Dear Parents,
Thank you very much for your kind gifts at Christmas. I appreciate your thoughtfulness very much. Please check this month's calendar and be aware that Mid Term Exams are scheduled for next week beginning with the Writing Essay Exam in ELA and Religion on Monday. Progress Reports will be sent home this Friday and Report Cards will be distributed on January 30th. We have 12:00 dismissal this Friday.
Please check under the correct grade for this week's homework:
FOURTTH G RADE
ELA- 1/7 Bring a print out of Sojourner Truth's speech "Ain't I a Woman?" and Patrick Henry's speech "Give Me Liberty or Give Death." (if possible) Highlight in yellow or underline in pencil in both speeches evidence they give to defend their position or point of view on how they have been treated unfairly. Then on looseleaf write a paragraph for each person explaining their point of view. Google Patrick Henry' s speech . Then google Sojourner Truth's speech.
REL - 1/9 Print out and STUDY all Unit 1, 2, and 3 flash card words and definitions found www.sadlierreligion.com. On looseleaf write a heading. In text book read any TWO chapters on any TWO commandments. Write two paragraphs explaining how you would follow each of these commandments as a fourth grader.
THIRD GRADE
ELA -1/7 Bring in your research (print out) on the sea animal you were assigned in class. Be sure it is in language you can understand. A book is also allowed. On looseleaf write three sentences describing the animal. Be sure each sentence has an example of an adjective(written in red) and an example of an adverb (written in blue).
REL - 1/9 Print out and STUDY all Unit 1, 2, and 3 flash card words and definitions found www.sadlierreligion.com.On looseleaf write a heading. Write a paragraph explaining what happens in the sacrament of Baptism and another paragraph explaining what happens in the sacrament of Reconciliation. There must be six sentences in each. REMEMBER IT MUST BE IN PARAGRAPH FORM.
SECOND GRADE
ELA -1/7 Based on the graphic organizer done in class (see notebook), on looseleaf write a heading. Then create a graphic organizer with FOUR different categories. Using research on the animal assigned in class, list TWO different examples under each category.
REL - 1/9 Print out and STUDY all Unit 1, 2, and 3 flash card words and definitions found www.sadlierreligion.com. Study Chapters 11 and 12 on Reconciliation. Be sure you know three ways to prepare for Reconciliation, the four steps of Reconciliation, and the entire Act of Contrition. Study the Ten Commandments on pp.112 and 115
