Important dates:
Mon 11/5 - Moms in Prayer 9:00
Wed 11/7 - New Family Informational - Invite your friends who are interested in Fortis!
Wed 11/7 - Pony Rides @ 1:30-2:00
Mon 11/12 - Moms in Prayer 9:00
Wed 11/14- Thanksgiving program 1:30-3:00/ Spirit Day/Shurley Training for grades 3-6Wed 11/7 - New Family Informational - Invite your friends who are interested in Fortis!
Wed 11/7 - Pony Rides @ 1:30-2:00
Mon 11/12 - Moms in Prayer 9:00
11/19-11/23 - THANKSGIVING BREAK!
Mon - 11/26 - Mom in Prayer 9:00
Wed - 11/28 - Spirit and Pizza Day
Happy Monday! Hope your weekend was beautiful! Keep up the diligent work at home! Your children are learning and growing so much!
Math
Objectives:
Objectives:
1. To recognize and match equal sets.
2. To demonstrate understanding of 1-1 correspondence.
3. To compare sets (using different strategies) to determine which set has more or less
4. To create a set that has more/less than the given set
2. To demonstrate understanding of 1-1 correspondence.
3. To compare sets (using different strategies) to determine which set has more or less
4. To create a set that has more/less than the given set
- We will be moving into Essential Math book B next Monday, November 12th. Please make sure that you send book B to school on Monday with your child. We will be doing page 1 in class that day!
Reading
Objectives:
1. To be able to read and accurately blend words that end with a two consonant blend.
2. To read and accurately blend words that end with consonant blend "nk".
3. To learn the meaning of the words "singular" and "plural"
4. To understand that words an be made plural by adding "s" to the ending.
5. To begin reading and accurately blending words with beginning blends.
3. To learn the meaning of the words "singular" and "plural"
4. To understand that words an be made plural by adding "s" to the ending.
5. To begin reading and accurately blending words with beginning blends.
- Please introduce sight word "of "
Writing
Objectives:
1. To be able to form all upper case letters properly on handwriting lines.
2. To be able to form all lower case letters properly on handwriting lines.
3. To be able to write name properly using only 1 capital letter.
4. To be able to write the alphabet on handwriting paper from memory.
- Continue to work on first name with proper capitalization as well as writing upper and lowercase alphabet correctly on lined paper. If your student has mastered their first name you can introduce how to write their last name properly. Starting in January we will all be writing first and last name as much as possible.
Spelling
Objectives:
1. To be able to choose the correct short vowel sound when heard in a word.
2. To be able to write short vowel a (CVC) words from dictation.
- THURSDAY- Introduce "Step" and do lesson up to and including "Spell with Tiles."
TUESDAY: Finish the lesson including "Spell on Paper"- Dictate (read) the 10 words for your child to write in Spelling Journal. Practice "More Words" at home on dry erase board or journal. Please make sure to reinforce proper letter formation and writing correctly on the lined pages in the journal. - ****Spelling Journals will need to come to school every school day so I can check them!(Bring every day- Blue folder, Math book, Math Journal, Spelling Journal)
- Here are some fun short a games your child may enjoy playing on the computer: (copy and paste link)
- http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/at/load.htm?f
- http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/an/load.htm?f
- http://www.starfall.com/n/short-a/sa/load.htm?f
- http://more2.starfall.com/m/word-machines/short-a/load.htm?d=demo&n=main&y=1&&
History
Objectives:
1. To be able to point to and say the northern states of the US on a map.
2. To be able to describe key events in the Bible and to learn from them.
3. To see God's hand in every event.
3. To see God's hand in every event.
Science
Objectives:
1. To be able to name all 8 planets in order. (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune)
2. To be able to give characteristics of each planet
Saturn Uranus
Tune: Flinstones Tune: Flinstones
Saturn! Uranus!
The 6th Planet! The 7th planet!
Made of gas and has Made of gas and spins
rings around it! Around on its side!
Saturn! Uranus!
Saturn's rings! A gas giant!
There are 7 Is a ball of clouds,
made of ice and rock! gas and liquids!
Saturn Uranus
Tune: Flinstones Tune: Flinstones
Saturn! Uranus!
The 6th Planet! The 7th planet!
Made of gas and has Made of gas and spins
rings around it! Around on its side!
Saturn! Uranus!
Saturn's rings! A gas giant!
There are 7 Is a ball of clouds,
made of ice and rock! gas and liquids!
Geography
Objectives:
1. To be able to point to and say the eastern states of the US on a map.
2. To begin learning to draw the world map by drawing a compass rose, equator, and prime meridian.
- Due 1/07. 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.
Memory Work
Objectives:
1. 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, Geography song, Timeline song)
- Our poem, Hymn Of Joy will be assessed on 11/28
