4th | 3/6/2017 | 3/7/2017 | 3/8/2017 | 3/9/2017 | 3/10/2017 |
Discipleship | Perseverence + Proverbs 3:1-20 | ||||
Math | HIG p 60-61, TB p59 LT 18-23, WB Ex 38 & HIG p62-63, TB p60-61 LT 24-27, WB Ex 39 | Review HIG p 62-63, TB p 60-61 LT 24-27, CCC Ex 39, Do WB EX 40 | Practice 2D, Begin Review B if time | TB p65-67: Review B. CCC & Return to school after break (3/20) for a HW grade. | |
Reading | Number the Stars: Read Chap 12-end this week. | ||||
Composition | Writer's Conference & Peer Review of "The Knights of the Round Table", L17, Part 4 Begin FD, Poem 4 Sent home | Lesson 17, Part 4: Complete Final Draft. Due Wed stapled: Rubric, FD, RD | Present your choice of "Tom Thumb" or "Ugly Duckling" to the class! | IEW Break! | |
Grammar | Ch 22, L1: Classify Sentences, Ref. 65 & 66: Writing a Business Letter | Ch 22 L2 Classify Sentences. Use Ref 65-67 to draft a business letter to a company of your choice. Please address, but do not seal an envelope as well. We will look at these together in class Wednesday. | Ch 22, L3 Sentences. Peer review business letters. | Seal and stamp your business letter, and mail it! | |
Spelling | Step 23: Review New Teaching. Dictate sentences 4-6 on same paper started Thurs. Play Sparkle! | Step 22: Review Card box. Dictate sentences 7-9. Complete Reinforcement and Writing Station words if present | Step 23 Spelling Test | Step 24 New Teaching. Dictate 10 words and sentences 1-3 on paper titled "Step 24 Practice." | |
History | Key Dates Test & Formation of Israel Activities | Read Quarter 4 intro pgs. 408-410, L65 Mother Teresa & Billy Graham Micah | Mother Teresa & Billy Graham | L66 Mao Zedong Forms the People's Republic of China Abe | |
Science | Try This! pg. 227 | Read pgs. 230- 232 begin at Electrifying Magnet and stop at Motor Moments | Try This! pg. 232 and What Do You Remember? and Notebooking Activities (fascinating facts) | Read pgs. 232 - 234, begin with Motor Moments | |
Geography | US Locations Due 4/5 | ||||
Memory Work | Key dates #37-46, Gettysburg Address (3rd-5th grade) Due 3/22, Presidents of the United States of America Due 4/19, Quarter 4 Poem Due 5/1 | ||||
Latin | Lesson 20 | Copybook L20 | Board Wars! |
Coming Soon:
Monday, March 6 - Key Dates Test
Wednesday, March 8 - Nest Meeting 9:15am in the Sanctuary
March 13-17 - Spring Break!
Wednesday, March 22 - Gettysburg Address Due
Wednesday, March 29 - Pizza Day
It's hard to believe that the 3rd quarter is over, spring break is right around the corner, and the 4th quarter is already upon us! I pray that you all have a restful week off during spring break and that you come back refreshed and ready to finish well. Fourth quarter always goes by quickly; let's make it as great as the previous three have been! Everyone has worked very hard and should have a sense of accomplishment. Whether you are staying at home or traveling, have a fun, safe and blessed week off!!
Mrs. Johnson
Discipleship
Start your home school day with prayer and Bible reading. This month's character virtue is perseverance. http://www.kidsofintegrity.com/lessons/perseverance has fun ideas to help instill this quality in your children.
Math:
Work through Mental Math 13 & 14 this week.
Math Facts: Start each day with a 5 min warm up using the Math Facts Practice sheets. Please continue doing facts practice sheets daily at home until all facts are completely mastered.
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.
Math Buddies login page
Optional Math Buddies:Using models to solve word problems involving decimals
Optional Math Buddies:Using models to solve word problems involving decimals
Reading
Finish reading Number the Stars this week. Please bring your book to school each day for discussion, and make sure your name is written on it.
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: Due March 6th
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
Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution 1859
The War Between the States 1861 - 1865
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
Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution 1859
The War Between the States 1861 - 1865
World War 1 1914-1918
The Great Depression 1929
World War II 1939-1945
The Formation of Israel May 14, 1948
Continue working on the Gettysburg Address
We will recite it for a grade on March 22. A hard copy can be found in your child's binder behind the "memory" tab. Please include this in your daily memory work practice.
Memorize the Presidents of the United States Due 4/19 Here is list of the presidents,
and a mp3 link for a song to help with memorization. Here are some president picture memory cards. Assessment will be oral.
Memorize the Presidents of the United States Due 4/19 Here is list of the presidents,
and a mp3 link for a song to help with memorization. Here are some president picture memory cards. Assessment will be oral.
Geography: We will begin memorizing the 50 States in the USA. A map of all 50 states can be found here.
All maps and songs can be found here.
Poetry: "In Christ Alone" Due 5/1 Additional copies may be found here All maps and songs can be found here.
If you would like to listen to the song, a YouTube video can be found here.
Scripture: Continue memorizing Proverbs 3:1-23. Additional copies may be found here.