4-105 Mrs. Alejandro

Reminders: Re-registration forms should have been into SFA to hold a spot for your child. Please sign and return conference papers; first come-first serve! Science project due on 3/3. HSA meeting on 3/4, at 6:15pm. School closed on 3/6 for teacher meeting. Communion meeting on Sun 3/15.

Do Now/ Spelling: everything, sometimes, outside, someone, anything, without, sidewalk, afternoon, playground, newspaper, notebook, basketball, barnyard, cardboard, fingernails. Challenge Words: adult, calm, feast, mammal, & swallow. {abc order, 3 times each, definitions, sentences.}
Project TIE: Adjectives
Grammar: Irregular Verbs [Pages 115-120.]
Phonics: Silent Letters [Pages 81-84.]
Handwriting: Qq [pages 52 & 53.]
ELA: Big Blue Whale. Develop audio and visual literacy, vocabulary, story questions, form generalizations, author's purpose and point of view, & figurative language.
Math: 3 as a factor [pages 316-317.] 4 as a factor [pages 318-319.] We will play the flash card game for a prize.
Religion: Journey With Jesus video and activities. Chapter 15 [We Celebrate the Sacraments.] Begin the Act of Contrition for Penance. Individual meetings with students to quiz them on their prayers.
Science: Begin to go over the marine mammal projects!
Social Studies: Woman's History Month. Discussion on important women in history.
Homework: Define spelling words, practice wkbk pages 133-139, math wkbk pages R & P 6-1, and 6-2. All other homework will be given in class. Thursday is current events night; ALWAYS on Barack Obama.

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Homework for 2/25
1. Study for religion exam on Friday. Chapter 11, info given on 2/24.
2. Library on 2/26.
3. Science Project due 3/3.
4. Handwriting wkbk due on Friday.
5. Take home reading textbook and read Cactus Hotel.
6. Practice wkbk pages 127a, 128, & 129.
7. Math wkbk pages R & P 5-10.

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1.Go get ashes. Check when your church will be distributing ashes.
2. Loujerry and Annie owe BHR.
3. Science project due 3/3/09.
4. Religion exam on 2/27. Study guide given in class today.
5. Handwriting wkbk collected on 2/27.
6. Religion: Read pages 231-235. How can YOU grow in faith during Lent?
7. Grammar wkbk pages 109-111.
8. Define spelling words 6-10.

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Homework for 2/23/09

1. Define spelling words 1-5.
2. Practice wkbk pages 126 & 127.
3. Math: What is the pattern that we see in the 9 times table? Write a multiplication sentence for these answers..............50, 35, 25, 16, and 4.
4. Religion: How did the early Christians lead their lives? How can you show that you are a true follower of Jesus?
5. Phonics wkbk pages 77 & 78.
-BHR will have -5 for everyday it is late. Krystal, Annie, Loujerry, Atianah, & Brishwanna owe this project.
-Science project is due 3/3/09.
-Handwriting wkbk will be due on Friday.
-Religion exam on Friday.

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Week of February 23rd-27th.

Reminders: Welcome back to school!! BHR are due today. Science projects are due on 3/3. 2/25 begins the season of Lent, we will go to church. Friday we will have a religion test.

Spelling/ Do Now: woman, tall, cookie, bought, song, pulls, cause, always, wolf, fought, across, sugar, saucer, often, footprint. Challenge Words: discovered, insects, remains, tough, treat. ABC order, 3 x each, definitions, sentences. Project Tie: abbreviations.

ELA: Cactus Hotel. Audio and visual skills, cause and effect, vocabulary, sequence of events, and suffixes.

Grammar: Helping verbs and Writing Book Titles (pages 109-114.)
Phonics: R-Controlled Vowels (pages 77-80.) Silent Letters (pages 81-84.)
Handwriting:

Math: 9 as a factor (pages 288-291.) Review all of the times tales that we have learned already.

Religion: Finish Chapter 11; The Parish is Our Home (Chapter 11 review will be Friday's exam.) Chapter 20; Lent (pages 231-236.)

Science: How do animals get air and water? Pages A 42-43. How do animals get shelter? Page A 44.

Social Studies: Hear our Black History Reports.

Homework: Define spelling words, finish any project tie that we did not get to in class. Practice wkbk pages 126-132. Math wkbk pages R & P 5-10, and any work given in class. All other subjects will be given in class. Thursday will be current events night, ALWAYS on Barack Obama!!!

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February Break Homework
February 13th, 2009
Due Date for the Black History Report is 2/23/09
Due Date for the Science Project is 3/3/09

Dear Parents and Students:

During the month of March the Third Grade will be visiting the New York Aquarium. We will be taking place in an educational workshop called Marine Mammals. This workshop will teach the students how marine mammals thrive in this harsh environment. We will discover the adaptations for moving, feeding, and breeding. All of this fits into our science curriculum for the second trimester.
Over the February break we are asking for the students to look up a marine mammal and give some general information in a 1 to 2 page report, including pictures. This MUST be in your child's handwriting, and not directly copied from the internet. Have them summarize what they have read.
This project, along with what we do at the aquarium will [hopefully] be what the third graders submit for this years Science Fair in May. If your child does not complete this part of the assignment they will not be allowed to join us on the trip. This workshop is a progression throughout the next three months; all parts must be completed to receive the whole science grade.
We are confident that you will make your child's education first and foremost in their lives as well as yours. This project is due on Wednesday March 3rd, 2009. As well as the Black History Report which is due on Monday February 23rd, 2009.
*****Remember that the $90.00 is due for Communion fees. The next meeting is Sunday March 15th.*****

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