October   13 – 17

Wednesday is picture day.   Remember to dress appropriately and to bring in the order envelopes.

Religion: Chapter 3 is a study of the Holy Trinity.   We will revisit our baptismal promises and profess our faith in the Holy Trinity through the Nicene Creed.

Reading:  We’ll finish up Unit 2 on Monday.   On Tuesday, students will take the Unit 2 Test.   This is not a test that they can study for.   They will have stories to read, comprehension questions to answer, and will apply skills learned in the unit.   Next we will start our first novel, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry.   This is a well written Newbery Award winning book you may want to read along with your child.   It tells of the invasion of Denmark by Germany during World War II, and how one family made a difference.

Language Arts:  We’ll do a short writing activity this week.   Students will also be working with homophones.   (Dew ewe no how to use them?)

 Social Studies: Chapter 2 is a study of Native Americans.   There will also be practice with cause and effect, a skill they will be using throughout the year. We’ll finish the chapter and do some review this week.   The test on Chapter 2 will be the following week on Tuesday and Wednesday, 10/21 & 10/22; the writing section on Tuesday, skills/vocabulary/concepts on Wednesday.   The skill tested will be cause and effect.   The writing topic will be Hopi life.

 Art:  This week we’ll use a different medium, string, to create a Halloween design.