Dear Families,
We had a packed day. Sometimes I'm my own worst enemy. There is so much I want to do in class and sometimes I'm stubborn and insist on doing it all. This was one of those days and poor Mrs. Hatchell (Chloe's mom) was my helper. She will rest well tonight!!! Thank you and God bless!
We wrapped up our study of Daniel by emphasizing his courage and faith. Many of us know people named Daniel because he was such a great Bible hero to be named after. However, we did talk about whether he was perfect or not and reminded ourselves that ALL have sinned and are in need of a Savior. We look forward to talking with him in heaven one day.
Latin was a huge success because candy was involved! The students got a chance to stump Mrs. Tkach. If they asked me a Latin question from any of the lessons we've studied and I couldn't answer it--they won a bag of skittles. They cleaned me out! I'll have to study before doing that activity again.
History was my favorite, as usual. We made a giant map on the floor of Henry Hudson's routes. We took turns sailing a Lego ship trailing some yarn to make a permanent visual of each of the routes. Ask your student why he claimed the New Amsterdam (present day New York) area for the Dutch instead of the English.
We covered two short, easy lessons in grammar and got out to lunch only a little late. When we returned we made pilgrim hats to enjoy our William Bradford celebration in. We had corn, pumpkin, turkey, and sunflower seeds--washed down with cherry juice. Let your child tell you about it. We will miss this great book but I teased them with how they'll enjoy our next one even more.
We conducted Water Cycle Lab #1 and watched water turn from solid to liquid to gas. We also saw it move from gas to liquid by cooling the steam over my boiling pan and seeing it condense on a cold cookie sheet. The page may be filled out a bit sloppy but I think they were able to see the process clearly.
Lastly we talked briefly about fool's gold and a gentleman that gave up promising explorations to retrieve loads of gold for England only to find out it was pyrite. Your child learned some of the tests to prove what is real gold and what is fake. See if they can tell you.
Enjoy your children and learning along side them. Please let me hear any concerns you have.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd: -- review lesson 13 on pg. 42
--complete exercise A pg. 42
--complete exercise B & C for #7--12
--at parent's discretion, complete lesson 14 which is a review. No need to turn anything in.
--review lesson 15 on page 46
--complete Exercise A #7--12 on page 46
--complete exercise B and C
2nd:--review Unit 1, Lesson 14 on page 36
--go over "For You to Do" orally (nothing written)
--complete "More Practice and Review"
--review Unit 1, Lesson 16 on page 40
--complete "For You To Do"
--review lesson 1 in Unit 2 page 68
--complete exercise A pg. 69
--complete exercise B, #1--5
Literature:
--go over and familiarize your student with the vocabulary hand out for the first chapter of Mr. Revere and I
--read the first chapter (The reading level for this book is quite a bit higher than our last one. Probably all my students will need you to read to them at least at first.)
--complete review questions
History:
--put hand out in your history section after reviewing with a parent
--produce a narration on Henry Hudson's last days (what happened, why it happened, who was with him)
--do chapter 4 mapwork
--(optional) color pages
--read first half of ch. 5
Science:
--repair your lab instruments (some students took home supplies I provided for repairs)
--continue making weather observations each day
--bring in lab sheets from your weather journal for a progress check next time.
--go over what we did in class with parents (use Water Cycle Lab Sheet to tell them)
Latin:
--review Lesson 4 on page 18 & 19
--complete page 20
Bible:
--with a parent, read through handout entitled "Ezra Background"
--read first half of ch. 106 (through top right column on page 248)
--choose one of the following options:
1. complete Supplemental Exercise using a KJV of Ezra 9:10--15 OR
2. complete a narration on the reading
I forgot to mention your children reciting the 23rd Psalm. Several had it completely done. I was proud of everyone's effort. Mrs. Nicole joined us and was touched.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
reflections and assignments for 9/30/08
Dear Families,
We had a productive Friday. We enjoyed our new world map that Trinity bought for us. We saw where the French explorers looked for the Northwest Passage. We further enjoyed William Bradford and all agree it is a great book. We even picked apart the recipe for the sheep cure and pretended to make some. We tried taking a grammar quiz which was just for the experience. Many have the Sanctus already memorized and I always get a few "So What's" at Bible time. We watched a funny science video about the water cycle and read some books about it as well.
Forgive me for rushing through the summary of our day. I've only just gotten home and I'm off early in the morning to see my Citadel Cadet. Your children were great today and always are anxious to learn. Also, we had the capable help of Riddock's mom, Mrs. Stokes. Thanks so much!
Enjoy your children, work hard on your studies, and I'll see you Tuesday!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd Grade:--review lesson #12 on page 39
--complete exercise A, B, and C on page 40 & 41
2nd Grade:--complete handout sheet
--review Unit 1, Lesson 13 on page 34
--complete "For You To Do"
--go over "More Practice and Review" orally with parent (nothing to turn in)
Literature:
--be prepared to recite the 23rd Psalm at next class period. (Your might want to bring in a copy of the version you'll be reciting from for me to hold while you're reciting.)
--read ch. 13 & 14
--do review questions
History:
--produce a narration of "The French of the New World"
--make a mask (You received a handout about the Natives in Canada making masks. Using it and the example I had in class, design your own colorful mask on the cardboard you received. Be imaginative and have fun! I included a stick you can tape to the back so you can hold your mask in front of you face.)
--read the rest of ch. 4 in SOTW
Science:
--please continue to keep you weather journal current. I plan to bring some supplies next week for your child to bring home. These are in case some of their instruments need some repair.
--I will probably have them bring in their journal for a check in the next week or so. They'll receive a grade on their progress.
Latin:
--review practical Latin on pg. 6,10, and 14
--review vocab on pg. 7, 11, 15
--practice the Sanctus
--complete page 17
Bible:
--finish word search
--read second half of ch. 104
--Think about if you were Daniel. Write down how you would feel, what you would be thinking, and what you would pray.
We had a productive Friday. We enjoyed our new world map that Trinity bought for us. We saw where the French explorers looked for the Northwest Passage. We further enjoyed William Bradford and all agree it is a great book. We even picked apart the recipe for the sheep cure and pretended to make some. We tried taking a grammar quiz which was just for the experience. Many have the Sanctus already memorized and I always get a few "So What's" at Bible time. We watched a funny science video about the water cycle and read some books about it as well.
Forgive me for rushing through the summary of our day. I've only just gotten home and I'm off early in the morning to see my Citadel Cadet. Your children were great today and always are anxious to learn. Also, we had the capable help of Riddock's mom, Mrs. Stokes. Thanks so much!
Enjoy your children, work hard on your studies, and I'll see you Tuesday!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd Grade:--review lesson #12 on page 39
--complete exercise A, B, and C on page 40 & 41
2nd Grade:--complete handout sheet
--review Unit 1, Lesson 13 on page 34
--complete "For You To Do"
--go over "More Practice and Review" orally with parent (nothing to turn in)
Literature:
--be prepared to recite the 23rd Psalm at next class period. (Your might want to bring in a copy of the version you'll be reciting from for me to hold while you're reciting.)
--read ch. 13 & 14
--do review questions
History:
--produce a narration of "The French of the New World"
--make a mask (You received a handout about the Natives in Canada making masks. Using it and the example I had in class, design your own colorful mask on the cardboard you received. Be imaginative and have fun! I included a stick you can tape to the back so you can hold your mask in front of you face.)
--read the rest of ch. 4 in SOTW
Science:
--please continue to keep you weather journal current. I plan to bring some supplies next week for your child to bring home. These are in case some of their instruments need some repair.
--I will probably have them bring in their journal for a check in the next week or so. They'll receive a grade on their progress.
Latin:
--review practical Latin on pg. 6,10, and 14
--review vocab on pg. 7, 11, 15
--practice the Sanctus
--complete page 17
Bible:
--finish word search
--read second half of ch. 104
--Think about if you were Daniel. Write down how you would feel, what you would be thinking, and what you would pray.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
assignments for 9/26/08
Hello Families!
I hope you have had time to enjoy the beautiful weather Beaufort County has had the last few days. It fit in perfectly with our science lesson today. Your children learned why we have seasons. Ask them. (It's because God tilted the earth the right amount of degrees back during creation!)
We had a treat, in that one of Trinity's Board members was our helper today. Mary Sanders jumped right in and was my "right hand". Many thanks!
Your children had a day full of learning, I believe. Bible and Latin sailed smoothly. They promise me that they are using Latin at home. Encourage this. I ran into Riddock at a local restaurant and he recited the Sanctus for me. History was all about Jamestown and my students were so interested. We read a Pocahantas book and discussed which parts of the story are fact and which parts are legend. We tasted some foods (sunflower seeds, dried cherries, and hominy) that the Native Americans introduced to the settlers. We went out and played quoit. This is a game played in Jamestown that is very similar to our horseshoe game. Ask you student about the differences. (The weight of the ring, the wax, etc.)
Grammar is progressing on schedule--we discussed commands and exclamations today. Our literature selection is dove-tailing perfectly with our history lessons. It is easy for us to make connections between the two subjects. Today Sarah even connected our Bible lessons about Nebuchadnezzar with the history and literature discussion. Our hero, William, was disappointed in King James in the book. We discussed what we should and should not use to judge people. We read in the Bible in Luke 18 about the Pharisee and the tax collector and how you cannot judge by appearance. Jesus taught that the humble tax collector left church right with God and not the proud Pharisee.
Encourage your children this week to work diligently at their studies. We reflected on William Brewster's words to William Bradford on page 129. This is the time their young minds are made ready for whatever work God has designed and planned especially for them.
love to all my students. . .
Mrs. Tkach
p.s. Please contact me with any concerns you have. I want to hear from you.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd Grade: --review lesson 11 on page 37
--complete exercise A page 38 (we did exercise B in class)
--complete Review and Practice on page 39
2nd Grade: --complete handout sheet comparing commands and exclamations
--review Unit 1, Lesson 12 on page 32
--complete "More Practice and Review" on page 33
Literature:
--be polishing up memory work (Ps 23)
--read ch. 11 and 12
--do review questions
--discuss the cure at the top of page 143 with a family member. Speculate about what it means.
History:
--complete crossword puzzle
--use the reading you've done in SOTW and our class discussions to produce a narration on "King Jame's Town". NOTE: Narrations, for my younger students, can be submitted in the parent's handwriting. Let them narrate to you what they've learned about the topic. Later in the year, they can recopy what you've written down for them. Even later in the year, they will be producing narrations by themselves. This process is describe in detail in Susan Baur's book, The Well-Trained Mind. I encourage each of you to read that book. Much of how Trinity operates is based on it.
--read "The French of the New World" in Chapter 4 of SOTW
Science:
--continue generating your month-long weather journal
--NOTE: My plan had been to conduct Weather Lab #6. It became apparent to me as I showed the lab to the students that we were not grasping the concept or my lab was not adequate to show them how the tilt of the earth causes seasons. This is why their page for Weather Lab #6 is not complete. I decided that if they understood what rotation meant and that the earth rotates once per day and what orbit meant and that the earth orbits the sun once in a year, we had a successful science lab. They do know the tilt causes the seasons, I just don't think my experiment SHOWED them why this is true. I think I will leave that to the 4th/5th grade teachers. We'll study the water cycle beginning next week.
Latin:
--review vocab on page 15
--practice prayer on page 15
--complete page 16
(The cd that accompanies this course is invaluable. If you plan for your child to continue studying Latin, it might be worth the $5 investment.)
Bible:
--read the first half of ch. 104 (pg. 242 through the first paragraph on pg. 243)
--write down a "So What?" What did you learn and how can you apply this lesson to YOUR life.
I hope you have had time to enjoy the beautiful weather Beaufort County has had the last few days. It fit in perfectly with our science lesson today. Your children learned why we have seasons. Ask them. (It's because God tilted the earth the right amount of degrees back during creation!)
We had a treat, in that one of Trinity's Board members was our helper today. Mary Sanders jumped right in and was my "right hand". Many thanks!
Your children had a day full of learning, I believe. Bible and Latin sailed smoothly. They promise me that they are using Latin at home. Encourage this. I ran into Riddock at a local restaurant and he recited the Sanctus for me. History was all about Jamestown and my students were so interested. We read a Pocahantas book and discussed which parts of the story are fact and which parts are legend. We tasted some foods (sunflower seeds, dried cherries, and hominy) that the Native Americans introduced to the settlers. We went out and played quoit. This is a game played in Jamestown that is very similar to our horseshoe game. Ask you student about the differences. (The weight of the ring, the wax, etc.)
Grammar is progressing on schedule--we discussed commands and exclamations today. Our literature selection is dove-tailing perfectly with our history lessons. It is easy for us to make connections between the two subjects. Today Sarah even connected our Bible lessons about Nebuchadnezzar with the history and literature discussion. Our hero, William, was disappointed in King James in the book. We discussed what we should and should not use to judge people. We read in the Bible in Luke 18 about the Pharisee and the tax collector and how you cannot judge by appearance. Jesus taught that the humble tax collector left church right with God and not the proud Pharisee.
Encourage your children this week to work diligently at their studies. We reflected on William Brewster's words to William Bradford on page 129. This is the time their young minds are made ready for whatever work God has designed and planned especially for them.
love to all my students. . .
Mrs. Tkach
p.s. Please contact me with any concerns you have. I want to hear from you.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd Grade: --review lesson 11 on page 37
--complete exercise A page 38 (we did exercise B in class)
--complete Review and Practice on page 39
2nd Grade: --complete handout sheet comparing commands and exclamations
--review Unit 1, Lesson 12 on page 32
--complete "More Practice and Review" on page 33
Literature:
--be polishing up memory work (Ps 23)
--read ch. 11 and 12
--do review questions
--discuss the cure at the top of page 143 with a family member. Speculate about what it means.
History:
--complete crossword puzzle
--use the reading you've done in SOTW and our class discussions to produce a narration on "King Jame's Town". NOTE: Narrations, for my younger students, can be submitted in the parent's handwriting. Let them narrate to you what they've learned about the topic. Later in the year, they can recopy what you've written down for them. Even later in the year, they will be producing narrations by themselves. This process is describe in detail in Susan Baur's book, The Well-Trained Mind. I encourage each of you to read that book. Much of how Trinity operates is based on it.
--read "The French of the New World" in Chapter 4 of SOTW
Science:
--continue generating your month-long weather journal
--NOTE: My plan had been to conduct Weather Lab #6. It became apparent to me as I showed the lab to the students that we were not grasping the concept or my lab was not adequate to show them how the tilt of the earth causes seasons. This is why their page for Weather Lab #6 is not complete. I decided that if they understood what rotation meant and that the earth rotates once per day and what orbit meant and that the earth orbits the sun once in a year, we had a successful science lab. They do know the tilt causes the seasons, I just don't think my experiment SHOWED them why this is true. I think I will leave that to the 4th/5th grade teachers. We'll study the water cycle beginning next week.
Latin:
--review vocab on page 15
--practice prayer on page 15
--complete page 16
(The cd that accompanies this course is invaluable. If you plan for your child to continue studying Latin, it might be worth the $5 investment.)
Bible:
--read the first half of ch. 104 (pg. 242 through the first paragraph on pg. 243)
--write down a "So What?" What did you learn and how can you apply this lesson to YOUR life.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
A Great Day! (and assignments for 9/23/08)
Dear Families,
I think I know one of the reasons Jesus loved children so much while on Earth. They are amazing in their innocence. My class yearns to know "who's bad and who's good?" "Was King James right or wrong?" "I think I'm beginning to not like Queen Elizabeth so much." Amidst our walk on earth when the questions are hard to know and answer, isn't it comforting to know we serve a God that DOES know. He knows the right decision to make, the good choice to choose, the best path for our lives. Your children are awesome!
We discussed how King James could yearn to have God's word in the hands of the common people on one hand and yet outlaw Puritan Churches on the other. We mentioned King David and Abraham capable of being both bad and good and applied the lesson to our own lives. I told them they would have to struggle their whole lives at times to fight the urge to do wrong and choose instead to do things God's way. Great discussion!
Bible and Latin went well. I've tarried on Lesson 2 a while because I wanted them to memorize those rules. They've assured me it's gotten boring and they are ready to move on. I really think there fresh young minds do absorb language study faster than mine so we'll move on:)
We are all enjoying our literature selection. We tasted authentic pease porridge (only 1 day old instead of 9!) Have your student tell about how it was cooked and used in England in the 1600s. We shared some with the 4th/5th class and were given the opportunity to recite the 23rd Psalm. We were a bit shy in front of the crowd and I had no volunteers. When we returned to our room, several tried and overall did well.
We went out with our science journals and made an observation about water and observed the water again an hour later. I was quite impressed with the science entries you made at home.
We ended the day by making "Guy dolls". Please have your student explain the history behind these and how they are used even today. I believe I sent home a handout explaining the celebrations in England if any want to further act them out with your child.
I'm off to North Carolina to celebrate with my good friend, Mrs. Stephanie Fowler, the wedding of her son. I hope you each have a happy and fulfilling weekend.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd Grade: --review lesson 9 on pg. 33
--Do practice with asking pg. 34 #6--10
--complete exercise B pg. 34
--complete review and practice pg. 34 &35
--review lesson 10 pg. 35
--complete exercise A #6-10 pg. 36
--complete exercise B on pg. 36
--complete review and practice pg. 36
2nd Grade:--review Unit 1 Lesson 4 pg. 16
--complete "For You To Do" pg. 16
--complete "More Practice and Review" pg. 17
--review Unit 1 Lesson 9 pg. 26
--complete "For You To Do" pg. 26 & 27
--complete "More Practice and Review" pg. 27
Literature:
--work on memorizing Psalm 23 by end of Sept
--read ch. 9& 10
--answer review questions
--get parents permision to bring to school and show a treasure you might give if you had to say good-bye to a friend
History:
--mapwork
--color page (optional)
--show and explain your "guy doll" to your family
--write a narration on "James and His Enemies"
--read the rest of ch. 3
Science:
--read through science handout
--get ready to start your month of weather observing on Monday
Latin:
--review all parts of lesson 1 and 2
--complete "Write and Learn" on pg. 13
Bible:
--read the last part of ch. 103
--write a narration about the events in this section. Try to include a "So What?"
I think I know one of the reasons Jesus loved children so much while on Earth. They are amazing in their innocence. My class yearns to know "who's bad and who's good?" "Was King James right or wrong?" "I think I'm beginning to not like Queen Elizabeth so much." Amidst our walk on earth when the questions are hard to know and answer, isn't it comforting to know we serve a God that DOES know. He knows the right decision to make, the good choice to choose, the best path for our lives. Your children are awesome!
We discussed how King James could yearn to have God's word in the hands of the common people on one hand and yet outlaw Puritan Churches on the other. We mentioned King David and Abraham capable of being both bad and good and applied the lesson to our own lives. I told them they would have to struggle their whole lives at times to fight the urge to do wrong and choose instead to do things God's way. Great discussion!
Bible and Latin went well. I've tarried on Lesson 2 a while because I wanted them to memorize those rules. They've assured me it's gotten boring and they are ready to move on. I really think there fresh young minds do absorb language study faster than mine so we'll move on:)
We are all enjoying our literature selection. We tasted authentic pease porridge (only 1 day old instead of 9!) Have your student tell about how it was cooked and used in England in the 1600s. We shared some with the 4th/5th class and were given the opportunity to recite the 23rd Psalm. We were a bit shy in front of the crowd and I had no volunteers. When we returned to our room, several tried and overall did well.
We went out with our science journals and made an observation about water and observed the water again an hour later. I was quite impressed with the science entries you made at home.
We ended the day by making "Guy dolls". Please have your student explain the history behind these and how they are used even today. I believe I sent home a handout explaining the celebrations in England if any want to further act them out with your child.
I'm off to North Carolina to celebrate with my good friend, Mrs. Stephanie Fowler, the wedding of her son. I hope you each have a happy and fulfilling weekend.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd Grade: --review lesson 9 on pg. 33
--Do practice with asking pg. 34 #6--10
--complete exercise B pg. 34
--complete review and practice pg. 34 &35
--review lesson 10 pg. 35
--complete exercise A #6-10 pg. 36
--complete exercise B on pg. 36
--complete review and practice pg. 36
2nd Grade:--review Unit 1 Lesson 4 pg. 16
--complete "For You To Do" pg. 16
--complete "More Practice and Review" pg. 17
--review Unit 1 Lesson 9 pg. 26
--complete "For You To Do" pg. 26 & 27
--complete "More Practice and Review" pg. 27
Literature:
--work on memorizing Psalm 23 by end of Sept
--read ch. 9& 10
--answer review questions
--get parents permision to bring to school and show a treasure you might give if you had to say good-bye to a friend
History:
--mapwork
--color page (optional)
--show and explain your "guy doll" to your family
--write a narration on "James and His Enemies"
--read the rest of ch. 3
Science:
--read through science handout
--get ready to start your month of weather observing on Monday
Latin:
--review all parts of lesson 1 and 2
--complete "Write and Learn" on pg. 13
Bible:
--read the last part of ch. 103
--write a narration about the events in this section. Try to include a "So What?"
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Latin and Bible assignments for 9/19
Whoops, I logged off too soon.
Latin:
--review Consonant Sound section on pg. 10
--review vocab for lesson 1 & 2
--complete Lesson 2 Questions on pg. 12
--complete Speaking Latin section on bottom of page 12 through top of page 13
Bible:
--discuss your "SO WHAT?" with your family (This means think about how you can apply a Bible passage to your own life) Remember mine from class was: I'm not going to brag or take credit for my great kids. I plan to give God all the credit and glory for giving me such great children. What is your "SO WHAT?" from lesson 102
--draw a picture of what Nebuchadnezzal looked like in the field. There's a fairly detailed description in lesson 102
--read pg. 239--241 2nd paragraph. This is the first half of ch. 103
Latin:
--review Consonant Sound section on pg. 10
--review vocab for lesson 1 & 2
--complete Lesson 2 Questions on pg. 12
--complete Speaking Latin section on bottom of page 12 through top of page 13
Bible:
--discuss your "SO WHAT?" with your family (This means think about how you can apply a Bible passage to your own life) Remember mine from class was: I'm not going to brag or take credit for my great kids. I plan to give God all the credit and glory for giving me such great children. What is your "SO WHAT?" from lesson 102
--draw a picture of what Nebuchadnezzal looked like in the field. There's a fairly detailed description in lesson 102
--read pg. 239--241 2nd paragraph. This is the first half of ch. 103
reflections on our day and assignments for 9/19
Dear Families,
My youngest, Arianna, is ill so this will be short and sweet. We had a VERY busy day. Great lessons in Bible (ask about our SO WHAT) and Latin. We're struggling through memorizing those rules in Lesson 2 about dipthongs and soft or hard consonants. Then the projests started! We painted Scottish tartans to wear as kilts. (These weren't dry by departure time so they'll come home next time.) We experimented with making ink as William Bradford had to and writing with a quill. Lastly, we made weather vanes.
Mrs. Beth unexpectedly became our helper and she was worked hard! Many thanks.
Have a great couple of days and pray for my Arianna if you think of her.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd grade:
--review lesson 7 on page 29 & 30
--complete exercises A & B under "Working With Sentences"
--Do "Can You Do This?"
--at parents discretion, complete lesson 8 which is a review (no need to turn anything in to me)
2nd grade:
--review lesson 11 on pg. 30
--complete handout sheet (about diagraming)
--complete "For You to Do" on pg. 31
--complete exercise B on pg. 31
--review unit 2, lesson 24 on pg. 114
--complete #2--5 under "For You to Do" on pg. 115
Literature:
--continue memorizing Psalm 23
--look up Puritans in a child-friendly encyclopedia. Write down a small paragraph explaining who the Puritans were
--read ch. 7 & 8
--do review questions on these chapters
History:
--review and report to your parent/teacher what we discussed about Mary, Queen of Scots.
--produce a narration on The Queen Without a Country, ILLUSTRATE
--read ch. 3, James and His Enemies
Science:
--explain and demonstrate weather vane to family
--read through "Keeping a Science Journal" paragraph on handout
--skim through seasonal suggestions in handout
--pick one of the suggestions or make up one of your own and make your first science journal entry. Only 3 requirements for the entry: 1. date 2. weather 3. who you went with. (The one spiral I put on the supply list is for this purpose. I tried to send home one to those students who brought back their supplies to me. We are now in our final room assignment, so if anyone else wants to bring in their supplies, I have a shelf to keep them on now. Also, there is no need for the students to haul the big notebook back and forth each time. Just put the returned papers in it when they get home.)
--bring you science journal to class next time and volunteers can share
A final comment. We have a loving, kind, and VERY chatty group of students. I'm trying a new reward system. We put marbles in a glass when I observe positive behavior and remove some if we're too talkative. When the glass is full, we'll have a party. I was a bit lax today but I'm going to tighten up from here on out. We're losing too much valuable class time. Warn them for me.
My youngest, Arianna, is ill so this will be short and sweet. We had a VERY busy day. Great lessons in Bible (ask about our SO WHAT) and Latin. We're struggling through memorizing those rules in Lesson 2 about dipthongs and soft or hard consonants. Then the projests started! We painted Scottish tartans to wear as kilts. (These weren't dry by departure time so they'll come home next time.) We experimented with making ink as William Bradford had to and writing with a quill. Lastly, we made weather vanes.
Mrs. Beth unexpectedly became our helper and she was worked hard! Many thanks.
Have a great couple of days and pray for my Arianna if you think of her.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd grade:
--review lesson 7 on page 29 & 30
--complete exercises A & B under "Working With Sentences"
--Do "Can You Do This?"
--at parents discretion, complete lesson 8 which is a review (no need to turn anything in to me)
2nd grade:
--review lesson 11 on pg. 30
--complete handout sheet (about diagraming)
--complete "For You to Do" on pg. 31
--complete exercise B on pg. 31
--review unit 2, lesson 24 on pg. 114
--complete #2--5 under "For You to Do" on pg. 115
Literature:
--continue memorizing Psalm 23
--look up Puritans in a child-friendly encyclopedia. Write down a small paragraph explaining who the Puritans were
--read ch. 7 & 8
--do review questions on these chapters
History:
--review and report to your parent/teacher what we discussed about Mary, Queen of Scots.
--produce a narration on The Queen Without a Country, ILLUSTRATE
--read ch. 3, James and His Enemies
Science:
--explain and demonstrate weather vane to family
--read through "Keeping a Science Journal" paragraph on handout
--skim through seasonal suggestions in handout
--pick one of the suggestions or make up one of your own and make your first science journal entry. Only 3 requirements for the entry: 1. date 2. weather 3. who you went with. (The one spiral I put on the supply list is for this purpose. I tried to send home one to those students who brought back their supplies to me. We are now in our final room assignment, so if anyone else wants to bring in their supplies, I have a shelf to keep them on now. Also, there is no need for the students to haul the big notebook back and forth each time. Just put the returned papers in it when they get home.)
--bring you science journal to class next time and volunteers can share
A final comment. We have a loving, kind, and VERY chatty group of students. I'm trying a new reward system. We put marbles in a glass when I observe positive behavior and remove some if we're too talkative. When the glass is full, we'll have a party. I was a bit lax today but I'm going to tighten up from here on out. We're losing too much valuable class time. Warn them for me.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Our Day in Retrospect & Assignments for 9/16/08
Hello Dear Families,
I'm a happy Mama tonight! I made a flying run to Charleston after class and picked up my Citadel Cadet and get to enjoy him being home for the weekend. Most all my blogs end with me urging you to enjoy your children. It seems about a month and a half ago this young man was at my knee playing and being read to and learning and growing. Blink too fast and your young ones will be out from under your roof and you'll understand my encouragements to slow down and enjoy!
We had another full day of learning. Mrs. Brenda Gudzan was our helper and we enjoyed her kind ways so much. Thank you, Mrs. Brenda! Ask your student if they remember the "jelly roll" she showed us how to do.
We're having fun talking about the familiar story of Daniel and doing the puzzles about his story. I love how ready my students are to share their work with each other. Latin is progressing well, I think. I've decided to spend three class periods on chapter two since there are alot of rules to remember. Try to encourage your students to use their Latin in everyday life. "Salvete!" "Oremus", "Dear Deus", etc.
We read The Boy Who Held Back the Sea and Katje, the Windmill Cat (recommended in SOTW) during history and The Magic School Bus In a Hurricane during science (recommended in our science curriculum). We discussed William the Silent and decided he's our newest hero. We branched off into a discussion of the roots of Protestantism. Your sweet children are anxious, as all children are, to know who's the bad guys and who's the good guys. I tread carefully when these questions come up. I never want to trespass onto your place in guiding your children. The tendancy is to categorize Catholics as bad. I cautioned them against this. We were able to talk about the clear teaching of scripture concerning who Christians are and the dangers of adding other "works" to the Gospel in order to become one. See if you can draw them out on this subject and use our history lesson as a springboard to teach them about your faith.
In History we also discussed the dikes of The Netherlands and the use of the windmills to pump the water out into the sea. We made dikes in a large pan from playdough and talked about the battle for The Netherlands. We sure love playdough!
Kirsten saved me from a mistake I made on the science assignment. I actually needed the fat pencils today but posted the need for next Tuesday. She had four that she donated, I had two and two children were content to use skinny ones. Thank you Kirsten! I will replace your 4 pencils by next class period. I hope our wind guages made it home safely.
We had a full, fun busy day. I'm going to cut off my ramblings so I can administer a back rub before Joe falls asleep!
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd grade: --review lesson 5 on pgs 25 & 26
--complete exercise A on pg. 26
--review lesson 6 on pg. 27--28
--complete exercises A, B, & C
2nd grade:--review Unit 1, Lesson 3 on pg. 14
--complete exercise A on pg. 15, only #1,2, & 3
--complete exercise B on pg. 15, only #1 & 2
--review Unit 1 Lesson 8 on pg. 24
--complete exercise A & B
Literature:
--We talked at length about empathy. We see it often in William Bradford. I have challenged your child to look for someone that is hard for them to have empathy for and then choose to show kindness to that person this week. (Most assured me it was sibling! :)
--continue memorizing the Lord's Supper
--read ch. 5 & 6 pgs. 65--91
--answer review questions
History:
--produce a narration on "The Dutch Revolt"
--do mapwork
--read "The Queen Without a Country" part of ch. 2
--optional color pages
Science:
--At the end of the day, I handed a paper to your child about the Beaufort Scale for measuring wind speed. Review it carefully with your child since we didn't have time to in class. Also, help them make their wind guages function. You have to adjust them so that the plate can spin freely. Also, I'm not sure they understood my explanation about counting the number of times the black cup came around in a 30 second time period, then multiplying that by 2 to arrive at how many revolutions per minute the wind is blowing. Spend some time clarifying and enjoying their guages. We got one really spinning fast in front of a fan in our class.
Latin:
--review the dipthongs and translations in lesson 2
--review Magistra and Salvete
--review Oremus and the 1st two lines of the prayer on pg. 11
--do review and translation on pg. 12
Bible:
--complete "Daniel's Furry Friend"
--read ch. 102 on pages 237--239 which is from Daniel 4
love and prayers. . .
Mrs. Tkach
I'm a happy Mama tonight! I made a flying run to Charleston after class and picked up my Citadel Cadet and get to enjoy him being home for the weekend. Most all my blogs end with me urging you to enjoy your children. It seems about a month and a half ago this young man was at my knee playing and being read to and learning and growing. Blink too fast and your young ones will be out from under your roof and you'll understand my encouragements to slow down and enjoy!
We had another full day of learning. Mrs. Brenda Gudzan was our helper and we enjoyed her kind ways so much. Thank you, Mrs. Brenda! Ask your student if they remember the "jelly roll" she showed us how to do.
We're having fun talking about the familiar story of Daniel and doing the puzzles about his story. I love how ready my students are to share their work with each other. Latin is progressing well, I think. I've decided to spend three class periods on chapter two since there are alot of rules to remember. Try to encourage your students to use their Latin in everyday life. "Salvete!" "Oremus", "Dear Deus", etc.
We read The Boy Who Held Back the Sea and Katje, the Windmill Cat (recommended in SOTW) during history and The Magic School Bus In a Hurricane during science (recommended in our science curriculum). We discussed William the Silent and decided he's our newest hero. We branched off into a discussion of the roots of Protestantism. Your sweet children are anxious, as all children are, to know who's the bad guys and who's the good guys. I tread carefully when these questions come up. I never want to trespass onto your place in guiding your children. The tendancy is to categorize Catholics as bad. I cautioned them against this. We were able to talk about the clear teaching of scripture concerning who Christians are and the dangers of adding other "works" to the Gospel in order to become one. See if you can draw them out on this subject and use our history lesson as a springboard to teach them about your faith.
In History we also discussed the dikes of The Netherlands and the use of the windmills to pump the water out into the sea. We made dikes in a large pan from playdough and talked about the battle for The Netherlands. We sure love playdough!
Kirsten saved me from a mistake I made on the science assignment. I actually needed the fat pencils today but posted the need for next Tuesday. She had four that she donated, I had two and two children were content to use skinny ones. Thank you Kirsten! I will replace your 4 pencils by next class period. I hope our wind guages made it home safely.
We had a full, fun busy day. I'm going to cut off my ramblings so I can administer a back rub before Joe falls asleep!
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar:
3rd grade: --review lesson 5 on pgs 25 & 26
--complete exercise A on pg. 26
--review lesson 6 on pg. 27--28
--complete exercises A, B, & C
2nd grade:--review Unit 1, Lesson 3 on pg. 14
--complete exercise A on pg. 15, only #1,2, & 3
--complete exercise B on pg. 15, only #1 & 2
--review Unit 1 Lesson 8 on pg. 24
--complete exercise A & B
Literature:
--We talked at length about empathy. We see it often in William Bradford. I have challenged your child to look for someone that is hard for them to have empathy for and then choose to show kindness to that person this week. (Most assured me it was sibling! :)
--continue memorizing the Lord's Supper
--read ch. 5 & 6 pgs. 65--91
--answer review questions
History:
--produce a narration on "The Dutch Revolt"
--do mapwork
--read "The Queen Without a Country" part of ch. 2
--optional color pages
Science:
--At the end of the day, I handed a paper to your child about the Beaufort Scale for measuring wind speed. Review it carefully with your child since we didn't have time to in class. Also, help them make their wind guages function. You have to adjust them so that the plate can spin freely. Also, I'm not sure they understood my explanation about counting the number of times the black cup came around in a 30 second time period, then multiplying that by 2 to arrive at how many revolutions per minute the wind is blowing. Spend some time clarifying and enjoying their guages. We got one really spinning fast in front of a fan in our class.
Latin:
--review the dipthongs and translations in lesson 2
--review Magistra and Salvete
--review Oremus and the 1st two lines of the prayer on pg. 11
--do review and translation on pg. 12
Bible:
--complete "Daniel's Furry Friend"
--read ch. 102 on pages 237--239 which is from Daniel 4
love and prayers. . .
Mrs. Tkach
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Reflections on today & Assignments due 9/12/08
WHEW!!! We had a whirlwind of a day. I fell even more in love with your children today. At this rate, I'll have to move them all in with me after the first of the year! :)
The Board of Trinity is still working some kinks out of our room assignments. I arrived to a room that needed some prep so we got off to a chaotic start. We stopped and prayed and God came along side us, settled us (mostly me) down and we ended up with a very productive and busy day.
Many thanks to Terry Beach who helped us and was worked hard as our assistant. Last week, we had Beth Langehans helping, yet, I forgot to thank her. Thank you!
Here's the plan I'm trying for turning in your home assignments. All the work I assign, once it is finished, needs to be put into your student's assignment folder. When they enter our classroom the next class day, they will remove everything and turn all the completed assignments into the basket provided. They will then leave their empty folder beside the basket. As we proceed through the day, any work we do in class will be put into their folder along with homework pages to complete and graded homework that I am returning. When they arrive home, you can go through their folder with them and place any class work and returned homework into the appropriate section of their big binder and take note of the homework pages to be completed. Hope that makes sense. We'll give it a try and adjust as needed. NOTE: please be sure a name is on EVERY page turned in. Also, unless otherwise noted, science assignments will not be turned in. Just complete them in the book and leave them there.
Your children will soon know that History is my favorite subject to teach. I love the idea of you teaching and reading with them at home and then us coming together to bring the lessons alive in class. We were busy about this today! After discussing the Spanish explorations and quests for gold in South America, we went outside and tried to "taste" what being a native Indian slave was like. We panned for gold in a flowing river, we dug for gold in sand with sticks, and we crushed quartz in hopes of finding veins of gold dust. It was exciting! Ask your kids to tell you about it and hopefully some gold nuggets made it home for you to see.
As I'm learning more about the Classical model and putting it into practice with your students, I will be reading to them alot. I love to expose them to the literature that is suggested in Story of the World. I plan to keep you informed of the books your children listened to while they were with me. Here are the ones for 9/9/08:Rain Player (SOTW recommended), Montezma and the Fall of the Aztecs, and for science: Hurricanes, On the Same Day in March.
Assignments due 9/12/08:
Grammar:
Third Grade:
--review Lesson 4
--finish Exercise A that we started in class (some may have finished)
--complete Exercise B using Exercise A
--complete Review and Practice on page 25
Second Grade:
--review lesson 1 on pg. 10 with parent
--complete "Finding Sentences" on pg. 11
--review lesson 2 on pg. 12
--complete "For You To Do" at the bottom of pg. 12
--complete "More Practice and Review" on pg. 13
Literature:
--continue working on memorizing Psalm 23
--read ch. 3 and 4 (Pgs. 39--64)
--answer review questions
History:
--produce a narration on "The Riches of Spain" and illustrate it
--read the part of ch. 2 called "The Dutch Revolt"
Science: (I hope the rain guages made it home safely!:)
--review the sheets about predicting rain with your student and put them in their science notebook near the page explaining making the rain guages
--Use the sheet (top half of a page) that explains keeping a record of rainfall using their rain guages to help your child measure rainfall this week. Finish filling out their lab sheet #2 with them.
--bring one kindergarten-size, fat, new pencil in next week.
Latin:
--finish page 9
Bible:
--read ch. 101 on page 235--237 (this is taken from Daniel 3)
--draw a picture of the events in this chapter or write a short paragraph (3 sentences or so) telling what happened
I encourage you to enjoy the above science assignment with your child. If you're laying on your back examining clouds with your son or daughter, let it evolve into a time to just listen to them and notice how their thoughts meander. My preacher reminded us again this week of how much Christ loved children. Slow down and enjoy them!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
--
The Board of Trinity is still working some kinks out of our room assignments. I arrived to a room that needed some prep so we got off to a chaotic start. We stopped and prayed and God came along side us, settled us (mostly me) down and we ended up with a very productive and busy day.
Many thanks to Terry Beach who helped us and was worked hard as our assistant. Last week, we had Beth Langehans helping, yet, I forgot to thank her. Thank you!
Here's the plan I'm trying for turning in your home assignments. All the work I assign, once it is finished, needs to be put into your student's assignment folder. When they enter our classroom the next class day, they will remove everything and turn all the completed assignments into the basket provided. They will then leave their empty folder beside the basket. As we proceed through the day, any work we do in class will be put into their folder along with homework pages to complete and graded homework that I am returning. When they arrive home, you can go through their folder with them and place any class work and returned homework into the appropriate section of their big binder and take note of the homework pages to be completed. Hope that makes sense. We'll give it a try and adjust as needed. NOTE: please be sure a name is on EVERY page turned in. Also, unless otherwise noted, science assignments will not be turned in. Just complete them in the book and leave them there.
Your children will soon know that History is my favorite subject to teach. I love the idea of you teaching and reading with them at home and then us coming together to bring the lessons alive in class. We were busy about this today! After discussing the Spanish explorations and quests for gold in South America, we went outside and tried to "taste" what being a native Indian slave was like. We panned for gold in a flowing river, we dug for gold in sand with sticks, and we crushed quartz in hopes of finding veins of gold dust. It was exciting! Ask your kids to tell you about it and hopefully some gold nuggets made it home for you to see.
As I'm learning more about the Classical model and putting it into practice with your students, I will be reading to them alot. I love to expose them to the literature that is suggested in Story of the World. I plan to keep you informed of the books your children listened to while they were with me. Here are the ones for 9/9/08:Rain Player (SOTW recommended), Montezma and the Fall of the Aztecs, and for science: Hurricanes, On the Same Day in March.
Assignments due 9/12/08:
Grammar:
Third Grade:
--review Lesson 4
--finish Exercise A that we started in class (some may have finished)
--complete Exercise B using Exercise A
--complete Review and Practice on page 25
Second Grade:
--review lesson 1 on pg. 10 with parent
--complete "Finding Sentences" on pg. 11
--review lesson 2 on pg. 12
--complete "For You To Do" at the bottom of pg. 12
--complete "More Practice and Review" on pg. 13
Literature:
--continue working on memorizing Psalm 23
--read ch. 3 and 4 (Pgs. 39--64)
--answer review questions
History:
--produce a narration on "The Riches of Spain" and illustrate it
--read the part of ch. 2 called "The Dutch Revolt"
Science: (I hope the rain guages made it home safely!:)
--review the sheets about predicting rain with your student and put them in their science notebook near the page explaining making the rain guages
--Use the sheet (top half of a page) that explains keeping a record of rainfall using their rain guages to help your child measure rainfall this week. Finish filling out their lab sheet #2 with them.
--bring one kindergarten-size, fat, new pencil in next week.
Latin:
--finish page 9
Bible:
--read ch. 101 on page 235--237 (this is taken from Daniel 3)
--draw a picture of the events in this chapter or write a short paragraph (3 sentences or so) telling what happened
I encourage you to enjoy the above science assignment with your child. If you're laying on your back examining clouds with your son or daughter, let it evolve into a time to just listen to them and notice how their thoughts meander. My preacher reminded us again this week of how much Christ loved children. Slow down and enjoy them!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
--
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
thoughts on today & assignments for next time
Dear Families,
We had a great first day! I enjoyed being with your children and they seemed to enjoy our class as well. We made new friends, cemented existing friendships, learned and proved I'll have to be on my toes to keep ahead of these students!
A few housekeeping items: 1. Trinity will follow the public schools as regarding closing because of the storm. 2. We will have a room change by next week. This is why all the supplies your poor kids hauled in were sent back home. My plan had been to label their items and store the supplies at school. I decided that the chances of them getting lost in the move was too great so I just had them bring them back home. We'll just need their books ( including the science notebook) and their assignment folder on Friday. Please use the dividers you purchased and label a section in their biggest notebook for the following classes: Bible, Latin, Grammar, History, Science, and Literature. As we complete work in class, we will just put it into the assignment folder along with any homework pages to be done. When you and your child are going through the folder after each class, you can help them place the work behind the appropriate divider. Make sense?
Flexibility is key in my mind. I have ideas for how I think our class will run but I reserve the "right" to say, "That didn't work at all. Let's do it this way." Also, let me have input from you. If a plan I have is a hardship for your student, let me know and we'll see if an adjustment can be made.
I'm proud of my students. I worked them hard today! They were up to the challenge. Some other classes did some game playing for the first day but we dove right in (with a little simon says and stretching thrown in for fun). I taught them a few terms from my childhood. Ask them what a side-straddle-hop is. Also, we did calisthenics!
Before I launch into the assignments, let me mention my plan with integrating Grade 2 and Grade 3 grammar. Because Trinity strives to set the bar high in academics, I will be teaching the 3rd grade curriculum in class. The 2nd graders will benefit from listening and participating in this work. Under the assignments for grammar, I will split the assignments into 2nd grade and 3rd grade. The 3rd graders will follow up our classroom lessons with the matching assignments. I've gone through the second grade book and matched up the similar lesson from that book. If a topic we cover in class is not presented at all in the second grade book, I've just chosen a lesson for that assignment. Make sense? I toyed with the idea of just having everyone buy a 3rd grade book. However, there is too much valuable, foundational information in the 2nd grade book to skip it. Let's see how this plan runs. . .
Assignments:
Bible:
--read Chapter 100, Daniel. This is on pages 232 through 235 in our Children's Story Bible. It is based on Daniel 1 and 2.
--be prepared to discuss this reading in class next week. See if you can notice something new in this very familiar story.
Latin:
--review pages 6 and 7. (I am not covering the derivatives at this point)
--complete all activities on page 8. (At first, try answering the questions without looking back into the lesson)
Literature:
--finish reading ch. 1 of William Bradford: Pilgrim Boy
--on a sheet of paper, write a simple definition of: haste (pg. 14), settle (pg. 18), high back (pg. 18, ewe lamb (pg. 21)
--answer questions on chapter 1 review sheet
--on another sheet of paper, write a simple definition of: moor (pg. 26), rushes (pg. 27), bleat (pg. 28)
--read chapter 2
--answer questions on ch. 2 review sheet
History:
--color pages were sent home. These are optional--there is no need to turn them in.
--read the first section of Chapter 1 in Story of the World, "Holy Roman Empire"
--produce a narration on this section. I modeled in class what I'm looking for in a narration. It is perfectly acceptable for you to write down what your child dictates that they learned from the reading. Then they can copy what you have written down. This is the model presented in The Well-Trained Mind. If your child is ready, they can simply produce their narration independently. Second-graders--2 or 3 sentences; third-graders--4 or 5. These will get longer and "beefier" as we progress into the year.
--read the second part of chapter 1 "The Riches of Spain"
--do the word search (I hope these made it home. If not, I'll send them home Friday)
Science:
--re-read the page entitled: "Weather Changes" at the front of your book
--explain our experiment or lab to your parent. Answer questions 1, 2, and 3 at the bottom of the second page of our lab sheets
--bring a clear, plastic 2-liter bottle to class on Friday
Grammar:
3rd graders: --review Lesson 2 on page 20
--finish exercise A that we began in class (pg. 21)
--complete exercise B (pg. 21)
--review Lesson 3
--complete exercise A, B, & C on pgs. 22-23
--extra-credit, optional challenge: "Can You Do This" on pg. 21 & 23
2nd graders: --read and review Unit 6, Lesson 11 at home (pg. 320)
--on a sheet of paper, do exercise A & B on pg. 321
--read and review Unit 6, Lesson 1 (pg. 300)
--do exercise B--ODD numbers only (pg. 301)
--read and review Unit 6, Lesson 2 (pg. 302)
--do exercise A--ODD numbers only (pg. 303)
Whew! We'll get our rhythm down and these blogs won't be so daunting to read through. Remember, it is a priviledge to school our children ourselves. I know, as I'm sure many of you do, moms that ache to do what we do. Breathe deep, ask God to help and guide you, and plunge in and learn along side your children.
Until Friday. . .
love and prayers,
Mrs. Tkach
p.s. Please feel free to e-mail me or call me with anything you are unclear on.
We had a great first day! I enjoyed being with your children and they seemed to enjoy our class as well. We made new friends, cemented existing friendships, learned and proved I'll have to be on my toes to keep ahead of these students!
A few housekeeping items: 1. Trinity will follow the public schools as regarding closing because of the storm. 2. We will have a room change by next week. This is why all the supplies your poor kids hauled in were sent back home. My plan had been to label their items and store the supplies at school. I decided that the chances of them getting lost in the move was too great so I just had them bring them back home. We'll just need their books ( including the science notebook) and their assignment folder on Friday. Please use the dividers you purchased and label a section in their biggest notebook for the following classes: Bible, Latin, Grammar, History, Science, and Literature. As we complete work in class, we will just put it into the assignment folder along with any homework pages to be done. When you and your child are going through the folder after each class, you can help them place the work behind the appropriate divider. Make sense?
Flexibility is key in my mind. I have ideas for how I think our class will run but I reserve the "right" to say, "That didn't work at all. Let's do it this way." Also, let me have input from you. If a plan I have is a hardship for your student, let me know and we'll see if an adjustment can be made.
I'm proud of my students. I worked them hard today! They were up to the challenge. Some other classes did some game playing for the first day but we dove right in (with a little simon says and stretching thrown in for fun). I taught them a few terms from my childhood. Ask them what a side-straddle-hop is. Also, we did calisthenics!
Before I launch into the assignments, let me mention my plan with integrating Grade 2 and Grade 3 grammar. Because Trinity strives to set the bar high in academics, I will be teaching the 3rd grade curriculum in class. The 2nd graders will benefit from listening and participating in this work. Under the assignments for grammar, I will split the assignments into 2nd grade and 3rd grade. The 3rd graders will follow up our classroom lessons with the matching assignments. I've gone through the second grade book and matched up the similar lesson from that book. If a topic we cover in class is not presented at all in the second grade book, I've just chosen a lesson for that assignment. Make sense? I toyed with the idea of just having everyone buy a 3rd grade book. However, there is too much valuable, foundational information in the 2nd grade book to skip it. Let's see how this plan runs. . .
Assignments:
Bible:
--read Chapter 100, Daniel. This is on pages 232 through 235 in our Children's Story Bible. It is based on Daniel 1 and 2.
--be prepared to discuss this reading in class next week. See if you can notice something new in this very familiar story.
Latin:
--review pages 6 and 7. (I am not covering the derivatives at this point)
--complete all activities on page 8. (At first, try answering the questions without looking back into the lesson)
Literature:
--finish reading ch. 1 of William Bradford: Pilgrim Boy
--on a sheet of paper, write a simple definition of: haste (pg. 14), settle (pg. 18), high back (pg. 18, ewe lamb (pg. 21)
--answer questions on chapter 1 review sheet
--on another sheet of paper, write a simple definition of: moor (pg. 26), rushes (pg. 27), bleat (pg. 28)
--read chapter 2
--answer questions on ch. 2 review sheet
History:
--color pages were sent home. These are optional--there is no need to turn them in.
--read the first section of Chapter 1 in Story of the World, "Holy Roman Empire"
--produce a narration on this section. I modeled in class what I'm looking for in a narration. It is perfectly acceptable for you to write down what your child dictates that they learned from the reading. Then they can copy what you have written down. This is the model presented in The Well-Trained Mind. If your child is ready, they can simply produce their narration independently. Second-graders--2 or 3 sentences; third-graders--4 or 5. These will get longer and "beefier" as we progress into the year.
--read the second part of chapter 1 "The Riches of Spain"
--do the word search (I hope these made it home. If not, I'll send them home Friday)
Science:
--re-read the page entitled: "Weather Changes" at the front of your book
--explain our experiment or lab to your parent. Answer questions 1, 2, and 3 at the bottom of the second page of our lab sheets
--bring a clear, plastic 2-liter bottle to class on Friday
Grammar:
3rd graders: --review Lesson 2 on page 20
--finish exercise A that we began in class (pg. 21)
--complete exercise B (pg. 21)
--review Lesson 3
--complete exercise A, B, & C on pgs. 22-23
--extra-credit, optional challenge: "Can You Do This" on pg. 21 & 23
2nd graders: --read and review Unit 6, Lesson 11 at home (pg. 320)
--on a sheet of paper, do exercise A & B on pg. 321
--read and review Unit 6, Lesson 1 (pg. 300)
--do exercise B--ODD numbers only (pg. 301)
--read and review Unit 6, Lesson 2 (pg. 302)
--do exercise A--ODD numbers only (pg. 303)
Whew! We'll get our rhythm down and these blogs won't be so daunting to read through. Remember, it is a priviledge to school our children ourselves. I know, as I'm sure many of you do, moms that ache to do what we do. Breathe deep, ask God to help and guide you, and plunge in and learn along side your children.
Until Friday. . .
love and prayers,
Mrs. Tkach
p.s. Please feel free to e-mail me or call me with anything you are unclear on.
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