January 20th - 24th

Permission slips will be going out this week for our school mass at St. Patrick's church on Friday, January 31st.  Please immediately return these permission slips so we can begin to organize drivers.  Drivers are greatly appreciated, so please make sure and indicate if you are able to do so.  If you have not returned your signed report cards, please do so by Friday. 

Homework help Tues & Wed 

***This week***
Mon Jan 20th      Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school 
Wed Jan 22nd     Chapter 3 "Whole Digit Multiplication & Division" Test 
Fri Jan 24th         Week 20 Assessment 
                             Reading Comprehension Test "The Indian in the Cupboard" Chapters 1-5
                             Spelling Unit 14 Test
Sat Jan 25th        Parent Club Auction 
Sun Jan 26th      Catholic Schools Week mass @ 9am St Patrick's Church 
Jan 27th- 31st    Catholic Schools Week- Activities to follow 

Religion- Chapter 10 Review.  Start Chapter 11 "The Commandments & the Law of Love" Group discussion and activity. 
Math-  Study guide for Chapter 3 and Test.  Start Chapter 4 "Tables and Line graphs."  Math IXL 
Language Arts-  Read Chapters 6-8 "The Indian in the Cupboard." Reading comprehension questions and test, go over vocab. Grammar we will continue nouns, singular/plural.  Writing we will be introducing Haikus, going over examples, and drafting our own.  Spelling Unit 14 test.
Social Studies- Week 20 "Mexican-American War" Crossword puzzle, Think and Review, Weekly Literacy Connection, and weekly assessment.
Science- Start Chapter 5 "Protecting and Preserving Ecosystems." Vocabulary notecards.  Read and discuss Lesson 1 on "Natural Selection."  Complete review questions.