I hope everyone is enjoying the warm January temperatures!
This week:
Religion: This week we will learn about some parables from the Bible that teach forgiveness. We will learn about The Lost Sheep, The Prodigal Son, and the parable of Zacchaeus. These stories and activities we will be doing will help prepare us to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. There will be no test this week.
LA: We will be reading a non-fiction selection called "At Play Long Ago and Today" and continue to identify the author's purpose for writing. Our spelling words have a long e sound spelled ey and y. In grammar we will learn that possessive nouns show ownership and we will learn to form singular possessive nouns. We are continuing to learn new letters in cursive and write words. Our spelling test is on Thursday and our Reading test on Friday. It is so important that your child read at home to help increase vocabulary and enhance comprehension.
Math: We continue to practice addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. We will also be checking our subtraction problems using addition and our addition problems using subtraction. We will rewrite problems from horizontal form to vertical form and solve. Please spend time each evening having your child review math facts, this is so important. We continue to practice solving word problems as well.
Social Studies:
This week we will learn about urban, suburban, and rural communities and their characteristics. On Friday we will have a test on this lesson.
Have a wonderful week!
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. May 2020 be a year of blessings and peace for you and your family.
A few reminders:
*On Monday each child will be bringing home Blessed: First Reconciliation book. The book is filled with Bible stories, prayers, and journal writing. It is a wonderful resource and I encourage you and your child to to spend time reading the book together. The book does not need to be returned to school.
*Friday, January 10th is a 12:00 dismissal
This week:
Religion-This week we will learn how the sacrament of Penance is celebrated. We will learn that contrition, confession, penance, and absolution are always part of the sacrament. There will be a test on Friday.
Math-We will subtract 2 digit numbers with regrouping and estimate the difference of 2 digit numbers. We will work on solving addition and subtraction word problems.
S.S.-We will learn that most people belong to a variety of groups and groups have rules that make things fair and safe. We will also learn that a community is a place where people live, work, learn, and play. The people in a community vote on laws that keep people in the community safe.
LA-We will learn the characteristics of a realistic fiction story by reading Jamaica Louise James. We will also learn to identify the author's purpose for writing which is as easy as PIE-persuade, inform, and entertain! In grammar we will use correct capitalization and punctuation for titles and our spelling words will have the digraphs-ch ,tch, sh, and th. Our spelling test will be on Thursday and our reading test on Friday.
We will continue to learn new letters in cursive and practice writing words.
I hope everyone has a great week!