Last week was a very short week for This week is a full week for us and we will have plenty to do!

On Wednesday, February 26th is an SGB STRONG day for February! The children should wear their SGB STRONG T-Shirt or sweatshirt on top with their uniform bottom.  

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The school will be going to the 9am mass on that day where we will all received ashes. This day marks the beginning of the Lenten Season. Our schoolwide Lent Retreat is Wednesday, March 4, 2020.

Please note I changed up the spelling homework. In lieu of TIC TAC TOE, I have decided to assign a specific homework assignment each night. So, Monday will be spelling words three times each. Tuesday will be put the spelling words in alphabetical order. Wednesday will be to create 5 sentences of spelling words of your choice from the list of words. Thursday will be to study the words. Each assignment is due the next day like all other homework. Please take note of this change. Thank you!

 A few of our regular reminders:  

• White socks are worn with the gym uniform.
• Please get index cards to be made into flashcards to help your child study addition and subtraction facts. Punch a hole in them and I will give you a binder ring.
• Absent notes: PLEASE, when your child is absent, send in a note to explain the absence. Thanks!
• Please return the Weekly Behavior Chart with the Friday folder.

Here’s what’s happening this week:

Religion:    We continue to study Sacraments, Chapter 16.  There will be a religion test on Sacraments on Friday, February 28, 2020.

Reading:  This week we continue reading informational text. As you know all the stories in the Unit 4 reader are all nonfiction/informational text pieces. This week we will read, Groundhogs, The Reptile Room , and Termites. Please continue to practice all the weekly words from this unit and prior ones as well. As always, please, read with your child and make sure the reading log is in his or her folder on Friday.

Phonics:   This week we will delve into the suffix -ed and the three different sounds it can make at the end of a word.  There are new spelling words in their yellow folder this week. There will be a spelling test on Friday, February 28, 2020.

Grammar:   We will complete the hands on project, I Know My Nouns. Then, it’s onto verbs. 

Math:   On Monday, February 24, 2020 we will have a Topic 8 test. Then we begin Unit 3, Non Standard Measurement and graphing. PLEASE remember to continue to practice sums with your child using the homemade flashcards that the children have made. 

SS/Sci: We continue to learn about Animal Habitats this week. We will explore Tropical Rainforest, Fresh Water Habitat, Saltwater Habitat, Endangered Species. Then we will culminate this unit with an in class project. 

Upcoming Tests
w/o 2/24:                               Nouns Quiz
Tuesday, 02/25:                    Math Test Topic 8
Friday, 02/28:                        Weekly Spelling Test
Friday, 02/28:                     Chapter 16 Religion Test
 
Looking Ahead:
Thursday 03/05:                Tricky/Decodable Word Test Unit 4
Friday, 03/06:                     Weekly Spelling Test
Tuesday, 03/10:                  Reading Test Unit 4                                            








                                  
 

Monday       ~~ COMPUTERS
Tuesday     ~~ GYM
Wednesday~~ LIBRARY
Thursday    ~~ ART
                    ~~ SPANISH
Friday          ~~ MUSIC

When a scholastic flyer comes home, please use the activation code below to place your order. Simply go to www.scholastic.com, go to Book Clubs, and place your order each time the flyers are sent home a long as you do so by the date on the flyer.   

Our class code is : GT4DB