Spelling Unit 3, Week 3

1. readiness
2. cloudy
3. stormy
4. peaceful
5. eagerness
6. illness
7. freshness
8. happiness
9. graceful
10. frightful

Bonus Words: plentiful, billowy, fierceness

Vocabulary Words: 

horribly- in a very bad way

furious- intense, raging, or violent

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit 3 Week 3 (Historical Fiction) from Little House on the Prairie and from By the Shores of Silver Lake

Objectives:

• Learn more about historical fiction and analyze plot and setting in historical fiction.
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading fiction and writing historical fiction.
• Use elements of narrative text to write a historical fiction story.

Math: Finish Chapter 6

Objectives:

• Divide by 5
• Problem-Solving Investigation
• Multiply by 10
• Multiples of 10

Religion: Unit 2 Session 9 - Jesus Dies and Rises

Objectives:

• Discuss Jesus’ gift of new life
• Discuss Jesus’ passage from Death to Resurrection
• Describe what Saint Paul wrote about the Paschal Mystery in his letters.
• Explain that we show our love for others through our actions.
• Define Paschal Mystery.

Social Studies: Lesson 6 - Diversity in the United States

Objectives:

• Identify specific examples of cultural diversity
• Identify cultural contributions of diverse groups to our communities.

Reminders: 

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)

• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.

• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.

• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.

• Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

Monday will be a pajama day, and we will watch a movie to celebrate filling our reward jar!  Your child can also bring in a stuffy that can easily fit into their backpack.

Math: Thanksgiving themed games using our multiplication/division skills.

Language Arts:  Thanksgiving themed writing.

Spelling: “Mock” Spelling Bee using Unit 1 and Unit 2 spelling lists.

Have a great Thanksgiving! 

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit 3 Week 2  (Historical Fiction)

Objectives:

• Learn more about historical fiction and analyze plot and setting in historical fiction.
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading fiction and writing historical fiction.
• Use elements of narrative text to write a historical fiction story.

Math: Chapter 6 Multiplication and Division Patterns

Objectives:

• Patterns in the Multiplication Table
• Multiply by 2
• Divide by 2
• Multiply by 5

Religion: Unit 2 Session 8- Jesus Gathers Disciples

Objectives:

• Discuss how Jesus gathered the disciples.
• Tell the story of how Jesus chose Peter to follow him.
• Explore why Jesus needed apostles and disciples to help him.
• Discuss reasons why we need to work together to serve the kingdom.
• Define Gospel and mission

Social Studies:

Objectives:

• Unit 1 test 
• Analyze why and how people immigrate to the United States.
• Compare benefits and drawbacks of immigrating to the United States.
• Draw conclusions from primary and secondary sources.

Reminders: 

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)

• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.

• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.

• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.

Spelling Unit 3, Week 1

1. prepay
2. nonstop
3. nonfiction
4. disagree
5. preapprove
6. indirect
7. imperfect
8. impolite
9. insecure
10. incorrect

Bonus Words: impossibly, indefinite, disqualify

Vocabulary Words:

abandon- to leave behind

appeared- showed up or came into view

enormous- oversized, huge

interfered- became involved in an unwanted way

stationary- not moving

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit 3 Week 1 Below Deck: A Titanic Story (Historical Fiction)

Objectives:

• Learn more about historical fiction and analyze plot and setting in historical fiction.
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading fiction and writing historical fiction.
• Use elements of narrative text to write a historical fiction story.

Math: Chapter 5 Understand Division

Objectives:

• Relate Division and Multiplication.
• Divide using related multiplication facts.
• Use models to solve problems.
• Review
• Chapter 5 Test Friday

Religion: Unit 2 Session 7- Following Jesus

Objectives:

• Explain what Jesus wants us to do in order to follow him.
• Discuss how God calls us to follow the Ten Commandments
• Explain how being generous helps us follow Jesus
• Identify ways to show love for God.
• Define conversion

Social Studies:

Objectives:

• Identify and describe the diverse environments of North America that were home to a variety of Native American groups.
• Discuss the ways in which physical geography, including climate, influenced how Native Americans adapted to their natural environment.
• Describe traditions of Native American groups.
• Unit 1 test Review

Reminders: 

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.

• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.

Spelling Unit 2 Week 5:

1. I’ve
2. let’s
3. can’t
4. aren’t
5. didn’t
6. won’t
7. couldn’t
8. wouldn’t
9. you’ve
10. doesn’t

Bonus Words: would’ve, should’ve, o’clock

Vocabulary:

interdependence: animals and plants that depend on each other for survival.

camouflage: a disguise that hides something from view.

adaptations: changes in plants or animals that help them survive in the habitat.

food chain: some animals eat other animals that, in turn, eat other animals or plants.

Biodiversity: the range of many kinds of plants and animals in a habitat.