February 5-9
WEEKLY NEWS:
MARDI GRAS/VALENTINE DAY ATTIRE: Students will be allowed to wear Valentine or Mardi Gras shirts with jeans or uniform bottoms on Friday, February 9.
FIRST RECONCILIATION RETREAT: On Wednesday, February 7, we will be having a First Reconciliation Retreat. Be sure to ask your child about it. :)
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK: This was such a fun week! Click here for pics.
VALENTINE'S DAY: We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, February 9 because it falls during the Mardi Gras break. Students are allowed to bring treats to share with the class. We have 25 students.
REMINDERS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS:
100th DAY OF SCHOOL: We had a blast!! Click here for pics.
MAD MINUTE: For the 3rd 9 weeks, we switch to subtraction. Students will be expected to get 12 subtraction problems correct in one minute. As always, simply encourage your child to do his or her best!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Thursday, February 1
School Mass
Tuesday, February 6
Spirit Day
Wednesday, February 7
First Reconciliation Retreat (During School)
Thursday, February 8
School Mass
Friday, February 9
Valentine Treat Exchange
Monday, February 12-16
Mardi Gras Break
Tuesday, February 20
Spirit Day
Wednesday, February 21
First Reconciliation for Mrs. Kiffe's Class (Be there for 5:30)
Thursday, February 22
School Mass
Tuesday, February 27
Spirit Day
Wednesday, February 28
Class Pictures
Thursday, February 29
School Mass
RELIGION
Chapter 11
READING
Unit 3, Week 5
*Expository Text:
Gives facts, examples, and explanations about a topic
Organizes information in ways that make it easy for readers to understand (Ex. Showing causes and effects or by putting events in time order)
May include text features such as photos and captions
*Idioms:
A group of words that have a special meaning
*Central Idea and Relevant Details:
Central idea is the most important point an author makes about a topic
Relevant details tell about and support the central idea.
Thinking about what all of the details have in common will help you to find the central idea.
*Prefix:
A word part at the beginning of a word which changes the word’s meaning
A prefix re means “again” (Ex. reread means to read again)
A prefix dis means “opposite of” (Ex, disagree means the opposite of agree)
A prefix un means “not” (Ex. unlock means not locked)
*Diagrams/Labels:
A diagram is a graphic feature used in expository texts. Authors use diagrams to show special parts of something or to explain how something works
Labels show you specific parts of a diagram
GRAMMAR
Unit 3, Week 5
The Verb HAVE
The verb have has two forms in the present tense.
Use has when the subject is singular.
Our class has a weather station.
When the subject is plural or I or you, use the form have.
The past tense of have is had.
Use had with a singular or plural subject.
SPELLING
Unit 3, Week 5
cube
fumes
huge
music
unit
menu
few
pew
fuel
cues
pony
queen
began
come
give
MATH
Money (continued
SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE
Valentine/Mardi Gras Fun
Monday, February 5
Mad Minute (12 Subtraction Facts in one minute)
Tuesday, February 6
Spelling Test (Unit 3, Week 5 Words)
Grammar Test (The verb HAVE)
Wednesday, February 7
COLD READ (Unit 3. Week 5)
Thursday, February
Math Test (Topic 8, Lessons 1-4)
Religion Test (Chapter 11)
Friday, February 9
MONDAY
Religion- Test Thursday
Reading- Vocab Test tomorrow, Cold Read on Wednesday
Grammar- Test tomorrow
Spelling- Study Words
Math- Wkbk. pgs. 113-114
Science- x
Social-Studies- X
TUESDAY
Religion- Test Thursday
Reading- Cold Read test tomorrow
Grammar-X
Spelling- X
Math- Wkbk. pgs. 115-116
Science- x
Social-Studies- X
WEDNESDAY
Religion- Test tomorrow
Reading- Read 20 minutes
Grammar-X
Spelling- X
Math- Test tomorrow
Science- x
Social-Studies- X
THURSDAY
None :)