Important dates:
Wed. 12/6- Christmas sweater day or Spirit wear!
Wed. 12/6- Classical book exchange
Fri. 12/8- Parent's night out! Drop kids off starting at 5:30
12-11 to 1/5- Christmas break!
Wed. 12/6- Classical book exchange
Fri. 12/8- Parent's night out! Drop kids off starting at 5:30
12-11 to 1/5- Christmas break!
What a wonderful blessing that we can continue reading and talking about the reason and meaning of Christmas in class this week. I pray that your Christmas is filled with the joy that is brought through knowing that He came for us! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful and precious children with me. I love each one of them and will miss their smiling faces in the coming weeks. Snuggle them, love them, and enjoy this wonderful season with them. See you next year :)
It is a busy week! Please remember to send a wrapped, classically appropriate, new or gently used, gender neutral book by Wednesday.
Math
Objectives: to identify and name numbers 11-20; to make a group of tens within a set, and count the leftovers, in order to name the number; to understand that numbers higher than 9 consist of tens and ones, and identify each quantity.
Have a wonderful Christmas break!!!!
(Our 4 week break is wonderful, but also a long time to not do school work. In order to avoid any regression, you will definitely want to make sure your kiddo reads to you, reviews phonograms, and reviews some math concepts. You've worked hard to get this far! Don't lose all the fruits of that investment!)
Math
Objectives: to identify and name numbers 11-20; to make a group of tens within a set, and count the leftovers, in order to name the number; to understand that numbers higher than 9 consist of tens and ones, and identify each quantity.
- This week we are talking about tens and ones. When discussing numbers greater than 9, we learn that our numbers follow a pattern in the base 10 number system and have place value. That 1 in 12 is not just a 1; its value is 10. So, when we discuss teen numbers this week, we will be emphasizing "ten and 2" make 12.
Reading
Objectives: to begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences that begin with consonant blends.
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.
Writing
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.
- Continue to work on first and last name with proper capitalization as well as writing upper and lowercase alphabet correctly on lined paper.
Spelling
Objectives: To be able to write short vowel/CVC words from dictation. This week focuses on short u.
Objectives: To be able to write short vowel/CVC words from dictation. This week focuses on short u.
- You will be introducing three new phonograms - th, sh, and ch. We've also covered phonogram nk in Reading, therefore you may add it to your phonogram cards
History
Objectives: to gain an understanding that history began with God and creation; to see God's hand in every event.
Objectives: to gain an understanding that history began with God and creation; to see God's hand in every event.
- see table
Science
Objectives: to be able to identify animal habitats and explain why that habitat is suitable.
Objectives: to be able to identify animal habitats and explain why that habitat is suitable.
- see table
Geography
Objectives: to identify and name the Continents and Oceans on a map; to sing the names of the Eastern United States.
- Due 1/08. Students will be required to sing the names of the States only. However, we will be pointing at them on the US map at school and you are welcome to print the map and do so as well. Click here for the Geography songs for the year.
Memory Work
Objectives: To memorize "true, good, and beautiful" pieces and recite to the class.
- Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, Matthew verses, Geography song, Timeline song)
