Math :12/13 - 12/17

Monday 12/13 - Complete Investigation 5

Tuesday 12/14 - Begin Christmas Price Index project...no homework

Wednesday 12/15 - Continue Christmas Price Index project...no homework

Thursday 12/16 - Wrap up CPI project...no homework

Friday 12/17 - No math

Happy Holidays! See you in January!

~Mrs. R~

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

We will be having our Christmas programs on Tuesday, December 14, and YOU will be performing!

Upper School, please meet in the music room at 6:15, start time - 6:30 PM

Upper School (1st - 6th) Dress for "Masters In This Hall"


Dress Attire in Red or Green colors, have them look "Christmasy", chapel attire is allowed
Boys must wear dress slacks
Girls may wear a Christmas dress if they would like to
No t-shirts, No Tennis Shoes, No Jeans

See you there!

LITERATURE: Homework, December 6-17

This is a house in Wethersfield, Connecticut that was built in the late 1600s

We are now well into the novel, The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. And we’re about to find out that in this case, sadly, fiction is not far from the truth when it came to witch hunts in the early colonies.

Below are your assignments and spelling words for the next two weeks.

For MONDAY, December 6: You should have read Chapters 3 and 4 in The Witch of Blackbird Pond and have written two more entries in your Reader’s Journal. After our discussion on Monday, you will have a quiz over the first 4 chapters of this book. I will also take up your Reader’s Journals to read your entries. HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 5 and 6 in WOBBP; write in Reader’s Journal; Spelling—write your spelling words three times each in Modern Manuscript—due on Tuesday.

TUESDAY, December 7: Discuss Chapters 5 and 6; Share Reader’s Journals. HOMEWORK: For Wednesday, read Chapters 7 and 8 in WOBBP; write in Reader’s Journals; Review Chapters 5-8 for Quiz tomorrow. Spelling—write your spelling words as the shapes of the letters of the name of your favorite character in WOBBP—due Thursday.

WEDNESDAY, December 8: Discuss Chapters 7 and 8; Quiz over Chapters 5-8. Turn in Reader’s Journals to be checked. HOMEWORK: For Thursday, read Chapter 9 and write in Reader’s Journal. Your spelling from Tuesday is due tomorrow.

THURSDAY, December 9: Discuss Chapter 9; Turn in Reader’s Journals. Do Map of the routes of Kit’s mother, Kit’s aunt Rachel, and Kit. HOMEWORK: Study Spelling for tomorrow’s test. Read Chapters 10-12 for Monday, write in Reader’s Journal, and review Chapters 9-12 for Quiz on Monday.

FRIDAY, December 10: Spelling Test. Turn in Reading Log. HOMEWORK: See Thursday’s assignment for Monday

MONDAY, December 13: Discuss Chapters 10-12; Quiz over Chapters 9-12. Turn in Reader’s Journals. HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 13 and 14 in WOBBP; write in Reader’s Journal. No spelling homework this week. No Reading Logs required.

TUESDAY, December 14: Discuss Chapters 13 and 14; Turn in Reader’s Journals. HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 15 and 16 in WOBBP; write in Reader’s Journal; go over Chapters 13-16 for quiz on Wednesday. Watch the United Streaming film on the Witch Hunts in Salem, Massachusetts. Discuss the novel and the relevant issues from the film.

WEDNESDAY, December 15: Discuss Chapters 15 and 16; Quiz over Chapters 13-16. Turn in Reader’s Journals to be checked. Go over directions for tomorrow’s centers. HOMEWORK: For Monday, January 3: Read Chapters 17-21 in WOBBP; write in Reader’s Journals. Review those chapters for last quiz over book on Tuesday, January 4, 2011.

THURSDAY, December 16: Students will predict what they think Christmas was like in the Puritan colonies. Go over Colonial Christmas packet which includes an article from the internet for each student to read. Play DVD of New England Christmas.

FRIDAY, December 17: Students will report in on their reading about the Puritan “celebration” of Christmas. Watch short United Streaming film on Colony of Connecticut, which mentions how the Puritans “celebrated” Christmas.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY List for Test on Friday, December 10

1. placating = calming or pacifying someone

2. aghast = showing sudden dismay or amazement

3. indulgent = kind or lenient often to the point of spoiling someone

4. timorous = fearful or timid

5. tactless = to be without manners, or say something that might offend others

6. condescend = to look down upon others, to patronize

7. conspicuous = easy to see, obvious

8. hypocrite = a person who pretends to be what he or she is not

9. dubious = causing or feeling doubt about something

10. auspicious = of good omen, favorable

11. inexorable = cannot be influenced or persuaded

12. sepulcher = a vault for burial, a grave or a tomb

Math: 11/29-12/3

Your mission...Answer this question on a sheet of paper: What is the most popular Christmas song?

Monday 11/29 – Ls 47 pg (1-29odd)

Tuesday 11/30 – Ls 46 pg (2-30even)

Wednesday 12/1 – Ls 48 pg (1-29odd)

Thursday 12/2 – Ls 49 pg (2-30even)

Friday 12/3 – Ls 50 pg (1-29odd)

~Dreaming of snow...Mrs. R~

Candy Cane Lane next Wednesday, December 1

You most certainly will not want to miss the First Annual Candy Cane Lane Children's Holiday Fashion Show and Luncheon benefiting the Children's Hospital at Scott & White on Wednesday, December 1.

The fashion show will feature some of our adorable students modeling holiday fashions from My Vintage Baby, Orient Expressed and original designs from Amanda Duggan, a mom of a CCS student!

The luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. and is catered by Megg's Cafe. Tickets are $20. Space is limited so we urge out parents and friends to reserve a chair as soon as possible. To make your reservation, please see Kathy Barnes in the office or call 774.8622.

Parents Plus is also hosting a Holiday Bazaar in conjunction. Talented parents and friends of the school will have lots of gifts on hand to purchase. It is really going to be a fabulous day. The Bazaar will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission to the Bazaar is free.

Latin Homework for Thanksgiving Break!

I'm certain your family and friends would be thrilled and impressed to hear the Table Blessing in Latin this Thanksgiving. I've included it here just in case you might need a refresher! No one does though, right?

I'm thankful for the brightest students around. I wish you all a super Thanksgiving.

Benedic, Domine, nos
et haec Tua dona
quae de Tua largitate
sumus sumpturi)
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Amen.

LITERATURE for WEEK of November 29-December 3

Hello, Students,

You will have no specific reading homework this week, but read something of your choice every day for your reading log! Remember that your visual book report is DUE on the Monday we get back--a week from today, Monday, November 29.

Here are your spelling words and homework assignments for the week after this--you can start on your spelling words now and be ahead!

MONDAY, November 29: You will give your oral book report (same as the summary you wrote today.) You will mention the author, the main events and characters, and the problem of the story. You will also need to tell us about your visual project and it's place in the book.

TUESDAY, November 30: If needed, continue with student book reports. You will get the book, If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America. You will begin reading in class, and will have to read from page 1-17. You will have a quiz over this information tomorrow. You will need to take notes as you read—main idea for each short chapter’s information. HOMEWORK: Read and study (take notes) on pages 1-17 in Slavery book for quiz tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY, December 1: You will have quiz over If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America, pages 1-17. Discussion will follow. HOMEWORK for Friday: Read Chapter 1-2 in The Witch of Blackbird Pond (pages 1-28) for Friday. You will also write in a “Reader’s Response Journal” that we will get ready in class.

THURSDAY, December 2: HOMEWORK: Study for Spelling Test on Friday and finish reading Chapters 1 and 2 in The Witch of Blackbird Pond; Journal.

FRIDAY, December 3: Spelling Test; Discussion over Chapters 1 and 2 of Witch of BBP. Journals due. You will begin reading Chapters 3 and 4; write in your Journals, and study for a quiz over the first 4 chapters on Monday. HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Witch of BBP and write in Journals for Monday; Study chapters 1-4 for quiz on Monday, December 6.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY WORDS for Test on Friday, December 3

You will have to spell the words correctly; then, match them with the correct definitions.

1. indentured--being bound to another person as a worker for a specific time

2. employer--a person who hires another person to work for him or her

3. plantation--a large farm or estate on which crops are raised

4. nonchalance--the characteristic of seeming to be carefree or unconcerned

5. wraith--an apparition or ghost

6. vanity--excessive pride or conceit

7. tremulous--marked by trembling or shaking

8. coarse--rough

9. incredulous--disbelieving or doubtful

10. monotonous--repetitiously dull; repeated notes on the same pitch

LITERATURE for Thanksgiving Week

Hello, Students!

I first wanted to let you know that you will be continuing to work on your book reports for Monday, November 29 this week at school and as your homework during this week. You will have to write a short summary of your book tomorrow in class, and should be able to mention the basic plot, the main characters, and the "problem" and "resolution" of the book. You will have Monday and Tuesday to work on the visual part of your book report, which will be due on Monday, November 29--a week from tomorrow.

I will give you a handout this Tuesday that will have your new spelling words, your new book title, and the reading schedule for this book. I will also post this information on Tuesday.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. H

Math: 11/22 & 23

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated

Monday 11/22 – Conduct Survey

Tuesday 11/23 – Complete Metamorphic Munchies Activity

Happy Thanksgiving! I will miss you! Enjoy your break!

Mrs. R

COMPUTER NEWS

Yesterday we started working on new project lesson. From now until we break for Christmas we will be learning the functions and uses of Power Point. We will be creating travel guides while learning this. Programs like this are used in some areas of school and business, it’s great for them to learn and experiment with it now when there isn’t a deadline.

Brenda Keeney

SPANISH

This Week in Spanish

Spanish I – – On Thursday, 18 November 10, we will have a Vocabulary Test – Be able to write what these words mean in English.

Los hermanos – siblings

los dos – the two

mi – my

el perro – the dog

grande – big

sí- yes

su – your, her, his

son – are

tengo – I have

¿tiene usted? – do you have?

Yo – I

tú- you (informal)

él – he

ella – she



Spanish II – On Thursday, 18 November 10, we will have a Vocabulary and Spelling Test – Be able to write these words in Spanish and tell what they mean in English. Remember, accents and tildes do count!

Apellido – last name

detrás – behind

los hermanos – siblings

los dos – the two

mi – my

el perro – the dog

grande – big

sí- yes

su – your, her, his

son – are

tengo – I have

¿tiene usted? – do you have?

Yo – I

nosotros – we

tú- you (informal)

ellos – they

él – he

ustedes – you (plural)

ella – she

usted – you (formal)

LITERATURE: Homework November 15-19

Dear Students,

Your Literature reading homework this week will be to read the book you have chosen to supplement our study of the early colonization of New England. Some of you have a book about Roanoke or Plymouth Colony; some of you have books about the Wampanoag's. You should be finished with this book by this Friday, November 19, and should be able to write a short summary of it in class to show me that you have finished it.

That will give you next weekend, the week of Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving weekend to get your book report ready to present on the Monday after Thanksgiving holiday, November 29.

You can count this reading on your reading log every night. Reading logs are due on Friday, November 19. You will also have a spelling test over the following words:

SPELLING for Friday, November 19

1. culture

2. governor

3. descendant

4. heritage

5. resources

6. nationality

7. requirements

8. exchange

9. pumpkins

10. liberty

For Tuesday, you need to write each spelling word three times in modern manuscript. Due Tuesday morning.

For Wednesday, you need to use each spelling word correctly in a sentence that applies to our study of Plymouth colony. Due Wednesday morning.

For Thursday, you need to complete a handout in which you will match the correct word with its meaning. Due Thursday morning.

PLANS & PROCEDURES 4 PROSPEROUS PUPILS

Dear Students,

Last week, we had some changes in our spelling tests (no more make-up tests), and in turning in our reading logs (they are due on Fridays and will not be counted for a week if they are not turned in on time.)

This week, we are going to make some procedural changes that will help you prosper more as students. Our days should flow more smoothly, your grades should improve, and we should all be happier!

1. As St. Benedict taught, obedience is doing something with a good attitude the FIRST time one is asked—not eventually, when one gets around to it. So, I am going to be helping you remember to do that by rewarding you when you do! You will have an incentive chart on your desk. When you are following directions, on task, working, paying attention, participating in discussions, respecting me and your classmates, you will get stickers on that chart. Once you have 10 stickers, you will get a ticket to put in the jar. At the end of the week, I will pull several tickets out of the jar, and those people will get to choose a treasure from the treasure chest.

2. There will be a new place for you to keep your things—in the reading room. You will each have a peg for your jacket, lunchbox, and backpack. Your desk will also need to be a place where there is room for you to work. I appreciate you wanting to make your personal space colorful and individualized—but other than pencils, your desk needs to be clear.

3. I have had so much fun with you so far this year! You are fun to be with and make my days so happy and full of laughter. We will now have a special time on Fridays called Friday at the Improv. During this 15 minutes, you can get up in front of the class and tell your jokes (appropriate jokes only), sing your songs, and dance your dances! But during other times in the week, when we are studying, reading, or doing lessons, we’ll have to refrain from so much hilarity!

4. Snack time will be for 10 minutes only; then, the food will have to be put away, and we’ll have to continue with class.

5. Each of you will have a weekly job to help the class run more smoothly. Those jobs will include:
1. Line Leader—this person must make sure that the class in is line and ready to move CORRECTLY down halls and stairwells. When the students behind the leader get noisy, the line leader must stop and wait until the line is quiet. We have been “just a tad” too loud, and have been disrupting other classes.

2. Caboose—this person must make sure that everyone is out of the room, the lights have been turned off, and the door shut. On yoga days, this person will also be responsible for bring the bin of yoga mats down to the library, and bringing it back up to the room.

3. Time Keeper—this person will be in charge of making sure that the schedule for the day is correctly displayed in the new hanging chart that we will have. This person will also set the timer for each class so that we can make sure that we get to our other classes on time.

4. Passer-Outer—this person will pass out all papers for me, graded and ungraded; will pass out books, dictionaries, Bibles, and history and Bible cards. This person will also take up papers as students finish a test or an assignment and make sure that they are put in the correct place on my desk.

5. Writer—this person will write homework and class assignments on the board; write any directions necessary for completing classwork; and any reminders needed for the class for the week.

6. There will be spelling homework three nights a week, as well as reading assignments.

* Every Monday night, you will need to write each spelling word three times in modern manuscript. This will be due on Tuesday morning.

* Every Tuesday night, you will use each spelling word correctly in a sentence. That means you must understand the meaning of the word, even though it may not be a vocabulary word. This will be due on Wednesday morning.

* Every Wednesday night you will have a fill in the blank paper to complete that will have definitions that you must match to your spelling word. This paper will be due on Thursday morning.

We will also be practicing our spelling words during the school day. I want all of you to be able to make 100s in spelling!

I think that these new procedures will help us all feel less frazzled during the day— and less frazzled means happier!

COMPUTER NEWS

Monday we wrapped up our lesson with Excel. They created a form, entered the data, obtained totals, and formatted it to look presentable. They have learned the basics of the Excel program. Hopefully they are not using it on their homework.

Brenda Keeney

CCS Celebrates Veterans Day

Please join Christ Church School as we celebrate Veterans Day on
Thursday, November 11, at 11 a.m.

Students are encouraged to wear a white or red shirt. Uniform pants/
shorts/skirts are still required.

At 11 a.m. we will have our own Veterans Day Parade to honor all
veterans, especially parents and grandparents of students who are
veterans. We would love it if you could join us on this special day!

Math: 11/8 - 11/12

Monday 11/8 – Ls 40 pg 208 (1-29odd)

Tuesday 11/9 – Investigation 4 and Review for Test 7

Wednesday 11/10 – Test 7 (Ls 35); Performance Task 7

Thursday 11/11 – Ls 41 pg 219 (2-30 even)

Friday 11/12 – Ls 42 pg 223 (1-29 odd)

Have a wonderful week!
~Mrs. R~

STUDENTS to present Chapel Play

Dear Parents,

You are invited to attend Chapel this Wednesday at 8:10 to see the 5th and 6th graders perform their play, Gideon and the Fleece. They helped write the script, and have memorized their lines and blocking. They have painted the sets, collected the props, and will get their costumes organized early this week. I know we would all be happy to have you in the congregation that morning, so please join us!

LITERATURE: HOMEWORK 11/8-11/12

Ahoy, Mates!

We once again find ourselves on the high seas, this time sailing with the British aboard the Mayflower. This unit will include reading about the" re-mix" of the first voyage, as well as the Journal of William Bradford, parts of the Mayflower Compact, and a book of your choice that will add some historical fiction to the journey. For part of the week, your reading assignment will come from the short National Geographic book, Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage. Later in the week, I will be asking you to do some reading out of The History of US. I think that you will enjoy learning how the British interacted with their new surroundings, and comparing them to the Spanish in the New World.

I must mention two changes in my expectations of you as we near the middle of this school year. After Christmas vacation is over, you will begin the downward slope that will lead you into 6th or 7th grade. It is time that I "turned up the heat" just a tad. Lately, I have been giving make-up spelling tests when you don't do too well on the first test. I will no longer do that. You must study your words so that you can make a 100 (ok, maybe a 90) on the first try. That means you have to learn the words, pronounce them aloud, write them, practice them every day. I think several of you are depending on those make-up tests to improve your grade and not "getting with it" as soon as the words are posted. I promised you a make-up test over last week's words this Monday, but that will be the last one!

The second thing I need to mention that will be a little tougher is your filling out and turning in your reading logs on time, with parent signatures. Beginning this Friday, if you don't turn them in on time, I will not accept them for that week. I know all of you are reading--so write down what you are reading, and how long--you can use your reading log as a bookmark, and do it before you close the book each night. Several of you are three weeks behind on turning those in! If I don't have them by this Friday, November 12, those three weeks, and this 4th week, will not be counted. You can still make an A in Literature if you never turn in your reading log--but you would have to make a 100 on EVERYTHING else. That might mean several of you are headed for B's. B's are not bad grades at all--but each of you is totally capable of making A's.

Below is your homework for the week, along with this week's words for Friday's test.

Happy sailing!

HOMEWORK for the Week of November 8-12.

For MONDAY, November 8--Make-up spelling test (the last one). You were to have read the first 20 pages of Mayflower 1620 so that we can discuss it in class. HOMEWORK: Read pages 21-31 in Mayflower, 1620 for tomorrow's class.

TUESDAY, November 9--Discussion over pages 21-31 in Mayflower. You will also be able to choose your "other" book for this unit, and decide on how you would like to present your book report on that book--your choice, from several I will have available. HOMEWORK: Read pages 32-45 in Mayflower for Wednesday's class.

WEDNESDAY, November 10--Discussion over pages 32-45 of Mayflower. Reading time with the book you chose yesterday. HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 31 and 32 in The History of US and fill out note-taking chart you will be given.

THURSDAY, November 11--Read excerpts from William Bradford's Diary and from The Mayflower Compact during class, with discussion. HOMEWORK: Read Chapters 33 and 34 in The History of US and fill out note-taking chart you will be given.

FRIDAY, November 12--SPELLING TEST over words below:

1. archaeology

2. autumn

3. Wampanoag

4. accommodations

5. transferred

6. appropriately

7. navigation

8. submission

9. malnutrition

10. facet--with definition: a side or aspect of something

CCS Book Fair Saturday! Support CCS!

FIELD TRIP for tomorrow, postponed

Hello, students,

I'm sorry to have to postpone our trip, but I have a touch of an infection that makes it difficult for me to go on the road! I'll try and reschedule for another time. In the meantime, please come to school tomorrow prepared to have a "normal" school day. Sorry to disappoint you!

Mrs. Horner

Monday 11/1 – Ls 36 pg 188 (1-29 odd)

Tuesday 11/2 – Ls 37 pg 192 (2-30 even)

Wednesday 11/3 – No Math do to Field Trip

Thursday 11/4 – Ls 38 pg 198 (2-30 even)

Friday 11/5 – Ls 39 pg 202(1-27 odd)

Have a wonderful week!

~Mrs. R.~

This Week In Spanish!

We have been learning Scripture memory verses for the last few weeks. The student in each class who can remember and say the most verses (and the reference for each one), in Spanish and English, will receive a gift certificate for Ice Cream (or something similar) the week before the Christmas Break. Here are the verses so far:

Cree en el Señor Jesús. Hechos 16:31 Believe in the Lord Jesus. Acts 16:31

El Señor te bendice. Números 6:24 The Lord blesses you. Numbers 6:2

Soy hijo de Dios. Juan 1:12 I am God's child. John 1:23

Cristo vive en mí. Gálatas 2:20 Christ lives in me. Galations 2:20

LITERATURE: HOMEWORK 11/1-5

It's impossible that it's November already! This will be our last week to study the Native Peoples of Meso-America, so we have a big celebration planned! You will be given an Inca legend to read and report on this Thursday, November 4. You will also be creating either an Inca mask or headdress to wear to our feast on Friday, November 5. You will get to eat on the dais in the Parish Hall, with a table decorated by YOU with Maya, Aztec, and Inca border designs. Your masks and headdresses will add color and excitement to the table. And you will get to feast on REAL and authentic Maya, Aztec, and Inca dishes! Don't worry--you won't have to eat anything strange, and it should all taste delicious!

Other than your reading 30 minutes each night and filling in your Reading Logs, you won't have a book to read this week. Your spelling test from last week's words will be this Monday, as well as the make-up test for those of you who want to try the last Amethyst Ring test again. Study on Sunday (before you go out Trick or Treating! Have fun and be safe!

Mrs. Horner

FIELD TRIP this Wednesday, November 3

Just a reminder that the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will be going to Austin this Wednesday, November 3 to see the Turner to Monet exhibit at the Blanton Museum on the UT campus. We will be leaving school at 9:30 and returning before 3:00. Mrs. Butler and Mr. Carter have volunteered to drive! Please dress in your Chapel uniforms since it is a Wednesday. Bring a sack lunch, snacks and drinks. We will tour the exhibit at 11, have lunch on the grounds at 12, and visit the permanent collection after lunch. We'll head back toward Temple by 1:30. You won't need any money unless you want to buy something at the Museum shop.

I'll be out of town on Tuesday, but everything will be ready to go before I leave. If you have any questions, please call me at home on Tuesday evening. This will be a great trip and a chance to see some of the most famous paintings in the world!

Turner to Monet:
Masterpieces from The Walters Art Museum

October 2, 2010 - January 2, 2011

Claude Monet
Springtime, ca. 1872
Oil on canvas
30 x 37 in
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum

Forty of the finest nineteenth-century paintings from The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, including works by Eugène Delacroix, J.A.D. Ingres, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, J.M.W. Turner and Asher B. Durand, among others, illustrate the striking range of styles, techniques, and approaches practiced during this era of artistic revolution.

CANDY on the COMPUTER

Today in class: We created a form in Excel, so that we can analyze the candy that we get from Halloween. They should have a form to be filled out in their folders. For those students who may not celebrate, I will get the data from my kids that you may be able to use. We will use this data next week. Make a hypothesis…..Which candy will be the favorite?

Brenda Keeney

Math: 10/25-10/29

The 2nd Nine weeks has begun! Let's make this one great! Remember, corrections will earn only 3/4 of the credit this nine weeks.

Monday 10/25 -LS 33 pg175 odds; Homework Quiz Ls 21-30

Tuesday 10/26 - LS 34 pg180 evens

Wednesday 10/27 - LS 35 pg185evens

Thursday 10/28 - Review for test by playing games

Friday 10/29 - Test 6, Performance Activity 6, math games

Have a wonderful week!

~Mrs.R~

LITERATURE: HOMEWORK 10/25-10/29

We are nearing the end of our journeys with Julian Escobar, and I must admit to being kind of sad. Just think: if J.K. Rowling had written these books, we could expect 4 or 5 more books, and all those movies! Your homework for the last chapters of The Amethyst Ring are below, with your spelling and vocabulary test for Friday, October 29. We will be concentrating on the Inca this week--their legends and history, and their encounters with the Spanish conquistadores, Francisco Pizarro and his brother, Hernan de Soto.

The following week, November 1-5, will be a week of celebration (and testing) that will end our study of the Spanish explorers and the Americans they conquered. !Tendremos un banquete de la cena con maya auténtico, con azteca, y con platos de inca que serán muy deliciosos! You'll be helping with the celebration, so be ready to have some fun!

Be sure that you are reading at least 30 minutes every night and logging these minutes in your Reading Log. You will have to know and recognize the definitions for the words below

in order to take your spelling test, so don't ignore the vocabulary.

HOMEWORK for the Week of October 25-29

On Monday in class, we will discuss Chapters 18-22 (assigned last Thursday) and have a quiz over Chapters 11-22.

On Monday night, you should read Chapters 23-25, pages 493-514 in The Amethyst Ring

On Tuesday night, you should read Chapters 26-28, pages 515-531 in The Amethyst Ring

On Wednesday night, you should read Chapters 29-31, pages 532-553 in The Amethyst Ring

On Thursday in class, we will discuss Chapters 29-31, and have a quiz over Chapters 23-31.

On Friday in class, we will have our Spelling/Vocabulary test over the following words and definitions:

1. tortuous = winding or crooked

2. declivity = a downward slope

3. symmetrical = an adjective that describes something that is equal on both sides

4. munificence = the quality of being very generous

5. imperious = domineering or dictatorial

6. appalling = horrifying or shocking

7. menial = adj: lowly noun: a servant

8. resplendent = dazzling or splendid

9. contemptuously = scornfully or disdainfully

10. escapade = a reckless adventure

Math: 10/18 - 10/22

Monday - 10/18 - Inv 3 in class
Tuesday - 10/19 - No Math...CAC field trip
Wednesday - 10/20 - Ls 31 pg167 (1-29) odds
Thursday - 10/21- Ls 32 pg172 (2-30 even)
Friday - 10/22 - No Math...dismiss at 11:45
Have a wonderful week!

~Mrs. R~

LITERATURE: HOMEWORK 10/18-22, 2010

In the picture above, you see the stoles of some Bishops of the Catholic Church. Julian mentions these vestments many times in these first ten chapters of The Amethyst Ring. One wonders how much longer Julian can get away with his masquerade? You should be reading Chapters 1-10 for Tuesday, at which time you will have a quiz over the basic information in those chapters.

Your other assignments are below, along with your Spelling and Vocabulary words. This week in History, we will continue to study the Spanish explorers and their "doings" in the New World. You will also be finishing your Aztec legends and coloring pages from the Aztec codices, and moving into the world of the Inca of Peru!

HOMEWORK for the WEEK OF OCTOBER 18-29, 2010 (2 weeks of assignments)

For TUESDAY, October 19--You need to have completed Chapters 1-10 of The Amethyst Ring, pages 355-418, which was assigned last Tuesday. You will have a quiz after we discuss the chapters.

For WEDNESDAY, October 20--Read Chapters 11-13, pages 419-439

For THURSDAY, October 21--Read Chapters 14-17, pages 440-461. Beginning Thursday night, read Chapters 18-23 for Monday, October 25. You will have a quiz over Chapters 11-23 on Monday after we have discussed the chapters.

For FRIDAY, October 22--Be prepared to take your spelling and vocabulary test.

For MONDAY, October 25--You should come to class having read Chapters 18-23, pages 462-499. We will discuss these chapters and have a quiz over Chapters 11-23. Read Chapters 24-26, pages 500-520 for tomorrow.

For TUESDAY, October 26--You should come having read chapters 24-26.

For WEDNESDAY, October 27--Read chapters 27-29, pages 521-538.

For THURSDAY, October 28--Read chapters 30 and 31 (the end!), pages 539-553.

There will be new spelling and vocabulary words for a test on Friday,October 29. You will also have your last quiz over The Amethyst Ring, Chapters 24-31.

SPELLING/VOCABULARY for Friday, October 22

1. cruciform with definition: something that has the shape or form of a cross

2. emanation with definition: something that comes forth from a source; a substance that is given off

3. consistory with definition: a church council or court

4. bigot with definition: a narrow-minded, intolerant person

5. consternation with definition: paralyzing amazement or terror; dismay

6. execrable with definition: something that is abominable or detestable

7. fortification

8. amethyst

9. abomination

10. barbarous

EXTRA CREDIT: masquerade

UPDATES for Lit and History

Just a reminder--on Tuesday of this week, I assigned you to read the first 10 chapters of The Amethyst Ring (pages 357-418) by Tuesday of next week, October 19. If you haven't started yet, and begin tonight, you can read 2 chapters each day (including the weekend) and be done without any stress! Read carefully--there will be a reading quiz over the basic plot next Tuesday during Literature.

Since so many of you did really well on your "Practice Test" in History, I wasn't sure you would choose to re-take it, and didn't have a new test made out for today. I'll give the re-test on Monday, October 18 during History time for those of you who would like to take it again. I'm so proud of all of you for how much you've learned so far this year! Study those maps and you'll all do REALLY well!

Royal Volunteers Needed for Canterbury Faire

BAKE SALE
We are asking for everyone to donate one large item (such as a cake, pie, or bread) and one batch of small items individually wrapped (such as cookies, brownies, rice krispy treats).
• Label everything with tags or printed labels from your computer, be sure to mention if the item contains nuts. Don’t worry about pricing, we will handle that.
• Presentation is everything! Large items sell much faster if they look great. Check the dollar store for Fall or Halloween plates to display your creation.
• Individual items don’t need to be wrapped as fancy, most of these will be sold and eaten at lunchtime. These will be priced at 50 cents each, so package accordingly (one brownie per bag, two cookies per bag, etc.).
• Delivery times: Friday, October 22 before 4pm at the front of the school, or Saturday October 23 before 10am at our table by the Parish Hall.

CLASS BOOTHS
Sign up for a time to help at your classroom booth. Each class has a booth and parents need to sign up for 30 minute time slots. If you are unable to go into your child's class and sign up, send your teacher an email and let her know when you can help.

RAFFLE
Ready for a fall getaway? The Canterbury Faire committee is so excited to announce a raffle for a weekend getaway to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. It is a kid's dream and fun for parents, too! Tickets for the raffle are available in the office. Tickets are $10 per ticket or 3 tickets for $20.
A special thank you to our generous raffle sponsor Sherri and Graves Erskine, Geico Local Office serving the Killeen/Temple area.

Questions? Don't know what you can do to help? Contact Holly Steele, Canterbury Faire Chairperson. Thanks everyone for supporting this Parents Plus fundraiser!!

Math: 10/11 - 10/15

Monday - 10/11 - Student Holiday
Tuesday - 10/12 - Ls 29 pg 151 (1-29 odd)
Wednesday - 10/13 - Lesson 30 pg 151 (1-29 odd)
Thursday - 10/14 - Test 5 and Investigation 3

Friday - 10/15 - Ls 31 (odds)


~Mrs. Ratcliff~

LITERATURE: HOMEWORK 10/12-15

LITERATURE HOMEWORK: For Week of Tuesday, October 12-Friday, October 15

READING:

*You will need to read your Aztec legend and write a summary of its main points by Friday. You will tell your tale to the class without reading from your legend. You may use your summary.

*You will color your picture from Aztec primary sources by Friday, and use it as an illustration of your story. The god or goddess in the story matches your picture.

*When you choose your colors, refer to the sheet in your packet that shows the stones and gems from Aztec Moon, and use these colors as your color palette. These would have been the same colors and stones that the original Aztecs would have used to paint or carve their art!

*Be sure and read at home for 30 minutes every night. Your Reading Log will still be due on Friday, October 15.You don’t need to read The Amethyst Ring yet, but can read a library book. We’ll start The Amethyst Ring on Thursday night, October 14.

*There will be NO spelling or vocabulary test on Friday, October 15.

*Instead, spend the weekend and week studying for your HISTORY test. I will give you a practice test on Tuesday, and the real test on Thursday.

Math: 10/4-10/8

Monday - 10/4 Ls 25 pg 134 (2-30 even)
Tuesday - 10/5 - Test (Ls 20)
Wednesday - 10/6 - Ls 26 pg 139 (2-10 even, 11, 12-30 even)
Thursday - 10/7- Ls 27 pg 143 (2-28 even)
Friday - 10/15 - Ls 28 pg 142 (2-30 even) and Lesson Activity 9

~Mrs. Ratcliff~

Latin II Reminders

Latin II
Vocabulary test next Thursday, October 14.
Continue to practice reading Psalm 23.

Latin I
Pater Noster recitation this coming Thursday, October 7.
Vocabulary Test next Thursday, October 14.

A great Class!!!

HISTORY: TEST IS GETTING CLOSER!

Just a reminder to be studying for your end of term history test, which will be on Thursday, October 14--the day after our field trip to Ft. Worth! See last week's blog post or your study guide for more information!

LITERATURE: HOMEWORK 10/4-10/8

It was a blessing to see you at Christ Episcopal Church today, and I was really proud that the whole 5th/6th grade class was there! Your singing was beautiful, and it was really special to watch you worship with your families, and to be part of that worship with you.

I wanted to remind you in this post that THERE ARE NO NEW WORDS for spelling and vocabulary this week. I will give a re-test over last week's words (see last week's blog post) for those who might want to raise your grade.

There are reading assignments, though, and if you stay up on the reading, we will be finished with The Feathered Serpent and on to the last book of the trilogy, The Amethyst Ring by next weekend. In class on Monday, I'll give you the literature guide for this week, but the information can also be found below.

LITERATURE HOMEWORK--Week of October 4-8

All of you must read all of the chapters. Only the person whose name is in parenthesis after the chapter number is responsible for writing the 5 events from that chapter and teaching them to the class.

For Tuesday: Chapters 15 (Dylan), 16 (Kanisha), 17 (Skylar)

For Wednesday: Chapters 18 (Jack), 19 (Ashley), 20 (Dylan)

For Thursday: Chapters 21 (Kanisha), 22 (Skylar), 23 (Jack)

For Friday: Chapters 24 (Ashley), 25 (Dylan), 26 (Kanisha)

For Tuesday, October 12: The Amethyst Ring Chapters 1 (Skylar), 2 (Jack), 3 (Ashley), 4 (Dylan), 5 (Kanisha)

Latin I Vocabulary :: First Quarter

Following is the vocabulary we have been working on so far this year. We will have a Vocabulary test on Thursday, October 14. Almost everyone knows these words forwards and backwards! We will include simple phrases (noun + adjective) too.

On next Thursday, October 7, we will recite the Pater Noster (Lord's Prayer) by memory during class.

Optime!

<b>NOUNS</b>
via <i>road</i>
toga <i>toga/clothes</i>
unda <i>wave</i>
stella <i>star</i>
luna <i>moon</i>
regina <i>queen</i>
magistra <i>teacher</i>
gloria <i>glory</i>
Deus <i>God</i>
puella <i>girl</i>
terra <i>land</i>
aqua <i>water</i>
casa <i>house</i>
vita <i>life</i>

ADJECTIVES
alta <i>high</i>
nova <i>new</i>
longa <i>long</i>
bona <i>good</i>
pulchra <i>pretty</i>
parva <i>small</i>
magna <i>large</i>

unus 1
duo 2
tres 3
quattor 4
quinque 5
sex 6
septem 7
octo 8
novem 9
decem 10

salve/salvete <i>hello</i>
vale/valete <i>goodbye</i>

Latin II Vocabulary :: First Quarter

Following is a list of all new vocabulary we have learned this quarter. We will have a vocabulary test on Thursday, October 14. We have been reviewing, and will continue to review, these words.

Today I introduced numbers through 100. Latin numbers are a little tricky. First we have to memorize the new vocabulary and then you have to recognize the pattern. We will definitely keep working on this concept.

I am so proud of everyone's progress. It challenges and amazes me every day. Optime discipuli.

VOCABULARY
quid    what
nihil    nothing
saepe   often
nulla    no

cogitare to think
errare  to wander/make a mistake
debere  to owe/ought/must
monere to warn/advise
servare to save/preserve
terrere to frighten
valere to be well/be strong
videre to see
culpare to blame
peccare to sin
volare to fly
deportare to carry away
vitare to avoid
creare to create

fama rumor/reputation
forma form/shape/beauty
ira anger
pecunia money
poena punishment/penalty
porta gate/entrance
rosa rose
sententia feeling, thought, opinion
antiqua ancient, old
ars art
poeta poet

Quid agis? How are you?
optime well
pessime terrible
bene good
satis bene okay, so-so
non bene not well
et tu? And you?

NUMBERS

unus

duo

tres

quattuor

quinque

sex

septem

octo

novo

decem

undecim   11

duodecim  12

tredecim  13

quattuordecim   14

quindecim  15

sedecim   16

septendecim   17

duodevigninti  18

undeviginti  19

viginti   20

viginti unus  21

triginta   30

quadraginta  40

quinquaginta  50

sexaginta  60

septuaginta  70

octoginta   80           

nonaginta   90

centum  100

centum unus   101…

mille  1000

5th/6th Grade FIELD TRIP

Dear Parents and Students,

The Kimbell Art Museum in Ft. Worth has a special exhibit of Mayan Artifacts! We would like to take the 5th and 6th grade students there on Wednesday, October 13. We will need to leave the school at 7:30, so please plan on getting your child here early that day--we will leave from the front of the building. Mrs. Horner and Mrs. Alwine will be driving, and we will have Ms. Evans with us. We plan on leaving Ft. Worth by 1:30 s0 as to be able to arrive back at school by 4:00. Please plan on picking your child up at 4: 00 that day. They will be in the library with the extended day students, so you will need to come in and get them.

Even though this is a Chapel Day, please have your child wear his or her regular-day school uniform. They will need to bring a sack lunch with a drink or two, and one snack for the afternoon. We will furnish a morning snack. There will be no need for any money unless you would like your child to be able to shop at the Kimbell Gift Shop.

We plan on having the students go first to the Maya Exhibit, where they will look and listen and even draw--they will need to bring a sketchbook. Then, after we eat a picnic lunch on the grounds, we will go back in to view several special pieces in the Permanent Collection. Mrs. Horner and Ms. Evans will discuss these paintings with the students. To check out the Mayan exhibit, click here.

This promises to be a fun and exciting day, and we are looking forward to being at the Museum. Please fill out and sign the permisison slip found at the site below. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Alwine or Mrs. Horner.

Thanks!

Jill Horner

Field Trip Permission Slip

COMPUTER

Today in computer class we reviewed the many uses of Excel. We started our ongoing project for the Yum Yum Candy Factory. We created forms in Excel that we will use to help represent surveys that are being done. The kids experienced many of the nervous aspects of computers today. They learned to be calm and overcome them. It so much easier to mess up in a test environment instead of the night before it’s due.

Brenda Keeney

Math: 9/27 - 10/1

Monday 9/27 - Ls 21 evens
Tuesday 9/28 - Ls 22 evens; Performance Task 3 assigned (due 9/30)
Wednesday 9/29 - No Math
Thursday 9/30 - Ls 23 evens
Friday 10/1- Ls 24

Have a great week!

~Mrs. R~

Christ Church School Sunday :: October 3

We hope you make plans to join all of us for Christ Church School Sunday this Sunday, October 3.

CCS is the primary ministry of Christ Church and the parishoners always appreciate seeing "their" students. At the 11 a.m. service the church will offer prayers for the school and will recognize the faculty, staff, school board, but most importantly our students. Upper School students will also sing.

Following we will have cake and fellowship in the Parish Hall. It is a lovely morning and we hope you will be there.

Students are encouraged to wear their Chapel uniforms.

LITERATURE: HOMEWORK 9/27-10/4

You did a great job creating Mayan artifacts! They belong in a museum! Oh, that reminds me. We're going to the Kimbell on October 13. . . to see MAYAN ARTIFACTS! The information will be posted separately with a permission slip attached--be on the lookout for it!

We're back to Julian and Cantu and Ceela--what do you think is going to happen in The Feathered Serpent? I'll give you a hint. . . Don Luis is back in the picture and things are going to get even more serious for Julian. Your reading homework is below. For this book, YOU are going to be the ones to compose the questions that will be on the daily quizzes. I'm also going to have you learn to spell 10 words, and to recognize the definitions of 10 more. Those lists are below. Be sure you're reading at least 30 minutes each night, and that you are filling out your reading logs.

Now, back to the Island of the Feathered Serpents!

HOMEWORK and SPELLING: 5^th and 6^th Grades

For TUESDAY, September 28: begin reading The Feathered Serpent pages 179-198 (Chapters 1-3) There will be a quiz over this reading on Tuesday during Literature class using these questions.

Skylar, write 5 questions from Chapter 1

Jack, write 5 questions from Chapter 2

Ashley, write 5 questions from Chapter 3

For WEDNESDAY, September 29: Read The Feathered Serpent pages 199-219 (Chapters 4-6) There will be a quiz over this reading on Wednesday during Literature class using these questions.

Dylan, write 5 questions from Chapter 4

Kanisha, write 5 questions from Chapter 5

Mrs. Horner, write 5 questions from Chapter 6

For THURSDAY, September 30: Read The Feathered Serpent pages 220-239 (Chapters 7-9) There will be a quiz over this reading on Thursday during Literature class using these questions.

Skylar, write 5 questions from Chapter 7

Jack, write 5 questions from Chapter 8

Ashley, write 5 questions from Chapter 9

For FRIDAY, October 1

SPELLING TEST

VOCABULARY TEST

READING LOG DUE

For MONDAY, October 4: Read The Feathered Serpent pages 240-278 (Chapters 10-14) There will be a quiz over this reading on Monday during Literature class using these questions.

Dylan, write 5 questions from Chapter 10

Kanisha, write 5 questions from Chapter 11

Skylar, write 5 questions from Chapter 12

Jack, write 5 questions from Chapter 13

Ashley, write 5 questions from Chapter 14

SPELLING WORDS—be able to spell the following words correctly

1. glistening

2. scheming

3. denoting

4. cavorting

5. diligence

6. catastrophe

7. horrendous

8. conscience

9. humiliation

10. conquistadors

VOCABULARY WORDS—be able to recognize the definitions of these words--we'll agree on the definitions during class on Monday/Tuesday.

1. brazier =

2. emissary =

3. phalanx =

4. solemnly =

5. cavernous =

6. sarcophagus =

7. fulsome =

8. capacious =

9. archivist =

10. consternation =