Math September 12 - 16

We have been working on multiplication by playing games in centers. One of our centers involves practicing at www.multiplication.com. The games there are set up to help learn the multiplication tables.







Lessons for the week:


Monday - Lessons 6 and 7 Communitive property, write numbers in word form
Tusday - Lessons 8 and 9 Fact families, subtract 2 and 3 digit numbers
Wednesday - Lesson 10 Subtraction
Thursday - Section 1 Assessment
Friday - Friday Fun Day - Continue working on Multiplication Centers

Homework for the Week of September 12 - 16

Monday - Receive "Drops in the Bucket" #1 - Due Wednesday.

Wednesday - Receive "Drops in the Bucket" #2 - Due Friday.

Any work that is not completed in class will also be homework.

September 12-16: Latin II

Tuesday: You'll get your chapter 2 packets today. Make sure you use them to study the vocabulary words and chant on the first page (our next quiz will be next Tuesday). We'll continue learning about the person, number, and tense of verbs, as well as discuss English derivatives of some of chapter 2's vocabulary.

Thursday: Today we will practice translating verbs in a variety of persons and numbers. We will also drill chapter 2 vocabulary together. You will begin working on your chapter 2 worksheet, which is due next Tuesday.

September 12-16: Science and Literature/L.A.

Science

Monday: We will learn about the oxygen cycle and oxygen's place in the Earth's atmosphere through readings and a short video. You will also be turning in your sketches of the Earth and atmosphere's layers that you completed last week.

Friday: We will do an experiment that extracts the colors present in leaves due to photosynthesis.

Literature/L.A.

Monday: We will begin working on our new spelling list, as well as our chapters 9-13 packet for Charlie and the Chocolate factory (due Friday).

Tuesday: We will continue our synonym/antonym discussion from last week and review the 5 parts of a complete sentence.

Wednesday: We will check the questions for CCF chapters 9-11 and discuss the main characters.

Thursday: We will learn two new jingles and review the four different types of sentences. At the end of class we'll take an open-book test over the sentence types (you will get to use your reference sheets).

Friday: We will check the questions for CCF chapters 12-13 and then turn in the completed packet.

History/Bible Sept. 12-16

"Sacco di Roma 455" by Karl Briullov

Monday:
History - Comprehensive questions due on "Alaric" packet, if you did not finish them on Friday. 
"Attila the Hun" Packet and comprehensive questions 
Bible - Using facts from your reading cards and bible, fill out the "Elijah confronts Ahab: Proj. 2" Worksheet

Tuesday:
History - "Genseric the Vandal" Packet and comprehensive questions
Bible - Review for "Elijah Confronts Ahab" Test on Friday

Wednesday:
History - "Clovis" Packet and comprehensive questions

Thursday:
History - "The Coming of the Teutons" Packet and comprehensive questions
Bible - Review for "Elijah Confronts Ahab" Test on Friday

Friday:
History - "War Room" we will be using maps and colored pencils to track all the invasions we have studied. 
Bible - "Elijah Confronts Ahab" Test

September 6-9: Latin II

We are off to a great start in Latin II! On Thursday we will take our first quiz over our chapter 1 packet. Everything you need to know we have discussed in class and can be found in the packet. Expect vocabulary words, the amo chant, and some simple grammar questions. Study the memory work on pg. 1 and re-read the grammar pages to prepare.

Don't forget to complete the chapter 1 worksheet for Thursday.

September 6-9: Literature/L.A.

This week in Language Arts we will be starting our study of grammar, which will begin with a review of the 5 parts of a complete sentence. We will also finish up our final copies of the letters to different candy companies and take a walk to the Post Office to send them off.

Our spelling test will take place on Friday.

In Literature we will focus on chapters 5-8 of Charlie and the Chocolate factory.

History/Bible Sept. 5-9

4th Grade girls at the "Lost Egypt" exhibit at the Mayborn Museum in Waco

Greetings 4th graders! I hope you all had a relaxing 3 day weekend! This week in history and bible...

Monday: NO SCHOOL, WOOHOO!

Tuesday:
History - Read the "Background" packet covering the Barbarians, discuss together in class then complete the Background activities. You will be creating a map of Rome based upon the description in the reading, making a menu of a Roman Feast, also a schedule (day planner) of a Roman's daily activities. 

Wednesday:
History - Finish our work on the "Background" activities, these will be homework if not finished in class. Due Thursday morning.

Thursday:
History - Present our "Background" activities to the class.
Bible - Using our reading cards, we will read together the introduction to "Elijah Confronts Ahab" and complete the corresponding worksheet.

Friday: Name Origin papers due! I hope you worked on this with your parents. 
History- Read together the packet on "Alaric and the Visigoths", then complete the comprehension questions. These questions will be homework if not completed in class. 
Bible - Read together I Kings 21 from our Bibles, then complete "Proj. 1 - Bible Reading" worksheet