May our prayers and strength prevail as we continue to unite as a country- praying for our military service members and their safe return home, as well as the safe keeping of our soil in this grand U.S.A.
Welcome to 'TEAM 5' : 2011-2012
"Winners and Losers aren't born- they are the products of how they think"
- Lou Holtz
Jan 9-13, 2012
FIFTH GRADE
* SOCIAL STUDIES-
We are starting to discuss foreign countries trying to control the Americas and form their colonies.
STANDING HOMEWORK ALWAYS IS TO RE-READ YOUR NOTES AND AMAZE YOUR PARENTS WITH DISCUSSION OF CLASS AT THE DINNER TABLE!!.
Monday- New France- review bullet notes
Thursday- English in America- review bullet notes
Friday- Jamestown and Plymouth colonies- review bullet notes
* check planner for specific questions due for HW
* Tentative date for test- Jan. 20
*MATH-
Sadly, we have had to cover things taught last year. Have your child review their notebook from 4th grade a little bit each night. This will help with comprehension (they were all told to keep their notebook)
Monday- Adding 3 fractions- wkbk p. 52
Tuesday- Adding mixed numbers and renaming mixed sums- wkbk pgs. 53 & 54
Wednesday- Subtracting fractions (like/unlike denominators) and subtracting mixed numbers- wkbk pgs. 55 & 57
*RELIGION-
We are discussing Confirmation and Eucharist as the final Sacraments of Chrisitan Initiation
Monday- p. 98-99
Tuesday- p. 100-101
Thursday- p. 102-103
Friday- Music class
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FOURTH GRADE
*SOCIAL STUDIES-
*STANDING HOMEWORK ALWAYS IS TO RE-READ YOUR NOTES ON A NIGHTLY BASIS and to AMAZE YOUR PARENTS WITH DINNER TABLE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT YOU LEARNED!*
Monday- Intro. to Times of Change- pgs. 135-155; Re-read notes from LSN 1 AND do the subsection review questions, the focus skill question AND #6
Tuesday- Florida under British Rule- LSN 2- re-read notes and do the subsection questions AND #5
Wednesday- LSN3- re-read notes and do the subsection questions AND the focus skill question
* MATH-
Some are STILL struggling with their times tables! PLEASE have your child drill every night/day!! Fourth grade is ALL ABOUT multiplication, division, and fractions- they will seriously struggle if they do not take this seriously.
**Homework will be assigned according to how/what we cover in class. PLEASE CHECK THE PLANNER NIGHTLY to see what was assigned!!
Wednesday- Review zeros in the quotient and division of $
Thursday- Order of Operations and Finding the mean- wkbk pgs. 67 & 68
Friday- Interpreting the Remainder- wkbk p. 69
** tentative test date for the above is on Thursday, Jan. 12!!!!!!
(this is the second week they've known)
*RELIGION-
4th grade will be responsible for the Grandparent's Mass in February. Please invite your family to attend our Mass at the school at 0830, Feb. 3.
*If anyone needs to reach me- please feel free to email me at: chill@sacredheartfla.org (but please be patient- I'm experiencing technical difficulties- soon to be fixed!)
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