Week at a Glance

Week of October 18-22, 2021

Math: We will skip ahead in our Math books to Chapter 3. (Chapter 2 includes lessons on skip counting and arrays, both of which we covered in our previous book at the beginning of this year.) This chapter will help us build a foundation for addition of multi-digit numbers. We will assist students in determining what strategies work for them (drawing base-ten blocks, counting on, using expanded form to add with mental math, etc.). We will also work toward the standard algorithm used for regrouping. Students will continue to work daily to build their addition and subtraction fact fluency with numbers up to 20.

Science: We will learn about different types of birds and what they eat. With the help of our Mystery Science videos and discussions, we will work on designing and building bird feeders to attract a specific type of bird.

Language Arts: Students will work to form strong opinion sentences and support those with reasons while writing an opinion paragraph. We will also review how to edit and revise our writing as we seek to always make improvements. During our Reading block, we will also review different tenses of verbs and how to add suffixes to change the meanings of words (-ed, -ing).

Reading: During our Phonics lessons, we will work on adding suffixes to base words. We will specifically focus on adding -ing and -ed and what happens when a base word ends in -y. We will work daily to decode texts from our Superkids reader and to read with expression. Our Super Magazines will help us focus on comprehension of informational text, and we will continue to read our daily fictional texts.

Social Studies: None - See Science

Religion: This week we will discuss how Jesus is the “bread of life” and how he gave his life for us. We will also review symbols from the liturgical season of Ordinary Time. We did not get to much of this session last week due to our monthly visit from our counselor, Mrs. Han, and due to our Godparents’ Day prayer service.

Tests and Quizzes:

• Spelling Test = Wednesday, 10/20
• Reading Progress Assessment = Wednesday, 10/20 (no studying needed)

Additional Reminders:

• Please return the Pre-Conference Questionnaire at your earliest convenience. Thank you for taking time to fill this out.
• Parent/Teacher Conferences - Please follow the directions outlined in the email that was sent to you on how to sign up for a conference. I look forward to discussing your child’s progress with you, along with ways to continue supporting your child at home.
• There is no school for students on Thursday, 10/21, or on Friday, 10/22.
• Please take your child to Mass this weekend.