Week of 11/13 - 11/17

Important Dates:

Oct. 30-Nov. 16 Community Cereal Drive (See photo)

Nov. 14-Nanette's Birthday!

Nov. 15-8th Grade Product Sale ($1-$5 items, purchased during lunch/recess. Proceeds go to 8th Grade Trip)

Nov. 17-1st Trimester Awards 2:00p.m. in Church

Nov. 19-Christmas Bazaar (Ascension Gym), 11:30-4:00p.m.

Nov.20-24 Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 3- Cookies with Santa, following 10:30a.m. Mass

Dec.9-Biscuit Belly Restaurant Fundraiser, 7:30am-3pm

Dec. 20-11:00a.m. Dismissal

Dec. 21-Jan.2 Christmas Break

Jan. 16-City BBQ Restaurant Fundraiser, 11am-8pm

Items Needed:

The students created jobs that they will be completing each week. Based on the job description, they will earn points on Class Dojo. Each Friday, the students will have the opportunity to turn in their points to purchase a variety of items. If you are able, please send in an item or two listed below.

WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Important Note for LA:

In an effort to help students come better prepared for class, I am providing a list of materials they are expected to bring to LA class everyday:

If students do not bring these items to class, they will now have to write their own name on the board. I am hoping this encourages them to better prepare for class and eliminate class disruptions for myself and Mrs. Bennett.

Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps

This week we are focusing on the body paragraphs of our opinion pieces. The goal is for students to connect their reasons for their opinion to details and facts they read in their research. The facts need to be related to their topic and support their opinion. Once we have our body paragraphs complete, students will work on their conclusions and begin the editing process.

In Morphology, we will be adding 4 NEW GREEK BASES (auto, micro, (o)logy, scope). Since we typically learn 1-2 new morphemes and are working on a writing piece in class, I am considering these their vocabulary words for the week. They will still have flash cards and slides to use for studying but the quiz will look different. They can expect the quiz to look similar to last weeks.

Homework: 

**We have changed our schedule slightly to allow the class to get Language Arts first thing in the morning twice a week. They will now come to me in the mornings on Wednesdays and Fridays, well rested and ready to read!! Big thanks to Mrs. Crush for being flexible with her schedule!

Math: Mrs. Bennett

This week in Math class students are learning how fractions and decimals are related. Students will explain the relationship between two decimal place-value positions and explain how to use a place-value chart to find patterns in decimal numbers. Students will also work on reading and writing decimal numbers to the thousandths place in different ways - expanded, word, and standard.

*I have been updating my Google Site recently. If you go to the "Math Resource" tab, I have added help videos for different math skills. These videos are made by me, so you can see exactly how I am teaching a skill in class. Please check these out and use them as needed. I will be adding new videos throughout the year!*

Homework:

11/13- SS #49

11/14- SS #50

11/15- SS #51

11/16- SS #52

 11/17- SS Quiz 

Here are some example questions you can ask your student: 

Social Studies: Mrs. Crush

We will continue our unit on the Aztec Empire. Each student has been assigned a topic to research and become an expert. The following categories they will become experts are Aztec Daily Life, Aztec Government and Empire, Aztec Gods and Mythology, Aztec Society, Tenochtilan, Spanish Conquest, Aztec Art, and Hernan Cortes. They will be responsible to research answer questions and create a presentation with another classmate. This will be completed during our class time. If students are unable to finish in class, they will be asked to complete for homework. 

Religion: Mrs. Crush

We will complete Chapter 4, "The Word of God Made Present among Us," in our Word of Life workbooks. In this chapter, the students will come to know how God worked in the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, that God instructed His people to build the Ark of the Covenant, through which He was present to them, know the similarities between God's presence in the Ark of the Covenant and the Word of God taking flesh and dwelling among us, and learn that through God's grace, Mary is the new Ark of the Covenant.  About a week ago, we visited the church to see our own Tabernacle and to see how much different is was to the tabernacle in the Old Testament. 

Ch.4 Test: Tuesday, November 14 (page 41-52 in Word of Life workbook)

2nd Trimester Service Hours + Reflection due Wednesday, Feb. 14

Halloween Party