March 4-8
WEEKLY NEWS:
GRAMMAR/SPELLING PACKETS- I am sure you have noticed that I have started making packets for each day. Occasionally, there will be an assigned page for homework. Otherwise, the additional pages are optional and may be used for extra practice.
REMINDERS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Tuesday, March 5
Spirit Day
Thursday, March 7
School Mass
Tuesday, March 12
Spirit Day
Thursday, March 14
School Mass
Friday, March 15
Third Quarter Ends
Tuesday, March 19
Spirit Day
Thursday, March 21
School Mass
Friday, March 29- Friday, April 5
No School- Easter Holidays
RELIGION
Chapter 15
READING
Unit 4, Week 3
*Expository Text: Gives facts, examples, and explanations about a topic; may include text features such as headings, real photographs with captions, diagrams, labels, and maps; Uses certain text structures to organize information such as description, chronological order, or cause and effect
*Headings: A heading tells what the section is about.
*Bold Print: Bold print shows important words that are in the section.
*Author’s Purpose: An author’s purpose for writing an expository text is often to inform. Some authors use cause and effects to explain how events are connected. A cause is an event or action that makes something happen. An effect is what happens.
*Reread: When you come across words, facts, or explanations that you do not understand, you can reread.
*Sentence Clues: As you read, you can figure out the meaning of a word that you don’t know by looking at the words and sentences near for clues.
SPELLING
Unit 4, Week 3
1. port
2. board
3. store
4. park
5. roar
6. more
7. start
8. north
9. part
10. oar
11. first
12. hurt
13. ago
14. carry
15. people
GRAMMAR
Unit 4, Week 3
Irregular Verbs:
Some verbs do not add -ed to form the past tense. These verbs are called irregular verbs.
MATH
Place Value
SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE
Pollination
Monday, March 4
Mad Minute (12 Subtraction Facts in one minute)
Tuesday, March 5
Wednesday, March 6
Thursday, March 7
Math Test (Topic 9, Lessons 1-3)
Religion Test (Chapter 15)
Friday, March 8
Spelling Test (Unit 4, Week 3 Words)
Grammar Test (Irregular Verbs)
Volcanoes (Comprehension & Vocab Quiz)
MONDAY
Religion- Test Thursday
Reading- Study Vocab
Grammar- Test Friday
Spelling- page in packet
Math- wkbk. pages 125-126
Science- x
Social-Studies- X
TUESDAY
Religion- Test Thursday
Reading- Read 20 minutes
Grammar- page in packet
Spelling- New Words
Math- wkbk. pages 127-128
Science- x
Social-Studies- X
WEDNESDAY
Religion- Test tomorrow
Reading- Study Vocab
Grammar-Study
Spelling- New Words
Math- wkbk. pages 129-130; Test tomorrow
Science- x
Social-Studies- X
THURSDAY
Religion- Say an extra prayer
Reading- Reread Volcanoes; Test tomorrow
Grammar-Test tomorrow
Spelling- Test tomorrow
Math- X
Science- x
Social-Studies- X