Week at a Glance

Goals and Objectives:

Week of March 2-6

Reading - Students will
- read works by Dr. Seuss
- read a biography about Dr. Seuss and Tomas Rivera
- sequence key story events of the biographies
- practice using the future tense
- match synonyms
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- review the different spellings for the long o sound
- learn tricky words could, would, should, right, two, four, goes
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- write "How-to" informational texts
Math -Students will
- Count by 1's to 120
- Count by 10's to 120
- Count on an open number line
- Count and write numerals
Spelling - Students will
- study words with the long o spelling pattern (vowel pairs oa/ow)
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passage Matthew 4:1-11 (Jesus is Tempted)
- learn about Jesus being tempted in the desert by the devil
- learn about Jesus being faithful to his Father
- recognize that making good choices pleases God
- discuss the Virtue of the Month: Mercy
Social Studies - Students will
Science - Students will
- study the different characteristics of light
- learn about snakes, their habitats, and their adaptations for survival

Week of February 24 - February 28

Reading - Students will
- read the informational text Where Does Food Comes From? and the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk
- determine the Author's Purpose and draw conclusions on the stories
- review proper nouns specifically months, days of the week, and holidays
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- review the different spellings for the long i sound
- learn tricky words put, saw
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- write "How-to" informational texts
Math -Students will
- problem solve to make sense of a graph
- use a graph to answer questions
- review topic 6 concepts and take a test
Spelling - Students will
- study words with the long a spelling pattern (vowel pairs ai/ay)
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passage Matthew 5:38-48 (Sermon on the Mount: Love Your Enemies)
- recognize that Jesus calls us to be kind, follow the rules and forgive others
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Honesty

Week of February 17-21

Reading - Students will

read the fantasy story The Big Trip
compare and contrast the main characters in from the story The Big Trip
use visualizing strategies while reading to help with comprehension

Jolly Phonics - Students will
- review the different spellings for the long e sound
- learn tricky words want and because
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- complete their Arctic Research nonfiction books
Math -Students will
- Organize data into categories
- collect and represent data
- interpret data
Spelling - Students will
- study words with the long e spelling pattern (cv, cvce, vowel pairs ee and ea)
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passage Matthew 5:17-37
- recognize that Jesus teaches us to follow his Law of Love and love one another
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Honesty
Social Studies - Students will
- learn about President' Day
Science - Students will
- continue writing their Arctic Research reports

Week of February 10-15

Reading - Students will
- read Valentine's Day literature
- identify setting, main characters, Main Idea and Details, story sequence along with Author's Purpose
- ask questions while reading to help with comprehension
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- learn the long a spellings (a_e, ay, ai)
- learn the tricky words want, because
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- write a creative story to go with their "love monster" project
- write a nonfiction research paper on an arctic animal
Math -Students will
- review for topic 5 assessment
- practice addition and subtraction
- review even and odd numbers
Spelling - Students will
- practice words centered on the theme of Valentine's Day
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passage Matthew 5:13-16
- recognize that we each can make a difference for the good of mankind and the world
- learn about the Sermon on the Mount: Salt and Light
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Honesty
Social Studies - Students will
- learn about famous African Americans who shaped our country
Science - Students will
- learn about Musk Ox, their habitat, and their adaptations for survival

Week of February 10-15

Reading - Students will
- read Valentine's Day literature
- identify setting, main characters, Main Idea and Details, story sequence along with Author's Purpose
- ask questions while reading to help with comprehension
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- learn the long a spellings (a_e, ay, ai)
- learn the tricky words want, because
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- write a creative story to go with their "love monster" project
- write a nonfiction research paper on an arctic animal
Math -Students will
- review for topic 5 assessment
- practice addition and subtraction
- review even and odd numbers
Spelling - Students will
- practice words centered on the theme of Valentine's Day
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passage Matthew 5:13-16
- recognize that we each can make a difference for the good of mankind and the world
- learn about the Sermon on the Mount: Salt and Light
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Honesty
Social Studies - Students will
- learn about famous African Americans who shaped our country
Science - Students will
- learn about Musk Ox, their habitat, and their adaptations for survival

Week of February 3-7

Reading - Students will
- continue reading the informational text called Let's Go to the Moon and a biography about Mae Jemison
- identify Main Idea and Details along with Author's Purpose
- ask questions while reading to help with comprehension
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- Review the hard and soft g sound
- Tricky words other, were
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- write a nonfiction research paper on an arctic animal
Math -Students will
- learn strategies to solve subtraction problems
- practice adding three numbers
- problem solve giving evidence of how they found the answer
Spelling - Students will
- study words with the long o vowel sound spelled with a silent e at the end (cvce words)
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passages Luke 2:22-40
- recognize that Jesus is the Light of the World
- learn about the presentation of Jesus in the Temple
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Honesty
Social Studies - Students will
- learn about famous African Americans who shaped our country specifically Rosa Parks and Harriett Tubman
Science - Students will
- learn about Groundhogs, their habitat, and their adaptations for survival

Week of January 27-31 Catholics School Week

Reading - Students will
- complete the unit 3 benchmark test
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- learn the tricky words more and before
- identify the hard and soft c sound in words
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- write a fiction story about their 100th day of school project
Math -Students will
- learn strategies to solve subtraction problems
- make true equations
- find a missing number to make the equation true
Spelling - Students will
- No spelling words
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passages Matthew 4:12-23
- recognize Jesus calls us to be friends with him and others
- learn about Jesus calling the First Apostles
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Gratitude
Social Studies - Students will
- celebrate the 100th day of school
Science - Students will
- learn about Arctic Wolf, their habitat, and their adaptations for survival

Week of January 20-24

Reading - Students will
- read the informational text called Animal Groups
- compare and contrast different types of animals
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- review short and long vowel sounds
- identify the hard and soft c sound in words
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- write about their dreams for themselves, their school, and the world
Math -Students will
- learn strategies to solve subtraction problems
Spelling - Students will
- study Lesson 15 words with the long i vowel sound spelled with a silent e at the end (cvce words)
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passages John 1:29-34
- recognize that God calls us to share our gifts and talents
- learn about John the Baptist Testifies about Jesus
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Gratitude
Social Studies - Students will
- understand the influence of Martin Luther King Jr on our country
- identify what qualities make a good leader
Science - Students will
- review arctic animals and their adaptations to survive in the extreme conditions of the arctic

Week of January 13-17

Reading - Students will
- read the fantasy story The Big Race and the nonfiction informational text Rules and Laws
- draw conclusions using supporting details
- change present tense verbs into the past tense
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- review the digraph /ph/
- learn the tricky words where, who, which
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- practice the "story hand" and editing
Math -Students will
- learn strategies to solve subtraction problems
- complete math assessment on topic 4
Spelling - Students will
- study Lesson 14 words with the long a vowel sound spelled with a silent e at the end (cvce words)
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passages Matthew 3:13-17
- realize how to live out their own Baptism
- learn about Jesus' Baptism by John
- review that God is the Holy Trinity - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Gratitude
Social Studies - Students will
Science - Students will
- learn about polar bears, their habitat, and their adaptations for survival
- learn why animals hibernate, migrate, or adapt during the winter months
- learn about snowflakes

Week of January 6-10

Reading - Students will
- read the nonfiction stories Seasons and Four Seasons for Animals
- identify cause and effect relationship of story events
- understand and be able to write contractions
- use correct subject and verb agreement in their sentences
- read literature about penguins
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- continue to learn tricky words where, who, which
Writing - Students will
- build stamina with narrative writing
- practice the "story hand" and editing
Math -Students will
- continue to solve number stories
- learn addition strategies for adding numbers
Spelling - Students will
- study Lesson 13 words with digraphs wh
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel passages Luke 2:1-14 and Matthew 2:1-12
- retell the Christmas Story
- learn that Jesus is God with us and that Jesus comes for all people
- continue learning the Virtue of the Month: Gratitude
Social Studies - Students will
Science - Students will
- learn about penguins, their habitat, and their adaptations for survival
- learn why animals hibernate, migrate, or adapt during the winter months

Week of December 9-13

Reading - Students will
- read the folktale How Leopard Got His Spots
- sequence the story events
- understand commands and possessive words with 's
- review homophones
- read Christmas themed literature and complete corresponding projects
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- Review the digraph "ow" and its two sounds (yellow and owl)
- Learn the tricky words little and down
Writing - Students will
- explore narrative stories using mentor texts
- practice the "story hand" and editing
Math -Students will
- use base ten blocks to add two digit numbers
- solve number stories
- learn turn-around and doubles addition facts
Spelling - Students will
- spell words with digraph /ch/ and /tch/
Religion - Students will
- read the weekly Gospel and light the candle of LOVE (2nd purple candle)
- study the liturgical season of Advent by completing an Advent lap book study
- learn about St. Lucia and St. Juan Diego (and Our Lady of Guadalupe)
Social Studies - Students will
- learn the legend of the poinsettia plant
Science - Students will
- learn about manatees and their adaptations to survive
- understand why animals hibernate during the winter and how they survive

Week of December 2-6

Reading - Students will
- read At Home in the Ocean and identify author's purpose
- practice grammar skills on articles and proper nouns
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- practice dictation and sentence writing
Writing - Students will
- explore narrative stories using mentor texts
- practice the "story hand" and editing
- learn about letter writing and write a letter to Santa
Math -Students will
- learn subtraction to use a number line and tens frames to solve subtraction problems
- learn the subtraction strategy of counting on to find the answer
Spelling - Students will
- spell words with digraph /th/
Religion - Students will
- read the weekly Gospel
- study the liturgical season of Advent by completing an Advent lap book study
- learn about St. Nicholas
Social Studies - Students will
- learn the legend of the poinsettia plant
Science - Students will
- learn about Sea Turtles and their adaptations to survive

Week of November 11-15

Reading - Students will
- Read A Cupcake Party and review the story elements of characters, setting, beginning, middle and end.
- Review using a, an, the
- Review synonyms
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- Review the /ee/ sound that can be written ee or ea
- Learn the tricky words like, have
Writing - Students will
- write about what a Veteran is.
- write about what they are thankful for
Math -Students will
- use doubles and doubles plus to add
- make 10 to add numbers
Spelling - Students will
- spell words with short /u/ and final blends
Religion - Students will
- read the weekly Gospel
- understand that God and Jesus promise us an eternal home in heaven
- learn the virtue of stewardship during the month of November
Social Studies - Students will
- understand the significance of Veterans Day
Science - Students
- learn about Squirrels and what adaptations they have to survive

Week of November 4-8

Reading - Students will
- read the anchor text A Musical Day and companion text Drums
- analyze the text and sequence the events
- answer the question, "What is a statement?"
- continue reading fiction and non-fiction stories about BATS
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- review alternative sounds /ai,ay/ and /oi,oy/ and add /ee, ea/
Writing - Students will
- explore narrative stories using mentor texts
- learn the "story hand"
- finish their nonfiction story about bats
Math -Students will learn addition strategies to add addition facts to 20
- count on to add
- count on to add using a number line
- use double to add
- make 10 to add
Spelling - Students will
- spell words with short /o/ and L-blends
Religion - Students will
- read the weekly Gospel
- understand that we can give of our gifts and treasures
- wrap up their unit study on the saints, continuing to learn about individual saints throughout the year with saint feast days
- learn the virtue of stewardship during the month of November
Social Studies - Students will
- understand the significance of Veterans Day
- read about scarecrows
Science - Students will
- study plants, parts of plants, what plants need
- begin their study of leaf science, learning the vocabulary words photosynthesis and chlorophyll
- learn about owls and their adaptations to survive

Week of October 28 - November 1

Reading - Students will
- read stories centered around the theme of Halloween
- identify the main idea and supporting details
- sequence story events
- describe character traits using text evidence
Jolly phonics - Students will
- practice dictation, blending, and sentence writing
- learn tricky words my, one, by
Writing - Students will
- work on writing a nonfiction piece about bats
- continue our narrative stories.
Math -Students will
- review addition and subtraction strategies to solve story problems for our Topic 2 assessment
- work on fluency of addition facts to 10
Spelling - Students will
- practice spelling words centered on the theme of Halloween reviewing the vowel digraphs and consonant blends
Religion - Students will
- read the weekly Gospel (Luke 18:9-14) and reflect on the theme "Everyone is important to God"
- continue learning about reverence through Jesus's great example
- Practice saying the Rosary
- Continue mastering the Hail Mary, Our Father, and Glory Be prayers in the rosary
Social Studies - Students will
- learn
Science - Students will
- learn about bats and their adaptations to survive

Week of October 21-25

Reading - Students will
- read the nonfiction story called Animal Communication
- identify the main idea and supporting details using text and graphic features
- infer and predict using text evidence
Jolly phonics - Students will
- learn tricky words go, no, so
- practice dictation, blending, and sentence writing
- review the silent e
Writing - Students will
- work on writing complete sentences using comas in a series
- begin Narrative Writing in Writers Workshop
Math -Students will
- learn strategies to solve subtraction problems
- use pumpkins to work on estimation, weighing, counting, graphing, and solving story problems.
- have an assessment over Topic 2 the week of October 28
Spelling - Students will
- review the short "i"
- review words with the r blend such as strong, brave, cry, and drive
Religion - Students will
- read the Gospel of Luke 18:1-8 focusing on God wanting us to ask
- continue learning about reverence through Jesus's great example
- Practice saying the Rosary
- Continue mastering the Hail Mary, Our Father, and Glory Be prayers in the rosary
Social Studies - Students will
Science - Students will
- learn the parts of plants and their functions
- learn about the life cycle of pumpkin plants

Week of October 14-18

Reading - Students will
- read the nonfiction stories about Christopher Columbus
- identify the main idea and supporting details using text and graphic features
- infer and predict using text evidence
Jolly phonics - Students will
- learn tricky word they
- practice dictation, blending, and sentence writing
Writing - Students will
- continue writing personal narratives to write a short book
Math -Students will
- understand they can add addends in any order to obtain the same sum.
- count back to solve subtraction problems
Spelling - Students will
- practice words that end with ck
Religion - Students will
- read the weekly Gospel (Luke 17:11-19), and think of ways we can thank Jesus
- continue learning about reverence through Jesus's great example
- Practice saying the Rosary
- Continue mastering the Hail Mary, Our Father, and Glory Be prayers in the rosary
Social Studies - Students will
- learn about the explore Christopher Columbus
Science - Students will
- learn about the life cycle of the pumpkin

Week of October 7-11

Reading - Students will
- read the fable Jack and The Wolf and the fairy tale The Three Little Pigs
- analyze the characters in the stories and use text evidence to explain character traits.
- understand the story message/moral
Jolly phonics - Students will
Writing - Students will
- work on writing complete sentences having a noun, verb, upper case letter and punctuation
Math -Students will
- count on to add
- learn doubles and near doubles facts
Spelling - Students will
- review the short "a"
- review words ending with double consonants such as egg, stuff, less
Religion - Students will
- Read the weekly Gospel (Luke 17:5-10), Jesus invites us to trust him
- Continue learning the virtue of reverence
- Practice saying the Rosary
- Continue mastering the Hail Mary, Our Father, and Glory Be prayers in the rosary
- learn what Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament means
Social Studies - Students will
- recognize the importance of Christopher Columbus and key concepts about his expedition to America
Science - Students will
- learn the parts of plants and their functions
- learn about the life cycle of pumpkin plants

Week of September 30- October 4

Reading - Students will
- review all comprehension and grammar concepts from Journeys series Unit 1
- complete their first assessment on Unit 1
Jolly phonics - Students will
- learn ck sound and spelling for words
Writing - Students will
- Build stamina as they write about a topic and draw a picture of their idea
- Use adjectives to make the writing more descriptive.
- Choose a piece to publish in their portfolio
Math -Students will
- practice deciding to use addition or subtraction to solve a story problem
Spelling - Students will
- Review all spelling words learned in Unit 1, Lessons 1-5
Religion - Students will
- learn Jesus invites us to share with others
- Begin learning the virtue of reverence
Social Studies - Students will
- learn about the inventor Henry Ford and Garrett Morgan and their inventions
Science - Students will
- Analyze where Spiders live, what they eat, and how they adapt to their environment in order to survive.

Week of September 23-27

Reading - Students will
- read the fantasy story, Gus Takes the Train, and identify the setting, characters, beginning, middle and end of the story.
- read an informational text called City Zoo and use a map key to answer questions about the zoo.
Jolly phonics - Students will
- learn the /ck/ sound spelled ck found at the end of words with a short vowel sound
- review the tricky words come and some
Writing - Students will
- Think about a writing topic, draw a picture of their idea, and write about their idea.
- Use adjectives to make the writing more descriptive.
Math -Students will
- write number models for addition and subtraction story problems.
- solve word problems that involve how many more.
- solve word problems that involve how many fewer.
- use addition or subtraction to help find a missing addend.
Spelling - Students will
- Study the short u vowel sound.
- Complete their spelling test on Thursday.
Religion - Students will
- Reflect on the virtue of faith and how to apply it to their daily lives.
- learn we all belong to God's family.
Social Studies - Students will
- study the basic parts of a map and how to read it.
- learn about the influence the inventors Ben Franklin, Alexander Graham Bell, and Garrett Morgan made on the world
Science - Students will
- Analyze where Sharks live, what they eat, and how they adapt to their environment in order to survive.

Week of September 16-20

Reading - Students will
- read the informational text Lucia's Neighborhood and identify different text and graphic features found in nonfiction texts.
- Use the reading strategy of asking questions while reading to help with comprehension
- read the fable/play City Mouse and Country Mouse
- present their Curious George Character study book report
Jolly Phonics - Students will
- Sort words by their short vowel sound
- Review the tricky words you, your
Spelling - Students will
- Study the short e vowel sound
- Complete their spelling test on Thursday
Writing - Students will
- Think about a writing topic, draw a picture of their idea, and write about their idea.
- Use adjectives to make their writing more descriptive.
Math - Students will
Religion - Students will
- Reflect on the virtue of faith and how to apply it to their daily lives
- Begin our Pflaum Gospel Weeklies focusing on the theme
Social Studies - Students will
Science - Students will
- Analyze where monkeys live, what they eat, and how they adapt to their environment in order to survive

Week of September 9-13

Reading - Students will
Writing - Students will
Math -Students will
Religion - Students will
Social Studies - Students will
Science - Students will