“Don’t just fly, soar!” – Walt Disney

Important Information

We have been enjoying the read aloud Judy Moody was in a Mood. And just like Judy, we will be presenting our Me Collages to the class. Our Me Collages are due on Tuesday, September 30th. If you have any questions about them, please let me know.

Our field trip to the Waterfront Center is on Thursday. A reminder note will be going home on Wednesday. This is a uniform trip. Children need to bring lunch on the trip.

Jenna Mae and Hannah’s moms have volunteered to be our class parents this year.  This week, I will be sending home a notice asking for information and $10 for our class parties. Please make sure the form gets back to me with the appropriate funds.

Instrument lessons have started.  Please make sure your child checks the schedule. You can contact  Mr. Stainkamp if you have any questions.

Academics

Math: We have finishing our module on multiplication and area. The test will be on Friday. Then we will focus on learning our multiplication facts, beginning with twos and fours.

Religion: The children really enjoyed leading Chapel last week, and they did a wonderful job. I was so proud of them. This week, in class, we will focus on Cain and Abel.

Social Studies: We are in our chapter on Our Environment.  We are discussing weather, climate and forces of nature.

Science: In this lesson, students will learn about real-life bridge design. In the activity, Paper Bridge Engineering, students will use their knowledge of forces to build a strong bridge that supports as many pennies as possible — using only paper.

ELA: For Unit 1, Weeks 3 and 4 our essential question is “What can traditions teach you about cultures?” The following is a list of everything we will be covering in ELA.

• Genre: Realistic Fiction
• Shared Reading: The Dream Catcher
• Anchor Text: Yoon and the Jade Bracelet
• Paired Selection: Family Tradition
• Comprehension: Visualize, Character Perspective
• Plot: Character Development
• Author’s Purpose
• Vocabulary Words
  • celebrate
  • courage
  • disappointment
  • precious
  • pride
  • remind
  • symbols
  • tradition
• Context Clues
• Antonyms

Spelling: This week’s words all have the long a sound. The words are as follows: plain, braid, fail, grain, snail, paint, sway, tray, gray, stay, state, fake, same, weigh, they, fine, skate, globe, sleigh, and afraid

Grammar: This week we are focusing on simple sentences’ subjects and predicates.

Phonics: We are reviewing and studying short vowel sounds.

TEST and QUIZZES

Friday  Spelling and Math tests

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