Spelling Unit 4 Week 2:

1. surprise
2. pilgrim
3. subtract
4. control
5. sample
6. inspect
7. contrast
8. employ
9. exclaim
10. athlete

Bonus Words: contraction, embrace, completion

Vocabulary:

slavery- a system in which people are owned by others

abolitionist- a person who believes slavery should be stopped

violence- actions that cause great harm, damage, or injury

equality- the right of all people to be treated the same

Reading, Spelling and Writing: 

Unit 4 Week 2: from Frederick Douglass (Biography)

Objectives: 

• Learn more about biography and analyze text structure in  a biography.
• To develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
• To use elements of opinion writing to write an opinion essay.

Math: Chapter 7 Multiplication and Division

Objectives:

• Lesson 5: Divide by 4- Use different strategies, including related multiplication facts, to divide by 4.
• Lesson 6: Problem-Solving Investigation or Extra or Missing Information
• Lesson 7: Multiply by 0 and 1-Use different strategies, such as equal groups, patterns, and properties, to multiply by 0 and 1.
• Lesson 8: Divide with 0 and 1- Use division rules to divide with 0 and 1.

Religion: Unit 2 Session 12- The Catholic Church

Objectives:

• Discuss how the Church grew and found new leaders after Pentecost.
• Identify Peter as Jesus’ appointed leader of the Church.
• Identify the Marks of the Church: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.
• Pray the last part of the Apostles’ Creed.
• Define apostolic, Marks of the Church, Mystical Body of Christ, one, pastor, and Vicar of 

Social Studies: Lesson 8- Cultures Around the World

Objectives:

• Identify the locations of continents and countries around the world.
• Analyze cultural artifacts to identify what they reveal about ways of life.
• Compare and contrast various ways of life.

Reminders: 

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.
• Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

Spelling unit 4 Week 1

1. certainty
2. earn
3. return
4. search
5. swerve
6. termite
7. third
8. thirsty
9. thirteen
10. thirty

Bonus Words: determine, virtual, personable

This week’s Vocabulary words:

community- a group of people living in the same area

donate- give as a way to help others

convince- persuade or cause someone to believe

generous- giving or kind toward others

transformed- changed or made very difficult

Reading, Spelling and Writing: 

Unit 4 Week 1: The House that Jane Built (Biography)

Objectives: 

• Learn more about biography and analyze text structure in a biography.
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
• Use elements of opinion writing to write an opinion essay.
• Understand what possessive pronouns are.

Math: Chapter 7 Multiplication and Division

Objectives:

• Lesson 1: Multiply by 3-use different strategies, such as arrays, equal groups, and properties, to multiply by 3
• Lesson 2: Divide by 3-use different strategies, including related multiplication facts, to divide by 3
• Lesson 3: Hands on-double a known fact: explore how to double a known fact in order to multiply
• Lesson 4: Multiply by 4- double a known fact to multiply by 4

Religion: Unit 2 Session 11- Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit

Objectives:

• Discuss Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles
• Tell the story of the Holy Spirit coming to the disciples at Pentecost.
• Describe how the Holy Spirit helps us live prayerful lives.
• Discuss the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. 
• Define witness.

Social Studies: Lesson 7- Making Communities Better

Objectives:

• Identify how six individuals solved problems to improve the lives of people in their own community and in communities around the country.
• Explain why all individuals share a responsibility for making their community a better place to live.
• Research and describe the contributions of someone who has improved life in the local community. 

Reminders: 

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.
• Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

• Christmas Concert Dress Rehearsal Tuesday, Jan 6, 2025

• Christmas Concert Wednesday, Jan 7, 2025

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit 3 Week 5 -Poems About Heroes (Poetry) Firefighters Face, Miss Stone, The Race, In Daddy’s Arms, The Wright Brothers. 

Objectives:

• To learn more about themes concerning heroes and explain poetic elements in poetry.
• To develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
• To use elements of narrative text to write a historical fiction story.

Math: Review- Practice all previously covered math concepts in fun ways- Christmas theme

Objectives:

• We will begin Chapter 7 after winter break.

Religion: Unit 2 Session 11- Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit

Objectives:

• Discuss Jesus’ promise of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles
• Tell the story of the Holy Spirit coming to the disciples at Pentecost.
• Describe how the Holy Spirit helps us live prayerful lives.
• Discuss the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. 
• Define witness.

Social Studies: Lesson 7- Making Communities Better

Objectives:

• Identify how six individuals solved problems to improve the lives of people in their own community and in communities around the country.
• Explain why all individuals share a responsibility for making their community a better place to live.
• Research and describe the contributions of someone who has improved life in the local community. 

Reminders: Poems About Heroes (Poetry)

• Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)

• Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.

• Please send your child with a water bottle every day.

• Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.

• Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

Spelling Unit 3 Week 4

1. ballon
2. choose
3. feud
4. newest
5. recruit
6. rescue
7. spooky
8. statue
9. suitable
10. threw

Bonus Words: soothe, renewable, nuisance

Vocabulary Words:

ceremonies- formal religious or public events

tradition- customs or beliefs passed down among a group of people

medicine- a substance used for treating an illness

lamenting- expressing feelings of sadness

offering- giving or presenting