April 16

blog 4/16/2012

We are immersed in in S.A.T this week, and will not have any homework other that the two ongoing activities.  We will have no math home work, nor spelling, we will learn the Bible Verse in class and do spelling and math activities in class.  The ongoing things are the science report which is due APRIL  30^th and the month passport test which is April 26^th

April 9

Blog- April 9-14

Math-  pgs 224-232  Graphing  Bar/Circle/pictorial graphs and thinking puzzles

Spelling/Language  lesson 21  Homophones/homographs

Reading/ Sci    Self selected texts with questions  and Science text

Sci/Health     Book pgs  4-10, wkbk  1-2

SS and Sci-  review for standardize testing

March 26

Blog for March 26             Have a great Vacation!!!!

Math – Division and Divisibility rules- 211-218  Test on Thursday

Writing-  Begin draft of Science Report and thank you letters to parent helpers

Reading-  SS Declaration of Independence and 2^nd Continental congress.  Answer questions in proper sentences.

Social Studies:  Finalize the Rev War booklets.  Label and complete.

Science:  Begin to organize facts for report-  practice with Frog info.

             Read 166-173 in Sci Book

Grammar:  pg 36-41

March 19

Blog March 19

Routine things:
Math 203- 207 and review 151-154

Spelling Lesson 19 due Friday

Bible Verse:  Ephesians 2-10 We have learned this in three pieces now we are putting it all together

AND the really big homework:  Due FRIDAY   20-24 Facts about the students TOPIC for their science fair project. 

READ READ READ

March 13

Blog March 13, 2012

Spelling/ Vocabulary this week is US History Words:

(Test Friday)

Allies                                   Treaty

Boycott                               Traitor

Delegate                              Republic

Loyalist                               Repeal

Militia                                   Rebel  

Minuteman                          Patriot

Boston Massacre                 British

Colonist                                Britain

Bible verse is the third section of Ephesians 2:  8:-10.

      Week of  3/19  week we will do the whole section: Ephesians  2:4-10

Math-  Long division with 2-3 digits in the quotient, and zero in the quotient:   pgs201-204 in workbook  This is tough for most kids and they will need help from parents.

Math Facts:  we are starting daily Math Facts Division quizzes.

Social Studies:  Boston Tea party, Boston Massacre, Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress pgs 104-107 in text book AND the PassPort Test is March 29^th.  Remember this is primarily homework.

Writing:  We are writing summaries of various historical events and making  a Revolutionary War booklet.

Science:  Beginning research on our topic for the Science Fair in the library and classroom.

Jan 9

Jan 9 blog

A very brief overview:

Bible:  Jesus conquers death, wkbk 113-118

Math  Multiplying 2 or 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers pgs  143-150

Spelling lesson 15-  diphthongs and diagraphs (so exciting….)

Science  Electricity/circuits/positive and negative charges  book pg 96-100.  Make a conductor pg wkbk pg 79  We are preparing to work on our US maps with all the states and capitols. 

Social Studies-  New Hampshire and Connecticut  colonies and onward to the Middle Colonies  pg 53-60

Writing:  pen pal letters and beginning of colonial jobs report