Weekly Memo (February 17-21)
Thursday Was a Big Day
We had a great ending to last week— and I’m so thankful for the extended weekend! Congratulations to Kaylin, Jonah, and Stella for receiving the most votes for the Valentines Day boxes. They were all so good, and I’m thankful everyone went all out on it. In case you weren’t able to stop by the display room, you can click the image below to view all the boxes.
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In addition to celebrating Valentines Day on Thursday, we also spent the morning at the secondary campus working on our pottery projects for Art class. Students created their clay works of art, and they’ll be ready for the kiln in about a week or two. You can click the image below to view pictures from our experience.
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What We’re Learning This Week (if all goes as planned)
I’ll mark each thing we get finished, and you can check back each day to see what we were able to get accomplished (and what we didn’t quite make it to).
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Pull-Outs | No School
Presidents Day | Computers 10:20-10:50
Music 1:25-1:55 | Computers 10:20-10:50
Music 1:25-1:55 | Computers
10:20-10:50
PE/Taekwonastics
1:25-1:55
| Book Buddies
9:10-9:30
Library 2:10-2:40 |
Bible | The Judges (10.2)
Memory Verse Practice | The Judges (10.3)
Memory Verse Practice | The Judges
10.4)
Memory Verse Practice | Memory Verse Quiz
Test over Judges
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English | DLR 21- Monday & Tuesday
Diagramming Adverb Clauses | DLR 21- Wednesday
Diagramming Adverb Clauses | DLR 21- Thursday
Test— Adverbs & Adverb Clauses; Parts of Speech; Diagramming | ||
Spelling | List #25 (p. 118-119)
| List #25 (p. 121) | Spelling Pre-Test
| Spelling Test (if necessary) | |
Math | Grade Lesson 63
Lesson 64— Using Money to Model Decimal Numders | Grade Lesson 64
Lesson 65— Decimal Parts of a Meter | Grade Lesson 65
Pre-Test (in class)
No Math Set 😞
| Test (Lessons 1-65) | |
Social Studies
| Revolutionary War! | Women of the Revolution | Women of the Revolution | Women of the Revolution (Review— Test next Tuesday) | |
Reading | Finish Fish in a Tree
Character Discussion Questions
Journeys— "They Called Her Molly Pitcher" Vocabulary
Independent Reading (100,000 word goal) | "They Called Her Molly Pitcher" Close Reading Questions
Independent Reading (100,000 word goal) | Independent Reading (100,000 word goal)
Vocabulary Review | "They Called Her Molly Pitcher" Reading Comprehension Quiz
Vocabulary Quiz
Independent Reading (100,000 word goal) | |
Writing | Writing Conferences & Finish Final Drafts
| Writing Conferences & Finish Final Drafts |
This Week’s Memory Verse
"For it Is by grace you have been saved, through faith— and this is not from yourselves— it is the gift of God."
Ephesians 2:8
This Week’s Spelling List
List 25 (pp. 118-121)
- please
- pleasant
- cloth
- clothes
- sign
- signature
- dream
- dreamt
- part
- partial
- moist
- moisten
- breathe
- breath
- create
- creature
- elect
- election
- practice
- practical
This Week’s Vocabulary List— Quiz Friday
- bankrupt: ruined financially
- casualty: a person injured or killed, particularly in war
- coerce: to pressure or force someone to do something
- Commander-in-Chief: military leader
- foes: enemies; opponents; adversaries
- formal: proper and official
- gushed: flowed out very quickly
- harass: to attack with words or physical actions
- inherit: to receive property or money from someone after their death
- knapsack: something used to carry things; a backpack
- legendary: famous
- magnificent: impressive; outstanding
- mercenary: professional soldier paid to fight for a foreign army
- pension: a regular payment by the government for previous work or service
- plunged: something is thrown or pushed into place forcefully
- ramrod: a stick used for pushing
- reenactment: the acting out of a historical event
- refugee: a person forced to leave home because of war or violence
- retreat: to move away from something or something
- revolution: to overthrow one government and replace it with another
- saboteur: a person who destroys things an enemy wants
- scarce: hard to find; not enough
- shimmering: shining; glowing
- strategy: plan
- traitor: a person who betrays his or her country
This Week’s Tests & Quizzes
- Thursday
- Test— Adverbs & Adverb Clauses; Parts of Speech; Diagramming
- Spelling Pre-Test
- Friday
- Bible Test & Memory Verse Quiz (Ephesians 2:8)
- Math Test (Lessons 1-65)
- Social Studies Vocabulary Quiz
Upcoming Projects
- 100,000 Words AR Goal (Due Tuesday, March 10)Download PDF
- Science Fair
- Tuesday, March 3— Project Proposal Form Due
- Monday, April 27— Science Fair Projects Due (by 5:00 PM)
- Tuesday, April 28— Science Fair (in the Faith in Action room)
Chapel This Friday
- Song— Aidan
- Scripture— Nathan
- Prayer— Hayden
Safety Patrol Rotation (UPDATED)
Important Dates & Upcoming Events
- Tuesday, February 18
- Library Aide Picture (for the Book Fair)
- Monday, February 24
- The Book Fair Begins!
- Happy Birthday, Karsen!
- Tuesday, February 25
- Breakfast with Buddies (7 AM)
- Happy Birthday, Robert!
- Thursday, February 27
- Book Fair Family Night (3:00-5:30 PM)
- Friday, February 28
- The Book Fair Ends!
- Tuesday, March 3
- Science Fair Project Proposal Forms Due
- Monday, March 9
- Happy Birthday, Gus!
- Tuesday, March 10
- AR Deadline (100,000 Words)
- Happy Birthday, Nate!
- Wednesday, March 11
- End of the 3rd Nine Weeks Grading Period
- Early Dismissal (1:30 PM)
- Monday, March 16
- 5th Grade Graduation Pictures Due (Download PDF)
Resource of the Week
The Finding Fred Podcast
Helpful Links
Classroom Resource Page (for class schedule, safety patrol rotation, textbooks, etc.)
Google Classroom (students may access this from their Google drive account)
Class ShowMe Page (video tutorials)