Week February 16-19

Religion: Dear Parents and Students, Lent is the favorable season of renewing our encounter with Jesus, living his Word, in the Sacraments and in our Neighbor. We begin the season of Lent with the observance of Ash Wednesday on February 17. Lent is a penitential season of 40 days set aside by the Church in order to prepare for the celebration of the Lord's Passion, Death and Resurrection. Lent invites us to return to God by praying, fasting and almsgiving. We will have Virtual Mass, but no ashes will be given due to the pandemic.

Reading: Our new lesson this week: "Immigrant Children," is an Expository Text that tells us about Immigrants coming to America in 1820s and 1920ss leaving their native countries only to find hard times in America. The selections describes the difficulties immigrants had to endure to become a part of America. From medical testing to living in cramped quarters with ten or more family members, immigrants underwent a great many things to make America their new home.

Reading 25 minutes every night is a must.

During the week I will send a Story Cube Book Report with directions and timeline line when assignments and final project are due. The book can be a book of their choice.

Vocabulary: This week we will read: Unit 11: Extreme Forces of Nature, a journal article which talks about Tornedoes, Hurricanes, Earthquakes. Students will research these forces of nature which we have to learn to live with.

Grammar: We continue to study Object Pronouns.