4-105 Mrs. Alejandro

1. Walk-a-thon $$ is due. If the class wins the prize for most money brought in they get a pizza/ice cream party!
2. Trip slip and $ are still due for two students in the class. Our trip is 11/4.
3. Math: find out who the people are on the coins and bills that we discussed today.
4. Religion: What was the mission that Jesus left for his Apostles? Did they complete the mission? How do we know?

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Reminders: Send in Walk-a-thon sponsorships. Walk-a-thon is Nov 6th. 11:00 dismissal on 10/30. Trip to Green Meadows Farm is Nov 4th. Science lab/quiz on Thursday.

Do now/spelling: block, brake, crazy, flash, grab, plate, blink, broad, crumble, flood, grand, blind, brisk, flame, plenty. Challenge words: canyons, flowed, grains, handful, peaks.

Ela: the sun, the wind, and the rain. Read aloud and motivate. Develop visual literacy. Compare and contrast. Draw conclusions.

Grammar: singular and plural nouns 39-44.
Phonics: long e 35-38.
Handwriting: h (24-25) & I (26-27.)

Math: Counting money (36-39.) making change (40-41.)

Religion: we learn about the early church. Chapter 5.

Science: continue with simple machines. Lab on Thursday.

Social studies: Child lures program.

Homework: Borough project due Friday! practice pgs 45-51. math r & p 1-12, 1-13. Current events on Thursday. Religion, science and s.s. given in class.

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define 11-15.
practice wkbk pgs 39a, 40, & 41.
Grammar quiz tomorrow!
which theme do you like the best for the Christmas show? angels, gifts, trees, lights, bells, drums, Santa-St. Nicholas (I am quite partial to this idea), Christmas colors, candy canes, wreaths, reindeer, or the star! Please choose and let me know on a piece of paper tomorrow morning.

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Dear Parents:
Every month SFA will be participating in an OUTREACH. This month SFA has decided to collect money to donate to the children in Haiti. The money that we collect will go toward purchasing desks like the one pictured above for their classrooms. This is a one day collection. The money will be due on Friday October 23rd, 2009. We are trying to show the students that we need to help our fellow man, and not always think about ourselves. They can take $1.00 from the allowance or their piggy banks and give it to the less fortunate. As we know education is very important and how uncomfortable those students must be on a daily basis. Friday is the collection day!
Thank you,

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Please sign the sheet about Communion.
Define spelling words 6-10.
Math workbook pages R & P 1-8.
Religion: Why must we take care of others?
Science: What can you use in your house to make a lever? Try it-see if it works!

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I was not here on Moday 10/19 due to private surcumstances. I left work for Mrs. Tessirraro. The homework give was define spelling words 1-5. Practice wkbk pages 36 & 37.

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Reminders: Please have all money and permission slips in for our trip to Green Meadows Farm on Nov 4th. United Nations Day is Oct. 24th. School photos are on 10/22, wear correct uniform. Individual photos are on 10/23. Walk-a-thon sponsorship papers should be worked on. Borough projects are due 10/30.

Spelling/Do Now: open, battle, even, candle, frozen, carrots, silent, bottle, lazy, lettuce, maple, fellow, fifty, flavor, floppy. Challenge words: area, excitement, halfway, heap, & schedule. Copy, a,b,c, order, 3 x each, definitions, sentences.

ELA: City Green. Read aloud and motivate, visual literacy, cause and effect, draw conclusions, context clues, & continue with writing prompt.

Grammar: common and proper nouns, pages 33-38.
Phonics: listen for long a, pages 31-34.
Handwriting: improving handwriting, pages 18-21.

Math: Counting money, pages 36-39. Play the game same amount, different ways (pg 36B.) Use math manipulatives to see how to count money.

Religion: Chapter 4 (we spent a lot of time going over chapter 3.) The church begins. Activity: make a post card telling someone about the Good News.

Social Studies: United Nations Day. Activities.

Science: How can you make work easier? Simple Machines, pages E44-E51.
Homework: Definitions for spelling words, Practice wkbk pages 38-44, math wkbk pages r&p 1-12 and worksheets given in class. Religion: what was the mission that Jesus gave his disciples? What did the disciples hear and see at Pentecost? What is the church? What event changes Saul's life? Science given in class.

Posted by Mrs. Alejandro at 10:24 AM | Permalink

1. 4,621 _____ 4,261
2. 31 ______ 94
3. 861 ______816
4. 324 ______ 324
5. 321,983 _______ 312,983
6. 9,861 _______ 9,681
7. 4,381,400 _______ 5,488,310
8. 342,811 ________ 24
9. 10,001 ________ 10,001
10. 98,742 ________ 10
Please use <, >, or = for the answers!

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Each student is bringing home two copies of maps. They must use their Weekly Reader to help answer the questions.
I am also sending home a copy of the 2010 Dr. Martin Luther King jr Fine Arts and Essay contest. All students are required to participate and send in their entry on November 2nd. It would be a really great day if someone from 3-105 was represented in this contest.
Practice wkbk pgs 34, 35, 36.
Grammar wkbk pgs 25, 26, 27.
10 Math questions given in class. They must be answered <, >, or =.
Please have fun with your family and friends this weekend! I returned the Scholastic book money to Chloe, Thandi, Annie, Christopher, and Madison. Please check their bags. I also would like to apologize for the Current Event situation; as of yesterday only 3 Current Events are suppose to be in. I put 9/24 as a date due, but I had only told everyone about it that day.

Posted by Mrs. Alejandro at 12:51 PM | Permalink

Dear Parents:
I am very disappointed to report that many students are not completing their homework on a nightly basis. Some parents expressed that there is too much homework, so I cut down each night. Event though changes were made, there are still children with no parent signature and incomplete homework. I post the homework on the website; this should not lead to any problems. Homework is worth 20% of your child's grade in each subject and progress reports are coming at the end of this month. Please be aware of this.
alejandro@sfabrooklyn.org or (718)778-3700

Current Events due tomorrow.
Math wkbk R & P 1-6.
Practice wkbk pages 32 & 33.
Religion: What does it mean to "Stay Awake?" If someone that you trust breakes a promise, how does that make you feel? Explain.

Posted by Mrs. Alejandro at 1:57 PM | Permalink

Walk a thon sheets were sent home.
On friday I will be sending home the Scholastic book order money. I made a mistake and it was sent back to me. I will be sending out a new order. SORRY!!
Library day has been switced to Monday @ 12:30.
Define spelling words 1-9.
Grammar book up to page 24.
Phonices book up to page 24.
Practice wkbk up to page 31.
Math wkbk pages R & P 1-7.
I will post the spelling words tomorrow morning. All work will be checked on Friday!

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1. Trip slip and $ due.
2. picture $ due.
3. Current Events due tomorrow.
4. Grammar wkbk pgs 19 & 20.
5. Practice wkbk pgs 25 & 26.
6. Study for Religion and Spelling test tomorrow.
7. 3 day weekend, homework will be given tomorrow!

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1. Who are the three persons in one God?(pg 20) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the truth that God the Son became man? (pg 20) _____________________________________________________________

3. Where was Jesus, and what was He learning about when May and Joseph found him? (pg 23) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Who is someone called to speak to the people? Give an example. (pg 24) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. John the Baptist told people to turn away from sin, and ask for help to live a good life, what is that called? (pg 24) _________________________________________________________________

6. After Jesus was baptized he began his? (pg 24) _________________________________________________________________

7. One who follows Jesus is a? (pg 26) __________________________________

8. One who is sent is? (pg 27) _________________________________________

9. A collection of books about God's love for us is the? (pg 32) ______________

10. The power of God's love active in the world today is? (pg 34) _________________________________________________________________

11. ________________________ is a gift from God the helps us to believe and trust in Him. (pg 36)

12. _______________________ is Jesus nailed to the cross. (pg 38)

13._______________________ is Jesus being raised from the dead. (pg 39)

14. Where is St. Francis from? ____________________________________

15. What did St. Francis love more than anything? ________________________________________________________________

Posted by Mrs. Alejandro at 10:27 AM | Permalink

Homework:
• Picture $ due.
• Trip slip and $ due.
• Answer the science question in your homework notebook. What is one example of how energy can change from one form to another?
• Practice workbook pages 23a, and 24.
• Math copy given in class.

Posted by Mrs. Alejandro at 9:17 AM | Permalink

Homework for 10/6/09
 Picture $ due.
 Trip slip and $ due.
 Define spelling words 6-10 (drew, truth, pool, goose, excuse.)
 Go over last night's math homework and fix any mistakes. (We are having a pop quiz tomorrow.)
 Make sure all pages in Grammar and Phonics workbooks are completed up to page 18.)
 Go over last night's homework. We will have a religion quiz on Friday afternoon, (chapters 1 & 2, and St. Francis and the wolf.)
 Spelling quiz on Friday morning!

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 PICTURE INFORMATION WAS SENT HOME.
 TRIP INFORMATION SENT HOME.
 DEFINE SPELLING WORDS 1-5. MUSIC, BROOM, SOUP, FRUIT, HUGE.
 MATH WORKBOOK PAGES R & P 1-5.
 RELIGION: IN THE STORY OF ST. FRANCIS AND THE WOLF, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT THE WOLF WAS SO FIERCE AND WILD? DO YOU THINK THAT FRANCIS WAS JUST AS AFRAID AS EVERYONE ELSE IN TOWN? WHY OR WHY NOT? WHAT WAS THE DEAL THAT FRANCIS MADE WITH THE WOLF?
 PRACTICE WORKBOOK ALL PAGES UP TP PAGE 21 MUST BE COMPLETED BY TOMORROW (10/6) FOR FULL CREDIT.

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Do Now/Spelling: music, broom, soup, fruit, huge, drew, truth, pool, goose, excuse, dew, juice, crew, group, produce. Challenge Words: ceiling, eager, including, scene, section. Please copy, 3x each, define challenge words, sentences for all words.

ELA: Max Malone: read aloud and motivate, visual literacy, story questions, problem and solution, story elements. Writing prompt: Have you ever done something nice for a relative or friend?

Grammar: Predicates, predicates to complete sentences, using quotation marks. (pages 19-24.)

Phonics: Listen for Diagraphs (pgs 20-24.) Review (pgs25-28.)

Handwriting: E (pgs 14 & 15.) F (pgs 16 & 17.)

Math: Comparing numbers, number lines,( pgs 18-21.) Ordering numbers (pages 22-23.) Number patterns, even and odd numbers (pages 24-27.)

Religion: Feast of St. Francis. Go to church on day this week to see the mural of St. Francis. Chapter 3 Christ will come again.

Social Studies: Continue with the Five Boroughs.

Science: What causes changes in motion? (pages e24-e31.)

Homework: grammar and phonics will be given. Practice pages 22-28. Math workbook r & p 1-7, 1-8, 1-9. Religion and Science will be give nightly. Thursday is current event night.

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This weekend St. Francis of Assisi school will be concluding our Centenial Celebration! There will be a 12:30 mass and a lunchon to follow. The cost of a ticket is $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for chilren younger then high school age. There is no written homework for this weekend, go out and have fun with family and friends. There is still plenty to do, Central Park has the changing leaves, there is still plenty of apple and pumpkin picking available. Next weekend is a long weekend. School is closed on Monday Oct. 12th due to Colombus Day Observance. There will be homework. I will be absent on Tuesday Oct. 13th due to a family obligation. I will be leaving plenty of work for the substitute teacher, and there will be homework that night. We will be going on a trip on November 4th, be on the look out for permission slips. The cost of the trip is $9.00.

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