Important Dates:
9/26 - Grammar play date 3:00
9/28 - Spirit day/DOGS day/ pizza day
BLOG KEY
General:
Ch – Chapter
Ex – Exercise
L – Lesson
pg – Page(s)
Math:
TG – Teacher’s Guide
TB – Textbook
WB – Workbook
FP – Facts Practice
Writing:
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline
Writing:
IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing
KWO - Key word outline
RD - Rough Draft
FD - Final Draft
Math:
WORKBOOK AND TEXTBOOK EXERCISES:
Please grade all work by first indicating which answers are incorrect and then giving your student an opportunity to correct his/her mistakes before offering assistance. Initial the top when all problems have been completed correctly.
Fact Practices: Fact practice (FP) will be completed daily. The previous week's completed sheets will be collected every Monday for a homework grade. You will need to set a timer for 6 min. If not finished, draw a line where they have completed too and have them finish the MF practice page for that day.
IEW:
We are starting to learn how to write a story using a Story Sequence Chart Outline. This Outline is the same as the KWO. the only difference is the KWO has three sections to it.
The Damocles and the king is broken up into four week.
Week one all they will write about is the characters and setting.
Week two just the conflict and plot. Week three is the climax, resolution and theme.
Week four we will combine all the rough drafts into a three paragraph story. We will not write a final draft until we combine all three weeks. Each week will have a checklist that needs to be completed for that section.
Monday - KWO and vocab
Tuesday - Oral Retell, Brainstorming page, review vocab
Wednesday - Review new concepts, review vocab, start RD
Thursday - Finish RD, parents proofread, review vocab, place RD in campus binder to be used next week.
History:
Key Dates: 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 history tab.
Charles V - 1519
William the Silent and the Dutch Revolution - 1582
Jamestown Colony Founded - 1607
Science presentation:
Next Wednesday 9/28 the students will present a science presentation to the class. They can pick any topic in chapters 1-3 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 note cards 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.
They will need to know the
Memory:
Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "Rise Up O Men of God". A copy is in your student's binder under the memory section. Practice this with a family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience. If you really want a challenge, try using yourself as an audience in a mirror!
Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "Rise Up O Men of God". A copy is in your student's binder under the memory section. Practice this with a family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience. If you really want a challenge, try using yourself as an audience in a mirror!
