Please Check Alma weekly for grades and missing work.
Coming Soon:
Wednesday, February 26 - Spirit Day, D.O.G.S. Day, and Pizza Day!
Wednesday, February 26 - Eastern Europe Geography Test
Monday, March 2 - Key Dates 1-9 Test
Wednesday, March 4 - Poem 3 Recitations
March 16 - March 20 Spring Break!
Math
Objectives:
1. Multiply 2-place decimals by a whole number.
2. Estimate the product.
3. Solve word problems involving multiplication of decimals.
4. Divide decimals using division facts.
5. Practice
Spelling
Objective:
1. Spell words containing the sound of /n/ spelled gn.
2. Assess phonograms
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.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a story consisting of 3 paragraphs which describe what is happening in a series of pictures.
2. Practice the Writing from Pictures structure: Central Fact, Details, and Clincher for each paragraph.
3. Use stylistic techniques of incorporating 6 dress-ups into each paragraph.
4. Introduce the prepositional opener dress-up.
Grammar
Objectives: Correctly punctuate sentences with beginning, middle and ending quotes
Reading
Objectives:1. Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue
2. Summarize a passage through oral narration.
3. Identify virtues in characters in The House of Sixty Fathers
Latin
Objectives:
1. Memorize 2nd Declension Neuter Noun Endings
2. Practice Latin vocabulary
3. Translate simple Latin sentences
History
Objectives:
1. Know that the Korean War resulted in the country being divided into Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.2. Identify facts about Korean culture.
3. Learn about challenges faced by North Koreans.
4. Memorize 9 Key Dates from our history timeline
Science
Objectives:
1. Identify bird beaks and match with food preferences
2. Identify bird feet and match with habitats
3. Identify types of bird nests
4. Experiment to see which color birds prefer
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 Eastern 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
The Formation of Israel 1948
Mao & Communist Victory in China 1949
The Cold War 1945-1991
Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement 1950-1968
The Cold War 1945-1991
Martin Luther King & the Civil Rights Movement 1950-1968
