Hello!
It was nice to see all "my kids" after the Thanksgiving holiday. We had a busy and fruitful day. I hope our large Venn diagram comparing Knights with Samurai made it home and you were able to admire/review it with your student. I "Venn diagrammed" them to pieces! Besides this large one, we did another in science comparing the leviathan mentioned in Job with a whale.
Latin was a bit sketchy--however they should be able to tell you the word for red (trill the r!)
Many thanks to Mrs. McBreen. She was called into constant duty and never failed me throughout the day. We started the science project described in the book and will observe results next week. I encouraged the students to perform the "Try this" in the book at home. These are usually easy but enhance the text reading greatly.
Another big thank you to Mrs. Esther from the K-1 class. After dismissing her students at 12:30, she came over and presented a lesson/exercise on haiku to my students. It was well done and she got our minds jogged into action to produce these poems. It was a launch into a discussion of "power under control" that these samurai exhibited--the strongest, fiercest of society that still produced tender poems. We compared this to Christ-- the creator of the universe, calmer of the seas that submissively took the abuse of the crucifixion in order to reconcile us to Himself. I should have done another Venn diagram!!!:)
REMINDER: please have your student bring five unsigned Christmas cards with envelopes next week. We are participating in a school-wide project to send cards to our servicemen.
Here is this week's assignments:
History:
--produce narrations on ch. 17 using information we learned in class as well as the chapter in the book.
--map pg. 72
--color pg. 73
--Knight Word Search pg. 75
--read chapter 18 in SOTW
Grammar:
--administer ch. 9 test after a review
--complete ch. 10 from the teacher's text
--have ch. 10 vocab work complete (word, definition, sentence) and ready to turn in
--we learned about conjunctions, compound parts and interjections
Science:
--polish up your lapbook or report on Lesson 5 to turn in
--be sure to have your science spirals up to date with vocabulary words defined. You can look through my old blogs to see which words you should have in there. We will have a quiz over these words next week. The quiz will only be over the words assigned and due on October 30th up to the present.
Literature:
--review questions for chapter 21-24 in Adam
--bring your copy of our next literature selection, King Arthur... to show me or I'll hand you one in class. We'll have a reading assignment from it next week.
Bible:
--we received new assignments yesterday so I hope your family will enjoy reading them together
--I'm re-stocking on treats to reward those that answer my review questions!
Enjoy this brisk, fall weather with your children. Hey, maybe try producing a haiku about it!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
assignments for November 27, 2007
Hello Families!
Another great day in our class. Still our most pressing problem is not enough time to do all the things I'd like for us to. The children were great and in tuned. We tackled three new skills in Shurley and they "hung" with me and seem to "have it". Noah's mom was my right hand and a tremendous help to the smooth running of the day.
Spiritually, we talked about our role in fulfilling Jesus' great commission--being missionaries in our "worlds". We discussed the Holy Play from our literature book and how the church saw this as the best way to present the Gospel to the commoners. I played a song from my church's youth band and we talked about using this to reach certain segments of our town's population. I think they "got it". Ask them about it and see what you think.
Thursday, I hope to see all of you. Remember to "trill" the R's in our Latin rendition of "Frater Ionnes"!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
History:
--produce narrations for ch. 16. I'd like to see a few sentences from each of the sections. If you choose to produce just one paragraph, it must be obvious that you pulled information from each part of the chapter
--color page 69
--map page 68
--read ch. 17 in SOTW
Literature:
--vocabulary matching for ch. 16--19 (if you haven't already done it)
--review questions for ch. 16--19
--finish reading the book
Grammar:
--administer ch. 8 test after reviewing that chapter
--complete ch. 9 from the teaching text
--have all vocab words with their definition and a sentence ready to turn in (This is all I require to be turned in. If you choose to turn in your other work, that's great. It's good for me to see how your doing at home.)
--we learned about helping verbs in verb phrases, the "not" adverb, and the question verb. Hope it helps you this two weeks.
Science:
--enter gastralia, gastroliths, and articulated in science spirals
--produce a lapbook on the chapter (lesson 5) that will be due on December 4th. You have quite a while to work on this so be sure it is done well. The front cover should be appealing and "draw you in". Present information from the chapter in an appealing way. Be sure to describe yourself on the back. I have a website about lapbooks somewhere in an old e-mail. I'll find it and send it to you
--alternative assignment: a one page report summarizing Lesson 5--also due on December 4th
I'll see you at the feast!
Mrs. Tkach
Another great day in our class. Still our most pressing problem is not enough time to do all the things I'd like for us to. The children were great and in tuned. We tackled three new skills in Shurley and they "hung" with me and seem to "have it". Noah's mom was my right hand and a tremendous help to the smooth running of the day.
Spiritually, we talked about our role in fulfilling Jesus' great commission--being missionaries in our "worlds". We discussed the Holy Play from our literature book and how the church saw this as the best way to present the Gospel to the commoners. I played a song from my church's youth band and we talked about using this to reach certain segments of our town's population. I think they "got it". Ask them about it and see what you think.
Thursday, I hope to see all of you. Remember to "trill" the R's in our Latin rendition of "Frater Ionnes"!!!
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
History:
--produce narrations for ch. 16. I'd like to see a few sentences from each of the sections. If you choose to produce just one paragraph, it must be obvious that you pulled information from each part of the chapter
--color page 69
--map page 68
--read ch. 17 in SOTW
Literature:
--vocabulary matching for ch. 16--19 (if you haven't already done it)
--review questions for ch. 16--19
--finish reading the book
Grammar:
--administer ch. 8 test after reviewing that chapter
--complete ch. 9 from the teaching text
--have all vocab words with their definition and a sentence ready to turn in (This is all I require to be turned in. If you choose to turn in your other work, that's great. It's good for me to see how your doing at home.)
--we learned about helping verbs in verb phrases, the "not" adverb, and the question verb. Hope it helps you this two weeks.
Science:
--enter gastralia, gastroliths, and articulated in science spirals
--produce a lapbook on the chapter (lesson 5) that will be due on December 4th. You have quite a while to work on this so be sure it is done well. The front cover should be appealing and "draw you in". Present information from the chapter in an appealing way. Be sure to describe yourself on the back. I have a website about lapbooks somewhere in an old e-mail. I'll find it and send it to you
--alternative assignment: a one page report summarizing Lesson 5--also due on December 4th
I'll see you at the feast!
Mrs. Tkach
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Assignments for November 13th
Hello Families,
Sorry to not have the blog up last night or earlier this morning. We had an amazing day yesterday, in my opinion anyway. Adam has captured all our hearts and we spent a good deal of time discussing him and his perils. We even sampled bread and herring like the shepherd fed him in the story. My little thespians want a play each week so we acted out ch. 14 and 15. We are pulling spiritual truths and discussing them. You have amazing children!
In History we camped out on the Battle of Hastings. We saw pictures of the Bayeaux tapestry and talked about the Nazis examining it to learn battle tactics. This diversion to WW II had me feeling guilty for being off subject until we turned the discussion to the Battle of all Battles. The one that took place on the cross over 2000 years ago. The one where God, through Christ, conquered death and sin once for all. Our spirits were lifted when we remembered we are on the winning side. Your children seem to have a great thirst for spiritual discussions. They are knowledgeable, and many are firm in their beliefs. I encourage you to draw them out on Spiritual matters. Don't fool yourselves that they are not old enough. I know I'm redundant, but they are amazing!!!
In Science, we suffered a casualty. I brought in two tadpoles so we could conduct the experiment from the text. One died as soon as we put the light on it. This was upsetting but having Emily's turtle was a diversion and very appropriate for our current study. Thank you, Emily!
Grammar:
--I'm making an executive decision and taking another one of our weeks off in Shurley. Several students and one Mother told me they are behind. A lot of new skills were introduced in chapter 8. Let's take another week on that chapter and review and firm up ALL skills introduced up through ch. 8. There was a mix up with volunteers, and I didn't have one which slowed me down a little. We didn't even get to Shurley in class. ( I found no one in a corner pouting because of this!!) Also, with the feast looming so close, we all have extra responsibilities right now. I encourage you to not just skip English this week, though. Really review and spend time on ch. 8.
A note on writing. There has been some hesitancy with the method taught in Shurley by some. It was evident to me after doing the notebook check that writing is a skill that needs attention. Soon, I plan to spend an extended period of time in class modeling writing techniques. This may not happen until after the holidays because I want to "do it right" and make it productive. Practice the grammar skills in Shurley. Also, encourage your student in all their narrations to put their thoughts in their own words--don't just copy a sentence from the book.
History:
--produce narrations on what you learned from chapter 15. Draw from our classroom discussions as well as SOTW.
--color pages
--mapwork
--read chapter 16
Literature:
--answer review questions for ch. 11-15
--complete vocab exercise passed out on 10/30 (it is handwritten)
--read ch. 16--19 "News of Roger"
--optional: vocab matching for ch. 16--19 (if you choose not to do this exercise this week, it will be due on 11/27.)
Science:
--read pgs. 67--71
--produce a narration about your reading to turn in
--enter estivation and diffusion in science spiral
--update ocean box
Your children can sing in Latin! Ask for a performance of "Are you Sleeping?" Have them practice all week with the pronunciation guide I sent home last week. I plan for them to perform it at the feast. Mrs. Esther's little ones will be joining us and they'll need us to sing out strong. We'll have volunteers to recite Roger's quote next week in class and we'll polish that up for performing at the feast as well.
Enjoy your week with your children. They are your first mission field!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
Sorry to not have the blog up last night or earlier this morning. We had an amazing day yesterday, in my opinion anyway. Adam has captured all our hearts and we spent a good deal of time discussing him and his perils. We even sampled bread and herring like the shepherd fed him in the story. My little thespians want a play each week so we acted out ch. 14 and 15. We are pulling spiritual truths and discussing them. You have amazing children!
In History we camped out on the Battle of Hastings. We saw pictures of the Bayeaux tapestry and talked about the Nazis examining it to learn battle tactics. This diversion to WW II had me feeling guilty for being off subject until we turned the discussion to the Battle of all Battles. The one that took place on the cross over 2000 years ago. The one where God, through Christ, conquered death and sin once for all. Our spirits were lifted when we remembered we are on the winning side. Your children seem to have a great thirst for spiritual discussions. They are knowledgeable, and many are firm in their beliefs. I encourage you to draw them out on Spiritual matters. Don't fool yourselves that they are not old enough. I know I'm redundant, but they are amazing!!!
In Science, we suffered a casualty. I brought in two tadpoles so we could conduct the experiment from the text. One died as soon as we put the light on it. This was upsetting but having Emily's turtle was a diversion and very appropriate for our current study. Thank you, Emily!
Grammar:
--I'm making an executive decision and taking another one of our weeks off in Shurley. Several students and one Mother told me they are behind. A lot of new skills were introduced in chapter 8. Let's take another week on that chapter and review and firm up ALL skills introduced up through ch. 8. There was a mix up with volunteers, and I didn't have one which slowed me down a little. We didn't even get to Shurley in class. ( I found no one in a corner pouting because of this!!) Also, with the feast looming so close, we all have extra responsibilities right now. I encourage you to not just skip English this week, though. Really review and spend time on ch. 8.
A note on writing. There has been some hesitancy with the method taught in Shurley by some. It was evident to me after doing the notebook check that writing is a skill that needs attention. Soon, I plan to spend an extended period of time in class modeling writing techniques. This may not happen until after the holidays because I want to "do it right" and make it productive. Practice the grammar skills in Shurley. Also, encourage your student in all their narrations to put their thoughts in their own words--don't just copy a sentence from the book.
History:
--produce narrations on what you learned from chapter 15. Draw from our classroom discussions as well as SOTW.
--color pages
--mapwork
--read chapter 16
Literature:
--answer review questions for ch. 11-15
--complete vocab exercise passed out on 10/30 (it is handwritten)
--read ch. 16--19 "News of Roger"
--optional: vocab matching for ch. 16--19 (if you choose not to do this exercise this week, it will be due on 11/27.)
Science:
--read pgs. 67--71
--produce a narration about your reading to turn in
--enter estivation and diffusion in science spiral
--update ocean box
Your children can sing in Latin! Ask for a performance of "Are you Sleeping?" Have them practice all week with the pronunciation guide I sent home last week. I plan for them to perform it at the feast. Mrs. Esther's little ones will be joining us and they'll need us to sing out strong. We'll have volunteers to recite Roger's quote next week in class and we'll polish that up for performing at the feast as well.
Enjoy your week with your children. They are your first mission field!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
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