Week of May 20 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

• Listen actively to verbal messages, observe nonverbal messages, ask relevant questions, and make pertinent comments
• Predict the effects of changes in ecosystems caused by living organisms, including humans, such as the overpopulation of grazers or the building of highways
• Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text
• Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society
• Respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate
• Make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures

Language Arts: 

• Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills  
• Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A.
• Read “Saving America’s Eagle” in Storyworks, and show understanding of the story with correct answers to the comprehension questions
• Learn about and show understanding of possessive pronouns
• Learn the Week 32 spelling words (final syllable -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence)

Religion: 

• Recognize the importance of families in society
• Understand the need to support families
• Identify ways that families serve the community
• Recognize the interdependence of all people
• Understand how some current global concerns can be addressed
• Identify ways to be a good steward of creation
• Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.
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• L.A.: Week 31 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
• Reading: No homework
• Religion: Gratitude journal

• L.A.: Week 31 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
• Reading: A Night Divided final project due tomorrow
• Religion: Gratitude journal

• Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
• Field trip form and money for the Kenosha Civil War Museum is due Friday.
• You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

• Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
• The iReady reading spring diagnostic test will be given on Monday.  You must have a charged chromebook and earbuds/headphones.
• Field trip form and money for the Kenosha Civil War Museum is due Friday.
• You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

• Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
• Dress down day tomorrow for a successful food pantry collection
• Field trip form and money for the Kenosha Civil War Museum is due next Friday.
• You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

• L.A.: Week 30 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
• Reading: No homework
• Religion: Gratitude journal; worksheet 6A due tomorrow

• L.A.: Week 30 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
• Reading: Ch. 38-47 questions due tomorrow; Ch. 38-47 figurative language packet due tomorrow; Ch. 41-47 Interesting Inferences and Joint Journals worksheets due tomorrow
• Religion: Gratitude journal; Archdiocese of Chicago test tomorrow

• L.A.: Week 30 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
• Reading: Ch. 41-47 vocabulary quiz tomorrow; Ch. 38-47 questions due tomorrow; Ch. 38-47 figurative language packet due Wednesday; Ch. 41-47 Interesting Inferences and Joint Journals worksheets due Wednesday (*Students had about an hour of class time to work on these assignments.)
• Religion: Gratitude journal; Archdiocese of Chicago test on Wednesday

Week of May 6 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

• Show understanding of the last section of chapters in A Night Divided with correct answers to the comprehension questions
• Make correct inferences for events that occurred in Ch. 38-47 of the novel
• Make text-to-world connections by responding to a journal prompt related to an event that happened in Ch. 41-47 of the novel
• Show understanding of how the main character (Gerta) changed throughout A Night Divided
• Choose two characters, settings, or events from A Night Divided, and identify the similarities and differences of the two
• Choose from a list of three final projects for the novel, and begin working on chosen project
• Show understanding of the events of A Night Divided by creating an accurate final project

Language Arts: 

• Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills  
• Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A.
• Continue working on draft of persuasive / opinion paper
• Learn the Week 30 spelling words (Greek word parts)

Religion: 

• Learn about Mary as the perfect model for motherhood
• See and honor the beauty of all human life
• Show understanding of the concepts taught in Lessons 5 and 6 of Family Life with correct answers on the Unit 3 review
• Show understanding of concepts taught in Religion class this year with correct answers on the Archdiocese of Chicago assessment (scheduled for Wednesday, May 8)  *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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• L.A.: No homework
• Reading: Ch. 41-47 vocabulary quiz Tuesday
• Religion: Gratitude journal

• L.A.: Week 29 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow
• Reading: Ch. 41-47 vocabulary quiz Tuesday
• Religion: Gratitude journal