Virtue of the Month: Gratefulness- "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” -1 Chronicles 16:34 I am thankful for being able to work with all of you and your children. Thank you for all your patience, prayers and support!
Minstrel in the Tower - For this book, we are going to deviate from our previous pattern. I have a discussion guide that I'll be sending home. Students are not expected to do any written work with this book, so the reading is increasing from two to three chapters a week. There are a couple of vocabulary words for each chapter that you may want to point out beforehand as the students may not be familiar with some of them. I've included a simple definition but feel free to elaborate. As always, students should narrate after they read. We will actually finish this book in class together on December 8, we'll do a review of the whole book and then I'll give them a short test. It's not a big deal and nothing to worry about-if they've done the discussion guide with you, they should be fine. It's mainly to expose them to that type of assessment.
Lastly, we are doing our classical book exchange during our Christmas party on December 8 in case you want to keep your eyes open for an age appropriate new or gently used book!| 2nd week 15 | 11/14/2022 | 11/15/2022 | 11/16/2022 | 11/17/2022 | 11/18/2022 | A look ahead |
Math
| MF + Ch 7 L 10 WB p175-176 | Ch 7 L 11 TB p179-181 | MF + Ch 7 L 11 WB p177-179 (Review TB problems from yesterday if student can't complete independently) | Chapter 7 Assessment (Remaining exercises are all review) | Ch 7 L 12 Exercise 12 WB p181-184 (Skip #2-4) | MF + Review 2 TB p182-184 |
| Spelling | Dictate sentences 1-3, p70, CCC. | Step 12: Review NT, p67-69; practice words | Step 12: Review NT, p67-69; dictate sentences 4-6, CCC. Phonograms Qtr. 2 | Step 12 Test: 3 sentences | Step 13: NT, p71-76; dictate word cards 81-90, p76, Sounds Qtr. 2 | Dictate sentences 1-3, p76, CCC. dictation grade |
| Grammar | | Practice Sentence (A, Adj, SN, V, ADV, P A OP) | Ch 9 L 3 Jingle Time & Grammar Time | Label Spelling Sentences | Ch 9 L 4 Test Time WB p 88 #1-3 | |
| Reading | OPG L 196-197 | Reading Groups OPG L 198 | OPG L 198 + Minstrel in the Tower Ch 1 Discussion Guide *Please see note below | Reading Groups OPG L 199 | OPG L 200 + Minstrel in the Tower Ch 2 Discussion Guide | OPG L 199-200 + Minstrel in the Tower Ch 3 Discussion Guide Because there's no writing component, students are reading three ch/week |
| Poetry | "The Yak" by Hilaire Belloc (stanzas 1-3) + all previous poems | |
| Enrichment | Literature Study: One Morning in Maine; Art Study: Universalis Cosmographia; Music Study: "The Infernal Dance of King Katschei" from The Firebird; Poetry Study: "Ferry Me Across the Water" | |
| Read Aloud | Random House Book of Fairy Tales | |
Bible
| | Week 15: Esther 1:1-4:3 | Esther 4:4-17 | Esther 5:1-14 | Esther 6:1-10:3 | |
Science
| | | Read "Wind Dispersal" on p89-90 in EC | Build Fuzzy Animals (paper rolls & cotton) Seed Dispersal & Journal Entry | | |
| History | | Timeline Review; Read "Robin Hood" in SOTW (p 180-185); Robin Hood hat craft | | | Review Timeline; Read, "John Lackland and the Magna Carta" p177-180 in SOTW. History Journal Week 15 | |
| Memory Work | South Asia Due 1/26 History Timeline (Cumulative assessment 12/6)
Prayer 2
2,5,10 X's Tables (up to 10) |
