Week at a Glance

Week of September 4-8, 2023

Math: We will continue to count and connect objects with numbers, practice one-to-one counting with small objects and build number sense with number of the day.

Phonics (Fundations): We will practice letter- keyword- sound for consonants g,d,s,r,p,j and for vowels a, e and also sound recognition for these letters. We will work on correct letter formation and match letter tiles to the letter squares in alphabetical order.

Reading and Writing (Wit & Wisdom): We will learn and practice how to generate and answer questions using the story Tomas and the Library Lady, using key details from the text. The students will learn how to identify and generate common nouns and proper nouns. The students will retell parts of the story including key details about character, setting, problem and resolution. The students will ask and answer questions about key vocabulary and write a narrative retelling how library books changed life for Thomas.

Science: We will use a Mystery Science read-along to explore why Jada"s shadow changes over the course of a day. Students will trace their shadows using chalk and track the shadow changes throughout the day. We will start our unit on apples.

Social Studies: We will learn about the importance of classroom community and identify student responsibilities to one another in the school community.

Religion: We will identify things that God creates and that God created everything out of love for us. I will explain that we show our thanks and love to God by caring for his creations. We will define and explain Amen, creation, Creator, God, and saint.

August 28th- September 1st

ELA

To practice letter- keyword- sound for consonants: t, b, f, n, m, c
To practice letter- keyword- sound for vowels: i, u, o
To practice correct letter formation
To practice sound recognition
To understand that reading a book multiple times for different purposes helps readers better understand and enjoy the story
To discuss that different readers enjoy different types of books

MATH

To count and connect with objects and numbers
To practice one-to-one counting with small objects
To build number sense with number of the day

SCIENCE

To deepen understanding of two foundational scientific practices: making observations and asking questions. In the activity, Curiosity Challenge, students “train their brains” by observing an everyday object and asking questions like a scientist would
To investigate what it takes to make a stationary object’s shadow move. In the activity, Moving Shadows, students use flashlights and paper gnomes to explore how moving the position of a light makes shadows move. Students relate these observations to shadows changing throughout the day and the Sun’s position moving across the sky

RELIGION

To identify things that God creates
To tell that God created everything out of love for us
To explain that we show our thanks and love to God by caring for his creation
To define or explain Amen, creation, Creator, God, and saint

Tomorrow

Hooray for first day of school tomorrow!

Please send headphones, backpack, water bottle, and one peanut-free snack.

Students may wear regular OR gym uniform due to expected temperatures (per Mrs. Hein email yesterday).

Patience required with dismissal! We have many new families learning pick up procedures. If your child dismisses from Hurlburt doors, pull into the parking lot on corner of Park Place & Hurlburt. Follow the line!

Thank you!

Mrs. Fisher

Week at a Glance

Please join us at the 8:30 mass on Tuesday with Bishop Grubb as presider.

ELA

To decode -er, ir, ur words
To read a decodable story
To recognize and spell Memory Words: both, again, laugh, cold, does, know
To develop fluent reading with repeated reading of a story
To understand and use the suffix -ful
To read and discuss a grade-level text
To understand characters and character feelings
To understand synonyms
To recognize and understand job names ending in -er and -or
To listen to an informational text
To identify topic of an informational text
To connect texts: Reader and Super-Duper
To connect character feelings to problem and solution plot
To discuss realistic fiction versus fantasy
To discuss characters and settings
To understand and use Unit 13 Words to Know: vast, fear, report
To complete a crossword puzzle
To encode pattern words

MATH

To use symbols to compare numbers
To write numbers to 120
To count to 120
To read and write numbers to 120

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain how supply and demand affect what people buy

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus wants us to love one another as he loves us
To explain that the sacraments are signs of Jesus’ love for us

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode -ar and -or words
To read a decodable story
To recognize and spell Memory Words: both, again, laugh, cold, does, know
To develop fluent reading with repeated reading of a story
To understand and use the suffix -ful
To read and discuss a grade-level text
To understand characters and character feelings
To connect text to self
To read Memory Words fluently
To connect character feelings to problem and solution plot
To discuss realistic fiction versus fantasy
To discuss characters and settings
To understand and use Unit 13 Words to Know: vast, fear, report

MATH

To look for a pattern to solve problems
To combine three-dimensional shapes to make a composite shape

SCIENCE

To explain the stages of metamorphosis of a butterfly

RELIGION

To explain that God wants all people to be part of his Church
To describe how the Holy Spirit is with us

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode -aw words
To determine the number of syllables in words
To decode difficult words from an informational text
To spell Memory Words: come, coming, they, our, put
To read a story with expression
To read Memory Words with automaticity
To listen to an informational text
To connect ideas: cause and effect
To compare and contrast two texts
To identify main idea and retell key details
To understand antonyms
To understand and use Unit 12 Words to Know: puzzles, collapse, steep, system

MATH

To look at attributes to identify cubes and rectangular prisms
To look at attributes to identify cones and cylinders
To look for a pattern to solve problems
To combine three-dimensional shapes to make a composite shape

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain the difference between needs and wants

SCIENCE

To discover how butterflies’ colors can help them blend into their habitat or scare away predators. In the activity, Paper Butterflies, students design their own paper butterflies by choosing colors that will help the butterflies survive.

Week at a Glance

ELA

To determine syllables by counting vowel sounds
To decode -all words
To read a decodable story with -all words
To understand and use precise verbs
To understand and use Unit 12 Words to Know: puzzled, collapse, steep, system
To recognize and spell Memory Words: come. coming, they, our, put
To understand text structure: beginning, middle, end
To categorize words related to basketball
To review adjectives
To add adjectives to descriptive sentences
To combine sentences using and
To use prepositional phrases to add details to sentences
To identify main topic and retell key details
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To recognize aw spelling patterns
To encode aw words
To read a story with expression

MATH

To partition shapes into two or four equal shares and identify how many parts there are in the whole
To partition shapes into two equal parts
To partition shapes into four equal parts

SCIENCE

To make observations and to construct an explanation of why camouflage is helpful to animals. In the activity, Moth Hide and Seek, students test their ability to spot camouflage moths, and then design a camouflage pattern for a moth of their own and hide it in the classroom!

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus wants us to love one another as he loves us
To explain that the sacraments are signs of Jesus’ love for us
To describe how Jesus welcomed and blessed children

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode long-vowel trickers
To read an informational text
To decode difficult words from a text
To spell Memory Words: their, now, always, because, been
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To compare and contrast two Reader stories
To listen to an informational text
To discuss the main ideas and details of a section
To identify main idea and retell key details
To give and support opinions
To understand and use Unit 11 Words to Know: soar, control, depend
To use context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words
To identify synonyms

MATH

To use defining attributes to identify and describe two-dimensional shapes
To use 2-d shapes to make a composite shape

SCIENCE

To understand teeth and their functions
To demonstrate how to care for teeth

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus wants us to love one another as he loves us
To explain that the sacraments are signs of Jesus’ love for us
To describe how Jesus welcomed and blessed children

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode contractions with pronouns
To read a decodable story with contractions
To decode homophones
To decode speech balloons
To recognize spelling patterns for contractions
To encode contractions with pronouns
To recognize and spell Memory Words: their, now, always, because, been
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To read a story with appropriate volume
To identify the lessons a story teaches
To recognize plot: problem and solution
To discuss setting
To identify key details
To identify topics of a grade-level text
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To identify main topic and retell key details
To understand and use Unit 11 Words to Know: soar, control, depend
To determine the meaning of idioms
To understand figurative language
To discuss opinions
To write a response to an opinion question
To use because to connect opinions and reasons
To discuss giving and supporting opinions about a whole text
To write and support an opinion about a favorite character

MATH

To tell and write time to the hour and half hour using digital and analog clocks

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain the importance of a variety of jobs in a community

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Juan Carlos visits his grandmother who has a backyard full of ducks. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting like ducks. If you want to extend the lesson, you can try this optional activity, What’s Going On?, where students watch videos and discover ways that animal parents help their offspring.

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus served his friends
To explain that Jesus wants us to follow his example

Week at a Glance

ELA

To associate y with long e and long i
To associate ay with long a
To decode words with y
To recognize and spell Memory Words: down, first, too, work, many
To encode adjectives ending with y
To encode Memory Words to complete sentences
To understand the homophones: to, two, too
To understand and use -y as an ending for adjectives
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To read Memory Words fluently
To understand how-to text features
To discuss the sequence of steps
To identify key details
To identify topics of a grade-level text
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To identify main topic and retell key details
To identify cause and effect
To understand and use Unit 10 Words to Know: produce, plenty, disturb

MATH

To compare the lengths of objects using indirect measurement
To compare and order the lengths of objects
To measure the lengths of objects using nonstandard units
To guess, check, and revise to solve problems
To read and write time to the hour on an analog clock

SCIENCE

Students discover how water acts like a prism, splitting white sunlight into all the colors of the rainbow. In the activity, Chasing Rainbows, students create their own rainbows using cups of water, sunlight, and plain white paper.

RELIGION

To tell that the Church is found around the world
To explain the importance of being a good friend
To tell how Jesus called Peter, Andrew, James, and John to be his followers
To define catholic, Church, and guardian angel

Week at a Glance

ELA

To associate y with long e and long i
To associate ay with long a
To decode words with y
To recognize and spell Memory Words: down, first, too, work, many
To encode adjectives ending with y
To encode Memory Words to complete sentences
To understand the homophones: to, two, too
To understand and use -y as an ending for adjectives
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To read Memory Words fluently
To understand how-to text features
To discuss the sequence of steps
To identify key details
To identify topics of a grade-level text
To listen to and discuss a complex informational text
To identify main topic and retell key details
To identify cause and effect
To understand and use Unit 10 Words to Know: produce, plenty, disturb

MATH

To compare the lengths of objects using indirect measurement
To compare and order the lengths of objects
To measure the lengths of objects using nonstandard units
To guess, check, and revise to solve problems
To read and write time to the hour on an analog clock

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Gabrielle sets sail with her aunt—the captain of a tugboat—and discovers how the sights and sounds on the bay can help boats find their way. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by pretending to be boats.

RELIGION

To tell that the Church is found around the world
To explain the importance of being a good friend
To tell how Jesus called Peter, Andrew, James, and John to be his followers
To define catholic, Church, and guardian angel

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode n’t contractions
To read a decodable story with n’t contractions
To decode adjectives
To recognize and spell Memory Words: boy, girl, two, four, about, over, before
To form contractions with Memory Words
To form compound words
To use sequence words to explain the order of events
To understand characters
To understand character feelings and traits
To discuss beginning, middle, and end
To identify key details
To identify topics of a grade-level literary text
To read and discuss a grade-level informational text
To understand and use Unit 9 Words to Know: audience, talent, explain
To discuss personal narratives
To discuss and select topics for personal narratives
To plan the beginning, middle and end of a personal narrative with a story planning chart

MATH

To identify similarities in related addition and subtraction sentences
To identify similarities in fact families
To subtract to find missing addends

SCIENCE

In this Read-Along lesson, Gabrielle sets sail with her aunt—the captain of a tugboat—and discovers how the sights and sounds on the bay can help boats find their way. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by pretending to be boats.

RELIGION

To identify the number 40 as important in the Bible
To tell that Lent, including Holy Week, is a time to grow closer to God
To explain that we are called to care for others as Jesus does
To define Alleluia, Holy Week, and Lent

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode CVVC words with -ing and -ed endings
To read an informational text
To decode difficult words from an informational text
To review and decode short- and long-vowel patterns
To review spelling patterns for short and long vowel words
To spell Memory Words: would, could, some, one, new, were
To connect texts: Reader and Super-Duper
To understand and use homophones
To determine the meaning of key vocabulary words: dab, fangs, antennas, vanished
To review good listening skills
To use Unit 8 Words to Know: exactly, create, category

MATH

To use subtract using the make 10 to subtract strategy
To identify similarities in related addition and subtraction sentences
To identify similarities in fact families

SCIENCE

Students practice using light to communicate information. In the activity, Secret Signals, students work in pairs to build a device that solves the problem of communicating over a distance. They send secret messages to one another using light and colored markers.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To learn what the president does and who can become president

RELIGION

To identify the number 40 as important in the Bible
To tell that Lent, including Holy Week, is a time to grow closer to God
To explain that we are called to care for others as Jesus does
To define Alleluia, Holy Week, and Lent

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode and encode CVVC words with ue, ie
To read a decodable story with CVVC words
To decode CVVC words with -ing and -ed endings
To decode difficult words from a grade-level text
To decode adjectives
To recognize and spell Memory Words: would, could, some, one, new, were
To use describing words to compare and contrast settings
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To read a story with appropriate rate
To recognize and understand dialogue punctuation
To identify speakers in a play
To review spelling patterns for short and long vowel words
To discuss settings
To understand and use Unit 8 Words to Know: exactly, create, category
To plan an opinion paragraph
To write an opinion paragraph

MATH

To count back by 1, 2, or 3 to subtract
To use a number line to count back to subtract
To relate doubles addition facts to subtraction facts

SCIENCE

Students practice using light to communicate information. In the activity, Secret Signals, students work in pairs to build a device that solves the problem of communicating over a distance. They send secret messages to one another using light and colored markers.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain that families have different cultural traditions
To show respect for families and cultures that are different than ours

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus gave us the Lord’s Prayer
To pray the first half of the Lord’s Prayer

Week at a Glance

ELA

To decode and encode CVVC words with ai, oa, ea, ee
To read a decodable story with CVVC words
To decode difficult words from a grade-level text
To decode adjectives
To recognize and spell Memory Words: would, could, some, one, new, were
To use describing words to compare and contrast settings
To develop fluent reading with repeated readings of a story
To read a story with appropriate rate
To read and discuss a grade-level literary text
To discuss settings
To understand and use Unit 8 Words to Know: exactly, create, category
To categorize toys
To form and support opinions
To discuss opinions
To plan an opinion paragraph
To write an opinion paragraph

MATH

To count back by 1, 2, or 3 to subtract
To use a number line to count back to subtract
To relate doubles addition facts to subtraction facts

SCIENCE

Students practice using light to communicate information. In the activity, Secret Signals, students work in pairs to build a device that solves the problem of communicating over a distance. They send secret messages to one another using light and colored markers.

SOCIAL STUDIES

To explain that families have different cultural traditions
To show respect for families and cultures that are different than ours

RELIGION

To tell that Jesus gave us the Lord’s Prayer
To pray the first half of the Lord’s Prayer

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