Important Dates:
3/1 - Moms in prayer 9:00am
3/5 - End of the 3rd Quarter
3/15-3/19 Spring break
3/22 - Moms in prayer 9:00am
3/29 - Falcon moms breakfast
3/31 - Co-teacher training
Blog Abbreviations:
| TG | Teacher's Guide |
| TB | Textbook |
| WB | Workbook |
| IEW | Institute of Excellence in Writing |
| KWO | Key Word Outline |
| RD | Rough Draft |
| FD | Final Draft |
| HW | Cursive Book |
| SOTW | Story of the World |
| NJ | Science Notebooking Journal |
Math:
We are continuing to work on measurement this week. Please continue to work on multiplication and division facts this will make the math that we are continuing to be easier.
Composition:
This week we are creating a story from pictures. We will look at three pictures and create the story from what is happening in the pictures. There will be questions to help create the story.
We will still follow the same format:
Monday-KWO, introduce new vocab words
Tuesday-oral retell, RD, parents proofread, review vocab
Wednesday-Start FD,
Thursday finish FD, review vocab
All final drafts have to be written in cursive.
All final drafts have to be written in cursive.
Reading
We are starting "Little Pilgrim's Progress" this week. We will read this book through the end of the year. The project for this book is "Who Am I" Write a
series of clues to help your peers identify the person that you have been assigned/chosen. Begin with vague but relative clues and move
toward more specific clues that will (hopefully) reveal his/her identity. You must have at least 5 clues foe each
person, but you may have more, if needed.
Complete 3 sets of these “Who Am I?” clues. I will give you two assigned characters and you will pick the third one. There are many characters throughout the book take your time in picking who you want
your character to be.
Science presentation:
On Wednesday the students will present a science presentation to the class. They can pick any topic in chapters 8-11 that they have enjoyed learning about and want to share. The presentation needs to be at least 4 sentences. They need to write them down on note cards or a piece of paper. They will turn in their notecards or paper with their presentation on it. They can read their information however they will need to look at their notes and then look up to speak. The same process as for an oral retell in IEW. They can also bring an item in that goes with their presentation. I have listed two examples below. This will be a test grade.
Solid to liquid to Gas: I think that it is interesting how atoms can go from a solid to a liquid and then to a gas by just changing the temperature. Because one element can be used in different ways it helps our world in different ways. An example is water that we can drink and need everyday. Water when frozen into ice can help keep stuff cold. When water is heated and evaporates into the air it forms clouds. The clouds will eventually get heavy enough and rain will fall back to earth.
Atoms: Atoms are amazing. Atoms have three parts, protons, neutrons, and electrons. Each part has a charge, protons are positive, neutrons are neutral, and electrons are negative. Protons and neutrons form the nucleus and electrons spin around the outside of the atom. I think that it is amazing how everything is actually in motion even though we cannot see it.
History:
We will be learning 12 key dates during the year. We will be leaning 3 dates a quarter. At the end of the quarter there will be a quiz. The quiz will be accumulative as the year progresses. The dates are listed in the campus binder under the science and history tab.
Quarter 3 dates
Charles V 15194
William the silent and a Dutch revolution 1582
Jamestown Colony Founded 1607
Thirty Year War 1618
Louis XIV the Sun King 1661
Sir Isaac Newton 1666
Seven Years War 1756
American Revolution and George Washington 1775
French Revolution 1789
Memory:
Please spend time during your school day to work on quarter 3 poem, Try Again , geography map & song, Former USSR, and key dates. Feel free to get creative and practice these in the car, at bedtime, or during meals.
