Weekly Memo (October 28-November 1)
Three Types of People
I've been in enough public bathrooms to know there are three types of people:
Those who throw paper towels on the floor of the bathroom.
Those who throw paper towels in the trashcan but don't notice the ones on the floor.
Those who throw paper towels in the trashcan and pick up the ones on the floor.
(I bet you're relieved I didn't go another direction with that opening statement of "being in enough public bathrooms to know there are three types of people"!)
As we're all raising our kids together, how cool would it be to raise a class of kids who throw their own paper towels in the trashcan and pick up the ones on the floor? Obviously, I'm not focused just on bathroom etiquette, but rather the overall attitude of personal responsibility and having a servant heart. I want our class-- and all classes at CAC-- to be self-aware, responsible, and empathetic, always looking for opportunities to help others.
Teaching and parenting go hand-in-hand, and neither is easy. Teaching opportunities abound for all of us, and even when it's easier to move right past those opportunities in our busy lives, it's critical we slow down and take the time to teach, correct, and give our kids the opportunity to do right. After all, as Andy Andrews says, "The goal isn't to raise great kids-- it's to raise kids who become great adults," and I want our kids to grow up to be adults who pick up the paper towels.
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 (Computers; PE)
- Bible
- Journal
- Memory Verse Practice
- Moses Leading the Israelite People out of Egypt
- English
- Diagramming for the Wall
- Math
- Grade Lesson 35 ✓
- Pre-Test ✓
- Science
- The Earth System ✓
- Spelling
- List 12 Review ✓
- Reading
- Journeys vocab ✓
- Independent Reading ✓
- AR Guidelines
Tuesday (Computers; Music)
- Bible
- Journal
- Memory Verse Practice
- Moses Leading the Israelite People out of Egypt ✓
- English
- Pronoun Review
- Pronouns & Contractions (Voyages 2.10) ✓
- Math
- Math Test (Lessons 1-35) ✓
- Science
- The Woods System Food Web activity ✓
- Spelling
- List 12 Review ✓
- Reading
- Journeys story-- "Old Yeller" ✓
- Independent Reading
Wednesday (Computers; Music)
- Bible
- Journal
- Memory Verse Practice
- Moses Leading the Israelite People out of Egypt
- English
- Review Nouns, Pronouns, Subjects, and Verbs (Test Thursday)
- Math
- Lesson 36
- Science
- Kelp Forest Food Web
- Spelling
- Pre-Test (20 words from list of 50)
- Reading
- Journeys story-- "Old Yeller"
- Focus: Details & Characterization
Thursday (Art; Computers; PE/Taekwonastics)
- Bible
- Journal
- Practice Memory Verse
- Test-- Moses and the Israelite People leaving Egypt
- English
- Test over Nouns, Pronouns, Subjects & Verbs (We'll be ready for this!)
- Math
- Grade Lesson 36
- Lesson 37
- Science
- Kelp Forest Food Web
- Spelling
- Test (if necessary)
- Reading
- Journeys Vocap/Comprehension Quiz
- Independent Reading
Friday
- Field Trip to Wyldewood
This Week’s Memory Verse
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength."
Deuteronomy 6:5
This Week’s Spelling List
- No New Spelling List This Week
- Review Lessons 7-12
- Spelling Pre-Test on Wednesday (20 words from review list on p. 60)
- Spelling Test on Thursday (if necessary)
This Week’s Tests & Quizzes
- Tuesday
- Math Test (Lessons 1-35)
- Wednesday
- Spelling Pre-Test
- Thursday
- Spelling Test (if necessary)
- Memory Verse Test
- Journeys Comprehension & Vocab Quiz
- English Test (Parts of Speech)
- Bible Test
Upcoming Projects
- Fall Fest (Monday)-- We have a few more slots to fill, and I'll have students sign up on Monday.
Chapel This Week
We will not be leading Friday's chapel this week due to our field trip.
Safety Patrol Rotation
Important Dates & Upcoming Events
- Monday, October 28
- Family Fall Fest (5:00-6:30 PM)
- Tuesday, October 29
- Yearbook Picture Retakes (at the HS campus)
- Wednesday, October 30
- Photographer on campus (CAC PR)
- Friday, November 1
- 5th Grade will NOT lead chapel (field trip)
- 5th Grade Field Trip (with NLR 5th grade) to Wyldewood
- Departure Time: 8:05 AM
- Transportation: Bus
- Lunch: Students bring a sack lunch/drink
- Return Time: 2:45
- What to Wear: Spirit Wear (shirts and shorts— we’ll be outside playing games, so dress appropriately) 🙂
- Cost: None 🙂
- Emotional Mode: Child (for 90% of the day) 🙂
- Tuesday, November 5
- Happy Birthday-- Abby Cheesman!
- Wednesday, November 6
- Happy Birthday-- Luke Custer!
- Author Visit with Roland Smith (9:00 AM; Secondary Campus; Bus transportation)
- Friday, November 8
- Secondary Campus Drama Production Matinee Performance (9:00 AM; Bus transportation)
- Monday, November 11
- Secondary Campus Veterans Day Assembly (5th grade will perform)
- Tuesday, November 12
- PV Elementary Veterans Day Assembly (8:00-9:00 AM)
Resource of the Week
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)