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Roselle Mauceri – rmauceri@olcacademy.net

Thursday, March 16, 2017

1. Read “The Wish”
2. Study for Social Studies test on Friday.
3. Spelling test on Tuesday ( play, jelly, funny, say, try, too, first, many, work, down)
4. ABC worksheet – underline the first letter and place them in ABC order
5. Write the memory words 4 times each (their, now, always, because, been)
6. Math page P131-132
7. Math test on Wed- chapter 6 place value (ones, tens, hundreds)
8. Book report due March 24^th. Book report form is attached. The book should be a small chapter book. If you do not have one please let me know. Some great books are “Hengry and Mudge”, Frog and Toad, Little Bear, Flat Stanley series and Putter and Tabby.

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

1. Student Book page 20
2. Read “The Wish”
3. Study for Religion Test on Thursday
4. Study for Social Studies test on Friday.
5. Spelling test on Tuesday ( play, jelly, funny, say, try, too, first, many, work, down)
6. Religion page 234
7. How to catch a Leprechaun- use complete sentences
8. Book report due March 24^th. Book report form is attached. The book should be a small chapter book. If you do not have one please let me know. Some great books are “Hengry and Mudge”, Frog and Toad, Little Bear, Flat Stanley series and Putter and Tabby.

Monday, March 13, 2017

No School Tomorrow

Check the website regarding Wed.

1. Student book page 16 – What to do in case of snow.
2. Our Earth, Our Resources- read the article and answer the questions on the back.
3. Natural Resources- use complete
4. Math page p119-122
5. Study for Religion and Social Studies test
6. Spelling test will be next Tuesday.
7. Practice book page 24 and 25

Friday, March 10, 2017

Check the OLCA Web Site regarding the weather.

1. Religion test Thursday on Baptism and Lent

• Jesus wants us to know that we are special. Jesus gives us signs of his love called sacraments. We become followers of Jesus through Baptism. Sacraments give us God’s grace. Sacrament helps us live the way God wants us to live. Priests are men who accept God’s special call to service the Church. In Baptism we become part of God’s family. We receive the Holy Spirit. Godparents are special people who promise to help their godchildren grow in God’s family. We use blessed holy water to remind us of our Baptism.
• The meal Jesus shared is called the Last Supper. We have a special meal called the Jesus is with us in his Body and Blood. The Bread and Wine truly become the Body and Blood of Jesus
• God is everywhere. We need to listen closely to Him. We need to be quiet like Elijah.
• Lent is the time before Easter. We grow closer to God. It is a time to learn more about Jesus. Lent starts with Ash Wednesday and lasts for 40 days. During Lent the priest wears purple. The Last week before Easter is called Holy Week.

2. Spelling test on Wednesday, March 15^th ( Play, down, funny, too, work, jelly, try, many, first, say)
3. Social Studies- test on Friday unit 4

• Review the following words – weather, mountains, plain lake, river, natural resource, history
• A globe is a round model of the Earth
• Land, water, and air are some of our Earth’s natural resources. Natural resources are useful thing that comes from nature.
• The story of people and places from the past is history.
• Endangered means that very few of these animals are living.

Thursday, March 09, 2017

Wednesday, March 08, 2017

1. Memory words- use each word in a sentence
2. Math (cub book)m383-384
3. Religion worksheet- make a Baptism Mobile
4. Religion test next Thursday
5. Writing- Write the directions for something you know how to do. In class we wrote about how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. (Do not use the ones in the book or the peanut butter and jelly.) Title needs to be at the top. List the things you need and number the steps. Please include pictures. Look in the reader at “In Case of Rain” for more examples. Please write it on the ice cream paper.
6. Science quiz on Friday -Review sheet online
7. Worksheet- Why is it important to be Healthy?

Tuesday, March 07, 2017

2nd Week of Lent

• Literacy: Practice pg 20
• Health Grade 1 Review sheet for quiz on Friday
• Math: pages 377-378
• Religion: pg 229
• Memory words- write each word 4 times each in your red dot notebook (any, first, down, too, work)
• Reading –“In Case of Rain”
• Science- quiz will be on Friday.

Reminders:

• Please check your child’s supplies. Crayons, scissors, notebooks, pencils and erasers. Please replace anything that is running low.

Monday March 6, 2017

• Literacy: Influential Endings; er, est worksheet.
• Math: pages p117 and 118
• Religion: Our “Lenten Journey to Easter”. Keep at home. Color each part of the rainbow as you complete an act of kindness. These are ways to get closer to God.

Reminders:

• Our classroom is in need of disinfecting wipes and paper towels. We greatly appreciate your help sending in anything you can.
• Please check your child’s supplies. Crayons, scissors, notebooks, pencils and erasers. Please replace anything that is running low.

Thursday, March 2, 2017

1. Math page 347-348
2. The Robin’s Nest- worksheet on sequencing
3. Social Studies – reread pages 154-155 Answer questions 1 and 2 in your blue dot notebook
4. Reading test tomorrow on units 9-10
5. Friday Half Day
6. Students on the wall of fame can dress down tomorrow
7. Science worksheet

March 1, 2017

Ash Wednesday

1. Math page 371-372
2. Religion page 228
3. Social Studies – read pages 150-153. Answer the questions on pg 153 in your blue dot notebook
4. Reading test on Friday (no spelling section)
5. Science quiz Tuesday on health- food groups, bones, muscles and dental care (review sheet to follow). Review papers in green dot notebook

Tuesday,February 28, 2017

1. Practice page 93
2. Spelling test on unit 10 tomorrow (isn’t, couldn’t, don’t, aren’t, haven’t, can’t, won’t, wouldn’t, didn’t, weren’t)
3. Contraction word worksheet
4. On Wednesday, we will be going to Mass for Ash Wednesday. Free dress up.
5. Math page 365-366
6. Practice pages 93- read the sentences in each story and write a sentence on the lines to tell what happens in the part that is missing.
7. Keep at home the student book for units 9-10
8. Read “Justin the One-Man Band” (Please send back to school)
9. Reading test on Friday (no spelling section)
10. Science quiz Tuesday on health- food groups, bones, muscles and dental care (review sheet to follow)

Monday, Feb. 28, 2017

1. Practice page 83
2. Spelling test on unit 10 on Wednesday
3. Compound word worksheet
4. On Wednesday, we will be going to Mass for Ash Wednesday. The students will receive ashes. It is an outward sign that we are Christians. Free dress up.
5. Math page 359-360
6. Read “Buster”
7. Answer the following questions in your red dot notebook. A. Would you find a hippopotamus or a dragon in an attic? Why not? What do the Superkids learn about pigeons from Oswald’s book? C. What do the marks on the calendar show? Page 148

Thursday, February 16, 2017

1. Math test tomorrow on counting by 10’s, making groups of tens and base ten
2. Read “Buster”
3. Math worksheet
4. On the Lincoln paper write 3 facts about Abraham Lincoln
5. Practice page 87

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

1. Spelling test on Wednesday, March 1^st. (isn’t, couldn’t, don’t, aren’t, haven’t, can’t, won’t, wouldn’t, didn’t, weren’t)
2. Reading Test on Friday, March 3^rd. Study memory words, decode words CVVC (reading- two vowel together make a long vowel sound) contractions, base words ( helper – base word is help) and answering riddles Students will have to write about a problem and how to fix it.
3. Math quiz on Friday, February 16^th – counting by 1’s, 10’s and base ten
4. Social Studies –“ A Good Leader”
5. Two Famous Presidents
6. On the Washington paper write 3 facts about George Washington. Use complete sentences and end with a period.
7. Math page 353-354

Reminders

1. Thursday- red

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

1. Writing; “Pretend you were given $100 to help someone ……”worksheet.
2. ELA worksheet – capital letters (The beginning of every sentence starts with a capital letter. Proper names have to be capital. )
3. Studentbook – review pages 19 and 20 on contractions
4. Reading - read “The Springle Spangle Talent Show”.
5. Math worksheet- tens and ones
6. Practice page 89 and 92
7. Math quiz on Friday – counting by 1’s, 10’s and base ten

Reminders - Wednesday – Hoody Day

Monday February 13, 2017

Homework

1. ELA: Spelling test tomorrow. Writing; “My Family tells me 100 times to……”worksheet.
2. Reading; read “The Springle Spangle Talent Show”.
3. Math: 100 Days Counting Book. Cut the number cards out and paste them in order. Cut out the pages of the book and paste.
4. Science: Food group fun worksheet.

Reminders

1. Tuesday February 14^th. American Cancer Society Day. Wear pink or white.
2. Valentine ’s Day party tomorrow. Please send in goodies.
3. If you are starting vacation early please let us know. Vacation package will be going home on Friday.

Wed, February 8, 20117

Snow Day Thursday!!

1. No School Tomorrow
2. The 100^th day of school will be on Monday
3. Math page 339-340(Please cover the new book.) Practice counting by ten . (ex.1 2, 12, 22,32… ex.2 45, 55, 65, 75, …)
4. Read “The Contest
5. Trip Money
6. Spelling Test on Wednesday, Feb. 15^th (keep, some, boat, could, train, seat, one, new, would, were)
7. Social Studies worksheet
8. Submarine Journal (Be creative! Use complete sentences.)

Tuesday, February 7, 2017.

1. Math page 335-336(Please cover the new book.)
2. Read “The Contest”
3. Career project will be present in front of the class and parents tomorrow. Please practice
4. Trip Money
5. Writing worksheet

Monday, February 6, 2017

1. Math page 254B –Tell 3 things you know about addition and subtraction. Use another sheet of paper if you need.
2. Math page 331-332 (Please cover the new book.)
3. Student Book page 5 – pick one word from each group and use it in a sentence. (In your red dot notebook )
4. Career project due tomorrow (Practice reading at home)
5. Trip Money
6. We will be celebrating the 100^th day of school of Friday, Feb. 10th. We will be doing a craft.

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Monday, February 6 - Friday,February 10, 2017

1. Read “Straw Horse”
2. Practice page 82
3. Math page 259-260
4. Half Day on Friday.
5. Please go over the math quiz.
6. Groundhog writing- What would you tell the ground hog? Be creative!
7. Math quiz on Friday. (Subtraction, addition, doubles, and adding 3 numbers) We have been reviewing all week. The highest quiz mark will be averaged in.

Catholic Schools Week starts on Monday

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

1. Use the memory words in a sentence.
2. Study for Religion Test (review sheet went home yesterday)
3. Read “Straw Horse”
4. Math page 227-228
5. Half Day on Friday.
6. Please go over the math quiz.
7. Math quiz on Friday. (Subtraction, addition, doubles, and adding 3 numbers) We have been reviewing all week. The highest quiz mark will be averaged in.

Tuesday,January 31, 2017

Reading Test tomorrow on units 7-8 (before, girl, boy, hoping, smiled, using, ride, game, good, any)

1. Practice page 66- write a message on the kite and decorate it
2. Math page 244 and practice basic addition and subtraction facts
3. Religion worksheet - write how you will follow Jesus
4. Read “The Straw Horse”
5. Write the memory words 4 times each in your red dot notebook ( would, could, one, some, new, were)