Week at a Glance: October 16-18, 2023

Highlights of the Week:

• No spelling or reading tests this week-
• Tuesday- All School Mass with buddies

• Wear pink on Wednesday for $1.00 dress down in support of Breast Cancer Awareness

• Wednesday- Pick a pumpkin in the St. Joe’s pumpkin patch.

We are taking advantage of this shortened week by utilizing enrichment activities in ELA with:

• Phonics packets to review sounds, consonant blends, vowel digraphs, and parts of speech.
• Continued work with writing in October creative writing journal and October prompts
• Continued Lit Circles with comprehension packets
• Haunted House Project (below)

Math: Continuing with Subtraction: Chapter 3

• Lesson 5- Subtract 3 digit numbers; Students will subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping. Also- reteach worksheet on same skills-
• Lesson 6- Subtract 4 digit numbers; Students will subtract 4 digit numbers with regrouping + enrichment worksheet.
• Math activities designed to enrich subtraction knowledge
• Haunted House project (below)
• IXL and Prodigy math lessons

Haunted House project:A special project based learning based project to combine reading, math, and writing skills. Students will work in a small group to design a haunted house. They will have a budget to buy equipment to build the house, design the floorplan, and buy spooky things to decorate the house. Then, they will sell the house and create a newspaper ad to sell the house. My goal is to have each group be able to present their haunted house to the class.

For Religion: We focus this week on the parables of Jesus, including:

• What is a parable? here
• The parable of the Good Samaritan here
• The parable of the mustard seed here
• The parable of the lost sheep here
• The parable of of the seed and the farmer here and the parable of the wedding banquet here

Daily prayers, devotions, intentions with a focus this week on the Secret Agents of Kindness. Our SAK will create cards for some of the people on our prayer list. Our current list has 45 people/ pets occupying our hearts and minds, so we’ll get to put our prayers into action by making cards/ letters for some of those people. 

All School Mass on Tuesday at 8:30- buddy Mass

Social Studies:

Last week, our focus was on researching famous Hispanic Americans in celebration of`Hispanic Heritage Month- tomorrow our students will take their research to Media class and Mrs. Hoglund will teach the students how to make a Google Slides presentation. Students did a fabulous job on this project! If time permits, we’ll look at the presentations in class.

Also, we’ll return to our book this week with continued study of maps and geography. Students will be creating their own map of the world and identifying continents, oceans, and equator.

Homework for Thursday, 10/12/23

-- Spelling Stories- Use at least 6 spelling words in your story, please (or more) to practice for tomorrow's spelling test.

 

Tomorrow:

-- Spelling, Reading, and Religion tests-

Fun Friday!- We will be creating Halloween paintings with watercolors and June has a Halloween Bingo she will play with the class. Hopefully we'll have time for silent ball, too.

STEAM also tomorrow.

 

Have a lovely day,

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Shute

Homework for Wednesday, 10/11/23

-- Spelling sentences worksheet to help practice for Friday's spelling test.

If possible, a donation to the food pantry would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!

 

Tomorrow:

--Gym first period

--Library after recess

--Complete Hispanic Heritage report- Most kids finished today. I learned so much today about Messi, Ronaldo, Frida Kahlo, Sonia Sotomayor, and Ellen Ochoa!

I was very proud of the wonderfully informative research going on today. Great team work, too!

Back to Lit Circles and workshop tomorrow.

 

Have a lovely evening,

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

Homework for Tuesday, 10/10/23

-- Spelling Text Messages homework

 

Tomorrow:

-- Art day!

-- Hispanic Heritage Day! Students will research a famous Hispanic American and complete a research sheet about the person. Later- they will create a Google slides presentation in Media with Mrs. Hoglund. Exciting day tomorrow- we will not have Lit Circles due to research time. Please make sure everyone has a Chromebook (charged) so they are ready to research.

 

Thanks so much,

Mrs. Shute

 

Homework for Monday, 10/9/23

--Spelling h/w- Write new spelling words on worksheet-

-- For parents- a letter detailing our new math chapter- subtraction

Just a friendly reminder: October book report- Decorate a pumpkin as a character from a book- due 10/31.

 

Tomorrow:

-All school Mass at 8:30

-Gym 

-Reading- Read a new story about nomadic people in the desert

- Math- Lesson 2 in Subtraction

 

Have a lovely Fall day!

With Gratitude, 

Mrs. Shute

 

 

Week at a Glance: October 9-13, 2023

Highlights of the Week: 

Reading: Non-fiction story about people living in the desert

Spelling: Focus on vowel digraphs

Writing: Using conjunctions in sentences

Math: Begin Chapter 3 Subtraction 

Religion: Jesus’ Good News

Social Studies: Continue Geography and Hispanic Heritage project

Other Highlights:

• All school Mass Tuesday at 8:30
• Lockdown practice- Wednesday afternoon

Reading: Unit 1 Week 4:

Spelling Words: peaches, owner, charcoal, asleep, dream, braided, maintain, agree, shadow, display- bonus words: freedom, entertain, tomorrow

High Frequency Words: voice, south

Develop Vocabulary Words: shield, lack, exposure, nomadic, landscape

Unit Vocabulary Words: competition, solve, occasion, organization, custom

Question of the Week: What creative solutions do people come up with to survive in their environment?

Learning goals for the week:

• I can learn more about themes concerning environments by analyzing text features in an informational text.
• I can develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
• I can use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative (pn)

Objectives:

• Use text evidence to support an appropriate response.
• Interact with sources in  meaningful ways such as: note taking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating.
• Identify can compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment in which they live such as deserts, mountains, wetlands, and plains.
• Generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information. 
• Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in text, and society.

Writing:

• Daily writing entries in October journal
• Daily entries in Spelling Menu Packet
• Daily entries in Daily Oral Language Packet
• Daily writing Simple Solutions Grammar packet
• Writing about a famous Hispanic American 

Math: Begin Chapter 3- Subtraction:

Math vocabulary: difference, subtract, estimate, inverse operations, regroup

Monday- Show what you know about subtraction page-

Monday also, Lesson 1- Subtract mentally: Use strategies to subtract mentally

Tuesday- Lesson 2- Estimate Differences- Estimate differences using rounding to the nearest ten or hundred.

Wednesday: Lesson 3- Problem Solving Investigation: Estimate or exact answer: Determine whether an estimate or an exact answer is needed to solve a problem.

Thursday- Lesson 4- Hands on: Subtract with regrouping: Model subtraction with regrouping.

Thursday- Check what you know: Half way through the chapter recheck on past lessons

*Each day, students will work on math enrichment activities in Simple Solutions and daily worksheets to reteach lessons.

Religion: Begin Unit 2 Session 6- Jesus’ Good News- Jesus the Son teaches us about the Kingdom of God the Father through parables.

Jesus tells parables through which he reveals the Kingdom of God to us. In the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast, Jesus the Son compares the kingdom to tiny things that become large manifestations of God the Father’s love. He teaches us to serve the kingdom by showing our love of God, our neighbors, and ourselves through acts of kindness.

Here is the link for 

Here is the link for Session interactive questions/ Daily prayers, songs, and devotions

Social Studies:

We are taking a day this week to focus on Hispanic Heritage Month. Students will conduct research on a famous Hispanic American person and later make a Google slide about that person. We will share our research with Mrs. Leonhardt for Spanish class. 

Also: Continuing our Geography chapter: 

Essential question- Where in the world is our community?

Objectives:

• Locate key geographical features on a map of Earth: the equator, the prime meridian, the four hemispheres, the five oceans, and the seven continents.- Review this
• Identify countries on the map of North America.
• Identify states and communities on a map of the southeastern United States.
• Review Continents

Language Arts in SS-

• Correctly write the name of one’s own community and state.
• Write a journal entry relating to the experiences of an explorer.

Develop key vocabulary: border, capital, continent, country, equator, geography, government, ocean, prime meridian, state.

Goal this week: Make a map of the world with labels on paper-

Next week: Lesson 2- Finding Places in the United States- If time permits, we’ll begin this lesson this week.

Homework for 10/5/23

-- Spelling Stories- Use as many spelling (+ bonus, if possible) to make a story. I always look forward to these- they are so creative!

-- Math- Addition and rounding worksheet

--SeeSaw assignments- I will not assign any tomorrow so kids can catch up.

 

Tomorrow:

-- Spelling, Religion, and Reading Tests-

--Noodle jar party- Everyone bring a blanket(flashlights are optional) to have fun making forts and telling spooky stories. Fun time!

 

 Sincerely,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

Homework for Tuesday, 10/3/23

-- Spelling text message h/w- These are so entertaining and creative!

--Math- Math the correct property of addition with the number sentence- if you don't have glue, students can draw lines.

 

Tomorrow:

--Art day!

-- More autobiography presentations

--Science switch day

 

Have a lovely day!

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Shute

Homework for Monday, 10/2/23

-- Spelling Words- Please write new spelling words on the worksheet-

 

Tomorrow:

--Gym; Buddy Mass

 

We completed 3 more autobiographies today! They are spectacular!

New October book report information going home tomorrow!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Shute

Week at a Glance: October 2-6, 2023

Highlights of the Week:

Monday- Tornado Drill

Tuesday- 8:30 Mass

Wednesday- Completion of Autobiography presentations 

Thursday- Carmel Co-Choir performs

Friday- Fire drill w/fire dept.

Spelling Words: moving, beginning, carried, easier, begged, noisier, angriest, dragging, emptied, using

• Develop Vocabulary: dreams, amazing, bored, amazing, discovery, proud

• Unit academic vocabulary: competition, solve, custom, occasion, organization

• Daily practice with spelling words in October spelling menu

Reading: Unit 1 Week 3- Goals:

• Students can learn about themes concerning environments by analyzing characters in realistic fiction.
• Students can develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
• Students can use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative.
• Students will explore a rainforest environment
• Students will make inferences and use evidence to support understanding.
• Understand how humans adapt to various environments.
• Recognize and analyze genre-specific characteristics, structures and purposed within and across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse texts.
• Understand meanings of base words and apply word endings- /-ed/, /-ing/, /-er/, /-est/
• Review word endings from last week- -s, -es, -ies
• Use text evidence to support an appropriate response

Writing:  Daily writing in October journal and October quick prompts in notebooks.

Students will write a personal narrative using an organizer to help organize their thoughts.

Also, daily entries in gratitude journals

Morning Work: Daily writing in Daily Oral Language packet, Simple Solutions Grammar-

Math: Continuing and Completion of Chapter 2 Addition Strategies:

Monday- Fluency Practice with addition regrouping

Tuesday- Review for test in book

Wednesday- Further Review of Chapter 2 completed independently

Thursday- Chapter 2 Assessment

Vocabulary words to know:

Associative property of addition, estimate,parenthesis, regroup, bar diagram, Identity property, pattern, unknown, Commutative Property, mental math, reasonable

Also: Daily practice with Prodigy, SeeSaw math enrichment activities,and Simple Solutions Math

Religion: Session 5- Ordinary Time:

Ordinary Time is a time to grow and be grateful that we belong to our Church community-

We celebrate Ordinary Time on the Sundays between the Christmas season and Lent and from Pentecost to the First Sunday of Advent. There may be 33 or 34 Sundays in Ordinary Time. There are the Sundays in which the Church reflects on Jesus’ life. During this time, we celebrate Jesus’ presence in our lives, receiving him in the Eucharist. We live our commitment to Christ through the community of the Church as a sign of Christ’s presence in the world. During other seasons, we anticipate and celebrate the central aspects of the Paschal Mystery- the birth, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ. During Ordinary Time, we celebrate Jesus’ life and our life in the Church. The Mass is the center and the source of that life.

*** Tuesday- All School Mass at 8:30 with buddies

Session 5 Outcomes:

• Discuss how we grow in God’s love in Ordinary Time.
• Explain that in Ordinary Time, we are grateful to belong to our Church Community.
• Discuss how we grow in community by being Chirst to the world.
• Define community and missal

Daily songs, prayers, and devotion- 

Social Studies: Continuing with Geography:

Essential question- Where in the world is our community?

Objectives:

• Locate key geographical features on a map of Earth: the equator, the prime meridian, the four hemispheres, the five oceans, and the seven continents.- Review this
• Identify countries on the map of North America.
• Identify states and communities on a map of the southeastern United States.
• Review Continents

Language Arts in SS-

• Correctly write the name of one’s own community and state.
• Write a journal entry relating to the experiences of an explorer.

Develop key vocabulary: border, capital, continent, country, equator, geography, government, ocean, prime meridian, state.

Goal this week: Make a map of the world with labels on paper-

Homework for Wednesday, 9/27/23

-- Write sentences with spelling words to practice for Friday's test.

--Autobiographies due Friday- We'll begin presentations on Friday and continue the following week. Please email me if you have any questions/ concerns.

 

Ms. Han and Mrs. Walsh visited our class today to discuss bump shrinkers, playdough brain and lots of other things to make us smile.

 

Tomorrow:

--Gym and Library day

 

Have a lovely day!

With Much Gratitude,

Mrs. Sharon Shute

 

 

 

 

 

Homework for Monday, 9/25/23

-- Spelling words homework- please write spelling words and bonus words in the spaces provided. Thanks!

-- Friendly reminder- Autobiography book reports due this Friday- you can send them in early. 

 

Tomorrow:

**We have a speaker in the morning regarding online safety.

**At 12:30 we have Eucharistic Adoration at Church

**Also, busy day with gym in the morning.

 

Have a lovely afternoon!

With Gratitude,

Mrs. Shute

 

Week at a Glance: September 25-30, 2023

Highlights of the Week:

• Monday- Morning Prayer in gym
• Tuesday- Eucharistic Adoration at 12:30 in Church
• Tuesday- Online safety speaker
• Fun Friday/ Noodle Jar Party!

• Friday, 9/29- Autobiography book report due (poster project)

Reading: Unit 1 Week 2

Writing: Preparing to write a personal narrative

Phonics: Words ending in /es/

Math: Continuing with Addition strategies

Religion: Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday

Social Studies: Continuing Geography

Spelling: inches, pitches, dishes,glasses, spies, fries, cities, pennies, families, faxes

High frequency words: story, draw

Vocabulary words: preparations, magnificent, brooded, rejoicing, satisfied

Unit Academic Vocabulary: competition, solve, custom, occasion, organization

Reading: Goals for the week:

• I can learn more about traditional tales and infer theme in folktale.
• I  can develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing. 
• I can use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative

Students will …

• make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society.
• Interact with sources in meaningful ways such as note taking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating.
• demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well known children’s literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, legends, and myths.
• use print or digital resources to determine meaning, syllabication, and pronunciation.
• identify, use and explain the meaning of idioms, homophones, synonyms, and antonyms in text.

Writing: 

• Students will write a personal narrative about their favorite place/ memory of summer.
• Students will write daily in September creative writing journal
• Students will write daily in notebooks w/ September prompts
• Students will write daily in September Spelling Menu packet
• Students will write daily in their gratitude journals

Phonics/ Grammar: 

• Spiral review: Syllable pattern VC/CV 
• Plural nouns/ possessive nouns ending in /es/ or /s/

Daily work in Simple Solutions Grammar and Daily Oral Language packet 

Math: Continuing with Chapter 2- Addition Strategies:

Math Vocabulary: reasonable, regroup, unknown, 

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
• Attend to precision.
• Look for and make use of structure.
• Model with mathematics.
• Use appropriate tools strategically.

Monday- Lesson 6-Students will use models to explore adding 3 digit numbers.

Tuesday-Lesson 7- Add 3 Digit Numbers- Students will add 3 digit numbers and use estimation to check for reasonableness.

Wednesday- Lesson 8- Add 4 Digit Numbers- Students will explore adding 3 digit numbers to four-digit numbers.

Thursday- Lesson 9- Problem Solving Investigation- Students will check for answers for reasonableness.

Friday- Math games to reflect lessons of the week-

--Daily writing in Simple Solutions Math packet

Religion:  Unit 1- Session 4- Jesus is with Us-God the Father sends his Son, Jesus, to save us.

The salvation promised in the Old Testament is fulfilled in Jesus. Jesus means “God saves.” Christ means “the anointed one,” or the one especially chosen by God to be our Savior. Mary

Became the mother of Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Joseph responded to God’s call to be the foster father of Jesus.

Outcomes of Session 4:

• Retell Jesus’ miracles of the loaves and fishes.
• Pray the next part of the Apostles’ Creed.
• Explain the meaning of Jesus’ different names.
• Define Scriptures.
• Daily prayers, religious devotions, and songs.
• Daily intentions for everyone on our Secret Agents of Kindness list

Social Studies: Continuing with Geography:

Essential question- Where in the world is our community?

Objectives:

• Locate key geographical features on a map of Earth: the equator, the prime meridian, the four hemispheres, the five oceans, and the seven continents.- Review this
• Identify countries on the map of North America.
• Identify states and communities on a map of the southeastern United States.
• Review Continents

Language Arts in SS-

• Correctly write the name of one’s own community and state.
• Write a journal entry relating to the experiences of an explorer.

Develop key vocabulary: border, capital, continent, country, equator, geography, government, ocean, prime meridian, state.

Activity: Students will make a map to represent planet Earth and label parts of the world. 

Summary of Lesson 1: Students learned how to tell where places are on Earth using maps. The names of the hemispheres, continents, countries, and states all help us to say where a place is located. Maps show borders of places. Some borders are made by mountains and rivers, but others are decided on by people. 

Homework for 9/20/23

Spelling sentences- Plug the spelling words into your own creative sentences.

Also, spelling and reading test tomorrow since there's no school on Friday.

 

Tomorrow:

-- Gym and Library- Please bring library books back- 

-- We switch for science/ social studies tomorrow, also

Busy day indeed!

 

Have a lovely afternoon,

Sincerely,

Mrs. Shute