| 4th | 10/24/2016 | 10/25/2016 | 10/26/2016 | 10/27/2016 | 10/28/2016 |
| Discipleship | Obedience (Cooperativeness/Attentiveness)+ Proverbs 3:1-9 | ||||
| Math | In-class review for Wed. test using Review 3 (See note below) | Complete TB Review B p66-69 as review | Test | HIG pg 79, TB 70-71, LT1 WB Ex 36(sent home) & 37 | HIG p 80, TB p 72 LT 2-3, WB Ex 38 |
| Reading | Continue reading classical book of your choice. Pace yourself to complete the book in two weeks. | Complete and score one reading narration. Use red pen to score. Due next Monday. | |||
| Composition | Writer's Conference for paragraphs 1 & 2, L7, P4 Write RD of 3rd paragraph | Co-teachers, double- check all three paragraphs using RD Checklist on pg 68. Please edit any spelling and punctuation mistakes. Read Aloud: How Disease and Cares Came into the World. | Writer's Conference, Begin Final Draft. Rubric sent home. Grammar TM pg. 205 activity (Personality Poem for yourself and a friend). | Work on Final Draft of Theseus and the Minotaur. Due Wednesday stapled: Rubric, Final, Rough Draft. | |
| Grammar | Ch 10, L1 Sentences. Introduce Capitalization rules. Show examples. | Review Capitalization Rules using Theseus & the Minotaur (L7, P1) from IEW. See note below. | Chap 10, L2 Sentences. Introduce Punctuation rules. | Review Punctuation Rules using Theseus & the Minotaur (L7, P1) from IEW. See note below. | |
| Spelling | Step 10: Review New Teaching, review phonograms, DS 4-6 on same paper started Thurs, Play Sparkle! | Review Card Box, Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present. | Step 10 Spelling Test | Step 11 : New teaching, Dictate 10 words & sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 11Practice". | Administer the Classical Phonics Assessment #2 this week and return to school on Monday |
| History | Karl Marx and Communism | L28 American Abolitionists: Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman & Frederick Douglass Micah | American Abolitionists, Begin Civil War Lapbooks | L30 Florence Nightingale: "Lady with the Lamp" Abe | L29 (Hudson Taylor& the Taiping Rebellion) is optional, but recommended. |
| Science | Try This! pgs. 114 and 115 | Read pgs. 116-119, begin at Grasping Gravity and stop at Accelerating Action | Try This! pg. 119, watching (no video) | Read pgs. 119-123 | |
| Geography | Central America Due 11/9 | ||||
| Memory Work | Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America Due 11/2, South America 11/9, Quarter 2 Poem Due 12/5, Key dates #37-40 | ||||
| Latin | PL 9 | Complete Copybook L9 | Board Wars Review. | Review Copybook L9 terms. | |
Monday, October 24 - Fortis Spirit Week Western Day
Monday, October 24 – Picture Retakes
Wednesday, October 26 – Pizza Day! Fortis Spirit Week Crazy Hair Day
Wednesday, October 28 – Dodge Ball Tournament
Monday, October 31 – Historical Dress Up Day
HIG- Home Instructor Guide | KWO-Key Word Outline | Grammar- Shurley English |
| LT- Learning Task | RD- Rough Draft | Composition-Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales |
CCC-Complete, check, correct | FD- Final Draft | |
TB- Textbook (oral) | CC- Copy cursive book | NT- New Teaching |
WB- Workbook | TM (S)- Teacher's Manual (Supp) | DS - Dictate Sentences |
MM- Mental Math | L- Lesson |
Discipleship
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading. Our Character Virtue of the month is obedience, this week specifically focusing on cooperativeness and attentiveness.
Math: The test on Wednesday will have problems very similar to Review 3 and Review B. We will attempt to work through all of Review 3 in class on Monday, reviewing and reteaching any concepts that need additional clarification. Review B is for further practice at home. Please use this to help your child review any concepts he/she is struggling to understand.
Math Facts: Start each day with a 5 min warm up using the Math Facts Practice sheets. This week we will work on division facts at school. Please continue doing facts practice sheets daily at home until all facts are completely mastered.
Mental Math: Continue your warm up with 5 minutes of Mental Math. This week work through MM 18 in the HIG appendix.
Workbook Exercises: Please check these daily and have students make corrections.
Math Buddies: We encourage you to regularly use this web site to help you better understand how to teach a lesson and to provide opportunities for your child to practice new skills or review previously learned concepts that they may need extra practice with.
Reading
Write and score a narration from this week's reading and return to school on Monday. Reading
Grammar
On Monday, please use Theseus and the Minotaur from IEW to highlight all capitalized words in the story. Then use your grammar book to identify and write above each capitalized letter the rule number that applies. On Wednesday, go through the same process, but for punctuation. This will be a good exercise in combining curriculum and making sense of how grammar applies everywhere!
HistorySpelling
Please continue to review phonograms at home as needed. Administer Assessment 2 of the Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker. Here are instructions for administering the assessment.
Phonogram Drill Form (written portion) - Parents, read the sound or sounds on the card. Or if you prefer, you can play the sound on the AAS app. Your student should then write the corresponding phonogram in the box. Mark any your child missed.
Classical Phonics Assessment Tracker (oral portion) - Show the card to the student. He or she should be able to correctly identify all the sounds associated with that card. Please note any phonograms your child missed on the form.
Next week (11/3) we will begin reading about the Civil War. As a break from the weekly history narrations, I thought it would be fun to create lapbooks highlighting important events and people from this time. I'll be sending out more details later, but here are a couple links to some lapbook ideas. You child can use these, or create their own. Please don't be overwhelmed by the amount of information. You don't have to use all of the resources, just have your child pick the areas that interest them and use those to create their own memorable project. We'll start in class this week with information about the American Abolitionists, and they can add to it at home as we study the War Between the States.
Civil War Lapbook
Civil War Lapbook
Students who are due to create a timeline figure are listed in red in the above table after the lesson number. The following class day, they will show the class the figure, tell 2-3 important points about the lesson, and place their figure on the classroom timeline.
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
History: Memorize Key Dates from Vol. 4:
Geography: We will introduce Central America on Monday. All maps and songs can be found here. Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
History: Memorize Key Dates from Vol. 4:
The American Revolution 1765-1783
The French Revolution 1789-1799 The Fall of Napoleon at Waterloo June 18, 1815 Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto 1848
Continue memorizing the Preamble to the Constitution. If you'd like a song to help with memorization, here's a link to the YouTube Schoolhouse Rock version: Preamble Video, or if you prefer lyrics only: Preamble
Scripture: Continue memorizing Proverbs 3:1-23. Additional copies may be found here.
