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".

Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps

Reading: This week we will finish our Unit on Early American Civilizations. We wrap up reading about the Inca civilization. We will discuss the rise and fall of this particular group and factors that led to them becoming to the largest pre-columbian civilization. Toward the end of the week, we will compare and contrast Maya, Aztec and Inca creation myths.  

Grammar: Action verbs vs. linking verbs

Morphology: Latin root tract meaning "to pull or draw" (We did learn this last year, so this is review but also great practice using context and morphology to determine the meaning of words.)

Writing: We will spend a lot of time this week working on our Codex projects. Students may need to work on drafting or typing their paragraphs on their own time depending on how well they utilize their in-class time. See the slides below that show the inspiration for the project, as well as student work samples. I will provide the brown paper bag for them to glue their images and paragraphs on to. 

Students have chosen their topic (farming, architecture, or social classes) and have been taking notes and drafting paragraphs about that topic for each civilization we have learned about.

Homework: Codex project due Tuesday, Nov. 5th

**Unit 2: Ancient American Civilizations Assessment will be on Wednesday, Nov. 6th 

With Halloween happening this week, it will be best to wait until next week and this will give us plenty of time to review the skills we have learned during this unit. I will NOT be giving the content assessment for this unit, I would like to focus more on assessing the reading skills we have been working on developing. I will send home information to review later this week. This will mainly cover grammar and morphology skills we covered.

Math: Mrs. Bennett

This week students are wrapping up our chapter up dividing by 2-digit divisors. Students will finish learning about the 4 different ways to interpret a remainder, focusing on allocate and one more scenarios most. Students will begin to work on the chapter study guide during class, but will need to finish at home by Wednesday 10/30, which is when our chapter test will take place. 

Trash It Scenario: 

At a banquet hall, each table requires 18plates. The kitchen has 387plates available. How many full tables can be set?

Allocate Scenario: 

A spacecraft collects 234 pounds of rocks from the moon. The rocks will be divided evenly among 36 groups of scientists for study. What weight of rocks will each group receive?

Copy It Scenario:

To watch a safety video, 294 employees will be arranged into conference rooms that each hold 30 people. The remaining people will watch the video in the cafe. How many people will watch the video in the cafe?

One More Scenario:

A company ships new basketballs in boxes that fit up to 14 basketballs. How many boxes are needed for an order of 202 basketballs?

Homework:

*No Reflex required this week due to studying for chapter test.*

10/21 - SS #25 & Chapter Study Guide

10/22- SS #26 & Chapter Study Guide

10/23- SS #27 & Chapter Test

10/24- SS #28 

10/25- No SS Quiz 

Social Studies: Mrs. Crush

This week, students will evaluate the rights, roles, responsibilities and limitations of the concept of citizen in Classical Greece and Rome. We will read different excerpts and short videos about Classical Greece and Rome. Students will then be divided into small groups and assigned a "citizen" role to act out. Each group will share their perspectives and discuss the following:

• Who had more rights and responsibilities?

• How would it feel to be excluded from citizenship?

Religion: Mrs. Crush

This week in Religion, we will continue Chapter 6: The Holy Family. Students will:

• learn the the Temple in Jerusalem was the central place of worship for the people of Israel during Jesus' day.

• learn the Jesus, Mary, and Joseph modeled justice and other related virtues through their obedience to Jewish laws and customs concerning worship.

• come to know how every member of the Holy Family lived with obedience to God and one another.

• begin to understand that prayer is just a response of worship to God.

• know that we imitate Mary through the practice of mental prayer.

Words to know: generosity, gratitude, Holy Family, mental prayer

Important Announcements:

• Chapter 6 Test: will be on Tuesday, November 5.

  1. Items to study:

     1. Chapter Review

     2. Highlighted Text

     3. Vocabulary Words

• Student Led Prayer IV: Thanksgiving due on Thursday, October 31. 

• 1st Trimester Service Hours and Reflections: Each student is asked to complete two service hours per trimester. Their 1st Trimester Service Hours and Reflections are due Wednesday, October 30. This will be complete on Google Classroom. 

Science: Mrs. Jackel

https://sites.google.com/ascension-parish.com/k-5science/5