Dear Families,
I love your children and will miss them over the break. I'll think of them during my days away from Trinity and wonder about them and breathe a prayer for each of them.
We had a great last day except for one cloud. Riddock was ill and could not be with us. I saw him at church yesterday and want all his classmates to know he is well and happy. God answered our prayers.
We combined with the 4th/5th grade class and talked about Russian things. We tasted Borscht and pierogi. We played some games, took a grammar quiz, enjoyed pizza and wished each other a Very Merry Christmas. I hope the medals made it home. These were similar to the ones Charles II created when he defeated Peter the Great.
Mrs. Kelly, Diana's mom, was my helper and was very valuable. Many thanks! I can't tell you how appreciative I am of my Christmas gifts. Thank you!!!
Enjoy each other, hug each other, ponder our Savior's birth in a quiet moment and I will see you next year.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar: None! You might want to go over some of the reviews that I skip just to keep fresh.
Literature: Just before returning to class in January, read the first two chapters of The Jungle Book. Bring the book with you.
History: None!
Science: --go over the lab we did in class with your parents
--I've sent home a copy of the teacher pages that go with Rock Lab #9 and #10. If you desire to go over these labs and teach them to your student over the holiday, please do. They are basically a review of our study of Rocks and Minerals and guidelines for starting your own rock collection. As of Friday, we are finished with Rocks and Minerals in class at TCA. I'm very proud of my students. We will start a brand new unit on Erosion when we return in January.
Latin: None! You might want to play some games with your flashcards to keep the vocab fresh. We love to play "Stump Mrs. Tkach" for candy!
Bible: None! I would like my students to refresh their memory of Psalm 23. We may recite it at the winter ball in February!
NOTE: I'm very proud of the student's work on the science test and Latin quiz. As before, I want to offer the students the opportunity to earn 1/2 value back for each missed question. Attach a clean sheet to the front of the quiz and put the correct answers on it. If you made a 100, you can put any fact not covered on the quiz on the sheet and get extra credit! I haven't graded the grammar quiz but I thought it was really hard. (3rd grade) I'll get them scored and make decisions about what part will be counted.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Our Day and assignments for 12/12/08
Dear Families,
We had a whirlwind of a day. Many thanks to Mrs. Hatchell for helping me (even making a Diet Coke run to stop my headache!!!) We had a lot of time on the carpet reading books. That may be my favorite time. You have all done a great job reading to your children and it shows. When I worked in public schools, many times a child could not stay focused for more than a couple of minutes. Keep it up!
Bible was a time to look at a rough drawing of the temple and hear the chapter about Jesus getting angry but not sinning. We encouraged each other to do the same when we find ourselves angry. Our Latin test went well. Their little minds are so great with language. History is where we did our reading. I have a great book on Peter the Great that we will finish next time. I read them a scary fairy tale from Russia that they loved!
In science, we zipped through that test very quickly. They know their stuff! I squeezed in another lesson on sedimentary rocks because I want to finish rocks before the break. We'll start a unit on erosion when we return from the holiday. Literature is so much fun with this book. Look for the character comparison sheet that we did together in class and have your child review it with you. I'm very proud of them. We read through another play adapted from the book and played blindman's bluff (or buff?) outside. We even squeezed in a couple of pages from The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
We'll have a fun day Friday because we'll enjoy pizza with the rest of the school. Slow down and enjoy the excitement of your children this week.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar: 3rd: Go over reviews on page 126 in preparation for Friday's quiz
2nd: look over grammar review sheet to be ready for quiz
Literature:--finish reading the book
History: --finish reading ch. 17
--complete mapwork
--optional color page
--answer review questions OR produce a narration on ch. 17
Science: --go over our lab with parents
Latin:--NONE!
Bible:--PLEASE NOTE: Please find a quiet, uninterrupted time to read ch. 12 with your parent. Read it thoughtfully and prayerfully
--discuss any questions you have about this chapter with your parents
We had a whirlwind of a day. Many thanks to Mrs. Hatchell for helping me (even making a Diet Coke run to stop my headache!!!) We had a lot of time on the carpet reading books. That may be my favorite time. You have all done a great job reading to your children and it shows. When I worked in public schools, many times a child could not stay focused for more than a couple of minutes. Keep it up!
Bible was a time to look at a rough drawing of the temple and hear the chapter about Jesus getting angry but not sinning. We encouraged each other to do the same when we find ourselves angry. Our Latin test went well. Their little minds are so great with language. History is where we did our reading. I have a great book on Peter the Great that we will finish next time. I read them a scary fairy tale from Russia that they loved!
In science, we zipped through that test very quickly. They know their stuff! I squeezed in another lesson on sedimentary rocks because I want to finish rocks before the break. We'll start a unit on erosion when we return from the holiday. Literature is so much fun with this book. Look for the character comparison sheet that we did together in class and have your child review it with you. I'm very proud of them. We read through another play adapted from the book and played blindman's bluff (or buff?) outside. We even squeezed in a couple of pages from The Witch of Blackbird Pond.
We'll have a fun day Friday because we'll enjoy pizza with the rest of the school. Slow down and enjoy the excitement of your children this week.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar: 3rd: Go over reviews on page 126 in preparation for Friday's quiz
2nd: look over grammar review sheet to be ready for quiz
Literature:--finish reading the book
History: --finish reading ch. 17
--complete mapwork
--optional color page
--answer review questions OR produce a narration on ch. 17
Science: --go over our lab with parents
Latin:--NONE!
Bible:--PLEASE NOTE: Please find a quiet, uninterrupted time to read ch. 12 with your parent. Read it thoughtfully and prayerfully
--discuss any questions you have about this chapter with your parents
Saturday, December 6, 2008
reflections and assignments for 12/9/08
Good Morning!
I hope that my not getting the blog up until Saturday won't affect your schooling. We had a great Friday. Mrs. Stokes was with us again--what a trooper! Thank you! (She and Riddock brought us pop rocks to enjoy while studying rocks in Science--what a treat!)
We mixed our schedule up a bit and gave grammar a bit of earlier attention. It wasn't any more fun but I do think the children were more attentive. Our book had a great science lab that we conducted. We applied two different forces to "sediments" and observed the results. Ask your scientist about it. (It involved using a 5 pound hammer!)
In Bible, we illustrated the story and have it up on our classroom wall. Please stop by to admire it. Latin is always fun when we have partners to work on flash cards with. We learned about farming then and now in History and read through a play of A Christmas Carol in lit. They love plays! We may do more along those lines next week.
Enjoy your children this weekend. I heard much excitement about this being Christmas Tree weekend. Ya'll have fun. See if you can look back through your student's Bible work and find their Christmas narrations to read again. They warmed my heart.
love to all. . .
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENT
Grammar
3rd--review lesson 48 on page 117--118
--complete ex. A and B and Review and Practice
--review lesson 49 on page 120
--complete ex. A (even numbers only)
--complete ex. B
NOTE: We will review Unit 2 in class Tuesday to prepare for a test on Friday.
2nd--read lesson 8 on page 140
--complete ex. A # 1 and 2
--complete ex. B # 1 and 2
--complete ex. C
--read lesson 9 on page 142
--discuss the exercises on page 143 orally with Mom
NOTE: We'll have a "mini" quiz as well on Friday. I'll provide a study guide Tues but it will be VERY simple.
Literature:
--do vocab exercise (these are for the remainder of the book because your reading is light for Tuesday)
--read through page 39
(I accidently sent home a sheet comparing character traits. I ran out of time to do that in class and wanted to save it for next time. There's nothing to do with it at home. Your child can bring it back or I will have more copies for Tues.)
History:
--finish narration of Scientific Farming
--read first half of ch. 17
Science:
--describe and discuss our lab with your family
--study the guide for Tuesday's quiz. We'll go over the study guide completely before taking the quiz.
Latin:
--complete page 49--51 (not derivatives)
--study for quiz. Be sure you have the prayer memorized
Bible:
--read chapter 10
--optional word search
I hope that my not getting the blog up until Saturday won't affect your schooling. We had a great Friday. Mrs. Stokes was with us again--what a trooper! Thank you! (She and Riddock brought us pop rocks to enjoy while studying rocks in Science--what a treat!)
We mixed our schedule up a bit and gave grammar a bit of earlier attention. It wasn't any more fun but I do think the children were more attentive. Our book had a great science lab that we conducted. We applied two different forces to "sediments" and observed the results. Ask your scientist about it. (It involved using a 5 pound hammer!)
In Bible, we illustrated the story and have it up on our classroom wall. Please stop by to admire it. Latin is always fun when we have partners to work on flash cards with. We learned about farming then and now in History and read through a play of A Christmas Carol in lit. They love plays! We may do more along those lines next week.
Enjoy your children this weekend. I heard much excitement about this being Christmas Tree weekend. Ya'll have fun. See if you can look back through your student's Bible work and find their Christmas narrations to read again. They warmed my heart.
love to all. . .
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENT
Grammar
3rd--review lesson 48 on page 117--118
--complete ex. A and B and Review and Practice
--review lesson 49 on page 120
--complete ex. A (even numbers only)
--complete ex. B
NOTE: We will review Unit 2 in class Tuesday to prepare for a test on Friday.
2nd--read lesson 8 on page 140
--complete ex. A # 1 and 2
--complete ex. B # 1 and 2
--complete ex. C
--read lesson 9 on page 142
--discuss the exercises on page 143 orally with Mom
NOTE: We'll have a "mini" quiz as well on Friday. I'll provide a study guide Tues but it will be VERY simple.
Literature:
--do vocab exercise (these are for the remainder of the book because your reading is light for Tuesday)
--read through page 39
(I accidently sent home a sheet comparing character traits. I ran out of time to do that in class and wanted to save it for next time. There's nothing to do with it at home. Your child can bring it back or I will have more copies for Tues.)
History:
--finish narration of Scientific Farming
--read first half of ch. 17
Science:
--describe and discuss our lab with your family
--study the guide for Tuesday's quiz. We'll go over the study guide completely before taking the quiz.
Latin:
--complete page 49--51 (not derivatives)
--study for quiz. Be sure you have the prayer memorized
Bible:
--read chapter 10
--optional word search
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
"Our Day" and assignments for 12/5/08
Dear Families,
We had an action-packed day. Two of our students were hurt over the holiday and we prayed for their speedy recovery. Amelia hobbled around in a cast and Gamaliel is still a bit swollen from a blow to his chin that landed him in the ER. Ya'll be careful! Mrs. Stokes was our helper and was a great assistant. Many thanks!
In Bible we ate locusts with honey after discussing John the Baptist. In Latin many tried to recite the Doxology and did quite well. History was interesting as we watched a Magic School Bus video about motion and friction (thanks to Isaac Newton!) We also did a John Locke experiment after discussing some of his ideas on philosophy and politics. Your student will get to complete this experiment at home. We ended the day with another Newton experiment by dropping two different sized balls from a high point. It was interesting to note they arrived at the same time in spite of their differing mass. We discussed the scientific method and tossed around the idea of completing a class science project in the spring just to walk through the whole process that originated with 'our man'--Isaac Newton.
Grammar is still parked on pronouns and we are plodding through. Sarah suggested a play for the 4th/5th grade class in which we make grammatical errors for them to catch. Mmmm--we'll see. . . (It sure would liven up a dry subject!)
Literature was a big hit. Ask your student about literary genre'. They know. We discussed our books so far and decided what genre' they would each fall into. We're excited to be starting A Christmas Carol which is from the fantasy genre'. We took turns creating fantasy stories about our favorite toys and sharing them. Your children made me so proud!!! They came home in their folders. I LOVE this book and I hope it will be a treasure for years to come. We have some fun activities to do with it.
Your scientist should be able to explain the two types of igneous rocks and several details about them. We split into 3 groups and examined three samples and determined what kind of rock we had by using our lab manual. I always feel I'm pounding facts into their heads during science when they are already anxious to be going home. I hope they retain the knowledge. We may switch our schedule up a little to see if we can use our fresher brains on some of these subjects that usually are at low-interest times.
Enjoy two great days of learning. Remember we only have 3 class days until we break for Christmas. Let's finish 2008 strong, academically. Until next time. . .
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar: 3rd: review lesson 46 on page 113
--complete exercise A, B, and C on page 114
--review lesson 47 on page 115
--complete exercise A, numbers 1 and 2
--complete Review and Practice
2nd: read Unit 3 Lesson 6
--complete Oral Drill with Mom
--complete exercise A
--read Unit 3 Lesson 7
--complete Oral Drill with Mom
--complete exercise A
Literature:
--look over vocabulary sheets
--pick one of the words not defined and use it to complete the "Helpful Hints" page
--look up and define the words not defined on the vocab sheet (put "see attached" beside the word you used for "Helpful Hints")
--read through page 25/discuss the different "moods" these pages put you in
History:
--mapwork
--optional color page
--produce two narrations on ch. 16. The first half on Newton is due Friday. The second part on Scientific Farming will not be due until next Tuesday.
--for the John Locke part of this chapter, read through the directions for the "Science Project: Examine John Locke's Philosophy". Have your student tell you about the sweetness part we did in class. Conduct the selflessness part at home and list the four acts you actually did on paper to share in class.
Science:
--review lab with parents
--be able to explain the differences in extrusive igneous rocks and intrusive igneous rocks
--NOTE: Your student will receive a study guide on Friday which we will go over in class. There will be a quiz on 12/9.
Latin:
--finish completing page 48
--finish making flashcards of Lesson 6 through 10. Be sure to include practical Latin terms. For vocab from lesson 8 on page 39, include English derivatives on the same side as the Latin word. Bring these to class on Friday.
Bible:
--answer review questions over lesson 8 (which we read in class)
--read chapter 9
We had an action-packed day. Two of our students were hurt over the holiday and we prayed for their speedy recovery. Amelia hobbled around in a cast and Gamaliel is still a bit swollen from a blow to his chin that landed him in the ER. Ya'll be careful! Mrs. Stokes was our helper and was a great assistant. Many thanks!
In Bible we ate locusts with honey after discussing John the Baptist. In Latin many tried to recite the Doxology and did quite well. History was interesting as we watched a Magic School Bus video about motion and friction (thanks to Isaac Newton!) We also did a John Locke experiment after discussing some of his ideas on philosophy and politics. Your student will get to complete this experiment at home. We ended the day with another Newton experiment by dropping two different sized balls from a high point. It was interesting to note they arrived at the same time in spite of their differing mass. We discussed the scientific method and tossed around the idea of completing a class science project in the spring just to walk through the whole process that originated with 'our man'--Isaac Newton.
Grammar is still parked on pronouns and we are plodding through. Sarah suggested a play for the 4th/5th grade class in which we make grammatical errors for them to catch. Mmmm--we'll see. . . (It sure would liven up a dry subject!)
Literature was a big hit. Ask your student about literary genre'. They know. We discussed our books so far and decided what genre' they would each fall into. We're excited to be starting A Christmas Carol which is from the fantasy genre'. We took turns creating fantasy stories about our favorite toys and sharing them. Your children made me so proud!!! They came home in their folders. I LOVE this book and I hope it will be a treasure for years to come. We have some fun activities to do with it.
Your scientist should be able to explain the two types of igneous rocks and several details about them. We split into 3 groups and examined three samples and determined what kind of rock we had by using our lab manual. I always feel I'm pounding facts into their heads during science when they are already anxious to be going home. I hope they retain the knowledge. We may switch our schedule up a little to see if we can use our fresher brains on some of these subjects that usually are at low-interest times.
Enjoy two great days of learning. Remember we only have 3 class days until we break for Christmas. Let's finish 2008 strong, academically. Until next time. . .
love,
Mrs. Tkach
ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar: 3rd: review lesson 46 on page 113
--complete exercise A, B, and C on page 114
--review lesson 47 on page 115
--complete exercise A, numbers 1 and 2
--complete Review and Practice
2nd: read Unit 3 Lesson 6
--complete Oral Drill with Mom
--complete exercise A
--read Unit 3 Lesson 7
--complete Oral Drill with Mom
--complete exercise A
Literature:
--look over vocabulary sheets
--pick one of the words not defined and use it to complete the "Helpful Hints" page
--look up and define the words not defined on the vocab sheet (put "see attached" beside the word you used for "Helpful Hints")
--read through page 25/discuss the different "moods" these pages put you in
History:
--mapwork
--optional color page
--produce two narrations on ch. 16. The first half on Newton is due Friday. The second part on Scientific Farming will not be due until next Tuesday.
--for the John Locke part of this chapter, read through the directions for the "Science Project: Examine John Locke's Philosophy". Have your student tell you about the sweetness part we did in class. Conduct the selflessness part at home and list the four acts you actually did on paper to share in class.
Science:
--review lab with parents
--be able to explain the differences in extrusive igneous rocks and intrusive igneous rocks
--NOTE: Your student will receive a study guide on Friday which we will go over in class. There will be a quiz on 12/9.
Latin:
--finish completing page 48
--finish making flashcards of Lesson 6 through 10. Be sure to include practical Latin terms. For vocab from lesson 8 on page 39, include English derivatives on the same side as the Latin word. Bring these to class on Friday.
Bible:
--answer review questions over lesson 8 (which we read in class)
--read chapter 9
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