Monday, December 21, 2015

Christmas Break Assignment

Grade 4:
  • Math:   Login to ixl.com and practice the following skills for 10 minutes each once a week skills: (A.6, A.9, B.2, B.8, C.2, D.4, E.2, N.9)
  • Science: login to Achieve 3000 from the website resources posted on upper left side of blog. Read the article "On Thin Ice" and complete the activities. On loose-leaf write the title and the following words with their definitions; glacial, coastal, percent, and cycle. Also copy and answer the thought question or questions on same loose-leaf. 

Grade 3:
  • Math: Login to ixl.com and practice the following skills for 10 minutes each once a week. skills: (C.1, D.1, E.6, E.8, G.1, G.3, I.2)
  • Science: login to Achieve 3000 from the website resources posted on upper left side of blog. Read the article "New Spot, For New Species" and complete the online activities. On loose-leaf write the title and the following words with their definitions; habitat, species, and tropical forest. Also copy and answer the thought question or questions on same loose-leaf. 

Grade 2:
  • Math:Login to ixl.com and practice the following skills for 10 minutes each once a week. skills: (A.4, A.5, G.3, G.4, H.1, H.2, H.3)
  • Science: login to Achieve 3000 from the website resources posted on upper left side of blog. Read the article "An Apple A Day" and complete the online activities. On loose-leaf write the title and the following words with their definitions; healthy, expert, stress, disease, patient. Also copy and answer the thought question or questions on same loose-leaf. 

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Extended Day Math.

Grade 3 Parents and students
  • Extended Day Math class for grade 3 will not be in session tomorrow.  

Thank You.
Mr. Badia

Christmas Celebration

Friday, Dec. 18

  • Lessons and Carols will be in Church starting at 8:30 am. Join the school community, as students from every grade perform their Christmas songs.

  • Christmas Celebration: Grade 4 may dress down or up in Christmas theme colors. We will have small celebration in class during the afternoon. Students are welcomed to bring snacks, treats, beverages and or home lunch since the cafeteria will not be serving lunch. Games and entertainment are also welcomed.

Monday, December 14, 2015

Math and Science Homework week of Dec. 14

Grade: 2
Monday, 12/14
  • math: lesson 6 homework sheet
  • science: 
Wednesday, 12/16:
  • math: go math workbook p. 69
  • science:
Grade: 3
Monday, 12/14
  • math: lesson 5 homework sheet
Wednesday, 12/16:
  • Math: textbook p. 409-410
  • Science
Grade: 4
Monday, 12/14
  • math: lesson 3 homework sheet front side only. Note: If assignment is taking longer than 25 minutes, please stop and discontinue until class.
  • Parents and students please remember to dress in either red and or green for tomorrows singing performance. Boys black or dark pants with Christmas themed colored shirts. Girls same or dresses in Christmas themed colors.
Wednesday, 12/16:
  • Math:  go math workbook p. 233

Monday, December 7, 2015

Math and Science Quiz week of Dec. 7th

Grades 2,3,and 4 math and science quiz schedule:

MATH QUIZ: Tuesday, December 8th

SCIENCE QUIZ: Wednesday, December 9th

Math and Science Homework week of Dec. 7th

Grade: 2
Monday, 12/7:
  • math: go math workbook p. 209-210
  • science: 
Wednesday, 12/9:
  • math: go math workbook p. 211
  • science:

Grade: 3
Monday, 12/7
  • math: workbook p. 117 and 195
  • science: login to achieve 3000, article: Empty Nest finish thought question writing assignment in notebook.
Wednesday, 12/9:
  • math: Use a number line to answer Problems 1 through 3 on loose-leaf or graph paper
  1. Joy’s mom begins walking at 4:12 p.m. She stops at 4:43 p.m. How many minutes does she walk? 
  2.  Cassie finishes softball practice at 3:52 p.m. after practicing for 30 minutes. What time did Cassie’s practice start?
  3. Cara finishes reading at 2:57 p.m. She reads for a total of 46 minutes. What time did Cara start reading?
  • science: copy and answer the following question on loose-leaf; How are conifers and flowering plants different in the way they make seeds?


Grade: 4
Monday, 12/7
  • math: copy and solve the following problems on loose-leaf or graph paper   
 Express your answer in the smaller unit: 


a. 338 km 853 m +  62 km 71 m

            b.  800 m 35 cm  –  154 m 49 cm  
      c. The length of Celia’s garden is 15 m 24 cm.  The length of her friend’s garden is 2 m 98 cm more than Celia’s.  What is the length of her friend’s garden?

  • science: login to achieve 3000, article: Pluto, Full Of Surprises. Finish writing activity: vocabulary and describing three discoveries scientists made about Pluto based on data and photos from spacecraft.
Wednesday, 12/9:
  • Math:   copy and solve problems on loose-leaf or graph paper.
  1. Jenny’s sprinting distance was 356 meters shorter than Tyler’s. Tyler sprinted a distance of 1 km 3 m. How many meters did Jenny sprint?
  2. The electrician had 7 m 23 cm of electrical wire. He used 551 cm for one wiring project. How many centimeters of wire does he have left? 
  • Science

Monday, November 30, 2015

Math and Science Homework week of Nov. 30th

Grade: 2
Monday, 11/30:
  • math:  workbook p. 207-208
  • science: copy and answer the following question on loose-leaf. "Why would a person want to read the label on food packages?"
Wednesday, 12/2:

  • math:  estimate the length of three objects using your centimeter ruler you made in class. Write your measurements in your math notebook.
  • science: copy and answer the following question on loose-leaf. What are three things we can learn about food when we read the food labels?



Grade: 3
Monday, 11/30:
  • math: go math workbook p. 193 #1-6 only
  • science: login to achieve 3000 and complete all activities for the article, "Trying To Save Plants and Animals."  Copy and answer thought question on loose-leaf.
Wednesday, 12/2:

  • math: click on the following link to print or copy homework sheet: Telling Time
  • science:


Grade: 4
Monday, 11/30:
  • math: go math workbook p. 231 #1-9
  • science: login to achieve 3000 and complete all activities for the article: Stormy State. Finish generating three to five questions based on the article.
Wednesday, 12/2:
  • math: worksheet rounding 

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Thanksgiving Break Homework assignment

Grade: 2
1. math: 

  •  Login to IXL.com. Practice the following skills for 20 minutes. G.4 adding two digit numbers without regrouping. G.11 writing addition sentences. H.1 subtracting multiples of ten. H.3 subtracting one digit numbers from two digits with regrouping
2. science:

Grade: 3
1. math:
  • Login to IXL.com. Practice multiplication skill builders F.1 thru F.10 
  • Do the following activity on graph paper or loose-leaf.:
a) List activities at home that take about the following amounts of time to complete. If you do not have a stopwatch, you can use the strategy of counting by 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi,.
times: 60 seconds, 40 seconds, 30 seconds, 20 seconds, 10 seconds, 5 seconds.

2. science:
  • Login to Achieve 3000. Start the lesson and complete all the activities for the article: A Map For A New Sunflower!

Grade: 4
1. math:
  • Login to IXL.com and practice the following skills for twenty minutes.  Multiplication D.1 thru D.3, Rounding A.6, Addition B.1, and Subtraction C.1

2. science:
  • Login to Achieve 3000. Start the lesson and complete all the activities for the article: Bird Brains? Not These Birds!

Monday, November 16, 2015

Grade: 2 
Monday (11/16):
  • math: click on link to view or print. you may do work on separate sheet of paaper or print worksheet out.  worksheet
  • science: 
Wednesday (11/18):
  • math: 
  • science: 

Grade: 3 
Monday: (11/16):
  • math: click on link to view or print out homework worksheet. you may do work on loose-leaf. homework worksheet
  • science: 
Wednesday (11/18):
  • math: 
  • science: 

Grade: 4 
Monday: (11/16):  
  • math: worksheet p. 21-22 mid-chapter checkpoint
  • science: Finish achieve 3000 article activities: "Sun Power"

Wednesday(11/18):

Monday, November 9, 2015

Math and Science Homework week of Nov. 9th

Grade: 2 
Monday (11/9):
  • math: study for math unit 1 test on Tuesday, Nov. 10th. Use your quizzes and exit tickets for review. Remember all quizzes must be corrected and signed by parent. They are due on the day of the test.
  • science: study for unit 1 test on Thursday, Nov. 12th. Use your quizzes and exit tickets for review. Remember all quizzes must be corrected and signed by parent. They are due on the day of the test.
Wednesday (11/11):
  • math: 
  • science: 

Grade: 3 
Monday: (11/2):
  • math: study for math unit 1 test on Tuesday, Nov. 10th. Use your quizzes and exit tickets for review. Remember all quizzes must be corrected and signed by parent. They are due on the day of the test.
  • science: study for unit 1 test on Thursday, Nov. 12th. Use your quizzes and exit tickets for review. Remember all quizzes must be corrected and signed by parent. They are due on the day of the test.
Wednesday (11/11):
  • math: 
  • science: 

Grade: 4 
Monday: (11/9):  
  • math: study for math unit 1 test on Tuesday, Nov. 10th. Use your quizzes and exit tickets for review. Remember all quizzes must be corrected and signed by parent. They are due on the day of the test.
  • science: study for unit 1 test on Thursday, Nov. 12th. Use your quizzes and exit tickets for review. Remember all quizzes must be corrected and signed by parent. They are due on the day of the test.

Wednesday(11/11):

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Math and Science Homework week of Nov. 2nd

Grade: 2 
Monday (11/2):
  • math: copy and solve the following problems on loose-leaf.
1.  Mrs. Watts had 17 tacos. The children ate some. Nine tacos were left. How many tacos did the children eat?
2. Emma has 16 markers. She gave Jack some. Seven markers are left. How many markers did Emma give Jack?
  • science: On the loose-leaf that is attached to your leaf  activity, write a paragraph of 4 to 6 sentences; summarizing our walk to the park for our leaf activity. 
Wednesday (11/4):
  • math: copy and solve the following problems on loose-leaf.
1.   Tammy gave 8 markers to Sam. She started with 34 markers. How many markers does Tammy have now? Write a number sentence and statement to answer. Include a math drawing.
2.   49 + 6 = _____
3.   36 + 60 = _____
  • science: 

Grade: 3 
Monday: (11/2):
  • math: .sign quizzes and return tomorrow. Copy and correct lesson 6 exit ticket in note-book
  • science: sign and return quizzes
Wednesday (11/4):
  • math: quizzes have been handed out to be signed and returned on Monday 11/16. Students are to use quizzes to study for end of module 1 exam, by correcting all errors of of each quiz. Corrections are to be done on separate sheet of paper and attached to quiz upon return.
  • science: Same as above

Grade: 4 
Monday: (11/2)):   
  • math:  copy and solve the following problems in notebook
Fill in the blank for each equation. 
a. 1,000 + 56,879 = ____________           b. 324,560 – 100,000 = ____________ 
c. 456,080 – 10,000 = ______________   d. 10,000 + 786,233 = ____________ 
  • science:  finish activity workbook p. 130-131 up to question 4. Draw and label diagram of parachute in your notebook. Write summary on how a parachute works.
Wednesday(11/4):
  • math:  quizzes have been handed out to be signed and returned on Monday 11/16. Students are to use quizzes to study for end of module 1 exam, by correcting all errors of of each quiz. Corrections are to be done on separate sheet of paper and attached to quiz upon return.
  • science: Same as above.

Monday, October 26, 2015

Math and Science Homework week of Oct. 26

Grade: 2 
Monday (10/26):
  • math: go math workbook p. 79
  • science: copy and answer the following question on loose-leaf.  If you make a paper airplane and you use the entire paper.  Is this a physical or chemical change? How do you know?
Wednesday (10/28):
  • math: go math workbook p. 7-8 and 65
  • science: 

Grade: 3 
Monday: (10/26):
  • math:  go math workbook p. 59 in workbook.
  • science: 
Wednesday (10/28):
  • math: go math workbook p. 55
  • science: 

Grade: 4 
Monday: (10/26):   
  • Math:  finish lesson 5 homework and exit ticket sheet
  • Science: 
Wednesday(10/28):

Monday, October 19, 2015

Math and Science Homework week of Oct. 19th

Grade: 2 

Monday (10/19):
  • math: lesson 5 homework sheet
  • science: copy and answer on loose-leaf. What are three ways a solid can change?
Wednesday (10/21):
  • math: copy and solve the following problems on loose-leaf.
a) Mrs. Jones collects 24 eggs from her chickens in the morning. Mr. Jones collects 6 more eggs in the evening. They used 8 eggs for dinner. How many eggs are left?
b) Seventy-nine people attended the concert. Six people had to leave at the break. How many people were still at the concert after the break?

Grade: 3 


Monday: (10/19):
  • MATH:  go math workbook p. 53 on loose-leaf.
  • SCIENCE: worksheet 
Wednesday (10/21):
  • math: go math workbook p. 59 on loose-leaf
  • science: worksheet finding main idea with supporting details.

Grade: 4 

Monday: (10/19):   
  • math:  go math workbook p. 5 in notebook
  • science:  Identify two frames of references from your map diagram, and explain how frames of references are used to tell if something is in motion.
Wednesday(10/21):
  • math: copy and solve problems on loose-leaf:
  • science: worksheet: forms of energy

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Math and Science Homework week of Oct. 12th

Grade: 2 homework
Monday:
Wednesday, 10/14:  

  • Math: go math workbook p. 63-64
  • Science:  copy and answer question on loose-leaf
1. How is a chemical and physical change in matter alike and different?

    Grade: 3 homework
    Monday:
    Wednesday:
    • Math:go math workbook p. 115 on loose-leaf
    • Science: worksheet: "Motion and speed"

    Grade: 4 homework:
    • Math: go math workbook p. 3 #1-10
    • Science: worksheet: motion,forces,and energy.
    Weekend assignment:
    log into achieve 3000 and do lesson activity for the article: "Biking For Science"

    Wednesday, October 7, 2015

    Math and Science Homework: week of OCT. 5th

    Grade: 2 homework
    Monday:
    Wednesday, 10/7:  
    • Math: go math workbook p. 57-58
    • Science:  worksheet "Drawing Conclusions)

    Grade: 3 homework
    Monday:
    Wednesday:
    • Math: lesson 5 worksheet: dividing to find size of group
    • Science: worksheet: "what do maps tell us?
    Grade: 4 homework:
    • Math: copy and solve following problems on loos-leaf
    1. ( 6 hundred thousand 3 ten-thousands) x 10
    2. (5 ten thousands 3 tens) ÷ 10 
    3. Jack saved 4 thousand dollar bills, 3 hundred dollar bills, and 7 ten dollar bills to buy a car. The car costs 10 times as much as he has saved. How much does the car cost?
    • Science: worksheet "compare and contrast"


    Wednesday, September 30, 2015

    MATH and SCIENCE Homework, week of Sep. 28

    GRADE  4:

    Monday, 9/28:
    • MATH: 
    • SCIENCE:  

    Wednesday, 9/30:
    • MATH: lesson 3 homework sheet
    • SCIENCE

    GRADE  3:

    Monday, 9/28:
    • MATH:  
    • SCIENCE: 
    Wednesday, 9/30
    • MATH: lesson 4 homework sheet: Division-finding the size of each group.
    • SCIENCE: 

    GRADE  2:

    Monday, 9/28:
    • MATH: 
    • SCIENCE: 
    Wednesday, 9/30:
    • MATH:  lesson 3 homework sheet 
    • SCIENCE:   copy lesson outline worksheet, section: How are all things alike? #1-4 in notebook.

    Sunday, September 27, 2015

    field trip tomorrow!

    Dear grade 4 families,

    Just a reminder for students to wear their gym uniforms, for tomorrow's trip.
    Lunch will be provided at the venue.

    Thank You and Good-night.
    Mr. Badia

    Monday, September 21, 2015

    MATH and SCIENCE Homework, week of Sep. 21

    GRADE  4:

    Monday, 9/21:
    • MATH: go math workbook p. 24 problems 1 and 2 on loose-leaf. Also copy and solve the following:  10 x 5 thousands = _________ thousands = ___________
    • SCIENCE:  none

    Wednesday, 9/23:
    • Math: lesson 2 homework sheet problems 1a and 1b only.

    GRADE  3:

    Monday, 9/21:
    • MATH:  go math workbook p. 57 on loose-leaf or graph paper.
    • SCIENCE: none
    Wednesday, 9/23
    • MATH: Lesson 3 homework sheet.
    • SCIENCE: 

    GRADE  2:

    Monday, 9/21:
    • MATH:  lesson 2 homework sheet problems 1-3
    • SCIENCE:  worksheet-Drawing Conclusions
    Wednesday, 9/23:
    • MATH: go math workbook p. 61 and 62
    • SCIENCE:  

    Thursday, September 17, 2015

    Grade: 4 Field Trip

    Dear parents and families of grade 4 students,

      On Monday, September 28 grades 3 and 4 will be taking a trip to Good Shepherd School 620 Isham street. Located by Inwood Park.  They will be participating in an assembly in honor of St. Francis.  Permission slips for this trip will be handed out soon and must be signed and returned before the trip date.  Furthermore, we are in need of 3 volunteers as chaperones to go on this trip If not the trip may be cancelled. If you are able to volunteer  please contact me or the office and leave your information.

    Thank You
    Mr. Badia

    Wednesday, September 16, 2015

    Math and Science Homework for the week of Sep. 14th

    GRADE  4:

    Monday, 9/14:
    • MATH: go math workbook p. 23. Answers only on loose-leaf or graph paper
    • SCIENCE:  none

    Wednesday, 9/16:
    • MATH: lesson 1 homework sheet problems #1-6
    • SCIENCE: On loose-leaf write a short story in a paragraph of four sentences using the following words in the story: motion     speed     force

    GRADE  3:

    Monday, 9/14:
    • MATH:  worksheet/ equal groups, repeated addition  and its relation to multiplication
    • SCIENCE: none
    Wednesday, 9/16
    • MATH: lesson 2 homework sheet problems #1-4
    • SCIENCE: copy and answer the following question on loose-leaf: How does a force make an object move?

    GRADE  2:

    Monday, 9/14:
    • MATH:  worksheet, making ten and adding to make tens
    • SCIENCE:  none
    Wednesday, 9/16:
    • MATH: lesson 1 homework worksheet problems #4-7
    • SCIENCE:  Copy and answer the following question on loose-leaf. What is matter?


    Tuesday, September 15, 2015

    Math Units Grades 2, 3 and 4.

    • Grade 4 Module/UNIT- 1: Place Value, Rounding, and Algorithms for Addition and Subtraction

    In this 25-day module/unit of Grade 4, students extend their work with whole numbers.  They begin with large numbers using familiar units (hundreds and thousands) and develop their understanding of millions by building knowledge of the pattern of times ten in the base ten system on the place value chart (4.NBT.1).  They recognize that each sequence of three digits is read as hundreds, tens, and ones followed by the naming of the corresponding base thousand unit (thousand, million, billion).
    Topic A:  Place Value of Multi-Digit Whole Numbers
    In Topic A, students build the place value chart to 1 million and learn the relationship between each place value as 10 times the value of the place to the right. Students manipulate numbers to see this relationship, such as 30 hundreds composed as 3 thousands. They decompose numbers to see that 7 thousands is the same as 70 hundreds. As students build the place value chart into thousands and up to 1 million, the sequence of three digits is emphasized. They become familiar with the base thousand unit names up to 1 billion. Students fluently write numbers in multiple formats: as digits, in unit form, as words, and in expanded form up to 1 million. 
    • Grade 3 Module/Unit- 1: Properties of Multiplication and Division and Solving Problems with Units of 2–5 and 10. This 25-day module begins the year by building on students’ fluency with addition and knowledge of arrays

    Topic A: Multiplication and the meaning of the Factors
    Lessons in Topic A move students toward understanding familiar repeated addition from Grade 2 in the form of array models, which become a cornerstone of the module. Students use the language of multiplication as they understand what factors are and differentiate between the size of groups and the number of groups within a given context. In this module the factors 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 provide an entry point for moving into more difficult factors in later modules or units.
    • Grade 2 Module 1: Sums and Differences to 20

    Module/Unit 1 sets the foundation for students to master the sums and differences to 20 and to  subsequently apply these skills to fluently add one-digit to two-digit numbers at least through 100 using place value understandings, properties of operations and the relationship between addition and subtraction.
    In this first module of Grade 2, students make significant progress towards fluency with sums and differences within 20 (2.OA.2). Fluency, coupled with a fundamental grasp of place value, rests on three essential skills: 1) knowing number bonds of ten, 2) adding ten and some ones, and 3) the number bonds (pairs) of numbers through ten. Topic A energetically revisits this familiar ground from kindergarten (K.OA.3) and Grade 1 (1.OA.6) at a new pace; we move quickly from concrete to pictorial to abstract. All the material included herein can be included in daily fluency work, and should be if students lack fluency with mental strategies. In Lesson 1, students use ten-frames to model number bonds of ten as they generate addition and subtraction number sentences and solve for the missing part by bonding, counting on, or subtracting. Students record and share number bonds of 10 to regain their Grade 1 fluency and understanding. Lesson 2 continues with students revisiting number pairs through 10 and each pair’s related facts. Again, students work with ten-frame cards to create number bonds and to determine a corresponding subtraction number sentence. As students play a part–whole game, they practice finding the missing part and decomposing a given quantity in a variety of ways. The application problems in these earlier lessons follow the concept development to provide students with the opportunity to discover the connection between the one-step story problems (2.OA.1) and the models (i.e., ten-frames, number bonds) and to articulate their observations with classmates

    Monday, September 14, 2015

    Note to parents.

           Our first full week is up and swinging.  We appreciate all the efforts our scholars and families have made to make sure that everyone is 100 percent ready and on time for school.  Just a reminder about forms, forms, and forms. Forms were handed out to be signed and returned to school by today.  Please send them all in by tomorrow if you haven't done so already; there are a few that have not handed them in.  Also grade 4 xerox paper supplies are incomplete we are short 17 reams. Remember everyone was asked to bring in 2 reams each.  Moreover, Please recheck and make sure that your child has the correct supplies, math graph notebook etc. Math graph notebooks are vital to our work in math class. Some students still do not have one. If you have any questions concerning supplies please call the office to speak with me.

    Thank You!!

    Monday, June 15, 2015

    Math and Science End of Year Exam Review Guidelines

    Math Final Exam on Tuesday, June 16.
    Science Final Exam on Thursday, June 18

    Grade 2:

    Grade 3:

    Grade 4: 

    Grade 4: Math and Science week of 06-15-15

    I.  click to view:   MATH LESSONS
    a) test / quizzes: 

    b) homework:
    • Monday: go math workbook p. 171 and 173
    • Wednesday: 
    c) Math Vocabulary Unit-6

    week-1:
    1. benchmark:   a known size or amount that helps you understand a different size or amount
    2. common denominator:  a common multiple of two or more denominators
    3. common factor: a number that is a factor of two or more numbers
    4. simplest form: a fraction whose numerator and denominator have only 1 as a common factor
    5. common multiple:  a number that is a multiple of two or more numbers
    week-2:
    1. prime number:  a number that has exactly two factors; itself and 1
    2. composite number: a number having more than two factors 
    3. divisible:  when a number can be divided by another number and the remainder is zero
    4. equal groups: groups that have the same number of objects
    5. fraction greater than 1:  a number which has a numerator that is greater than its denominator

    II.  click to view:  SCIENCE LESSONS

    a) test/quizzes: NYS Science Written Test. Mon, 6/1

    b) homework
    • Monday: 
    • Wednesday
    c) Science Vocabulary Unit-6:

    week-1:
    1. glacier:  large mass of ice and snow that moves over land
    2. terminus:  it is the end or outer margin of a glacier
    3. ice age: a long period of very cold temperatures and many glaciers
    4. glacial till: unsorted mixture of rocks that is deposited as a glacier melts
    5. erosion: the wearing away of soil and rock by wind and or water
    week-2:
    1. decay:  to rot or decompose
    2. moraine:  rock debris carried and deposited by a glacier
    3. glacial erosion:  the shaping of earth's surface by a glacier
    4. landform:  a feature earth's surface
    5. environment:  everything that surrounds a living thing 


    Grade: 3 Math and Science week of 06-15-15

    I.  click to view:   MATH LESSONS
    a) test / quizzes: 

    b) homework:
    • Monday:  textbook pgs. 88-89
    • Wednesday:
    c) Math Vocabulary Unit-6

    II.  click to view:  SCIENCE LESSONS
    a) test/quizzes: 

    b) homework
    • Monday:  
    • Wednesday:
    c) Science Vocabulary Unit-6:

    week-1:
    1.  weathering: the breaking and wearing away of rock and soil
    2. erosion:  the moving of weathered rocks and soil by wind, water , or ice.
    3.  mineral: a non-living solid matter from the earth
    4. fault: a crack in the earth's crust along which rocks move
    5. magma: melted rock that lies deep beneath the earths surface

    week-2:
    1.  sediments: tiny bits of rocks, shells and other materials
    2.  glacier: a large mass of ice that moves
    3. igneous: rocks that form from cooled magma
    4. metamorphic: rocks that by heat and pressure
    5. sedimentary: rocks made from sediments that have been pressed together


    grade 2 Math and Science week of 06-15-15

    I.  click to view:   MATH LESSONS
    a) test / quizzes: 

    b) homework:
    • Monday:  ready New York test book p. 30 #24, p. 32 #26, p. 35 #29, and p. 36 #30 in notebook.
    • Wednesday: 

    c) Math Vocabulary Unit-6

    Week 1 and 2:
    1. equal groups:  groups having the same number or size
    2. repeated addition: adding the same number over again
    3. array: objects or numbers arranged in equal rows and column
    4. arrange: the way something is organized or put together
    5. difference: the answer to a subtraction problem

    II.  click to view:  SCIENCE LESSONS
    a) test/quizzes: 

    b) homework
    • Monday: week -2 vocabulary and definitions two times each in notebook
    • Wednesday:
    III. Unit-6 Vocabulary:
    week-1:
    1.  moon: earth's nearest neighbor, it is a ball of rock that orbits earth
    2.  craters:  large holes
    3.  phases: the different shapes of the moon
    4.  reflect: when light bounces off of an object
    5.  force: a push or pull tha makes something move

    week-2:
    1.  fossils:  the remains of living things from the past
    2.  skeleton:  a full set of bones from an animal
    3.  paleontologist: a scientists who studies things that lived long ago in the past
    4. extinct:  when a living thing dies out and no more of its kind exist on earth
    5.  endangered:  any living thing that is in danger of being extinct

    Monday, May 18, 2015

    grade 4 Math and Science week of 05-18-15

    I.  click to view:   MATH LESSONS
    a) test / quizzes: 

    b) homework:
    • Monday: copy and solve problem on loose-leaf.
    1. Manny has two cakes that are the same size.  One cake is cut into 1/3 size pieces.  The other cake is cut into 1/4 pieces.  He wants to cut the cakes so they have the same size pieces. How can he cut each cake?

    • Wednesday: correct errors from this weeks math quiz on loose-leaf or notebook.


      c) Math Vocabulary Unit-5

      Week 1 and 2
      1. clockwise: moving in the same direction as the hands of a clock
      2. counter clockwise: moving in the opposite direction as the hands on a clock
      3. circle: a two dimensional curved figure with no sides or edges, that has a center that is the same distance to any point on its outer curve.
      4. fraction: a part of a group or whole number
      5. degree:  a unit of measure used to measure temperature as well as angles

      Week 3 and 4:
      1. common denominator: a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions
      2. equivalent fractions: different fractions that name the same parts of a whole
      3. numerator: the number above the bar in a fraction that tells how many parts of the whole or group are being considered
      4. denominator: the number below the bar in a fraction that tells how many equal parts are in the whole or group
      5. equivalent: having the same value or naming the same amount


      II.  click to view:  SCIENCE LESSONS
      a) test/quizzes: 

      b) homework
      • Monday: 
      • Wednesday:  reading in science workbook p. 119 and 120

      c) Science Vocabulary Unit-5:

      Week 1 and 2:
      1. minerals: naturally occurring substances found in rock and soil that are neither plant nor animal
      2. igneous rock: rocks that are formed from melted rock material
      3. sedimentary rock: rocks formed from bits or layers of rocks cemented together
      4. relative age: the age of something compared to the age of another thing
      5. metamorphic rock: Rock whose form has been changed by heat and pressure.
      6. rock cycle: a never-ending process by which rocks are changed from one type to another

      Week 3 and 4:
      1. fossil: any evidence of an organism that lived in the past
      2. mold: a type of fossil that is a hollow form with a particular shape.
      3. cast: a fossil formed or shaped within a mold
      4. amber: hardened tree sap, yellow to brown in color, often a source of insect fossils

      Week 5:
      1. sediment: deposited rock particles and other materials that settle in a liquid
      2. minerals: a naturally occurring substance, neither a plant nor animal
      3. streak plate: a glass plate that a mineral can be rubbed against to find out the color of the streak it leaves
      4. luster: the way a mineral reflects light


      grade 3 Math and Science week of 05-18-15

      I. Click to view:   MATH LESSONS

      a) test/quiz: 

      b) homework:

      ****Monday: click on link to view or print out: WORKSHEET Fractions on  a number line
        ****Wednesday: click on link to view or print out: Homework Worksheet 3.nf.2 fill in the following fractions. 1.   one-fourth        2.  one-third   3.  four-fourths     4.  four-eighths  5. two-eighths

        c) Math Vocabulary Unit-5

        Week 1 and 2
        1. fraction: a number that names part of a whole or part of a group
        2. unit fraction: a fraction that has 1 as its top number or numerator
        3. denominator: the number below the line, in which tells how many equal parts make up the whole or group.
        4. numerator  : the number above the line in a fraction, which tells the number of equal parts being counted

        Week 3 and 4
        1. divide: to separate or share equally
        2. equal parts: parts that are exactly the same size
        3. partition: a line drawn to separate parts
        4. whole: all the parts of a shape or group


        II. Click to view:  SCIENCE LESSONS

        a) test/quiz: 

        b) homework:

        ***Monday : 

        *** Wednesday: complete science log book from class-work activity workbook p. 66-67
          c) Science Vocabulary Unit-5:

          Week 1:
          1. land-form: a feature of earth's surface such as a mountain range, plateau, or plains
          2. plateau: flat land with steep sides, that is higher than the land around it
          3. plains:  are wide flat lands
          4. mountains: highest land-forms which often have steep sides and pointed tops.
          5. valley: lowland between hills or mountains

          Week 2:
          1. crust: the top layer of the earth
          2. mantle: the middle layer of the earth
          3. core: the center part of the earth
          4. canyon: a deep narrow valley with steep sides
          5. sand dunes: mounds of wind blown sand
          6. mesas: flat topped hills or mountains

          Week: 3 and 4
          1. river: large streams of water that flow across the land
          2. oceans: very large bodies of saltwater
          3. glacier: huge mass of ice that move slowly across the land
          4. weathering: the process that causes rocks to crumble, crack, and break
          5. erosion: the breaking down and carrying away of weathered material



          Monday, May 11, 2015

          grade 2 Math and Science week of 5-18-15

          Click to view:  MATH LESSONS

          a) test/quiz:

          b) homework: 

          ****** Monday: go math workbook p. 149

          ****** Wednesday:  

          c) Math Vocabulary Unit-5:

          Week 1 and 2:
          1. missing addend: missing number in an addition sentence or equation
          2. difference: the answer to a subtraction problem
          3. equation: a number sentence with an equal sign
          4. compensation: when you add or subtract the same amount to or from two numbers to create an equivalent but simpler problem


          Click to view: SCIENCE LESSONS

          a) test/quiz: Monday, 4/27

          b) homework:

          **** Monday:  workbook p. 199
          **** Wednesday: workbook p. 201 and 202 answers only on loose-leaf

          c) Science vocabulary Unit-5

          Week-1 and 2:
          1. rotates: to spin around a fixed point
          2. axis: fixed point where an on object spins on
          3. sun: closest star to earth
          4. orbit: the path an object takes around another object.
          5. star: a hot ball of gas

          Week 3 and 4:
          1. solar system: the sun, nine planets, and all of their moons
          2. equator: the imaginary line around
          3, Earth: the third planet from the sun. It is referred to as the "blue planet."It is where we live.
          4. planet: a huge object that travels around the sun
          5. gravity: a force that pulls things toward Earth.




          Thursday, March 26, 2015

          Easter Break Assignments

          Grade 4:

          • Ready New York math workbook pages 32-33, 90-91, 102-103 on loose-leaf or notebook.


          Grade 3:

          • Ready New York math workbook pages 70-71, 90-91, 116-117 on loose-leaf or notebook


          Grade 2: 

          • Ready New York math workbook pages 60-61, 124-125, 184-185. Answer problems in the workbook.


          Tuesday, March 24, 2015

          Grade 4 Announcements


          • Easter break begins Friday, March 27 after dismissal at 3:00 p.m.  We will be celebrating Easter in our classroom.  Families are asked to please provide $3.00 for each student toward pizza.  You may bring snacks, beverages, and of-course Easter treats to share with the class, if you are able.
          • Class-room clean-up. It is "spring" or "Easter" cleaning this week. Students need to bring in a strong plastic bag to organize and store personal books and items that will remain in class. 
          • Easter Break assignments. Assignments will be distributed or posted by Thursday,m March 26 and will be due on the first day back from break.

          Monday, March 16, 2015

          grade 2 Math and Science week of 3-9-15

          I. click to view: Math Lessons

          Math Vocabulary Unit-4:






          II. click to view: Science Lessons

          Science Vocabulary Unit-4:

          week-1 and 2
          1. Habitat: a place where plants and animals meet their needs
          2. communicate: to share ideas or concerns with others
          3. migrate: to move to another place for food or warmth
          4. hibernate: to sleep for a long period of time

          week-3 and 4
          1. woodland forest: a habitat that gets enough rain and sunlight for trees to grow well
          2. rain forest: a habitat where it rains almost every day
          3. desert: a very dry habitat
          4. arctic: a habitat that is very cold and near the north pole.

          week-5 and 6:
          1. rain-forest: a habitat where it rains almost every day
          2. emergent: top layer of the rain forest where only the tallest trees can reach
          3. canopy: second top layer, where most trees reach and most animals avoid predators
          4. understory: third lower layer, it is a cool, shady place where plants grow large leaves
          5. forest floor: bottom layer which is very dark and wet


          Monday, March 9, 2015

          Grade: 4 Math and Science week of 03-09-15

          I.  click to view:   MATH LESSONS
          a) test / quizzes: 

          b) homework:
          • Monday: 
          • Wednesday:   
          c) Math Vocabulary 

          WEEK- 1:
          1. Ray: a line with one endpoint and goes on forever in one direction
          2. line: a straight path of points that continues without end in both directions
          3. line segment: A part of a line with two endpoints.
          4. point: an exact location or on a line.
          5. Parallel lines: lines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart

           WEEK-2:
          1.  angle: a shape formed by two line segments or rays that share the same endpoint
          2. right angle: an angle that can form a square corner
          3. acute angle: is less than a right angle
          4. obtuse angle: is greater than a right angle and less than a straight angle
          5. vertex: the point where two or more lines meet

          WEEK-3 and 4
          1. Parallel lines: lines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart
          2. Perpendicular lines: lines that intersect and form right angles
          3. Straight angle: an angle that forms a straight line
          4. Intersect: to cross or meet each other at one or more points

          Week-5:
          1. polygon: a closed two-dimensional shape formed by three or more straight sides that are line segments.
          2. two-dimensional figure: a shape or figure that lies flat on a plane and has two measures, length and width.
          3. dimension: a measure in one direction.
          4. quadrilateral: a plane figure with four sides and four vertices.
          5. parallelogram: a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides and 2 pairs of sides of equal length.

          Week-6
          1. scalene: a triangle with no sides of equal lengths
          2. isosceles: a triangle with two sides of equal lengths
          3. equilateral: a triangle with all sides of equal lengths
          4. trapezoid: a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides
          5. rhombus: a quadrilateral with sides of equal lengths but no right angles

          II.  click to view:  SCIENCE LESSONS
          a) test/quizzes: 

          b) homework
          • Monday:  
          • Wednesday:  

          c) Vocabulary for the week:

          WEEK-1 and 2
          1. skeletal system: the organ system made up of bones
          2. organ: a group of tissue that work together to do a certain job
          3. cell:  the smallest unit of living matter
          4. tissue: a group of cells that work together to carry out a job

          Week-3:
          1. oxygen: A gas in the air, needed by most living things to turn food into energy
          2. organism: Any living thing that carries out the five basic life functions
          3. organ system: a group of organs working together to carry out life functions
          4. bacteria: one-celled organisms
          5. microorganism:  organisms that are too small to be seen with the eye

          Week-4:
          1. reproduce: to make more of one's own kind
          2. energy: the ability to do work or change matter
          3. photosynthesis: the process in which plants use sunlight,water and carbon dioxide to make food
          4. carbon dioxide: a gas found in air that is needed by plants to live
          5. chlorophyll: a green substance found in plant cells that uses sunlight to make food.

          Week-5:
          1. muscular system: organ system made up of muscles that move our bones
          2. contract: a shortening or tensing of a muscle
          3. tendons: a flexible and inelastic strong tissue attaching a muscle to a bone
          4. bicep: a muscle found in the front upper part of the arm that pulls the arm toward you.
          5. tricep: a three part muscle found in the back of the upper arm that pulls the arm away from you.



          Grade: 3 Math and Science week of 03-09-15

          Click to view:   MATH LESSONS

          a) test/quiz: 

          b) homework:
          ****Monday:  
          1. write the 8 multiplication facts up to 12
          2. go math workbook p. 225
          ****Wednesday: 
          1. 8 times table
          2. ready new york workbook p. 65 on loose-leaf


          c) Math Vocabulary:
           Week 1 and 2:
          1. area:  the number of square units needed to cover a flat surface
          2. plane figures: two dimensional shapes that are closed and flat
          3. attribute:  any characteristic of an object that can be used to describe the object
          4. multiple:  the product of a number and a counting number.

          Week-3:
          1. overlap:  to extend over so as to cover partly
          2. gap: an unfilled space or break between two objects
          3. square unit: a square shaped figure used to cover and measure the area of a given space
          4. perimeter: the distance around a figure or shape

          Week-4:
          1. length: the measured distance from end to end
          2. width: to measure how wide something is
          3. estimate: a close or approximate answer
          4. perimeter: the distance around a figure or shape

          Week-5:
          1. perimeter: the distance around a figure or shape
          2. quadrilateral: a shape or figure with four sides and four corners
          3. polygon: a closed plane shape formed by three or more straight sides
          4. two-dimensional: a shape or figure that is measured in two directions, length and witdth


          Click to view:  SCIENCE LESSONS

          a) test/quiz: 

          b) homework:

          ***Monday : Copy and write week-5 words and definitions 2 times each on loose-leaf. Then write a sentence for each word.
          *** Wednesday: 
          c) Science Vocabulary Unit-4:

          WEEK-1 and 2
          1. behavior: the way a living thing acts
          2. instinct: a behavior that an animal has at birth and does not need to learn.
          3. reflex:  a simple automatic behavior
          4. stimulus: the cause of a behavior
          5. response:  a behavior caused by stimulus

          Week-3 and 4
          1. school: a group of one kind of fish that moves together
          2. pride: a group of lions
          3. troop: a kind of group in which animals such as baboons live
          4. colony: a kind of animal group in which each member has a different job

          Week-5:
          1. symbiosis: a special way in which two different kinds of animals live together.
          2. parasite: an animal that is helped by living with another animal that it harms.
          3.  host: an animal that is harmed by a parasite.
          4. species: a specific type of organism or living thing
          5. mutualism: is the way two organisms of different species exist in a relationship in which each individual benefits from the activity of the other. 









          Thursday, January 15, 2015

          Math and Science folders

          Dear Parents,

          Last week math and science folders were distributed to all students.  In them you will find all homework, classwork, and quizzes students have completed and or taken.  Please use these quizzes as a review, focusing on any areas of weakness.

          Thank You
          Mr. Badia

          Sunday, January 4, 2015

          Grade 4 Winter Break Assignments

          A. Math: click on links below. You may print out worksheets or do your work on a separate sheet of paper.
          worksheet 1 

          B.  P.B.L. Students are to select and research one out of the following two saints of Peru. Write a two to three paragraph biography and provide a picture as well. Also, please remember to bring in a poster board of any color by Friday, Jan 9.

           Click to view information on each saint. Additional website resources or links  have been provided at bottom.

          Saint of Peru:
          a) St. Rose of Lima
          b) Martin de Porres