Week at a Glance

October 2nd- October 6th

ELA

To segment phonemes
To understand the concept of consonant digraphs, keywords, and sounds: wh, ch, sh, th, ck
To spell ck at the end of words
To punctuate an asking sentence with a question mark
To understand the narrative story form: character, setting, main events
To read with accuracy and prosody
To retell with picture notes and visualization
To identify how pictures and captions communicate key details in My Librarian is a Camel
To develop vocabulary knowledge of the word: mobile
To write, speak, and illustrate how people in different countries borrow books
To generate and answer questions about That Book Woman using key details from the text
To generate a variety of adjectives
To complete sentence frames
To retell That Book Woman including key details about characters, settings, and major events
To create Tableaux for the problem and resolution of the story
To define multiple meanings for words poke and spell
To identify the steps to finding the meaning of multiple- meaning words

MATH

To build number sense with number of the day
To discover ways to make 9 and 10
To find missing parts of 10
To determine if a math statement is true or false

SCIENCE

To explore all of the different shapes of the Moon that can appear on different nights. In the activity, My Moon Book, students observe photos of the Moon taken over the course of four weeks and draw pictures of the Moon’s phases in their book. They use these observations to discover patterns in how the Moon’s shape changes and predict when the next full moon will appear.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Explain what it means to play fairly and be a good sport.
To identify similarities and differences among classmates
To compare and contrast classmates’ personal preferences and talents
To categorize classmates according to their special talents
To analyze the costs and benefits of different choices

RELIGION

To tell that God is Father to all of us
To explain that we show love for one another in many ways
To identify the Bible as God’s message to us

Week at a Glance

September 25th - September 29th

ELA

To practice phonemic awareness skills: sound manipulation (initial, final, medial)
To blend and read three- sound short vowel words
To segment and spell three-sound short vowel sounds
To practice sentence dictation procedure: capitalization, punctuation (period) and proofreading procedures
To relate the author's note to the story
To connect stories to real life
To record knowledge
To complete a new-read assessment
To notice details
To generate and answer questions
To locate countries
To examine proper nouns
To examine complete sentences
To add the inflectional ending -ing to root words
To compare and contrast characters
Vocabulary Deep Dive: inspire

MATH

To build number sense with number of the day
To focus on ways to make the sums: 4-10

SCIENCE

To explore all of the different shapes of the Moon that can appear on different nights. In the activity, My Moon Book, students observe photos of the Moon taken over the course of four weeks and draw pictures of the Moon's phases in their book. They use these observations to discover patterns in how the Moon's shape changes and predict when the next full moon will appear.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Identify students' responsibilities to one another in the school community.
Identify the benefit of four ways of cooperating in school.
Explain what it means to play fairly and be a good sport.

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God the Father
To explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome
To tell that we show our love for God when we care for others
To define liturgy, Mass, and praise

Week at a Glance

September 18th - September 22th

ELA

To practice phonemic awareness skills: sound manipulation (initial, final, medial)
To blend and read three-sound short vowel sounds
To segment and spell three-sound short vowel sounds
To practice sentence dictation procedures: capitalization, punctuation (period) and proofreading procedures
To identify the problem and resolution
To dramatize the problem and resolution
To retell a story
To examine complete sentences
To add the inflectional ending -ing to root words
To compare and contrast characters
Vocabulary Deep Dive: inspire

MATH

To build number sense with number of the day
To add 0 to any number
To practice vertical addition
To write an addition number sentence

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Arushi wonders why she has to go to bed while the sun is still up, and learns that the sun stays up longer on some days than others. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting out a bedtime routine.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Identify students’ responsibilities to one another in the school community.
Identify the benefits of four ways of cooperating in school.
Explain what it means to play fairly and be a good sport.

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus is the greatest gift from God the Father
To explain that God wants us to help others feel welcome
To tell that we show our love for God when we care for others
To define liturgy, Mass, and praise

T-shirt in backpacks!

Please check your child's backpack for their Spirit Run T-shirt. They can wear it on Friday for our Spirit Run with any shorts/pants.

Week at a Glance

September 11th-15th

ELA

To practice letter- keyword- sound for consonants: l, h, k, v, w, y, x, z, qu
To practice letter- keyword- sound for all vowels
To practice correct letter formation
To practice sound recognition
To match letter tiles to the letter squares in alphabetical order
To distinguish between what Tomas imagines and what is real in Tomas and the Library Lady
To compose a narrative retelling using sentence frames for structure
To develop vocabulary knowledge of the word value
To generate and answer questions about Waiting for the Biblioburro using key details from the text
To identify and generate verbs
To retell Waiting for the Biblioburro, including key details about characters, settings, and major events
To ask and answer questions about key vocabulary in Waiting for the Biblioburro

MATH

To build number sense with number of the day
To define odd and even numbers
To sort odd and even single digit numbers
To count forward up to 120
To place numbers on a number line up to 20

SCIENCE

To develop a model of the sun’s daily path across the sky, then use this model to help someone who’s lost. In the activity, Sun Finder, students create a mobile paper model of the sun and earth to illustrate the position of the sun throughout the day.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Identify students’ responsibilities to one another in the school community.
Identify the benefits of four ways of cooperating in school.
Explain what it means to play fairly and be a good sport.

RELIGION

To practice the prayers of the rosary
To pray the rosary is about instilling in children a greater love of Jesus and a better understanding of his life. They will also grow in their devotion to Mary, his mother and ours.

Week at a Glance

Week of September 4-8, 2023

Math: We will continue to count and connect objects with numbers, practice one-to-one counting with small objects and build number sense with number of the day.

Phonics (Fundations): We will practice letter- keyword- sound for consonants g,d,s,r,p,j and for vowels a, e and also sound recognition for these letters. We will work on correct letter formation and match letter tiles to the letter squares in alphabetical order.

Reading and Writing (Wit & Wisdom): We will learn and practice how to generate and answer questions using the story Tomas and the Library Lady, using key details from the text. The students will learn how to identify and generate common nouns and proper nouns. The students will retell parts of the story including key details about character, setting, problem and resolution. The students will ask and answer questions about key vocabulary and write a narrative retelling how library books changed life for Thomas.

Science: We will use a Mystery Science read-along to explore why Jada"s shadow changes over the course of a day. Students will trace their shadows using chalk and track the shadow changes throughout the day. We will start our unit on apples.

Social Studies: We will learn about the importance of classroom community and identify student responsibilities to one another in the school community.

Religion: We will identify things that God creates and that God created everything out of love for us. I will explain that we show our thanks and love to God by caring for his creations. We will define and explain Amen, creation, Creator, God, and saint.

August 28th- September 1st

ELA

To practice letter- keyword- sound for consonants: t, b, f, n, m, c
To practice letter- keyword- sound for vowels: i, u, o
To practice correct letter formation
To practice sound recognition
To understand that reading a book multiple times for different purposes helps readers better understand and enjoy the story
To discuss that different readers enjoy different types of books

MATH

To count and connect with objects and numbers
To practice one-to-one counting with small objects
To build number sense with number of the day

SCIENCE

To deepen understanding of two foundational scientific practices: making observations and asking questions. In the activity, Curiosity Challenge, students “train their brains” by observing an everyday object and asking questions like a scientist would
To investigate what it takes to make a stationary object’s shadow move. In the activity, Moving Shadows, students use flashlights and paper gnomes to explore how moving the position of a light makes shadows move. Students relate these observations to shadows changing throughout the day and the Sun’s position moving across the sky

RELIGION

To identify things that God creates
To tell that God created everything out of love for us
To explain that we show our thanks and love to God by caring for his creation
To define or explain Amen, creation, Creator, God, and saint

Tomorrow

Hooray for first day of school tomorrow!

Please send headphones, backpack, water bottle, and one peanut-free snack.

Students may wear regular OR gym uniform due to expected temperatures (per Mrs. Hein email yesterday).

Patience required with dismissal! We have many new families learning pick up procedures. If your child dismisses from Hurlburt doors, pull into the parking lot on corner of Park Place & Hurlburt. Follow the line!

Thank you!

Mrs. Fisher

Week at a Glance

Please join us at the 8:30 mass on Tuesday with Bishop Grubb as presider.

ELA

To decode -er, ir, ur words
To read a decodable story
To recognize and spell Memory Words: both, again, laugh, cold, does, know
To develop fluent reading with repeated reading of a story
To understand and use the suffix -ful
To read and discuss a grade-level text
To understand characters and character feelings
To understand synonyms
To recognize and understand job names ending in -er and -or
To listen to an informational text
To identify topic of an informational text
To connect texts: Reader and Super-Duper
To connect character feelings to problem and solution plot
To discuss realistic fiction versus fantasy
To discuss characters and settings
To understand and use Unit 13 Words to Know: vast, fear, report
To complete a crossword puzzle
To encode pattern words

MATH

To use symbols to compare numbers
To write numbers to 120
To count to 120
To read and write numbers to 120

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain how supply and demand affect what people buy

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus wants us to love one another as he loves us
To explain that the sacraments are signs of Jesus’ love for us

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode -ar and -or words
To read a decodable story
To recognize and spell Memory Words: both, again, laugh, cold, does, know
To develop fluent reading with repeated reading of a story
To understand and use the suffix -ful
To read and discuss a grade-level text
To understand characters and character feelings
To connect text to self
To read Memory Words fluently
To connect character feelings to problem and solution plot
To discuss realistic fiction versus fantasy
To discuss characters and settings
To understand and use Unit 13 Words to Know: vast, fear, report

MATH

To look for a pattern to solve problems
To combine three-dimensional shapes to make a composite shape

SCIENCE

To explain the stages of metamorphosis of a butterfly

RELIGION

To explain that God wants all people to be part of his Church
To describe how the Holy Spirit is with us

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode -aw words
To determine the number of syllables in words
To decode difficult words from an informational text
To spell Memory Words: come, coming, they, our, put
To read a story with expression
To read Memory Words with automaticity
To listen to an informational text
To connect ideas: cause and effect
To compare and contrast two texts
To identify main idea and retell key details
To understand antonyms
To understand and use Unit 12 Words to Know: puzzles, collapse, steep, system

MATH

To look at attributes to identify cubes and rectangular prisms
To look at attributes to identify cones and cylinders
To look for a pattern to solve problems
To combine three-dimensional shapes to make a composite shape

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain the difference between needs and wants

SCIENCE

To discover how butterflies’ colors can help them blend into their habitat or scare away predators. In the activity, Paper Butterflies, students design their own paper butterflies by choosing colors that will help the butterflies survive.

Week at a Glance

ELA

To determine syllables by counting vowel sounds
To decode -all words
To read a decodable story with -all words
To understand and use precise verbs
To understand and use Unit 12 Words to Know: puzzled, collapse, steep, system
To recognize and spell Memory Words: come. coming, they, our, put
To understand text structure: beginning, middle, end
To categorize words related to basketball
To review adjectives
To add adjectives to descriptive sentences
To combine sentences using and
To use prepositional phrases to add details to sentences
To identify main topic and retell key details
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To recognize aw spelling patterns
To encode aw words
To read a story with expression

MATH

To partition shapes into two or four equal shares and identify how many parts there are in the whole
To partition shapes into two equal parts
To partition shapes into four equal parts

SCIENCE

To make observations and to construct an explanation of why camouflage is helpful to animals. In the activity, Moth Hide and Seek, students test their ability to spot camouflage moths, and then design a camouflage pattern for a moth of their own and hide it in the classroom!

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus wants us to love one another as he loves us
To explain that the sacraments are signs of Jesus’ love for us
To describe how Jesus welcomed and blessed children

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode long-vowel trickers
To read an informational text
To decode difficult words from a text
To spell Memory Words: their, now, always, because, been
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To compare and contrast two Reader stories
To listen to an informational text
To discuss the main ideas and details of a section
To identify main idea and retell key details
To give and support opinions
To understand and use Unit 11 Words to Know: soar, control, depend
To use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
To identify synonyms

MATH

To use defining attributes to identify and describe two-dimensional shapes
To use 2-d shapes to make a composite shape

SCIENCE

To understand teeth and their functions
To demonstrate how to care for teeth

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus wants us to love one another as he loves us
To explain that the sacraments are signs of Jesus’ love for us
To describe how Jesus welcomed and blessed children

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode contractions with pronouns
To read a decodable story with contractions
To decode homophones
To decode speech balloons
To recognize spelling patterns for contractions
To encode contractions with pronouns
To recognize and spell Memory Words: their, now, always, because, been
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To read a story with appropriate volume
To identify the lessons a story teaches
To recognize plot: problem and solution
To discuss setting
To identify key details
To identify topics of a grade-level text
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To identify main topic and retell key details
To understand and use Unit 11 Words to Know: soar, control, depend
To determine the meaning of idioms
To understand figurative language
To discuss opinions
To write a response to an opinion question
To use because to connect opinions and reasons
To discuss giving and supporting opinions about a whole text
To write and support an opinion about a favorite character

MATH

To tell and write time to the hour and half hour using digital and analog clocks

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain the importance of a variety of jobs in a community

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Juan Carlos visits his grandmother who has a backyard full of ducks. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting like ducks. If you want to extend the lesson, you can try this optional activity, What’s Going On?, where students watch videos and discover ways that animal parents help their offspring.

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus served his friends
To explain that Jesus wants us to follow his example

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