Phonics

We will continue to practice reading and spelling multisyllabic words. Students will also practice adding prefixes and suffixes to multisyllabic words. The trick words for this week are always, often, once. We will have our unit 5 dictation assessment on Thursday 11/6.

Reading/Writing

Students wrote informational paragraphs explaining how changes in weather can affect the leaves in fall. They worked on including a topic sentence, three pieces of evidence, and a conclusion. Next week, we’ll review our writing using a checklist to be sure our ideas are complete, we’ve used transition words, and our handwriting and spelling are our best. Then, we’ll begin our final text of the module, Sky Tree, where we’ll explore the connection between art, science, and literature.

Math

We are continuing to practice 2-digit subtraction. Students will get more practice with the 2-digit subtraction traditional algorithm and re-writing horizontal problems vertically in order to solve. We will also use addition to check our subtraction. Finally, students will be solving two-step word problems.  Our 2-digit subtraction assessment will be the week of 11/10.

Religion

This week in Religion, we’ll learn more about All Saints Day and All Souls Day, which are part of Hallowtide. We’ll talk about why November is a special time to remember and pray for all the souls of those who have passed away.

Science

This week in Science, we’ll continue our unit on weathering and erosion by exploring what happens when we float down a river. Students will learn about how rivers flow and change the land over time. We’ll also build a model of a river to observe these patterns in action.

Phonics

We will continue working through Unit 5. Last week, students reviewed how to read and spell multisyllabic words. We will continue to divide words into syllables. Students will learn to keep the first syllable closed by keeping the consonant after the first vowel with the first syllable. Students will also be introduced to four new consonant suffixes: -ness, -less, -ment, -full and three new vowel suffixes: -able, -ish, -en. Students will also practice the spelling of ic at the end of multisyllabic words, like in panic. The trick words for this week will be always, often, and once. 

Reading/Writing

This week in Wit & Wisdom, we will continue practicing how to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words by using context clues and word parts. We’ll explore how prefixes can change the meanings of base words, and we’ll keep building our reading and writing skills by identifying main topics and supporting details from different sections of our text.

Math

We will continue working through 2-digit subtraction strategies. Students will practice 2-digit subtraction by drawing base ten blocks. Students will also practice using the traditional algorithm to subtract two-digit numbers. Finally, students will practice lining up two-digit numbers in order to subtract.

Religion

We will be learning about All Saints Day this week in Religion. Students will identify saints as those who have died and now live with God in heaven. They will be able to recognize that we celebrate the feast of All Saints every November 1. Students will also discuss the saints as examples of how we can live our lives.

Science

We are back to science for the next few weeks. Our next science unit focuses on erosion and the earth’s surface. Students develop a model of the earth’s surface and use it to discover an important principle about how rivers work. In the activity, Paper Mountains, students take turns using a spray bottle to make rain fall on paper models of mountains to observe patterns of how water and rivers flow.

Phonics

We will be wrapping up our unit on adding suffixes (-ed, -ing, -es/s, -er, -est) on Tuesday with a dictation test. We will begin Unit 5 on Wednesday, which focuses on breaking apart and reading multisyllabic words. 

Reading/Writing

We will be reading the nonfiction text, Why Do Leaves Change Color? Students will practice answering questions about the text and discussing similarities and differences among all of the texts we have read in our first unit. 

Math

We will be beginning two-digit subtraction. Before we start two-digit subtraction, we will be reviewing different strategies for one-digit subtraction and subtracting multiples of 10. After our review, we will break apart 10s and 1s to subtract two-digit numbers. We will also practice using a number line and 100s chart to subtract two-digit numbers. 

Religion

In Religion, we will learn about Jesus’ grandparents (the great saints Anne and Joachim).  We will also review the Ten Commandments and what they mean for us as we grow in our faith. We will break them down into two main parts: relating to our relationship with God and relating to our relationship with others. Students will also identify good and bad choices and explain what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

Social Studies

To wrap up our first unit in Social Studies, students will be using their knowledge of maps. Students will be identifying and locating geographic features on a physical map. Students will also use a political map of the United States to identify the location of various US states.

Phonics

In Fundations, we will continue working with different suffixes. Students will practice adding -ed to the end of words. Students will also learn the trick words sure, use, and used and practice reading words with oo, ue, ou, and ew vowel teams.

Reading/Writing

Students will continue practicing writing informational paragraphs by answering the question, “how does the chameleon change?” based on the book, A Color of His Own. Students will write a topic sentence and 3 sentences to support their topic sentence.

Math

We will wrap up 2-digit addition this week with a test on Wednesday. We will spend time reviewing different strategies to solve 2-digit addition problems for our test on Wednesday. 

Religion

With the short week we will be revisiting the topic of the Rosary. October is the month of the Rosary. We will complete activities and learn about Our Lady of the Rosary. 

Social Studies

Due to the short week, we will continue working on our map skills from last week.