Religion: "Honoring God"
We have talked about the many ways we show honor and respect to God. The
first three commandments remind us how to act toward, think about, and worship
God. Please check out the
Family Faith
page that has some ideas for home.
Reading:
We have finished reading
Stealing Home
,
a story about how a young boy's life changes when his aunt comes to stay at with
him and his grandfather. As the aunt's visit stretches on, Thomas learns
that the wisest way of dealing with changes may be having the willingness to
adapt.
Math: We should be reviewing
our multiplication facts through 12. Knowing these really well helps us to
know the related division facts. We really enjoy playing Multiplication
and Division Bingo. . . We're having fun and learning at the same time!!
In the coming chapter, we will be using multiplication patterns to multiply 2-,
3- and 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers.
English: We have published
another classbook,
HappyThanksgiving, full of
Pilgrim facts, family feasts, and turkey "tales". Our latest
accomplishment in our writer's workshop are our 5-paragraph, persuasive essays
entitled, The
Best
Christmas Gift
Ever!
Science:
"Why does MATTER matter??" We have been learning all about
Matter. We have been investigating physical and chemical changes in
matter. We identified the many examples of physical and chemical changes
in school, at our homes, and found in nature. We created our own change in
matter when we turned Room 1 into an ice cream parlour.
Was this experiment an
example of a physical or chemical change?
Social
Studies: Continuing our
cross-country trek, we travel to the Southeast, stopping in colonial Jamestown,
meeting Thomas Jefferson
as he writes the Declaration of Indepence,
following
Harriet Tubman to freedom on the Underground Railroad , and fighting against slavery with Abraham
Lincoln in the Civil War
.
Coming Events:
Christmas
Program -
Thursday, December 17 at 7 p.m.
Christmas Break begins Friday,
December 18 at 11:00 a.m.
Special Classes:
Art:
Alternate Fridays
Music:
Monday and Tuesday at 10:20 a.m.
Physical Education: Mondays at 12:35
p.m. & Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m.
Computer:
Tuesday at 1:20 p.m.
and Friday at 12:30 p.m.
Reading:
We have finished reading
Stealing Home
,
a story about how a young boy's life changes when his aunt comes to stay at with
him and his grandfather. As the aunt's visit stretches on, Thomas learns
that the wisest way of dealing with changes may be having the willingness to
adapt.
Math: We should be reviewing
our multiplication facts through 12. Knowing these really well helps us to
know the related division facts. We really enjoy playing Multiplication
and Division Bingo. . . We're having fun and learning at the same time!!
In the coming chapter, we will be using multiplication patterns to multiply 2-,
3- and 4-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers.
English: We have published
another classbook,
Happy
Science:
"Why does MATTER matter??" We have been learning all about
Matter. We have been investigating physical and chemical changes in
matter. We identified the many examples of physical and chemical changes
in school, at our homes, and found in nature. We created our own change in
matter when we turned Room 1 into an ice cream parlour.
Social
Studies: Continuing our
cross-country trek, we travel to the Southeast, stopping in colonial Jamestown,
meeting Thomas Jefferson
Music:
Monday and Tuesday at 10:20 a.m.
Physical Education: Mondays at 12:35
p.m. & Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m.
Computer:
Tuesday at 1:20 p.m.
and Friday at 12:30 p.m.
Library: Alternate Thursdays