WEEK AT A GLANCE

READING   WE WILL BE READING THE STORY, THE SURPRISE.  THE SKILLS WE WILL FOCUS ON THIS WEEK WILL BE DRAWING CONCLUSION,LONG E SOUND LIKE IN ME AND PARTY. THE GRAMMAR SKILL WILL BE COMMANDS AND EXCLAMATIONS.

MATH   WE WILL CONTINUE OUR LESSONS ON BASIC ADDING AND SUBTRACTION FACTS.

RELIGION    WE WILL REVIEW AND HAVE OUR UNIT 1 TEST. ALSO WE WILL WATCH A MOVIE THEN HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT GUARDIAN ANGELS.  THE FEAST OF THE GUARDIAN ANGELS IS OCTOBER 1ST.  GRADES 1 AND 2 WILL BE GOING TO MASS ON FRIDAY. CATHERINE OHLE, JOSEPH PFEIFFER AND MATTHEW SOMERVILLE WILL BE PRESENTING THE OFFERTORY GIFTS AT MASS.

SPELLING    BE READY FOR THE LESSON 6 REVIEW TEST ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 30TH.

LANGUAGE ARTS      WE WILL BEGIN TO PREPARE TO WRITE A FRIENDLY LETTER.

SOCIAL STUDIES     BE READY FOR THE UNIT 1 TEST PAGES 24-60 ON WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28TH.

SCIENCE       WE WILL START REVIEWING FOR THE LESSONS 7-10 TEST ABOUT ANIMAL HABITATS AND HOW/WHAT CAUSES HABITATS TO CHANGE.

HANDWRITING    WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE MANUSCRIPT WRITING.

WEEK IN A GLANCE     WEEK OF OCT. 3RD-7TH

READING       WE WILL HAVE UNIT 1 SKILLS TEST MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  WE WILL START UNIT 2 WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY. WE WILL START THE STORY DUCK AND HAVE THE TEST NEXT WEDNESDAY.

MATH        WE WILL COMPLETE CHAPTER 3 MONDAY-WEDNESDAY.  WE WILL BEGIN CHAPTER 4 THURSDAY ON 2-DIGIT ADDITION.

LANGUAGE ARTS     MONDAY THE CHILDREN WILL WRITE OCTOBER POEMS.  THEY WILL ALSO CONTINUE WRITING THEIR FRIENDLY LETTERS.

SPELLING       LESSON 7 WILL FOCUS ON SHORT E WORDS.   THE FINAL TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, OCT. 7TH.

SCIENCE       WE WILL HAVE THE LESSONS 7-10 UNIT A TEST ON WEDNESDAY. USE THE NOTES WRITTEN MONDAY TO HELP STUDY FOR THE TEST.

SOCIAL STUDIES     WE WILL START UNIT 5  WHICH IS OUR UNIT ON FAMOUS PEOPLE IN HISTORY.

HANDWRITING       WE WILL CONTINUE MANUSCRIPT WRITING.

RELIGION        WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSIONS USING OUR PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN/LURES PROGRAM. WE WILL WATCH A MOVIE ABOUT ST. FRANCIS TO CELEBRATE HIS FEAST DAY.  WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT MARY AND THE HOLY ROSARY.  THE WHOLE SCHOOL WILL GO TO CHURCH FRIDAY TO CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF THE HOLY ROSARY.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND BOX TOPS AND MILK CAPS.  THANK YOU.

WEEK IN A GLANCE  WEEK OCT. 11TH-14TH
READING     WE WILL BE WRITING AND DRAWING THE LIFE CYCLE OF A DUCK. THE TEST FOR THE STORY DUCK WILL BE WEDNESDAY. WE WILL BE STARTING THE NOVEL THE COURAGE OF SARAH NOBEL.

MATH     WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR LESSONS ON 2-DIGIT ADDITION.

LANGUAGE ARTS    WE WILL BE COMPLETING OUR LESSONS ON A FRIENDLY LETTER. WE WILL BEGIN OUR NEW PURPLE VOCABULARY BOOK. (UNITS 1 AND 2)

RELIGION       WE WILL BEGIN OUR FAMILY LIVING BOOK.  ALSO WE WILL BEGIN LEARNING ABOUT THE NEW CHANGES IN THE MASS THAT BEGIN AT ADVENT.

SCIENCE    WE WILL BEGIN  THE LESSONS ON LIGHT, REFLECTION, AND LENS.

SOCIAL STUDIES      WE WILL CONTINUE OUR LESSONS ON FAMOUS PEOPLE.

HANDWRITING       WE CONTINUE PRACTICING MANUSCRIPT WRITING.

SPELLING           WE WILL COMPLETE LESSON 8 PAGES.  WE WILL WRITE SENTENCES USING 10 OF THE SPELLING WORDS.  OUR FINAL LESSON 8 TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH.

REMINDER:   THERE WILL NOT BE ANY FOOD IN THE CLASSROOM FOR HALLOWEEN.

WEEK OF OCT.17TH

 I WILL COMPLETE THIS ON TUESDAY.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

WEEK OF OCT.17TH-21ST

READING    WE WILL FOCUS ON PROPER NOUNS AND LONG A SOUND WORDS.  WE WILL HAVE OUR TEST ON THURSDAY.  WE WILL CONTINUE READING OUR NOVEL ON FRIDAY.

SPELLING     WE FOCUS ON SHORT I AND SHORT U WORDS IN LESSON 9. THE FINAL TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY.

LANGUAGE ARTS   WE WILL FOCUS ON PROPER NOUNS AND THE S, AND ES ENDING ON NOUNS.  WE ALSO WILL WRITE CREATIVE STORIES IN OUR NOTEBOOK. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE PRACTICING PROOFREADING MISTAKES IN SENTENCES.

MATH    WE WILL CONTINUE COMPLETING OUR 2-DIGIT ADDITION LESSONS.

RELIGION     WE WILL READ/DISCUSS THE BIBLE STORIES ABOUT THE FORGIVING FATHER AND SAUL/ST.PAUL. THE CHAPTER 5 TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY.

SCIENCE    WE WILL READ/DISCUSS/DRAW  ABOUT LENSES.

SOCIAL STUDIES   WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE. 

WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR FRIEND PATRICK MCNAMARA!!!

WEEK OF OCT.24TH-28TH

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM PUTTING THIS IN THE COMPUTER SO I HOPE YOU GET WEEK IN A GLANCE.
SOMETHING WENT WRONG.     

REMINDER    NO SCHOOL FOR THE CHILDREN ON FRIDAY.

SPELLING    THE LESSON 10 TEST IS ON WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK.  THE FOCUS IS ADDING ENDING TO BASE WORDS.

MATH   THE CHAPTER 4 TEST IS TUESDAY.  WE WILL START SUBTRACTION  WEDNESDAY, OCT.26TH.

SCIENCE      OUR LESSONS 1-5 UNIT B TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26TH.

READING      OUR TEST WILL BE ON THURSDAY, OCT. 27TH.  WE ARE READING ABOUT MICE.   OUR GRAMMAR SKILL THIS WEEK IS PLURAL NOUNS. OUR READING SKILL IS COMPARE/CONTRAST.

SOCIAL STUDIES    THE PROJECTS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY, NOV.2ND.  WE WILL CONTINUE OUR CHAPTER 5 LESSONS.

RELIGION         OUR CHAPTER 6 TEST IS WEDNESDAY, OCT.26TH.     WE WILL BE READING/DISCUSSING ABOUT RECONCILIATION.

LANGUAGE ARTS        WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SENTENCES (PROOFREADING).  WE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON PLURAL NOUNS AND THEIR ENDINGS (S,ES,CHANGE Y TO I ADD IES,VOWEL PLUS Y JUST ADD S).

I AM PRAYING THIS WORKS WHEN I HIT SAVE/NOTIFY BUTTON NOW.

WEEK OF OCT.31ST-NOV.4TH
READING      READING ABOUT SNAKES.   FOCUS WILL BE ON COMPOUND WORDS, LONG O WORDS, AND USING GRAPHIC SOURCES TO FIND INFORMATION.  THE TEST WILL BE THURSDAY.

MATH     WE WILL START OUR SUBTRACTION LESSONS.

SPELLING     WE WILL FOCUS ON DOUBLING CONSONANTS BEFORE ADDING ENDINGS.

LANGUAGE ARTS        WE WILL LEARN ABOUT BIKE SAFETY. ALSO WE WILL CONTINUE PROOFREADING AND CREATIVE WRITING.

SOCIAL STUDIES     WE WILL ENJOY OUR PROJECTS WHICH ARE DUE ON WEDNESDAY.   WE WILL ALSO READ/DISCUSS ABOUT PILGRIMS AND US HISTORY.

SCIENCE         WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT SOUND, PITCH, VOLUME, VIBRATIONS AND WAVES.

RELIGION      WE WILL GO TO MASS ON TUESDAY.   WE WILL READ ABOUT SAINTS.   WE WILL READ/DISCUSS CHAPTERS 3+4 IN OUR FAMILY LIVING BOOK.

HANDWRITING     WE WILL PRACTICE MANUSCRIPT WRITING.

WEEK IN A GLANCE  NOV.7TH-NOV.11TH

REMEMBER OUR VETERANS THIS WEEK.

MATH      WE WILL HAVE A QUIZ ON TUESDAY.  WE WILL CONTINUE CHAPTER 5 2 DIGIT SUBTRACTION.

READING       WE WILL BE READING ABOUT SPIDERS.   READING SKILLS IDENTIFYING CE.SE.GE WORDS.  GRAMMAR SKILL POSSESSIVE NOUNS.

SCIENCE       WE WILL FOCUS ON THE TOPICS OF HEAT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

SOCIAL STUDIES        WE WILL REVIEW FACTS IN CHAPTER 5 ABOUT FAMOUS PEOPLE AND EVENTS IN US HISTORY.

LANGUAGE ARTS        WE WILL FOCUS ON POSSESSIVE NOUNS, ABC ORDER, AND DICTIONARY SKILLS.  WE WILL ALSO WRITE IN OUR JOURNAL/NOTEBOOK USING NOVEMBER TOPICS.

SPELLING        THIS WEEK IS A REVIEW LESSON. WE REVIEW LESSONS 7-11.

RELIGION        WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND MOSES.  ALSO WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT MORTAL AND VENIAL SINS.

ON MONDAY KEVIN/SHERLY OUR COUNSELORS CAME TO TALK IN OUR ROOM ABOUT COMMUNITY.
ON WEDNESDAY WE WILL HAVE OUR OUTSIDE BIKE SAFETY PRESENTATION. (LAST WEEK WAS INSIDE)
ON WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE VIRTUS TRAINING AT 7;30 IN THE CHURCH. REGISTER ON LINE.
ON FRIDAY GRADES 1+2  WILL BE GOING TO MASS AT 8:45.

WEEK OF NOV.14TH-18TH
READING     WE WILL FOCUS ON INFLECTED ED AND ING ENDING, OW AND OU VOWEL DIPTHONGS,SUMMARIZING,PLUS GRAMMAR SKILL VERBS.
WE WILL ALSO WORK ON OUR NOVEL ACTIVITIES.

MATH   WE WILL COMPLETE CHAPTER 5 2-DIGIT SUBTRACTION. THE CHAPTER 5 TEST WILL BE TUESDAY. WE THEN BEGIN OUR MONEY/TIME CHAPTER.

SPELLING  WE WILL FOCUS ON USING JUST ENOUGH LETTERS WHEN SPELLING WORDS. OUR LESSON 13 TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, NOV.18TH.

RELIGION    WE WILL READ/DISCUSS CHAPTER 8 ABOUT BEING SORRY FOR OUR SINS. THE TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, NOV.16TH.

LANGUAGE ARTS     WE WILL TALK ABOUT SYNONYMS AND USING OUR WORD FINDER IN THE BACK OF OUR BOOK.  ALSO WE WILL FOCUS ON THE UN, RE, EX PREFIXES.
SOCIAL STUDIES    WE WILL COMPLETE  AN INDIAN PACKET.

SCIENCE     WE WILL COMPLETE A PACKET ON THE TOPICS OF HEAT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

HANDWRITING    WE WILL CONTINUE PRACTICING MANUSCRIPT WRITING.

WEEK IN A GLANCE  NOV.28TH-DEC.2ND
RELIGION     WE WILL READ/DISCUSS/COMPLETE ACTIVITIES ABOUT ADVENT.
READING     WE WILL FOCUS ON AR-CONTROLLED VOWEL WORDS AND CONTEXT CLUES SKILLS. OUR GRAMMAR SKILL WILL BE SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT.
SCIENCE     WE START OUR UNIT E WHICH IS A HEALTH UNIT.   TOPICS PREVENTING SPREAD OF GERMS AND USING HELMETS FOR PREVENTION OF HEAD INJURY.
SOCIAL STUDIES     WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT ECONOMIC TOPICS.   (CONSUMER,PRODUCER,NEEDS, WANTS)
LANGUAGE ARTS    WE WILL START PREPARING TO WRITE A HOW TO PAPER.
MATH     WE WILL CONTINUE CHAPTER 7    MONEY AND TIME.
SPELLING    WE WILL FOCUS ON LONG E WORDS IN LESSON 14.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A NICE THANKSGIVING.   PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND BACK REPORT CARD ENVELOPE AND STAR READING SHEET SIGNED.

WEEK OF DEC.5TH-DEC.9TH

TELL SANTA IF YOU NEED NEW SUPPLIES BECAUSE MANY OF YOU DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING YOU HAD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

RELIGION   WE WILL READ/DISCUSS/COLOR ABOUT ST. NICHOLAS. WE WILL ALSO WATCH A MOVIE ABOUT ST.NICHOLAS.  WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT THE BLESSED MOTHER AND ATTEND 8:45 MASS ON THURSDAY TO CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
MATH   WE WILL CONTINUE LESSONS ON MONEY/TIME. OUR CHAPTER 7 TEST MONEY/TIME WILL BE WEDNESDAY, DEC.7TH. THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE ON GRAPHS.
READING    WE WILL FOCUS ON CONTRACTIONS,CAUSE/EFFECT, AND VERB TENSES. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS/WRITE USING THE STORY WANTED:BEST FRIEND.
SCIENCE WE WILL CONTINUE OUR LESSONS ABOUT GERMS.
SOCIAL STUDIES    WE WILL READ/DISCUSS/WRITE ABOUT GOODS/SERVICES,AND SPENDING/SAVING MONEY.
SPELLING     LESSON 15 WILL FOCUS ON WORDS THAT USE AY,AI, AND A-CONSONANT-E TO MAKE LONG A SOUND. WE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON CLASSIFYING AND PROOFREADING.
LANGUAGE ARTS    WE WILL COMPLETE OUR HOW TO PAPERS. WE WILL WRITE DOL SENTENCES AND CREATIVE STORIES.

WEDNESDAY, DEC.7TH WEAR GREEN TO HONOR PATRICK MCNAMARA. DEC. 7 TH WAS HIS BIRTHDAY.
THURSDAY, DEC. 8TH WE WILL ATTEND 8:45 MASS  TO CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.


WEEK OF DEC.12TH-DEC.16TH
RELIGION    WE WILL READ/DISCUSS/COLOR ABOUT CHRISTMAS, ST.LUCY, JUAN DIEGO.
MATH    WE WILL CONTINUE OUR DATA/GRAPH LESSONS.
READING   WE WILL FOCUS CHARACTERS IN A STORY, COMPARATIVE ENDINGS,GRAMMAR;VERB TO BE, TABLE OF CONTENTS, INFLECTED ENDINGS ES/ED;R-CONTROLLED OR,OUR,ORE,OOR,.
SOCIAL STUDIES  WE CONTINUE OUR UNIT 4 LESSONS AND HAVE THE TEST THIS THURSDAY, DEC.14TH.
SPELLING    LESSON 16 WILL FOCUS ON IGN,I,OW WORDS FOR LONG I AND LONG O.
LANGUAGE ARTS   WE FORM WORDS WITH THE UN, RE, AND EX PREFIX.

DEC.14TH IS THE PRESCHOOLERS PAGEANT AND SENIORS LUNCHEON.
DEC.16TH IS K-8TH SCHOOL PAGEANT.

WEEK OF JANUARY 9TH-13TH
RELIGION  CELEBRATE RECONCILIATION MONDAY/TUESDAY!!!  REVIEW CHAPTER 9.
SPELLING   WE WILL HAVE LESSON 17.
LANGUAGE ARTS  THE SKILLS WE WILL FOCUS ON ARE ER/EST ENDINGS,DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A/AN, ADDING SUFFIXES FUL/LESS, AND PROOFREADING SENTENCES.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES  PROJECTS FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK WILL BE INTRODUCE.
READING    WE WILL COMPLETE ACTIVITIES FOR THE STORY THE GREAT BALL GAME AND HAVE THE TEST WEDNESDAY. WE WILL START ACTIVITIES FOR THE STORY BIRTHDAY JOY ON THURSDAY.
MATH    WE WILL CONTINUE OUR GEOMETRY LESSONS THIS WEEK.

WEEK OF JANUARY 16TH-20TH
RELIGION    WE WILL START CHAPTER 10. CHAPTER 10 WILL COVER SOME OF THE PARTS OF THE LITURGY OF THE WORD IN THE MASS. THEY ARE THE READINGS, RESPONSORIAL PSALM, GOSPEL,HOMILY,AND NICENE CREED. WE WILL PRACTICE NEW RESPONSES.
MATH      WE WILL CONTINUE OUR GEOMETRY LESSONS. WE WILL COVER LESSONS 11.4-11.6. WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING ANGLES, USING PATTERN BLOCKS TO MAKE SHAPES AND USING TILES TO TRACE AROUND SHAPES.
READING   WE WILL BE READING THE STORY THE BEST OLDER SISTER. VOCABULARY WORDS THE CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW-ATTENTION,DIFFERENT,IMPORTANT,INTERESTING,SECRETLY,SPECIAL,TOLD. TOPICS FOR SKILLS ARE THEME OF STORY AND USING THE LY SUFFIX.  WE WILL ALSO READ FOR ENJOYMENT AS THE CHILDREN SHOULD AT HOME.
SCIENCE   WE WILL COMPLETE OUR HEALTH/SAFETY UNIT E.  KEY VOCABULARY: INJURY, HELMET,DISINFECTANT,PREVENT,SEAT BELT,EXERCISE,AND HEALTHFUL FOODS.
SOCIAL STUDIES  THIS WEEK ALL ABOUT ME POSTER IS DUE TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WE WILL BE WORKING ON PRESIDENT PLATE PROJECT IN SCHOOL. THE CHILDREN WILL BE ASSIGN A PRESIDENT AND WILL BE WRITING FACTS ABOUT THEIR PRESIDENT.
SPELLING   WE CONTINUE REVIEW UNIT 18. THE PRETEST WAS GIVEN LAST FRIDAY. THE CHILDREN WILL WRITE 10 SENTENCES USING WORDS FROM UNIT LIST WHICH WILL BE DUE BY THURSDAY,JAN.19TH.
LANGUAGE ARTS    THE CHILDREN WILL BE REVIEWING RHYMING PAIRS IN POEMS. THEY WILL  LISTEN AND READ POEMS. THEY WILL BE COMPLETING A POEM ACTIVITY AT SCHOOL.  THE CHILDREN WILL COMPLETE DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE PROOFREADING SENTENCES. THEY WILL START UNIT IN THEIR PURPLE VOCABULARY BOOK.
HANDWRITING      THEY WILL PRACTICE WRITING CURSIVE LETTERS U AND W.

REMINDER: FUN FOOD ORDER IS DUE FRIDAY, JAN. 20TH. THE FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE WILL BE FRIDAY, JAN. 20TH AT 7P.M.

WEEK OF JANUARY 23RD-29TH
RELIGION   WE WILL BE REVIEWING FOR OUR CHAPTER 10 TEST WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25TH. THE CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW THE PARTS OF THE LITURGY OF THE WORD IN CHAPTER 10, RESPONSES, AND THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER.
MATH     WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR CHAPTER 11 LESSONS. LESSONS 11.7-11. COVER FRACTIONS. ALSO CONTINUE TO DRILL MATH FACTS EACH NIGHT.
READING   WE WILL BE READING BRUNO THE BAKER. SKILLS BEING TAUGHT WILL BE REALISM AND FANTASY,SHORT E SPELLED EA, SUFFIXES ER AND LY,DIPHTHONG OY AND OI, AND ADJECTIVES. THE VOCABULARY THE CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW: KITCHEN,LARGE,OVEN,PRESENT,READY,SAYS,TODAY,WASH.
SCIENCE   THE CHILDREN SHOULD BE COMPLETING THEIR ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC PROJECT WHICH IS DUE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25TH. WE WILL ALSO BE REVIEWING HABITATS AND THE ANIMALS FOUND IN DIFFERENT HABITATS.
SOCIAL STUDIES   WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR LESSONS IN UNIT 6. TOPICS WE WILL BE COVERING OUR THE 3 LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT,TYPES OF SERVICES,ATTRIBUTES OF A GOOD CITZEN  KEY VOCABULARY: GOVERNMENT,CAPITAL,TAXES,CITIZEN,RIGHT,AND RESPONSIBILITY.
SPELLING  WE WILL COVER LESSON 19. MONDAY WE WILL HAVE THE PRETEST. LESSON 19 WORDS HAVE DOUBLE CONSONANTS THAT STAND FOR ONLY ONE SOUND. SKILLS COVER WILL BE SYNONYMS,ABC ORDER,AND PROOFREADING A NOTE. THE FINAL TEST WILL BE FRIDAY.
HANDWRITING   WE WILL CONTINUE PRACTICING CURSIVE WRITING. WE WILL REVIEW LAST WEEK'S LETTERS AND INTRODUCE LETTERS B,H, AND F (LOWER CASE).
LANGUAGE ARTS  WE WILL CONTINUE DOL PROOFREADING, WE WILL CONTINUE REVIEWING UNIT 3 WORDS IN OUR PURPLE VOCABULARY BOOK AND HAVE A TEST ON TUESDAY. WE WILL START OUR LESSONS TO PREPARE WRITING OUR DESCRIPTIVE PAPER.

THE 6 HOUR READING CHALLENGE IS GOING ON FOR YOUR CHILDREN IF THEY LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. NO LATE FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. THE FORMS SHOULD BE TURNED IN BY FEBRUARY 16, 2012. GREAT AMERICA TICKETS ARE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

WEEK OF JANUARY 30TH- FEBRUARY 3RD
RELIGION   THIS WEEK IS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK. WE WILL BE READING ABOUT ARCHBISHOP JOHN CARROLL, WHO OPEN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN BALTIMORE AROUND 1791. WE WILL READ ABOUT NOTRE DAME SISTERS AND VOCATION. ALSO DURING THIS WEEK WE WILL  BE USING OUR FAMILY LIVING BOOKS. TOPICS WE WILL BE READING/DISCUSSING WILL BE HOW BABIES ARE A GIFT FROM GOD AND HOW GOD CREATED US TO CARE FOR ALL LIVING THINGS. FINALLY WE SHOULD LIVE BY THE GOLDEN RULE.
MATH  WE WILL BE HAVING OUR CHAPTER 11 TEST. WE WILL THEN START CHAPTER 8 MEASUREMENT. VOCABULARY WORDS IN CHAPTER 8: INCH, FOOT, YARDSTICK, MEASURING TAPE. WE WILL BE MEASURING LENGTHS OF LINES USING COLOR TILES AND A RULER. WE ALSO WILL BE ESTIMATING THE LENGTH OF LINES.
READING   OUR PHONICS STORY WILL BE PAUL GOES TO THE BALL. OUR PHONICS SKILL WILL BE THE VOWEL PATTERN A, AU, AL. WE ALSO WILL READ THE STORY THE ROOSTER. OTHER SKILLS WILL BE USING ER AND EST ENDING ADJECTIVES, THE PLOT OF A STORY,HOW TO WRITE/SPELL THE OCCUPATIONS BAKER,RUNNER,BATTER AND IDENTIFYING WORDS WITH KN AND MB THAT HAVE SILENT CONSONANTS. VOCABULARY WORDS THE CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW: ABLE,BROOK,EARLY,FEATHERS,GROWL,OWN,STORY.
SCIENCE  WE WILL BE BEGINNING THE UNIT ON MATTER.  WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS.
SOCIAL STUDIES WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT RUBY BRIDGES AND EQUALITY.  ALSO WE WILL EXPLAIN HOW JUDGES, POLICES, AND OTHER CITIZENS HELP WITH THE LAWS.  VOCABULARY:COURTS, JUDGES,AND JURY.
 SPELLING  WE WILL HAVE UNIT 20 SPELLING WORDS. THE PRETEST WILL BE MONDAY AND THE FINAL TEST WILL BE FRIDAY. THE UNIT 20 WORDS HAVE TWO CONSONANTS TOGETHER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD THAT ARE SAID AS ONE SOUND.
CURSIVE WE WILL BE PRACTICING LETTERS K,R,S,AND J.
LANGUAGE ARTS WE WILL CONTINUE PROOFREADING DOL SENTENCES. WE WILL BE WRITING A THANK YOU LETTER AND STARTING TO PREPARE TO WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE PAPER.

THE CHILDREN SHOULD ENJOY ALL THE FUN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK. REMINDER: NO HOT LUNCH AND NO MILK ON TUESDAY FUN FOOD DAY/STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY. ALSO NO HOMEWORK TUESDAY.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6TH-FEBRUARY 10TH
REMINDER: IF CHILDREN BRING VALENTINE CARDS NEXT WEEK THEY NEED TO HAVE A CARD FOR EVERY CHILD IN OUR CLASS.
JUMP-ROPE FOR HEARTS STARTS AT 1:45 AND ENDS AT 3:45 ON FEBRUARY 14TH. ALSO FEBRUARY 19TH AT THE 10A.M. MASS IS WHEN THE 2ND GRADERS HAVE THEIR EUCHARIST ENROLLMENT MASS.

RELIGION  WE WILL HAVE CHAPTER 11 THIS WEEK. TOPICS COVER WILL BE THE WORKS OF MERCY;ST.FRANCES CABRINI;ST. MARTIN DE PORRES.
THE FINAL TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.
MATH     CONTINUE TO DRILL MATH FACTS EACH NIGHT.  WE WILL CONTINUE OUR LESSONS ON MEASUREMENT. WE WILL BE MEASURING THE LENGTHS OF OBJECTS IN FEET AND INCHES. WE WILL BE ESTIMATING DISTANCES IN FEET AND INCHES.WE WILL BE USING A LINE PLOT TO DISPLAY THE MEASUREMENT DATA IN A WORD PROBLEM. THIS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGES 189-196.
READING     WE WILL BE READING THE STORY MISSING: ONE STUFFED RABBIT. OUR PHONICS STORY WILL BE YAWNING DAWN. WE WILL HAVE WORDS  WITH THE AW AND OUGH SOUND. WE WILL ALSO HAVE WORDS WITH SILENT CONSONANT GN,WH,WR. ANOTHER SKILL WE WILL PRACTICE IS MAKING JUDGEMENTS  ABOUT CHARACTERS IN A STORY. VOCABULARY WORDS:CALM,FAMILY,FINALLY,GATHERED,HOSPITAL,
MORNING,PAPER,REALLY.THE GRAMMAR SKILL WILL BE INTRODUCING ADVERBS IN A SENTENCE.
SCIENCE    WE WILL CONTINUE OUR LESSONS ON THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATTER. WE WILL DISCUSS HOW SOLIDS,LIQUIDS AND GASES ARE ALIKE/DIFFERENT. WE WILL DISCUSS AND SEE (ICE CUBES) HOW A SOLID CAN CHANGE TO A LIQUID.
SOCIAL STUDIES    WE WILL READ AND DISCUSS ABOUT THE STORY OF ROSA PARKS AND HOW TO READ A PICTOGRAPH. WE WILL ALSO READ AND DISCUSS ABOUT OUR VOTING PROCESS. WE ALSO WILL READ AND DISCUSS ABOUT RESOLVING A CONFLICT. KEY VOCABULARY;VOTE,ELECTION,
BALLOT,CONFLICT,PICTOGRAPH.
SPELLING    WE WILL BE COVERING UNIT 21 SPELLING WORDS HAVING TWO OR THREE CONSONANTS TOGETHER AT THE END OF A WORD THAT ARE SAID AS ONE SOUND. (CH,SH,TCH,TH) WE ALSO WILL BE PROOFREADING A LIST AND PUTTING WORDS IN ABC ORDER USING THE SECOND LETTER IN THE WORD. THE FINAL TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.
CURSIVE    WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE OUR CURSIVE WRITING. OUR NEW LETTER WILL BE LOWER CASE P. WE WILL REVIEW LOWER CASE LETTERS H,F,K,,R,S, AND J.
LANGUAGE ARTS    WE WILL CONTINUE WRITING OUR DESCRIPTIVE PAPERS. WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE PROOFREADING USING OUR DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SHEETS. WE ALSO CREATE WORD WEBS USING A DICTIONARY TO DEVELOP OUR DICTIONARY SKILLS.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13TH-17TH
THE JUMP ROPE FOR HEARTS ON FEB.14TH GOES FROM 1:45-3:15.
IN ROOM 106 IF YOU ARE BRINGING VALENTINE CARDS YOU HAVE TO BRING A CARD FOR ALL 26 CHILDREN IN THE CLASS. (10GIRLS/16BOYS)
THE GREAT AMERICA READ TO SUCCEED FORM IS DUE BY FEBRUARY 16TH. NO LATE FORMS WILL BE TAKEN SO SEND IT IN SOON.
ALSO NEXT SUNDAY, FEB. 19TH AT THE 10:00 MASS WILL BE THE ENROLLMENT OF THE SECOND GRADE FIRST EUCHARIST CANDIDATES. THE CHILDREN NEED TO HAND IN THE COMMITMENT CERTIFICATE THAT DAY. IT WAS IN THE PACKET SENT HOME ON FEB. 10TH.

RELIGION    IN CHAPTER 12 WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT PRAYER. THE PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL IN THE LITURGY OF THE WORD WILL BE COVERED. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PETITIONS AND INTERCESSIONS WILL BE COVERED. THE TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, FEB.15TH.
MATH   MONDAY WE WILL BE MAKING LINE PLOTS.  TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WE WILL BE COMPLETING/REVIEWING/PREPARING FOR THE CHAPTER 8 TEST. THE CHAPTER 8 TEST WILL BE THURSDAY, FEB.16TH. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DRILL MATH FACTS. ALSO WE WILL PRACTICE USING LINES OF SYMMETRY AND CREATING MATCHING CONGRUENT MITTENS.
READING   WE WILL BE READING THE STORY MAN ON THE MOON. OUR PHONICS STORY WILL BE SPACE DREAMS. SKILLS BEING COVERED ARE SHORT U WORDS, MULTISYLLABIC WORDS, PRONOUN,MAIN IDEA, AND ABC ORDER USING THE SECOND LETTER IN WORDS BEGINNING WITH THE SAME LETTER. OUR VOCABULARY WORDS ARE: BEGAN,CIRCLED,EARTH,EVER,REMEMBER,ROCKETS AND TRY.  AT HOME HAVE THE CHILDREN READ FOR ENJOYMENT.
SCIENCE   WE WILL CONTINUE THE LESSONS ON MATTER.  TOPICS COVER WILL BE HOW LIQUIDS CHANGE TO GASES (EVAPORATION) AND GASES CHANGE TO LIQUIDS (CONDENSATION).  WE WILL BE DRAWING A PICTURE OF THE WATER CYCLE.
SOCIAL STUDIES   WE WILL BE PRACTICING THE ELECTION PROCESS. WE WILL BE READING ABOUT OUR CONSTITUTION,DEMOCRACY, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE. ALSO WE WILL READ HOW WORLD LEADERS INTERACT AND HOW EVENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES CAN EFFECT AMERICANS.
SPELLING    IN LESSON 22 WE WILL BE SPELLING WORDS THAT THE LETTERS CE CAN SPELL THE S SOUND AND THE LETTERS SE CAN SPELL THE Z OR S SOUND. WE WILL ALSO PROOFREAD AN ANNOUNCEMENT. THE FINAL TEST WILL BE ON FRIDAY, FEB.17TH.
CURSIVE    WE WILL BE CURSIVE WRITING LOWER CASE LETTERS A AND D.
LANGUAGE ARTS   WE WILL BE PROOFREADING OUR DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SENTENCES. ALSO WE WILL WRITE/DISCUSS CAPITALIZING PROPER NOUNS,WRITE/DISCUSS USING PRONOUNS HE,SHE,IT,WE,THEY AND USING PRONOUNS I AND ME.

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20TH-24TH
MONDAY HOLIDAY
WEDNESDAY   WE WILL START LENT AT THE 8:45 MASS ON ASH WEDNESDAY.

RELIGION   WE WILL REVIEW AND COMPLETE UNIT 3 LESSONS ABOUT THE BIBLE, LITURGY OF THE WORD,THE WORKS OF MERCY,PRAYING PETITIONS/INTERCESSIONS AND MOTHER CABRINI/MARTIN DE PORRES.  WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT LENT AS A TIME IN THE CHURCH YEAR OF SPECIAL PREPARATION FOR EASTER BY CHANGING, FORGIVING, LOVING.
MATH     WE WILL BE COVERING METRIC MEASUREMENT. THE WORDS CENTIMETER AND METERS WILL BE DISCUSS/USE.  WE WILL BE DOING CHAPTER 9   LESSONS 1-4.  WE WILL ALSO BE PRACTICING 2DIGIT AND 3 DIGIT ADDING/SUBTRACTING.
READING    WE WILL BE READING THE STORY GOING TO TOWN AND THE PHONICS STORY TWO LUNCHES AT THE MILL. THE VOCABULARY WORDS THE CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW:BEHIND,CROPS,EDGE,SURE,TRADE,UPON,WORD, ONLY. WE WILL USE CLUES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT A CHARACTER IS LIKE, REVIEW SINGULAR AND PLURAL PRONOUNS, REVIEW MULTISYLLABIC WORDS,REVIEW WORD WITH S/ES ENDINGS, AND WORDS WITH THE SCHWA VOWEL SOUND SPELLED WITH A(BALLOON)/LE(PEOPLE).
SCIENCE    WE WILL CONTINUE UNIT D. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS HOW LIQUIDS CHANGE TO SOLIDS (JUICE TO ICE POPS,MELTING WAX TO CRAYONS). WE WILL START TO PREPARE FOR UNIT D TEST 0N MATTER POSSIBLY NEXT WEEK.
SOCIAL STUDIES    WE WILL HAVE THE UNIT 6 TEST WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND. KEY WORDS AID,CONSTITUTION(GOVERNMENT PLAN),DEMOCRACY,JUSTICE,LIBERTY,TAXES,ELECTION,CITIZEN,GOVERNMENT. WE WILL START A NEW UNIT. WE WILL PRACTICE HOW TO USE A TIMELINE TO DETERMINE SEQUENCE. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS HOW AMERICAN ANCESTORS COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SPELLING    WE WILL HAVE LESSON 23 PRETEST TUESDAY.  WE WILL BE CHANGING Y TO I BEFORE ADDING ES(BABIES). FRIDAY WE WILL HAVE THE FINAL LESSON 23 TEST.
CURSIVE     WE WILL PRACTICE CURSIVE WRITING LOWER CASE LETTERS G AND O.
LANGUAGE ARTS      WE WILL CONTINUE PROOFREADING SENTENCES (DOL). WE WILL REVIEW THE PARTS OF OF FRIENDLY LETTER,CONTRACTIONS,COMPOUND WORDS,PRONOUNS I AND ME, PLUS HOMOPHONES, PREFIXES EX/RE.
 
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27-MARCH 2ND
REMINDER:TERRA NOVA TESTING IS NEXT WEEK (MARCH 5TH-9TH). THE CHILDREN WILL NEED #2 PENCILS AND A CLEAN, SOFT ERASER.
RELIGION
WE WILL BE COVERING CHAPTER 13 ABOUT JESUS' DEATH AND RESURRECTION. WE WILL ALSO READ/DISCUSS ABOUT ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY. THE CHAPTER 13 TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29TH. FRIDAY IS THE LENTEN MASS FOR GRADES 1-4.
MATH
WE WILL BE CONTINUE OUR CHAPTER 9 METRIC MEASUREMENT LESSONS. WE WILL CONTINUE CENTIMETER AND METER MEASURING. WE WILL BE FINDING THE DIFFERENCE IN LENGTHS OF TWO OBJECTS. WE WILL HAVE THE CHAPTER 9 TEST FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND.
READING
WE WILL BE READING THE STORY RIDING THE FERRY. THE VOCABULARY WORDS TO KNOW:COURSE,DECK,DOCK,HEAR,STEERS,THINGS,YEARS. THE PHONICS STORY WILL BE A TRUE BOATING FAMILY. THE CHILDREN WILL BE IDENTIFYING WORDS WITH UE (BLUE) AND WORDS THAT END IN A CONSONANT + ER (WATER). THE GRAMMAR SKILL WILL BE SUBJECT AND OBJECT PRONOUNS. OTHER SKILLS TO BE COVER ARE WORDS ENDING IN ER WITH THE SAME ENDING SOUND AS WEATHER (SCHWA SOUND) AND DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN FACTS AND OPINIONS.THE TEST WILL BE THURSDAY,MARCH 1ST.
SCIENCE
WE WILL CONTINUE REVIEWING/DISCUSSING ABOUT MATER(SOLIDS,LIQUIDS,GASES). THE UNIT D TEST WILL BE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH.
SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL BE CONTINUING OUR UNIT 3 LESSONS. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS HOW VARIOUS CULTURES CONTRIBUTE TO AMERICAN LIFE AND HOW LANDMARKS ARE IMPORTANT SYMBOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. KEY VOCABULARY:TRADITIONS,LEGEND,SYMBOL,LANDMARK,MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS.
SPELLING
THIS WEEK IS A REVIEW LESSON. LESSON 24 WILL REVIEW LESSONS 19-23 WORDS. THE PRETEST WILL BE MONDAY,FEB. 27TH. WE WILL BE COMPLETING THE LESSON PAGES MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE FINAL TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, MARCH 2ND.
CURSIVE WRITING
WE WILL PRACTICE CURSIVE WRITING LOWER CASE LETTERS C,Q,AND N. WE WILL REVIEW LETTERS A,D,G,O,C,Q.
LANGUAGE ARTS
WE WILL COVER NOUNS,PRONOUNS,5 PARTS OF A FRIENDLY LETTER. WE WILL WRITE/ PROOFREAD OUR DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SENTENCES.

WEEK OF MARCH 5TH-MARCH 9TH
APRIL LUNCH FORM/MONEY DUE TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH.
PS-GRADE 3 PARENT PLANNING MEETING FOR NEXT YEAR WITH MRS. BARNES IS MARCH 7TH 7-8:30PM IN SCHOOL SCIENCE ROOM.
YOUNG AUTHORS PROGRAM ENROLLMENT DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH. ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL COORDINATOR MARILYN HARRIS/SEE MARCH 1ST  NEWSLETTER FOR ENROLLMENT FORM.

ON SALE NOW AT LUNCHTIME SHAMROCKS FOR $1.00 AND PAT MAC WRISTBANDS FOR $3.00.
REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH.

THIS WEEK TERRA NOVA TESTING IS MONDAY-FRIDAY. THE ORDER OF TESTING IS INVIEW TESTS, READING TESTS,SOCIAL STUDIES TESTS, SCIENCE TESTS,MATH TESTS. TESTING WILL BEGIN AT 8:00 SO PLEASE BE ON TIME. IF LATE CHILDREN WILL BE MARK TARDY AND THIS COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH TESTING. THE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE SHARPEN #2 PENCILS AND A SOFT,CLEAN ERASER.
TERRA NOVA TESTING IS IN THE MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON ROOM 106 WILL HAVE PE TUESDAY, MUSIC WEDNESDAY,LIBRARY AND SPANISH THURSDAY. SOME CHANGES TO SPECIALS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED THIS WEEK DUE TO TERRA NOVA TESTING.
RELIGION WE WILL READ/DISCUSS CHAPTERS 3+4 IN OUR EUCHARIST BOOK. ALSO WE WILL TALK ABOUT OPERATION RICE BOWL AND ABOUT THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS. WE WILL MAKE A STATIONS OF THE CROSS CROSS.
MATH WE WILL PLAY MATH GAMES.
SPELLING   WE WILL COMPLETE CROSS CURRICULUM PAGES IN THE BACK OF OUR SPELLING BOOK.
SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE  WE WILL READ/DISCUSS OUR MAGAZINES.
LANGUAGE ARTS  WE WILL WRITE A CREATIVE WRITING STORY ABOUT A TREASURE.
HANDWRITING  WE WILL PRACTICE LOWER CASE LETTERS M AND Y.
ART   ALL OF THE SECOND GRADERS WILL BE MAKING A PAPER LEPRECHAUN.

WEEK OF MARCH 12TH-16TH
LIVING STATIONS WILL BE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH 1:45.
ST.BALDRICK ACTIVITIES WILL BE FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH 9:00.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH DISMISSAL WILL BE AT 11:45.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH REQUESTED PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES START AT 2:00.

RELIGION
WE WILL READ/DISCUSS CHAPTER 14. TOPICS IN CHAPTER 14 THE MEANING OF EUCHARIST-BREAD OF LIFE AS BODY/BLOOD OF JESUS,ROLE OF PRIEST,AND RESPONSES OF LITURGY OF EUCHARIST. THE CHAPTER 14 TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14TH.
MATH
WE WILL START UNIT 6 3-DIGIT ADDITION/SUBTRACTION. WE WILL COVER LESSONS 1-4. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE MATH FACTS EACH NIGHT FOR ACCURACY AND FLUENCY.
READING
WE WILL READ DOWN IN THE SEA:JELLYFISH AND THE PHONICS STORY SPLASH. WE WILL CONTINUE PRONOUNS AS OUR GRAMMAR SKILL. WE WILL DRAW THE LIFE CYCLE OF A JELLYFISH AND DISCUSS ABOUT USING GRAPHIC SOURCES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE READING TEXT/STORY. KEY VOCABULARY: MOST,BEACH,GROW,COLD,FLOATING,FLOPPED,POKE,NEAR,NEIGHBOR,REINDEER,SLEIGH,VEIL,WEIGH,WEIGHT.THE TEST WILL BE THURSDAY,MARCH 14TH.
SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL BE COMPLETING UNIT 3 THIS WEEK AND THE UNIT 3 TEST WILL BE TUESDAY, MARCH 20TH. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS MONDAY THE DIFFERENCES AMONG NATIONAL(4TH OF JULY),STATE(LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY),RELIGIOUS(EASTER), AND CULTURAL(ST.PATRICK'S DAY) HOLIDAYS. TUESDAY WE WILL DEVELOP SKILL OF HOW TO MAKE A DECISION BY MAKING PROS/CONS/DECISION CHARTS. WEDNESDAY WE WILL RECALL/REVIEW FACTS AND SKILLS IN UNIT 3 LANDMARKS,TRADITIONS,CUSTOMS,HOLIDAYS,AND READING A TIMELINE USING PAGES 152-155.
SPELLING
THE PRETEST FOR LESSON 25 WAS GIVEN LAST FRIDAY. THE FINAL TEST FOR LESSON 25 WILL BE THURSDAY, MARCH 15TH. EVERY STUDENT MUST
 KNOW ALL 20 WORDS ON THE LESSON 25 LIST. NOW THAT WE ARE IN TRIMESTER 3 ALL WORDS ON THE LIST MUST BE KNOW EACH WEEK.
CURSIVE
WE WILL PRACTICE WRITING LOWER CASE CURSIVE LETTERS X AND V.
LANGUAGE ARTS
WE WILL COMPLETE NOTEBOOK PAGES TO HELP PREPARE TO WRITE A COMPARE/CONTRAST PAPER. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT RUBRIC FOR THE COMPARE.CONTRAST PAPER.  WE WILL MAKE VENN DIAGRAMS TO HELP PREPARE TO START TO WRITE COMPARE CONTRAST PAPER.
 
WEEK OF MARCH20TH-MARCH 23RD
MONDAY, MARCH 20TH NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS DUE TO IN-SERVICE MEETINGS FOR THE TEACHERS.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST OR WEDNESDAY,MARCH 22ND EVENING OF REFLECTION FOR FIRST EUCHARIST CANDIDATES AT 7P.M. IN CHURCH.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22ND COMMUNION PICTURES TAKEN IN O'CONNELL HALL 5-7P.M. (OPTIONAL)
FRIDAY, MARCH 23RD SPRING PLAY AT 1:30 OR 7P.M. IN THE EVENING.
RELIGION
WE WILL BE READING/DISCUSSING CHAPTER 15.  TOPICS WILL BE FATHER DAMIEN;STORY ABOUT JAIRUS;THE NEW COMMANDMENT LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND THE WORKS OF JESUS. THE CHAPTER 16 TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, MARCH 23RD.
MATH
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR CHAPTER 6 LESSONS (5-8) WITH 3-DIGIT ADDING AND SUBTRACTING. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE MATH FACT AT HOME.
READING
WE WILL BE READING THE STORY, LET'S GO DINOSAUR TRACKING. VOCABULARY WORDS: CLAWS;FRONT;GIANT;HELMET;PROBABLY;
 SOMEDAY;STONE;RIGHT. WE WILL BE READING THE PHONICS STORY TEX AND THE BIG BAD T.REX. VOCABULARY WORD:NEXT;EXCITED;EXPERT;EXTRA;EXPLAIN;TEXAS. WE WILL REVIEW THE PREFIXES:un,re,dis;CONTRACTIONS;PRONOUNS;AND THE MAIN IDEA OF A PARAGRAPH. THE TEST WILL BE THURSDAY, MARCH 22ND.
SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL HAVE THE UNIT 3(PAGES114-155) TEST TUESDAY, MARCH 20TH.  VOCABULARY:CUSTOM;CULTURE;IMMIGRANT;ANCESTOR;TRADITION;LEGEND;SYMBOL;LANDMARK;MONUMENTS;MEMORIALS;PRESIDENT;NATIONAL 
HOLIDAY;STATE HOLIDAY;RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY;CULTURAL HOLIDAY AND TIMELINE. WEDNESDAY WE WILL START UNIT 2. TOPICS:LANDFORMS;CONTINENTS;PARTS OF GLOBE;INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS.
SPELLING
THE LESSON 26 PRETEST WAS GIVEN,CHECKED, AND RETURNED FRIDAY, MARCH 16TH. THE FINAL TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, MARCH 23RD. NOW DURING TRIMESTER 3 ALL 20 SPELLING WORDS ON THE LIST SHOULD BE KNOWN FOR THE FINAL TEST BY ALL SECOND GRADERS.
CURSIVE
WE WILL PRACTICE/REVIEW LOWER CASE CURSIVE LETTERS N,M,Y,X,V,Z AND CURSIVE NUMERALS/NUMBER WORDS.
LANGUAGE ARTS
WE WILL CONTINUE WRITING A COMPARE/CONTRAST PAPER.

WEEK OF MARCH 26TH-30TH
GRADES 1-4 ARE SCHEDULE FOR THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH AT 2 P.M.
THE 2ND GRADE FIELD TRIP IS NEXT WEEK ON TUESDAY. THANK YOU FOR RETURNING PERMISSION FORM AND MONEY FOR FIELD TRIP.
RELIGION
WE WILL BE READING AND DISCUSSING CHAPTER 16. WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING THE MEANING OF WORDS IN THE OUR FATHER PRAYER. ALSO WE WILL DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER BEFORE/AFTER MEALS. KEY VOCABULARY: FAITH WORDS HALLOWED,TRESPASSES,TEMPTATION.
THE CHAPTER 16 TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27TH.
MATH
WE WILL CONTINUE 3-DIGIT ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION LESSONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY WE WILL REVIEW CHAPTER 6. THURSDAY WE WILL HAVE CHAPTER 6 TEST. CONTINUE PRACTICING MATH FACTS AT HOME FOR ACCURACY AND SPEED. ON FRIDAY WE WILL PLAY GAMES AND USE COMPUTER TO DRILL/REINFORCE MATH FACTS/SKILLS.
READING
WE WILL BE READING THE STORY LEMONADE FOR SALE. KEY VOCABULARY: LEMONADE,NUMBER,SOUND,ABOVE,FEW,ICE,KEPT. THE PHONICS STORY WE WILL READ IS THE CLUBHOUSE. WE WILL BE IDENTIFYING LONG E SOUND WORDS SPELLED IE AND EY AS IN THIEF AND KEY.ALSO WE WILL BE USING WORDS WITH THE CONSONANTS GH,PH,AND LF THAT REPRESENT THE SOUND F. OTHER SKILLS WILL BE REALISM/FANTASY;GRAMMAR SKILL COMPLETE SENTENCES;REVIEWING EX PATTERN; AND REVIEWING UN,DIS,RE PREFIXES. THE TEST WILL BE THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH.
SCIENCE
WE WILL BEGIN UNIT C. WE WILL BE READING/DISCUSSING ABOUT HOW EARTH WAS YEARS AGO WITH DINOSAURS,THE DIFFERENT SIZES OF DINOSAURS,HOW FOSSILS WERE FORM OVER TIME,AND THE TYPES OF FOSSILS(TRACE FOSSILS/FOSSIL REMAINS).
SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL READ/DISCUSS UNIT 2 LESSONS 3 AND 4. TOPICS: IDENTIFY DIFFERENCES OF WEATHER/CLIMATE;DESCRIBE HOW CLIMATE AFFECTS PEOPLE LIVES;COMPARE PLACES WITH DIFFERENT CLIMATES;DESCRIBE LANDFORMS/PLANT REGIONS;DESCRIBE TYPES OF PHYSICAL REGIONS. WE ALSO WILL IDENTIFY MAIN IDEA AND SUPPORT IDEAS IN PASSAGES.
SPELLING
WE WILL HAVE THE LESSON 27 PRETEST MONDAY, MARCH 26TH. WE WILL HAVE WORDS WITH THE VOWEL SOUND IN THE WORD FAR PLUS CHALLENGE WORDS. THE 20 WORDS LESSON 27 TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH. WE WILL ALSO PRACTICE PROOFREADING A PARAGRAPH AND FINDING AN ENTRY WORD WHEN COMPLETING OUR TEXT PAGES.
CURSIVE
WE WILL PRACTICE CURSIVE WRITING UPPERCASE LETTERS A,O,AND D.
LANGUAGE ARTS
WE WILL PROOFREAD WEEK 24 DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SENTENCES. WE WILL COMPLETE UNIT 4 PAGES IN OUR PURPLE VOCABULARY BOOK. THE UNIT 4 TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH. WE WILL BE  REVIEWING UNITS 1-4.

WEEK OF APRIL 2ND-APRIL 6TH
EASTER SPRING BREAK BEGINS THURSDAY, APRIL 5TH.  WE RETURN MONDAY, APRIL 16TH.
THIS WEEK TUESDAY, APRIL 3RD IS THE SECOND GRADE FIELD TRIP. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO HAVE LUNCH IN A BAG WITH YOUR CHILD'S NAME ON IT AND HAVE YOUR CHILD WEAR THE FORMAL,REGULAR UNIFORM NOT PE UNIFORM.  THE BUS WILL ARRIVE AT 8:00 A.M.
RELIGION
WE WILL READ AND DISCUSS ABOUT THE HOLY WEEK AND EASTER STORY. WE WILL ALSO COMPLETE UNIT 4 PAGES TO REINFORCE THE LESSONS WE HAVE COVERED IN UNIT 4. THESE REVIEW PAGES ARE 219-224.
MATH
WE WILL HAVE THE CHAPTER 6 TEST ON MONDAY ON 3-DIGIT ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION. WEDNESDAY WE WILL WILL PRACTICE MATH FACTS FOR ACCURACY AND SPEED.
READING
WE WILL CREATE A MEMORY GAME USING VOCABULARY WORDS IN OUR NEXT STORY, THE PUDDLE PAIL. THE VOCABULARY WORDS ARE: CASTLE,CROCODILE,EIGHT,PUDDLE,ROAD,ROUND,SHADOWS,YOUNG,CALVES,HAVES,LIVES,LEAVES,SHELVES,WOLVES. THEN WE WILL PLAY/USE THE MEMORY GAME WITH PARTNERS.  ALSO WE WILL DO D.E.A.R. (DROP EVERYTHING AND READ) USING OUR SKILLS TRADE BOOKS. WE WILL
 THEN SUMMARIES WHAT WE HAVE READ IN OUR TRADE BOOKS.
SCIENCE
WE WILL GO TO THE SHEDD AQUARIUM. WE WILL GO TO THE OCEANARIUM FOR A SHOW. WE WILL GO THE JELLIES EXHIBIT.WE WILL GO TO 4D POLE TO POLE MOVIE IN THE THEATER. WE WILL GO TO THE WILD REEF TO LOOK AT TYPES OF ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THIS HABITAT. WE WILL WALK AROUND AND EXPLORE THE REST OF THE AQUARIUM.
SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL CONTINUE LESSON 4 FROM LAST WEEK. WE WILL DRAW PICTURES OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LANDFORMS. IN OUR NOTEBOOKS WE WILL WRITE DESCRIPTIONS/DEFINITIONS OF EACH OF THE LANDFORMS. ALSO WE WILL READ AND DISCUSS TOPICS IN OUR SOCIAL STUDIES MAGAZINES. THEN COMPLETE THE ACTIVITIES IN THE MAGAZINES.
CURSIVE
WE WILL PRACTICE UPPERCASE CURSIVE LETTERS A,O,D,C,AND E.
LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH
WE WILL COMPLETE DICTIONARY SKILL SHEETS TO DEVELOP DICTIONARY SKILLS. WE WILL WRITE ABOUT OUR FIELD TRIP.
SPELLING
THERE WILL NOT BE A WRITTEN TEST THIS WEEK. WE WILL COMPLETE PAGES 246-253 IN THE BACK OF OUR SPELLING BOOK. THE CHILDREN DEVELOP/USE LEVEL PHONICS AND WORD ANALYSIS SKILLS WHEN DOING THESE PAGES.
HAVE A WONDERFUL, JOYFUL, AND BLESSED EASTER HOLIDAY!!!  RELAX AND HAVE FUN!!!

WEEK IN A GLANCE APRIL 16TH-APRIL 20TH
WELCOME BACK! I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A RELAXING AND FUN EASTER/SPRING BREAK! THE NEXT WEEKS WILL BE EXCITING BUT VERY HECTIC.
WE WILL ALL HAVE TO BE ORGANIZE AND FOCUS ON OUR WORK AND SCHEDULES. SO HERE WE GO. LET'S BEGIN.
RELIGION
WE WILL READ AND DISCUSS CHAPTER 17 IN OUR TEXT BOOK. WE WILL IDENTIFY SOME OF THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS GIVEN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT TO USE TO HELP THE CHURCH AND OTHERS. THEY ARE WISDOM,HEALING,KNOWLEDGE, AND FAITH. WE WILL IDENTIFY SOME HOLY SPIRIT SYMBOLS.
THEY ARE A WHITE DOVE,WIND,FLAMES AND RAYS OF LIGHT. WE ALSO WILL READ AND DISCUSS ABOUT ST. THOMAS AQUINAS AND ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA. THE CHAPTER 17 TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18TH.
MATH
WE WILL BEGIN CHAPTER 2. VOCABULARY WORDS THAT WILL BE IN CHAPTER 2 ARE COMPARE,HUNDRED,THOUSAND,GREATER THAN,LESS THAN,EQUAL TO. WE WILL BE DRAWING QUICK PICTURES TO SHOW PLACE VALUE OF NUMBERS. WE WILL USE PLACE VALUE TO DESCRIBE THE VALUES OF DIGITS IN NUMBERS TO 1,OOO. WE WILL USE BASE TEN BLOCKS TO SHOW 3-DIGIT NUMBERS THAT ARE REPRESENTED BY GROUPS OF TENS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DRILL OUR MATH FACTS.
READING
WE WILL BE READING THE STORY THE PUDDLE PAIL AND THE PHONICS STORY START COLLECTING! IT'S FUN! VOCABULARY WORDS TO KNOW ARE CASTLE,CROCODILE, PUDDLE,ROAD,ROUND,SHADOWS,YOUNG, EIGHT, CALVES, HALVES, LIVES,LEAVES,SHELVES,WOLVES, EITHER, NEITHER, RECEIVE,CEILING. READING AND GRAMMAR SKILLS WILL BE LONG E WORDS,CONTEXT CLUES,USING QUOTATION MARKS. WE WILL REVIEW CONSONANTS GH,PH, LF WITH THE F SOUND. THE TEST WILL BE THURSDAY, APRIL 19TH.
SCIENCE
WE WILL CONTINUE UNIT C. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT TYPES OF FOSSILS. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT EARTH AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. WE WILL CELEBRATE EARTH DAY WITH ACTIVITIES.
SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESOURCES. WE WILL REVIEW/PREPARE FOR THE UNIT 2 TEST TUESDAY, APRIL 24. KEY INFORMATION IN UNIT 2 PARTS OF THE GLOBE,TYPES OF LANDFORMS,WEATHER.CLIMATE,TYPES OF RESOURCES. KEY VOCABULARY:CONTINENT,
 NATION,COUNTRY,STATE,LANDFORM,VALLEY,ISLAND,PENINSULA,LAKE,WEATHER,CLIMATE,REGION,NATURAL RESOURCE,ENVIRONMENT.
SPELLING
WE WILL SPELL WORDS WITH THE VOWEL SOUND R SPELLED EAR,IR,UR,ER IN LESSON 28. WE WILL PRACTICE PROOFREADING IN THE TEXT BOOK. THE LESSON 28 TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, APRIL 20TH.
CURSIVE
WE WILL PRACTICE UPPERCASE CURSIVE LETTERS N,M,H,K,U.
LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH
WE WILL START PREPARING TO WRITE AN OPINION PAPER. WE WILL DECIDE ON A TOPIC FOR THE PAPER. WE WILL ORGANIZE DETAILS FOR THE
OPINION PAPER USING WRITING SPIDER WEBS. WE WILL DISCUSS AND PREPARE FOR USING THE CORRECT RUBRIC WHEN WRITING AN OPINION
PAPER.

WEEK OF APRIL 23RD-27TH
RELIGION   WE WILL COVER CHAPTER 18 THIS WEEK. WE WILL READ AND DISCUSS ABOUT HOLY ORDERS AND MATRIMONY BEING SACRAMENTS OF SERVICE. WE WILL IDENTIFY FACTS ABOUT OUR POPE, POPE BENEDICT. THE CHAPTER 18 TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH.
MATH     WE WILL CONTINUE OUR CHAPTER 2 LESSONS ON PLACE VALUE. WE WILL READ AND WRITE 3-DIGIT NUMBERS IN WORD AND EXPANDED FORM. WE WILL APPLY PLACE VALUE CONCEPTS TO FIND EQUIVALENT REPRESENTATIONS OF NUMBERS. WE WILL EXTEND NUMBER PATTERNS BY COUNTING ON BY TENS AND HUNDREDS.
READING WE WILL DEVELOP VOCABULARY FOR THE STORY STONE SOUP. KEY VOCABULARY WORDS: ADD,ANY,BOTH,MAKING,MEAN,CONTEST,
DELICIOUS,JUDGES,STRANGER. SKILLS THIS WEEK WILL BE PLOT OF STORY,USING COMMAS,AND PHONICS SKILLS. WE WILL READ PHONICS       
STORY STONE SOUP:THE FOLKTALE.KEY PHONICS VOCABULARY:BADGE,BRIDGE,FUDGE,HEDGE,JUDGE,LEDGE,PLEDGE,SMUDGE,WEDGE. WE WILL
ALSO DEVELOP VOCABULARY USING AIR/ARE WORDS. WE WILL REVIEW VES ENDING PLURALS AND LONG E:IE WORDS.
SCIENCE  WE WILL CONTINUE OUR DINOSAUR LESSONS. WE WILL IDENTIFY DINOSAURS AS MEAT OR PLANT EATER. WE WILL EXPLAIN DINOSAUR
PROJECT THAT ALL THE 2ND GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE DOING. THE PROJECT WILL BE DUE THE WEEK OF  MAY 15TH.
SOCIAL STUDIES  WE WILL HAVE OUR UNIT 2 TEST TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH. THE CHILDREN WILL DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF MAP/GLOBE 
 SKILLS,NORTH AMERICA AS A CONTINENT,KINDS OF LANDFORMS,WEATHER,CLIMATE,NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE ENVIRONMENT.KEY VOCABULARY: LANDFORM,VALLEY,ISLAND,PENINSULA,LAKE,HILL,MOUNTAIN,WEATHER,CLIMATE,NATURAL RESOURCE,ENVIRONMENT.
SPELLING   WE WILL SPELL WORDS THAT SOUND ALIKE IN LESSON 29. WE WILL PROOFREAD A SIGN. THE TEST WILL BE BE FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH.
CURSIVE   WE WILL CONTINUE OUR CURSIVE WRITING LESSONS. THIS WEEK WE WILL PRACTICE UPPERCASE LETTERS Y,Z,V.
LANGUAGE ARTS  (ENGLISH) WE WILL CONTINUE PREPARING TO AND WRITING OUR OPINION PAPERS. WE WILL PROOFREAD OUR DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SENTENCES.

WEEK IN A GLANCE FOR APRIL 30TH-MAY 4TH
PLEASE REMEMBER THERE IS A $25.00 LATE FEE IF COMMUNION PHOTOS ARE NOT HERE MAY 2ND WHEN PHOTOS WILL BE SENT TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER.
ALSO TO BE AWARE OF YOUR CHILD'S GRADES THROUGHOUT THESE HECTIC WEEKS AHEAD PLEASE GO TO POWER TEACHER ON THE COMPUTER.
THIS MIGHT HELP YOUR CHILD RAISE AND/OR MAINTAIN THEIR GRADES.
THE PRACTICE FOR FIRST COMMUNION WILL BE MAY 2ND AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE CHURCH.
RELIGION
WE WILL COMPLETE OUR EUCHARIST BOOK. WE WILL WATCH A MOVIE ABOUT THE COMMUNION RITE PART OF MASS. WE WILL CONTINUE COMMUNION ACTIVITIES LIKE WORKSHEETS, COLORING SHEETS, AND FINISH OUR COMMUNION BOXES.
MATH
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR CHAPTER 2 LESSONS. THE CHAPTER 2 TEST WILL BE TUESDAY, MAY 8TH. WE WILL SOLVE PROBLEMS INVOLVING NUMBER
COMPARISONS BY USING THE STRATEGY MAKE A MODEL;COMPARING 3-DIGIT NUMBERS USING SYMBOLS LESS,GREATER,EQUAL TO NUMBER;
AND APPLY OUR CHAPTER 2 LESSONS WHEN REVIEWING FOR THE CHAPTER 2 TEST THAT WILL BE NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 8TH.
READING
WE WILL READ THE STORY ANNIE'S GIFTS. KEY VOCABULARY:ALSO,GROUP,SOON,THOUGH,TRIED,INSTRUMENT,RADIO,SQUEAKED. WE WILL READ THE PHONICS STORY A GOOD IDEA. KEY VOCABULARY: ACHE,CHORD,CHORUS,ECHO,SCHOOL,STOMACH.THIS WEEK'S SKILLS WILL BE COMMAS
USED IN DATES AND COMPOUND SENTENCES;THEME OF A STORY;WORDS WITH THE K SOUND SPELLED CH OR SCH CONSONANTS. THE TEST
WILL BE THURSDAY, MAY 3RD.
SCIENCE
WE WILL READ/DISCUSS/DRAW THE PHASES OF THE MOON AND ABOUT THE EARTH ROTATION. WE WILL LISTEN TO A DINOSAUR TAPE. WE WILL
READ A BOOK ABOUT DIFFERENT DINOSAURS. THE DINOSAUR/FOSSIL TEST WILL BE TUESDAY, MAY1. KEY VOCABULARY:EXTINCT,DINOSAURS,
SKELETON,FOSSIL REMAINS, TRACE FOSSILS,FLAT TEETH,POINTED TEETH, SKULL.THE SECOND GRADE DINOSAUR PROJECT IS DUE TUESDAY,
MAY 15TH.
SPELLING
THIS WEEK WE WILL HAVE LESSON 30 WHICH IS A REVIEW OF WORDS IN LESSONS 25-29. THE TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, MAY 4TH.
SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL READ OUR SOCIAL STUDIES MAGAZINES WHICH REINFORCE THE SECOND GRADE TOPICS AND CURRICULUM.
CURSIVE
WE WILL PRACTICE CURSIVE WRITING UPPERCASE LETTERS W,X,I,J,Q.
LANGUAGE ARTS (ENGLISH)
WE WILL COMPLETE UNITS 5+6 IN OUR PURPLE VOCABULARY BOOKS. WE WILL CONTINUE PROOFREADING DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SENTENCES.

WEEK OF MAY 7TH-MAY 11TH
FATHER HETLAND WILL BLESS THE COMMUNION BOXES THE CHILDREN MADE AT 2:00 TUESDAY, MAY 8TH.
THE MAY CROWNING WILL BE AT 1:45 FRIDAY, MAY 11TH. PARENTS PLEASE COME TO HELP YOUR CHILD GET READY BY 1:15.
RELIGION
WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT PEACE,JUSTICE, AND SERVICE IN CHAPTER 19. THE CHAPTER 19 TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, MAY 9TH.
MATH
WE WILL WILL REVIEW FOR THE CHAPTER 2 TEST USING MODEL TEN BLOCKS. THE CHAPTER 2 TEST WILL BE TUESDAY, MAY 8TH. WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY WE WILL PRACTICE OUR ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION MATH FACTS TRYING TO DEVELOP FLUENCY. WE WILL USE WHITEBOARDS, COMPUTERS,AND MATH GAMES. WE WILL START OUR MULTIPLICATION FACTS NEXT WEEK.
READING
WE WILL BE READING THE STORY CITY GREEN. KEY VOCABULARY: POLLUTION,ACTION,VACATION,COLLECTION,PETITION,ALREADY,SOIL,
BUY,EMPTY,NOTHING,PIECE,USED,PROPERTY. WE WILL IDENTIFY SENTENCES MAKING A PARAGRAPH,AS WE READ WE WILL MAKE JUDGEMENTS
ABOUT THE CHARACTER'S ACTIONS, WE WILL READ THE PHONICS STORY WICKER SCHOOL TAKES ACTION. KEY VOCABULARY: EARTH,FLOUR,HEARD,PEARLS,SOUR,EARN,HOUR,LEARN. WE WILL REVIEW WORDS WITH THE CONSONANTS CH/SCH. WE WILL REVIEW MAIN
IDEA AND LONG VOWELS SOUNDS AT THE END OF SYLLABLES. WE WILL BE WRITING ANSWERS TO COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS. THE TEST WILL
BE THURSDAY, MAY 10TH.
SCIENCE
THE DINOSAUR/FOSSILS PROJECT IS DUE NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 15TH. WE WILL BE READING/DISCUSSING ABOUT HOW WEATHER CHANGES OVER THE DAY AND SEASONS. WE WILL PREP/REVIEW FOR THE UNIT C LESSONS 6-9 TEST WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH. KEY VOCABULARY: ROTATES,SUNRISE,SUNSET,REFLECTS,PHASES.
SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL BE USING A DICTIONARY TO DO AN IN SCHOOL CLASS PROJECT. THE CHILDREN WILL SELECT A WORLD COUNTRY, DRAW THE FLAG OF
THAT COUNTRY, AND WRITE INFORMATION/FACTS ABOUT THAT COUNTRY.
SPELLING
WE WILL HAVE LESSON 31 WORDS. THEY WILL BE COMPOUND WORDS. THE TEST WILL BE FRIDAY, MAY 11TH.
CURSIVE
WE WILL PRACTICE UPPERCASE LETTERS T,F,G,S,L.
LANGUAGE ARTS (ENGLISH)
WE WILL COMPLETE OUR DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SENTENCES. WE WILL PRACTICE/LEARN THE POEM LOVELY LADY FOR THE MAY CROWNING
FRIDAY. WE WILL COMPLETE UNITS 7 & 8 IN OUR PURPLE VOCABULARY BOOK.

WEEK OF MAY 14TH-MAY 18TH
THE MAY CROWNING WAS BEAUTIFUL. THE CHILDREN RECITED THE POEM, LOVELY LADY GREAT!!
MONDAY, MAY 14TH  THE YOUNG AUTHORS MAY WEAR THEIR SPECIAL T-SHIRT THAT THEY RECEIVED THURSDAY/FRIDAY LAST WEEK.
FRIDAY, MAY 18TH THERE IS NO SCHOOL FOR THE CHILDREN. THE TEACHERS HAVE AN INSTITUTE/PLANNING DAY.
RELIGION
WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT MARY THE MOTHER OF JESUS AND OUR CHURCH. WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT CHAPTER 7 & 8 IN OUR FAMILY LIVING BOOKS. CHAPTER 7 IS ABOUT SHOWING OUR LOVE WITH KIND WORDS AND ACTIONS AND BELIEVING SACRAMENTS ARE SIGNS OF LOVE BETWEEN GOD AND US. CHAPTER 8 ABOUT WHEN A BRIDE AND GROOM MAKE WEDDING VOWS/PROMISES THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE WEDDING. ALSO A PROMISE PUTS LOVE IN WORDS.
MATH
WE WILL BE STARTING ACTIVITIES USING MULTIPLICATION FACTS. THIS WEEK WE WILL FOCUS ON THE 0,1,2,5,10,11 TIMES FACTS.
READING
WE WILL BE REVIEWING READING SKILLS. WE WILL ALSO START READING A BARBARA PARKS NOVEL. ALSO WE WILL BE COMPLETING ACTIVITIES USING THE NOVEL.
SCIENCE
WE WILL PREPARE FOR THE UNIT C LESSONS 6-9 TEST WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH. KEY WORDS: ROTATES,SUNRISE,SUNSET,REFLECTS,PHASES,
WEATHER PATTERNS,SEASONS. THE CHILDREN WILL DO PRESENTATIONS USING THEIR PROJECT THAT IS DUE TUESDAY, MAY 15TH.
SOCIAL STUDIES
THE CHILDREN WILL BE COMPLETING THEIR IN CLASS PROJECT ABOUT A WORLD COUNTRY. THE CHILDREN WILL DO THEIR PRESENTATION
USING THEIR PROJECT.
SPELLING
OUR SPELLING WORDS WILL BE LESSON 32. WORDS THAT ARE CONTRACTIONS IS THE FOCUS THIS WEEK. THE TEST WILL BE THURSDAY,
MAY 17TH.
CURSIVE
WE WILL PRACTICE  CURSIVE WRITING UPPERCASE LETTERS P,R,B.
LANGUAGE ARTS (ENGLISH)
WE WILL CONTINUE PROOFREADING OUR DAILY ORAL LANGUAGE SENTENCES. WE WILL COMPLETE UNITS 9 & 10 IN OUR PURPLE
VOCABULARY WORD BOOK.
I HOPE EVERYONE HAS FUN CELEBRATING MOTHER'S DAY!!!

WEEK OF MAY 21ST-MAY 25TH
SPIRIT DAY IS FRIDAY, MAY 25TH
HOOPS FOR HUMANITY IS THURSDAY,MAY 24TH AFTER SCHOOL.

RELIGION
WE WILL READ/DISCUSS ABOUT BLESSINGS AND GIVING BLESSINGS. THE TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY, MAY 23RD.
MATH
WE WILL BE WORKING ON ACCELERATED MATH PROGRAM. WE WILL ALSO PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION FACTS.
READING
WE WILL CONTINUING READING OUR NOVEL AND COMPLETING ACTIVITIES USING THE NOVEL.
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES
WE WILL COMPLETE A IN CLASS PROJECT ABOUT THE U.S.. EACH CHILD WILL SELECT ONE OF THE 50 STATES FOR THEIR PROJECT.
THE CHILDREN READ ABOUT THE BIRD,FLOWER, ETC. OF THEIR STATE.
SPELLING
WE WILL BE HAVING THE LESSON 33 TEST THURSDAY, MAY 24TH. THE WORDS CAN BE SPELLED WITH A, OUGH, AW AS IN BALL,BOUGHT,CRAWL.
CURSIVE
WE WILL CONTINUE PRACTICING ALL UPPERCASE CURSIVE LETTERS.
LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH
WE WILL CONTINUE PROOFREADING DOL SENTENCES. WE WILL COVER LESSONS 9-10 IN OUR PURPLE VOCABULARY BOOK..WE WILL REVIEW LESSONS 1-10 VOCABULARY WORDS.
 

 


 
  
 





             

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