ACHIEVE 3000 INFORMATION

Achieve 3000 is being done in class during science and social studies  by Mr. Badia and myself. The students have received their user name and passwords. Starting this Friday I will assign an article for your child to read and complete the activity that accompanies it. This will be assigned on Friday and it is due the following Thursday.  So this Friday October 1 they will be assign work that is due by Thursday October 8. This is a separate assignment from any work your child does not finish in school on Achieve 3000 and they have to finish at home.

Website for Achieve 3000: portal.achieve3000.com

Once on the site enter the username and password. It will prompt you to select Social studies or science. If you are completing work for me it must be done under social studies , otherwise I will not be able to see the work.

If you want your child's username and password , send a note and I will write it down for you.

REMINDERS AND HOMEWORK FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28- OCTOBER 2

REMINDERS

1. SECOND grade will not be attending the trip on September 28, it;s only for 3rd, 4th and 5th.

2. On Friday October 2 there will be mass and also half a day.

3. FOURTH  grade parents, the needed book has been ordered. If your child does not have it, you are to acquire it on your own for next week.

4. HOMEWORK SCHEDULE is as follow;
          Monday and Wednesday : Mrs.Bagley and Mr.Badia
          Tuesday and Thursday : Ms. Saville

6. VOCABULARY WORDS will be given and written during class time.

7. EXTENDED DAY: Fourth grade will stay on Tuesday for math and Thursday for ELA. Third grade will on Tuesday for ELA and  on Wednesday for math.

8. THIRD AND FOURTH GRADERS as we continue writing the gist of non-fiction text, we will need post its. Please send small post it with your child to school this week.

9. QUIZ: This week students will be taking quizzes in reading as follow.
Second grade: Throughout the week, as its divided in small sections per day.
Third grade: Thursday October 1
Fourth grade: Friday October 2

HOMEWORK FOR SEPTEMBER 28 2015- DUE SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

SECOND GRADE:

- Complete Superkids workbook pages 9-10.

THIRD GRADE:

- Reading exercise sheet #2- LINK WILL BE AVAILABLE BELOW. Answers only on looseleaf.
CLICK HERE FOR EXERCISE # 2

FOURTH GRADE:
-Reading exercise sheet # 24-LINK WILL BE AVAILABLE BELOW. Answers only on looseleaf.
CLICK HERE FOR WORKSHEET #24

HOMEWORK FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2015- DUE OCTOBER 1, 2015- will be posted on Wednesday 

SECOND GRADE:
- Social Studies:  Watch the following video: CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO After watching the video draw a picture of the various activities that are available  in the city - Could include activities that are not in the video. Label your activities. Do this on looseleaf or white paper. 

THIRD GRADE:

-  Social Studies:  Finish the assignment from Achieve 3000. The story that needs to be completed in Just In Case. Do all the steps Staring at Reading poll question and ending at Stretch story activity. Must Complete the thought question. I will check this on Friday night. 

FOURTH GRADE:

- Social Studies: Define the following words using the textbook. Write them in your notebook
source, tributary, mouth, coast, bay, harbor. Also read pages 22-25 and answer the Think About It section, #1-4 Questions and Answers. 
-ACHIEVE 3000- Complete the ACHIEVE 3000 work from today - Do all the steps Staring at Reading poll question and ending at Stretch story activity. Must Complete the thought question. This is due by Friday night.  

REMINDERS FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21-25

REMINDERS

1. SECOND grade will not be attending the trip on September 28, it;s only for 3rd, 4th and 5th.

2. On Friday September 25 , there will be no school, due to the Pope's visit to NYC.

3. FOURTH  grade parents check the previous post for information on required reading book.

4. HOMEWORK SCHEDULE is as follow;
          Monday and Wednesday : Mrs.Bagley and Mr.Badia
          Tuesday and Thursday : Ms. Saville

6. VOCABULARY WORDS will be given and written during class time.

7. EXTENDED DAY: Fourth grade will stay on Tuesday for math and Thursday for ELA. Third grade will on Tuesday for ELA and  on Wednesday for math.

HOMEWORK FOR SEPTEMBER 21 2015 DUE SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

SECOND GRADE:

- Complete Superkids workbook pages 7 and 8 (on page 8 don't do section 1, as the reader is not going home.

THIRD GRADE:

- Reading exercise sheet #1

FOURTH GRADE:
-Reading exercise sheet # 23

HOMEWORK FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2015- DUE SEPTEMBER 24, 2015- will be posted on Wednesday 

SECOND GRADE:
- Social Studies: Use the social studies textbook. Read pages 54-57. Answer the READ AND THINK questions #1-2. Questions and answers on looseleaf. Also be prepare to answer questions in class about the information read.
- ALSO if you have not finish your picture of a suburb community in your social studies notebook, finish it. Make sure the things you drew match what would be found in a suburban community. 

THIRD GRADE:

-  Social Studies: Use the social studies textbook. Read pages 26-29. Answer the THINK AND WRITE questions A-B. Questions and Answers on looseleaf. Also be prepare to answer questions in class about the information read. 

FOURTH GRADE:

- Social Studies: Use the social studies textbook. Read pages 10-15. Answer the THINK ABOUT IT questions #1-3 on looseleaf. Questions and Answers. Also be prepare to answer questions in class about the information read. 

REMINDERS AND VOCABULARY WORDS FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14-18

REMINDERS

1. There will be an an opening school mass on Tuesday September 15, 2015.

2. On Friday September 18, it is 12 O'clock dismissal.

3. FOURTH  grade parents check the previous post for information on required reading book.

4. ALL PARENTS send in signed documents by Monday September 14.

5. HOMEWORK SCHEDULE is as follow;
          Monday and Wednesday : Mrs.Bagley and Mr.Badia
          Tuesday and Thursday : Ms. Saville

6. VOCABULARY WORDS will be given and written during class time.

7. EXTENDED DAY begins this week. Fourth grade will stay on Tuesday for math and Thursday for ELA. Third grade will only stay on Wednesday for math, ELA will begin next Tuesday September 22 

HOMEWORK FOR SEPTEMBER 14, 2015 DIE SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

SECOND GRADE:

- Complete Superkids workbook pages 3-4.

THIRD GRADE:

- On looseleaf, write  paragraph explaining the importance of having books available.

FOURTH GRADE:
Click below and watch the video. On looseleaf write a paragraph explaining what the video was about.

- CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

HOMEWORK FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2015- DUE SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

SECOND GRADE:
- On looseleaf answer the following question in 2-3 sentences; How are suburban communities different from urban communities?
Watch this video for help; CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

THIRD GRADE:

- Complete the reading worksheets that began in class: Create 2-3 questions based on the quotes provided. 

FOURTH GRADE:

- Using the transcript of "Haudenosaunee or Iroquois?"
1. Underline things that you understand or know about.
2. Circle or underline words that you do not know. 

BOOKS REQUIRED FOR MODULE 1 OR DOMAIN 1

Parents as you know this year we will be using a new curriculum. The second grade is divided into 12 domains and will have simultaneously 6 units. Third grade and fourth grade will be following 4 modules throughout the whole school year, which are made up of several units. There are books that the students need to use. At the beginning of the modules or domains I will post the books and cost. If they are available online as PDF's, I will either try to print or ask you to print them ahead of time. I understand the expenses of materials, so I will find the most moderate cost option.


SECOND GRADE
- This domain/units students do not need to get any books. Reading program materials will be given in class.



THIRD GRADE
- Books will be printed and given to students in school.



FOURTH GRADE
- Students will need the following non-fiction book
 The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy by Mary Englar. The cost of the book (tax included) is $8.66.  I most likely will not have any change to give back, so please send in $9. The remaining cents will remain to be put towards future books for this class. Please send the money in by Monday September 14.

Week of September 7-11

REMINDERS 

1. This week there will be no homework. Please just make sure you send in the forms given at the parent meeting and hand in to the homeroom teacher. 

2. Third and Fourth grade parents extended day begins next week. 

THIRD GRADE will stay on Tuesday for ELA with me and for math on Wednesday with Mr.Badia.  Due to a scheduled appointment prior to school starting, third grade will not start ELA extended day this upcoming Tuesday September 15. It will commence September 22. Math on Wednesday September 16  is still in place. 

FOURTH GRADE  will  stay on Tuesday for math and on Thursday with me for ELA. This will start this upcoming week. 

BOTH third and fourth classes will be dismissed through the office door at 5 pm. 

3. SECOND GRADE parents thank you for bringing in the supplies. Your children will be taking back the reusable bags. Some of the bags were not labeled with names and  I am not sure who to send them back with. Please read below and let me know what is yours. 

-  2 Marshall's bags

-  1 yellow bag 

- 3 rite aid bags 

- Also there was a Steve Madden bag with student supplies, there is no name. Please let me know who it belongs to. 

Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year!

Dear second grade parents,

As you already know, this year your child will be entering the departmental setting that ranges from 2nd- 4th grade.  Your child will have three teachers, which they will see for two hour periods for two subjects. I will be their homeroom teacher as well as the reading and social studies teacher. Ms. Saville( 3rd grade homeroom) will be their Religion and ELA teacher and Mr.Badia (4th grade homeroom) will be their math and science teacher.

When looking into the supplies needed for the school year, you must check all three blogs. My supply list is below. In order to get information throughout the school year, you must also visit the blogs for each of three teachers. Before the start of the school year, there will be a meeting with Mr. Woods and also the teachers. Other information will be discussed at that time.



Dear Third and Fourth grade parents,

Hope you are enjoying your summer. In a month school meetings and the start of the school year will be upon us. If your child is new to the school, refer to the message for the second grade parents to get information about the departmental setting breakdown.



Supplies 


2nd Grade
- 2 marble notebooks (one for reading and one for social studies- label with the subject and child's name)
- 3 folders (one for reading, one for social studies and one writing portfolio)- All three will be collected and kept in class-please label with child's name and the subject)
- 2 Looseleaf packs ( will be collected and kept in class for use)
- 2 rolls of paper towels
- 2 containers of bleach wipes
- 2 reams of copy paper
- 2 tissue boxes

*Later on in the year, I would be  more tissue as we run out. 


3rd Grade
- 2 marble notebooks ( one for reading and one for social studies-please label with child's name and the subject)
- 3 folders ( one for reading, one for social studies and one writing portfolio)- All three will be collected and kept in class. please label with child's name and the subject)
- 2 Looseleaf packs ( will be collected and kept in class for use)


4th Grade
- 2 marble notebooks ( one for reading and one for social studies-please label with child's name and the subject)
- 3 folders ( one for reading, one for social studies and one writing portfolio. All three will be collected and kept in class.please label with child's name and the subject)
-2 Looseleaf packs ( will be collected and kept in class for use)

* Ms.Saville's asked for a homework folder. That folder could be use to carry my homework as well. 

General Supplies for All Students 
- Pencils
- erasers
- sharpeners ( ONLY THE ONES THAT COLLECT THE TRASH INSIDE)
- color pencils or crayons ( no markers)
- glue stick- no liquid glue
- bag or case to keep the above supplies
- pack of construction paper- this will be collected and kept at school.

General Announcements 
1. Please label all notebooks and folders with your child's name and the subject before bringing to school. 

2. Your child only needs one set of the general supplies above. 

3. During the school year we will be using books that I will ask students to bring in. The books will be posted in advance to needing them. They can be purchased or borrowed from the public library. If I am able to acquire a pdf version of the books, I will post to blog for you to print.

Below are some rules that must be followed to have a successful school year;

• Students must be in homeroom by 8 am, if not they will have to get a late pass. If your child is late please make sure they get a late pass instead of sneaking in. If they are not in homeroom by 8:05, they will be marked absent. The absence turns into a lateness with the late pass.
• Proper school uniform must be worn at all times.
• Homework, assignments, and reminders will be posted on the blog , so it must be checked regularly- olqmnyc.blogspot.com
• Appointments to see teachers can be made through the office. No walk ins.