There will be no homework sent home on Wednesday this week.  The students will turn in last week's homework and be tested over their word lists, but there will be nothing new.

Attendance is very important for your child's success in school.  Please read through the attendance policy in the student handbook.  If your child is going to be late, have to leave early, or will be absent from school, a parent must call or email the teacher and Michelle in the office.  If you do not email or call, the tardy or absence is considered unexcused.  

Spelling:  No spelling words or test this week.

Reading: The reading test will be on Friday.  The test will now include comprehension and the vocabulary words.
Phonics: We will work with words that have a long "a" sound spelled with an ai or ay.  We will also be working on words that have a long "e" sound spelled ee, ea, or ey.
                  
Vocabulary Words: nation - a group of people living in one country

                                   unite - to join together

Comprehension: This week we will be reading "Happy Birthday U.S.A.!" which can be found on pages 398-405.  We will work on identifying the author's purpose.

Writing: We will work on writing to a prompt.

Math: We will finish our final chapter over three-dimensional shapes on Wednesday and have a test on Thursday.

Religion: We will be working on chapter 17, which focuses on Jesus healing and forgiving us.
We will take a test late in the week.

Science: We will continue our Earth/Space Unit.  We will be studying what can be found in the night sky.  We will also be working on how the amount of daylight changes with the seasons of the year.

Social Studies:  We will continue our unit on citizenship and being good citizens.

May 18-Graduate Recognition Mass  
May 20-8th Grade Graduation Mass 6:30 pm
May 23-Last student day  
June 2-6-Camp Invention