Coming Soon:
Wednesday, Jan 29th - Spirit and Pizza day! D.O.G.S day
Wednesday, Jan 29th - Co-Teacher Training Session (9-10am)
Math
Objectives:
1. Read and write decimal numbers for thousandths
2. Compare and order decimal numbers up to 3 decimal places
3. Write a thousandth decimal number as a fraction in simplest form
4. Compare and order a mixture of whole numbers, decimals and fractions.
5. Practice skills
Spelling
Objective: Make the plural form of words ending in f and fe.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Introduce Unit 6 Summarizing Multiple References structural model.
2. Take notes and create source outlines from two sources
3. Create a fused outline
4. Write a paragraph about WW II from fused outline
5. Continue to practice topic sentence/clincher rule
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify simple sentences, compound parts and complex sentences.
2. Correct run-on sentences.
3. Correctly write a compound sentence.
Reading
Co-Teachers, please have your child orally narrate their reading to you, and you may use the questions sent home to further evaluate comprehension.Objectives:
1. Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue
2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
3.Identify virtues in characters in Number the Stars.
Latin
Objectives:
1. Introduce the 2nd Declension Neuter Noun: donum
2. Learn new Latin vocabulary
History
Objectives:
1. Research areas of interest from WW II
2. Take notes from fact sources
3. Use notes to create a KWO
This week you will read and take notes about your chosen WW II topic(s). You will need to have several facts
from at least three books and/or websites. There are many websites on WWII that are age appropriate. Here are a couple that may be helpful:
Depending on how you choose to present your project, the written portion will look different. If you are making a lapbook or
board presentation, you will have several facts and short paragraph descriptions of different aspects of the war. If you are creating a
diorama, you will write three paragraphs about your topic, each with a topic sentence, interesting facts about your topic,
and a clincher sentence.
Science
Objectives:
1. Learn ways to identify birds through field markings, behavior, habitat, and songs.
2. Practice bird identification.
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our third quarter poem is "In Christ Alone". These lyrics are set to music and you can find numerous renditions online. Here in one. In Christ Alone Additional copies can be found here.
Geography: We will begin our study of Eastern Europe this week. Due 2/26
The Western Europe song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page.
History: : We are beginning our memorization of the US Presidents. There are several YouTube video songs.
Here are two: US Presidents to "America" US Presidents For assessment, students will write or sing all the
presidents' first and last names. Due 3/25
Here are two: US Presidents to "America" US Presidents For assessment, students will write or sing all the
presidents' first and last names. Due 3/25
Key Dates for 3rd quarter:
The War Between the States 1861-1865
World War I 1914-1918
Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917
The Great Depression 1929-1939
World War II 1939-1945
Mao & Communist Victory in China 1949
The Cold War 1945-1991
The Formation of Israel 1948
Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement 1950-1968
The Cold War 1945-1991
The Formation of Israel 1948
Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement 1950-1968
