Week of May 6th

RELIGION

-Congratulations to the 2nd graders on their big sacramental weekend(s)

-First Communion Review and Assessment this week!

MATH

*Unit 9 Measurement

*Identify the area of given shapes in square units

*Dabble into capacity and equivalent measurements

*Weight comparisons

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

~Goal is three seconds per problem

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Recording the beginning, middle and ending of stories

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*Weather Unit
*Recognize clouds as a part of the water cycle
*Identify and describe three types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus and stratus
*Describe the events of the water cycle
*Name tools used measure weather and their function
*Research extreme types of weather in small groups

WRITING

*Continue short story writing unit

*Listen to stories that have strong characters

*Begin to write about a character of their own creation

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Week of April 29th

RELIGION

*Finish First Eucharist unit with Chapter 8: We Go Forth

*Celebrate the students who have made their First Communion

*Share their experiences to get those receiving next weekend excited and prepared

*Listen to the story of Pentecost

MATH

*Unit 9 Measurement

*Measure same items twice using inches and centimeters

*Measuring long distances ~ adding miles to create routes

*Measurement stations and challenge tasks to support new learning

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

~Goal is three seconds per problem

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Identifying the main idea of a multiparagraph text

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*Weather Unit
*Recognize clouds as a part of the water cycle
*Identify and describe three types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus and stratus
*Describe the events of the water cycle
*Name tools used measure weather and their function
*Research extreme types of weather in small groups

WRITING

*Celebrate National Poetry Month

*Begin poetry study ~ students will listen to poetry, read poetry and write poetry

*Types of poetry ~ Couplet, Haiku, Acrostic, Hink Pink and Cinquain
*Begin short story writing unit
*Listen to stories that have strong characters

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Week of April 15th

RELIGION

HOLY WEEK

*Create resurrection egg story to tell the story of the Triduum

*Tell the story of the Triduum to the 1st graders

*Discuss the Stations of the Cross

MATH

*Identify fractions as part of a whole

*Compare fractions

*Fraction problem solving tasks

*Unit 8 Review

*Unit 8 Assessment

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

~Goal is three seconds per problem

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Glossary Assessment

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*Define FORCE
*Identify a force as a push/pull that causes something to move
*Name the four forces: moving water, moving air, gravity and magnetism
*Friction experiment using Legos and Hot Wheels
*Recognize friction as a factor that slows a force's momentum

*Unit Assessment

WRITING

*Celebrate National Poetry Month

*Begin poetry study ~ students will listen to poetry, read poetry and write poetry

*Types of poetry ~ Couplet, Haiku, Acrostic, Hink Pink and Cinquain

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Week of April 1st

RELIGION

*Discuss the Liturgy of the Eucharist and its components
*Define consecration
*Recognize the Last Supper in the Eucharist
*Identify the two sacrifices offered at mass:  Jesus and our gifts
*Label mass timeline
*Teach HOW to receive the Body and Blood of Christ

MATH

*Unit 8 begins

*Identify fractions as part of a whole
*Shaded part goes over the whole (total number of parts)
*Shade shapes to match fractions

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

~Goal is three seconds per problem

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Non-fiction text feature review and glossaries

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*Define FORCE
*Identify a force as a push/pull that causes something to move
*Name the four forces: moving water, moving air, gravity and magnetism
*Friction experiment
*Recognize friction as a factor that slows a force's momentum

WRITING

*Biography research and note collection
*Begin rough drafts of reports!!!

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Week of March 25th

RELIGION

*Chapter 4:  We Listen
*Discuss the Liturgy of the Word and its components
*Listen to parables and illustrate Jesus's lessons
*Label mass timeline
*Teach HOW to receive the Body and Blood of Christ

MATH

*Unit 7

*Collect data and graph using arm spans and standing jumps

*Introduce median and frequency distribution

*Unit Review
*Unit Assessment

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

~Goal is three seconds per problem

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Autobiography people creations

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*Define matter

*What is a solid, liquid and gas?

*What are particles and how do they look in matter?
*Identify the water cycle as multiple states of matter

*Create a flip book to gather information

*Unit Review
*Unit Assessment

WRITING

*Important biography unit homework Monday evening
*Begin biography research and note collection

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Week of March 4th

RELIGION

*Discuss the tradition of Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday

*Create stained glass windows for the classroom ceiling

*Observe Ash Wednesday

*Discuss the significance of ashes, as well as prayer, fasting and almsgiving

*Create a mass timeline beginning with the Introductory and Penitential Rites

MATH

*Unit 6 Review

*Unit 6 Assessment Tuesday

*Begin Unit 7 - look for a new family letter

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

~Goal is three seconds per problem

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Dictionary skills - ABC order and using guide words

Make a "Dictionary Dude/Dudette"

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*Define matter

*What is a solid, liquid and gas?

*What are particles and how do they look in matter?

*Create a flip book to gather information

WRITING

*Final drafts and covers of animal reports!t

*"Who is worth more to you than gold?" writing activity

*"I wish..." writing activity

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation

Week of February 25th

RELIGION

*First Communion preparation

*Chapter Two: We Gather

*Review the four types of prayer: PATS (praising, asking, thanking, sorrow)

*Define "procession" and demonstrate in the classroom

*Listen to the story of the first Christians

*Identify actions of the first Christians

*Continue vocabulary dictionary

MATH

*Unit 6 continues

*Multiples of equal groups

*Arrays

*Possible assessment at the end of the week

*Time Tests continue ~ weekly practice

~Pre-test Monday; Post-test Friday (unless 98-100 on pretest)

~Goal is three seconds per problem

DAILY 5

*Mini-Lesson: Dictionary skills - ABC order and using guide words

*Daily 5 routines

*Guided Reading groups

SCIENCE

*Define what a habitat is and what an animal needs from its habitat

*Study six different habitats and their major features

*HABITATS REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT THIS WEEK!

WRITING

*Animal research

*Each student will research and gather information on one animal

*Information with be put into a two paragraph report with an illustration

*Independent practice using a topic sentence, 3-4 supporting details and an ending sentence

*Final drafts and covers this week!

*Practice handwriting, spelling, capital letters and ending punctuation