Happy Catholic Schools Week! Before we get into what we’ve covered and what we will cover, I just have a couple small reminders:
February 5th – Dining for Dollars at the McDonald’s in Countryside. 4-8pm
February 7th – No school! Teachers have a professional development day.
Summer camp packets will be sent home today. Secure your spots!
Now here’s what been going on in the classroom:
i-Ready: We finished our diagnostics! Keep up the hard work!
Reading: We are about halfway through Number the Stars. The kids are LOVING IT!!! I read to them and then we discuss themes, plot points, and review new vocabulary. I think it would be safe to say it’s one of our favorite parts of the day. Stay tuned for our next book!
ELA: We are working hard on prefixes! We have covered prefixes pre-, pro-, ex-, and re-. We will continue to work on prefixes for the next week. The students have a spelling test on Monday on our prefix words. Be sure to study!
Science: The Consumer Fair projects look incredible! Everyone did a wonderful job! We were able to look at the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Science Fair projects last week to get a glimpse of what they’ll be doing next year. We are back to learning about how plants use energy to make sugar (food). There will be a quiz on Monday on this first plant lesson. After that, we will learn about how animals use energy.
Social Studies: We continue to learn about the 13 Colonies and the Atlantic Slave Trade. While this is a difficult subject, it is important to learn so we do not repeat this again. We will finish our 13 Colonies Lesson with another small project on one of the colonies.
5th Grade Religion: We are currently learning about the parts of the Mass: Introductory Rites, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist, and Concluding Rites. On Sunday, ask your kid to try to identify the parts of the Mass!
6th Grade Religion: This lesson is on how the united kingdom of Israel fell after Solomon’s rule. It’s a fun mix of history and religion, and sometimes some literature! A LOT of Biblical references in works of art come from the Old Testament, and now we know just a bit more!
That’s all for now, see you again in 2 weeks 🙂