Week at a Glance

December 11-15, 2023

Math: We will continue to review names, sides, and angles of 2D shapes, along with the names, faces, edges, and vertices of 3D shapes. The students will take a quiz on Tuesday. Later in the week, we will go into more depth about shapes as we learn how to compose shapes from smaller shapes (e.g., make a trapezoid from triangles) and decompose bigger shapes into smaller shapes.

Phonics (Fundations): We have been learning about open syllable words and long vowel sounds, and we will continue that learning of study next week. We will work on reading and spelling multisyllabic words ending in the letter y. Students will be able to explain when the letter y spells the long /i/ sound and when it spells the long /e/ sound. Finally, we will explore how prefixes can be added to base words and how those change the meaning of the base words. Trick words for the week include city, every, and family.

Reading and Writing (Wit & Wisdom): We will continue our deep dive into exploration and expansion of the American West. Students have been learning about buffalo and the Plains Indians. They will continue to discuss what life was like for different tribes of Plains Indians in the American West. They will identify main ideas and details from sections of nonfiction texts, and they will be able to use irregular plural nouns correctly. 

Science/Social Studies: With all of the special schedules and extra Christmas events, we are skipping Science and Social Studies this week.

Religion: We will take a break from our Finding God textbooks and move into our special purple books to prepare for First Reconciliation. The first session in the book is titled “God Calls Us Friends.” We will read about the gift of grace we receive from God, what sins are (versus mistakes or accidents), and how we can work to better our relationship with God and others. We will also start praying the Act of Contrition daily. Students will bring home a copy of this prayer too. Please help them to practice this prayer so that they continue to feel more comfortable and confident with it. 🙂

Tests and Quizzes:

• Math - Chapter 12 Quiz = Tuesday, 12/12

Additional Reminders:

• Please try to take your children to Mass over the weekend as we start the second week of Advent.
• Santa Shop = Monday, 12/11 → Thank you to the parents who are helping out! 🙂
• Christmas Show Dress Rehearsal = Wednesday, 12/13, at 12:30pm in the church
• Christmas Show Program = Thursday, 12/14, at 6:30pm in the church → Please see the email from Mr. Showstead about what time to arrive, what time doors open, what your children should wear, etc. Thank you!
• Food Pantry Collection = Thursday, December 14th → 2nd grade should bring cereal. Please be generous as we approach the Christmas holidays, and please keep those who visit the Food Pantry in your prayers. (Thank you!)
• Please check your child's Kiddos hot lunch orders to make sure your child has a lunch each day.
• Please send your child with a coat and proper outerwear for outdoor recess in the colder temperatures.
• If you send your child to school in boots, please send additional shoes for your child to wear during the day.