Dear Parents,
I was so impressed last week with how well the students memorized the South Asia map. I know this prior knowledge will come in handy one day, especially when considering how many countries in South Asia are unreached with the good news of the gospel!
This week, we are starting a new classroom virtue, adaptability. We are introduced this week to King Alfred the great of England, who was in the middle of training the farmers of Wessex to fight against the Vikings when he had to change his plans and hide for an entire year with a peasant family. His adaptability, however, preceded his eventual victory against the Vikings. I pray the students will grasp this virtue as we study it in our classroom and at home. I'm looking forward to another wonderful week with your child!
Blessings,
Mrs. Poncy
Important info:
Grammar: We are focusing on letter writing this week. We will write a letter in class on Monday, and students will address the envelope and send the letter on Tuesday. (Materials needed: An envelope and a stamp! :))I look forward to seeing them craft letters this week in class.
Memory Work: Please check your child's binder to make sure they have the new map we'll be studying, Southeast Asia. This map will be assessed on 3/27.
Science: We're learning a new poem this week about the Planets! You can practice this poem at home on homeschool days to ensure your child is memorizing key details about the different planets. Memorization, of course, is key in Classical Education. I will pass this poem out Monday and have students file this behind their Memory Work tab.
Important Dates: 2/8: Box Top Deadline 2/11: Staff Development Day (Student holiday) 2/13: Valentines Day Party --Bring a decorated box!2/13: Spirit Day!
| 2nd week 22 | 2/4/2019 | 2/5/2019 | 2/6/2019 | 2/7/2019 | 2/8/2019 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Adaptability: “For our heart is glad in Him, because we trust in His holy name.” Psalm 33:21 | |
Math
9:10-10:10 | HIG p55-56: Money
TB p36-38; WB Ex24, p59-61 | HIG p57: Writing Money Amounts
TB p38 #3
WB Ex25-26 p62-65, MM #5 (HIG 2B) | HIG p58-60: Converting Money
TB p38-39
WB Ex27, p66-67 | HIG p61: Making Change for $1
TB p40 #10-12; WB Ex28, p68
MM #6 (HIG 2B) | HIG p62: Making Change for $5 or $10
TB p40 #13-14
WB Ex29,p69 | |
| Spelling 10:10-10:50 | Step 18: Review NT, p97-99; dictate sentences 4-6 and writing station, p100 | Review card box; dictate sentence 7-9, p100 | Step 18 Test: title page, 3 sentences, p100 | Step 19: NT, p101-105; Dictate word cards 121-130, p105 | Dictate sentences 1-3, p106. Place in binder. | |
| Grammar 10:50-11:15 | FLL#70, p164-165: Writing a friendly letter | FLL#71: Addressing the envelope, p166-167 | FLL#72: Prepositions, p168-171 | Use this day to practice letter writing! | | *Omit Poem Reviews in the FLL* |
| Read Aloud 11:55-12:10 | A Wrinkle in Time, Madeline L'Engle | |
| Reading: 12:10-1:10 | OPG 223: The Vowel Pair EU as Long U | OPG 223: The Vowel Pair EU as Long U + Read 30 minutes | OPG 224: The Letter Pair QU as /k/ | OPG 224: The Letter Pair QU as /k/ + Read 30 minutes | Read 30 minutes independently | |
Copywork/
Handwriting: 1:10-1:25 | Cursive Letter Connections
CW: Scripture Memory Verse | Student completes, "Legibility" p102 in the NAC (first part of the Pledge of Allegiance) | Cursive Letter Connections
CW: Quarter 3 Poem | Student completes 2nd part of the Pledge of Allegiance, p103 in the NAC | | |
| Science: 1:25-1:55 | Read about Mercury, DK First Space Encyclopedia, p56-57. Discuss. Do Scientific Demonstration: Cover-up
Show Mercury video | Students read, DK First Space Encyclopedia,p58-59, "The Morning Star"
Students answer, "What is Venus like?" What is one interesting fact you learned about Venus?" Have students illustrate a picture in their journal | Student Demonstration: Hot Box
Venus activity and copywork | Students practice the Solar System Poem |
| Find Solar System Poem in student binder behind memory work |
Bible
1:55-2:15 | Moving without a van
Genesis 12:1-9 | God cares and has the answers
Genesis 12:10-20 | God changes names sometimes
Genesis 17:1-6 | Singing in a sad place
Acts 16:25-36 | David's really bad day--or week
Psalm 77 | |
| History: 2:15-2:45 | Read, "Alfred the Great" in SOTW, p149. Discuss with Review Questions, p89. Students create a jingle in groups then complete map work, p61 | Read History Card #66, "Alfred the Great of England," AND #67, "Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson." Students create a jingle to one of the history cards of their choice | Student Oral History Narration and Student Q&A | Have your child write 2-3 sentences about what they learned from one of the cards and illustrate a picture in their journal. | | Jingle-short slogan, verse, or tune designed to be easily remembered |
| Geography | Southeast Asia - Due 3/27 | |
| Memory Work | Poem: How All Things Praise the Lord Due 2/27 |
