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Dear Parents and Students;
Over the long weekend I would like the students to do a small project. For the spring show the theme is The Evolution of African American Music. We are working with one of the fourth grade classes; they are performing song and dance from the Swing/Jazz age. What our class has to do is research someone from that era and give a little background on them or some background on the time period. The students have already covered some of this with the reports they did for Black History Month. Please have them do some research and decorate a poster with pictures, please make the art portion colorful. This information will line the stairwells and auditorium as decorations during the show. This project is due on Wednesday May 7th, 2008.
Also, at the end of this month is the SFA science fair. Our class is required to do a small science project. I will be sending home information about this after the long weekend. I will give a list of topics to choose from, they will be topics that we've covered in class.
Please remember that the Communion students must be at the parish center at 8:30 am on Friday May 2nd for their retreat day. The Communion mass is at 12:00pm on Sunday May 4th. See you there!
If you have any questions about either assignment please feel free to email me at alejandro@sfabrooklyn.org. I will get back to you promptly.
Week of April 28th-May 2nd
DO NOW: coal, sunlight, globe, gas, save, millions, solar, lumber, climate, planet, recycle, fossil, windmills, fuels, natural, energy, entire, future, model, pollution. All words will be copied, A,B,C order, 3 x each, challenge words defined, and sentences for all words.
ELA: Pure Power! Audio and visual skills, Main idea and details, read an advertisement.
MATH: Naming Fractional parts; page 502.
RELIGION: Discuss First Penance experience. The church prays; chapter 10.
SCIENCE: Continue with mammals and animals.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Continue "Safe Environment Program"
HOMEWORK: Define spelling words 1-15. Practice book pages 177-183. Math book pages R&P 9-2. Science and religion given in class. For the long weekend a science fair project will be given.
*REMINDERS* Thursday May 1st and Friday May 2nd school closed. Communion students must attend a retreat day on Friday May 2nd, further instruction will be given. Spring Show is May 9th. Trip to Queens Symphony Orchestra is May 20th. Field Day is May 23rd. School Closed May 26th. Science Fair on May 28th.
Week of April 21st to April 25th
Monday April 21st- School Closed. Teacher's Professional Day!!
Tuesday April 22nd- Earth Day.
Thursday April 24th- Pizza Sale for grades k-4.
*REMINDERS* Friday we will be having a spelling and science test. I gave out permission slips for a trip, please return them. Tuesday; science assignment is due!!! Be aware that we need chaperones.
Do Now: Spelling Words; won't, you're, I'll, we've, it's, didn't, I'm, we're, don't, you'll, he's, doesn't, she'll, they've, shouldn't. Challenge Words: avoid, brief, frequently, gradual, periods. A, B, C order, 3 x each, sentences for all words, define challenge words. Project TIE work will be done on Friday.
ELA: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. Read aloud and motivate, visual literacy, summarize, reading signs, & judgments and decisions.
MATH: Equal Parts of a Whole page 498. Naming Fractional Parts page 502.
RELIGION: The Church Prays. Chapter 10.
SCIENCE: What Do Animals Need to Live and Grow? Page A40-A47.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Continue the "Safe Environment Program" "Child Lures Prevention" (If you have any questions or concerns about this program please call me at 718- 778-3700 or email me at alejandro@sfabrooklyn.org)
HOMEWORK: Define spelling words 1-15, Phonics book: prepare for collection on Friday, up to page 75. Practice book pages 170-176. Math wkbk pages R&P 9-1, and R&P 9-2, and in class homework given. Religion questions given in class. Science questions given in class. Dear Parents,
Dear Parents,
I am giving this small homework assignment for the long weekend. Please remember that we are closed on Monday, April 21st, 2008.
As part of our science curriculum we are going to be studying mammals. I would like the students to do a compare and contrast of themselves and another mammal. A mammal is an animal with hair or fur, feeds its young with milk, and is warm blooded. Please use a Venn diagram, and include pictures of the student and the mammal.
This project is due on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008.
Do Now: New spelling and challenge words. A, B, C, order, 3x each, defing challenge words, sentences for spelling and challenge words.
ELA: Animal Fact/Animal Fable. Problem Solving, judgements and decisions, summaries, fact or non fact.
MATH: Begin shapes and fractions. Chapters 8 & 9.
SOC STUD: Panama, Jamaica, and Dominican Republic.
SCIENCE: The Life Cycle of Mammals.
HOMEWORK: Given in class!
REMINDERS: Religion test on Friday. Bake Sale on Tuesday. School closed on 4/21. First Penance on 4/26.