October 30-November 3
WEEKLY NEWS:
FOOD DRIVE: November 6-8
WEBSITE: It was brought to my attention that I forgot to "publish" my updated site on Sunday night. I am so sorry!!
HALLOWEEN: Hope all of you have a fun, safe Halloween.
FIELD TRIP: Our field trip to Global Wildlife couldn't have been any better! Thanks to our wonderful room moms for the help. Click here for pictures!
HALLOWEEN TREATS: Students may bring Halloween Treats to share with the class on Tuesday. We have 25 students.
FAVORITE CANDY~OPINION WRITING: The students have been working on opinion writings about their favorite candy. They are doing a great job. On Wednesday, students are allowed to bring in their favorite candy to enjoy in class while we write the final copy. (Halloween sized candy is fine.)
REMINDERS FROM PREVIOUS WEEKS:
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Tuesday, November 7
Spirit Day
Thursday, November 9
School Mass
Tuesday, November 14
Spirit Day
Thursday, November 16
School Mass
Friday, November 17
Grandparents Day!
Early Dismissal (11:00)
Monday, November 20-24
Thanksgiving Holidays
Tuesday, November 28
Spirit Day
Thursday, November 30
School Mass
Friday, December 1
RELIGION
Chapter 6
The Church Seasons (Test Tuesday)
READING
Unit 2, Week 3
*Fables: Made up short stories that teach a lesson; may have animal characters that act & speak like people
*Predicting: Guessing about what may happen next based on clues from the text and pictures
*Sequence of Events: The order in which important events happen in a story; Sequence words like first, next, then, & last will help you to tell the order of what happens
*Author’s Purpose:The reason that an author write the text
*Problem & Solution:
Problem: a challenge or obstacle; what goes wrong
Solution: how the problem is fixed or solved
*Character Traits:
Words that describe what a character is like
Character traits often lead to the lesson that a character learns.
*Antonyms: Words that are opposite in meaning
GRAMMAR
*Opinion Writing (My Favorite Candy)
Common, Proper, & Collective Nouns
A common noun is any person, place, or thing.
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.
Proper nouns must be capitalized.
A collective noun names a group of people, animals, or things.
SPELLING
Unit 2, Week 3
MATH
Topic 4
2 Digit Addition in Vertical Form~ Packet Pages
SOCIAL STUDIES/SCIENCE
Map Skills
Monday, October 30
Mad Minute (25 problems in one minute)
Tuesday, October 31
Religion Test (Chapter 6)
Math Test (Topic 4, Lessons 4-7)
Wednesday, November 1
Thursday, November 2
Grammar Test (Common, Proper and Collective Nouns)
Spelling Test (Unit 2, Week 3)
Friday, November 3
Comprehension & Vocab Test (Wolf!Wolf!)
MONDAY
Religion- Test Tomorrow (Chapter 6)
Reading- Test Friday; Study Vocab
Grammar- Packet Day 3
Spelling- Test Thursday
Math- Textbook Reteach pages & Test tomorrow
Science- X
Social-Studies- X
TUESDAY
Happy Halloween!!! No Homework
WEDNESDAY
Religion- Say an extra prayer
Reading- Study Vocab
Grammar- Packet Day 4; Test tom.
Spelling- Test tomorrow
Math- Packet Hmk. pages
Science- X
Social-Studies- X
THURSDAY
Religion- Rosary Study Guide
Reading- Reread "Wolf! Wolf!", Test tom. (Comprehension & Vocab)
Grammar- None
Spelling- None
Math- Packet Hmk. pages
Science- X
Social-Studies- X