BLOG KEY
General:
Act – Activity
Ch – Chapter
Ex – Exercise
L – Lesson
p – Page(s)
Math:
HIG – Home Instructor’s Guide
TB – Textbook
WB – Workbook
FP – Facts Practice (A, B, C, or D denotes which sheet to use)
Science:
SG – Student Guide
USE – Usborne Encyclopedia of Science
KSE – Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Science
COMING SOON...
Wednesday, March 27 - Pizza Day! Students may wear spirit shirts with jeans.
Saturday, March 23 - Fortis Spring Campout/Potluck at Cedar Breaks Park in Georgetown. (See Andrea Morgan or Fortis Marketplace for more information.)
Monday, April 1 - Staff Development Day. NO SCHOOL!
Saturday, April 6 - Fortis Nerf Tournament. Hill Country Bible Church, Cedar Park, 6-9 p.m., $10 per player. Concessions available.
Saturday, March 23 - Fortis Spring Campout/Potluck at Cedar Breaks Park in Georgetown. (See Andrea Morgan or Fortis Marketplace for more information.)
Monday, April 1 - Staff Development Day. NO SCHOOL!
Saturday, April 6 - Fortis Nerf Tournament. Hill Country Bible Church, Cedar Park, 6-9 p.m., $10 per player. Concessions available.
MATH:
- Find unknown angles in problems involving rhombuses.
- Find unknown angles in problems involving trapezoids.
- Construct a parallelogram.
- Construct a rectangle with a given length and width.
- Construct a parallelogram given the measurement of two adjacent sides and one angle.
- Construct a rhombus given the measurement of one side and one angle.
- Identify the shape used in a tessellation.
- Continue a tessellation on dot paper.
- Determine whether a shape can tessellate or not.
- Make different tessellations with a given shape.
Please make copies of the four math facts pages (A-D) that were sent home in binders (inside front pocket). These are master copies. You will use these all year. Here are the instructions for administering facts practice sheets:
1. Set a timer for five minutes.
2. When the five minutes is up, if your child has not finished, please mark the place where he/she left off, and then have the student finish the sheet.
3. Parents, please use the key sent home to check your child's work. Have him/her make any corrections.
3. Turn the sheet in as homework on the next school day. I will take it as a homework completion grade.
READING:
- Learn character lessons from the reading and discussion of Little Britches.
- Identify virtues in book characters when reading.
- Increase vocabulary.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Know the components of a book report or critique.
- Write body paragraphs that includes at least eight facts per paragraph.
- Improve editing skills.
COMPOSITION:
This week, we’ll write the body paragraphs for our research papers.
SPELLING:
- Assess various ways to spell the sound of /ibl/.
- Learn the rules for adding an -ly suffix to a word.
GRAMMAR:
- Be able to classify sentences with mixed patterns.
- Know that there are three types of outlines: key word, topic, and sentence
- Know how to properly format an outline.
LATIN:
- Assess mastery of Ch27 vocab words and maxim.
- Memorize chapter maxim, chart and vocab words for Ch28.
HISTORY:
- Know what the Monroe Doctrine was and how it
- Know the key players in the War of 1812 and the major causes of the conflict.
- Know that Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner" during the war.
SCIENCE:
- Continue memorizing the vocabulary for unit 6, as well as the major bones and body systems.
- Know the functions of the nervous system.
- Gain a basic understanding of how the nervous system works.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Memorize the names and locations of the provinces of Canada.
- Know the location of Greenland in relation to neighboring continents and countries.
MEMORY WORK:
Scripture: We'll spend the year working on our scripture memorization of Philippians 2:1-18 (KJV). Our intent with scripture memory is for students to hide God’s word deep in their hearts so that they can call upon it for comfort, reassurance, and strength in times of trouble. With that in mind, we will not be testing over this scripture, but we will be reciting it together as a school every morning during assembly time. Here is a link to an article that explains why we generally prefer to have our students memorize the King James Version.
Geography: We'll test over Central America this week. A hard copy of the maps can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the songs, are available at this link: Geography Resources.
History: Here is a link to the history timeline song. We'll test over minutes 6:20-8:20 on 2/27. We will also memorize twelve key dates. The test over all the key dates will be on 3/25/19:
- Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
- Founding of Jamestown – 1607
- Landing of the Pilgrims – 1620
- Salem Witch Trials – 1692-1693
- Boston Tea Party - 1773
- Declaration of Independence – July 4, 1776
- American Revolution – 1776-1783
- Signing of the Constitution – 1787
- Louisiana Purchase - 1803
- Lewis & Clark Expedition - 1804-1806
- Trail of Tears - 1831-1850
- Gold Rush Begins - 1849
Poetry: Our fourth quarter poem is Psalm 139:1-18 (NIV). We will test over it on 5/1.