January 10 – 14

Religion: This month our Saint is St. Thomas Aquinas. He is the patron saint of Catholic schools.  He loved Jesus in the Eucharist and wrote many hymns including the one we sing during Benediction; “Tantum Ergo”. Students will focus on growth mindset where effort and perseverance help the brain learn and grow!

 Martin Luther King, Jr. and Second Step Goal Setting

Reading: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.5
Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.

Math:  We will continue learning division strategies 
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NBT.B.6 Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models

Science: Engineering

Grammar: Commas in a series

Writing: Animal Report  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.