History/Bible Jan 30 - Feb 3

Memory Verse:

Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other the same as God forgave you in Christ. 

Ephesians 4:32

Monday:
History - Review our introductory reading from last week over the Feudal system. Then using the Life in Feudal System packet, create a poster showing Medieval Hierarchy, add a brief description inside the flap of each picture.

Tuesday:
History - Heraldry assignment, create your own coat of arms

Wednesday:
History - Castles and Forts comprehension and Parts of a Castle worksheet
Bible - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, reading cards and worksheet


Thursday:
History -Cities grow comprehension
Bible - Read Daniel 3 from our bibles and complete the corresponding worksheet

Friday:
History - Cathedrals comprehension
Bible - Read Daniel 1 from our bibles and complete the corresponding worksheet

Gala Update #2

Hello Parents and 4th Graders!

Huzzah! We have really pulled our project together recently and it is looking like it a wonderful addition to our auction. The students gathered in the art room today to decoupage their flower pots. We found that decoupage paste is a messy business, but the pots came out beautiful. Thank you Mrs. Ratcliff for coming and being crafty with us today. Thank you Parents for all of your contributions to this project. Here are some pictures of the pots and our other items.

January 30-February 3: Literature/Language Arts/Science/Latin II

Literature/Language Arts: The Hobbit, ch. 16-19; conjunctions, compound parts, interjections; spelling words from Hobbit ch. 16-19

• Monday: copy and define spelling list, write words 3X each; complete ch. 15 reading + questions, begin ch. 16-17 reading + questions
• Tuesday: spelling 3X ea. DUE; review conjunctions, compound parts, interjections; spelling sentences for words 1-7
• Wednesday: spelling sentences 1-7 DUE; discuss ch. 16-17; write spelling sentences for words 8-15
• Thursday: spelling sentences 8-15 DUE; write practice/improved sentence sets; learn parts of speech jingle
• Friday: Spelling Test; discuss ch. 18-19


Science: Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion

• Monday: work on final draft of Newton’s Laws paragraphs
• Friday: share Newton’s Laws paragraphs with class


Latin II: Magnus, a, um declension, predicate adjectives, predicate nominatives

• Tuesday: compose examples of Pattern A, B, and C sentences
• Thursday: Chapter 12 quiz

Gala Project Update

So far we have received pots from 4 students, check email to see who still needs to provide one. 

 

Items that have been provided:

Seed Packets

Miracle grow

Seed starter pots

Hose Nozzel

Windchimes

Potting Soil

 

 

Items still needed:

Garden Gloves

Garden Tools such as hand trowel, hand cultivator

Watering Can

Wheelbarrow  

 

I will provide a plant and some flowers to dress it up right before the Gala so they are nice and green and still blooming. I'm thinking we might want to purchase some wide ribbon to adorn the wheelbarrow with a big bow as well. This coming Friday, we will be decoupaging our pots in the art room from 8:20 to 10:00. If you are available to come help with this process that would be greatly appreciated.

History/Bible Jan. 23-27

Memory Verse:

God satisfies the thirsty soul. God fills the hungry soul with good things. 

Psalm 107:9

Monday: Flower Pots due for Project
History - Review for East-West Schism Test on Tuesday
Bible - Daniel Serves in Nebuchadnezzers Court, complete the statue worksheet and designate which sections represent which kingdoms.

Tuesday:
History - East-West Schism TEST
Bible - Review for test on Wednesday

Wednesday:
History - The Feudal System, reading cards and worksheet
Bible - Daniel serves in Nebuchadnezzers Court TEST

Thursday:
History - Feudal Hierarchy Triangle, complete posters showing the different levels found in the feudal hierarchy.
Bible - Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, reading cards and worksheet

Friday: Doughnuts for Dads
History - Gala Project
Bible - Gala Project

January 23-27:Literature/Language Arts/Latin II/Science

Literature/Language Arts: The Hobbit, ch. 13-15; interjections and conjunctions; spelling from ch. 13-15
• Monday
o IN CLASS: discuss The Hobbit ch. 12; copy new spelling list, work on The Hobbit ch. 13-14 reading + questions
• Tuesday
o DUE: spelling 3X each
o IN CLASS: correct lesson 22 grammar test
• Wednesday
o DUE: spelling sentences for words 1-7; ch. 13-14 reading + questions
o IN CLASS: discuss ch. 13-14; begin pictures of Smaug
• Thursday
o DUE: spelling sentences for words 8-15
o IN CLASS: learn conjunctions and interjectsion
• Friday
o DUE: ch. 15 reading + questions
o IN CLASS: spelling test; discuss ch. 15; work on Smaug pictures


Latin II: Magnus, a, um declension (ch. 12)
• Tuesday
o Begin learning ch. 12 vocab + predicate adjectives
• Thursday
o Practice Pattern A, B, and C sentences
o IN CLASS: write ch. 12 vocab 3X each


Science: Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion
• Monday
o Complete 3rd Law experiment and sheet, as needed
o Complete crossword puzzle, as needed
• Wednesday
o DUE: 2nd Law experiment sheet corrections
o IN CLASS: Write a paragraph for each of Newton’s laws, explaining it in your own words and citing examples of it in everyday life
• Friday
o DUE: 3 paragraphs about Newton’s Laws
o Planet Earth day!

Flower Pots!

4th Graders, this is just a reminder, we need to have your flower pots by MONDAY for our Gala project.

History/Bible Jan 16-20

4th Graders! Your scavenger hunt will be this coming Wednesday during class time. Your first clue is this:

The 5th grade class has been studying ______ ________. Disney made a movie about a very important ______ ________. In this movie the character sings about colors of the wind or wolves crying to blue corn moons. Find this movie and you will find your next clue. 

Memory Verse: 

But Christ died for us while we were still sinners. In that way God showed us that he loves us very much. 

-Romans 5:8

Monday: MLK Holiday

Tuesday:

History - The East-West Schism, reading cards and worksheet

Bible - 

Wednesday: International Day - JAPAN, Nets for Life Outreach Begins

History - Scavenger Hunt Time

Bible - Scavenger Hunt Time

Thursday:

History - Using differences from our reading cards and other resources, list the differences between the Eastern and Western Church. 

Bible - Read Daniel 2 from our bibles then complete the corresponding worksheet

Friday:

History - Key Word/Vocabulary Packet, "The Pope, the Patriarch and the Schism" 

Bible - Nebuchadnezzer's statue worksheet, we will discuss again which section of the statue represents which kingdom, then color and label it accordingly. 

January 17-20: Literature/Language Arts/Science/Latin II

Literature/Language Arts: The Hobbit ch. 10-12; helping verbs
• Tuesday
o IN CLASS: copy spelling words, practice/improved sentence sets
• Wednesday
o DUE: spelling 3X ea., Hobbit ch. 10 + questions
• Thursday
o DUE: sentences for spelling words 1-7
o IN CLASS: grammar test
• Friday
o DUE: sentences for spelling words 8-15, Hobbit ch. 11-12 + questions
o IN CLASS: spelling test

Science: Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
• Friday
o DUE: Experiment sheets for Newton’s 1st and 2nd Law Experiments with corrections
o IN CLASS: Newton’s 3rd Law experiment

Latin II: Chapter 11—1st and 2nd declension adjectives
• Tuesday
o DUE: Be studying your ch. 11 vocab
o IN CLASS: ch. 11 worksheet (pg. 67)
• Thursday
o IN CLASS: ch. 11 quiz

Upcoming events for January

January 16th - MLK Day - No School

January 18th - International Day

• Chapel on this day will be led by Rev. Robert Carter teaching on the call of Samuel.
• In honor of our International day, we will end chapel with a special video of Chris Tomlin's "How Great is Our God - World Edition" and have the kids sing along and hear people in other languages singing God's praise. Later, one of our parents, Meg Wagner will be doing a presentation and teaching us about Japan.
• Our outreach project, Nets for Life, kicks off on this day as well. $12 purchases a net and training for one family. You can find more information on this at: www.er-d.org & http://www.inspirationfund.org/

January 23rd - Enrollment opens for the 2012-2013 School Year

January 27th - Doughnuts for Dads

Important Projects!!!

Our 4th Grade Gala Project: Wheelbarrow of Plenty

Each student needs to bring by January 23rd, a plain, unpainted, untreated, terra cotta pot

The students will be decoupaging flower pots in class. Other items we need donated for this project would be:

Potting Soil
Watering Can
Bird House
Some Flowers to put in the pots
Wind Chimes
Gardening Gloves
Gardening Tools

January 9-13: Literature/Language Arts/Science/Latin II

Literature/Language Arts: The Hobbit ch. 8-10; helping verbs

· Monday

o copy spelling words in class; write spelling list 3X ea. (due Tue.)

o finish reading ch. 8 together, answer ch. 8 questions

o begin reading ch. 9 and answering questions (due. Wed.)

· Tuesday

o continue practicing helping verbs

o write sentences for spelling words 1-7 (due Wed.)

· Wednesday

o turn in spelling sentences

o check ch. 8-9 questions and discuss together

o write sentences for spelling words 8-15 (due Thu.)

o begin reading ch. 10 and answering questions (due Fri.)

· Thursday

o turn in spelling sentences

o review helping verbs and possessive pronoun forms

o write practice/improved sentence sets using helping verb forms

· Friday

o spelling test

o check ch. 10 questions and discuss together

o begin reading ch. 11 together

Science: Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion

· Monday: Newton’s 1^st law of motion experiment + question sheet

· Wednesday: Newton’s 2^nd law of motion experiment + question sheet

· Friday: Newton’s 3^rd law of motion experiment + question sheet

Latin II: 1^st and 2^nd declension adjectives (ch. 11)

· Tuesday: begin ch. 11 with new vocab and adjective rules

· Thursday: practice declining adj/noun pairs, discuss vocab derivatives

History/Bible Jan 9-13

Greetings 4th graders! Just a reminder...you will be reciting last weeks memory verse for me this coming Monday. So make sure you look that over before I pick you up in the morning for class.

This weeks memory verse: 

Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased." - Mark 1:10-11

Monday:
History - Otto I - reading cards and worksheet
Bible - We will be creating our own hidden scroll like the one found in the temple during repairs made by Josiah. Bring your art supplies.

Tuesday:
History - Mapping Otto's Empire, bring your map pencils
Bible- Finish anywork left to do on your scroll

Wednesday: Baptism of Jesus Chapel 
History -Review over lessons covering Alfred the Great and Otto I
Bible - Review over lessons covering Josiah

Thursday:
History - Study time in preparation for test on Friday
Bible - Josiah Repairs the Temple TEST


Friday:
History - Alfred the Great and Otto I TEST
Bible -

January 3-6: Latin II/Science/Literature/LA

Latin II

· Tuesday: review ch. 6-9

· Thursday: review ch. 6-9

Science

· Friday: begin physical science unit

Literature

· Wednesday: review Hobbit ch. 1-6; begin ch. 7 + questions

· Friday: discuss Hobbit ch. 7 + questions

Grammar

· Tuesday: introduction to helping verbs, verb phrases, and “not” adverbs

· Thursday: con’t helping verbs, verb phrases, “not” adverbs; introduction to question verbs

Spelling

· Tuesday: copy words in class

· Friday: test