Week of 10/19 - 10/23
The students will be taking a Benchmark/Unit Test for Unit 1 in Journeys.

Monday- Gym 
              - Mysteries of the Rosary project due             
Tuesday- Art 
Wednesday- Library 
                    - Science Test- on Heredity
Thursday- Students off             
Friday- Science Project- will be sent home
            -Technology

Important Dates:
10/19- Religion Project: Mysteries of the Rosary due 
10/21 & 10/22- Conferences
10/22- No School
10/30- Halloween Celebration- send in a special snack for your child
11/6 - Science Project Due

Reminders:
Masks- Please have your child bring a spare mask to school each day.
Illness- Keep your child home if they do not feel well.
Snack- We will have a short break each morning for a snack. Please make sure that your child brings a snack each day. Our lunch break isn't until 12:30.
Lunch- Please send your child's lunch in a disposable bag. Also, make sure that they have everything they need to eat their lunch (spoon, fork, etc.) since they will be eating lunch in the classroom.
Allergies- We have students in our homeroom with allergies to tree nuts.  Please keep this in mind when selecting items for your child's lunch.


ELA Testing
The students will be given a comprehension & vocabulary test for the story of the week on weeks 1,3 & 5 of a Journeys reading unit.
On week 4 they will complete a skills in context assessment (they are given a story to read for the first time & will immediately answer comprehension questions).
On week 6 the students will complete a Benchmark/Unit Test or read a Journeys trade book.

Grammar & Spelling Quizzes will be given on weeks 2 & 4.
Some weeks the Grammar morning work will be graded in place of the quiz.

The students will not have formal Spelling Tests.  Spelling words will be included in a multiple choice format on the grammar & spelling quiz. Spelling will also be graded in writing pieces the students submit.

Teacher Email:
eloughnane@school.stteresacalcutta.com