.nysedregents.org/grade4/englishlanguagearts/home.html
For Religion Archdiocesan Exam study ALL information on two-sheet Review Notes stapled in Religon notebook and sheet with typed essay questions. Be sure also to review two sheets on the Beatitudes. You may also review the 121 definitions on:
http://flashcarddb.com/cardset/22403-grade-4-archdiocesan-religion-exam-flashcards
THIRD GRADE For ELA over the vacation study all notes in Journal notebook as well as all quizzes and tests in the test folder (except Spelling). Review answering the essential questions in the essay sections of the tests. DO NOT LOSE OR DISCARD THESE TESTS!
It is also advisable to practice sample questions from ELA State Tests for the fourth grade by clicking on the links above.
For Religion Archdiocesan Exam study ALL information on the two-sheet Review Notes stapled in the Religion notebook. Be sure especially to study the definitions of the following words:
presider's chair, presider or celebrant, sacristy, catholic, stewardship, Penitential Rite, the Offertory, the Consecration, the Dismissal Rite, deacon, lay person, religious brother /sister,
sacred vessels, tabernacle, sanctuary. Practice answering the essay questions on the review sheets.
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