grade: 2 Math and Science week of 01-07-13

I. click to view:  Math Lessons
     a) test/quiz
     b) homework:
1. Monday:  workbook p. 11-12

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grade: 3 Math and Science week of 01-07-13

I. click to view:  Math Lessons
   a) test/quiz
   b) homework:
1. Monday:  workbook p. 43 on graph paper or loose-leaf.
2. Tuesday: home links workbook p. 91 multiplication and division fact family on loose-leaf or garph paper.

II. click to view:  Science Lessons
  a) test/quiz
  b) homework:

grade: 4 math and science week of 01-07-13

I. click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: skills link workbook p. 14 #1-3, 8-12, 16-19


II. click to view:  Science lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:


1. Wednesday:  read textbook p. d34 and answer the following questions on loose-leaf.

a) How do oceans change the coastline?

b) what is erosion?

Christmas break homework!!!!

Grade: 4

• Math:  skills link workbook pg. 7 # 27-56,  pg. 19 # 1-20

Grade: 3

• Math:  home links workbook p. 13 #2-7, p. 19 #1-7, p. 77 and 81

Grade: 2

• Math: workbook pages: 9-10, 15-16 and 17-18

Christmas Party!!

Dear parents,

   The fourth grade will be having a pizza party this Friday to celebrate the holiday season of Christmas.
The students have agreed to bring "goodies" for snacks.  We also agreed in each to provide $5.00 to go toward purchasing the main dish PIZZA from dominoes.  Furthermore, the children are permitted to dress up for the occasion, preferably in the seasonal colors ( no jeans please). Thank you very much.

Mr. Badia

grade: 2 Math and Science week of 12-1712

I.  click to view:  Math Lessons
a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: workbook p. 9
2. Wednesday:  worksheet p. 204 subtraction with regrouping

II. click to view: Science Lessons
a) test/quiz:
b) homework:
1. Monday: worksheets on planets #211 and 212.

grade: 3 Math and Science week of 12-17-12

I. click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz:
b) homework:
1. Monday: workbook p. 27 #6-12 and 17; p. 28 # 6-13 and 17 loose-leaf or graph paper.
2. Wednesday: workbook p. 37 # 1-14 on graph paper or loose-leaf


II. click to view:  Science Lesssons
a) test/quiz
b) homework
1. Monday: worksheet p. 305

grade: 4 math and science week of 12-17-12

I. click to view:  Math lessons

a) test/quiz: Monday 12/17 and Friday 12/21
b) homework:
1. Monday: skills link workbook p. 11 #7-26 on loose-leaf or graph paper.
2. Wednesday: skills link workbook p. 24 problem set 2 # 16-30

II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz: Thursday, 12/20
b) homework:
1. Monday: science workbook p. 184 on loose-leaf.

grade: 2 math and science week of 12-09-12

I.  click to view:  Math Lessons
a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday:  workbook p. 50
2. Tuesday: worksheet from workbook p. 43
3. Wednesday: workbook p. 47

II. click to view:  Science Lessons
a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: workbook p. 199 and 200 on loose-leaf answers only.

grade: 3 math and science 12-09-12

I.  click to view:  Math Lessons
a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: home links workbook pgs. 79 and 89 on graph paper.
2. Tuesday: home links workbook p. 93 # 3 and 4 on graph paper.
3. Wednesday: from previous nights homework break apart or decompose your arrays and write a multiplication sentence for each part of the array.

II. click to view:  Science Lessons
a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: worksheet energy changing forms.

grade: 4 math and science 12-09-12

I.  click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: practice workbook, p. 12 #7 on graph paper or loose-leaf.
2. Tuesday: practice workbook p. 4 #5-16 on loose-leaf or graph paper.
3. Wednesday: practice workbook p. 10 # 1-2 and 8-14 on graph paper or loose-leaf.

II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: water cycle worksheets
2. Wednesday: continue writing your drafts for essay on water and the water cycle.

grade: 2 Math and Science week of 12-3-12

I. click to view:  Math Lessons
a) test/quiz
b) homework
1. Wednesday: workbook p. 44


II. click to view: Science Lessons
a) test/quiz:: Thursday, 12/6.  The Earth and Moon Cycles
b) homework:

grade: 3 Math and Science week of 12-3-12

I.  click to view:  Math Lessons
a) test/quiz
b) homework::
1. Wednesday: p. 36 #1-6 on loose-leaf or graph paper.


II. click to view:  Science Lessons
a) test/quiz: Thursday: 12/6,  Different forms of energy
b) homework:

grade: 4 Math and Science week of 12-3-12

I. click to view: Math Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework::
1. Wednesday: workbook p. 34 #1-3, 10-12 and 22.
2. Thursday: practice set workbook p. 7 #12-26 on loose-leaf or graph paper.

II. click to view: Science Lessons

a) test/quiz: Thursday, 12/6.  How does earth recycle water?
b) homework:
1. Thursday: finish diagram of water cycle due Tuesday 12/11

grade: 2 Math and Science week of 11-19-12

I. click to view;  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Wednesday: workbook p. 29 and 32


II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:

grade: 4 Math and Science week of 11-19-12

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grade: 3 Math and Science week of 11-19-12

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grade: 4 Math and Science week of 10-22-15

I. click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz:  Unit 1 exam on Wednesday
b) homework:

1. Monday:  You need to put a fence around an area of 24 square units. Draw as many rectangles you can that have an area of 24 square units then find the perimeter for each. If the fence cost is $5 for each square unit, which rectangle would cost the most? in notebook.

II. click to view: Science Lessons

a) test/quiz:  Unit 1 and 2 on Friday
b) homework:

grade: 3 Math and Science week of 10-22-12

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Grade: 2 Math and Science week of 10-22-15

I. click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz:  Math Unit 1 on Wednesday, 10/24
b) Homework:

1) Monday: workbook p. 8 # 1-10 adding three addends


II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz:  Unit 1 and 2 on Friday, 10/27.
b) homework:

grade: 4 Math and Science week of 10-15-12

I.  click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: progress in math workbook p. 120 #2, 4, and 7. Draw polygons and label all sides with their measurements and find their perimeter on graph paper.

2. Wednesday: progress in math workbook p. 120 #1, 3, 6, and 8


II.  click to view: Science Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Wednesday: workbook p. 212 on loose-leaf

grade: 3 Math and Science week of 10-15-12

I. click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: workbook p. 14 #13 and p. 49 #4-6. on graph paper.
2. Wednesday: workbook p. 49 # 7,8, and 9.


II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:

grade: 2 Math and Science week of 10-15-12

I.  click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz: none this week due to ITBS testing
b) homework:
1. Monday: workbook p. 1 and 2


II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz: none this week due to ITBS testing
b) homework:

Grade: 2 Math and Science week of 10-08-12

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Grade: 3 Math and Science week of 10-08-12

I. click to view:  MATH LESSONS

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b) homework

grade: 4 Math and Science week of 10-08-12

I. click to view:  MATH LESSONS

a) test/quiz
b) homework:


II. click to view:  SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Wednesday: Atmosphere booklet: color pages 1-4 and use information to write a summary of the weather and the atmosphere in notebook.

Grade: 4 Math and Science week of 10-2-12

I. click to view:   Math Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: addition/subtraction map worksheets. subtraction worksheet only #1-2
2. Wednesday: (E. D./purple) workbook p. 38 #1 and 6, p. 44 #5 and 6. Identify the parts and the whole using a remainder organizer and cluster organizer.


II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:

Grade: 3 Math and Science week of 10-2-12

I. click to view: Math Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday:  worksheet: using base ten models to subtract 3-digit numbers.
2. Wednesday: workbook p. 11 # 19 and 20, p. 13 #16 and 17. on Loose-leaf.


II. click to view: Science Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Wednesday: How do plants communicate or respond to their environment? copy and answer on loose-leaf.

Grade: 2 Math and Science week of 10-1-12

I. click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz:
b) homework:
1. Monday; worksheet: representing numbers in short word and standard form
2. Wednesday: write the following numbers in word form and expanded form on loose-leaf.

• 537
• 802
• 5,673

II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday:  complete food diary worksheet. Students will list the meals they have eaten for two days.

grade: 2 Math and Science 9-24-12

I.  click to view;  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz: What strategies can be used to continue number sequencing? Tuesday, 10/2
b) homework:
1. Monday: workbook p . 3


II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz: How can the food pyramid help us eat healthier? Monday, 10/1
b) homework:
1. Wednesday: Make a list of the foods you eat at every meal.Tell which food group each food is in.

grade: 3 Math and Science 9-24-12

I.  click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz: How is subtraction and addition related? on Tuesday, 10/2
b) homework:
1. Wednesday: workbook p. 3 #5-8 and p. 11 #3,4 and 9 on loose-leaf or graph paper.


II. click to view:   Science Lessons

a) test/quiz: How do you know plants are living things?? on Monday, 10/1
b) homework:

grade: 4 Math and Science 9-24-12

I. click to view:  Math Lessons

a) test/quiz: Using place value to round numbers less than one million. Tuesday, 10/2.
b) homework:
1. Wednesday:  Everyday mathematics (purple) workbook p. 113 problem #1 and question #2


II. click to view: Science Lessons

a) test/quiz:  Why does our planet Earth have weather? How does the sun affect the air,water and land on earth? Monday, 10/1

b) homework:

Grade: 4 Math and Science 9-17-12

I. click to view: Math Lessons

a) test/quiz: Monday, 9/17 place value through millions
b) homework
1. Wednesday: workbook p. 8, # 1-3, 22-24, 25, 27

II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz
b) homework:
1. Monday: Define natural event.  Make a list of at least three natural events. Loose-leaf.
2. Wednesday: write a weather report comparing today's weather  and yesterdays rain storm. Loose-leaf. Then based on your observations generate a question that you would want to find out more about.

Grade: 3 Math and Science 9-17-12

I. click to view:   Math Lessons

a) test/quiz:  Monday, 9/17.  place value and rounding three-digit numbers
b) homework:

1. Monday: workbook p. 2 #10-17 and p. 3 #9-10
2. Wednesday: workbook p. 11 #3-4, 13-14, 17-18

II. click to view:  Science Lessons

a) test/quiz:
b) homework:
1. Wednesday:  Copy and answer the following questions on loose-leaf.
                       a) What are some things scientist do to learn more about the world?
                       b) Why is it important for scientists to communicate?

Grade: 2 Math and Science 9-17-12

I click to view:   Math Lessons

a) test/quiz:    Monday, 9/17: place value of three digit numbers
b) homework:
1. Monday: workbook p. 101

II. click to view:  Science lessons

a) test/quiz:
b) homework:
1. Wednesday:  1. Why is it important to be healthy?
                  2. What are some things you can do to be healthier? answer these questions on loose-leaf.

Grade: 2 Math and Science week of 9-10-12

I. click to view:   MATH LESSONS

a) Test/quiz:  How does moving the same number to a different place in a multi-digit whole number change its value? On Monday, 9/17.
b) Homework:

1. Monday:  workbook p. 98
2. Wednesday: workbook pg. 100


II. click to view:    SCIENCE LESSONS

a) Test/quiz: a) What is a scientist? b) What is the adventure of science all about? On Friday, 9/21 (rescheduled)
b) homework:

Grade: 2 math week of 6-11-12

I. Math Lessons

a) Test/quiz:

b) homework

Grade: 3 Math and Science week of 6-11-12

I.  MATH LESSONS

a) test/quiz:
b) homework: 

• Monday:  workbook pages 133 #1-6 and 134 #8-13

II.  SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test/quiz:
b) homework:

Grade: 4 Math and Science week of 6-11-12

I.  MATH LESSONS

a) test/quiz:
b) homework.

• Monday: workbook p. 106 #1-3 and #7-12. Graph paper or loose-leaf.

II.  SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test/quiz

b) homework:

Math and Science Final Exam!!!

• The Science Final Exam will be held on Monday, June 4.  Grade: 4 will take part I of the New York State Exam.

• The Math Final Exam will be rescheduled for June 13, 2012.

Grade: 4 Math Final exam review

Grade: 4
Math final Review
Vocabulary: -place value -standard form -expanded form -word form -period -digit -estimate -front-end -estimation -compare -change/making change -round -Properties of addition and multiplication: -commutative -associative -one/identity -zero -distributive -addends -missing addends -related facts -sum -difference -compatible numbers -product -factors -array -partial products -elapsed time -a.m -p.m. -compensation -half-way -Fraction -numerator -denominator -greatest common factor -least common multiple/denominator -lowest term/simplest form -equivalent fractions -mixed number -improper fraction -justify -analyze

I. Fraction Concepts (Chapter 8)
* Writing and identifying fractions
* Equivalent fractions
* Greatest Common Factor
* Lowest Term/simplest form
* Comparing and ordering
* estimating fractions

II. Fractions: addition and subtraction (Chapter 9)
• Adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators
• Renaming improper fractions and mixed numbers
• Adding/subtracting mixed numbers
• Find the least common multiple/denominator
• Find parts of numbers

III. Chapter 11
• Calculating perimeter, area, and volume

IV. Chapter 3 (addition/subtraction)
* Front-end estimation
* Adding/subtracting three-five digit numbers

V. Chapter 4 (multiplication)
• Missing factors
• Estimating products
• Multiplying four digits by one digit factors

VI. Chapter 5 (division)
• Dividing one-three digits by one digit.

VII chapter 8 geometry
* lines
* angles
* polygons/plane figures/solid figures

Grade: 2 Math final review

The Math Final Exam is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6.
2nd Math
Final Exam Review 2012

•  MATH:

1. Chapter 5: Addition two digit numbers (pages 181-206)
Vocabulary:
• addition sentence
• digit
• regroup
• estimate
• round

2. Chapter 6: Subtraction two digit numbers (pages 213-231)
Vocabulary:
• whole
• related fact
• fact family

3. Chapter 7: Geometry (pages 247 - 275)
Vocabulary:
• solid figure vertex
• flat surface plane figure
• face angle
• edge
• pentagon Congruent

4. Chapter 4: Money and Time (pages 141-163 )
Vocabulary:
• half-dollar elapsed time
• Second quarter-hour
• week one dollar
• month change
• year equal amounts

5. Chapter 9: Place value to 1000 (pages 347 – 379)
Vocabulary:
• 3-digit number hundred flat
• ten rod place-value chart
• ones unit

6. Chapter 10: Multiplication only (pages 371-385)
Vocabulary:
• Multiply /Multiplication
• Factor
• Product
• Repeated addition

Grade: 3 Math and Science final review

Introduction to problem solving, text pgs. 24-30
-Draw a picture -Hidden information -Guess and Test -Make a Table -Find a Pattern
-Extra Information -Use Simpler Number

Chapter 12: Fractions
Vocabulary: fraction -denominator -numerator -equal parts -
-part of a number
Topics:
* Reading/writing/identifying fractions
* Find part of a number

 Chapter 9: Geometry pp. 290-292
A. Vocabulary: fact family / polygon / triangle/ square/ rectangle/ pentagon/ hexagon circle/ quadrilateral/ line segment/ ray/ parallel lines/ intersecting lines/ angle/ right angle/ congruent figures/ similar figures/ line of symmetry/ slide/ flip/ turn/ face/ edge/ cylinder/ sphere/ cone/ perimeter/ acute angle/ obtuse angle

 Chapter 4: Multiplication concepts and facts pp. 134-162
A. Vocabulary: front-end estimation/ round/ multiple

 Chapter 8: Multiplication and Division Facts pp. 254-288
A. Vocabulary: factor / product/ array/ area/ fact family

 Chapter 10: Multiplication pp. 321-328
A. Vocabulary: factors/ multiplication/ product/ array/ missing factor/ associative property identity property/ commutative property/ zero property

 Chapter 5: Division concepts and facts pp. 163-188

Chapter 11: Division pp. 347-352
Vocabulary: divide/ dividend / divisor/ quotient / related facts / remainder.


SCIENCE:

Unit-F: Looking at Matter and Energy
Chapter 11: Matter
Vocabulary: - matter -property -volume -mass -solid -liquid -gas -physical change
-mixture- solution -metal - element -atom -compound -chemical change
-scientific method - observe -question -hypothesis -experiment -conclusion
-infer -predict -classify - communicate

Lesson 1: Properties of Matter, pgs. f4-f11
-How can you tell which objects take up more space?
-How can matter be described?
-How do you measure mass and volume?
-Conclude, why a bowling ball has more mass than a beach ball?
-How are mass and weight related?

Lesson 2: Comparing, Solids, Liquids, and Gases (pgs. f12-f23)
-How can you classify matter?
-How do solids, liquids, and gases compare?
-What are the three states of matter? -
-Describe the patterns of particles in each state of matter?
-Describe how can matter change? (physical/chemical)
-How can different matter be mixed together?
-Compare mixtures and solutions.

lesson 3: Building Blocks of Matter.
-What do magnets attract? -How can you describe metals?
-Why are elements the building blocks of matter?
-What is the periodic table?
-What happens when elements join together?
-How do chemical and physical changes compare?

 Unit: A
Chapter 1: Plants pp. A2-A35
A. Lessons:
• How Living things are alike?
• The Needs of Plants.
• The Life Cycle of a Plant.
B. Vocabulary: Organism / reproduction/ environment/ respond/ cell/ mineral/ root / stem/ leaf/ energy/ oxygen/ life cycle/

 Chapter 2: Animals pp. A38-A75
A. Lessons:
• What are the needs of animals?
• How do animals grow?
• Kinds of animals.
B. Vocabulary: shelter/ migrate/ hibernate/ metamorphosis

Unit-B
 Chapter 3: Relationships Among Living Things
A: Lessons:

• Roles for plants and animals p. B24-B33

Chapter 4: Ecosystems in balance

A: Lessons

• Adaptations for Survival

Final exam review questions:

1. A.What do plants need from the environment to grow?
B. How do plants respond to the environment? Give two examples.

2. A. What are the needs of animals?
B. How do animals meet their needs?
C. How do living things survive through changes in their environments?
D. Describe and give examples of physical and behavioral adaptations?

3. A. Why are bees attracted to flowers?
B. How do they help plants reproduce?

4. a. What makes up matter?
b. How can matter be described?
c. compare/contrast particles of matter in each state of matter.

5. a. How can matter be classified?
b.  What are elements?
c. How are elements related to matter?
d. What happens when elements join together?

6. a. what are predators and prey?
b. what similar roles do scavengers and decomposers play in a food chain?

Vocabulary words week of May 14, 2012

1.  romp:   to play
2.  appoint:    to choose
3.  jittery:    nervous or physically shaky
4.  glee:    delight
5.  pledge:   a promise
6.  startle:   to surprise someone or something
7.  grief:    sadness or sorrow
8.  vessel:  a kind of ship
9.  sweltering:   very hot
10.  triumph:  victory or success
11.  unfurl:   to unfold
12.  thaws:  to melt
13.  din:  a loud noise
14.  eerie:   strange
15.  garment:  something you wear.
16.  chide:  to scold
17.  vast:  great
18.  trophy:   a prize
19.  nimble:  to be quick
20.  fret:  to worry about something

Vocabulary words week of 4-23-12

1.Hexagon- a figure with six sides and six angles

2.Octagon- a figure with eight sides and eight angles

3.Pentagon- a figure with five sides and five angles

4.Rectangle- a figure with four sides and four angles

5.Triangle- a figure with three sides and three angles

6.Desert -1. a dry sandy land that gets little rain 2. to abandon someone or something

7.Environment- all of the natural world of land sea and air

8.3Grasslands-large open areas of grass, such as pasture or prairie

9.Habitat- the natural home of a group of plants and animals

10.Wetland- land where there is a lot of moisture in the soil, such as marshes and swamps

11.Comet- a bright object made up ice, gas, and dust with a long tail of light

12.Galaxy- a large group of stars and planets

13.Orbit- to travel in a circle around a planet or sun

14.Planet- one of eight heavenly bodies that circles the sun

15.Universe- everything that exists in space

16.Ancestors- a member of a family who lived a long time ago

17.Contribution- something that is given

18.Culture- the arts, beliefs, and customs of a group of people

19.Newcomer- someone who has come to a new place

20.Tradition- Something passed down, especially a custom, ideas, or belief

grade: 4 Math and Science 4-23-12

I. click to view:  MATH LESSONS

a) test/quiz:  N. Y. S. math exam begins Tuesday (4/24) and ends Thursday (4/26). Test will begin at 8:30 am on each of the three days. We strongly advise that each child gets proper rest and nutrition especially breakfast.

b) homework:


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Grade: 3 Math and Science 4-23-12

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grade: 2 math 4-23-12

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a) test/quiz:  Fraction Concepts chapter 7. rescheduled for May 1.
b) homework:

vocabulary words week of 4-16-12

1. upside - the top side; an advantage or good part of doing or having something
2. downside - the lower side; a disadvantage or drawback, not good
3. sidewalk - a paved path along the side of a street
4. sidespin - a turning mootion that spins a ball sideways
5. sidelines - area outside the borders of the playing field; activities other than a person's regular job
6. sidewinder -a small rattlesnake that moves in a sideways, looping motion
7. sidebar - a short news story that is printed alongside a longer story
8. sidesplitting - extremely funny
9. sidestep - to step to one side; to get out of the way
10. sidetrack - to move or distract someone from what he or she is doing
11. asleep - in a state of sleep
12. sleepy - feeling like sleeping or ready to sleep; drowsy
13. sleepiness - the state of being drowsy or ready to go to sleep
14. sleepless - not able to sleep
15. sleeplessness - the state of not being able to sleep
16. sleepwear - clothing worn to sleep
17. sleepyhead - a person who feels tired and ready to go to sleep
18. sleepover - an event where one or more people sleep at another person's home
19. sleepwalk - to walk in your sleep
20. sleepwalker - a person who walks in his or her sleep

Grade: 4 math and Science 4-16-12

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grade: 3 math and science 4-16-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test/quiz

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: workbook p. 60 graph paper/loose-leaf

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test/quiz

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: students are to collect two or three samples of metal objects and permanent magnets to bring to class on Friday. Please be sure there are no sharp metal objects. Coins, cans, hair pins, even small toys like cars or airplanes will suffice.

grade: 2 Math 4-16-12

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a) test/quiz

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: workbook p. 96

Grade: 4 math and Science 3-26-12

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a) test

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: workbook p. 90 #13-22 on graph paper.

2. Thursday: set of three worksheets. Due Tuesday, April 17th

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test: classifying organisms. Tuesday, 3/27

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: workbook p. 19 Fossil layers. copy diagram, answers only. Loose-leaf.

grade: 3 math and science 3-26-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: workbook p. 90 #5-14 and p. 96 #1-7 on graph paper.

2. Thursday: set of 4 review worksheets. Due Tuesday, April 17th

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test: classifying matter. Tuesday, 3/27

b) homework:

Grade: 2 Math 3-26-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Monday: workbook p. 90 and 91

2. Wednesday: workbook p. 92 and 93

3. Thursday: workbook pages: 47-48, 67-68, and 113-114. Due Tuesday, April 17th

Grade: 4 math and Science 03-19-12

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a) test: classifying living things on Tuesday, 3/20.

b) homework:

1. Monday: workbook p. 13 and 14 answers in sentence form in notebook.

grade: 3 math and science 03-19-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test: classifying matter, Tuesday, 3/20.

b) homework:

grade: 2 Math 03-19-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

Grade: 4 math and Science 03-12-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test/quiz: identifying fractions and equivalent fractions. Thursday, 3/14

b) homework:

1. Monday: equivalent fraction worksheets

2. Wednesday: equivalent fraction worksheets #130 and 131

3. Thursday: workbook p. 90 #1-12 and 22, due Tuesday 3/20 on graph paper.

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test/quiz: classifying organisms. Tuesday, 3/20

b) homework:

1. Monday: complete three coloring sheets.

• Summarize by writing main idea for each sheet on loose-leaf.

2. Thursday: workbook p. 11, questions and answers in notebook, due Monday 3/19

grade: 3 math and science 03-12-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test/quiz: division concepts and facts, Thursday, 3/15.

b) homework:

1. Monday: finish class worksheet and workbook p. 56 #7-18, on graph or loose-leaf

2. Wednesday: division strategies and fact family worksheets

3. Thursday: writing division sentences worksheet. Due Tuesday, 3/20

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test/quiz: classifying matter, Tuesday, 3/20.

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: lab activity workbook p. 160 drawing conclusions questions 1 and 2 in notebook.

2. Thursday: textbook p. F21 questions 1,2, and 4 on loose-leaf. Due Monday, 3/19

grade: 2 Math 03-12-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Monday: workbook p. 21 and 22

Grade: 4 math and Science 3-5-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework;

1. Wednesday: fractional parts worksheets (2). circle the fractions that equal half.

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: Copy and answer the following questions on loose-leaf:

a) Is a virus a living thing? Explain why or why not?

b) How do organisms get viruses?

c) What happens once a virus is inside a cell?

d) How is a virus and bacteria alike and different?

grade: 3 math and science 3-5-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: math workbook p. 55 #4-9 and 56 #1-6

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

grade: 2 Math 3-5-12

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a) test:

b) homework:

1. Monday:

2. Wednesday:

• reviewing expanded form, workbook pages 17-20

Vocabulary words week of 3-5-12

1. discovery: something that is found out or learned about for the first time

2. irreplaceable: not able to be replaced

3. newly: very recently; lately

4. recover: to cover again; to get better after being sick

5. recovery: the act of finding something that has been lost; coming back to health after sickness

6. rediscover: to find again

7. renew: to make new again; to begin again

8. renewal: the act of making new or beginning

9. replacement: the act of putting back

10. undiscovered: not found; not known

11. armchair: a comfortable chair that lets you rest your arms

12. armload: an amount or load that can be carried in one arm

13. soundproof: something that can keep sound out

14. tabletop: the top of a table

15. waterfall: a stream of water that you see fall from a high place

16. waterproof: something that can keep water out or is proof of water

17. workforce: a group or force of people that do do work

18. workroom: a room where work is done

19. workshop: a room, shed, or shop where work such as making things or fixing things is done

20. worktable: a table on which you can work with tools

Grade: 4 math and Science 2-27-12

Homework:

MATH:

1. Wednesday: workbook p. 56 #6-12, on graph paper.

SCIENCE:

1. Wednesday: textbook p. a17 (read and answer question. Is a virus a living thing or not? explain.) on loose-leaf

grade: 3 math and science 2-27-12

Homework:

Math:

1. Wednesday: solve the following problem on graph paper or loose-leaf.

Twenty stickers are shared equally among 6 friends.

How many stickers does each receive?

Are they able to share all the stickers?

Draw a picture and explain your answer in writing.

Grade: 2 Math 2-27-12

Homework:

1. Wednesday: textbook p. 261 ( lines of symmetry)

Vocabulary words week of 2-27-12

Misplace: to place something somewhere and then forget where you placed it.

Mistrust: to feel a lack of trust in someone.

Prepaid: paid for or bought ahead of time.

Preview: something you see ahead of time.

Unfamiliar: not well known or easy to recognize.

mistreat: to act badly towards someone or something.

misunderstood: to not understand correctly.

preschool: a school children go to before starting elementary school.

unannounced: not names or told ahead of time.

unimportant: not of value or to be taken seriously.

acceptable: capable of being accepted.

dependable: able to be depended on.

enjoyable:being a source of pleassure.

gentleness: kindness, tenderness or softness.

laziness: the feeling you have when you dont want to do anything or do much.

likable: easy to like.

responsible: able to be trusted.

sensible: having the quality of someone who thinks carefully and doesnt do silly or danferous things.

swiftness: the state of being very quick or fast.

valuable: worth a lot of money. treasured by someone or is important to someone.

Grade: 4 math and Science 2-27-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test:

b) homework:

1. Monday: workbook p. 33, on graph paper

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Monday: workbook p. 3 on loose-leaf

grade: 3 math and science 2-27-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Monday: workbook p. 55 #1-6, on graph paper

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test:

b) homework:

1. Monday: textbook p. F15, particles of matter diagram, answer diagram questions 1 and 2 on loose-leaf.

Grade: 2 Math 2-27-12

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Grade: 4 math and Science 2-23-12

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a) test: UNIT-3, chapter 5. Division concepts and facts. on Friday, 2/24

b) homework:

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test: UNIT-3 ( cells in living things), Tuesday, 2/22.

b) homework:

1. Tuesday: workbook p. 9

grade: 3 math and science 2-23-12

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a) test: Unit-3 multiplication concepts and properties. on Friday 2/24

b) homework:

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a) test: unit-3 (properties of matter) Wednesday, 2/22.

b) homework:

Grade: 2 Math 2-21-12

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a) test: Unit-3, Friday 2/24

b) homework:

Unit test week..

Grades 3 and 4 Science unit-3 test will be administered on Wednesday 2/22. Math unit-3 will be administered on Friday, 2/24.

I. Science:

• grade 3 unit-3 is composed of: properties of matter chapter 11.
• grade 4 unit -3 is composed of : Cells in living things, chapter 1

II. Math:

• grade: 2 geometry and addition/subtraction, chapter 2 and 7
• grade: 3 multiplication properties and facts, chapter 4
• grade: 4 division concepts, chapter 5

Vocabulary words week of 2-13-12

1.Brilliant- 1. very smart 2. shining very brightly

2.Fork- an instrument with prong used for eating

3.Handle- 1.the part used to carry something or 2. to deal with someone or something

4.Hide- 1. to keep something secret or 2.hidden or the skin of a animal

5.Lean- 1. slim and muscular with little fat 2. to bend over or rest against something.

6.Mean- not kind or nice

7.Mine- a place beneath the ground where minerals are dug up

8.Present- 1. a gift or 2. the time that is happening now

9.Press- 1. the news media and the people who reports the news or 2. to push firmly

10.Yard- 1. unit of length equal to three feet 2. land around a house or building


11.Apart- separated not together

12.Chance-1. the possibility of something happening 2. an opportunity to do something

13.Common- not special in any way

14.Fresh- 1. clean or new 2. not frozen or canned

15.Friendship- being friends

16.Hero- 1. a brave or good person; 2. the main person in a story

17.Natural- 1. made by nature 2. normal

18.Reward- 1. something received for doing something good or useful

19.Territory- any large area of land`

20. Cooperate- to work together for the same purpose

Grade: 2 Math 2-13-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: math workbook p. 39 and 40

grade: 3 math and science 2-13-12

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a) test:

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: workbook p. 45 #3-4, 8-9, 16-18, and 22-23. On graph paper.

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a) test:

b) homework:

Grade: 4 math and Science 2-13-12

I. click to view: MATH LESSONS

a) test

b) homework:

1. Wednesday: math workbook p. 49 #1-10 and p. 50 # 1-10. Graph paper.

II. click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

a) test: quiz- basic life functions of living things.

b) homework:

• Wednesday: copy questions and answer on loose-leaf.

1. Name one object that you think is alive and another object that you think is not alive.

How do you know if something is alive or not alive?

2. How is a plant cell different from an animal cell? Choose one difference and compose a hypothesis as to why they need to be different.

• Friday: science workbook p. 6 questions and answers in notebook and p. 8 on loose-leaf (copy introductory paragraph and answer questions 1-3 in sentence form) due Tuesday 2/21