Spelling: Unit 1 Week 4

1. owner
2. peaches
3. asleep
4. display
5. shadow
6. dream
7. braided
8. charcoal
9. agree
10. maintain

Bonus Words: tomorrow, freedom, entertain

Vocabulary Words:

shield- to protect by covering

lack- the state of not having something

exposure- the condition of being unprotected 

nomadic- moving around a lot

landscape- the natural features in an area

Reading, Spelling and Writing:Unit1 Week 4: Living in Desserts (Informational Text)

OBJECTIVES:

• Learn more about themes concerning environments by analyzing characters in realistic fiction
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing 
• Use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative

Math: Chapter 2 Addition

Students will be able to-

• Lesson 5-Estimate Sums: estimate sums using rounding
• Lesson 6- Hands On: use models to add 3 digit numbers

• Lesson  7- Add Three-Digit Numbers: add three-digit numbers and use estimation to check for reasonableness
• Lesson 8- Add Four-Digit numbers: add four-digit numbers with regrouping
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Religion: Session 3-God is our Father (Wrap up)

Session 4-Jesus is With Us

Objectives: 

• Retell Jesus’ miracle of the loaves and fishes
• Pray the next part of the Apostles’ Creed
• Explain the meaning of Jesus’ different names
• Define Scriptures

Social Studies:

• Identify and describe the physical features, climate, and natural resources of various geographic areas, including local community.
• Compare and contrast different regions in terms of their geographic characteristics.
• Use map tools: scale, grid, key (legend), symbols, title, and compass rose.

Reminders: 

• Tuesday, September 16 our All School Mass is at 9:30, sign up to come join us on Membership Toolkit!

• Thursday, September 18- is Curriculum Night at 6PM! I hope to see all of you here!:)

• Friday, September 19th is the Rosary Run!

• Please-Charge your chrome book every night! Bring your Clever badge back!

• Bring a healthy snack each day!

• 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.

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit1 Week 3: Cocoliso (Realistic Fiction)

OBJECTIVES:

• Learn more about themes concerning environments by analyzing characters in realistic fiction
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing 
• Use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative

Math: Chapter 2 Addition

Students will be able to-

• Lesson 1- Addition Properties: Use the addition properties to add whole numbers
• Lesson 2- Patterns in the addition table: Identify patterns in the addition table

• Lesson 3- Addition Patterns: Use place value to identify addition patterns
• Lesson 4- Add Mentally:use mental addition strategies

Religion: Session 3-God is our Father

Objectives: 

• State how we follow Jesus’ commandment to love one another
• Practice forgiveness as Jesus forgives as Jesus forgives us
• Recognize that God is our Father, revealed by Jesus
• Define Abba

Social Studies:

• Identify and describe the physical features, climate, and natural resources of various geographic areas, including local community.
• Compare and contrast different regions in terms of their geographic characteristics.
• Use map tools: scale, grid, key (legend), symbols, title, and compass rose.

Reminders: 

• Monday, September 8- is Picture day!

• Please-Charge your chrome book every night! Bring your Clever badge back!

• Bring a healthy snack each day!

• 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.

Week at a Glance: 9/2

No School Monday in observance of Labor Day!

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit 1 Week 2: Why the Sky is Far Away (folktale)

OBJECTIVES:

• Learn more about traditional tales and infer theme in a folktale
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing
• Use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative
• Work on sentence structure; stretching a sentence. (EX: I ate a sandwich. to: I ate a ham and cheese sandwich.)

Math: Chapter 1- Place Value

Students will be able to-

Lesson 5- Round to the nearest Hundred 

Lesson 6- Problem solving investigation

Chapter 1 Review- reteach main skills for testing!

Chapter 1 test!

Religion: Session 2- Created to be Together

Students will be able to-

• Understand St. Paul’s message about mutual charity in children’s own words
• Explain that we adore and glorify the Holy Trinity when we pray the Sign of the Cross (be sure to use right hand and “proper” order of the sign of the cross)
• Explain that by loving others we spread God’s love in the world
• Define Sign of the Cross
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Social Studies: 

• Review key graphic features on the map of the Earth: the equator, prime meridian, the four hemispheres, the five oceans, and the seven continents.
• Identify countries of North America
• Identify states and communities on a map of the southeastern United States
• Test Friday

Reading: 15 minutes!

Math: Lesson 2, pgs. 19-20 (evens only)

Please ask your child to show you how to get onto Google Classroom- Mrs. Fisher, on their school issued chrome book! (They need their chrome books and Clever badges)

Reminders:

• Bring a healthy snack.
• bring a refillable water bottle every day!
• Charge your chrome books, bring back your Clever badge, DAILY!

Week at a Glance: 8/25/25

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit 1 Week 1 Grandma and the Great Gourd (traditional tale/fiction)

Students will be able to-

• Learn more about traditional tales and analyze plot and setting in a traditional tale
• Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing
• Use elements of text to write a personal narrative

*Audio of the story will be shared on Google Classroom (Reading) each week!

*The Spelling List and Spelling Menu will be shared on Google Classroom (Spelling) each week!

Math: Chapter 1: Place Value

Students will be able to-

• Lesson 1: Place Value Through the Thousands-

• Lesson 2: Compare Numbers-

• Lesson 3: Order Numbers- 

• Lesson 4- Round to the Nearest Ten-

• Fridays are most always used for Centers to apply skills learned throughout the week in a more hands on non-traditional way.

Religion: 

Session 1: Created to be Happy

Objectives:

• The Apostle’s Creed-students will familiarize themselves with this prayer/memorize it
• What is an apostle?-students will be able to define
• Genesis: God’s Creation-review the story of Creation as told in the book of Genesis. Browse the “books” in the Bible
• Mass Reflections: students will pull a word of phrase from this week’s readings/homily and apply it to their life in 3rd grade for the week to come.
• Students will understand what a “patron saint” is- St. Joseph

Social Studies: Understanding the Geography of the World

• Locate key geographic features on a map of Earth: the equator, the prime meridian, the four hemispheres, the five oceans, and the seven continents.
• Identify the different countries on a map of North America.
• Identify states and communities on a map of the southeastern United States.
• Correctly write the name of one’s own community and state.

Science: Intro to Science: What is a Scientist? What is Science?

Students will-

• Understand rules and expectations of using the Science Lab
• Grasp what it means to be a “scientist” and how they too can be one
• Participate in a fun LAB-chemical reaction; write a response to this activity

Reminders: 

• Please-Charge your chrome book every night! Bring your Clever badge back!

• Bring a healthy snack each day!

• 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.