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.~