What's Happening the Week of November 26th Through November 30th

Kindergarten

Phonics----The students will begin their study of words that contain the letter "Ss"---keyword---sun.

Reading----The students will be reading many phonics words containing all the letters of study thus far.  Phonics word lists, color words, and many "Ss" words will be read.

Handwriting----The students will be printing the letter "Ss" and their first name.  Phonics words will also be printed.

Math----The students will be learning about the terms "as many as", "more","fewer", and "fewest and most".  The students will learn how to equalize a set, and to write and identify the numbers 17, 18, 19 and 20.

Religion----In Chapter 15, the students will learn that "We Honor Mary".  When we honor a person we give that person special attention.

First Grade

Phonics---The students will study words containing ----"a consonant e", "o consonant e", "u consonant e", "i consonant e", and "e consonat e".  Contractions will also be studied.

Reading----The students will be reading the story,  "I Am a Butterfly" and the booklet "Baby Chick Hatch".  Through these stories the students will be introduced to the "tch" and the "ch" sound.

English----The students will be learning about "verbs".The students will also learn to add an "s" to a verb when it tells about a noun or a pronoun that names one.

Spelling----In Unit 15, the students will study words that contain the letters "st".  The spelling words this week are:  nest, fast, stop, must, step, best, and stick.  The extra words are:  your, their, and other.  This week's spelling test will be on Friday, November 30th.

Writing----The students will be writing their own story using the characters from the story "I Am a Butterfly".  The students will also be writing their own spelling word sentences.

Handwriting----The students will be printing pages about the "Holy Family" and the "Our Father " prayer.

Math----The students will be adding two digit numbers---adding ones and tens.  Odd and even numbers will also be studied.  The students will be counting by 5's and 2's.  "Rocket Math" will continued to be done.

Religion----In Chapter 15, the students will learn that "We Belong to a Parish".

Social Studies----Everyone will learn about----"We Live In Communities", "Carrying For Our National Resources", "Being a Good Helper", "People Get Along" and "People Follow Laws".