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

Highlights from the Week of October 28th

  • In Morning Meeting, Read The Door in the Wall.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Lessons #19; Rational Numbers with Exponents.
  • Read Alone; Holes.
  • Physics+Health; Cell Structure and Human Development.
  • MEL Science; Alternative forms of Energy Lab-Solar energy.
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 68-69.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 89-90.
  • Handwriting Without Tears 77-78.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 7 and Chapter 8; Islam and the stories of Simbad in One thousand and One Arabian Nights. The Great Dynasties of China.
  • All About Spelling Level 4 Review Lessons 7; -wor.
  • IEW Writing with History: Start Outline the story the Sun and the Wind.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Intro to Latin vocabulary.
  • Weekly Piano (Tu and Th).
  • Watercolor fish
  • Digital Modeling
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Sunday Swimming Lessons
  • Monday Sunnyside Skate Park.
  • Practical Life:
  • Renaissance Fair DE
  • Halloween!

Highlights from the Week of October 21st

  • In Morning Meeting, Read Beowulf-A new Telling; Start the Door in the Wall.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Lessons #17-18; Exponent Review and Expanded Notation with Exponents.
  • Read Alone; Holes.
  • Physics; Lesson#2 REAL Science Odyssey Unit #2 REAL Science Odyssey; Physics Matter, What is Matter Notes.
  • MEL Science; Alternative forms of Energy Lab-Wind+Mark Roper Crunch Labs.
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 66-67.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 87-88.
  • Handwriting Without Tears 74-76.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 5 and Chapter 6. The Medieval Indian Empire and the Rise of Islam. Mapworks and Discuss the Pillars of Islam. End Week with the city of Baghdad.
  • All About Spelling Level 4 Review Lessons 5; Lesson #5 Quiz and Lesson #6 (y) sounds and sentences.
  • Start Epic storytelling essay.
  • IEW Writing with History:Start Outline the story the Sun and the Wind.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Intro to Latin vocabulary.
  • Weekly Piano (Tu and Th).
  • Digital Modeling
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Sunday Swimming Lessons
  • Monday Sunnyside Skate Park.
  • Practical Life:
  • Puzzle
  • Hike-Lake Artemesia

Highlights from the Week of October 14th

  • In Morning Meeting, Read Beowulf-A new Telling.
  • Start TGTB Math Level 6; Lessons #15-16; Museum Logic and Division of Muti-Digit numbers.
  • Read Alone; Holes.
  • Physics; Lesson#2 REAL Science Odyssey Unit #2 REAL Science Odyssey; Physics Matter, What is Matter.
  • MEL Science; Sediment in Urine.
  • Writing, Spelling, Storyboarding with Linda Jordon, Mondays.
  • Explode the Code-Level 8 pages 62-65.
  • Fix-it Grammer pages 85-86.
  • Handwriting Without Tears 73.
  • Story of the World: Chapter 3 and 4 Christianity Comes to Britian and The Byzantine Empire. Quiz #3.
  • All About Spelling Level 4 Review Lessons 4;
  • Start Epic storytelling essay.
  • Touch, Type, Read and Spell (2 modules 3X per week)
  • Intro to Latin vocabulary.
  • Weekly Piano Tu and Th.
  • Read Aloud evening; Harry Potter Book 2
  • Sunday Swimming Lessons
  • Monday Sunnyside Skate Park.
  • Practical Life: Puzzle