Week 32 4/29/25 - 5/5/25

 We will not have an individual assessment on Ch. 15 for math, but it will be covered on the end of year assessment. 

2nd week 324/29/20254/30/20255/1/20255/2/20255/5/2025
Math
Ch 15 Ex 1 TB p138-141 WB p153-154MF + Ch 15 Ex 2 TB only p142-146Ch 15 Ex 3 TB p147-149, WB p 159-161 togetherMF + Ch 15 Ex 4 TB p150-153MF + Ch 15 Ex 4 WB p163-166
SpellingLesson 28: "Dip Your Fries" p 255, AB p 199 & Writing Station p 259, AB p 205Lesson 28: Dictate Sentences #4-6 p 259, CCC.Lesson 28 Test: 3 Sentences p 259Lesson 29: Review & New Teaching p 262-265Lesson 29: New Teaching p 266 & Dictate Sentences #1-3 p 267, CCC.
GrammarCh 19 L 1 Grammar Time p285Ch 19 L 1 Practice Time (#1-3) WB p65Ch 19 L 2 Practice Time #1-3 on board togetherCh 19 L 3 Grammar Time PB p18
ReadingReading Groups: White Fang, Chapter 3 & 4Boxcar Children Ch 13, CG p41-42Velveteen Rabbit ProjectsComplete any unfinished portion of Boxcar Children Comprehension Guide; Check for grammar, spelling, and handwriting -Due Monday
**There isn't anything else "due" unless you have missed any portion of it so far. 
Poetry"Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore" by William Brighty Rands (stanzas 1-2)
EnrichmentLiterature Study: The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams; Art Study: The Flight into Egypt by Annivale Carracci; Music Study: "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber; Poetry Study: "Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Read AloudThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
BibleEsther Pleads for Her People p 337The Temple is Finished p 338Ezra Teaches God's Law p 340Nehemiah, the King's Cupbearer p 341
ScienceRead p 128 "Auxins" in EC.Plant Tropism Flip Books + Science Sauce video: Phototropism Explained
History5 Things about the Renaissance; Read Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson; Renaissance Journal EntrySoutheast Asia AssessmentReview Timeline; Read, "A New Way of Thinking" p 318-322 in SOTW. History Journal Week 32
Memory WorkSoutheast Asia Due 5/1 History Timeline Qtr. 1-4 Due 5/13 Prayer 4 The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (due by May 8)

Week 31 4/22/25 - 4/28/25

Don't forget our Poetry Reception is Thursday the 24th at 2:00 P.M. The students will meet you in the entry and be ready to seat you between 1:45 - 2:00. The poetry recitation will be followed by cake and drinks immediately after. Feel free to take your child home when we are finished, just please check out with me. Hope to see all of you on Thursday! And yes, relatives and siblings are welcome as well!

2nd week 314/22/20254/23/20254/24/20254/25/20254/28/2025
Math
Easter Observed - No School
MF + Ch 14 Ex 3 Practice TB p134-136Chapter 14: Graphs Assessment + Word Problems ExerciseMF + Review Packet: On-going Assessment & End of Year AssessmentMF + Review Packet: On-going Assessment & End of Year Assessment
SpellingLesson 27: Dictate Sentences #1-4 p 248, CCC.Lesson 27 Test: 3 Sentences p 248Lesson 28: Review & New Teaching p 252-256Lesson 28: New Teaching p 257 & Dictate Sentences #1-3 p 259, CCC.
GrammarCh 18 L 3 Grammar Time PB p17Ch 18 L 3 Practice Sentence + Practice Time p276Ch 18 L 4 Test Time (Ex 1,2, 4-6)
ReadingBoxcar Children Ch 11, CG p36Reading Groups: White Fang, Chapter 1 & 2Boxcar Children Ch 12, CG p38-39
Poetry"My Gift" by Christina Rossetti (second stanza) + any five previous poems
EnrichmentLiterature Study: The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams; Art Study: The Flight into Egypt by Annivale Carracci; Music Study: "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber; Poetry Study: "Christmas Bells" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Read AloudThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
Bible
Queen Esther is Troubled p 334Esther Goes to the King p 335The King Honors Mordecai p 336
SciencePoetry Reception
HistoryReview Timeline; Read, "Writing Books by Hand" p 26-29 in SOTW. History Journal Week 31
Memory WorkSoutheast Asia Due 5/1 History Timeline Qtr. 1-4 Due 5/13 Prayer 4 The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (May 8)

 

Week 30 4/15/25 - 4/22/25

The Monday date on this blog 4/21/25 is a bit flexible because of Easter. The end of our Tues./Thurs. week is always on the following Monday and this is how the blog reads. But since Friday is Good Friday and Sunday is Easter, we have Tuesday 4/22/25 off of school. So it's your choice when you want to do the 4/21 assignments. Just make sure everything is completed by the return to school on 4/24! Enjoy your break😁 

 Ch. 14 Math Assessment is Thursday 4/ 24 as well as our Poetry Reception at 2 P.M.

2nd week 304/15/20254/16/20254/17/20254/21/20254/18/2025
MathChapter 13 Assessment: Capacity + Ch 14 Ex 1 TB p126-129MF + Ch 14 Ex 1 WB p141-144Ch 14 Ex 2 TB p130-133, WB p145-148Ch 14 Ex 3 Practice WB p149-152
Good Friday - No School
SpellingLesson 26: Writing Station & Advanced Application p 243-244, AB p 187-188Lesson 26: & Dictate Sentences #4-6 p 243, CCC.Lesson 26 TestLesson 27: Review & New Teaching p 245-247
GrammarCh 17 L 3 Practice Sentence p 260 + Practice #4 p 262Ch 17 L 4 Test Time (Ex 1,2, 4-6) 4-5 can be done orallyCh 18 L 1 Skill Time: Introduce Sentences & Fragments (Reference 32-33) p269Ch 18 L 1 Practice Time #1-3, WB p62-63
ReadingReading Groups: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter 9Boxcar Children Ch 9, CG p31Reading Groups: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter 10Boxcar Children Ch 10, CG p33-34
Poetry"My Gift" by Christina Rossetti (second stanza) + any five previous poems
EnrichmentWriting With Ease
Read AloudThe Princess and the Goblin
BibleThe Homecoming of the Jews p 327Trouble in Rebuilding the Temple p 329Beautiful Esther Becomes Queen p 330Haman Plans to Kill the Jews p 331
ScienceRead p 116-117 in EC "Geotropism"Record guided results of gravitropism & make bracelets/book mark (TPT)
HistoryStained Glass craft + video: How was it made? Stained glass window (Victoria and Albert Museum)Review Timeline; Read, "The Council of Trent" p 330-333 in SOTW. History Journal Week 30 **co-teachers: you may want to read "Reformation" and summarize it for your student for context before this week's reading
Memory WorkSoutheast Asia Due 5/1 History Timeline Qtr. 1-4 Due 5/13 Prayer 4 The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (due by May 8)

Week 29 4/8/25 - 4/14/25

 Ch. 13 Math Assessment is next Tuesday.

2nd week 294/8/20254/9/20254/10/20254/11/20254/14/2025
Math
Chapter 12 Assessment: Time + Ch 13 Ex 1 TB p113-117MF + Ch 13 Ex 1 WB p129-132 (have students attempt challenge problems)Ch 13 Ex 2 TB p118-122, Ex 2 WB p134-135MF + Ch 13 Ex 3 Practice TB p123-124MF + Ch 13 Ex 3 WB p 137-139
SpellingLesson 25: Writing Station & Advanced Application p 235, AB p 181-182Lesson 25: Dictate Sentences #4-6 p 234, CCC.Lesson 25 TestLesson 26: Review & New Teaching p 237-240Lesson 26: New Teaching p 241-242 & Dictate Sentences #1-3 p 243, CCC.
GrammarCh 17 L 2 Practice Time #1-3Ch 17 L 2 Skill Time (including oral contraction review)Ch 17 L 2 Activity/ Assignment Time p258Ch 17 L 3 Grammar Time PB p16
ReadingReading Groups: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter 7Boxcar Children Ch 7, CG p27Reading Groups: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter 8Boxcar Children Ch 8, CG p29
Poetry"My Gift" by Christina Rossetti (first stanza)** + any five previous poems
EnrichmentLiterature Study: The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop; Art Study: I and the Village by Marc Chagall; Music Study: "Sabre Dance" from Gayane by Aram Khatchaturian; Poetry Study: "The Mountain and the Squirrel" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read AloudThe Princess and the Goblin
BibleNebuchadnezzar Loses His Mind p 319The Handwriting on the Wall p 320Daniel in the Lion's Den p 323Daniel's Prophecies p 326
ScienceRead p 97-99 in EC.Plant Tropism mini lesson; label paper together in journals; Gravitropism Experiment + Anatomy of a Bee Assessment
HistoryVideo: The Story of Martin Luther; Read Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World by Maier + Luther journal entryReview Timeline; Read, "Martin Luther's List" p 309-313 in SOTW. History Journal Week 29
Memory WorkSoutheast Asia Due 5/1 History Timeline Qtr. 1-4 Due 5/13 Prayer 4 Bee Anatomy Due 4/10 The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (due by end of semester)

Week 28 4/1/25 - 4/7/25

 Ch. 12 for math is telling time! It is helpful to have an analog clock around. It is also very beneficial to practice this with your child on an ongoing basis even outside of this chapter. 

Ch. 12 Assessment is Tuesday 4/8/25

Week 284/1/20254/2/20254/3/20254/4/20254/7/2025
Math
Ch 11 Assessment: FractionsMF + Ch 12 Ex 1 TB p98-102, WB p111-114Ch 12 Ex 2 TB p103-106MF + Ch 12 Ex 2 WB p115-119MF + Ch 12 Ex 4 Practice TB p110-112 (We are skipping Ex 3; orally review concept of AM/PM with students)
SpellingLesson 24: Writing Station p 226, AB p 177Lesson 24: Dictate Sentences p 226 #4-6, CCC.Lesson 24 TestLesson 25: Review & New Teaching p 229-232Lesson 25: New Teaching p 233 & Dictate Sentences #1-3, p 234, CCC.
GrammarCh 16 L 3 Grammar Time (sentences and practice sentence) p244Ch 16 L 3 Practice Time (#1-2) WB p60Ch 16 L 5 Sentence Time + Grammar Quiz*Ch 17 L 1 Grammar Time PB p16
ReadingReading Groups: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter 5Boxcar Children Ch 5, CG p 23Reading Groups: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Chapter 6Boxcar Children Ch 6, CG p 25
Poetry"Whole Duty of Children" by Robert Louis Stevenson + any five previous poems
EnrichmentLiterature Study: The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop; Art Study: I and the Village by Marc Chagall; Music Study: "Sabre Dance" from Gayane by Aram Khatchaturian; Poetry Study: "The Mountain and the Squirrel" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read AloudThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
BibleCaptives in a Strange Land p 309Daniel in the King's Court p 311Daniel and the King's Dream p 312The Fiery Furnace p 316
ScienceRead p 71-74 in EC.Pollination Tab Books in journals; game w/ clothes pin, pom poms, & cupcake liner
HistoryRead Columbus by D'Aulaire + Columbus journal entryReview Timeline; Read, "Vespucci and Magellan" p 286-289 in SOTW. History Journal Week 28
Memory WorkSoutheast Asia Due 5/1 History Timeline Qtr. 1-4 Due 5/13 Prayer 4 Bee Anatomy Due 4/10 The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (due by end of semester)
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