UPDATE: There is NO MATH TEST ON THURSDAY. There is a SPELLING TEST ON FRIDAY.
“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 also focusing on famous African Americans. This week, we are learning about Jackie Robinson,Thurgood Marshall, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and Bessie Coleman.
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 next Friday, February 14th. 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. 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. We will have our comprehension and vocabulary tests next week.
- 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: We are learning about the three branches of government. We will begin working on our Branches of the United States Government books in the classroom. This week, we will be learning about the judicial and executive branches of government. We will be having a test on this next week.
Religion: We are going to be learning about the Gospel.
TEST and QUIZZES
Friday – Spelling Test
Have a wonderful week! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]