LANGUAGE ARTS: This week we read and discussed The Best Habitat for Me and The Long, Long Journey. The Best Habitat for Me is an opinion essay while The Long, Long Journey is an informational text. We worked on skills such as decoding compound words, using apostrophes to form contractions, decoding multisyllabic words with the prefixes "pre," "dis," "un," and "re," using story vocabulary in context, and learning ten new high-frequency words.
MATH: Students used an open number line and models to subtract three-digit numbers, and recorded three-digit subtraction using the standard algorithm with the possible regrouping of tens.
FIRST EUCHARIST: We discussed chapter 6 in the First Eucharist book. This is the last chapter, so if all work has been completed in the book, it is yours to keep and does not need to be returned to school.
GUIDANCE: On April 4 we will discuss lesson 9 called "Family Connections." In this lesson students will identify seasons and times when families celebrate together and explore how families celebrate and help each other.
SCIENCE: Students described what happens during erosion by water and ice. We also discussed how farmers try to prevent or reduce the effects of erosion.
HANDWRITING: This week students learned the uppercase cursive A, O, D, and C.
SPIRIT DAY: Tomorrow, April 4 is a Spirit Day at St. Malachy. Students can pay $1.00 to wear sweatpants or a hat to school. All money raised will go to help those in need in our local community.