Month: January 2016

Because of Winn-Dixie – A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America’s beloved storyteller. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. Featuring a new cover illustration by E. B. Lewis and an excerpt of Kate DiCamillo’s newest novel, Raymie Nightingale.

We’ll be covering about 5 chapters per week and completing a quiz each Friday.

Some of the objectives that we will be covering while reading are:

• Offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to text
• Identify and discuss book themes, characters, plots, and settings
• Connect their experiences with those of the author and/or with characters from the books
• Support predictions, interpretations, conclusions, etc. with examples from text
• Practice key reading skills and strategies (cause-and-effect, problem/solution, compare-and-contrast, summarizing, etc.)
• Monitor their own comprehension

English: – Elaborate sentences by adding adjectives.

– Create poems about heroes for Hero’s Day.

Spelling: – There will be no spelling test this week.

Math: – Multiply a whole number by a multiple of ten.

– Estimate products by rounding.

Science: – Finalize solar system poster.

Social Studies: – Arawaks and Caribs Project Presentation

NOTE: Social Studies Projects on Arawaks and Caribs is due on January 27.

Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.

– Complete a dialogue related to God’s powerful love.

– Identify additional attributes of God’s evidence in Scripture.

“The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.”  Psalm 19:7

HOMEWORK:

TuesdaySOCIAL STUDIES: Complete Arawaks and Caribs project

Wednesday

ENGLISH: English Workbook page 61

Thursday

MATH: Homework Practice page 48 1-5, 15-17, 18

Because of Winn-Dixie – A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America’s beloved storyteller. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. Featuring a new cover illustration by E. B. Lewis and an excerpt of Kate DiCamillo’s newest novel, Raymie Nightingale.

We’ll be covering about 5 chapters per week and completing a quiz each Friday.

Some of the objectives that we will be covering while reading are:

• Offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to text
• Identify and discuss book themes, characters, plots, and settings
• Connect their experiences with those of the author and/or with characters from the books
• Support predictions, interpretations, conclusions, etc. with examples from text
• Practice key reading skills and strategies (cause-and-effect, problem/solution, compare-and-contrast, summarizing, etc.)
• Monitor their own comprehension

English: –Form contractions using verbs and the word not.

– Unit 3 Check-Up

– Identify adjectives that tell what kind or how many.

Spelling: – Study for Spelling Test this Friday. These spelling words will be taken from our class novel; Because of Winn Dixie.

Math: – Multiply a multi-digit number by a one-digit number.

– Multiply multi-digit numbers with zeros by a one-digit number.

– Chapter 6 – Study Guide and Review .

– Chapter 6 Test on Friday.

Science: – Describe our solar system.

– Identify the planets and other objects in our solar system.

Social Studies: – Create a poster based on your heritage. 

NOTE: Social Studies Projects on Arawaks and Caribs is due on January 27.

Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.

– Define omnipotent and answer questions about God’s power.

– Examine God’s power as demonstrated in Scripture.

“But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.” Titus 3:4-5
HOMEWORK:

Monday

MATH: Homework Practice page 46 1-5, 11, 13, 15

Tuesday

SPELLING: Complete 1 section of Spelling Contract

Wednesday

ENGLISH: English Workbook page 59

Thursday

MATH: Homework Practice page

SPELLING: Complete Spelling Contract

Because of Winn-Dixie – A classic tale by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo, America’s beloved storyteller. One summer’s day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries – and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It’s because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it’s because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie. Featuring a new cover illustration by E. B. Lewis and an excerpt of Kate DiCamillo’s newest novel, Raymie Nightingale.

We’ll be covering about 5 chapters per week and completing a quiz each Friday.

Some of the objectives that we will be covering while reading are:

• Offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to text
• Identify and discuss book themes, characters, plots, and settings
• Connect their experiences with those of the author and/or with characters from the books
• Support predictions, interpretations, conclusions, etc. with examples from text
• Practice key reading skills and strategies (cause-and-effect, problem/solution, compare-and-contrast, summarizing, etc.)
• Monitor their own comprehension

English: – Identify and write past tense verbs with the helping verbs has, have, or had with singular or plural subjects.

– Write past tense forms of irregular verbs.

– Recognize the different forms of the verb ‘be’.

Spelling: – Study for Spelling Test this Friday. These spelling words will be taken from our class novel; Because of Winn Dixie.

Math: – Multiply a multi-digit number by a one-digit number.

– Choose the best strategy to solve a problem.

Science: – Use the water cycle as an example as how to extract clean water from dirty water.

– Explain how Earth’s tilt affects the seasons.

– Describe the phases of the moon.

Social Studies: – Discover our European connection.

– Explore our African and Indian connections.

NOTE: Social Studies Projects on Arawaks and Caribs is due on January 27.

Bible: – Study Bible verse for Friday. Parents, please encourage your child to study their Bible verse every week. These do impact their Bible grades.

– Examine Scriptures describing God’s involvement as Creator.

– Identify what God know about them personally.

“Those who have faith are children of Abraham”. Galatians 3:7
HOMEWORK:

Monday

ENGLISH: English Workbook page 50

MATH: Reteach page 110 1-10

Tuesday

ENGLISH: English Workbook page 52

SPELLING: Complete 1 section of Spelling Contract

Wednesday

ENGLISH: English Workbook page 54

Thursday

MATH: Homework Practice page 46 1-13

SPELLING: Complete Spelling Contract, Study Spelling Words