This is where I will post what we are doing for the week. Please reach out with any questions.
Week of November 9 - November 13
Spelling Words: Consonant Digraphs ph, wr, ng, kn
knot, song, wrap, knob, bring, wrist, knife, phone, wrong, graph, when, said
CHALLENGE: know and alphabet
Test on Friday, November 13
Religion: St. Therese. Gratitude. We are all apart of God's Family. We are called to be Saints.
Phonics: Ending Suffixes. Plurals. Tenses. Vowel Teams. Trick Words.
Math: Check Subtraction. Problem Solving: Write A Number Sentence. Two-Step Word Problems. Subtraction Review.
Chapter 4 Test on Friday, November 12
Reading: Fiction: Sled Dogs Run. Vocabulary. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Comprehension. Understanding Key Details.
Language Arts: Future Tense of Verbs. Shades of Meaning of Verbs. Verb Sentence Challenge. Pronouns.
Writing: Free Write #1
Week of November 2 - November 5
Spelling Words: Consonant Digraphs ch, sh, th, wh
bath, wish, child, thank, chalk, white, shape, whale, those, shine, one, down
CHALLENGE: teeth and whsiper
Test on Thursday, November 5
Religion: Saint Therese. The Saints. All Souls Day.
Phonics: Ending Suffixes. Plurals. Tenses. Vowel Teams. Trick Words.
Math: Subtract Two-Digit Numbers. Rewrite Two-Digit Subtraction.
Reading: Elements of a Mystery. A to Z Mysteries: The Sleepy Hollow Sleepover. Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Using Specific Verbs. Helping Verbs. Being Verbs.
Social Studies: How Ballons Work.
Week of October 26 - October 30
Spelling Words: Halloween Words
witch, ghost, black, web, moon, candy, pumpkin, spider, monster, broom. hat, bat
CHALLENGE: halloween and skeleton
Test on Friday, October 30
Religion: The Rosary. Saint Therese. All Saints Day.
Phonics: Vowel Suffixes. Consonant Suffixes. Base Words. Vowel Teams. Trick Words. Silent E. Double the Final Consonant.
Math: Two-Digit Fact Families. Regroup a Ten as Ones. Subtract From a Two-Digit Number.
Reading: Elements of a Mystery. A to Z Mysteries: The Sleepy Hollow Sleepover. Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Helping Verbs. Adding -ing to Verbs. Strong Verbs.
Writing: Bats.
Week of October 19 - October 23
Spelling Words: S Blends
swim, cost, spin, stop, best, desk, mask, frost, scale, smile, that, or
CHALLENGE: snowflake and student
Test on Friday, October 23
Religion: The Rosary. Saint Therese.
Phonics: Closed Syllable Exceptions. New Vowel Sounds. High-Frequency "trick words".
Math: Sums of Equal Numbers. Review of Number Patterns.
Chapter 3 Test on Thursday, October 22
Reading: Elements of a Mystery. A to Z Mysteries: The Sleepy Hollow Sleepover. Chapters 3, 4, 5, and 6. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Have and Has. Verbs in the Past Tense. Adding -ed to Verbs.
Writing: Ghost Disguise Writing.
Week of October 13 - October 16
Spelling Words: Ending N Blends
sink, hand, bank, land, wink, bent, sand, sent, plant, drink, this, have
CHALLENGE: count and important
Test on Friday, October 16
Religion: Baptism. The Rosary.
Phonics: Closed Syllable Exceptions. New Vowel Sounds. High-Frequency "trick words".
Math: Rewrite Two-Digit Addition. Add Three and Four Two-Digit Numbers. Review of Adding Two-Digit Numbers.
Reading: Elements of a Mystery. A to Z Mysteries: The Sleepy Hollow Sleepover. Chapters 1–2. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Noun Sentence Challenge. Action Verbs. Verbs in the Present Tense.
Science: Skeleton.
Handwriting: Beginning Cursive.
Week of October 5 - October 8
Spelling Words: No Spelling This Week.
Religion: The Rosary.
Phonics: Bonus Letters. Glued Sounds. Closed Syllables. Trick Words.
Math: Regroup Ones as Tens. Add to a Two-Digit Number. Add Two-Digit Numbers.
Reading & Social Studies: Christopher Columbus. Nonfiction Reading. Christopher Columbus. Vocabulary. The Ships. Timeline/Sequence of Events. Comprehension. Writing.
Language Arts: Nouns in a Series. Possessive Nouns. Compound Words.
Week of September 28 - October 2
Spelling Words: Ending Blends
lamp, belt, milk, gift, soft, felt, held, camp, left, cold, his, went
CHALLENGE: craft and shelf
Test on Friday, October 2
Religion: Ten Commandments. Right vs. Wrong.
Phonics: Bonus Letters. Glued Sounds. Closed Syllables. Trick Words.
Math: Repeated Addition with Arrays. Even and Odd Numbers. Sums of Equal Numbers. Number Patterns Review.
Chapter 2 Test on Friday, October 2
Reading: Fable: Wolf! Wolf! Cinderella's around the World. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Abbreviations. Initials. Common and Proper Nouns. Singular and Plural Nouns. Irregular Plural Nouns. Collective Nouns.
Week of September 21 - September 24
Spelling Words: Beginning R Blends
drip, grab, grin, frog, trap, crib, drum, drove, pride, grape, go, are
CHALLENGE: crumb and friend
Test on Thursday, September 24
Religion: Baptism. Symbols of Baptism.
Phonics: Bonus Letters. Glued Sounds. Closed Syllables. Trick Words.
Math: Skip Count by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Problem Solving: Find a Pattern. Repeated Addition.
Reading: NonFiction: Baby Bears. Main Idea. Bear Habitats. Types of Bears. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Proper Nouns. Days and Months of the Year. Abbreviations. Initials. Common and Proper Nouns.
Social Studies: Different Enivronments.
Week of September 14 - September 18
Spelling Words: Beginning L Blends
club, clap, glad, slip, flag, slide, blame, flute, place. globe, look, see
CHALLENGE: blue and clay
Test on Friday, September 18
Religion: The Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.
Phonics: Bonus Letters. Glued Sounds. Closed Syllables. Trick Words.
Math: Chapter 1 Review. Skip Count on a Hundred Chart.
Chapter 1 Test on Thursday, September 17
Reading: NonFiction: Lola and Tiva. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Comprehension.
Language Arts: Nouns.
Week of September 7 - September 11
Spelling Words: Long o, u, e CVCe words
hole, robe, tune, hope, cute, rule, owe, rude, note, eve, and, do
CHALLENGE: wrote and these
Test on Friday, September 11
Religion: The Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael.
Phonics: Consonant Digraphs. Blends. Vowels. Closed Syllables. /k/ Sound.
Math: Relate Addition and Subtraction. Missing Addends. Fact Families. Two-Step Word Problems.
Reading: Fiction: Not Norman. Vocabulary. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Comprehension. Understanding Key Details.
Language Arts: Conjunctions. Prepositions. Unit 1 Review of Sentences.
Handwriting: Basic Strokes. Letter Models and Formations. Introduction to Cursive.
Social Studies: 9/11.
Week of August 31 - September 4
Spelling Words: Long a and i (CVCe words)
ate, made, size, late, side, fine, bite, same, hide, game, you, on
CHALLENGE: shake and drive
Test on Friday, September 4
Religion: Jesus is Divine. The Miracles of Jesus. If Jesus Came to my House.
Phonics: Consonant Digraphs. Blends. Vowels. Closed Syllables. /k/ Sound.
Math: Problem Solving: Write a Number Sentence. Count Back to Subtract. Subtract All and Subtract Zero. Use Doubles to Subtract.
Reading: Fantasy: Little Flaps Learn to Fly. Help! A Story of Friendship. Vocabulary. Parts of the Story. Cause and Effect. Sequence of Events. Comprehension. Understanding Key Details.
Language Arts: Asking Sentence. Exclaiming Sentences. Naming and Action Part of a Sentence.
Handwriting: Basic Strokes. Letter Models and Formations. Introduction to Cursive.
Week of August 24 - August 28
Spelling Words: Short Vowels a, e, i, o, and u
bed, him, six, mad, ten, fun, top, pan, mud, sob, the, of
CHALLENGE: plan and drop
Test on Friday, August 28
Religion: Act of Contrition. What is a Saint? Parts of Mass. The Good Shepherd.
Phonics: Consonant Digraphs. Blends. Vowels. Closed Syllables. /k/ Sound.
Math: Addition Properties. Count on to Add. Doubles and Near Doubles. Make a 10. Add Three Numbers.
Reading: Realistic Fiction: Maria Celebrates Brazil. The Big Red Lollipop.
Language Arts: Types of Sentences: Telling Sentences. Commanding Sentence. Asking Sentence. Exclaiming Sentences.
Handwriting: Basic Strokes. Letter Models and Formations.
Social Studies: Different Cultures. Family Traditions. Celebrations. Communities.