Hot Topics This Week:

Red Group Spelling: flat, gloss, glad, glass, plug, plum, sled, slug, short, run

Yellow Group Spelling: dipping, used, tried, fitting, pushed, writing, nodded, hopped, lifted, saved, making, stopping, short, United States, run

Blue Group Spelling: dragging, blaming, traded, hoping, shopped, ripped, winning, scrubbed, dropping, closed, owing, placing, short, United States, run

Language Arts: 

• Mr. Popper’s Penguins ch. 14-17
• Commas and quotation marks in dialogue
• Mr. Popper’s Penguins ch. 14-17 quiz – Thursday, February 22
• Cursive handwriting
• Spelling test – Friday, February 23
• Informational report writing

Math: 

• Problem solving: Model with math
• Topic 8 review
• 11’s multiplication quiz – Thursday, February 22
• Quarter 3 Week 7 quiz – Friday, February 23

Social Studies: 

• Chapter 3 review

Science: 

• Topic 5 review

Religion:

• The responsibility to care for ourselves
• The Temple in the Old Testament
• Stations of the Cross

Social-Emotional Skills

• Self-improvement with physical needs, intellectual needs, and social/emotional needs

 

Homework:

• Reading: Students need to read chapters 14-17 of Mr. Popper’s Penguins.  The completed reading log is due Friday, February 23.
• Spelling:. The 3 completed activities are due Friday, February 23.
• Math: It is Quarter 3 Week 7 math homework.  The completed work is due Friday, February 23.  Students also need to study for their 11’s multiplication quiz on Thursday, February 22.  

 

Mr. Popper’s Penguins Chapters 14 – 17 Study Guide

• Be able to…
  • identify where the Popper family went for their audition.
  • identify who the penguins auditioned for.
  • describe what Mr. Popper did to make the bus driver angry.
  • identify the name of the penguins’ act.
  • identify what Mr. Greenbaum gave everyone after the audition.
  • identify how much the Poppers would be paid for their act.
  • identify which city the penguins performed in first on their tour.
  • describe what the Poppers did with the money they first received from Mr. Greenbaum.
  • list the items the Poppers used their money for.
  • describe how the audience reacted to the penguins.
  • describe how the other performers reacted to the penguins.
  • identify what the penguins eat for free and refuse to eat.
  • identify where Mr. Popper thinks the penguins should go after their journey.
  • describe how Mrs. Popper played the piano.
  • describe how the penguins traveled to the cities.
• Know the vocabulary words 
  • Delicate -Easy to break or hurt; fragile
  • Exhibit – To display or show
  • Unforeseen – Not predicted or expected
  • Discipline – To train the body or mind to behave in a certain way
  • Vigorous – To do something in an energetic way
  • Novelty – Something new or different
  • Indulgence – The act of indulging in something
  • Prostrate – To lie down or throw oneself flat on the ground

 

IXL Skills:

  Each week I will try to provide IXL skills that your child can work on at home. I will have individual skills under each letter starred.  These are the ones your child should be practicing.

• Language Arts: E, H, Y, & CCC
• Math: C, D, E, F, G, H, I, & J
• Science: Skill Codes – LKD, YGQ, 5M4, WUA, S6J, 7H8, 4N7, YHY, 9V9, SRH, R2A, & BGE
• Social Studies: Skill Codes –  8NF, UDH, WS9, V8D, RE5, 6PK, 7CJ, 69W, 8RR, QE8, & UHP 

 

Dates to Remember:.

• Monday, February 19 – No School (Presidents’ Day)
• Thursday, February 22 – Mr. Popper’s Penguins ch. 14-17 quiz & 11’s x quiz
• Friday, February 23 – Chapter 3 social studies test, Fish Dinner, all homework due (reading log, math homework, and choice board), spelling test, & math quiz on homework
• Tuesday, February 27 – Topic 5 science test
• Friday, March 8 – End of 3rd grading period
• Wednesday, March 13 – Report cards emailed
• Monday, March 18 – Friday, March 22 – Spring Break

 

A Note from Miss Kilver: 

• For the 3rd quarter, I will again be offering AR awards.  Please encourage your child to move up in his/her point club!
• Please check your child’s folder nightly.
• Please make sure your child brings a healthy snack each day.  They should also have a water bottle at their desk.
• Please send your child to school with a coat each day.  We will be going outside for recess if the temperature is above 32.
• Your child may want to bring a fleece or cardigan each day.
• If you have any questions or concerns please email me at rkilver@olofatima.org.  If you have any questions regarding religion, please email Miss Robertson at srobertson@olofatima.org.