Dear Parents,
This past Friday ALL students received their ELA and Religion test folders to take home to review for upcoming tests. THESE TESTS MUST BE SIGNED AND RETURNED IN THE SAME FOLDERS BY THIS FRIDAY, OCT 25TH. This Tuesday 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades will be taking their Essay Writing Test in all subject areas except Math. In Religion this test consists of students reading two stories and writing an essay (one paragraph for second and two paragraphs for third and fourth) in response to questions based on the readings. In ELA this test is based on research and on writing assignments students have been working on referred to in their ELA notebook. Below is a list of what topics to review:
FOURTH GRADE
ELA - Review nonfiction research on the mound builders
Review fictional works on the Native American culture (book & poem)
Review research on animal characteristics, habitat, predators, adaptation
REL - Review the recent parables we studied (eg. The Good Samaritan)
THIRD GRADE
ELA - Review stories you'd like to pass on to the next generation:
from The Stories Julian Tells and the trickster tales and based on personal narratives
REL - Review the parables recorded in your Religion notes especially the parables of the Kingdom
SECOND GRADE
ELA - Review writing all five parts of a friendly letter.
Review writing statements and questions
Review writing an autobiography
Review writing a description of an object
REL - Review stories of Jesus forgiving others. View: http://www.kidsofintegrity.com/lessons/forgiveness/bible-stories
