11-14 to 11-18 Kindergarten HW


Kinder 1511/14/201611/15/201611/16/201611/17/201611/18/2016Co-Teacher Notes
DiscipleshipJoy (Thankfulness) + Proverbs 3:1-11
MathEM-B p1EM-B p 2-3EM-B p 4-5 EM-B p 6-7EM-B p 8-9
Math Buddies:  1 More and 1 Less
ReadingOPG-L53 (squ)OPG-L53 (squ)OPG-L53 (sw, tw)OPG-L53 (sw, tw)OPG-L53 REVIEW
Composition
CB-p26-27 for the week
CB-p26-27 for the week
Oral Narration
Grammar





SpellingAAS-Step 7AAS-Step 7 p46 "Spell on Paper" on manuscript paper and return tomorrow. Review "More Words"AAS-Step 7AAS-Step 8  p47-48 through "Spell with Tiles." Key card 5

HistoryLittle Pilgrims - p44-53 The Church Spreads
Little Pilgrims - p44-53 The Church Spreads

Focus: Augustine, St. Patrick, St. Francis, Medieval Life
ScienceAnimals - habitats
Animals - habitats

Animals
GeographyMexico Due 1/25, Continents and Oceans Due 12/5
Memory WorkQuarter 2 Poem Due 12/5
Thanksgiving Break11/21/2016  -  11/25/2016

Important Dates: 
11/16: Thanksgiving program and dessert social 1:30-3:00
11/21 - 11/22: Thanksgiving break
12/5:  Continents and Oceans assessed and Hymn of Joy poem

Wow! It is hard to believe it is almost time for Thanksgiving break. We have so very much to be thankful for this year, including your precious children and wonderful partnership. We are so very blessed by you!
We hope to see many of you on Wednesday for our Thanksgiving program and dessert social. We pray that you will have a restful and refreshing Thanksgiving break with your families.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34

Math 
Objectives: to compare sets of objects and be able to make a set with one more or one less; to look at numerals and be able to tell/write the numeral that is one more/one less.
  • We started Essentials book B today. Please remember to send it every school day.
  • Math Buddies Log-in

Reading
Objectives: to begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences that begin with consonant blends.
  • We are spending this week on Lesson 53. Please make sure that you are reviewing previous lessons. Initial blends can take a bit longer to master.
Composition (see table)
Objectives: To write the capital letters and lower case letters correctly (typically top to bottom/left to right) on handwriting paper; to write first and last names correctly on handwriting paper.
  • see table

Spelling
Objectives:  To be able to write short vowel/CVC words from dictation. This week focuses on short i.
  • Every Thursday, you will do the lesson up to and including "Spell with Tiles". Every Tuesday, you will finish the lesson, and dictate the 10 words for your child to write on manuscript paper. Please make sure to put the paper from 'Spell on Paper' in the green folder, so that we can check it every Wednesday. Paper used for spelling in kindergarten should be manuscript lined paper (with a top, mid, and bottom line) to reinforce proper letter formation.
History 
Objectives: to gain an understanding that history began with God and creation; to see God's hand in every event.
  • This week we are discussing Boniface and knights.

Geography
Objectives: to identify and name the continents and oceans on a map, to sing the names of the countries in Mexico, and to learn different ways to pray for those countries.
  • Continents and Oceans  Map and song  for practice.  Students will be asked to point to each continent and ocean as they sing the song. Assessed 12/5
  •  The Mexico song was introduced today and will be assessed 1/25.
Mexico
31 states between the two oceans
and the capital -Mexico City
make up the country we call Mexico
south of the U.S.A.
More than a mile high is the central highland.
This is between the mountains of Mexico.
Spanish and Indian people live together.
A person from these two groups is a Mestizo.
Science
Objectives: to be able to classify vertebrate animals into 5 categories (mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and birds); to identify habitats and explain why that habitat is suitable.
  • This week we are discussing animal habitats (arctic, desert, grassland, rainforest, ocean) 
Memory Work  
  • Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, Proverbs verses, Geography songs)
  • Our poemHymn Of Joy will be assessed on December 5th.