Dear Parents,
I hope everyone enjoys the student holiday on Monday and the cooler temperatures that have come upon us. Even though we live in Texas and the seasons can be milder than other states, I still look forward to discussing the science behind our seasons, and all the perfect ways God really thought about how our planet would undergo change.
I also look forward to seeing all the Ancient Rome and Middle Ages costumes on October 30th for historical dress-up day. I find it so precious to see all the little medieval characters that trickle into my classroom the morning of!
Have a wonderful Monday,
Mrs. Poncy
Important info:
Math: This week we are starting multiplication and division, but focusing on the
concept of it; the memorization of the actual facts will come later once we have established that multiplication is repeated addition, and division is sharing equally among groups. Also, please remember to do the HIG lessons that call for hands-on practice using objects. They really need the hands-on activities to learn these skills well.
Parent-teacher conferences: Don't forget to sign up for a parent-teacher conference! I look forward to bragging about all the wonderful things I get to observe about your child on our school days. Here is the link!
Parent Teacher Conference Sign-up link
Jacket weather: With the cooler temperatures, please remember to send a sweater or light jacket with your child on school days. Oftentimes, they don't think they need one...until they've been out there for several minutes! :)
Important dates:Monday, October 28- Teacher Training – NO SCHOOL for StudentsWednesday, October 30- Historic Dress-up Day : Ancient Rome and Middle Ages Wednesday, October 30- Spirit Day and Pizza LunchWednesday, October 30- Grammar Play date (3-4pm on Fortis Playground) | 2nd week 12 | 10/28/2019 | 10/29/2019 | 10/30/2019 | 10/31/2019 | 11/1/2019 | Co-Teacher Notes |
| Discipleship | Forgiveness: “The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.” Psalm 145:8 | |
| Geography | Middle East - Due 11/6 | |
Math
| Teacher Training - No School | HIG p73-75: Multiplication and Division
TB p76-78
WB Ex31,32
MM #21 (10-15 minutes) | HIG p76-77: Arrays
TB p78
WB Ex33,34
Practice 5A, all
Problem Solving Journals | HIG p78-79: Division
TB p80-82
WB Ex35,36
MM #22 (10-15 minutes) | HIG p80: Grouping
TB p83-84
Ex37,38
Practice subtraction facts | Please return Practice 3A from last week if your child hasn't yet! Thanks! |
| Spelling | Step 10: Review NT, p58-59; dictate sentences 4-9 (p59)
Review card box | Step 10 Test: title page, dictate 3 sentences, p59 | Step 11: NT, p61-65; Dictate word cards 61-70 (p65) on spelling paper + Do 5 More Words, p66 | Dictate sentences 1-3, p66 | |
| Grammar | FLL#44: Story Narration, p101-103 | FLL#45: Review, p104-105 and DE | FLL #46: Picture narration, p106-107 | | |
| Read Aloud |
Surprise Island Gertrude Warner
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| Reading | OPG 202: IE as Long E, p303 + Read Ch 5 of Little Pear | OPG 202: IE as Long E, p303 + Partner Group Discussion | OPG 203: Two-Syllable Plurals (ES) + Read Ch 6 of Little Pear | Read Ch 7 of Little Pear | |
Handwriting/
Copywork | Students completes Cursive L, p47-48 in NAC | Reinforce Cursive L, link letters learned | Student completes p49 in NAC + CW: Earth and Mars stanza of Planets Poem | | |
| Bible | Hearts like Stone
Leviticus 19:17-18, Matthew 18:35 and Proverbs 4:20-23 | Discussion Questions from yesterday + Children's Catechism | Overlook Offense
Proverbs 19:11, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 17:1 | Turn Hate into Love
Genesis 4:1-16, 1 John 3:11-15 and 1 John 4:19-21. | |
| Science | Read, "Perfect Tilt," p71-72 in EC TB. Discuss. Students complete Activity 5.1a on p71 in the TB. Fill in its activity page, (p115 in journal) | Class reads, p73-75 about Earth's seasons. Discuss. Class completes Activity 5.1b, p74 in EC TB. Students complete its activity page | Read, "Perfect Land" p76 in EC TB. Discuss. Students complete Earth mini-book, p116-120 in Apologia Journal. | *Practice the Planets Poem* |
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| History | Read, "The First People of Australia" p89-92 in SOTW. Discuss. | Review Questions, The First People of Australia + Map Work/CP
Craft Project: Make a Boomerang | Read, "The Long Journey of the Maori" p92-96. Students answer in their journals, "How did the island of New Zealand form according to the fairy tale? What happened in real life?" | Students illustrate a picture above yesterday's response that shows any scene from the fairy tale | |
| Memory Work | Poem: "How All Things Praise the Lord" Assessed as a Group on 11/20 History: "The Children's Catechism" (#18-35) Due 12/4
History: Key Dates #6-10 due 12/4
Science: Practice the Planets Poem |
