Language Arts- Mrs. Phelps

Skills we will be working on this week are:

Reading:

identify the themes of the story and explain how characters’ actions demonstrate specific story themes (hospitality, friendship, responsibility, irresponsibility)
identify literary devices such as, dialogue, narration, personification, and perspective (we have conversation on these topics as we read the chapters of the story)
identify which point of view a story is being told from (1st or 3rd)

Speaking/ Listening:

listen to a Read-Aloud for details that describe a character

Language/Foundational Skills:

demonstrate an understanding of figurative language, For example, the proverb, “One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel"
use syllabication to break written words into syllables
identify open, closed, magic e, and vowel team syllables (reading and writing words with long and short vowels)

Homework: Activity p. 5.1 (read passage) and 5.2 (comprehension questions) due Friday

Math-Mrs. Bennett

This week in Math class students will be taking the Math MAP test! Students will test for 25 - 30 minutes each day. Afterwards, they will have a brain break before going to their next class. With any additional time, we will continue to work on different ways to model multiplication. Students have learned how to show real life examples of multiplication using equal groups, repeated addition, and arrays. This week we will focus on using number lines and bar models to represent equal groups.

Homework:

9/8 - SS #9

9/9- SS #10

9/10- SS #11

9/11 - SS #12

9/12 - SS Quiz

Simple Solutions Quiz Update:

This year, students will take a Simple Solutions quiz bi-weekly, which means they will have two quizzes each month. Each quiz will consist of 15 questions that align with the homework they have completed that week—some even identical to the homework questions! Students will receive a quiz sheet with 15 boxes to show their work and answer the questions, just like their homework. The quizzes will be graded out of 15 points. We will grade the homework in class, giving students the opportunity to discuss any questions or review their work together before the quiz. The graded quizzes will come home the following Wednesday, so please be sure to review your child's work to help support their math understanding at home!

Social Studies- Mrs. Crush

We will continue this week in Social Studies delving into our civic standards. The students will work on:

Explaining the basic purposes and functions of different governing bodies.
Comparing how diverse societies maintain order, safety, and enforce rules and laws.
Examining civic virtues and democratic principles across various world communities.
Understanding how processes, rules, and laws influence governance and problem-solving in diverse communities.

Students have been placed into small groups and will be coming up with skits based on one government of the group's choice. They will come up with a short skit that represents their government in front of their classmates. The directions and scoring guide are located her for you to see as well.

Religion- Mrs. Crush

We will continue with Chapter 1: The Invitation to Communion. This chapter will help students:

Understand that God calls each of us to be in communion with Him.
Recognize that the Bible reveals God to us.
Learn about Jesus Christ as the Word of God who perfectly reveals God’s message.
Discover the meaning of character.
Know how to look up passages in the Bible.

Important Announcements:

Chapter Test: Ch. 1 Test is TBD*.

*Items to study: Ch.1 Review (in Word of Life workbook), vocabulary words (these will be inside their binders), and highlighted text.

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 29. This will be complete on Google Classroom.

Blessings in a Backpack

Several schools collect food for low-income students who might not otherwise have food over the weekends. The program is called Blessings in a Backpack. There is a link below that you and your student(s) can sign up for. The volunteers simply walk around to each item putting it in a bag. One location is Alex R. Kennedy Elementary which is close to Ascension.

Link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4EA9A92EA5F4C25-51271874-blessing#/

Science- Ms. Jackel

Science Google Site Link