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WDYR - What Do You Remember?
READING:
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
COMING SOON...
Monday, October 7 - Co-teacher training on bar modeling, 2-3 p.m. in the sanctuary
Wednesday, October 16 - Spirit Day. Students may wear spirit shirts with jeans.
Monday, October 7 - Co-teacher training on bar modeling, 2-3 p.m. in the sanctuary
Wednesday, October 16 - Spirit Day. Students may wear spirit shirts with jeans.
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands..." Psalm 90:17
VIRTUE: Compassion
The definition of compassion is a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is hurting, in pain, or has misfortune and is accompanied by a strong desire to help the suffering. Jesus Christ is thpeople from physical suffering, he also showed the greatest compassion for mankind when died on e greatest example of someone with true compassion. Not only did Jesus have compassion and heal the cross for our sins. It's not always easy to show compassion, especially when we feel like the person deserves their misfortune. Yet compassion is a true mark of Christian character. (Adapted from Biblestudytoolstools.com)
VIRTUE: Initiative
Initiative is seeing what needs to be done and doing it, without waiting to be asked. Initiative is the opposite of procrastination and laziness, but it's also the opposite of avoidance. Sometimes initiative takes more than motivation; sometimes it takes courage. We see initiative accompanied by courage and motivated by compassion in the lives of both William Penn and William Wilberforce, whom we will study in history this month.
MATH:
- Understand the product of fractions.
- Multiply a fraction by a fraction.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words that are exceptions to the I-BEFORE-E generalization.
- Practice spelling words that follow the I-BEFORE-E generalization and those that are exceptions.
GRAMMAR:
- Know that conjunctions are used to combine parts of a sentence, including words, phrases, and clauses.
- Know that an interjection is a word that expresses emotion or excitement in a sentence.
- Know how to identify and label interjections and conjunctions in a sentence.
- Know the eight parts of speech and the accompanying acronym/jingle: MVP AA PIC.
- Be familiar with common homonyms.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Assess mastery of previously taught vocab words.
- Know the components of the story sequence chart.
- Write a narrative story about the Boston Massacre.
COMPOSITION:
This week, we’ll spend time reviewing for next week's vocabulary test by writing stories using our vocabulary words.
- Learn about colonial life and the American Revolution through the reading of Johnny Tremain.
- Learn about the navigation and colonial life through the reading of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch.
- Engage in meaningful Socratic dialogue.
- Be able to summarize a passage through oral narration.
LATIN:
- Memorize the vocabulary words, charts, and maxim for this week's chapter.
- Memorize the declension chart for 2nd declension neuter nouns.
HISTORY:
- Learn about the key events of the Boston Massacre and the events that precipitated it.
- Know the name William Wilberforce and the contributions he made to the abolition of slavery.
- Gain an understanding of the plight of the slaves who were kidnapped and brought to the Americas on ships.
SCIENCE:
- Memorize the "My Plate" used to help guide food choices.
- Know the basic categories of nutrients (fats, carbohydrates, and proteins), and how each benefits the body.
GEOGRAPHY:
- Develop a heart of compassion for the peoples of the world who don't yet know Christ.
- Assess mastery of names and locations of the countries of the West Indies.
- Memorize the names and locations of the Central American countries.
MEMORY WORK:
Scripture: We'll spend the year working on our scripture memorization of Psalm 27 (NIV). 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.
Geography: We'll test over the islands of the West Indies this week, and then begin working on Central America. A hard copy of the map can be found behind the "memory" tab in your child's binder. Additional maps, as well as MP3s of the song, are available at this link: Geography Resources.
History: Students will memorize a portion of the Declaration of Independence (bolded portion only) and 21 key dates.The key dates have accompanying jingles that do not have to be memorized, but will help students remember the dates and the corresponding events. We will test over the first five dates on 9/30:
1. Leif Erikson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
8. French & Indian War - 1754-63
9. Boston Tea Party - 1773
10. Paul Revere's Ride - 1775
1. Leif Erikson Explores America - 1000
2. Columbus Sails to the Americas - 1492
3. Lost Colony of Roanoke - 1583
4. Founding of Jamestown - 1607
5. Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth - 1620
6. Salem Witch Trials - 1692
7. First Great Awakening - 1740s
8. French & Indian War - 1754-63
9. Boston Tea Party - 1773
10. Paul Revere's Ride - 1775