Curriculum updates week of May 23rd

Field Day has been moved to Tuesday May,31st due to inclement weather being predicted for this Friday. (The children will wear the shirts that they got for Run for Education and their P.E. shorts.)

On Thursday the children will present their Cereal Box Biography Projects to the class. They are to wear something reflective of the character for their presentation.

In Religion this week: We will discuss the Gifts of the Spirit.

In Reading: We will complete, Rocks in his Head, a biography written by the daughter of a man who maintains a positive spirit throughout the trials he faces during The Depression.

We will also read an article explaining the significance of Memorial Day.

Spelling/Word Study: We will review prefixes.

Language: We will complete our end of the year essay.

Math: We will focus on fractions.

Science: We will work on a Layers of the Rainforest Project.

Social Studies: The children study the Pacific States.

Curriculum updates week of May 16th

This week is the Race for Education. Our class will participate Thursday morning. Students will be given their shirts for the race on Wednesday.

***The children will continue to read their biographies for our Cereal Box Biography Project this week. I will ask them to write down notable events from the chapters they read. The project is due May 26th.

In Religion this week: We will complete the Second Glorious Mystery, The Ascension. We will begin ,The Descent of the Holy Spirit.

In Reading: Our story is, Rocks in his Head, a biography written by the daughter of a man who maintains a positive spirit throughout the trials he faces during The Depression.

Spelling/Word Study: Our focus continues to be prefixes

Language: We will work on an end of the year essay.

Math: We will complete our unit on various types of graphs.

Science: We will begin a Layers of the rainforest Project.

Social Studies: The children have their test on the Rocky Mountain States this Tuesday.

Curriculum updates week of May 9th

This week we have ScanTron Testing.

Testing will begin at 8:15 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Due to ScanTron Testing the only homework this week will be to read for our Cereal Box Biography Project and to turn in notes on the form I give out.

For Religion this week: We will read about the Second Glorious Mystery, The Ascension.

In Reading: We will finish, The Gardener.

Spelling/Word Study: Our focus will be prefixes

Language: We will review types of sentences this week.

Math: We are now working on various types of graphs.

Science: We will complete the rainforest animals booklet .

Social Studies: The children are studying the Rocky Mountain States.

Curriculum updates week of May 2

I can hardly believe that Mother’s Day is almost here. I want to wish a very Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, especially Jane Dudik who just recently added a baby girl to her family.

I also want to thank you all so much for the support that you gave your child in preparing for our Grandparents’ Day performance. The children can be so proud of their program.

Honestly, I did not correctly figure in the preparation time needed for our program, so much of our curriculum this week was what I intended for us to complete last week.

Religion: We will complete our study of the First Glorious Mystery, The Resurrection. We will have a quiz on this mystery on Thursday.

Reading: We will finish activities for, The Tree Through Anne Frank’s Window. We will also begin, The Gardener which is a story that takes place during the Depression. A young girl goes to live with her uncle and makes a difference in his life through her love of gardening as well as her caring spirit.

Spelling/Word Study: Our focus will be the list of homophones as well as sight words from last week. We will not have our test on these words on Friday.

Language: This week the children will be writing letters, reviewing poetry as well as reviewing parts of speech.

Math: We will review Chapter 6 concepts on Monday. We will have our test on this chapter on Tuesday. Our last multiplication facts test will be Thursday. After this we will have periodic review quizzes.

Science: We will continue to read about rainforest animals this week as well as the layers of the rainforest.

Social Studies: We will complete our discussion of Francis Scott Key and the meaning of The Star Spangled Banner.

Curriculum updates week of April 25th

This Friday after the 9:00 am mass the children will be performing for Grandparents’ Day. They have worked hard on the songs that they will be singing. Dr. Lee posted the songs on Schoology so that the children can have extra practice this week.

Children may leave with family after our performance if the office has been notified.

Religion: We will read about the First Glorious Mystery, The Resurrection.

Reading: Our story this week is ,The Tree Through Anne Frank’s Window. The tree tells the story of Anne Frank’s life in the secret annex.

Spelling/Word Study: Our focus will be a new list of homophones as well as sight words. We will not have our test on these until next Tuesday.

Language: This week the children will be writing an essay for Grandparents’ Day. They will also review parts of speech.

Math: We will review Chapter 6 concepts this week. We will have our test on this chapter on Thursday. Our last multiplication facts test will be next Thursday. After this we will have periodic review quizzes.

Science: We will continue to read about rainforest animals this week.

Social Studies: A new unit will be begun.

Curriculum Updates for the Week of April 11th

****This week we will be discussing the significance of Holy Week. There will be no homework other than preparing for our multiplication test and Social Studies test.

We have a multiplication facts test on Wednesday and the test in Social Studies on the Midwest Region is the 12th.

Religion: We will read about the Triduum this week.

Reading: We will read short biographical passages about Amelia Earhart this week.

Spelling/Word Study: We will review syllables types with an Easter egg activity.

Language: This week we review parts of speech with a spring coloring activity.

Math: We will review multiplication and division facts. Our multiplication test is Wednesday,

Science: We will read about rainforest animals this week.

Social Studies: The test on the Midwest Region is Tuesday! ****This week we will have a test on the 2nd group of homophones on Friday, and there will also be another multiplication facts test on Friday.

Curriculum Updates for the Week of April 4th

Religion: We will complete Jesus’ Last Days bringing us to the end of our study of the Sorrowful Mysteries. There will be a matching test on these mysteries next Tuesday.