Week of March 19, 2018

- Welcome to Terra Nova week!  We will be taking different parts of the test each day.

- Report cards will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return the envelope. The
report card can stay home.

- There will be no homework this week.  Please keep in mind that we will have our
reading and spelling test for The Big Trip next Tuesday and review words and story as
needed.

- On Wednesday, the kids are allowed to accessorize their school uniform with crazy
socks to celebrate Rock Your Socks Day for World Down Syndrome Day. Donations are
welcome but not required.

Our Week

Religion

We will begin Chapter 15 "We Belong to a Parish".

Reading

Reading

Story: "The Big Trip"

Target Skill: Compare and Contrast

Phonics Skill: Long E (ea, e, e_e, ee) and -ng, -nk words

Grammar: compound sentences

Sight Words: about, could, sure, by, don't, there, car, maybe, very, travel, really, through

Spelling Words: read, mean, eat, sea, feet, keep, tree, these

*Test will be next Tuesday*

Math

We will work on measuring this week.  We will have an in class assessment activity at
the end of the week.

Week of March12, 2018

Please Note

We will continue reviewing for the Terra Nova tests that will be taken next week.  A schedule

and some tips for taking standardized tests will be sent home this week. Attached to the

schedule will be a blank letter. I ask that you please write your child an encouraging note

that they will read Monday morning before we start the tests. This will hopefully calm any

nerves that they may have. Please send the letter in by Friday at the latest. Thanks for your

help with this :)

- There is a Home & School meeting on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm on Technology Awareness.

- There will be a Math activity as assessment on graphing on Tuesday.

- On Wednesday we will doing a Science lesson with Google Expeditions using Virtual Reality

goggles. Be sure to ask your child about it Wednesday night!

- There will be a Religion test on Friday on Chapter 12. A study guide will be sent home.

- Leprechaun traps are due on Friday! Please have your child practice talking about how their

trap works because they will be presenting it to the class!

Homework

Monday

Reading: pages 16 and 17

Practice Sight Words

Math: pages 49 and 50

Tuesday

Reading: page 18

Practice Words

Math: page 51

Religion: study guide for test

Get tests signed

Wednesday

Reading: page 28

Copy Spelling words one time

Practice Words

Math: page 52

Religion: study guide for test

Thursday

Reading: worksheet

Practice Words

Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study guide for test tomorrow

Our Week

Religion

We will finish Chapter 12 - "The Church Serves" and have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: "The Big Trip"

Target Skill: Compare and Contrast

Phonics Skill: Long E (ea, e, e_e, ee) and -ng, -nk words

Grammar: compound sentences

Sight Words: about, could, sure, by, don't, there, car, maybe, very, travel, really, through

Spelling Words: read, mean, eat, sea, feet, keep, tree, these

Math

We will begin our unit on graphing and have a graphing activity as assessment this Friday.

Week of March 5th, 2018

Please Note

- We will begin practicing for the Terra Nova test which we will take the week of 3/19.

- Thursday is a dress down day. Please send in $1.00.

- SKS Shops is Thursday night from 5:00-10:00 pm and Friday from 8:30 am-4:00pm

in the Parish Center. There are some great vendors so we hope you can make it!

- Our monthly Mass will be on Friday at 9:00 am. All are welcome :)

- We will have a math test on Thursday.

- Reading and spelling tests will be on Friday this week.

- The 2nd trimester closes on Friday.

Homework

Monday

Reading: Read Let’s Go to the Moon and complete worksheets

Practice words

Math - worksheet

Tuesday

Reading:  worksheet

Practice words

Math - worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: worksheet

Practice words

Math: worksheet, test tomorrow

Thursday

Reading: Reread Let’s Go to the Moon and complete worksheet

Practice words for test tomorrow

Our Week

Religion

We will begin Chapter 12 - "The Church Serves".

Reading

Story: ""Let's Go to the Moon"

Target Skill: Main Idea and Details

Phonics Skill: Long U and Long O

Grammar: questions

Sight Words: around, should, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, people,

beautiful, wear, tools

Spelling Words: hole, stove, bone, so, go, home, rope, chose

Math

We will continue with counting by 10’s 5’s and 2’s both forwards and backwards,

odd/even and  >, <, and =.  We will have a test on these skills this Thursday.