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Week of March 9- March 13
Spelling: Vowel Diagraphs
mail, rain, play, pail, wait, stay, trail, clay, train, snail, above, were
CHALLENGE: afraid and straight
Test on Friday, March 13
Religion: Lent. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Math: Review of Data Analysis. Introduction to Time. Time to the Hour. Time to the Half Hour. Problem Solving: Find a Pattern.
Chapter 9 Test on Tuesday, March 10
Reading: Folktale: The Woodcutter’s Gift. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Comprehension. Story Scoot.
Informational Text: Earth’s Resources. Main Idea and Details. Text Features. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Adjective Review. Adjective or Adverb. Adjectives in Poems.
Phonics: Double Consonant Syllable. Vowel Digraphs. Long /a/ Sound. Homophones.
Writing: How to Catch a Leprechaun
Week of March 2- March 6
Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels (-er, -ur, -ir)
ever, curl, stir, turn, bird, girl, first, skirt, cover, nurse, down, why
CHALLENGE: mother and birthday
Test on Friday, March 6
Religion: Lent. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Math: Analyze Bar Graphs. Problem Solving: Make a Table. Make Line Plots. Analyze Line Plots.
Reading: Narrative Nonfiction: Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out! At Home in the River. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Adjectives that Compare. A, An, and The. This and That. These and Those. Choosing the Right Adjective.
Phonics: Vowel Teams. R-Controlled Vowels. Multisyllabic words. Trick Words. Orthographic Mapping.
Science: Animal's Habitats.
Social Studies: Life Cycle of a Turtle.
Week of February 23- February 27
Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels (-or and -ore)
more, chore, sport, store, short, thorn, score, storm, doctor, horse, some, very
CHALLENGE: calculator and decoration
Test on Friday, February 27
Religion: Lent. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Math: Take a Survey. Make Picture Graphs. Analyze Picture Graphs. Make Bar Graphs.
Reading: Realistic Fiction: Dear Primo. Games Around the World. Parts of the Story. Sequence of Events. Compare and Contrast. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Reflexive Pronouns. Pronouns Review. Adjectives. Sensory Words.
Phonics: Vowel Teams. R-Controlled Vowels. Multisyllabic words. Trick Words. Orthographic Mapping.
Week of February 17- February 20
Spelling: R-Controlled Vowel (-ar)
barn, hard, yarn, sharp, start, shark, march, chart, smart, large, our, find
CHALLENGE: carnival and garden
Test on Friday, February 20
Religion: Lent. Fat Tuesday. Ash Wednesday. Shrove Thursday. Jesus in the Desert. Stations of the Cross.
Math: Dollars. Review on Money.
Chapter 8 Test on Friday, February 20
Reading: Fiction: Not Norman. Parts of the story, Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Possessive Adjectives. Possessive Pronouns. Indefinite Pronouns.
Phonics: Vowel Teams. R-Controlled Vowels. Multisyllabic words. Trick Words. Orthographic Mapping.
Week of February 9- February 13
Spelling: Vowel Digraphs -ee and -ea
mean, keep, team, read, tree, dream, clear, teach, queen, stream, what, each
CHALLENGE: breeze and squeaky
Test on Friday, February 13
Religion: Preparation for Peace Mass. Lent.
Math: Count Coins. Problem-Solving: Act it Out. Dollars.
Reading: Realistic Fiction: Grace For President. Compare and Contrast. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Parts of the Story. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Pronouns. I and Me.
Phonics: Vowel Teams. R-Controlled Vowels. Multisyllabic words. Trick Words. Orthographic Mapping.
Science: Candy Hearts Experiment.
Social Studies: History of St. Valentine. President's Day.
Week of February 2- February 5
Spelling: None.
Religion: Preparation for Peace Mass.
Math: Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes. Quarters.
Reading: NonFiction: Wild Weather. Weather Events. Vocabulary. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Types of Verbs. Verb Challenge.
Phonics: Vowel Teams. R-Controlled Vowels. Multisyllabic words. Trick Words. Orthographic Mapping.
Science: Groundhog's Day. Weather.
Social Studies: The Olympics.
Week of January 26- January 30
Spelling: None.
Religion: Preparation for Peace Mass in February.
Math: Writing a Number Sentence. Subtract Across Zeros. Review of Subtracting Three-Digit Numbers.
Chapter 7 Test on Friday, January 30
Reading: Fiction: Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars. Day to Night. Comprehension. Story Scoot
Language Arts: Verbs. Helping Verbs. Linking Verbs.
Phonics: Vowel Teams. R-Controlled Vowels. Trick Words.
Week of January 20- January 23
Spelling: None.
Religion: The 10 Commandments. First Reconciliation. Preparation for Peace Mass in February.
Math: Subtract Three Digit Numbers. Rewrite Three-Digit Addition.
Reading: Fiction: Mr. Putter and Tabby See the Stars. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events.
Language Arts: Verbs. Saw and Seen. Ate, Eaten, Gave and Given. Went, Gone, Did and Done. Am, is, and are. Helping Verbs. Being Verbs. Verbs that Tell What Will Happen.
Writing: What I Love About My School.
Phonics: Open Syllables. Closed Syllables. Vowel Consonant E Syllables. Suffixes -ly, ty, and y.
Week of January 12- January 16
Spelling: Three Consonant Ending Blends
itch, match, lunch, watch, bench, catch, switch, branch, wrench, scratch, off, come
CHALLENGE: pitcher, hopscotch
Test on Friday, January 16
Religion: Epiphany; New Year's Blessing; First Reconciliation.
Math: Mentally Subtract 10 or 100. Regroup Tens. Regroup Hundreds.
Reading: Genre: Realistic Fiction: Sled Dogs Run; Cold Dog, Hot Fox; One Lost Penguin.
Language Arts: Working with Verbs. Helping Verbs.
Writing: Writing Full and Complete Sentences. Paragraphs.
Phonics: Open Syllables. Closed Syllables. Vowel Consonant E Syllables. Suffixes -ly, ty, and y.
Week of January 5- January 9
Spelling: Three Consonant Beginning Blends
strap, shrug, throb, shred, spring, splash, script, scrape, stripe, throne, about, here
CHALLENGE: thread and splendid
Test on Friday, January 9
Religion: Preparing for Reconciliation. Right vs Wrong. What is a Sin?
Math: Review of Adding Three Digit Numbers. Subtract Hundreds.
Chapter 6 Test on Wednesday, January 7
Reading: Holidays Around the World.
Language Arts: Action Verbs. Verbs in the Present Tense. Verbs in the Past Tense.
Phonics: Open Syllables. Closed Syllables. Vowel Consonant E Syllables. /y/ as a vowel.
Week of December 8- December 12
Spelling: None
Religion: Advent. Jesus's Birthday. The Wise Men. The Nativity.
Math: Add Three-Digit Numbers. Rewrite Three-Digit Addition. Problem Solving Strategy: Guess, Check, Revise.
Reading: Holidays Around the World.
Language Arts/Writing: All I Want for Christmas Writing Assignment.
Phonics: Open Syllable. Y as a Vowel. R-Controlled Vowels. Syllable Types. Trick Words.
Week of December 8- December 12
Spelling: Consonant Digraphs -ck and _ke
neck, lake, pack, woke, cake, kick, clock, spoke, truck, knock, which, from
CHALLENGE: ticket and chicken
Test on Friday, December 12
Religion: Advent. Jesus's Birthday. The Wise Men. The Nativity.
Math: Add Hundreds. Mentally Add 10 or 100. Regroup Ones to Add. Regroup Tens to Add.
Reading: Holidays Around the World.
Language Arts: All of the Different Types of Nouns. All I Want for Christmas Writing Assignment.
Phonics: Y as a Vowel. R-Controlled Vowels. Syllables. Trick Words.
Week of December 1- December 5
Spelling: Consonant Digraphs
knot, song, wrap, knob, bring, wrist, knife, phone, wrong, graph, when, said
CHALLENGE: know, alphabet
Test on Friday, December 5
Religion: Advent. Jesus's Birthday. The Wise Men. The Nativity.
Math: Count by 5s, 10s, and 100s. Compare Numbers to 1,000. Review of Place Value
Chapter 5 Test on Friday, December 5
Reading: Narrative Nonfiction: Lighting Lives. Biblioburro. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events.
Language Arts: Irregular Plural Nouns. Collective Nouns. Nouns in a Series.
Phonics: VCe Syllable Type. Long Vowel words. Trick Words. Syllable Marking.
Week of November 17- November 21
Spelling: Consonant Digraphs
bath, wish, child, thank, chalk, white, shape, whale, those, shine, one, down
CHALLENGE: teeth, whisper
Test on Friday, November 21
Religion: All Saints and the Poor Souls in Purgatory. St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton. Seasons of the Church.
Math: Place Value to 1,000. Problem Solving: Using Logical Reasoning. Read and Write Numbers to 1,000.
Reading: Fable: The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Wolf! Wolf! Lessons in a Story. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Turkey in Disguise Writing Project. Balloons over Broadway.
Phonics: VCe Syllable Type. Long Vowel words. Trick Words. Syllable Marking.
Week of November 10- November 14
Spelling: Suffixed -ed and -ing
jumping, falling, added, passed, baked, loved, hoping, hiding, smiled, making, for, with
CHALLENGE: writing, shining
Test on Friday, November 14
Religion: All Saints and the Poor Souls in Purgatory. St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton. Christ the King.
Math: Two Step Word Problems. Review of Subtracting Two-Digit Numbers. Hundreds.
Chapter 4 Test on Wednesday, November 12
Reading: Fable: The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Wolf! Wolf! Lessons in a Story. Retelling a Story Using Important Details. Problems and Solutions.
Language Arts: Irregular Plural Nouns. Collective Nouns.
Phonics: Suffixes. Vowel Teams. Trick Words. Multisyllabic Words.
Week of November 3- November 7
Spelling: No Spelling this Week.
Religion: Saints. All Saints and the Poor Souls in Purgatory. St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton.
Math: Check Subtraction. Problem Solving: Write a Number Sentence.
Chapter 4 Test on Wednesday, November 12
Reading: Elements of a Mystery. A-Z Mystery: The Haunted Hotel. Making Predictions. Understanding Characters and Plot. Using Clues. Active Listening, Thinking, and Discussion.
Language Arts: Common and Proper Nouns. Singular and Plural Nouns.
Phonics: Suffixes. Vowel Teams. Trick Words. Multisyllabic Words.
Handwriting: Manuscript Alphabet. Manuscript Basic Strokes.
Week of October 27- October 31
Spelling: S Blends
swim, cost, spin, stop, best, desk, mask, frost, scale, smile, that, or
CHALLENGE: snowflake, student
Test on Friday, October 31
Religion: Angels. Guardian Angels. The Holy Rosary.
Math: Subtract Two-Digit Numbers. Rewrite Two-Digit Subtraction.
Reading: Elements of a Mystery. A-Z Mystery: The Haunted Hotel. Making Predictions. Understanding Characters and Plot. Using Clues. Active Listening, Thinking, and Discussion.
Language Arts: Persuasive Writing: Haunted House for Sale.
Phonics: Suffixes. Base Words. Vowel Teams. Trick Words.
Science: Candy Corn Investigation.
Week of October 20 - October 24
Spelling: Ending N Blends
sink, hand, bank, wink, bent, sand, sent, plant, drink, this, have
CHALLENGE: count, important
Test on Friday, October 24
Religion: Angels. Guardian Angels. The Holy Rosary.
Math: Review of Adding Two-Digit Numbers. Two-Digit Fact Families. Regroup a Ten as Ones. Subtract From a Two-Digit Number.
Chapter 3 Test on Tuesday, October 21
Reading: Elements of a Mystery. A-Z Mystery: The Haunted Hotel. Making Predications. Understanding Characters and Plot. Using Clues. Active Listening, Thinking, and Discussion.
Language Arts: Persuasive Writing: Haunted House for Sale.
Phonics: Suffixes. Vowel Teams. Trick Words. Multisyllabic Words.
Week of October 13 - October 7
Spelling: Ending Blends
lamp, belt, milk, gift, soft, felt, held, camp, left, cold, his, went
CHALLENGE: craft, shelf
Test on Friday, October 17
Religion: Angels. Guardian Angels. The Holy Rosary.
Math: Rewrite Two-Digit Addition. Add Three and Four Two-Digit Numbers. Problem Solving: Make a Model.
Chapter 3 Test on Tuesday, October 21
Reading: Expository: Eagles and Eaglets. Baby Bears. Parts of the Story. Main Idea and Key Details. Reading for Comprehension.
Language Arts: Persuasive Writing: Haunted House for Sale. Commas/Abbreviations/Initials. Common and Proper Nouns.
Phonics: Suffixes. Base Words. Vowel Teams. Trick Words.
Science: The Skeleton. Candy Corn Investigation. Pumpkin Investigation: Estimation.
Week of October 6 - October 9
Spelling: No Spelling This Week.
Religion: Angels. Guardian Angels. The Holy Rosary.
Math: Regroup Ones as Tens. Add to a Two-Digit Number. Add Two-Digit Numbers. Rewrite Two-Digit Addition.
Reading: Expository: Eagles and Eaglets. Baby Bears. Parts of the Story. Main Idea and Key Details.
Language Arts: Months of the Year. Writing Dates Using Commas. Abbreviations. Initials. Common and Proper Nouns. Singular and Plural Nouns.
Phonics: Closed Syllable Exception. Vowel Teams. Long Glued Sounds. Short Glued Sounds. Suffix and Endings.
Science: The Skeleton.
Week of September 29 - October 3
Spelling: Beginning R Blends
drip, grab, grin, frog, trap, crib, drum, drove, pride, grape, go, are
CHALLENGE: crumb, friend
Test on Friday, October 3
Religion: Angels. Guardian Angels. The Holy Rosary.
Math: Repeated Addition with Arrays. Even and Odd Numbers. Sums of Equal Numbers. Review of Number Patterns
Chapter 2 Test on Friday, October 3
Reading: Expository Text: Families Working Together. Families Work. Families Working Together. Why We Work. Understanding Vocab Words. Reading for Comprehension.
Language Arts: Proper Nouns. The Days of the Week. The Months of the Year.
Phonics: Orthographic Mapping. Glued Sounds. R-Controlled Vowels. Short Vowels. Trick Words. Closed Syllable Exception.
Week of September 22 - September 25
Spelling: No Spelling This Week.
Religion: Baptism. John the Baptist. The Seven Sacraments. Eucharistic Miracles. Mass Responses.
Math: Skip Count on a Hundred Chart. Skip Count by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Problem Solving: Find a Pattern. Repeated Addition.
Reading: Expository Text: Families Working Together. Families Work. Families Working Together. Why We Work. Understanding Vocab Words. Reading for Comprehension.
Language Arts: Sentence Challenge. Nouns. Proper Nouns. Holidays as Proper Nouns.
Phonics: Glued Sounds. Bonus Letters. R-Controlled Vowels. Trick Words. Sentences.
Science: Scientific Investigation: Heat (Popcorn).
Week of September 15 - September 19
Spelling: Beginning L Blends
club, clap, glad, slip, flag, slide, blame, flute, place, globe, look, see
CHALLENGE: blue, clay
Test on Friday, September 19
Religion: The Seven Sacraments. Baptism. Saint Carlo Acutis. Eucharist.Miracles. Mass Responses.
Math: Fact Families. Two-Step Word Problems. Reviewing Addition and Subtraction Concepts. Chapter 1 Test.
Chapter 1 Test on Friday, September 19
Reading: i Ready Diagnostic Testing. Fantasy: The Enormous Turnip. Story Scoot.
Language Arts: The Naming and Action Part of a Sentence. Conjunctions. Prepositions.
Phonics: Glued Sounds. Bonus Letters. R-Controlled Vowels. Trick Words.
Week of September 8 - September 12
Spelling: Long o, u, e - CVCe words
hole, robe, tune, hope, cute, rule, owe, rude, note, eve, and, do
CHALLENGE: wrote, these
Test on Friday, September 12
Religion: Happy Birthday, Mary! Saint Carlos Acutis. Eucharistic Miracles. Mass Responses
Math: iReady Diagnostic Testing. Use Doubles to Subtract. Relate Addition and Subtraction. Missing Addends.
Chapter 1 Test on Friday, September 19
Reading: Fantasy: Little Flaps Learn to Fly. Help! The Story of a Friendship. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Recalling Details. Comprehension
Language Arts: Asking Sentences. Exclaiming Sentences.
Phonics: /K/ sound. Trick Words. Consonant Digraphs. Blends.
Unit 1 Test on Wednesday, September 10
Science: Introduction to Science. Our Five Senses.
Week of September 2 - September 5
Spelling: Long a, i CVCe
ate, made, size, late, side, fine, bite, same, hide, game, you, on
CHALLENGE: shake, drive
Test on Friday, September 5
Religion: Jesus is Divine (Miracles). Jesus is the Son of God. The Trinity. Pentecost/The Holy Spirit.
Math: Add Three Numbers. Writing A Number Sentence. Count Back to Subtract. Subtract All and Subtract Zero.
Reading: Realistic Fiction: The Big Red Lollipop. How Families are the same and different. Reading for Comprehension. Order of Events.
Language Arts: Telling Sentences. Commanding Sentences.
Phonics: Consonant Blends. Digraphs. /K/ sound.
Week of August 25 - August 29
Spelling: Short Vowels a, e, i, o, u
bed, him, six, mad, ten, fun, top, pan, mud. sob, the, of
CHALLENGE: plan, drop
Test on Friday, August 29
Religion: The Act of Contrition. The Good Shepard. The Miracles of Jesus. If Jesus Came to My House.
Math: Addition Properties. Count on to Add. Doubles and Near Doubles. Make a 10.
Reading: Realistic Fiction: Maria Celebrates Brazil. The Big Red Lollipop. How Families are the same and different.
Language Arts: The Sentence. Capital Letters and End Marks. Words Working Together.
Handwriting: Basic Strokes. Letter Models and Formations.