Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps
We will begin this week with a reading comprehension assessment to end unit 2. This does not require studying. I will be breaking this assessment up into parts and any grammar (parts of speech) or morphology concepts are not assessing mastery and are included in the next unit as well. We will not get far into the unit this week, however, you can find the skills we will touch upon below:
Reading:
Students will read and answer comprehension questions about the body’s skeletal system, including axial bones.
Writing:
Students will identify topic and concluding sentences.
Language:
Students will write words using spelling patterns and rules for
regular and irregular plural nouns.
Homework: Reading Fluency Passage
**You will receive an Amplify Take Home sheet with spelling words for a test on Friday, December 6th. Please keep this list somewhere so it won't be lost over the break!
The Human Body: Systems and Senses is our next unit and I am very excited! It looks to be challenging but so very interesting. In second grade, the class had a unit titled The Human Body: Building Blocks and Nutrition. Prior knowledge plays an essential role in reading comprehension. Not only does it help when making inferences, for example, but also with understanding more content specific vocabulary.
Math-Mrs. Bennett
This week students are continuing to work on the Module Multiplying by a 1-digit number. We will focus on solving larger multiplication problems using open area models. Students will decompose their factors and calculate the area for each part, and finally add the partial products together! This is the building block from solving concretely (base-10 blocks, place value disks) to pictorial representations. Towards the end of the week, I may even challenge some students to solve 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication equations using area model!
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
This week, the students will continue to understand the purpose of rules and laws in guiding behavior and maintaining order in a community. They will also explore the role of the Judicial Branch in the United States government, specifically the Supreme Court's role in interpreting laws. We will be reading the books, Obeying Laws by Vincent Alexander and What is the Judicial Branch? by Ellen Rodger, to go enhance these lessons. Students will create a small booklet titled "Laws in Action." They will draw or write about three examples of laws they follow (e.g., traffic rules, recycling, school rules) and explain why each law is important. This booklet will be graded on completeness, creativity, and understanding of why laws exist. The students will have class time to complete this project and will be given a copy of the directions and rubrics.
Religion- Mrs. Crush
This week in Religion, we will complete Chapter 5: God's Promise of a Savior. The students will:
Recall that the Father of Lies deceived Adam and Eve, so they chose to disobey God.
Know that through Original Sin, Adam and Eve lost original holiness and original justice.
Begin to understand that concupiscence makes it very hard to avoid sin without God's grace.
Know that Original Sin causes an infinite chasm in our relationship with God and one another.
Know that God promised to send us a Savior because we cannot heal our relationship with God on our own.
Words to Know: concupiscence, infinite, original holiness, original justice, and Original Sin
***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:
Chapter Test: The Ch.5 test will be on Friday, November 22.
Items to study:
Chapter Review
Highlighted Text
Vocabulary Words
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.