“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” ― Amelia Earhart

Important Information

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

The weather has changed! Please make sure that your child comes to school with the appropriate attire to go outside for recess.

On Wednesday, we will be going to the Christmas Shop. In the past, the children have enjoyed going shopping and finding the perfect gift for you. I’m sure the tradition will continue. The paper and envelope were sent home last week. Please make sure that it is returned by Wednesday morning.

Mr. DeVries is working with the children preparing them for our Christmas show. It’s going to be on Tuesday, December 16th at 7:00.

Academics

Math: We are working on our division module. We will have a test on next Wednesday, December 10th. Additionally, please continue to review multiplication facts with your child.

ELA: We are beginning our read aloud, “The World According to Humphrey” by Betty G Birney.

For Unit 2, Week 5 our essential question is “How do people figure things out?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary and spelling words.

• Genre: Poetry
• Shared Reading: “Empanada Day,” “Cold Feet,” “Our Washing Machine,” and “Bugged”
• Anchor Text: “The Inventor Thinks Up Helicopters” and “The Ornithopter”
• Paired Selection: “Montgolfier Brothers’ Hot Air Balloon”
• Alliteration and Rhymed Verse
• Text Structure: Limerick and Free Verse
• Vocabulary Words
  • bounce
  • imagine
  • inventor
  • observer
  • alliteration
  • free verse
  • limerick
  • rhyme
• Figurative Language
• Week 5 Spelling Words
  • chick
  • much
  • pitch
  • teacher
  • lunch
  • hatch
  • cheese
  • stretch
  • thick
  • truth
  • pathway
  • them
  • fish
  • whales
  • what
  • spray
  • streak
  • thread
  • sandwich
  • weather

Religion: We are learning about how God had chosen Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. He sent Moses, along with his brother Aaron, to meet Pharaoh and convience him to let God’s people leave Egypt. When Pharaoh didn’t listen, God sent the ten plagues.

Science: Students explore the idea that the rock under our feet sometimes contains fossils, and investigate how these fossils reveal changes in habitat through time.

TEST and QUIZZES

Friday   Spelling Test

Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at nperovich@trinityli.org