Read below for an overview of our learning for the week of 10/11/21:

ELA

This week students will begin Unit 1 Lesson 3 in Journeys. The anchor text for this week will be the informational text, Dogs. Our lessons for the week will be "anchored" by this text. Our phonics and spelling lessons for the week will be long vowels a and i. In grammar we will work with different kinds of sentences. Our comprehension skill will be “author’s purpose.” We will know that authors write for different reasons. The tests for this lesson will be next Friday. There will be no tests this week.

MATH

In Math, we will continue Chapter 2. Chapter 2 is an exploration of subtraction strategies. This week students will strengthen their subtraction skills by learning about how subtraction is related to addition. We will also use mental math to add and subtract. 

SCIENCE

We will begin Topic 1 in Science. Topic 1 is a study of the properties of matter. Students will learn about the different types of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. We will learn about how these types of matter are different. We will answer the question: How can the properties of solids make them useful?

RELIGION

We will complete Chapter 3: We Celebrate God’s Love. In this chapter students have learned about Jesus, the seven sacraments, and the ways we worship God. We will begin Chapter 4, which focuses on the sacrament of Baptism. Please bring in a Baptism photo to share with the class.