Highlights from the Weeks of December 16th and 23rd

  • In Morning Meeting, The Samurai’s Tale.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Unit Review Lesson #34 Expressions, #35 Evaluating Expressions, #36 Transformation of the Coordinate Plane and Symmetry, #37 Geometric Figures and #38 Measuring and Constructing Angles/Complementary & Supplementary Angles
  • Read Alone; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
  • Physics + Health; Read Physics Fairy Tales Newton’s Laws. The Renal System and the Nephron Experiments. Our kidney filter.
  • MEL Science; Polarized Light
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 94-101.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 113-118.
  • Handwriting Without Tears pages 10-13.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 23; The First Russians, Chapter 24, The Ottoman Empire, Chapter #25 The End of the World. Chapter #26 France and England at War, Chapter #27 The War for the English Throne
  • All About Spelling Level 4; Lessons#19-20
  • IEW Writing with History: Read the Sword of Damocles, Write notes and start essay.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Weekly Piano (Tu and Th).
  • Posca art.
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Monday Swimming Lessons
  • SEL Fridays Sascha 2pm.

Winter Break!

Highlights from the Week of December 9th

  • In Morning Meeting, The Samurai’s Tale.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Unit Review Lesson #31 Addition and Subtraction of integers, #32 Multiplication and Division of Integers and #33 Square and Cube Roots.
  • Read Alone; The Cricket in Times Square.
  • Physics + Health; Read Physics Fairy Tales Newton’s Laws.
  • MEL Science; Polarized Light
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 89-93.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 109-112. Verbs.
  • Handwriting Without Tears pages 7-9.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 21-22; The Silk Road and Marco Polo.
  • All About Spelling Level 4; Lessons#16-18. -er
  • IEW Writing with History: Review three paragraph essay and correct. Print final.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Weekly Piano (Tu and Th).
  • Posca art.
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Monday Swimming Lessons
  • SEL Fridays Sascha 2pm.

Highlights from the Week of December 2nd

  • In Morning Meeting, The Samurai’s Tale.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Unit Review Lesson #29 Assessment Week.
  • Read Alone; The Cricket in Times Square.
  • Physics + Health; Food Groups and Nutrition; Building a Nutritious Plate.
  • Engineering; CrunchLabs Latches.
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 86-87.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 106-108.
  • Handwriting Without Tears pages 91. Starting new Cursive Book.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 19-20; Richard the Lionheart, John Lackland, and Robin Hood and The Diaspora of the Jews.
  • All About Spelling Level 4; Lessons#14-16. -Kn and -Wr
  • IEW Writing with History: Third paragraph, Sun and Wind.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Weekly Piano (Tu and Th).
  • Two toned outline pastel art.
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Monday Swimming Lessons
  • SEL Fridays Sascha 2pm.

Highlights from the Weeks of November 18th and November 25th

  • In Morning Meeting, The Samurai’s Tale.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Unit Review Chapter #28 and Lesson #26 and #27
  • Properties and Coordinate Planes.
  • Read Alone; The Cricket in Times Square.
  • Physics + Health; The Systems of the Body Digestion-Teeth and Digestion of Food.
  • MEL Science; Mathematical Bridges. Arch Bridge and Suspension Bridge.
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 83-85.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 102-106. Prepositional Openers.
  • Handwriting Without Tears pages 90 and 93.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 14-16; The Norsemen, The First Kings of England, England after the conquest and start Lesson #18 The Age of the Crusades.
  • All About Spelling Level 4 Review Lessons#11-#12 and #13.
  • IEW Writing with History: Start first and second paragraph of The Sun and Wind.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Weekly Piano (Tu and Th).
  • Digital Modeling and Watercolor landscapes.
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Monday Swimming Lessons
  • SEL Fridays Sascha 2pm.
  • Happy Thanksgiving!

Highlights from the Week of November 11th

  • In Morning Meeting, Finish reading The Door in the Wall and start The Samurai’s Tale.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Lessons #23 and #24; Conversions between fractions, decimals and percents.
  • Read The Radius and Pi.
  • Read Alone; Detectives in Togas.
  • Physics+Health; Does it Float; Matter and Density.
  • MEL Science; Mathematical Bridges. Flat bridge and Beam Bridge.
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 78-82.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 99-102.
  • Handwriting Without Tears pg 82.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 12; The Islamic Invasion and Chapter 13 The great Kings of France.
  • All About Spelling Level 4 Review Lessons 9 and 10; Mo and -ew sound oo and -u.
  • IEW Writing with History: Start first paragraph of The Sun and Wind.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Weekly Piano (Tu and Th).
  • Digital Modeling and Watercolor landscapes.
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Sunday Swimming Lessons
  • SEL Fridays Sascha 2pm.

Highlights from the Week of November 4th

  • In Morning Meeting, Read The Door in the Wall.
  • The democratic process; Tuesday witness voting.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Lessons #21-#23; Perimeter and Area of Irregular Figures, Surface area and nets, conversions between fractions.
  • Read Alone; Holes.
  • +Physics Health; Density.
  • MEL Science; Alternative forms of Energy Lab- Hot and Cold energy.
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 70-77.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 94-95.
  • Handwriting Without Tears 77-78.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 9; East of China (Japan) and The Bottom of the World.
  • All About Spelling Level 4 Review Lessons 8 and 9; Months of the year and the -ew sound.
  • IEW Writing with History Continue outline the story the Sun and the Wind.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Weekly Piano (Tu and Th).
  • Digital Modeling
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Sunday Swimming Lessons