Dear Families,

Here is the link: https://orders.scholastic.com/WWFX7 for  Scholastic Book Orders for this month.

This link should bring you directly to our class. Every order that you place online helps our class earn bonus points! I use these to help our classroom library grow. You can browse all books and flyers on the website or search for a book you already had in mind. 

Please submit orders by Tuesday, November 24th, by 5:00pm. 

Thank you,

Ms. Finerty

November 16-20, 2020

Math: We will continue with  Chapter 4 in our GoMath! textbooks. This chapter focuses on a variety of strategies students can use when adding 2- and 3-digit numbers. All of these strategies are helping the students solve the same kinds of math problems. These strategies are the tools the students can use to work through these problems. Some strategies they may find helpful and others they may decide not to use. It is all about what works best for each student. We will use place value to break apart 2-digit numbers as well as begin 2-digit addition using regrouping. We will learn the standard algorithm which is the "regular way" that many students' families remember and are most familiar with.

Science: We will continue with a new Mystery Science session to continue in our plant unit. This time we will think about what plants need and how habitats change with time. We will watch videos, make predictions in our science journals, discuss.

Language Arts: Next week, we will continue to identify and use nouns in sentences. Our mentor sentence will help us identify the difference between singular and plural nouns. During Writing, we will describe pictures and objects in more depth using “tell me more” prompts to tell stories.

Reading: We will continue with our focus on cause and effect in Texts (we will use short articles, books, and short videos to help) this week. We will cotninue to practice our inferencing skills with our Picture of the Day discussions. 

Social Studies:  This week, we will identify the four cardinal directions on a compass rose and use a compass rose to locate different items on a map. We will also begin to learn about different landforms we find throughout the Earth. The vocabulary words we will focus on are : landform, continent, ocean, and globe.

Religion: Our session in religion this week will focus on how we worship God. We will describe sacraments as special signs that God is with us. We will define fruits of the spirit, Original Sin, and rite. Finally, we will explain the image of Jesus as the vine and ourselves as the branches. 

Additional Reminders:

• Spelling Test is on Friday
• Reading Test is on Friday
• Please be sure to check out Mrs. Phoenix’s email about holiday travel and the need for your children to quarantine if you travel to a hotspot location. Thank you in advance for helping to keep our school family safe and healthy.
• Please try to attend mass with your child, either in-person or virtually. St. Joe's offers a variety of options both in person and virtually.
• Don't forget to send your child with a mask bag and towel on Monday. 

• The students are taking home their towels today. 

Week at a Glance

Week of November 9-13, 2020

Math: We review for our Chapter 3 Test with an in class review. The students have a paper copy of their study guide. Your child can also practice additional problems at home. We will begin Chapter 4 near the end of the week to begin focusing on addition and subtractions with multi-digit numbers. 

Science: We will continue learning about plants as we explore the importance of sunlight to plants. We will observe how our seeds change in the sunlight by making daily observations. We will also make predictions about plants growing in darkness and in light. We will watch videos from our Mystery Science program and discuss the life cycle of plants. 

Language Arts: We will identify nouns in sentences and focus on singular and plural nouns using a mentor sentence from the story, Chrysanthemum. During Writing Workshop we will practice describing attributes of objects, and organize our information with a chart.

Reading: This week’s story of the week is Tara and Tiree, Fearless Friends. We will use this story and other texts to help us practice the skill of identifying causes and effects. We will practice new High Frequency Words and new Amazing Words each day. The new spelling list will go home on Monday in students’ folders. It will include words with r-controlled vowels (ar, or). 

Social Studies: This week, we will practice identifying the absolute and relative location of a place. We will use map grids and keys/legends to locate different items. We will use our My World textbooks, videos and other activities to help us explore these topics. 

Religion: Next week we will discuss ways Jesus cares for us. We will identify Jesus as the “Good Shepherd” who cares for us in the Parable of the Lost Sheep and discuss the meaning of this story. We will describe how Jesus cares for us through the leaders of the church, along with the roles priests and deacons play in church communities.

Reminders:

• Be sure to review Mrs. Phoenix’s email about holiday travel and the need for your children to quarantine if you travel to a hotspot location. Thank you for help to keep our school family safe and healthy.

• Please try to attend mass with your child, either in-person or virtually. St. Joe’s offers a variety of Mass options:

• Math Chapter 3 Test = Wednesday

• Spelling Test = Friday

• Please continue to review mask protocol (covering nose and mouth at all times) and the importance of wearing them at all times with your child.

• Please continue to send your child with a water bottle and a healthy snack

• Please send your child with a clean towel for Gym class and brown paper bag next week.

• Trimester 1 ends on Friday, November 13th.

• Spelling Test is on Friday
• Reading Test is on Friday

• Spelling Test is on Friday
• Reading Test is on Friday