Dear Parents,
I'm thrilled that our class won the Box Tops competition! Thank you all of you who contributed to clipping away tirelessly so that our class could wear pajamas on Monday and have a cupcake! Thank you!
We're exploring a new virtue this week, cooperation. This is being tied to our history lesson, "The Council of Chalcedon," because in AD 451, 400 bishops had to gather together to settle a lingering controversy the church still struggled with regarding the nature of Christ. Some focused too much on His humanity, others too much on His deity. But through cooperation, they concluded again that Jesus was fully God and fully man. I'm thankful that the Holy Spirit is our helper and unifies believers.
I'm looking forward to all the wonderful things this week holds for us.
Blessings,
Mrs. Poncy
Important Info:
Reading: We're starting Minstrel in the Tower this week! Please have your child bring this book to class on school days. We're focusing on the plot this week and identifying the main problem of a story and the main events that tell that story.
Spelling: Please be sure to check your child's weekly spelling test, and review the rule if your struggled with it. Also, please place spelling in your child's binder every week.
Memory Work: Please continue to spend a few minutes a day studying the Middle East Map, as the the due date is fast approaching.
Math: Please remind your child to return Practice 6B from the math textbook last week if they did not bring it. Thank you!
Science: This week we start a new weather unit, Rocks and Fossils. This is the following poem we will practice in class. Please review this on homeschool days, too. This will not be assessed, but it is helpful to know.
Rocks
Minerals form each type of rock,
Found in the Earth's crust, cut out block by block.
Sedimentary rock is sand,
Sea creatures, mud and pebbles pressed into land.
Igneous rock is made from fire;
It comes from volcanoes-sure to inspire.
Metamorphic rock is hard-pressed;
Heat and pressure form a slab as you guessed.
Meteorites are rocks from space,
Stones fall from the sky in a fiery race.
We're exploring a new virtue this week, cooperation. This is being tied to our history lesson, "The Council of Chalcedon," because in AD 451, 400 bishops had to gather together to settle a lingering controversy the church still struggled with regarding the nature of Christ. Some focused too much on His humanity, others too much on His deity. But through cooperation, they concluded again that Jesus was fully God and fully man. I'm thankful that the Holy Spirit is our helper and unifies believers.
I'm looking forward to all the wonderful things this week holds for us.
Blessings,
Mrs. Poncy
Important Info:
Reading: We're starting Minstrel in the Tower this week! Please have your child bring this book to class on school days. We're focusing on the plot this week and identifying the main problem of a story and the main events that tell that story.
Spelling: Please be sure to check your child's weekly spelling test, and review the rule if your struggled with it. Also, please place spelling in your child's binder every week.
Memory Work: Please continue to spend a few minutes a day studying the Middle East Map, as the the due date is fast approaching.
Math: Please remind your child to return Practice 6B from the math textbook last week if they did not bring it. Thank you!
Science: This week we start a new weather unit, Rocks and Fossils. This is the following poem we will practice in class. Please review this on homeschool days, too. This will not be assessed, but it is helpful to know.
Rocks
Minerals form each type of rock,
Found in the Earth's crust, cut out block by block.
Sedimentary rock is sand,
Sea creatures, mud and pebbles pressed into land.
Igneous rock is made from fire;
It comes from volcanoes-sure to inspire.
Metamorphic rock is hard-pressed;
Heat and pressure form a slab as you guessed.
Meteorites are rocks from space,
Stones fall from the sky in a fiery race.
Important Dates:
October 29: Moms in Prayer @9am
October 31: Historical Figure Dress-Up Day, Pizza and Spirit Day
November 7th: Middle East Map Assessed
