Upcoming Events
- MONDAY:
- TUESDAY: Advent Prayer service @ 2:55
- WEDNESDAY:
- THURSDAY:
- FRIDAY: Tommy Greenwald Skype
Reminders
- Tommy Greenwald book orders if you would like an autographed book.
- Hats, gloves, winter coats...oh my! The weather is cold, please be prepared.
December 3-7
Happy New Year! (Liturgical, that is)
Religion –We’ve completed our unit on the Liturgical Seasons. Watch for corrected assessments to come home soon. We started our unit on The 25 Days of Christ. We are using this theme to learn about 25 major events in Christ’s life. We are learning about these events through scripture, art, videos, and individual reflection. Please feel free to visit this website for more information. http://25daysofchrist.com/pages/the-25-days-new-testament-edition
We will continue with these lessons through Christmas. Advent Prayer Services will be held Dec. 4 at 2:55, Dec. 10 at 2:55, Dec. 17 at 2:55. and Friday Dec. 21 at 10:00.
Reading – Mrs. Schaffer’s Class has started the whole class book-A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Her class began this week by learning about Charles Dickens and his background as well as reading Stave 1. Mrs. Anderson’s class will begin this book this week. Comprehension activities will be highlighted throughout the reading of this book. This will be able to count as one of the 40 books students need to read by the end of the school year. Mrs. Alsin’s Class is continuing to read the novel, Restart, by Gordon Korman. Different comprehension strategies are being utilized to enhance our understanding of the story. We will also still offer independent reading time so that the students can continue working on their 40 books!
Math – Your child will be finishing the Unit 3 test over Geometry on Monday. Look for tests to come home later next week. Please review, sign, and return with your child. We will start Unit 4: Division next.
Science - Our investigation of Matter is almost complete as we Test over this unit Tuesday. Students have learned about the 3 main forms of matter and how they change from one state to the next. We explored hand-on about weight, mass, volume, and density. I am so impressed on the excitement to make density towers at home. YaY! Awesome! I hope to post some of those with student permission soon. We will devote the rest of this week on the Geography Bee activities and get back to force and motion next week.
Language Arts – We continue to work through our verb unit as well as our personal narrative unit. We’ve spent time identifying action, helping, and linking verbs in sentences. Next week, we will look at verb tense and consistency in verb tense in writing. In preparing to write the body of our personal narrative, we’ve taken time to learn about the appropriate way to use quotation marks when incorporating dialogue in writing as well as word choice. Next week we’ll look at pacing, problem and solution and transitions.
Spelling – Our Spelling list next week will consist of homophones! It will be important to not only know how to spell them, but also know when to use the appropriate form of the homophone.
