Week of February 24, 2020

Thanks for supporting Business Day and Dan's Down Dog and Dash!

Please Note

I hope you had a nice weekend.  This is a busy week! We will start a new unit in reading and math and we will begin to review for the Terra Nova tests that will be taken in the end of March. Here are your other reminders:

- In Religion, we will be talking about Bible stories, including Jesus and the miracles he performed. For homework this week, we are asking the kids to pick their favorite Bible story and write a few sentences about it. More information and directions were sent home today in their H folders.

- Information about the Leprechaun Trap Project will be sent home today! We will read a story about how to trap a tricky leprechaun and talked about some ideas of how to create a trap. Please let me know if you have any questions. Traps will be due on St. Patrick's Day. Google will give you plenty of ideas!

- The kids will bring home a new reading workbook tonight that goes with the stories for the second half of the year.

- There will be a Math test tomorrow on 1 and 10 more/less. Please complete the review sheet for homework tonight.

- We will celebrate Ash Wednesday with Mass at 9:00 am. Hope you can join us!

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 11 on Friday.  A study guide will be sent home.

Have a great week!

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 2
Practice new Sight Words and read for 15 minutes
Math: complete review for test tomorrow
Religion: work on Bible paper

Tuesday
Reading: page 3
Practice new Sight and Spelling Words and read for 15 minutes
Math: page 49
Religion: work on paper
study guide for test

Wednesday
Reading: page 4
practice words and read for 15 minutes
Math: page 51
Religion: work on paper
study guide for test

Thursday
Reading: page 5
practice words
Math: page 52
Religion: Bible paper due tomorrow
study guide for test tomorrow

Our Week

Religion
We will finish Chapter 11 and have a test on Friday. We will talk about the Lenten season and learn about Jesus' miracles and other Bible stories.

Reading
Story: ""Let's Go to the Moon"
Target Skill: Main Idea and Details
Phonics Skill: Long U and review Long O
Grammar: questions
Sight Words: around, should, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, people, beautiful, wear, tools
Spelling Words: joke, hole, stove, bone, rope, home, wrote, chose

Math
We will have a 1 and 10 more/less test on Tuesday. The rest of the week we will focus on graphs. We will learn how to read graphs and also how to collect data and graph the information.

Week of February 17, 2020

Please Note

I hope you enjoyed the long weekend! Here are some reminders for the short week:

- If you haven't bought a ticket to Leap for SKS yet please do. It is going to be a great event!

- Test folders will be sent home Thursday. Please sign and return Friday.

- 8th Grade Business Day is tomorrow. The price range of the businesses is $1.00-$3.00. If you would like to send in money for your child please do so in a labeled envelope or baggie.  No food or drink will be sold.  All proceeds go to Dan's Down Dog and Dash.

- There will be a reading and spelling test on Friday. This is the last story in Unit 3.  We will begin a new reader and workbook next week.

- Health screenings will be next Monday (2/24). Mrs. Manion sent home an email last week explaining. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great week!


Homework

Tuesday
Read and discuss Animal Groups (160-186)
Reading: page 219
Practice words
Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday
Reading: 220 and 221
Practice words and read for 15
Math: complete worksheet

Thursday
Reread and discuss Animal Groups (160-186)
Practice words for test
Math: complete worksheet


Our Week

Religion
We will begin Chapter 11 "The Holy Spirit Helps the Church Grow."

Reading
Story: "Animal Groups"
Target Skill: Compare and Contrast
Phonics Skill:  Long I and digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb
Grammar: the verbs be, is are, were, was
Sight Words: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, those, walk, they, sing, does, all
Spelling Words: time, bike, like, kite, mice, white, drive, stripe

Math
We will finish up working with 1 and 10 more/less and continue to practice adding two digit numbers without regrouping. There will be a 1 and 10 more/less test early next week.

Week of February 10, 2020

We Are 100 Days Smarter!

Please Note

- We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday. Please send valentines in a labeled bag by Thursday morning. Please no candy treats. We have 15 kids in our class.

- On Thursday, we will have the Chapter 10 Religion test. A study guide will be sent home.

- No school on Friday, 2/14 or Monday, 2/17. Enjoy the long weekend!

Learning 10 More and 10 less

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 211
Practice new sight words
Math: complete worksheet
Religion: study guide for test

Tuesday
Copy spelling words one time
Reading: page 212
Practice new spelling and sight words
Math: complete worksheet
Religion: study guide for test

Wednesday
Reading: page 214
Practice words
Math: complete worksheet
Religion: 130 and study guide for test tomorrow

Practicing 10 More and 10 Less

Our Week

Religion
We have a test on Chapter 10 on Thursday.

Reading
Story: "Animal Groups"
Target Skill: Compare and Contrast
Phonics Skill:  Long I and digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb
Grammar: the verbs be, is are, were, was
Sight Words: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, those, walk, they, sing, does, all
Spelling Words: time, bike, like, kite, mice, white, drive, stripe

Math
We will continue our unit on place value and work with the number patterns 1 more/less and 10 more/less. We will also start to add and subtract with two digit numbers.

Week of February 3, 2020

- We had a great time celebrating Catholic Schools Week! Check out some of the pictures.

- Thank you for all of your love and support for the Mittman family during this difficult time. We will continue to pray and be there for them in the days and weeks to come.

- Sorry I forgot to send home the test folders last week. They will be sent home on Wednesday. Please sign and return on Thursday.

- We will be decorating bags in school this week to use in school as our 'Valentine's Day Mailbox'. We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 13th since we have off on Valentine's Day. If you would like to send valentines in early please make sure you send them in a labeled bag. Please remember that no candy is allowed with valentines.

Have a great week!

Homework

Monday
Read and discuss The Big Race (120-146)
Reading: page 206
Practice words
Math: page 67

Tuesday
Reading: pages 198 and 199
Practice words and read for 15 minutes
Math: page 68

Wednesday
Reading: pages 204 and 205
Practice words and read for 15 minutes
Math: page 70

Thursday
Re-read and discuss The Big Race (120-146) and practice words for reading and spelling tests tomorrow
Math: page 71

Our Week

Religion
We will start Chapter 10 - "Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit."

Reading

Story: "The Big Race"

Target Skill: Cause and effect

Phonics Skill:  Long A, soft c, g, dge

Grammar: Verbs and time

Sight Words: four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, where, those, saw, round

Spelling Words: came, late, make, gave, page, brave, shape, faced

Math
We will continue our unit on place value and work with the 120s chart and the
number patterns 1 more/less and 10 more/less. We will also start to add and subtract with two digit numbers.