April 10, 2025

LANGUAGE ARTS:  This week we read and discussed an informational text called Sea Otter Pups and a collection of poems entitled At Home in the Wild.  We worked on skills such as decoding words with three letter consonant blends as in "splash" and "throw," identifying adverbs that tell when, where, and how, identifying contractions, decoding words with the prefix "mis," using story vocabulary in context, and learning ten new high-frequency words.

MATH:  We are wrapping up our chapter over subtracting within 1,000 and will take the chapter test tomorrow.  Next week we will begin a new chapter over measuring length.  

GUIDANCE:  On April 11 we will discuss our final lesson in the guidance book.  Lesson 10 is called "More Connections."  In this lesson we will identify the different kinds of families we belong to and what we can learn from our families.  We will also explain what having a friend means and the importance of friendship. 

SCIENCE:  We described what happens during an earthquake, volcano, landslide, hurricane, and flood.  They all bring about quick changes to Earth's surface.  We also learned about Dr. Rosaly M.C. Lopes.  She is a volcanologist.  A volcanologist is a scientist who studies volcanoes.  She studies the history of volcanoes, measures any seismic activity, and collects date which can help to predict future eruptions.

CROSS WALK:   Next Thursday, April 17 St. Malachy students will be participating in a cross walk (weather permitting) to the church.  We will reflect on the Stations of the Cross along the way and at the church.  An all-school picture will be taken of the students this day.  Students are to wear a plain white shirt to school for the picture.

BRING SACK LUNCH TO SCHOOL:  Next Thursday, April 17 students need to bring a sack lunch to school.  We will be eating lunch together as a whole school after the Seder Meal.  Milk will be provided, so students do not need to bring a drink.

BOOK ORDERS:  I am sending book orders in the take home folder today.  If you are interested in ordering, please order online by going to clubs.scholastic.com.  Book orders are due Friday, April 18.  Our class code to order online is LJWD4.

April 3, 2025

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.