Math: This week in class we will finish Chapter 1 in our GoMath textbooks. The last two lessons involve counting sequences to 100 and 1000 using 1s, 5s, and 10s. On Wednesday, we will review for the test, and students will take the test on Thursday. Friday will be used to review and extend the Chapter 1 Concepts. 

Reading: We will read a nonfiction text this week called Exploring Space with an Astronaut. We will be focusing on finding the main idea and details of non-ficiton texts. Our spelling list will have VCE words (vowel-consonant-e or “bossy e”) words with long vowels. We will continue to add more Amazing Words to our vocabulary and practice High-Frequency Sight words.

Language Arts: We will continue working on identifying and writing complete sentences using subjects and predicates. We will introduce Mentor Sentences (exciting sentences from the books we read) to include more opportunities for grammar practice. During this daily activity, we will make observations about the sentence to identify key grammar components. We will revise and edit the sentence. Then, we will practice using similar sentence structures in our own writing. In writing we will begin focusing on describing details about the setting to write Narratives.

Religion: This week, we will focus on describing God as our Father. We will identify two different types of prayer (praise and petition). We will practice reciting the “Our Father” prayer and discuss the meaning of this prayer. 

Social Studies: We will continue with chapter 1, and focus on different types of communities and families. We will explore how people work and learn together. We will focus on the vocabulary: family, community, respect, and responsible.

Science: We will continue lessons on animal characteristics and animal identification through an activity in biodiversity in which students practice identifying frogs based on their sounds. 

Tests and Quizzes:

• Thursday, Sept. 17 → Math Test
• Friday, Sept. 18 → Spelling Test

Reminders:

• Mass services through St. Joes are available either in-person or virtually
• Tuesday, September 15th, 8:30 am = All-School Live Stream Mass → We will gather virtually as a school community to worship together. 
• Please help make sure your child completes his/her Reading Log daily.
• Towels were sent home today as we have used them outside during Snack Time. 
• For Snack Time → Snacks should be healthy, easy to open, and easy to eat.
• Please empty your child’s Take Home folder (aside from the reading log) and send it back with him/her on Monday.
• Please remember to send your child with a new brown paper bag on Monday (This will be their “mask bag” that they use to hold their mask while they are eating and during gym).

Week at a Glance for September 7-11, 2020

Math: This week we will continue our work in Chapter 1 of our GoMath! textbook. We will write numbers up to 1,000 using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form. We will use virtual manipulatives in class, and your child can use these at home too, if needed. Here is the link to access them. On Friday we will spend some time reviewing using the iPads and some IXL practice problems.

Science: We will begin our Mystery Science curriculum this week. Each session focuses on a question. This week’s lessons include identifying animals using different characteristics and identifying frog sounds in different environments.

Language Arts: This week during Writing Workshop, we will continue to focus on the genre of Narrative Writing. We will especially focus on describing specific characteristics, actions, and thoughts of characters. We will continue to build on our grammar skill from last week of identifying and writing complete sentences. We will focus more on what subjects and predicates are and identifying complete sentences that have them.

Reading: This week, we will focus on describing details about the setting and characters with several different class read aloud texts. We will continue to learn additional Amazing Words related to the words from this past week, and practice fluency with our High Frequency Sight Words. The spelling list will either review or extend the CVC pattern (based on how your child did on his/her test on Friday) with the goal of applying our spelling patterns from class to more words that we read and write. We will also continue our discussions of a Picture of the Day to work on making observations and inferences. 

Social Studies: This week in Social Studies, we will start Chapter 1 in our My World textbooks. We will explore and discuss changes in history from the past to the present, and the essential question of How does life change throughout history? 

Religion: This week we will describe Jesus as God’s gift to us. We will discuss giving and receiving gifts. The vocabulary words for this session are: Blessed Sacrament, consecration, tabernacle, and genuflect. We will also learn about how Jesus’ birth was a gift for all God’s people.

Tests and Quizzes:

• Spelling Test Friday 
• Reading Test Friday
• This test will focus on the high frequency words, the spelling short vowel pattern, and reading comprehension questions based on a short passage.

Additional Reminders:

• Monday, September 7th = No school 
• Your child is bringing home his/her towel today to allow you extra time to clean it. Please send the towel back on Monday for next week's Gym classes.
• Please send your child with a paper bag with their name on it to school at the start of each new week. (St. Joe's provided bags this past week, but they cannot provide them every week.) This bag will be used for your child to store his/her mask during Gym and lunch. S/he can use the bag for the whole week.
• Several Mass Options are available through St. Joseph’s (either in-person or virtually). 
• Tuesday, September 8th, 8:30 am → All-School Live Stream Mass. We will gather virtually as a school community to worship together. Please join us from home if you are able to.
• Snack Time will start on Wednesday. Please send a small, healthy, easy to open/easy to eat snack with your child (e.g., pretzels, Goldfish, grapes, granola bar, etc.).

Here is the Homework for tonight:

 Read 20 minutes - complete the 9/2 row on the Reading Log. (Students can keep this in their homework folders so I can check and see their progress each day.)

GoMath 1.2 homework pages 29-30 *Please help make sure your child completes this in pencil.*

Continue practicing Spelling words for Friday's Spelling test.

Reminders:

• Spelling Test = Friday

• Your child is welcome to bring books from home to school since library services are limited. 

• Students should bring the Reading Log back daily for me to quickly check. I love to see what the students are reading and to make sure that they are completing this part of their homework. Thank you!