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.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
what to bring the first day of school
--a smile
--all the things on our supply list (see previous blog)
--grammar book
--latin book
--Story of the World (if an older sibling doesn't need it--please don't buy another copy just for our class)
--a lunch that doesn't need heating in the microwave
--a patient and indulgent attitude for a old, new teacher!
You'll receive our first literature book, William Bradford, on Tuesday along with the student science pages.
I'm excited and eager to get started! Pray for me as I finish up planning. I'll be praying for each of my students.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
--all the things on our supply list (see previous blog)
--grammar book
--latin book
--Story of the World (if an older sibling doesn't need it--please don't buy another copy just for our class)
--a lunch that doesn't need heating in the microwave
--a patient and indulgent attitude for a old, new teacher!
You'll receive our first literature book, William Bradford, on Tuesday along with the student science pages.
I'm excited and eager to get started! Pray for me as I finish up planning. I'll be praying for each of my students.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
Saturday, August 9, 2008
2nd & 3rd grade supply list for 08--09 school year
Hello Dear Students!
I'm really getting excited about starting school with each of you. I hope you are as well and I hope you've been reading alot over the summer.
Here is our class' supply list.
1 2-inch 3-ring binder
2 pkgs wide-ruled loose-leaf paper
8 solid color folders
1 1-inch 3-ring binder
1 sturdy assignment folder
1 pkg. 4 x 6 inch index cards
1 pkg. of dividers
1 spiral notebook (80 pages or so)
1 pkg. of fine-point washable markers
We have many items (pencils, glue, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, rulers) that were donated to our class from last year.
As best as I can tell, this is all we'll need. Enjoy the rest of your summer. I'm going to pray for each of you before I go to bed tonight. Remember-- read, read, read!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
p.s. Feel free to email me, I'd love to hear from you!
I'm really getting excited about starting school with each of you. I hope you are as well and I hope you've been reading alot over the summer.
Here is our class' supply list.
1 2-inch 3-ring binder
2 pkgs wide-ruled loose-leaf paper
8 solid color folders
1 1-inch 3-ring binder
1 sturdy assignment folder
1 pkg. 4 x 6 inch index cards
1 pkg. of dividers
1 spiral notebook (80 pages or so)
1 pkg. of fine-point washable markers
We have many items (pencils, glue, colored pencils, scissors, glue sticks, rulers) that were donated to our class from last year.
As best as I can tell, this is all we'll need. Enjoy the rest of your summer. I'm going to pray for each of you before I go to bed tonight. Remember-- read, read, read!
love,
Mrs. Tkach
p.s. Feel free to email me, I'd love to hear from you!
Friday, June 13, 2008
summer reading
Hello to all rising 2nd and 3rd graders!
I hope your summer has already been restful, relaxing and fun.
Concerning summer reads required by Trinity for our grades, we've chosen to do this. Please read often and read quality books on your reading level. Every once in a while choose a book that's a little easy but fun. This will increase your fluency. There are no required books. I would also like to suggest that you visit the public library and participate in their summer reading program. They are always fun and inspirational.
Enjoy your summer and do lots of reading! I look forward to hearing about your favorite books when we start school in September.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
I hope your summer has already been restful, relaxing and fun.
Concerning summer reads required by Trinity for our grades, we've chosen to do this. Please read often and read quality books on your reading level. Every once in a while choose a book that's a little easy but fun. This will increase your fluency. There are no required books. I would also like to suggest that you visit the public library and participate in their summer reading program. They are always fun and inspirational.
Enjoy your summer and do lots of reading! I look forward to hearing about your favorite books when we start school in September.
love,
Mrs. Tkach
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