Avery and Roshan: GENGHIS KHAN
Molly and Hudson: CHENG HO
Wesley and Sophia: IBN BATTUTA
Sunday, November 11, 2012
LIT & HISTORY November 12-16, 2012
Today, we give thanks for and remember the thousands of men and women who have protected our country throughout the years of our history. And in less than two weeks, we will be giving thanks for our many blessings as we celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends. Our Sharing Feast will be this Friday, November 16--which is also our last day of school until Monday, November 26.
This year, you get a whole week off for Thanksgiving. Friday, we will have our school Sharing Feast at 11:00 and only a half day of school. Extended Care will be available to those who are signed up for that program.
We are responsible for the mashed potatoes on Friday! I will be contacting your parents early this week to make plans for our contribution to the sharing feast. We will also be planting our bulbs this Thursday, weather permitting. Please bring some gardening clothes that you can change into (and out of) when we have finished planting.
In History this week, we will be discussing the "other" early explorers of our continent: the Portuguese and Italians. We will also learn what was going on in the rest of Europe and Asia as other countries sent men to explore those continents.
Our readings this week in Literature will come from the folklore of Portugal, Italy, and China. You will be reviewing the characteristics of the genres of legend and fairy tale. You will have reading homework each night, with a reading chart to fill out as you read. This reading can count toward your 30 minutes for your reading log, which will be due on Friday. You will not have a reading log over the Thanksgiving break.
You have a spelling test tomorrow over our last set of "political" words. You need to be able to sing The Preposition Song by memory with a partner this Wednesday. But there will be no new spelling words this week, and we will wait until after Thanksgiving to begin Treasure Island.
Have a wonderful week!
SPELLING TEST tomorrow over last week's words (see last week's blog post for list)
MEMORIZATION TEST over The Preposition Song this Wednesday.
READING ASSIGNMENTS for Week of November 12-16
For Monday: Read the Viking packet of myths, and fill out reading chart; study for spelling test.
For Tuesday: Read the Portuguese folk-tale, The Wolf-Child and fill out reading chart.
For Wednesday: Read the Italian fairy-tale, The Three Citrons and fill out reading chart.
For Thursday: Read the Chinese folk-tale, The Talking Fish and fill out reading chart.
For Friday: Bring in Reading Log
GARDENING on Thursday--bring gardening clothes and a spade if you have one.
SHARING FEAST on Friday at 11:00; Mashed Potatoes; Early Out
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| Happy Thanksgiving! |
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Bible: Nov. 12-16
No Memory Verse this week!
Don't forget we did a review for your test on Friday, even though the comic book Gospels are exciting, we cannot forget to review our materials throughout the week so we are ready for our test.
Monday: Begin our Illustrated Gospels
We will go to the computer lab and I will get you started on your Pixton.com accounts where you can start illustrating your next bible lesson. Remember you can work on each lesson throughout the week so you do not have to spend hours on the computer. If you can, do one panel each day so it is spread out throughout the week. This way you have time for other homework and time to spend with family and recreation!
Friday: TEST
Birth of Christ, Simeon Meets the Christ, Visit of the Magi, Flight to
Monday, November 5, 2012
Math November 5-9
Center A – Angle Words
Center B – Superstars Problem Solving (you must work alone)
Center C – Wixie Math Project
Lessons for the Week
Mon – Go Over Weeks Work
Tues – Lesson 30
Wed – Test
Thurs - Lesson 31
Fri – Lesson 32, Superstar Review
Saturday, November 3, 2012
LIT & HISTORY November 5-9, 2012
This is a very exciting week in our country, as the National Election for the 45th President of the United States will be held on Tuesday, November 6! You will continue learning about our political system, and will even get to read excerpts from books that have been written by our two candidates for President.
On Monday, you will have a spelling and vocabulary test over the words from the Preamble to the Constitution. I have included some definitions below that you might want to study before Monday. Our new words are also below for a test on Monday, November 12.
On Tuesday, you will be required to say the Preamble from memory. You will also get to vote for President, Vice President, US Senator from Texas, and two Texas seats to the US House of Representatives.
Your homework for Tuesday evening, with your parents' permission, will be to try and watch at least one hour of incoming election results before you go to bed. I would suggest either television channels CNN or C-SPAN--neither will be too partisan. Your assignment is to take home an electoral college map of the US, and as a state's electors are awarded to one of the candidates, you will color that state the appropriate color for that political party: Red=Republican=Romney; Blue=Democrat=Obama. If your parents would rather you not watch the television news, you can probably find an online source for this information when you wake up on Wednesday morning and can color before school. We will finish this process in class on Wednesday.
Before the week is over, we will have time-traveled back to the year 1000 and the "discovery" of North America by the Vikings (NOT the Minnesota sort!) who probably had no possible way of predicting that this land they settled in for a short while would eventually be a leading world power! They might have stayed had they known!
I have included some website connections to several Viking sources that you will use on Friday in the computer lab. I thought it might be easier to access them from the blog.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/
Enjoy your Sunday and be blessed!
Mrs. H
READING ASSIGNMENTS for Week of November 5-9, 2012
Monday night--read the excerpt by Mitt Romney from his book, and fill out analysis
Tuesday night--read 30 minutes in a book of your choice; watch 1 hour of election
returns and color in the states on your electoral college map for either Romney=red
or Obama=blue as they are announced.
Wednesday night--read 30 minutes in a book of your choice. Begin to memorize the
list of prepositions to the tune of Yankee Doodle--DUE on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Thursday night--read Norse legend that will be given to you in class. This will be due
on Monday, November 12, with the reading guide filled out.
Friday-Sunday--read Norse legend, fill out reading guide, and read 30 minutes each night
in a book of your choice. Study for spelling test on Monday.
SPELLING/VOCABULARY TEST for Monday, November 5
STUDY THESE DEFINITIONS!
The verbs are highlighted--I think they are the hardest to remember!
Preamble=an introduction to a document (must be capitalized)
Constitution=a document that organizes how a country is to be ruled (must be capitalized)
establish=to set up on a firm and lasting basis
justice=fairness
ensure=to make sure or certain
domestic=of a home or homeland
tranquility=calmness or peacefulness
provide=to give what is needed
common=belonging equally to all
defense=protection
promote=to further or make important
general=common to many or all
welfare=health, happiness, well-being
secure=make safe and lasting
blessings=gifts from God
liberty=freedom
posterity=future generations
ordain=pass or establish as law
SPELLING TEST for Monday, November 12
candidate
Electoral College
president
election
nominee
Constitution
amendment
citizen
democracy
republic
liberalism
conservatism
political
campaign
federal
Music Appreciation: Bach to Baroque with Handel
Well we are getting ready to move on from J.S. Bach and look into another exciting Baroque composer. Before we move on, I wanted to share this modern take and arrangement on Bach's "Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude." Enjoy the beautiful warm timbre of the Cello.
Music Vocabulary: TIMBRE & ORATORIO
tim-bre: Noun
Timbre is the unique quality of an instrument's sound; its "voice."
Timbre describes the difference between two tones played in the same pitch and volume. For example, timbre is what you observe when you decipher a piano from a guitar; or an acoustic guitar from an electric.
This week we will begin study on George Frideric Handel, well known for his oratorio, the "Messiah."
What is an oratorio? An oratorio is a large musical composition that includes the orchestra, choir and and soloists. Very similar to opera, except opera is musical theater and oratorio's are strictly for concert purposes.
Messiah an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text collected and taken from the King James Bible, and from the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer, which we use in our chapel services here at school!
We will listen to portions of this composition this week in class!
Music Vocabulary: TIMBRE & ORATORIO
tim-bre: Noun
Timbre is the unique quality of an instrument's sound; its "voice."
Timbre describes the difference between two tones played in the same pitch and volume. For example, timbre is what you observe when you decipher a piano from a guitar; or an acoustic guitar from an electric.
This week we will begin study on George Frideric Handel, well known for his oratorio, the "Messiah."
What is an oratorio? An oratorio is a large musical composition that includes the orchestra, choir and and soloists. Very similar to opera, except opera is musical theater and oratorio's are strictly for concert purposes.
Messiah an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text collected and taken from the King James Bible, and from the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer, which we use in our chapel services here at school!
We will listen to portions of this composition this week in class!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Bible: Nov. 5-9
Don't forget the Book Fair start this coming Monday!
Memory Verse: Matthew 2:17-18
Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
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