Happy Easter, Students!
First, I'd like to thank you for being so well behaved and attentive on our field trip to the Bob Bullock Museum. You are a delight to be with! I hope you had as much fun as I did!
I hope you are enjoying this beautiful celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus! You have one more day off (unless you are in Extended Care on Monday), so enjoy yourselves. It's our last holiday until May 27th. Wow! That's nine weeks from now, and school will almost be over.
This week, we will be studying for our History Test over the Early British Colonies of Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth, Salem, and Massachusetts Bay--and there is so much to go over that I have postponed the test from this Tuesday until Friday, April 5. You still ought to be studying those colonies we have already reviewed. You can access your study guide here if you have lost it.
We will begin a short study of the 13 American Colonies this week, and will start with the New England and Middle Colonies. You will be doing some group research, filling out charts, and watching films that will help summarize the differences in these regions.
We will also begin a new historical novel this week, and it's one of my favorites--The Light in the Forest. You won't have a book report or project with this book, but will have to keep track of the geography (which is a very important "character,") as well as the British, American Colonists, and Native Americans who are important characters, too.
You have a Spelling Test Monday; you will have a new Reading Log to fill out for this Friday; and you will continue to work on your Texas Legend writing and PowerPoint. Don't forget to bring a flash drive to school so that you can save your work from the computer lab. The rough draft of your legend is due this Wednesday, and you'll turn it in on your flash drive.
This Friday morning, you are in for a very special concert! Mrs. Sullivant has a very famous cousin, David Holt, who is a folk song and instrumental performer of American folk music, and an amazing storyteller. He has put out CDs, has even won Grammy's, and he'll be at CCS to sing and perform for us! You can link to his website here!
Below are your links for this week. Don't forget that you have a spelling test on Tuesday!
Literature and History Assignment Chart for the Week
Bob Bullock Museum Field Trip Evaluation
Early Colonies Comparison Chart
Thirteen Colonies Map
New England Colonies Chart
Middle Colonies Chart
Thirteen Colonies Information
Ohio/Pennsylvania River Map
Intro to The Light in the Forest
Light in the Forest Reading Charts
SPELLING WORDS/VOCABULARY for TEST on Monday, April 8
You will need to spell the word correctly, using cursive writing; then match the word to its definition
1. aversion = a strong dislike for
something or someone
2. palaver = flattering
speech
3. doughty = strong and
brave
4. spunky = courageous
5. frontier =
unexplored territory
6. excitation = being
in an excited state
7. grimace = a facial
expression of dislike or pain
8. acknowledge = to
recognize
9. soberly = with
seriousness
10. cumbersome = burdensome
and clumsy
