Fun Fest Week

 

Here Comes the Sun!!!!

The best and most fun week of the year is here! Fun Fest this year looks a little different, but it surely will not disappoint! Please read below, so that you are aware of the upcoming events. 

Looking Ahead...

• Wednesday, April 14th - 3rd to 5th Mass in the church @ 9:30 AM 
• Thursday, April 15th - 4th Graders will attend their Fun Fest party in the afternoon from 12:30 to 2:30. Students are allowed to wear their Fun Fest shirts on this day. 
• Friday, April 16th - Students may wear their Fun Fest shirt, a tie dye shirt, or a Beatles shirt. 
• Week of April 19th to April 23rd - IOWA Testing - Please do your best to not schedule any appointments this week. 

English Language Arts

Spelling - Students will receive homework TODAY, Monday, and it will be due on Friday. We will have a spelling test on Friday of this week. 

Grammar - We will begin to look at Figurative Language: similes, metaphor, and personification. 

Writing - We will look at key poetry terms and our first type of poetry; a haiku. 

Reading - We will begin a new read aloud book this week: Holes. 

Social Studies

This week, students will work in groups on a Family Vacation Project. 

Math 

We are working on addition and subtraction of Fractions. They will also be solving word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions. They will also use tape diagrams and number lines to model the skill. 

Science

We are going back to using the Science textbook. We are beginning our unit on Life Science. The focus of Lesson 1 is Cells. The students will be using the textbook to find answers in a packet. The students will also be doing a fun Mystery Science activity. 

Religion 

We will be finishing up our Totally Lent this week. We will spend some time daily with the practice of Contemplative Prayer.