Week of February 27th - March 2nd

We had a great week and I hope you have a great weekend.  This coming week looks like a lighter test week, but we will be busy.  There are two weeks left in this nine weeks.  It will be Spring Break before we know it.

Bible - Lesson 20, Exodus 34:1-5, 29-35- Recite 10 commandments on Friday- Children were given a list of these on Friday.
Spelling - Unit 26, Test on Friday
Language - Unit 5 - abbreviations and using commas
Reading - We'll finish When the Circus Came to Town, and compare it to the short story, The Day the Circus Came to Town
Math - Chapter 14, pages 264-270, 1 digit divisors
Science - Begin Chapter 12 - Lesson 1, "What is Matter Made Of?"
Alabama History - Chapter 7, pages 150-157

Week of Feb. 21st- 24th

Thanks to all the moms who helped us have a wonderful Valentine's party.  We had a great time, and I certainly appreciate the special treats that you were so kind to give me.

I am so proud of the progress the children are making in mastering division.  They made so much progress this week.

I hope you enjoy the long weekend.  Here's a look at the week ahead.

Bible - Lesson 20, Exodus 19; 20:1-17; 32; 34:1-5; 29-35- "The Giving of the Law"
Spelling - Unit 25, Test on Friday
Language - Unit 5, pages 176-179, commas in a series, writing good sentences
Reading - When the Circus Came to Town
Math - division, pages 258-266
Science -Unit E, Chapter 11, Lessons 1-3, Test on Friday
Alabama History - writing newspaper articles about Creek War

Week of Feb. 13th - 17th

Excitement is building for Valentine's Day.  The children have been designing their boxes in anticipation of our party on Tuesday.  They may bring their cards on Monday.

I hope you have a good weekend.  Remember that next weekend, Feb. 17-20, will be a long holiday weekend for us.

Here's a look at the week ahead.

Bible - Lesson 19, Exodus 15:22-Exodus 17, "Grumblings and Miracles"
Spelling - Unit 24- review unit, Test on Thurs.
Language - Unit 5,  pages 174-177, "Capitalization and Punctuation"
Reading - When the Circus Came to Town, skills:prefixes, suffixes, using mechanics of capitalization and punctuation when writing
Math - Chapter 13, division with 1 digit divisors
Science - Unit E, Chapter 11, Lesson 3, pages 476-482, "What Are Mixtures and Solutions?"
Alabama History - Chapter 6 Test on Wed.

Week of Feb. 6th - 10th

Dear Parents,

We have reached the midpoint of this nine weeks.  Hard to believe, isn't it?  The children have mastered the process of two digit times four digit multiplication.  Any mistakes seem to be in addition and multiplication facts.  We have also been gaining a better understanding of matter and its properties.  Ask your child to tell you about our experiments, and why one egg floated and the other didn't.


Here's a look at the week ahead.

Bible - Lesson 18, Exodus 12:35-15:21, "The Israelites Leave Egypt"
Spelling - Unit 23, Test on Thursday
Language - Begin Unit 5, Pages 166-171, "Capitalization and Punctuation"
Reading - When the Circus Came to Town, skills: prefixes and suffixes- identifying and learning their meanings
Math - Chapter 12 Test on Wednesday, then begin division
Science - Unit E, Chapter 11, Lesson 2, pages 468-473, "How Does Matter Change States?"
Alabama History - Chapter 6,  pages 119-123, "Creek Indian War"