Dear Parents,
This past week all students have been working on Penmanship. This Monday (or Tuesday) , all students will be taking a Penmanship Exam. For third and fourth it will be in script. Students should review forming all lower case and upper case letters as well as joining the following letters correctly:
or, oi, oo, od, oe, on, om, ol, os, ot, an, am, be, bl, br, wh, wr, vi, ov, wo
The ELA exam will be given to all classes on Wed. Review notes were give to ALL classes in their journal notebooks including vocabulary words and literature selections to be reviewed.
Only the second grade will be taking a final exam in Religion on Thursday. The third and fourth grades already had their Archdiocesan Religion score recorded on the SIS and were told their grade. The second grade will receive their Religion Review notes on Monday. Dismissal is at 12:00 on Friday.
See below for more detailed study guide for ELA:
FOURTH GRADE
Review notes on Scranimals, Sojourner's Truth's speech "Ain't I A Woman?" as well as examples of Ben Franklin's adages in Poor Richard's Almanac, and "The Boy Who Wanted the Moon" from A Pride of African Tales.
THIRD GRADE
Review notes on The Stories Julian Tells and Sarah, Plain and Tall and real life connections to story events in either book.
Review research of facts on a planet and comparing it with another planet.
Review research on a creative or inventive person, examples of their work, and the influence of their work on the world.
SECOND GRADE
Review notes on how to write an autobiography.
Review notes including sample on how to write a book review including title, introduction (with name of book), opinion on what makes a certain character interesting, three reasons for that opinion, and a conclusion.
Review notes on writing the five parts of a letter and how to explain a problem you have.
FOR RELIGION FINAL EXAM, SECOND GRADERS SHOULD REVIEW THE FOLLOWING:
Definitions : Advent. Lent, Crucifixion, Resurrection, Ascension, Annunciation, Pentecost, Nativity, Epiphany, Incarnation, sin, grace, parables, miracles, scripture, almsgiving, host, church
Memorize the Ten Commandments by number and explain how to obey each one.
Memorize names of the sacraments .
Be able to describe what happens in the sacraments of Baptism and Reconciliation. Be able to explain what happens in the parables of forgiveness and lesson they teach: The Good Shepherd or The Forgiving Father,
