“It always seems impossible until it is done.” – Nelson Mandela

Important Information

The month of February is Black History Month. In the classroom we are focusing on famous African Americans. This week, we are learning about Jackie Robinson,Thurgood Marshall, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Bessie Coleman.

Our read aloud this month is Abby Takes a Stand by Patricia C. McKissack.  This is a historical fiction novel that takes place in 1960 Tennessee. It’s about a 10 year old Black girl who is denied service at a restaurant and then she becomes involved in a Civil Rights protest.

Last week, we made Valentine’s Day cards for local veterans. They are being distributed through Nassau County’s Valentines for Veterans program.

Valentine’s Day is celebrated next Friday, February 13th. We will be celebrating with a party in our classroom. If you would like to send in cards for the class, please make sure that there is one for everyone. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

Academics

Math: We are studying addtion and subtraction strategies. I will not be testing this module. Additionally, we will continue to use Xtramath.org in the classroom to stay focused on all our math facts.

ELA:  We are continuing our work on Unit 3 Week 5 in our ELA series, Wonder. Our essential question is “How is each event in history unique?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA, including our vocabulary.

• Genre: Expository Text
• Shared Reading: Moving America Forward
• Anchor Text: Birth of an Anthem
• Paired Selection: Discovering life Long Ago
• Summarize
• Timelines and Captions
• Text Structure: Chronology
• Author’s Purpose
• Vocabulary Words
  • agreeable
  • appreciate
  • boomed
  • descendants
  • population
  • resources
  • transportation
  • vehicles
• Suffixes: -able, -ful, and  -less
• Spelling words:  spoon, goose, booth, gloom, rude, tube, due, clues, true, chew, July, look, shook, notebook, could, coins, joyful, round, classroom, and childhood

Social Studies:  This week we will be focusing on Black history by reading articles and completing graphiic organizers. Additionally, we will be using ReadWorks to supplement our comprehension.

Religion: We are going to be learning Hannah and the birth of Samuel.

TEST and QUIZZES

Friday – Spelling Test

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