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Our Classes... RELIGION: The Holy Spirit Blesses the Church Our second unit focuses on how the Holy Spirit blesses the Church now and throughout history. Lessons will center on the Third Article of the Apostle's Creed and on how God used Martin Luther to bring about Reformation in the Church. Our test on Luke 2:15 will be on Friday. MATH: Using Bar Models: Addition and Subtraction Chapter 5 focuses on using bar models to solve 2-step real-world problems involving addition and subtraction. Lessons this week include...
READING: Inferences In our current theme, students learn about making inferences while they read. Also, please watch for the small group assignment sheets at home Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. WRITING: Ideas Students will be working on a story based on a problem solution organizational pattern. As they do this, they will be focusing on the writing trait of ideas. When considering ideas, writers strive to fully develop ideas and to make sure their writing does not go off-topic. SPELLING: List 5b - Diphthongs (oi, oy) List 5b mostly looks mainly at words with oi and oy that make the sound we hear in boy. Please check the Vocabulary A-Z website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. Our 5B spelling test will be on Thursday. SOCIAL STUDIES: Economics Chapter 2 asks the question, "How do people get what they want and what they need?" In this chapter, students learn how people make economic choices to get what they need and want, consider how people use different kinds of resources to produce goods and services, and investigate how people can increase their human capital. SCIENCE: Types of Animals In this chapter, the big idea is, "Animals can be classified by their traits." We will be looking at what animals need to live and the traits of various kinds of vertebrates and invertebrates.
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Our Classes... RELIGION: The Holy Spirit Blesses the Church Our second unit focuses on how the Holy Spirit blesses the Church now and throughout history. Lessons will center on the Third Article of the Apostle's Creed and on how God used Martin Luther to bring about Reformation in the Church. Our test on Ephesians 2:10 will be on Friday. MATH: Using Bar Models: Addition and Subtraction Chapter 5 focuses on using bar models to solve 2-step real-world problems involving addition and subtraction. Lessons this week include...
READING: Inferences In our current theme, students will learn about making inferences while they read. Also, please watch for the small group assignment sheets at home Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. SPELLING: List 5a - Diphthongs (ou, ow) List 4b mostly looks at words with the long i sound spelled ie or igh and at words with the long o sound spelled oa or ow. Our 4B spelling test will be on Thursday. SOCIAL STUDIES: Economics Chapter 2 asks the question, "How do people get what they want and what they need?" In this chapter, students learn how people make economic choices to get what they need and want, consider how people use different kinds of resources to produce goods and services, and investigate how people can increase their human capital. SCIENCE: Types of Plants In this chapter, the big idea is, "Plants have parts that help them meet their needs." We will be looking at the parts of plants, different ways to group plants, and how plants make food. Our chapter 2 test will be on Thursday. A Few Notes...
Our Classes... RELIGION: The Holy Spirit Blesses the Church Our second unit focuses on how the Holy Spirit blesses the Church now and throughout history. Lessons will center on the Third Article of the Apostle's Creed and on how God used Martin Luther to bring about Reformation in the Church. Our test on Ephesians 2:8-9 will be on Friday. MATH: Subtraction Up to 10,000 Chapter 4 focuses on subtracting large numbers with or without regrouping. Lessons this week include...
READING: Inferences In our current theme, students will learn about making inferences while they read. Also, we are just beginning our new groups for small group. Watch for the small group assignment sheets at home. WRITING: Personal Narrative Students are working on finishing their personal narrative (true autobiographical story) and are considering the traits of good writing as they revise. SPELLING: List 4b - Long I (ie, igh) and Long O (oa, ow) List 4b mostly looks at words with the long i sound spelled ie or igh and at words with the long o sound spelled oa or ow. Please check the Vocabulary A-Z website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. Our 4B spelling test will be on Thursday. SOCIAL STUDIES: Our Environment Chapter 1 asks the question, "How do we interact with our planet?" In this chapter, students get a basic overview of the geography of the United States; learn about how different environments affect people, plants, and animals; consider how people use natural resources; and ponder the importance of environmental conservation. SCIENCE: Types of Plants In this chapter, the big idea is, "Plants have parts that help them meet their needs." We will be looking at the parts of plants, different ways to group plants, and how plants make food. |
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