English: – Identify nouns in a sentence.
– Distinguish between common and proper nouns.
– Identify singular and plural nouns.
Because of Winn-Dixie: – We are starting our new class novel this week; Because of Winn-Dixie. We will be reading about 5 chapters per weeks and doing weekly comprehension quizzes. Please be sure to ask your child about the chapters we’ve covered each week.
Here is a quick summary of Because of Winn-Dixie:
The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor.A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive.Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the local librarian, Miss Franny Block, who once fought off a bear with a copy of WAR AND PEACE. They meet Gloria Dump, who is nearly blind but sees with her heart, and Otis, an ex-con who sets the animals in his pet shop loose after hours, then lulls them with his guitar.
Opal spends all that sweet summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother. But because of Winn-Dixie or perhaps because she has grown, Opal learns to let go, just a little, and that friendship and forgiveness can sneak up on you like a sudden summer storm.
Spelling: – Study for Spelling Test on Friday. (Some of our spelling words this week are from our class novel.)
Math: – Use + properties and – rules to add and subtract.
– Estimate sums and differences of numbers.
– Determine when to estimate or find an exact number.
– Add numbers, including multi-digit numbers.
Science: – Observe the function of vascular plants.
– Describe the structure of fungi.
– Make a model of a backbone.
Social Studies: – Identify differences and similarities between urban and rural life.
– Describe different ways to earn a living in the Caribbean.
Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.
– Identify four important ways the Bible is useful.
– Complete exercises to reinforce the concept that they Bible is accurate.
– Respond to questions about Philip’s ministry to an Ethiopian man.
Today, in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; He is Christen the Lord. Luke 2:11
HOMEWORK:
Monday:
Math: Jaguars and Eagles – pg 19
– Black Hawks – pg 25
English: page 19
Tuesday:
Math: Jaguars and Eagles pg 21 1-5
– Black Hawks – pg 31
Spelling: – Jaguars and Eagles Choose 1 activity to complete from their Spelling Folder. (To be discussed in class.)
– Black Hawks page 20 Practice Book
Wednesday:
Math: Jaguars and Eagles pg 22 1-2, 5-6
– Black Hawks pg 32 1-6
English: page 21
Thursday:
Math: Black Hawks pg 34 1-6
– Study for Spelling Test
– Study for Bible Verse