Bible/Chemistry February 29 - March 4, 2016

This week in Bible, we will continue to learn about the Kings of Judah (a few were good, but most were bad!) - but we already know that all of the Kings of Israel were evil.

In Chemistry, we will review mixtures and solutions - we were introduced to solutions earlier, but we will identify solutes and solvent in experiments.

HISTORY/ LITERATURE/ ELA WEEK OF FEBRUARY 29TH- MARCH 4TH

HISTORY:   Discuss Caesar August, the birth of Christ, John the Baptist, and the ministry of Christ
LITERATURE: We are starting a new book! "Detectives in Togas"

We will be reading and discussing Chapters 4-5

*****Remember: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe due Friday *****

ELA:  In Practice Island - we will work on sentences 60-64.

***Test Wednesday 3/2**** Sentences #51, 53, 56, 58, and 59.

SPELLING:

***Note: The spelling test will be Thursday 2/25.***

Please work this week on the spelling words so that they will be ready by Thursday.

Spelling and Vocabulary

1. criminal- a person who breaks the law.

2. awakened - cause to stop sleeping

3. seized - to hold of suddenly and forcibly

4. severe - very great

5. rummaging - searching

6.particular - specific, certain

7. restored - return to, bring back

8.timid - easily frighten

9.topsy-turvy -upside down, a state of confusion

10. pivot - an action of turning around a point

11.prank - a mischievous act, practical joke

12. sincerely - genuine, honestly

*** Due Friday - Write a story using all of the spelling words.***

Math for Week of February 29- March 4, 2016

Monday- Lesson 6-2 Area: Finding Missing Side Lengths

Tuesday- Lesson 6-3 Strategies for Division

Wednesday- Lesson 6-4 Division Part 2

Thursday- Lesson 6-6 Customary Units of Weight

Friday- Lesson 6-7 Division

HISTORY/ LITERATURE/ ELA WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22

Box Tops are due February 25th

HISTORY:  This week we will discover the Architectural advances in Rome and how Rome became a world power. We will look at Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus.
LITERATURE: We are starting a new book! "Detectives in Togas"

We will be reading and discussing Chapters 3

ELA:  In Practice Island - we will work on sentences 50-53.

***Test Wednesday 2/24**** Sentences #41,43,45,47 and 49

SPELLING:

***Note: The spelling test will be Thursday 2/25.***

Please work this week on the spelling words so that they will be ready by Thursday.

Spelling and Vocabulary

   1.    punctual – on time

   2.    burglar – breaking into and entering the house of another with         the intent to steal

   3.    assaulted -  sudden violent attack

   4.    shudder –to tremble with fear

   5.    considerable- notably large in size

   6.    cautious- careful

   7.    suffocate – to prevent the access of air

   8.    muffled – to wrap with something to deaden sound

   9.    feeble- lacking brightness  

   10.                       pry – to separate with difficulty

   11.                       dynasty – a ruling family

   12.                       fortified – built strong to resist attack

   13.                       invasion – large scale attach

   14.                       peninsula  - a stretch of land surrounded by water                                on 3 sides

Math for Week of February 22- 26, 2016

Monday- Complete a Study Guide

Tuesday- Test

Wednesday- Go over test and do test corrections

Thursday- Lesson 6-1 Division Facts

Friday- Lesson 6-2 Area: Finding Missing Side Lengths

Division

Area

HISTORY/ LITERATURE/ ELA WEEK OF 2/15-2/19

Hope that everyone enjoys their Monday: No School
Box tops are due by February 25th

HISTORY: This week we will be using maps to discuss Nehemiah's Journey and Alexander the Great.

LITERATURE: We are starting a new book! "Detectives in Togas"

We will be reading and discussing Chapters 1 & 2

ELA:  In Practice Island - we will work on sentences 41-48.

Spelling words for the week: 

 1.    detective -  an investigator whose function is to obtain information and evidence to solve crimes

 2.    toga – the loose outer ferment worn by citizens in public (in ancient Rome.)

 3.    fracas -  noisy fight

 4.    consternation dismay; sudden dread that results in confusion

 5.    infuriated - greatly angered

 6.    stragglers- lingerers

 7.    patrician – member of noble Roman Family

 8.    soothsayer - fortune teller

 9.    involuntary  - without intention

 10.                       unkempt = neglected, messy

 NO Spelling Tic Tac Toe  this week. However, the words must be written 3 times each - each night.

I would like for students to spend time on their project for  "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."  This project is worth 2 Test Grades. This project cannot be thrown together at the last minute.

Math for Week of February 15-19, 2016

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Complete a Study Guide for Unit 5

Wednesday- Take a Test over Unit 5

Thursday- Go over test and do test corrections

Friday- Lesson 6-1 Division Facts

Parents- Most students are still struggling with their multiplication facts.  If you don't know multiplication facts, you will not be able to do division.  Please, help your child with their multiplication facts.  They will need them the rest of their educational careers.

Project for "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe"

Below are the instructions and the rubric for the project due on March 4th.

Project Ideas

Create a two-sided model – of the Wardrobe and Narnia

Use two matching hinged shoe boxes.

Before gluing the bottom of the two boxes together, cut a “door”  that will open inwardly in the bottom of each so that when the two boxes are glued together, the doors will match. Make sure that the hinge part of  each shoe box opens down to sit on the table in front of each of the boxes. Decorate the inside of Shoe box #1 to look like the inside of the wardrobe. Wardrobe sides were often covered with pretty wall-paper. For the clothes rod, use a small wooden dowel rod. Hang clothes on coat hangers made from bended wire or an old coat hanger. Hang clothes on the hangers. You can use doll clothes or make them using a catalog picture or draw them on paper. Some fur hanging would be wonderful.

Shoe box #2 will open out into Narnia. The snowy scene with the pine trees and the lamppost that Lucy first sees. You can use small dolls and little trees you might have at home; cardboard  figures that you draw and color, that will stand up (put a triangular piece of folded card stock on one side of the figure so that it will stand on the bottom side of the triangle, or you can draw your figures on paper or construction paper and use those in your scene.

Cardboard Model of Cair Paravel by the Sea

The castle can be made out of things you have at home:  paper towel rolls for the turrets of the Gatehouse; pieces of cardboard painted to look like the sides of a castle, with crenelations at the top, and windows and death holes in the sides. You can google “Cardboard Castle Templates” and get more ideas. Make sure that it is “by the sea” as described in the book on page 181. Your flags should be Narnia’s coat of arms. You can also do a Goggle search for this.

                    

A 3-dimensional diorama – made from a shoe box or box

Create your favorite scene from the book. It needs to include the details described in the book and look as much like the real scene as possible.

                         

Along with this diorama, you must include a written description of what the scene is about and why it is you favorite scene.

Each project needs to have a written report explaining  your project and the role it played in the story.

Name: _____________________________         Date turned in: _______________

Rubric for The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

Category	4	3	2	1
Recognizable scene	Know the scene	Could be the scene	Cannot recognize the scene	Does not display a scene
Details Write page numbers where scene takes place	Project showed a significant part of story with correct details from the book	Project left out 1-2 details of the story	Project left out 2-4 details of the story	Project left out 5 or more details of the story
Written report	Correctly written sentence, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization	1-3 errors in the written report.	4-5 errors in the written report	6 or more errors in the report
Presentation	Able to talk about project with understanding of the story scene	Able to talk about the project but did not understand the story	Cannot talk about the project but understand the scene in the story,	Could not talk about the project and did not understand scene from story
On time	Turned in on or before March 4th.	Turned in 1  day late	Turned in 2 days late	Turned in 3 or more days late.

Number of points x 10 = Grade

History /Literature/ ELA Week of February 8th-12th

Notes:
 Thank-you to everyone who made it to the Gala. A good time was had by all.

• Re-enrollment Begins - Save $$ enroll  your child early.
• Mardi Gras Dinner at the church on the 9th..
• February 15th Holiday
• Box tops are due by February 25th

History  - This week we will study about the Greek Philosophers, learn about Nehemiah's return to Jerusalem, and learn about Alexander the Great.

Literature

This week we will finish the book!!  We will read chapter 16 and 17

Report and Project for The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe will be due on March 4th. The project should be one of the following:

1. A decorated two-sided model of the Wardrobe and Narnia. 

2. A cardboard model of Cair Paravel, with Aslan's coat of arms flying.

3. A 3 dimensional diorama, representing your favorite scene from the book  .

More information and a rubric will follow at a later time.

ELA:  There will be a Grammar Test on Tuesday the 9th. It will be over sentences 32,34,36,38, and 40.

Spelling and Vocabulary

1.    persuade – to convince

2.    assembling – gathering

3.    core – the heart, most important part

4.    quest – search

5.    insulted – said bad things about

6.    convicted – declared guilty

7.    vile – disgusting

8.    stead – place

9.    skirling – making a high shrill sound

10.                       giddy – causing dizziness

11.                       slacking – slowing

12.                       prodigious – enormous

13.                       bay – a deep bark

14.                       revelry – celebration

15.                       lurking – hiding

16.                       quarry – an animal being hunted

17.                       consorts – companions

18.                       simple – easy

19.                        extraordinary – beyond what is usual

20.                       confused - unclear                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

*****Due Thursday****

Write a story using 10 of the spelling words.

Name:____________________             Due: February 12, 2016

Spelling Tic –Tac- Toe  Week 23

Complete three activities following the rules of tic-tac-toe (three in a row.) Make an “X” on each box that you complete. All activities are due on Friday. Staple all three activities to this sheet.

Spelling Words: persuade, assembling .core, quest, insulted, convicted, vile, stead, skirling, giddy, slacking, prodigious, bay, revelry, lurking, quarry, consorts, simple extraordinary, confused    

Create and color a cartoon strip using at least 7 of the spelling words	Make a table sorting each spelling word according to parts of speech. Example: Dog – noun Run - verb	4 Square words Choose 7 words to complete 4 square words
Write questions for 10 words, and write statements for 10 words. Underline or highlight the words	Pendulum Words Write the words Forward, then backwards, then forward again.	Write the words in reverse ABC order
Create fractions to represent the number of vowels and consonants in each word. Multiply the two numerators together to get the value of the word. Example: friend Vowels =2/6 Consonants = 4/6 2 x 4= 8	Write the spelling words in the form of shapes. You can use more than one word to make a shape.	Roll & Spell Roll a di and then write the words in the following colors 1=red           4=green 2 = orange   5=blue 3= yellow    6=purple

Chemistry and Bible February 8-12,

Please remember that your lab report is due on Friday, February 12.  I have given you written instructions so you do know what is expected.  If you have questions, please ask me!

We have one more interesting experiment to conduct this week!

 You will have a quiz on this Friday.  The vocabulary terms are:
ionic bond, covalent bond, octet rule, electron-dot diagram, chemical reaction, decomposition reaction, combination reaction, Period 1 elements, Period 8 elements.  You have the vocabulary to study.  I think I have left out one of the vocabulary words - we will check that out on Monday.

In Bible, we are continuing to read writings of Solomon from the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes:  write them in your prayer book and illustrate in a meaningful way.  For Chapel, February 17, I need a third grade scripture reader.