Coming Soon:
Wednesday, March 11 - Spirit Day! Students may wear jeans with spirit shirts
March 16 - March 20 Spring Break!
Wednesday, March 25 - Pizza Day and Spirit Day!
Math
Objectives:
1. Solve word problems involving division of decimals.
2. Review previously learned skills, reteaching where necessary.
3. Assessment
Note: This assignment is for practice and assessment. Your student May not need to complete every single problem in this review if he/she demonstrates
mastery of the skill. You be the judge of how much practice your child needs. Skip or reteach areas as needed.Spelling
Objective:
1. Spell words with ar in an unaccented syllable.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write from a prompt.
2. Share IEW stories written this year
Grammar
Objectives:
1. Identify and classify parts of speech in three patterns of sentences.
2. Correct double negatives in sentences.
3. Form common contractions.
Reading
Objectives:1. Read a classical book of choice
2. Orally narrate the story
3. Identify characters, setting, main idea, plot, rising action and resolution
Latin
Objective: Review and practice Latin vocabulary and grammar
History
Objectives:
1. Become familiar with MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
2. Write a personal "Dream" speech
3. Know that American soldiers fought against communist North Vietnam for 8 years in a controversial war.
4. Share Vietnam Era memories from interviews of people living during the Vietnam War.
Science
Objectives:
1. Experiment with nesting materials
2. Research characteristics of a bird of choice and present findings
Birds will be active and looking to nest over the nest few weeks. Here is a wonderful publication from Texas Parks & Wildlife which gives a lot of information about Texas birds and how to identify them. There's also coloring pages, facts, and fun activities which will aid in your bird study.
Learn About Texas Birds
Birds will be active and looking to nest over the nest few weeks. Here is a wonderful publication from Texas Parks & Wildlife which gives a lot of information about Texas birds and how to identify them. There's also coloring pages, facts, and fun activities which will aid in your bird study.
Learn About Texas Birds
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 Scandinavia this week. Due 4/8
The Scandinavia 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 4/22
Here are two: US Presidents to "America" US Presidents For assessment, students will write or sing all the
presidents' first and last names. Due 4/22
Key Dates for 4th 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 Cold War 1945-1991
The Formation of Israel 1948
Mao & Communist Victory in China 1949
Martin Luther King & Civil Rights Movement 1950-1968
Martin Luther King & Civil Rights Movement 1950-1968
Man Walks on the Moon 1969
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe 1989
The Collapse of the Soviet Union December 26, 1991
