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Wednesday, Oct. 9 - Spirit Day
Monday, Oct. 14 - Parent/teacher conferences - no school
Wednesday, Oct. 30 - Historical dress up day, spirit day, pizza day, DOGS day
Discipleship
Our Character Virtue of the month is Fortitude. Fortitude is the strength of character to do what is right even in the face
of difficulty and hardship.
Fruit of the Spirit: Patience
Math
Continue working on memorizing math facts until mastered. Start each day with a Facts Practice warm-up of either multiplication or division.
Objectives:
1. Solve multi-step word problems involving division
2. Practice division
3. Identify equivalent fractions
2. Practice division
3. Identify equivalent fractions
4. Cumulative review of content from Ch 1-6
Spelling
Objective: Spell words with the sound of /eks/ and /egs/ spelled ex
Reading
We are starting Mary Poppins this week. After each day's reading, jot down answers to questions in reading journal.
Writing
Objectives:
1. Write a 3-paragraph myth that follows the story sequence chart (characters/setting, conflict/problem, climax/resolution)
2. Incorporate dress-ups (ly, who/which, strong verb) and vocabulary words (proud, fasten)
Grammar
1. Recognize and use helping verbs in sentences.
2. Know that "not" is usually an adverb.
3. Use irregular verbs correctly in various tense forms.
History
Objectives:
1. Assessment
2. Learn about the geography and culture of Australia.
3. Know that prisoners were sent to Australia instead of prisons in Britain.
4. Understand that free men and women joined the prisoners in Australia because they could own a farm of their own.
Make a Wanted Poster
Ned Kelly and the members of his gang were wanted by the police. The police offered a reward to anyone who could offer information or help in catching Ned Kelly and his gang. They notified people about this reward by making a "Wanted" poster. Make your own wanted poster like the poster used to catch the Iron Outlaw. Draw a picture of Ned Kelly in the center of your poster. Write important details for the public to know, such as what crimes he's accused of and the reward offered for his capture.
Science
1. Analyze results of ant experiments.
2. Identify jobs of bees.
3. Identify characteristics of honeybees.
Here is a comprehensive booklet about Texas insects that you can print or use for reference and insect identification:
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_p4000_0043.pdf
Here's a website to help with identification: http://texashighplainsinsects.net/texas-insects-identified
Memory Work: Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
PoetryOur second quarter poem is "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening". Additional copies here.
Geography: Continue to memorize the countries of Southern Europe. Students will be responsible for labeling countries on a map. A word bank is provided. Sheppards software has helpful computer games for additional practice.
History: Memorize Key Dates 1-6
Key Dates for the 2nd quarter:
1. The War Between the States 1861-1865
2. World War I 1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917
4. The Great Depression 1929-1939
5. World War II 1939-1945
2. World War I 1914-1918
3. Lenin & the Russian Revolution 1917
4. The Great Depression 1929-1939
5. World War II 1939-1945
6. The Cold War 1945-1991
