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Happy New Year!
I hope you and your family had a blessed Christmas break. Thank you all for the Christmas gifts. I was overwhelmed by your generosity.
Here is a quick look at our upcoming week:
Religion: Chapter 12 Living as a Prayerful People
Language Arts 4th Grade:
This week is all about creativity! We will explore the question “What does it take to be a great performer?” In the biographical selection José! Born to Dance, we’ll read about a man who learns to express himself through dance. We’ll also read the poetry selection “Dance to the Beat,” about dancing and rhythm.
Target Vocabulary: debut, stubborn, permission, hauling, mournful, towered, triumph, discouraged, toured, border
Vocabulary Strategy: Shades of meaning
Comprehension Skill: Author’s purpose—use text details to figure out the author’s reasons for writing
Comprehension Strategy: Analyze/ evaluate—think carefully about the text and form an opinion about it
For this week’s spelling words please click here. For the new spelling homework assignment please click here.
5th Grade Language Arts:
This week our class will consider the question “What can a scientist learn by observing the behaviors of a particular animal?” Our main selection, the informational text Cougars, introduces students to one of North America’s most mysterious and agile predators. Also included in this week’s readings is “Purr-fection,” a collection of poems about cats. Students will see how a poet’s words can paint vivid images.
Target Vocabulary: unobserved, available, detecting, mature, ferocious, resemble, particular, vary, contentment, keen
Vocabulary Strategy: Shades of meaning
Comprehension Skill: Main ideas and details—identify a topic’s important ideas and supporting details
Comprehension Strategy: Monitor/ clarify—as you read, notice what isn’t making sense and find ways to figure out the parts that are confusing
For this week’s spelling words, please click here. For the new spelling assignment, please click here.
4th Grade Math: Chapter 4 Multiply by One and Two Digits
5th Grade Math: Chapter 4 Number Theory and Fractions
Social Studies: Chapter 2 Exploration and Settlement
Science: Review Forecast Projects
Upcoming Important Dates and Events (Tests are only added on a weekly basis and subject to change):
Wednesday, 1/6: 8am Mass (Epiphany), 2:30pm Dismissal
Friday, 1/8: Religion Ch. 12 Test, Language Arts Lesson 2.10 Test, Spelling Lesson 2.10 Test, 12noon Dismissal
Wednesday, 1/13: 8am Mass, 2:30pm Dismissal
Friday, 1/15: 12noon Dismissal
Monday, 1/18: No School
Wednesday 1/20: 8am Mass, Bake Sale, 2:30pm Dismissal
Thursday, 1/21: Team Day
Sunday, 1/24: Catholic Schools week begins, Open House 10am-12noon
For an up-to-date version of our school calendar please visit https://stmesc.org/students-and-families/school-calendar/.