This week's lessons:

Religion: Advent; finish Chapter 10 Jesus Leads Us to His Peace

Reading: story: Dear Juno

comprehension skill: draw conclusions

comprehension strategy: visualize

vocabulary words: persimmons: yellow and orange-colored sweet fruits that are like plums;

smudged: smeared or marked with dirty streaks

envelope: a paper sleeve that is used to hold a letter

photograph: a picture taken with a camera

high frequency words: picture, school, answer, faraway, parents, wash, company

phonics: long o: o, oa, ow

Spelling: words with long o: goat, hold, show, most, bowl, float, toast, ago, open, toad, told, slow

challenge words: almost, throat, hollow

Grammar: verbs with singular and plural nouns

Math: geometry: solid figures; timed fact test on the 8's ( 50 problems in 3 minutes) will be on Friday

Science: Earth science unit: the sun, the stars, the moon, the Earth and their relationships

Social Studies: see Mrs. Corrigan's website http://teacherweb.com/OH/NorwalkStPaul/corrigan

Notes/Reminders