Important Dates:
10/25 - Grammar school playdate
10/27 - Historical dress up day (See note below)
Spirit day/Dogs day/Pizza day
10/29 - Truck or treat 3:30-6:30pm
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 |
Historical Dress-Up Day:
Costumes must be in the theme of our historic studies this year, which will cover The Holy Roman Empire (1550) through the World of the Forty-Nine(1850). Guidelines: No weapons, no gore, nothing scary, students need to be able to move and sit properly and use the restroom on their own. Have fun thinking of ideas.
Math:
Be practicing multiplication facts. Please work on any areas that may be difficult. Between now and January we will be building on what we are learning.
Grammar:
Review the definitions of the parts of speech. Practice how to find different parts of speech in other text such as Mr. Poppers Penguins, the science reading or history reading.
Composition:
We are continuing to learn how to write a story using a Story Sequence Chart Outline. This week we are starting The Little Dutch Boy. We will spend two weeks on this lesson. Below is the schedule for the next two weeks.
M - KWO
T - Review KWO, complete oral retell
W - Write RD for setting, characters, and background
Th - Make a new paragraph and write RD for the conflict
M - Make a new paragraph and write RD for the climax and resolution
T - Proofread RD, Start writing FD for setting, characters, and background
W - Make a new paragraph and write FD for the conflict
Th - Make a new paragraph and write FD for the climax and resolution add moral and title. Make sure everything is labeled and underlined.
Reading:
We are continuing to read Mr. Popper's Penguins. Answer questions in black reading journal. The reading question will ne due Nov 15.
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 2 dates
Charles V 15194
William the silent and a Dutch revolution 1582
Jamestown Colony Founded 1607
The Thirty Years War 1618
Louis XIV the Sun King 1661
Sir Isaac Newton 1666
Memory:
Please spend time during your school day to work on quarter 2 poem, We Thank Thee, geography map & song, Oceania, and key dates. Feel free to get creative and practice these in the car, at bedtime, or during meals.
