Sunday, January 31, 2016

Math and Science for the week of Feb. 1st

Grade 2: click here for lesson plans
Homework:
Monday, 2/1
  • math:  go math workbook p. 31
  • science: 
    Wednesday, 2/3:
    • math:  go math workbook p. 33
    • science:  

    Grade 3: click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 2/1:
    • math:     textbook p. 160-161
    • science:  login to Achieve 3000. Finish 5-step activities. Thought Question is to be done in notebook. Thought question response is due on Thursday revised and rewritten on loose-leaf.
    Wednesday, 2/3:
    • math: go math workbook p. 79
    • science: Thought Question from achieve 3000 article, "The Road to More Energy" is due tomorrow. Revised and rewritten on loose-leaf.

    Grade 4: click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 2/1:
    • math:  go math workbook p. 249
    • science: 
    Wednesday, 2/3:
    • math: go math workbook p. 253
    • science: 

    Monday, January 25, 2016

    Announcements for the week of January 25th

    Monday, 1/25/16:
    • SNOWBALL FIGHT
    • Make sure you wear appropriate clothes, especially snow gloves because, FROSTBITE! DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT!
    Tuesday, 1/26/16:
    • ELA Interrim Test #2. On line diagnostic testing grades K-8
    Wednesday, 1/27/16:
    • Math Interrim Test #2. On line diagnostic testing for grades K-8
    Thursday, 1/28/16:
    • Feast of St Thomas Aquinas
    Friday, 1/29/16:
    • School Closed. Teacher workshop/conference

    Sunday, January 24, 2016

    Math and Science for the week of Jan. 25th.

    Grade 2:   
    Click here for lesson plans

    Homework:
    Monday, 1/25

    • math:  Do the following two problems on loose-leaf
       1) Rewrite in order from largest to smallest units:  
    •     6 tens    3 hundreds  8 ones
       2)   Draw and solve:
    •  Moses has 100 stickers. Jared has 60 stickers. Jared wants to have the same number of stickers as Moses. How many more stickers does Jared need?
    Jared needs _____ more sticks.  
    • science: copy and answer the following questions on loose-leaf. 
    a) What does Earth do when it rotates?
    b) What is an axis?
    Wednesday, 1/27:
    • math:  go math workbook p. 217
    • science: copy and answer the following questions on loose-leaf. You may use your notebook or textbook as reference. 
    a) Why does the sun look so small in the sky?
    b) How long does it take Earth to rotate one full time?

    Grade 3:
    Click here for lesson plans

    Homework:
    Monday, 1/25:
    • math:     Copy and solve the following problems on loose-leaf.
    a) Match the expressions:  3 × 6,   7 threes, 2 × 10, 2 eights, 9 x 5,  8 x 2,   5 x 9,  10 two's, 6 x 3
    b)  Karen says, “If I know 3 × 8 = 24, then I know the answer to 8 × 3.” Explain why this is true.
    • science: Login to Achieve 3000. Complete multiple-choice-activity. Thought question activity: continue to find three pieces of evidence for each group's argument and write them in your science notebook.
    Wednesday, 1/27:
    • math: 
    • science: copy and answer the following questions on loose-leaf. You may refer to your textbook pgs. 154-155
    a) What is efficiency?
    b) How does a low efficiency machine compare to a high efficiency machine?

    Grade 4:
    Click here for lesson plans

    Homework:
    Monday, 1/25:
    • math:  solve the following problems on loose-leaf.  Show your work, write an equation, and write your answer as a statement.
    a) Four families went to the zoo. Each family has 2 adults and 2 children. The entry fee for each child ticket costs $3, and an adult ticket costs $5. How much will the zoo tickets cost in total?

    b) Harry bought 3 packets of red plastic balls, 2 packets of yellow plastic balls, and 3 packets of green plastic balls. There were 12 plastic balls in each packet. How many plastic balls did Harry buy in all?
    • science: Login to achieve 3000, start lesson for article: Sunken Ship! Lost No More! Complete 5 steps which include multiple-choice question activity. Then begin responding to thought question in notebook. Thought question is due on Thursday, revised on loose-leaf.

    Wednesday, 1/27:
    • math: go math workbook p. 247
    • science: 

    Monday, January 18, 2016

    Math and Science for the week of Jan 18.

    Grade 2:   
    Click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/18
    • math: review study guide
    • science: review study guide
    Wednesday, 1/20
    • math:
    • science: review study guide

    Grade 3:
    Click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/18
    • math:  review study guide
    • science: review study guide
    Wednesday, 1/20
    • math: 
    • science: review study guide

    Grade 4:
    Click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/18
    • math: review study guide
    • science: review study guide

    Wednesday, 1/20
    • math: 
    • science: review study guides

    Announcements for the week of Jan. 18th.

    SCHOOL CLOSED:
    •  Monday January 18th. Martin Luther King Jr Day.

    MID-YEAR EXAMS:
    • Math. Tuesday, Jan. 19th
    • Social Studies and ELA. Wednesday, Jan. 20th
    • Science and Religion Thursday, Jan 21
    • Reading. Friday, Jan. 22

    SCHOOL MASS: Feast of Our Lady of Altagracia
    • Thursday, Jan. 21st. @ 9 am.


    Sunday, January 10, 2016

    Math and Science Week of Jan. 11

    Grade 2:   
    Click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/11
    • math: copy and solve the following problems on loose-leaf: 1. emily and her friends saw 15 blue birds at the park. Then they saw 19 pigeons. How many birds did they see in all?  2. Gregory counted 47 ants at the picnic.  Lisa counted 29 ants. How many more ants did Gregory count than Lisa?
    • science: 
    Wednesday, 1/13
    • math: go math workbook p. 29
    • science: 

    Grade 3:
    Click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/11
    • math:  copy and solve the following problem on loose-leaf.  Elsa tells her brother that 5 kilograms of rice weighs the same as 5 bags containing 100 grams of beans each. Do you agree with her? Explain why or why not.
    • science: 
    Wednesday, 1/13
    • math: go math workbook p. 209
    • science: 

    Grade 4:
    Click here for lesson plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/11
    • math: Place the following measurements on a number line: 1 kg 379 g 3,079 g 2 kg 79 g 3,579 g 579 g 
    • science: login to achieve 3000. Finish multple-choice activity for article New First In Flight. Thought Question in notebook
    Tuesday, 1/12
    • math: copy and solve problem in notebook. Problem:   Adele let out 18 meters 46 centimeters of string to fly her kite. She then let out 13 meters 78 centimeters more before reeling back in 590 centimeters. How long was her string after reeling it in?
    Wednesday, 1/13
    • math: review study guides 
    • science: review study guides

    Monday, January 4, 2016

    Math and Science lessons and homework week of Jan. 4th

    Grade 2:   
    Click here for Lesson Plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/4
    • math: copy and solve the following problems on loose-leaf: 1. emily and her friends saw 15 blue birds at the park. Then they saw 19 pigeons. How many birds did they see in all?  2. Gregory counted 47 ants at the picnic.  Lisa counted 29 ants. How many more ants did Gregory count than Lisa?
    • science: 
    Wednesday, 1/16
    • math: go math workbook p. 27
    • science: 

    Grade 3:
    Click here for Lessons Plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/4
    • math:  copy and solve the following problem on loose-leaf.  Nessa tells her brother that 1 kilogram of rice weighs the same as 10 bags containing 100 grams of beans each. Do you agree with her? Explain why or why not.
    • science: login to achieve 3000, article "A real Cold Fish". Complete multiple-choice activity. Vocabulary and thought question to be completed on loose-leaf. vocabulary: adaptation, environment, survive, notothenoid.
    Wednesday, 1/16
    • math: go math workbook p. 207
    • science: login to ixl.com. Practice science skills: J5 and L1 for 10 minutes each.

    Grade 4:
    Click here for Lesson Plans
    Homework:
    Monday, 1/4
    • math: copy and solve on loose-leaf. Sam poured 1 liter 520 milliliters of water into a beaker. Over two days, some of the water evaporated. On the third day, 789 milliliters of water remained in the beaker. How much water evaporated?
    • science:login to achieve 3000, finish reading test then go to article "Problems On The Mississippi." Complete all activities related to article. Thought question and vocabulary due Thursday on loose-leaf. vocabulary words: drought, flood, transportation, economy, restore.
    Wednesday, 1/16
    • math: Fill in each with >, <, or =. A) 890,353 mL ____89 L 353 mL    B) 2 km 13 m ____2,103 m.  C) Brandon’s backpack weighs 3,140 grams. Brandon weighs 22 kilograms 610 grams more than his backpack. If Brandon stands on a scale wearing his backpack, what will the weight read?
    • science: