November 18th, 2024
Reading/Language Arts
We will start reading "A Visit to the Desert" as we work on realistic fiction, making predictions, and identifying a story's plot.
Vocabulary:
adapt, climate, eager, freedom, fresh, sense, shadows, silence
Grammar
We will practice identifying and using common and proper nouns.
Spelling (long e)
Regular list: heat, beach, pea, taxi, knee, thief, teeth, jeans, money, queen
Challenge list: sneaker, freedom, chimney, teacher, spaghetti, peacock, confetti, between, brief, exceed
High frequency words: every, green, sleep, these, read
Math
We will finish our chapter on problem solving and practice before our test Thursday.
Religion
We will finish chapter 5 on right and wrong choices. Students will take home a copy of the Act of Contrition. We have started learning the prayer in class, and this copy can stay at home to practice.
Science
We will begin our first science unit learning about animal adaptations. We will start by learning what vertebrates and invertebrates are.