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:
TB – Textbook
NBJ – Notebooking Journal
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
WDYR - What Do You Remember?
COMING SOON...
Monday, February 3 - Co-teacher training (inferences), 9-10 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Monday, February 10 - Staff Training Day - NO SCHOOL
Saturday, February 22 - Fortis Family Work Day, 9 a.m.-noon
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us and establish the work of our hands..." Psalm 90:17
DISCIPLESHIP: This month, we'll continue to focus on the virtue of responsibility. Being responsible means doing the things you are expected to do and accepting the consequences--good or bad-- that result from your actions.
MATH:
MATH:
- Assess mastery of preciously learned concepts.
- Assess mastery of addition facts.
- Read and interpret percentage of a whole.
- Express a fraction with a denominator of 10 or 100 as a percentage.
- Express a decimal as a percentage.
- Express a percentage as a decimal.
- Express a percentage as a fraction in its simplest form.
- Express a fraction as a percentage.
- Express a fraction with a denominator of a multiple of 100 as a percentage.
SPELLING:
- Assess mastery of words with different spellings for the sound of /ŭl/.
- Learn to spell words with the sound of /ŭs/ spelled US.
GRAMMAR:
- Know that all pronouns must have a clear antecedent.
- Know how to choose the proper antecedent for indefinite pronouns.
- Be able to properly classify a pattern 4 sentence.
WRITING/VOCABULARY:
- Know the components of an essay (introduction with a topic sentence and dramatic opener, supporting paragraphs, and a conclusion that restates the topic and includes a final clincher).
- Engage in meaningful Socratic discussion.
- Be able to summarize a passage through oral narration.
- Identify virtues in characters in Amos Fortune.
- Increase vocabulary through exposure to new and unfamiliar words.
LATIN:
- Assess mastery of previously learned vocabulary words and maxims.
- Memorize ten new vocabulary words, one new maxim, and one new chart.
- Know the imperfect tense for the irregular verb SUM.
HISTORY:
- Know that the War of 1812 was fought between the British and the Americans.
- Know that the White House was burned during the war.
- Know that Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812.
Star-Spangled Banner Lyrics
Oh, say can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched
Were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare
The bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free
And the home of the brave?
SCIENCE:
- Know what the five (or six) sense are and appreciate how God gave them to us for protection and pleasure.
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 and unique features of Greenland.
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're working on memorizing the names and locations of the countries of South 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 21 key dates this year. 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 sixteen dates on 3/2:
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
11. July 4, 1776 _ Declaration of Independence
12. 1775-83 - The American Revolution
13. 1787 - Constitution was adopted by the United States
14. 1803 - Louisiana Purchase
15. 1804 - Lewis & Clark
16. War of 1812
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
11. July 4, 1776 _ Declaration of Independence
12. 1775-83 - The American Revolution
13. 1787 - Constitution was adopted by the United States
14. 1803 - Louisiana Purchase
15. 1804 - Lewis & Clark
16. War of 1812