The first semester has come to an end. I love having each of your children in my class. This first semester has been great. Have a wonderful Christmas break and see ya'll next year.
Important Dates:
| 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 |
Grammar Christmas Party/Classical book exchange:
Dec 8th we will have a Christmas Party in the afternoon. We also have a classical book exchange. Please bring a new or gently used wrapped classical book that can be for a boy or girl that is at appropriate grade reading level. They can also wear an ugly sweater/shirt for the day.
The new books for second semester are:
3B Singapore Math Workbook and Textbook
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
A Cricket in Time Square
Science presentation: Next Wednesday 9/29 the students will present a science presentation to the class. They can pick any topic in chapters 4-7 that they have enjoyed learning about, what they learned about the topic, what about that topic intrigued them, how does this impact our life, or why they think God chose to design our world that way. The presentation needs to be at least 4 sentence. 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.
Tides: I have been to the beach and love playing in the ocean that comes on the beach. I learned that the reason the ocean that comes up on the beach is called a tide. The tide are caused by the moon. As the moon goes through the different phases the tides change the amount that they flow onto the beach. I think that it is amazing how God made the moon effect the oceans on Earth.
Killer Whales: Killer whales are my favorite animal. They are really called orcas. Orcas live in family groups their whole lives. They are amazing hunter. They are also very smart. I loved learning more about orcas or killer whales.
History:
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.
