Monday 12/13 - Ls 60 (1-29)

Tuesday 12/14 - Review

Wednesday 12/15 - Test (up to Ls 55)

Thursday 12/16 - Bingo...no homework

Friday 12/17 - Christmas Math

Enjoy the holidays!

~Mrs. R~

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

Our Christmas Program will be on the evening of Tuesday, December 14! YOU will be singing, so be sure to come and bring your familiy!


Upper School, please meet in the music room at 6:15, start time - 6:30 PM

Upper School (1st - 6th) Dress for "Masters In This Hall"

Dress Attire in Red or Green colors, have them look "Christmasy", chapel attire is allowed
Boys must wear dress slacks
Girls may wear a Christmas dress if they would like to
No t-shirts, No Tennis Shoes, No Jeans

See you there!

LITERATURE: Homework, December 6-17

We are nearing the end of the adventure of Bilbo and the Dwarves to “There and Back Again” (which is actually the sub-title of The Hobbit.) I hope you have loved this story as much as I have! I feel as if I have just spent the last month in the coolest place. . . that doesn’t really exist!

Your assignments (reading and spelling) for the next two weeks are below.

For MONDAY, December 6—You should come to class having read Chapters 13 and 14. Be ready to discuss these 2 chapters before you get to work on your project. HOMEWORK: Reading—Read Chapter 15 for Tuesday. Spelling—write your spelling words three times each using Modern Manuscript. Due on Tuesday.

TUESDAY, December 7—Discuss Chapter 15; work on Project. HOMEWORK: Reading—Read Chapters 16 and 17 for Thursday Spelling—write your spelling words as the shapes of the letters of the name of your favorite character in The Hobbit. Due Thursday. These will be added to our bulletin board, so do a good job!

WEDNESDAY, December 8—No lit class—we will be on our field trip to Austin.

THURSDAY, December 9—Discuss Chapters 16 and 17. Work on Projects. HOMEWORK: Reading—Read Chapter 18 and 19 (finish the book!) for Monday. Spelling—Study words for Spelling Test on Friday

FRIDAY, December 10—No lit class—we will be on our field trip to sing at the nursing home. Spelling Test will be at our 9:30 break. Turn in Reading Logs.

MONDAY, December 13—Discuss Chapters 18 and 19. Begin filling out the study guide for the last 9 chapters of The Hobbit. Test will be on Wednesday just before you begin your book report presentations on The Hobbit. There will be no spelling homework this week. No reading logs required.

TUESDAY, December 14—Work on Hobbit Projects; Study for test over Chapters 11-19 tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY, December 15—Test over Chapters 11-19. Begin book report presentations.

THURSDAY, December 16—Finish book report presentations.

FRIDAY, December 17—No lit class; Christmas party/lunch at 11:00. Early Dismissal at 11:45.

No reading homework over the holiday, but read for fun! No reading logs required—we will start new reading logs when we get back from our break. Have a Blessed Christmas with your families!

SPELLING/VOCABULARY WORDS for Friday, December 10

1. unexpectedly = something that happens suddenly

2. mouldered = decayed

3. noisily = in a noisy manner

4. prophecy (noun) = a prediction of the future

5. prophesy (verb) = to make a prediction of the future

6. unquenchable = unable to be quenched or put out

7. murmur = mumbling or muttering

8. imperishable = unable to perish, indestructible

9. recompense = payment for something done, reward

10. contrived = devised or schemed, fabricated

11. coveted = desired greedily

12. quarriers = those who work in a quarry

HISTORY: Cathedrals in Europe

Monday we will have a lesson over the development of Gothic Cathedrals. As society moved more and more away from Roman culture with the development of the Feudal System, the architecture of buildings began to change as well. You will learn what vaulting, ribs and flying buttresses are and what a clerestory is. Using your reading cards, you will read and complete the worksheet: Cathedrals in Europe.

Tuesday, we will have a reading packet and discuss what kind of people it took to construct such a building. You will then decide what kind of "apprentice" you would choose to be if you were on a building site for a cathedral. Would you want to be a mason, or maybe a mortar maker? We will use the reading packet: Cathedrals in Europe: Project 2

Wednesday, no class, Austin Field Trip!

Thursday, we will be creating our own stained glass window and reviewing for our test over Cathedrals on Friday.

Friday, Cathedrals in Europe Test

Mission: In the description of what we will be doing Monday, write down for me why architecture began to change. Also write down what day you will have your test over this lesson.

BIBLE: The Fall of Israel

King Nebuchadnezzer invades the land of Israel

In the book of Deutoronomy, it talks about the covenant made between God and his people. God had delivered his people out of Egypt and led them through the wilderness for 40 years. Moses lets the people know there will be a covenant (an agreement) between them and the Lord. We will be discussing this covenant in class to better understand why Jeremiah's message from God to the people seemed so harsh and what led him to later write the book of Lamentations.

From Wikipedia :

According to Jeremiah, the LORD declared that the covenant was broken and that God would bring upon Israel and Judah the curses of the covenant. Jeremiah’s job was to explain the reason for the impending disaster (destruction by the Babylonian army and captivity).

Monday, we will read  Deuteronomy 29, and discuss the agreement God made with his people and then discuss Jeremiah's message to them. We will then review for our Test on Tuesday.

Tuesday, The Ministry of Jeremiah Test

Wednesday, no class, Austin Field Trip!

Thursday, we will begin our lesson that carries on the story of God's displeasure with his people and how they end up in Babylonian captivity. We will be using our reading cards and completing the worksheet:
The Fall of Jerusalem

Friday, we will be using our Bibles to read II Kings 25: 1-21 then complete the "scrambled" worksheet:
The Fall of Jerusalem: Project 1 -Bible Reading

Mission: Write down what Wikipedia had to say about the Covenant between God and his people.

Math: 11/29-12/3

Your mission...find the answer to the following question: What is the most popular Christmas song? Submit your answer on a sheet of paper for punches.

Monday 11/29 – Ls 51 pg329 (1-29odd)

Tuesday 11/30 – Ls 52 pg336 (2-30even)

Wednesday 12/1 – Ls 53 pg342 (1-29odd)

Thursday 12/2 – Ls 54 pg347 (2-30even)

Friday 12/3 – Ls 55 pg352 (1-29odd)

~Dreaming of snow...Mrs. R~

LITERATURE: November 29-December 3

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and a nice rest with your families!

Last week's post included our reading homework and spelling words for this week, so look over on the right hand side of the blog, and choose LITERATURE: Onward to the Cave. There you will find all you need for this week.

You should have read chapters 9 and 10 for Monday's class. There will be a quiz over Chapters 1-10 on Wednesday of this week, and you will get your study guide tomorrow.

I will also be giving you a packet of work to do in class that is based on the two maps in The Hobbit, and the runes that are on "Thror's Map." These activities will be challenging, but fun!

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Horner

HISTORY: William the Conqueror!

This week we will be studying one of my favorite historical figures, William the Conqueror! You have learned a little about the Bayeux Tapestry with Mrs. Horner when you did your Beowulf project, this week we will study in depth the person who inspired it all. 

Making of the Bayeux Tapestry

Monday, using our reading cards we will read and complete the worksheet: 

William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings: Worksheet. 

Tuesday, we will read from the reading packet: 

How William of Normandy Conquered a Kingdom

The last two pages of this packet are drawing pages. You will draw 8 scenes illustrating the life of William. 

Wednesday, we will learn about the Domesday Book, thats DOME, not DOOM! After William took over the English throne, he sent out officials to write down lists of everything he owned, all holdings (property) and people. These lists were all collected and put together in the Domesday Book. We will create our own Domesday Book. Each student will make a very detailed account of all their school holdings (property) and  bind it all together in a book. 

Thursday, we will take a little time to complete our books then review for our Test over William the Conqueror on Friday. 

Friday, William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings TEST!

Mission: On a piece of notebook paper, write down what day of the week you will have your test over William the Conqueror. Don't forget your "Secret Message" envelope will be hidden somewhere in our classroom on Monday. 

BIBLE: Shadrach and Jeremiah

November 29th - December 3rd

I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing holiday break for Thanksgiving! This week we will pick up where we left off with our trio. We read in our Bibles last week about Nebuchadnezzer's soldiers being burned up as they threw the three jews into the 

FIERY FURNACE!

The prophet Jeremiah by Michelangelo

Monday, we will be using our Bibles again to read Daniel 1 and learn how the jews received their new Babylonian names and why they refused to eat the food Nebuchadnezzer provided for them. We will complete the worksheet: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Project 2: Bible Reading

Tuesday, we will be making a our tissue box diorama's of the three Jews in the furnace with the divine 4th figure protecting them. We will also review for our test on Wednesday. Make sure to have your binders in order so you can study from your worksheets over this lesson. 

Wednesday, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego TEST

Thursday, we will move on to our lesson over one of the major prophets, Jeremiah. We use our reading cards and complete the worksheet: The Ministry of Jeremiah: Worksheet

Friday, we will use our Bibles and read different passages from the book of Jeremiah and each of the students will write a paragraph about one of the stories we read about then read it aloud to the class. This will be the worksheet: Ministry of Jeremiah: Project 1 - Bible Reading

Mission: On a piece of notebook paper, write down what kind of Diorama we will be making in class this week. If you have one, bring a square tissue box, if you don't have one, don't worry, we will find some around the school. 

Candy Cane Lane next Wednesday, December 1

You most certainly will not want to miss the First Annual Candy Cane Lane Children's Holiday Fashion Show and Luncheon benefiting the Children's Hospital at Scott & White on Wednesday, December 1.

The fashion show will feature some of our adorable students modeling holiday fashions from My Vintage Baby, Orient Expressed and original designs from Amanda Duggan, a mom of a CCS student!

The luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. and is catered by Megg's Cafe. Tickets are $20. Space is limited so we urge out parents and friends to reserve a chair as soon as possible. To make your reservation, please see Kathy Barnes in the office or call 774.8622.

Parents Plus is also hosting a Holiday Bazaar in conjunction. Talented parents and friends of the school will have lots of gifts on hand to purchase. It is really going to be a fabulous day. The Bazaar will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Admission to the Bazaar is free.

Latin Homework for Thanksgiving Break!

I'm certain your family and friends would be thrilled and impressed to hear the Table Blessing in Latin this Thanksgiving. I've included it here just in case you might need a refresher! No one does though, right?

I'm thankful for the brightest students around. I wish you all a super Thanksgiving.

Benedic, Domine, nos
et haec Tua dona
quae de Tua largitate
sumus sumpturi)
Per Christum Dominum nostrum.
Amen.

Math: 11/22 & 23

What happened that changed our country forever on this day in history? Follow the link...http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-assassinated

Monday 11/22 - Complete Investigation 5

Tuesday 11/23 - Complete "Metamorphic Munchies"

Enjoy your break...eat lots of turkey! I will miss you guys!

Mrs. R

LITERATURE: Onward to the Cave

Hello, Students!

This week will be short due to our Thanksgiving break, and I know that some of you may also be leaving early. Remember that Chapters 7 and 8 are due tomorrow. We will discuss them, and watch a video about the life of JRR Tolkien which will help you write your short biography of him for your book jacket. Your book jackets and bios of Tolkien will be DUE AT THE END OF CLASS THIS TUESDAY--or, if you are going out of town and need to work on them over the holidays, due the first thing on Monday morning, November 29.

You will NOT have a spelling test this week, but will have one on Friday, December 3. The words are below--scroll past the homework assignments.

The homework for the week after Thanksgiving is below, too. You have a chance to get this done early this week so that you can have the whole holiday to relax!

For MONDAY, November 29: read Chapters 9 and 10, Barrels Out of Bond and A Warm Welcome (pages 157-186) Discussion will be held over main points and characters. In class that Monday, you will be given a study guide for a quiz over chapters 1-10 on Wednesday. You will also be given special paper and instructions for completing your maps of Middle Earth. HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 11 On the Doorstep (pages 186-194 for Tuesday)

TUESDAY, November 30: Discussion over Chapter 11 of The Hobbit. You will work on maps of Middle Earth—MAP is due on Wednesday. HOMEWORK: Study for tomorrow’s quiz over The Hobbit, chapters 1-10.

WEDNESDAY, December 1: Quiz over Chapters 1-10. You should complete your maps of Middle Earth to turn in today. HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 12 Inside Information (pages 195-213) for Friday.

THURSDAY, December 2: You will work on their project pieces—personal choice for presentation. HOMEWORK: Finish reading Chapter 12 for discussion tomorrow; study for spelling test.

FRIDAY, December 3: Spelling test over words from The Hobbit. Discuss Chapter 12. Continue to work on Individualized Lesson Plan for book chapter report. HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY, December 6--Read Chapters 13 and 14--Not at Home and Fire and Water (pages 214-233.)

SPELLING LIST for Test on Friday, December 3

You will have to spell the words correctly; then, match them with their correct definitions.

1. lichen--a moss-like plant matter on flat surfaces like stones or bark

2. twined--woven

3. infuriate--to make angry or furious

4. downcast--depressed or sad

5. lurking--lying in wait in a hidden place

6. cavernous--having or being like deep caves

7. crannies--small slits or holes

8. marauding--roaming to raid and steal

9. whiff--a quick sniff or puff

10. ghastly--horrible

Secret Messages!

Mrs. R. and I have talked with you about our new procedures we will be using in class. In particular the punch card and what the rewards will be. I will be leaving you secret messages from now on in your history and bible blogs.  You will have to read through each week's blogs and then you will see this:

Next to this envelope is your secret assignment, which will be due on Monday. Think of yourself as History/Bible spies! Make sure to call your friends from class to remind them to check every Sunday night so that they can get their secret envelope message.

I will have a big SECRET envelope hanging in the room from now on for you to slip your secret assignments in.

Good Luck on your new mission 4th Graders! -Ms. B.

HISTORY: William the Conqueror

November 22nd - 26th

We have been busy with our lesson on Feudalism with many projects that will soon be displayed on our bulletin board in the school.

Monday, we will wrap up all of our projects (shields and castles) and review all of our material for our test over The Feudal System on Tuesday.

Tuesday, The Feudal System TEST

Enjoy your holiday kiddo's! I wrote out lessons and forgot we have a holiday, how could I do that!?!?

The Domesday Book is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror. "While spending the Christmas of 1085 in Gloucester, William had deep speech with his counsellors and sent men all over England to each shire to find out what or how much each landholder had in land and livestock, and what it was worth" 

Mission: On a piece of notebook paper write down what it says here in the blog about The Domesday Book and slip it into our secret envelope on Monday at school.

BIBLE: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego!

November 22nd - 26th

We briefly heard of Daniel's three friends in our previous lesson from last week. This week we will become better aquainted with this trio: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego! Here's a cute little video I thought you might enjoy.

Click here to watch Lego Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego!!!

Monday, we will be reading from our reading cards and completing the worksheet:
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Worksheet

Tuesday, we read Daniel 3 in our Bibles and fill in the blanks on our worksheet:
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: Project 1 - Bible Reading

Mission: On a piece of notebook paper, write down for me which chapters of Daniel we will be reading this week and what you thought of the Lego video, then slip it into our secret envelope on Monday.

COMPUTER NEWS

Yesterday we started working on new project lesson. From now until we break for Christmas we will be learning the functions and uses of Power Point. We will be creating travel guides while learning this. Programs like this are used in some areas of school and business, it’s great for them to learn and experiment with it now when there isn’t a deadline.

Brenda Keeney

SPANISH

This Week in Spanish

Spanish I – – On Thursday, 18 November 10, we will have a Vocabulary Test – Be able to write what these words mean in English.



Los hermanos – siblings

los dos – the two

mi – my

el perro – the dog

grande – big

sí- yes

su – your, her, his

son – are

tengo – I have

¿tiene usted? – do you have?

Yo – I

tú- you (informal)

él – he

ella – she

Spanish II – On Thursday, 18 November 10, we will have a Vocabulary and Spelling Test – Be able to write these words in Spanish and tell what they mean in English. Remember, accents and tildes do count!



Apellido – last name

detrás – behind

los hermanos – siblings

los dos – the two

mi – my

el perro – the dog

grande – big

sí- yes

su – your, her, his

son – are

tengo – I have

¿tiene usted? – do you have?

Yo – I

nosotros – we

tú- you (informal)

ellos – they

él – he

ustedes – you (plural)

ella – she

usted – you (formal)

Math: 11/15 - 11/19

Monday 11/15 – Ls 48 pg302 (1-29odd)

Tuesday 11/16– Ls 49 pg307 (2-30 even)

Wednesday 11/17 – Ls 50 pg314 (1-29 odd)

Thursday 11/18 – Test 9 (Ls 45); “Average Practice”

Friday 11/19 – Investigation 5

Have a wonderful week! Thanksgiving is coming...

~Mrs. R. ~

LITERATURE: Important Note

Students,

Please don't forget that last week, I posted your homework--reading and spelling--for two weeks. Please go to the side bar of the Blog, and find LITERATURE: The Hobbit!!! and open that post to see this week's homework and spelling words.

You will also be having spelling homework every night.

For Tuesday, you will need to write each spelling word three times in modern manuscript. Due Tuesday morning.

For Wednesday, you will need to use each spelling word correctly in a sentence. Due on Wednesday morning.

For Thursday, you will have a fill in the blank sheet where you will write the spelling word in the correct place of a definition. Due Thursday morning.

PLANS & PROCEDURES 4 PROSPEROUS PUPILS

Dear Students,

Last week, we had some changes in our spelling tests (no more make-up tests), and in turning in our reading logs (they are due on Fridays and will not be counted for a week if they are not turned in on time.)

This week, we are going to make some procedural changes that will help you prosper more as students. Our days should flow more smoothly, your grades should improve, and we should all be happier!

1. As St. Benedict taught, obedience is doing something with a good attitude the FIRST time one is asked—not eventually, when one gets around to it. So, I am going to be helping you remember to do that by rewarding you when you do! You will have an incentive chart on your desk. When you are following directions, on task, working, paying attention, participating in discussions, respecting me and your classmates, you will get stickers on that chart. Once you have 10 stickers, you will get a ticket to put in the jar. At the end of the week, I will pull several tickets out of the jar, and those people will get to choose a treasure from the treasure chest.

2. There will be a new place for you to keep your things—in the reading room. You will each have a peg for your jacket, lunchbox, and backpack. Your desk will also need to be a place where there is room for you to work. I appreciate you wanting to make your personal space colorful and individualized—but other than pencils, your desk needs to be clear.

3. I have had so much fun with you so far this year! You are fun to be with and make my days so happy and full of laughter. We will now have a special time on Fridays called Friday at the Improv. During this 15 minutes, you can get up in front of the class and tell your jokes (appropriate jokes only), sing your songs, and dance your dances! But during other times in the week, when we are studying, reading, or doing lessons, we’ll have to refrain from so much hilarity!

4. Snack time will be for 10 minutes only; then, the food will have to be put away, and we’ll have to continue with class.

5. Each of you will have a weekly job to help the class run more smoothly. Those jobs will include:
1. Line Leader—this person must make sure that the class in is line and ready to move CORRECTLY down halls and stairwells. When the students behind the leader get noisy, the line leader must stop and wait until the line is quiet. We have been “just a tad” too loud, and have been disrupting other classes.

2. Caboose—this person must make sure that everyone is out of the room, the lights have been turned off, and the door shut. On yoga days, this person will also be responsible for bring the bin of yoga mats down to the library, and bringing it back up to the room.

3. Time Keeper—this person will be in charge of making sure that the schedule for the day is correctly displayed in the new hanging chart that we will have. This person will also set the timer for each class so that we can make sure that we get to our other classes on time.

4. Passer-Outer—this person will pass out all papers for me, graded and ungraded; will pass out books, dictionaries, Bibles, and history and Bible cards. This person will also take up papers as students finish a test or an assignment and make sure that they are put in the correct place on my desk.

5. Writer—this person will write homework and class assignments on the board; write any directions necessary for completing classwork; and any reminders needed for the class for the week.

6. There will be spelling homework three nights a week, as well as reading assignments.

* Every Monday night, you will need to write each spelling word three times in modern manuscript. This will be due on Tuesday morning.

* Every Tuesday night, you will use each spelling word correctly in a sentence. That means you must understand the meaning of the word, even though it may not be a vocabulary word. This will be due on Wednesday morning.

* Every Wednesday night you will have a fill in the blank paper to complete that will have definitions that you must match to your spelling word. This paper will be due on Thursday morning.

We will also be practicing our spelling words during the school day. I want all of you to be able to make 100s in spelling!

I think that these new procedures will help us all feel less frazzled during the day— and less frazzled means happier!

HISTORY: The Feudal System

Monday, retake The East-West Schism Test

Tuesday, we will begin our lesson on the social system of the Middle Ages called The Feudal System and discussing the hierarchy or social classes that developed during this time period. We will be reading from our reading cards and completing the worksheet: The Feudal System

Wednesday, to further our understanding of the hierarchy or social classes of this time, we will be making a booklet showing the different classes and what was expected of each class, what their jobs were, who they served and what their life entailed. We will be using the worksheet packet:
The Feudal System: Project - Life in the Feudal System


Thursday, our lesson will turn to the development of Heraldry. When a knight went into battle or tournaments, their faces could not been seen because of their armor, so they started to decorate their shields so their friends or enemies could recognize them. We will be discussing what colors, lines, shield shapes, and symbols meant. We will design our own shields by picking symbols that represent qualities about ourselves we would want displayed on our crest if we needed them today.

Friday, we will be making a pop-out castle after we read and discuss the importance of a lord's keep and castle and all that was needed to defend his fief and vassals. We'll be using our worksheet:
The Feudal System: Project 3- Making a Model Castle

HISTORY: Schism Test - Retake this Monday

Since we did not have favorable results from our test this past Friday, I have decided to let us give it a second chance. Review this material in preparation for the Test this Monday. I suggest flashcards to help with your vocabulary, it will be matching again.

Date: 1054
Event: Pope Leo IX excommunicates Patriarch of Constantinople
Two main differences: Disagreements on church government and theology controversies
Western Church: Strong papal authority, Latin language, new, young Germanic people
Eastern Church: Ecumenical councils, Greek lanuage, old ideas, no new people added to the mix
Churches resulted from split: Western Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church

Vocabulary


survived: remained alive
strait: a passage connecting two large bodies of water
strategic: having great military or economic value
hierarchy: a structure of authority
metropolitan: having to do with a large city
behest: will or command
controversies: intense disagreements
heresies: beliefs inconsistent with orthodoxy
schisms: splits in the church
ecumenical: relating to the whole church
ceremonies: a set of required formal acts
doctrine: a consistent set of beliefs
reconciliation: a repairing of relationships

BIBLE: Daniel and Nebuchadnezzer

This past Friday we began our lesson on Daniel and Nebuchadnezzer. We've read how Nebuchadnezzer dreamed of a statue that crumbles when its feet are struck, but why was it made of gold, silver, bronze, iron and clay? We'll find out this week!

Monday, we will pick up where we left off. We'll be reading Daniel 2 from our Bibles and completing our worksheet:
Daniel Serves in Nebuchadnezzer's Court: Project - Bible Reading


Tuesday, we will discuss the statue that Nebuchadnezzer dreams about. We will be coloring a statue with the colors described to us in scripture on our worksheet:
Daniel Serves in Nebuchadnezzers Court: Project 2


Wednesday, during study hall you will have some reading, "Daniel and the King's Food", then we will be reviewing our material for a TEST on Thursday. We will be take time in class to retell the story and create a study outline.

Thursday, Daniel Serves in Nebuchadnezzers Court TEST


Friday, no Bible lesson. We will be finishing up our projects from History class.

COMPUTER NEWS

Monday we wrapped up our lesson with Excel. They created a form, entered the data, obtained totals, and formatted it to look presentable. They have learned the basics of the Excel program. Hopefully they are not using it on their homework.

Brenda Keeney

CCS Celebrates Veterans Day

Please join Christ Church School as we celebrate Veterans Day on
Thursday, November 11, at 11 a.m.

Students are encouraged to wear a white or red shirt. Uniform pants/
shorts/skirts are still required.

At 11 a.m. we will have our own Veterans Day Parade to honor all
veterans, especially parents and grandparents of students who are
veterans. We would love it if you could join us on this special day!

Math: 11/8 - 11/12

Monday 11/8 – Ls 43 pg 272 (1-29odd)

Tuesday 11/9 – Ls 44 pg 279 (2-30 even); pass out Review for Test 7

Wednesday 11/10 – Ls 45 pg 287 (1-29 odd)

Thursday 11/11 – Test 8 (Ls 40); Power Up worksheet

Friday 11/12 – Ls 46 pg 291 (1-29 odd)

Have a wonderful week!

~Mrs. R. ~

LITERATURE: The Hobbit!!!

We will leave the realm of the early Middle Ages and travel to Middle Earth as we begin the fantasy novel, The Hobbit. During the study of this incredible story, you will be asked to do several project pieces that are my choice--and several that are yours. It will be a fun, exciting study--but you have to commit to getting the reading done. I will give you lots of class time, but you must take your book home and also read at night and on the weekends, or we will find ourselves still reading The Hobbit in March!

I must mention two changes in my expectations of you as we near the top of the hill that is your 4th grade year. After Christmas vacation is over, you will begin the downward slope that will lead you into 5th grade. It is time that I "turned up the heat" just a tad. Lately, I have been giving make-up spelling tests when you don't do too well on the first test. I will no longer do that. You must study your words so that you can make a 100 (ok, maybe a 90) on the first try. That means you have to learn the words, pronounce them aloud, write them, practice them every day. I think several of you are depending on those make-up tests to improve your grade and not "getting with it" as soon as the words are posted. I promised you a make-up test over last week's words this Monday, but that will be the last one!

The second thing I need to mention that will be a little tougher is your filling out and turning in your reading logs on time, with parent signatures. Beginning this Friday, if you don't turn them in on time, I will not accept them for that week. I know all of you are reading--so write down what you are reading, and how long--you can use your reading log as a bookmark, and do it before you close the book each night. Several of you are three weeks behind on turning those in! If I don't have them by this Friday, November 12, those three weeks, and this 4th week, will not be counted. You can still make an A in Literature if you never turn in your reading log--but you would have to make a 100 on EVERYTHING else. That might mean several of you are headed for B's. B's are not bad grades at all--but each of you is totally capable of making A's.

Below is the reading schedule for the NEXT TWO WEEKS, and the spelling list for Friday, November 19.

HOMEWORK for Tuesday, November 9-Friday, November 22

MONDAY, November 8: The last make-up spelling test over the words from St. Benedict

TUESDAY, November 9: You will receive your project packet and a copy of The Hobbit. If time permits, we will begin listening to Chapter 1 on CD.

WEDNESDAY, November 10: Listen to Chapter 1 in class. [Chapters 3 and 4 will need to be read by Monday.]

THURSDAY, November 11: Finish Chapter 1 in class.

FRIDAY, November 12: Listen to Chapter 2 in class.

FOR MONDAY, November 15: You will need to have read Chapters 3 and 4 for Monday's class. We will begin Chapter 5 on CD during class. Whatever doesn't get read in class must be done for homework. It is due tomorrow.

TUESDAY, November 16: Discuss Chapter 5; begin Chapter 6 on CD during class. Whatever doesn't get read in class must be done for homework. It is due tomorrow.

WEDNESDAY, November 17: Discuss Chapter 6. FOR MONDAY, November 22--Read Chapters 7 and 8. The rest of this week will be given to you for work on your project pieces.

THURSDAY, November 18: Work on Projects in class

FRIDAY, November 19: SPELLING TEST over the words below. No make-up test will be given:

1. Hobbit

2. JRR Tolkien

3. luxurious

4. remarkable

5. depredation--with definition: a plundering or laying waste to something

6. adventurous

7. immensely

8. flummoxed--with definition: confused or perplexed

9. audacious--with definition: daring; reckless; bold

10. sorcerous--with definition: having the nature of or practicing sorcery

HISTORY: The East-West Schism

NOTEBOOK CHECKS MONDAY! TEST GRADE!

This week, the only church Christendom has known, is going to be ripped asunder. We are going to begin our lesson over the East-West Schism and be learning the differences between the Western Roman Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Monday, we will be reading from our cards The East-West Schism and completing the worksheet that goes along with it.

Tuesday, we will be discussing the differences between the two churches that form from this split and completing the worksheet The East-West Schism: Project - Church Differences.

Wednesday, we will be reading the packet:
The East-West Schism: Project 2 - The Pope the Patriarch and the Schism
From this reading we will be practicing our study skill of picking out key words in each paragraph to hone our reading comprehension skills.

Vocabulary for this assignment:
survived
strait
strategic
hierarchy
metropolitan
behest
controversies
heresies
schisms
ecumenical
ceremonies
doctrine
reconciliation

Thursday, we will be creating a giant time line and mapping out all the events that lead up to this great schism and also mapping the territories that belonged to the different popes struggling for power during this period of time.



Friday, will be spent completing our timeline in class.

BIBLE: Josiah and Daniel

NOTEBOOK CHECKS MONDAY! TEST GRADE!

We've been learning about Josiah and his restoration of the temple of God.

On Monday, we will be creating a scroll with the verse from II Kings 22:19 which sums up Josiah's character.

Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people—that they would become a curse and be laid waste—and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I also have heard you, declares the LORD.

But during this project we will be writing the verse backwards. The Hebrew language is read and written backwards compared to English.  We'll also try some of the practices of Old Testament scribes. Every time they wrote God's name, they would throw out their writing utensil and wash their hands. These practices  were out of their reverence for the holiness of God.

Tuesday, we will take some time to finish our scrolls and review for your TEST over Josiah Repairs the Temple on Wednesday.

Wednesday, Test over Josiah

Thursday, we begin our lesson on Daniel Serves in Nebuchadnezzar's Court. We will be reading from our reading cards and completing the worksheet that goes along with it.

Friday, we'll be completing the worksheet: Project 1 - Bible Reading. After reading Daniel 2, we will be able to complete the outline.

CCS Book Fair Saturday! Support CCS!

STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!

The 4th graders received their study outlines today for their big test this friday. The test will be over Charlemagne, Alfred the Great and Otto I. Its important they finish filling in their study outline, so we can go over them tomorrow in class and make any corrections.

I also gave them a list for notebook checks in History and Bible. They will be graded on having all of their papers and having them in order. This will be graded on Monday the 8th for a test grade. This is important, today the kids saw firsthand how beneficial it was to have all their papers in order when it came time to refer back to them for their study outlines.

FIELD TRIP for tomorrow, postponed

Hello, students,

I'm sorry to have to postpone our trip, but I have a touch of an infection that makes it difficult for me to go on the road! I'll try and reschedule for another time. In the meantime, please come to school tomorrow prepared to have a "normal" school day. Sorry to disappoint you!

Mrs. Horner

Math: 11/1 - 11/5

Monday 11/1 – Investigation 4 pg 251 (1-23odd)

Tuesday 11/2 – Ls 41 pg 261 (2-30 even); pass out Review for Test 7

Wednesday 11/3 – No Math

Thursday 11/4 – Test 7 (covers up through Ls 35); Performance Task 7; Math-it-up worksheet

Friday 11/5 – Ls 42pg 266 (1-29 odd)

Have a wonderful week!

~Mrs. R.~

This Week In Spanish!

We have been learning Scripture memory verses for the last few weeks. The student in each class who can remember and say the most verses (and the reference for each one), in Spanish and English, will receive a gift certificate for Ice Cream (or something similar) the week before the Christmas Break. Here are the verses so far:

Cree en el Señor Jesús. Hechos 16:31 Believe in the Lord Jesus. Acts 16:31

El Señor te bendice. Números 6:24 The Lord blesses you. Numbers 6:2

Soy hijo de Dios. Juan 1:12 I am God's child. John 1:23

Cristo vive en mí. Gálatas 2:20 Christ lives in me. Galations 2:20

FIELD TRIP this Wednesday, November 3

Just a reminder that the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will be going to Austin this Wednesday, November 3 to see the Turner to Monet exhibit at the Blanton Museum on the UT campus. We will be leaving school at 9:30 and returning before 3:00. Mrs. Butler and Mr. Carter have volunteered to drive! Please dress in your Chapel uniforms since it is a Wednesday. Bring a sack lunch, snacks and drinks. We will tour the exhibit at 11, have lunch on the grounds at 12, and visit the permanent collection after lunch. We'll head back toward Temple by 1:30. You won't need any money unless you want to buy something at the Museum shop.

I'll be out of town on Tuesday, but everything will be ready to go before I leave. If you have any questions, please call me at home on Tuesday evening. This will be a great trip and a chance to see some of the most famous paintings in the world!

Turner to Monet:
Masterpieces from The Walters Art Museum

October 2, 2010 - January 2, 2011

Claude Monet
Springtime, ca. 1872
Oil on canvas
30 x 37 in
Courtesy of the Walters Art Museum

Forty of the finest nineteenth-century paintings from The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, including works by Eugène Delacroix, J.A.D. Ingres, Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, J.M.W. Turner and Asher B. Durand, among others, illustrate the striking range of styles, techniques, and approaches practiced during this era of artistic revolution.