Happy Veteran's Day!

Today we had a guest speaker who talked with us about the saints. Be sure to ask your child about this and about our third class with Mrs. Han, our counselor. We always enjoy her visits.

 

Here is the homework for today:

 

1. Read 20 minutes and complete Reading Log entry

 

2. Math lesson 4.7 Homework

 

3. Simple Solutions #39

 

4. IXL due Friday: N.5, G.5 (more multiplication strategies)

 

5. Practice x 4 facts

 

6. Study for Friday's spelling test (see Spelling tab for the Unit 2 Review list)

Week at a Glance

Week of November 12-16, 2018

 

Math: This week we are continuing with our timed fact quizzes. We will focus on x 4 facts. The students can think of x 4 as doubling the double facts. They might also try skip counting by 4’s. (All x 4 facts should result in even products!) The Go Math lessons will continue working with problem solving strategies for multiplication facts and word problems. We will finish up Chapter 4 and have a test the following week (right before Thanksgiving break).

Science: Please visit Ms. Papagianis’s page for Science information

Language Arts: We will continue our daily Simple Solution reviews. We are working on identifying proper and common nouns, adding commas, finding adjectives, labeling verbs as action verbs or verbs of being, and forming plurals of words.

Reading: We finished Unit 2 of our Reading textbook this past week. We will have our unit review this upcoming week. The spelling list (see Spelling tab) is a review week with words selected from the past five weeks of spelling lists. The reading portion of the review week includes the skills we have practiced of identifying main idea and details, naming story elements, determining author’s purpose, and drawing conclusions. We will review these skills in class and then test these skills starting midweek.

Social Studies: We will start a new chapter next week (Chapter 3) with information about the early explorers. We will discover why people from Europe came to America. We will also discuss the effects that the settlements had on the native people and the land, and ultimately we will work our way up to the American Revolution. We will watch videos, role play, and read books about these topics, in addition to working with vocabulary and reading passages from our textbook.

Religion: We will compare the sacrament of the Eucharist to the holiday of Thanksgiving. The word “Eucharist” means “Thanksgiving” and at each we gather around a table to offer thanks to God and to celebrate with the community. We will also reflect on who and what we are thankful for in our lives.

Tests and Quizzes:

• Spelling test Friday (Review list)
• Reading test (throughout the week once we finish review) - reading passages, spelling skills, and grammar skills
• Grammar Simple Solutions Quiz - Monday
• Math Simple Solutions Quiz - Midweek

Additional Reminders:

• We just finished Trimester 1 on Friday. We had a fun pep rally at the end of the day. Please note that report cards will be going home next week.
• Please keep reviewing multiplication facts with your child. We will practice x4 this upcoming week.
• The week of Thanksgiving we have school on both Monday and Tuesday. There is no school on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday of that week (November 21-23).

Happy Friday! Make sure to ask your child about the pep rally today. (Go Knights!) Please check out the homework below and the week at a glance post, along with next week's spelling list. Also please be sure to take your child to Mass.

 

1. Read each day and complete Reading Log entries

 

2. Start practicing next week's spelling words and x 4 math facts

It's Thursday, and here is the homework for today:

 

1. Reading Log + read 20 minutes (or more)

 

2. Math Lesson 4.5 homework pages

 

3. Simple Solutions Math #38

 

4. IXL due Friday - G.3 and G.4

 

5. Practice x 3 facts (They are doing a good job with these!)

 

6. Spelling test Friday

 

Please remember there is a pep rally tomorrow. Please also continue to send your students with warm coats, hats, gloves, etc. for outdoor recess. Have a great rest of your day!

We are halfway through the week. Here is the homework for Wednesday:

 

1. Read 20+ minutes and complete Reading Log entry

 

2. Math Lesson 4.4 homework page (Distributive Property) - you can review with this video

 

3. Math Simple Solutions #37

 

4. IXL (due Friday) - G.3 and G.4 (aim for a Smart Score of 80)

 

5. Practice spelling words for Friday's test

 

6. Practice x 3 facts

Happy Tuesday! The homework for tonight is as follows:

 

1. Read 20 minutes and complete Reading Log entry

 

2. No Simple Solutions Math (they took a quiz today)

 

3. Math lesson 4.3 homework

 

4. IXL due Friday - G.3, G.4 (work for a smart score of 80)

 

5. Study for spelling test Friday and practice x 3 math facts

 

 

 

This week's story is about birds' nests. Check out the Audubon Society's page with live bird cams if you get a chance: https://www.audubon.org/birdcams

Good morning. It's a new week, and here is the homework for Monday:

 

1. Read 20 minutes and complete Reading Log entry

 

2. Math lesson 4.2 homework pages

 

3. Simple Solutions Math #36 - Quiz Tuesday

 

4. IXL due Friday - G.3 and G.4 (multiplication facts)

 

Please note there is no book report for November or December. The next one will be in January (biographies - more information to come).

 

-Spelling Test Friday

 

-Social Studies test Wednesday (we will be reviewing on Monday and Tuesday with material from Chapter 2 - Our Environment)

 

-Food pantry donations are due Thursday. Thank you for your generosity.

Dear Parents,

 

I really enjoyed reading over your children's book reports for October on their nonfiction selections. Each student also said a few things about his/her book to the class. We learned some interesting facts today!

 

Grades are up in Power School for the reports (along with the tests that they took today - Spelling and Reading). The grading rubric will come home next Friday. If your child lost any of the points you can see why when those come home.

 

Additionally, I noticed that many of the facts on the summary and on the "chips" sounded like they were copied directly from the book. Your children did not lose points for that, however, it was a good reminder to me to review how to write facts in our own words. We will be sure to spend some time on this before the Biography reports in January!

 

Please note there will not be book reports for November and December considering all of the holidays and events in these next couple of months. Your child should still be reading each night and recording this on his/her reading log. Thank you for your help! Have a good weekend!

Week at a Glance

Week of November 5 - 9, 2018

Math: As we begin the fourth chapter in our math book, we will continue practicing different strategies to assist with our multiplication. We will also use the “distributive property of multiplication” to start to multiply multi-digit numbers. Our daily “timed quizzes” next week will be x 3 facts. Your child should have a paper to bring home in his/her Friday folder to start practicing. Please also see the “Math Resources” tab on the website for online practice opportunities.

Science: Please visit Ms. Papagianis’s page for Science information

Language Arts: We are forming the plural possessive nouns during grammar time this week. This will build on last week’s skill of forming singular possessive nouns. Spelling words will feature digraphs ch, th, sh, and others this week. Please be sure to click on the “Spelling” tab on the website and start practicing over the weekend. During Writing, we will continue our work on editing our personal narratives. Then we will put all of our steps together to write personal narratives using the entire writing process!

Reading: We are working with nonfiction texts to identify the main idea and details. In addition to the story in our basal (Amazing Bird Nests), we will use additional texts and graphic organizers. The students should continue reading each night and recording the book information on their November Reading Log.

Social Studies: We are finishing up the chapter on the environment. We will have a test this upcoming week on the information from Chapter 2, which includes the 7 continents, the regions of the United States, ecosystems (desert, arctic, tropical, temperate, etc.), natural resources, and ways to modify and take care of the environment. We will review in class on Monday and Tuesday and take the test Wednesday.

Religion: We are discussing our community of the Catholic church, most specifically the leaders of our church. We will review terms including pope, bishop, pastor, parish, and community. Additionally, we will describe the four marks of the church (one, holy, catholic, apostolic).

Tests and Quizzes:

• We will have our Reading and Spelling test Friday.
• The timed fact quizzes are x 3 next week. Thank you for the extra strategies you are also providing for your students at home. (I often have them show these strategies to their classmates.)
• There will be a Social Studies test midweek (most likely Wednesday). This will focus on Chapter 2 (see notes above), and we will review in class on Monday and Tuesday.

Here is the homework for today:

 

1. Read 20+ minutes every day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) and complete Reading Log entry for each.

 

Please be sure to take your child to mass. Enjoy your weekend! Also be sure to check out the Week at a Glance post for next week as well as the new spelling list. (Thank you!)

Please help your child remember to bring back his/her October Reading Log.

 

Your child will bring home a November Reading Log today. The expectations (for full points in Power School) are:

 

1. Read every day

2. Complete a line on the Reading Log everyday (including weekends)

Happy Thursday! Happy November! Happy Feast of All Saints!

 

Here is the homework for tonight:

 

1. Read 20 minutes and complete first line of November Reading Log

 

2. Math lesson 4.1 homework

 

3. Simple Solutions Math lesson #35

 

4. Practice x 9 facts

 

5. Spelling test Friday

 

Please remember book reports are due tomorrow, November 2nd. Thank you!

 

Happy Tuesday! Please remember your child may wear a costume to school on Wednesday, but s/he must follow the guidelines set forth by the administration (see reminder below the homework). We will have our party (snack and craft) in the afternoon.

 

1. Read 20+ minutes and complete Reading Log

 

2. Simple Solutions Math Lesson #34

 

3. Practice x 9 facts

 

4. Spelling test Friday --> There are some tricky words this week. Try chunking them together with similar blends (e.g., practice all the str, and then move on to thr, etc.)

 

 

If you can join us Thursday for the All Saints Day Liturgy at 8:30am in the church, please do. It should be a beautiful mass.

 

 

Halloween Dress Code: 

Students are permitted to wear Halloween costumes to school on Wednesday, October 31. Parents, please be sure that the costumes meet the following guidelines:

• Costumes should not impede the ability to participate in class in any way; students must be able to sit in chairs comfortably, write, move through aisles, etc.
• Your child's face must be visible/no masks. Minimal face paint is permitted (whiskers...). 
• Temporary hair coloring is allowed. Wigs are permitted.
• A closed-toe shoe must be worn.
• Shorts may be worn; however, please dress accordingly for outdoor recess.
• Costumes must be appropriate in nature- nothing that represents any level of disrespect to a person or group; nothing that displays wording that is inappropriate.
• Students may not bring in treat bags to distribute to other students.

Students who choose not to wear a costume may wear a Halloween themed shirt and pants/shorts or follow uniform dress code.

Good evening!

 

We had a wonderful time at the Grove earlier today (and we lucked out with the weather!). Be sure to ask your child about the one-room school house, the long house, and the log cabin. Also check out some photos in the photo link page on my website.

 

*The tour guides remarked how well-behaved our St. Joseph students were. Thank you for raising such respectful children.*

 

 

Also, here is a link to the Grove website in case you are interested in taking your children on your own: