4 Weeks Til Christmas Break

Welcome back from our Thanksgiving break! We hope you enjoyed some quality time with family and friends. The next four weeks will be jammed packed with engaging lessons, fun activities, and most of all lots of holiday cheer!

Looking Ahead...

• Wednesday, November 28th - 3rd to 5th Grade Mass at Brophy @ 9:30
• Saturday, December 1st - Breakfast with Santa in the school gym from 8:30 to 11 am
• Wednesday, December 5th - Reconciliation at 1:00 pm 
• Tuesday, December 11th - Christmas Concert at Xavier for Preschool to 3rd grade
• Friday, December 21st - 4th Grade Christmas Party in the morning and dismissal is noon 

English Language Arts



We will have a regular spelling test on Thursday, November 28th. The students' spelling homework has been modified for this week since they did not receive it ahead of time.

Grammar - We will talk about Pronouns (We didn't have time to cover this skill prior to break.), and we will talk about frequently confused words.

Reading - Our focus this week is on Text and Graphic features. We will spend some time learning a cheer that will help us to remember the importance of the different features in an informational text. The students will have a quiz on Friday, November 30th. 

Writing - We will be discussing Persuasive Writing. We will be preparing to write a persuasive paragraph about a Christmas present. Students will research the item they desire, develop three strong reasons and support it with evidence, and then present it. I will share with the students that even though they may do an amazing job presenting their facts, I am not promising that Mom and Dad will be purchasing this item. It will be a great topic of conversation for you at the dinner table.

Social Studies

We will have some follow up discussions from our field trip from the Dairy Farm and create some questions about our 5 Cs for our jeopardy game. We will also talk about the guest speaker who visited us last week. Ms. Luna's daughter, Michelle, is a copper miner and was so gracious to spend the afternoon with us on Tuesday and shared some fascinating information with us.

Math

We are multiplying multi-digit by single digit numbers. The strategies we are using are: area model, partial product, standard algorithm,  and bonding.

Please practice the x4s in preparation for a one minute quiz next week. Please practice 4x0 to 4x12 - it has to be mastered.

Science

We are combining matter. We are mixing liquids with liquids, solids with liquids, and solids with solids. We are also measuring using a beaker and graduated cylinder and trying to establish which one is more accurate.

Religion

We are learning the prayer Salve Regina or Hail Holy Queen. The students will be tested next week.

We are also preparing to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation next week. We will make an Examination of Conscience and review the Act of Contrition.