Week of 12/2 - 12/6
Week of 12/2 - 12/6
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Important Dates:
Important Dates:
Dec. 8– Cookies with Santa, 11:30a.m. on Ascension Cafeteria
Dec. 9– Immaculate Conception of Mary, Holy Day of Obligation
Dec. 9-13– EMS Out of Uniform for students who sold 15 tickets.
Dec. 11– Field Trip~"Presents with a Purpose Program" *Students must be in uniform.
Dec. 11– Jack's Birthday
Dec. 11– Eli's Birthday
Dec. 11– Tech Rehearsal for Christmas Program 1:45-3:30p.m.
Dec. 12–K-5th Christmas Program 6:30p.m. in Gym
Dec. 18– Open Mic Poetry Slam, 12:30-1:30p.m.
Dec. 20– 12:30p.m. Dismissal
Dec. 23-Jan. 3– Christmas Break
Jan. 6– Return to School
Important Reminder:
We will send home graded/completed work on Wednesdays. There will be a green sheet for you to sign weekly showing that you have seen (and removed) all of their work. Forms from the office will also be included. Students have labeled the front pocket in their binder "Take Home".
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps
Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps
Reading:
Reading skills we are developing this week include:
analyze a character's actions and a poems setting to make inferences
use text evidence to make inferences
identify parallel structure and analyze its use to compare and contrast scenes
Writing:
Daily writing opportunities this week involve the following:
compose poems using metaphors
compose a list poem and peer edit
compose a poem that includes a personally created motto or slogan
Homework: Vocab Quiz Friday
Core vocab:
evident
fluster
vast
Literary Vocab:
metaphor
rhyme scheme
tone
Math: Mrs. Bennett
This week in Math class, we are starting to work on our next module Operations with Decimals. Students will begin a PBL this week that will last several weeks and involving addition/subtraction/multiplication with decimals. Students will answer the question: "How can my knowledge of decimals and balancing a checkbook allow me run a small business?" Students will work in small group to plan and organize the preschool snack program for one week according to state standards while following budget. I have attached the slides students will be filling out throughout the project! We will also have a few guest speakers come to talk about financing in a business and how to fill out a transaction record!
Homework:
11/18 - SS #33 & 3 Reflex Sessions due Fri.
11/19 - SS #34
11/20 - SS #35
11/21 - SS #36
11/22 - SS Quiz
Social Studies: Mrs. Crush
Students will the following in Social Studies this week:
Identify and describe the rights, roles, responsibilities, and limitations of citizens, women, slaves, and foreigners in Classical Athens.
Compare and contrast the life of a slave (like Elpis) and a citizen in Classical Greece.
Reflect on how citizenship in Classical Greece differs from modern concepts of citizenship.
Religion: Mrs. Crush
We will be focusing the next few weeks on Advent. The students will be researching a saint from Advent and how that helps us know that our participation in Advent prepares us for Christ's Second Coming and for the celebration of His first coming at Christmas. They will learn that the third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, a day of rejoicing.
***Students have been also creating images of Our Lady of Guadalupe to be entered into "Saints for Kids" section of Youth Focus in The Record Newspaper. Please see link above, "Our Lady of Guadalupe Illustrations," of the beautiful images they have created.
Important Announcements:
2nd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections: Each student is asked to complete two service hours, with at least two different experiences per trimester. Their 2nd Trimester Service Hours and Reflections are due Wednesday, February 12. This will be complete on Google Classroom.
Science: Mrs. Jackel
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