Native American Tribe Rubric

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Posted: November 29th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Please send in items for the Jolly Jars for Christmas Village – little toys, candy, stickers etc. We have a few things for our 2 jars, would like 1 more jar as well. See you all Saturday at Christmas Village (10:30 for 3rd grade singers).  November Home Reading Logs or a note stating how much reading was done for the month    need to come in this week.

Monday – Math L. #49 – finding perimeter – art & Spanish – spelling pre-test comes home

reading – “Thinking Big”, a nonfiction story about a dwarf child

social studies – continuing our study of the 4 tribes – read a biography of one of their heroes

Tuesday -Math – L. #50 subtracting a number from 10 (they’ll learn a card game to practice these) library & gym

Highlights Journal will come home with a different theme from highlights of our week in room 12 – “Thanksgiving”

religion – continuing our study of St. Paul – his conversion and missionary work

Wednesday -Math – L. #51 – constructing a number line – music

social studies – Begin our 6 weeks Native American Project – letter explaining the project is coming home – parents need to sign and return – Junior Achievement, awesome lessons with blueprints and planning a town as far as zones in a city

reading – main idea, supporting details and plural nouns

religion – St. John Neumann, a missionary Study chapter 10 and faith words for test tomorrow

Thursday – Math – L. #52 – adding two-digit numbers using the addition algorithm – gym, music, and technology

religion test on chapter 10

social studies – begin learning about the geography of an English Colony – Jamestown

Friday – spelling test, mass, – computer lab to do research on their tribe’s home

religion – begin chapter 11 – celebrations of God’s Love – sacraments – Advent

social studies -  Jamestown long ago – John Smith, John Rolfe, Powhatan, Pocahontas

math – making a shape for a given perimeter     SEE YOU TOMORROW AT CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

Spanish test on body parts on Monday December 3 – look at sister’s blog if questions

Posted: November 26th, 2007 under Spelling.
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We had a wonderful flag ceremony outside honoring the veterans today, and a veteran visited the classroom and shared valuable information.   The “Catholic Spirit” newspaper is running a poster contest.  Twenty students wanted to enter, so I will be sending the letter  to those 20 families . Last turn in day for the rake-a Thon to qualify for prizes is this Friday, November 16.  Send Baptism items on Wednesday as we study the sacrament. Looking ahead – all day field trip December 13 to Art Institute and performance of  “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.”

Monday – Math – L. #44 – identify missing digit in addition problem – art & Spanish

Religion – signs of the Holy Spirit – test tomorrow, study chapter 7 and faith words

Reading – another fable “Country Mouse and City Mouse”

Writing – final draft on Get Well/Thanksgiving cards for service people at Walter Reed Hospital

Social Studies – begin 3 chapter unit on Native Americans – Anasazi

Tuesday – Math – L. #45 multiply by 1 and 10 – identify factors and products – library &  gym

Religion test and begin chapter 8 “We Are the Church”

Buddies – make Thanksgiving cards to go with food for food drive

Wednesday – Math – L. #46 – reading thermometer to nearest degree and identify freezing/boiling point of water-music

Religion – sacraments of initiation – Baptism and Confirmation

Junior Achievement lesson about communities

Social Studies – Native American Communities – 6 cultural areas in U.S.

Reading – compare life in city and country for a mouse and settings of each

Thursday – Math – L. #37 – Using comparison symbols  – gym – music

Religion – Study chapter 8 and faith words for test tomorrow and send food for the needy

Writing – making lists 

Social Studies – geography of Mesa Verde

Friday – Mass  – math – estimating and finding capacity of containers – spelling test -  Religion test – technology

Thanksgiving – begin 3 lessons about the ship Mayflower, children traveling on it, and the first Thanksgiving

Writing – make a list of 26 things  you are thankful for

Picture re-take days and rake -a – Thon turn – in day

Monday – Math L. # 48 – identify vertical, horizontal, and oblique line segments – art & Spanish

Religion – review the first unit, nine lessons

Social studies – Mesa Verde today – study chapter 3, packet (p.17-22), and vocabulary for test tomorrow

Reading – 4 groups will be reading about a 4 Native American tribes to share their  information next week

Tuesday – math – making a shape for a given perimeter – library & gym

Social studies – test on chapter 3

Continue Thanksgiving learnings

Have a joyful thanksgiving!

Posted: November 12th, 2007 under Spelling.
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Monday – Math L. #40 – adding 7&8 and a story problem – art &Spanish – letter coming home about cereal

religion – last few saints reports (which were very thorough) – begin chapter 7 – Holy Spirit

reading – “Four Fables” – stories which teach a lesson through animals talking

science – resources people use

Tuesday – Math – L. #41 – identify place value to hundreds and writing 3-digit numbers in expanded form – library & gym

writing – share awesome “ABC Books” with each other

religion – Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit & Pentecost

Wednesday – Math L. # 42 – adding tw0-digit numbers using mental computation – music – school performance of play

Junior Achievement – Ryan Gustafson, a banker, will be coming 5 Wednesdays and teaching the class about communities

science – renewable, reusable, and nonrenewable resources

religion – names for Holy Spirit – Advocate, Guide - study faith words and chapter 7 for test tomorrow

Thursday – Math – L.# 43 – naming line segments – gym&music – Green and white Day – Report cards come home

Religion test chapter 7

science – conserving resources – study chapter C4 (C110 -C111), packet and vocabulary

reading skill – compare and contrast 2 of the 4 fables in a Venn diagram

Friday – Mass – Turn in day for the Rake-a-Thon – can wear Rake-a-Thon t-shirts on Monday for last time

math – conducting a survey and reading and drawing a pictograph

religion – begin chapter 8 – We are the Church

life skills – responsibility and consequences

Posted: November 5th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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