Math: Lesson 3 Mentally Add 100 or 10-pgs. 367-68. Please do 5-10 of basic math facts. (+ and -)

 

Reading and Writing: 10-15 minutes of reading/partner. The students have a Scholastic News reader to use tonight.

Please use this to also read and then write 2-3 sentences about what they have read.

 

 

• Unit 9 Fundations Assessment tomorrow! (er, ir, ur words, trick words-brother, earth)
• Thursday is an early (10:50) dismissal day and following are our virtual and optional conferences.
• Friday- NO SCHOOL! Enjoy the long weekend!

HOMEWORK:

 

Math: pgs 355-56 Make a Hundred to Add Lesson 1, Chapter 6.

5 minutes of basic facts practice (+ and -)

 

Reading/Writing: please read independently or partner read 10-15 minutes. Words to write: mother, father, brother-in sentences-use with a verb and an adjective.

 

 

Fundations: (phonics): Students will be able to-

• Spell words with /er/ spelling patterns: er, ir, ur
• Use prefix re to determine the meaning of unknown words
• Spell trick words mother, brother, father, earth, learn, picture
• Apply spelling rules to his/her writing

Reading and Writing: (Wit and Wisdom) Students will be able to-

• compose an informational paragraph
• Draft a paragraph with clearly explained details
• Discuss the challenges and responses faced by pioneers
• Use a Frayer Model to define terms

Math: Students will be able to-

• add numbers in the hundreds.

• use expanded form to add a three-digit number.

• add 10 or 100 mentally.

Religion: We will review and reflect our our sacramentally experience from our First Reconciliation. We will use this week before Valentine’s Day to focus on the love God wants us to show one another-”Love one another as I have loved you!”-This is the GOLDEN RULE

Social Studies: Students will be able to-

• Show examples of community service jobs to relate new concepts to personal experience.
• Use role playing to learn about the job duties of eight different service jobs.
• Appreciate the role service workers play in our complex economy.
• Learn how specialization occurs in work today.

Reminders: 

• I-Ready Diagnostics will be wrapped up this week! Please have your kiddos eat a healthy breakfast and get plenty of rest!
• Chemo Care Bag supplies are due. There was a handout sent home in your child’s folder Friday to see what items are needed for this service project. Thank you for your continued generosity!
• This Thursday, February 8th is a half day with 10:50 dismissal. Followed by virtual OPTIONAL conferences.
• Friday, February 9th is a NO SCHOOL day!

 

Math: the students will be bringing home a math worksheet to practice subtraction with regrouping. Work for 15 minutes on this. 5 min. of + math facts practice.

 

Reading/Writing: 15 min. independent or partner reading. Please consider writing these words in some form: learn, picture, earth.

 

Fundations: (phonics): This week students will learn to:

• encode words with /er/ - er, ir, ur
• Decode words with /er/ - er, ir, ur
• Spell trick words: picture, learn, earth
• Spell trick words: mother, brother, father
• We will review previous words from Units 7, and 8 with an individual assessment to 

see how we are doing and where we need to focus more.

We will use both magnetic boards with letter tiles and dry erase boards to practice these rules for spelling and how to mark up these words.

Reading and Writing: (Wit and Wisdom) We continue diving deeper into our text The Journey of a Pioneer. This week we focus on the Oregon Trail map and the journey Olivia and her family took to move west in search of fertile land for good farming. We will focus on this type of text and how using text features (glossary, maps, pictures, etc) we can better comprehend the meaning of vocabulary words and what life was like for Pioneers. We will review key events on our continually growing Timeline of early American History. We will pair up or work in small groups 2-3 to jot down key points and main ideas of Olivia’s diary.

Math: We will review for our chapter 4 2-digit Subtraction with regrouping test on Tuesday. Wednesday we will be taking our I-Ready Diagnostic, using Thursday as a day to finish up with that. I am excited to use % of Thursday and Friday to do some Math stations with addition and subtraction word problems. Each group will be expected to work together to solve and cannot move on until each member of the team has the correct answer without just giving it away. We hope to also play subtraction Tic-Tac-Toe again-I love how competitive they are while still remembering good sportsmanship!

Religion: This week is all about preparing for First Reconciliation! We will wrap up our book in class and Wednesday we will take a “walking field trip” over to church and see the steps to making a confession first hand with Fr. Martin. We are blessed that he has accepted this request to walk us through this important sacrament. 

Social Studies: We continue to dive into Sequencing How Goods Are Made and Delivered → Learn how goods are made and brought to us by sequencing the steps in their production. This week we will work in groups to learn how goods are produced and delivered-each group will have a chance to put sequence cards in order and then present them to the class.

Reminders: 

• It was so great to see so many of you at Open House yesterday! I enjoyed chatting and letting your kiddos show off their work and our great classroom!
• I-Ready Diagnostics are again this week! We will have our Math on Wednesday.
• *Please help your child to be prepared as best as possible by getting enough rest, eating a healthy breakfast and bringing a hearty, protein packed snack.
• Chapter 4 Math-Subtraction with Regrouping is -Tuesday
• First Communion Banner Kits - Please see the email from Mrs. Lombardo with information about how to order a Communion Banner Kit. You can also visit this link to purchase one: https://www.givecentral.org/location/181/event/39492 Please let me know if you have any questions.
• 1st Reconciliation is February 4, 2024 after the 5pm Mass.

• Dress in your spirit wear tomorrow for our Pep Rally to kick off Catholic Schools Week!
• Join us at the 9:00 Mass this Sunday in our uniform to show off our pride in SJCS. Then our Open House from 10-12:30 and don't forget to eat plenty of pancakes at the Pancake Breakfast (cash at the door). Please also check out our STEAM lab!
• Monday, January 31st is red, white and blue dress-down to celebrate our great nation-USA!!
• Please watch for my email regarding a service project opportunity our class will participate in. "Chemo Care Bags"

 

Math: pgs. 265-66, 5 min. of basic math facts (+,-)

 

Reading/Writing: 10-15 minutes of Reading. Writing each night is SO important in so many ways- A good writing activity is to dictate to your student 1-2 sentences, and a few words from our Fundations.

 

 

 

 

Fundations: Assessment is tomorrow (postponed) Unit 8.

 

Math: 10 minutes of basic Math facts (+, -)

 

10-15 minutes of Reading!

 

 

Math: pgs. 258-58 (10-15 minutes), 5 minutes of basic Math facts practice

 

Reading: 10-15 minutes of reading aloud, with a partner or silently

 

Fundations: (phonics) This week students will focus on spelling words with r-controlled vowels /ar/ and /or/, and /er/, /ir/, and /ur/. Students will practice with gel boards, dry erase boards, magnetic letter boards and writing these words in a sentence: burst, burn, termite, hamster,  first and dirty. Trick words: learn, earth, picture

Reading and Writing: (Wit and Wisdom) Students will focus on what life was like for a pioneer. Students will look at visual art and share What do they “ notice” and “wonder” about this painting? We will review what makes a text non-fiction. Grammar this week is focused on proper nouns and capitalization.

Math: We will continue to practice 2 digit addition as we finish up and begin to prepare for the Chapter 4 test. Students will use a variety of ways to clarify the steps to effectively solve these problems. We continue to do sample problems at our whiteboard and “decide” if it is necessary to regroup tens to ones in order to subtract.

Religion: First Reconciliation is fast approaching! We are hoping to take a walking field trip over to church to see where we will make our first reconciliation and talk with Fr. about the steps to make our first confession. We continue to talk about forgiveness and making good choices. We have been learning the process of examining our conscience and practicing the Act of Contrition prayer.

Social Studies: Students continue to learn in the unit on  Economics ideas about where goods are from, what natural resources are used in making goods. This week we will learn more about not only how good are made, but how they are delivered to different places for our purchase. Vocabulary words: goods, trade, transportation, consumer, producer, and income will be our focus.

Reminders: 

• I-Ready Diagnostics are this week and next! We will begin with Reading on Wednesday, and Math next week. *Please help your child to be prepared as best as possible by getting enough rest, eating a healthy breakfast and bringing a hearty, protein packed snack.
• Unit 8 Phonics assessments-Tuesday
• Chapter 4 Math assessment next week!

• First Communion Banner Kits - Please see the email from Mrs. Lombardo with information about how to order a Communion Banner Kit. You can also visit this link to purchase one: https://www.givecentral.org/location/181/event/39492 Please let me know if you have any questions.

• *Optional* Book Fair snow globe decorations are due Monday, 1/22/24. Mrs. Hoglund and some fabulous volunteers will be hanging these up to decorate for the upcoming Book Fair. (We will preview the Book Fair next week!)
• Catholic Schools Week is next week and begins with Open House and Mass this weekend January 28th. 
• 1st Reconciliation is February 4, 2024 after the 5pm Mass.

HOMEWORK: 

 

Math: pgs. 253-54 (evens or odds), 5 minutes of basic math facts +,- practice

 

Reading/Writing: please read or write or both for 10-15 minutes

 

Reminders:

 

 

Math: pgs. 233-234- 10 -15 minutes total (even or odds are fine)

5 minutes of basic math facts

 

Reading: 10-15 minutes of reading

 

REMINDERS: