January 11 - 15, 2021

Find some time to get away from your screen.

Here are the plans for this week (or so I hope!) I  will post on Jamboard at the beginning of each class what we plan on doing as well.

Monday:

• Cursive Writing - have paper and pencil/pen handy
• No Red Ink - if you don't have access let me know - there will be a noun quiz on Wednesday using Google Forms
• Starting a writing assignment using the program - Writable.  I will share the link on Monday
• Continue with Novel Study - we will discuss the due date

Tuesday

• Warm-up activity
• Fully Alive assignment
• No Red Ink
• Writing assignment
• Novel study

Wednesday

• Noun quiz
• Fully Alive
• Writing Assignment
• Novel Study

Thursday

• Warm-up Activity
• Fully Alive
• Writing Assignment
• Novel Study

Friday

• Friday Scavenger Hunt
• Cursive Writing
• Boggle
• Kindness Diaries
• Finish up any work

 

December 14 - 18

Merry Christmas!

 Here are the plans for this week:

Monday:

• continue learning about the Rosary
• Advent activity/grammar - you will need pencil crayons
• Vocabulary
• Silent reading

Tuesday

• Silent reading
• Making individual rosaries 

Wednesday

• Silent reading
• Recite the rosary
• Escape room

Thursday

• Fun Activities

Friday

• Kindness Diaries
• Individual and quiet activities to start a peaceful and relaxing break

December 7 -11

The second week of Advent: PEACE

 

Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Silent reading
• Cursive writing/vocabulary
• Paper Bag Christmas test - conflict and theme.  The students can use the book to find examples
• A very merry set of directions activity
• ABC Christmas activity

Tuesday

• Silent reading
• Grammar
• "The Gift of the Magi" - reading activity
• Advent puzzle
• Continue with the Lord's Prayer

Wednesday

• Silent reading
• Build a Snowman activity
• Continue with the Lord's Prayer
• Meditation and colouring
• Contine with "The Gift of the Magi"

Thursday

• Silent reading
• Escape Room
• "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" - reading activity

Friday

• Silent reading
• Boggle
• Kindness Diaries
• Finish outstanding work

November 30 - December 4

 The First Week of Advent - HOPE

Here are the plans for the week:

Monday

• Silent reading
• Cursive writing/vocabulary
• Christmas Podcast - start recording. You can record at home. Due Thursday, December 3
• Continue with chapter 2 - Growing in Faith
• Using the Bible to read the Lord's Prayer
• The Lord's Prayer activities
• Video - Hope

Tuesday

• Silent reading
• Cursive writing/vocabulary
• Continue with Christmas Podcast
• Advent Webquest
• Introduce and start reading The Paper Bag Christmas

Wednesday

• Silent reading - novel, Six Minutes podcast or The Paper Bag Christmas
• Continue with Christmas Podcast - due tomorrow
• Finish Advent Webquest
• Continue with Chapter 2 - Growing in Faith

Thursday

Silent reading - novel, Six Minutes podcast or The Paper Bag Christmas

Students will start listening to their peers Christmas Podcast

Advent Escape Room

Friday

• Silent reading - novel, Six Minutes podcast or The Paper Bag Christmas
• Continue listening to Christmas Podcasts
• Boggle
• Kindness Diaries

November 23 - 27, 2020

 Here are the plans for this week:

Monday

• Silent reading
• Cursive/Vocabulary
• No Red Ink/Grammar
• Six Minutes continues - quiz on Thursday
• Saints Project Presentations

Tuesday

• Silent reading
• Cursive/Vocabulary
• No Red Ink/Grammar
• Six Minutes continues - quiz on Thursday
• Introduce Podcast Assignment
• Saints Project Presentations Continue

Wednesday

• Silent reading
• Cursive/Vocabulary
• No Red Ink/Grammar
• Six Minutes continues - quiz on Thursday
• Work on Podcast Assignment
• Saints Project Presentations Continue

Thursday

• Silent reading
• Quiz - Six Minutes
• Work on Podcast Assignment
• Saints Project Presentations continue

Friday

• Silent reading
• Boggle
• Kindness Diaries
• Podcast assignment continues
• Saints Project Presentations should be all done 

November 16 - 20, 2020

We are hanging in!

Here are the plans for the week:

Monday

• Silent reading - you need a book from home or from the Learning Commons
• Cursive - vocabulary
• Type of conflict video
• Back working on Saint Project
• Presentations will begin on Monday, November 23. It will be in random order

Tuesday

• Silent reading
• Type of conflict video
• Striving for Holiness (Growing in Faith)
• Saint Project continues
• Podcast, Six Minutes, continues

Wednesday

• Silent reading
• Type of conflict video
• Activity - Adventures in Faith (Growing in Faith)
• Saint Project continues
• Podcast, Six Minutes, continues

Thursday

• Silent reading
• Type of conflict video
• Podcast, Six Minutes, continues
• Types of Conflict assignment
• Saint project continues

Friday

• Boggle
• Kindness Diaries
• Finish up outstanding work

Books, Books and more Books!

  The students are busy reading which is great!  The Learning Commons is always looking for book suggestions to add to their collection so if you have any please share with me.

The Learning Commons has just received the Red Maple Finalist book selection.  I have attached the link: Red Maple Finalists  These are phenomenal books.

Happy Reading!