Week 12

I hope everyone got some extra rest with our Monday off of school!

Veterans’ Day Assembly:
We’ll be honoring veterans at our Veterans’ Day Assembly on Tuesday, November 12 at 2:15 PM.  Everyone is welcome!  Any veterans that would like to come should arrive a few minutes early so we can honor them.

Picture Retakes:
Picture retakes are Wednesday, November 13.  Any students who missed picture day in October will get their picture taken.  If you’d like your child to get their pictures retaken, please send them to school with their original picture packet, which will be returned to the studio.  It helps if you also let me know that your child needs to get their pictures retaken so I know to send them down, too.

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll learn some more history of Israel, some of it not as happy as others.  We’ll learn about Eli and his sons.  We’ll learn about God’s punishment for Eli and his sons for not following Him, and we’ll learn about God’s punishment for the Philistines, who stole the ark of the covenant.  We’ll also learn about David and Jonathan and Saul and discuss the good decisions they made, as well as the bad choices they made.

Math:
This week in math we’ll be finishing up three-digit numbers, comparing them with words, then symbols, and then putting all of our learning together to review and take our test on three-digit numbers.

Language Arts:
This week our phonics concept is the vowel team “igh.”  We’ll be practicing this all week.

We’ll also be reading our text more closely, picking out evidence to discuss the genre “realistic fiction.”

Social Studies:
We’ll learn about the three equal branches of government and checks and balances.  We’ll also discuss Washington, D.C. as our nation’s capital, and we’ll discuss local, state, and national governments and their roles.