Happy Spring!

Important Dates

Wednesday, 3/26: Our 8th-grade friends lead us in Stations of the Cross at 2p.
Friday, 3/28: 12p dismissal.

Weekly Homework (Due 4/1)

Math
–IXL: M.14: Understand Parentheses in Equations (4th grade skill)
–Frames-and-Arrows Puzzles
–Parentheses Puzzles

Reading
–Read 100 minutes (20 minutes per day, 4x a week)
–5 READO responses

Fluency
–Read passage (1x per day, 4x a week)
–1 comprehension question a day

Sneak Peek To Our Academic Week

Math: This week, in unit 7, we will learn a new concept: math with parentheses. We are learning that when we see parentheses in a number model, we solve what is in the parentheses before anything else in the problem. This is a stepping stone to the order of operations.

reading: We continue with our class read-aloud, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. As we read together, we will practice our comprehension skills through discussion, writing, and questioning.

writing: This week we begin our last writing unit of the school year…opinion!

religion: Our Seminarian, Jessie, will begin popping into our class each Monday to teach us religion. His focus with us is Lent.

This week we will dive deep into the Stations of the Cross and reflect on each one.

We will be attending 8:30 am mass this Friday. Each Wednesday afternoon leading up to Easter, we will be heading to the church for Stations of the Cross. Please join us for either or both, if your schedule allows!

word work: We continue with Words Their Way! This differentiated spelling program allows our students to learn phonics, vocabulary, and spelling. It’s a hands-on approach to use word study to help us become better spellers. New spelling words will be written in your child’s planner every Monday.

cursive: This week, we will learn the lowercase j.

science:

art: We will create some beautiful spring art this week!

Have a great week!

Blessings,
Miss Poindexter