Last week was a great success! Thanks for working so hard! Let’s keep working this way and decide before we leave for Christmas whether we want to keep it going in January.
As it was last week, I will be available to help you with any questions you may have. You must stay busy the whole time, and if you do finish the day's (or week's) work, I have some extension activities I need help with--especially creating our Columbus bulletin board downstairs. You can work ahead on assignments for the rest of the week. We also have some BIG projects to discuss and get started: Santa Craft Day—we will write and perform a short play about the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Saint Juan Diego; Gifts to make for your parents; Las Posadas to learn, practice, and do on the last day of school for our Christmas Party; and a Gala Craft to decide on. Whew!
Your schedule for the week is below. DUE dates and TEST dates are included.
MONDAY, Dec. 3
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Activity/Assignment
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DUE Date
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Large Group Time
LGT |
Progress
Reports—take home for parent signature.
Spelling/Vocabulary
Test
Go
over new spelling words and assignments for week
Discuss
Chapter 10 Treasure Island (TI)
Listen
to Chapter 11 TI; fill in Follow the Story (FtS) chart
Discuss
NOTES III and pages 44-57 from First
Voyage
Choose
a sailor’s letter and read aloud to class
Grammar
explanation using Monday’s example in
Tell
Mrs. Horner your book report choice for TI
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Wednesday
TEST
Mon., Dec. 10
TODAY |
My Individual Time
MIT |
1. Turn in Explorers layered book
2. Turn in last wk’s spelling/vocabulary
cursive writing papers
3. Read Chapter 12 TI; fill out FtS chart
4. Write spelling words in cursive 2 times
(trace1, write1=2)
5. Answer your sailor’s letter as if you were
Columbus—seal
6. Read pages 58-70 from First Voyage; answer questions on NOTES IV
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3.
Due Tuesday
4.
Due Mon, Dec. 10
5.
Due Tuesday
6.
Due Tuesday
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TUESDAY, Dec. 4
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Activity/Assignment
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DUE Date
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LGT
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Discuss
Chapters 11-12 Treasure Island (TI)
Listen
to Chapter 13 TI; fill in Follow the Story (FtS) chart
Discuss
NOTES IV and pages 58-70 in First
Voyage
Read
your letter aloud from Christopher
Columbus to sailor
Learn to sing the
Salve Regina
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Chap.
10-12 charts
due today
Due
Wednesday
Due
today
Due
today
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MIT
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1. Read Chapter 14 TI; fill out FtS chart
2. Read pages 71-87 from First Voyage; answer questions on NOTES V
3. Today’s sentence analysis from Columbus’s Grammar
4. Finish writing spelling words 2 times in
cursive
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Due
Wednesday
Due
Wednesday
Grammar packet due Friday
Due Monday, 10th
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5
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Activity/Assignment
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DUE Date
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LGT
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Discuss
Chapter 14 Treasure Island (TI)
Listen
to Chapter 15 TI; fill in Follow the Story (FtS) chart
Discuss
pages 71-87 in First Voyage and
NOTES V
Watch
film on Columbus and John Cabot
Fill
in Explorers Chart—Columbus and Cabot (catch up)
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Chap.
13-15 charts
due today
Due
today
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MIT
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1.
Read Chapter 16 TI; fill FtS chart
2.
Read handout on John Cabot and fill in layered book chart
3.
Today’s sentence analysis from Columbus’s
Grammar
4. Work
on definitions for vocabulary spelling words from cursive handout
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1. Due Thursday
2. Due Mon, Dec. 10
3. Grammar packet due Friday
4. Due Mon, Dec10
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THURSDAY, Dec. 6
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Activity/Assignment
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DUE Date
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LGT
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Discuss
Chapter 16 TI
Listen
to Chapter 17 TI; fill in FtS chart
Watch
film on Jacques Cartier
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Due
Friday
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MIT
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1.
Read Chapter 18 TI; fill FtS chart
2. Read
handout on Jacques Cartier; fill in layered book chart
3. Today’s sentence
analysis from Columbus’s Grammar
4. Finish
definitions for vocabulary spelling words
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1. Due Friday
2. Due Monday, 10
3. Whole grammar packet due Friday
4. Due Mon, Dec 10
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FRIDAY, Dec. 7
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Activity/Assignment
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DUE Date
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LGT
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READING
LOGS DUE
Discuss
Chap 17&18 TI with class.
Listen
to Chapter 19 TI; fill in FtS chart
Watch
film on Sir Francis Drake & Champlain
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due today
Due Monday, 10th
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MIT
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1.
Read Chapter 20 TI; fill FtS chart
2.
Read handouts on Drake and Champlain;
fill in layered book chart and put in layered book
3. Today’s sentence analysis from Columbus’s Grammar
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1. Due Monday
2. Due Monday
3. Whole grammar packet due today
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SPELLING/VOCABULARY for TEST on Monday,
December 10
* indicates that the definition for the word must also be learned--you will have to
write the definition after you spell the word
* indicates that the definition for the word must also be learned--you will have to
write the definition after you spell the word
1. conversation
2. certain
3. current* (must
also be able to define as applies to the sea)
4. presence
5. Gloria
in excelsis Deo*—you
must be able to spell in Latin, & translate to
English
English
6.
affirmation* (must
be able to define)
7. feigned* (must
be able to define)
8.
vessel
9. boatswain* (must be able to define as
applies to the sea) This word is
pronounced [bo-sun]
pronounced [bo-sun]
10. forecastle* (must be able to
define as applies to the sea) This word
is
pronounced [folk-sel]
pronounced [folk-sel]
11.
believed
12. temperate* (must be able to define)
13. continent
14. encouraged
15. sovereign* (must be able to define)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10th
Spelling/Vocabulary TEST over words from this week
DUE: Cursive handwriting practice for words; Vocabulary definitions for words
DUE: Chapter 20 from Treasure Island with Follow the Story chart
DUE: Layered Book with BRITISH and FRENCH EXPLORERS page completed
Spelling/Vocabulary TEST over words from this week
DUE: Cursive handwriting practice for words; Vocabulary definitions for words
DUE: Chapter 20 from Treasure Island with Follow the Story chart
DUE: Layered Book with BRITISH and FRENCH EXPLORERS page completed
