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Week at a Glance: April 29-May 3

Week of April 29 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Show understanding of Ch. 45-47 of A Night Divided with good class discussion about the events that take place
  • Identify vocabulary words used in the chapters we read, and add them to the vocabulary by association chart
  • Correctly identify figurative language used in Ch. 38-47 of the novel

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills  
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A.
  • Students will choose from a list of topics, then begin researching for and writing the rough draft of their persuasive paper using a graphic organizer
  • Learn the Week 29 spelling words (latin roots)

Religion: 

  • Show understanding of Unit 2 in Family Life with correct answers to the questions in the Unit 2 review
  • Explore why human life is sacred
  • Learn about the need to protect all human life
  • Make the choice to care for new life
  • Show understanding of concepts taught in Religion class this year with correct answers on the Archdiocese of Chicago review guide (due Monday, April 29)  *NOTE: This assessment will not be entered into PowerSchool as a Religion grade; it is solely a measure of what the students have learned throughout the year.
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.
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Thursday, April 25

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Archdiocese of Chicago assessment review guide and Unit 2 Family Life review due Monday (*Students had class time today to work on both of these.)
Reminders:
  • No school tomorrow: Teacher in-service day
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Wednesday, April 24

  • L.A.: Week 28 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Tuesday, April 23

  • L.A.: Week 28 spelling packet and games due Thursday; spelling test Thursday
  • Reading: Ch. 41-47 word journal due tomorrow (*Students had time after the quiz and during study hall to work on this.)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; worksheet 4B due tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Monday, April 22

  • L.A.: Week 28 spelling packet and games due Thursday; spelling test Thursday; Storyworks "Escape from Darkness" questions due tomorrow
  • Reading: Ch. 33-40 vocabulary quiz tomorrow
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; worksheet 4B due Wednesday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Dress down day tomorrow (blue/teal/yellow) in support of Alex's Lemonade Stand
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Week at a Glance: April 22-26

Week of April 22 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Show comprehension of the vocabulary words from Ch. 33-40 of A Night Divided with correct answers on the quiz (scheduled for Tuesday, April 23)
  • Create a word journal for the last set of vocabulary words for the novel (Ch. 41-47)
  • Show understanding of how to make inferences related to scenarios from Ch. 33-40 of A Night Divided
  • Show understanding of figurative language by correctly identifying different types in A Night Divided
  • Show understanding of Ch. 41-44 of A Night Divided with good class discussion about the events that take place

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills  
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A. (due Thursday this week)
  • Learn how to properly research for a persuasive paper
  • Learn how to properly cite a source in a persuasive paper
  • Show understanding of putting informational text into a student’s own words
  • Choose from a list of persuasive writing topics, and begin working on graphic organizer for rough draft of persuasive paper
  • Show comprehension of Week 28 spelling words (Greek words parts)

Religion: 

  • Recognize the changes that occur during puberty
  • Learn the importance of dealing with the stress of maturing
  • Practice ways to develop greater self-awareness
  • Show understanding of concepts taught in Religion class this year with correct answers on the Archdiocese of Chicago assessment review guide  *NOTE: This assessment will be given in early May and will not be entered into PowerSchool as a Religion grade; it is solely a measure of what the students have learned throughout the year.

Friday, April 19

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: Ch. 33-40 vocabulary quiz Tuesday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; commercial strip due Monday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
  • Field trip money and signed permission slip were due today.  If you have not yet turned these in, please do so as soon as possible.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Thursday, April 18

  • L.A.: Week 27 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow
  • Reading: Ch. 33-40 vocabulary quiz Tuesday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; commercial strip due Monday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Field trip money and signed permission slip due tomorrow
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Wednesday, April 17

  • L.A.: Week 27 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: Ch. 33-40 vocabulary quiz Tuesday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Field trip money and signed permission slip due Friday
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Tuesday, April 16

  • L.A.: Week 27 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Family Life Unit 1 review due tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Field trip money and signed permission slip due Friday
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Monday, April 15

  • L.A.: Pronoun and antecedent worksheet from Thursday due tomorrow; week 27 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: Read Ch. 37 of A Night Divided, and add words to vocab. by assoc.; Ch. 29-37 questions and Ch. 33-40 word search due tomorrow (*Students had about 60 minutes of class time to work on these.)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Family Life Unit 1 review due Wednesday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Week at a Glance: April 15-19

Week of April 15 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Show understanding of Ch. 29-37 in A Night Divided with correct answers to the comprehension questions
  • Read Ch. 36-40 and show understanding of the events of those chapters with good class discussion
  • Show ability of identifying figurative language used in Ch. 29-37 of the novel by correctly identifying which type of figurative language a quote from one of the chapters is
  • Make inferences about events in Ch. 33-40 of the novel
  • Make text-to-world connections to events in Ch. 33-40 of the novel by responding to a journal prompt that ties into an event from those chapters
  • Show understanding of the vocabulary words from Ch. 33-40 by correctly answering questions during our Kahoot review game (The vocab. quiz is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23.)

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A. (due Friday)
  • Begin learning about persuasive writing
  • Identify the opinion, reasons, and supporting evidence in a persuasive piece of writing
  • Successfully deconstruct a persuasive piece of writing using a graphic organizer
  • Show comprehension of Week 27 spelling words

Religion: 

  • Show understanding of Lessons 1 and 2 of Family Life with correct answers on the Unit 1 review
  • Examine messages communicated by the media
  • Learn the importance of honest communication
  • Practice good listening skills
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.

Friday, April 12

  • L.A.: Pronoun and antecedent worksheet due Tuesday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Thursday, April 11

  • L.A.: Week 26 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow; pronoun and antecedent worksheet due Tuesday
  • Reading: Read Ch. 34 of A Night Divided, and add words to vocab. by assoc.
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • This week is Spirit Week!
    • Friday: Color Wars (Fifth grade should wear red.)
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Wednesday, April 10

  • L.A.: Week 26 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; myView worksheet, p. 100 (pronouns and antecedents) due tomorrow
  • Reading: Ch. 33-40 word journal due tomorrow
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Food pantry collection tomorrow: canned soup
  • This week is Spirit Week!
    • Thursday: Sports Team Day
    • Friday: Color Wars (Fifth grade should wear red.)
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.