Biology February 29 - March 4, 2016

This week in Biology we will complete our study of Arthropods which is the last phyla of invertebrates.   There will be several lessons to teach the process of dissection of a crayfish before we do the lab.

Before we start a study of Vertebrates, we will spend some time to learn about biomes, ecosystems, and food webs.

Math for Week of February 29- March 4, 2016

Monday- Section 4.1 Models for Fractions

Tuesday and Wednesday- Section 4.2  Comparing and Ordering Fractions

Thursday and Friday- Section 4.3 Unit and Mixed Fractions

Bible and Latin: Feb. 29 - Mar. 4

Memory Verse: Recite on Tuesday, March 7th

Matthew 8:26-27

 And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. They were amazed, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”

Bible
Tuesday - Recite Memory Verse, Woman at the Well introduction card and corresponding worksheet
Wednesday -Read John 4:1-42 in our bibles, discuss some facts that were not mentioned in the bible, complete worksheet
Thursday - Create a Venn Diagram showing the differences between the Jews and the Samaritans

Latin 
Monday - I will check that Ch. 13 review is done, and then we will check our work and make corrections

ELA 2/29-3/4

This week we will be working on writing friendly letters. We have been invited to participate in the "Great Mail Race". We will be sending letters to multiple schools throughout the United States learning about their school and state. We are hoping for many schools to reply! We will be learning about the format of a friendly letter and how to properly address an envelope.

Have a wonderful weekend,
Mrs. Lambden Brown

Spelling for Week of February 22- 26, 2016

Spelling List  (Week 21) download

Reading for Week of February 29- March 4, 2016

Children will read chapters in Amos Forturne Freeman in class and at home.

In class, we will read Journey to Keene.

At home, children will read The Arrival at Jaffrey.

Comic Strip due on Monday, February



Upcoming Events-

March 8- Spring Individual Photos (non-uniform)

March 11- Cowboy Day (for Texas Independence Day)

                End of third quarter grading period

                Early Release 11:45

March 14-18- Spring Break/ School Holiday
March 24- Report Cards 

March 25- Good Friday/ Building Closed

March 28- Easter Monday- ECO

Snail Mail-  Due on Monday March 7th

History for Week of February 29- March 4, 2016

A History of US by Joy Hakim-

Children will read Chapters 9 and 10 in class.
Children will read Chapter 11 & 12 at home for discussion on Friday.

Spelling for Week of February 29- March 4, 2016

Spelling list for February 29- March 4, 2016

download spelling list here

History for Week of February 22-26, 2016

Monday- History Test over History of US Book 2.

Wednesday- Read Chapters 5 & 6 in History of US Book 3

Thursday- Read Chapter 7 & 8 at home and discuss on Friday

Reading for Week of February 22- 26, 2016

Amos Fortune Free Man by Elizabeth Yates

In class- We will read Boston p. 34

At home-We will read Woburn p. 53

Book Projects for Blood on the River is due on February 26, 2016

The children have grading rubics for their projects.

Upcoming Events

March 8- Spring Individual Photos (non-uniform)

March 11- Cowboy Day (for Texas Independence Day)

                End of third quarter grading period

                Early Release 11:45

March 14-18- Spring Break/ School Holiday

March 25- Good Friday/ Building Closed

March 28- Easter Monday- ECO

Math for Week of February 22- 26, 2016

Monday- Complete a Study Guide

Tuesday-  Test

Wednesday- Go over test and do Test Corrections

Thursday- Section 4.1- Models of Fractions

Friday- Comparing and Ordering Fractions

Bible and Latin: Feb. 22-26

Memory Verse: Recite on Tuesday, March 1st

John 4:13-14

Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” 

Bible
Tuesday - Recite John 3:5-6, Review over Water into Wine and Merchants lesson.
Wednesday - Review
Thursday - Wine and Merchants Test

Latin 
Monday - Chapter 12 Test
Friday - Chapter 13 Review Chapter

ELA 2/22-2/26

This week we will be learning about passive and active voice for action verbs, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect tense. Today I sent home progress reports with your child. They need to be signed and returned tomorrow, Friday, February 19th, please.

Just a few reminders of things coming up at CCS.

-March 8th: Spring Individual Photos (non-uniform)
-March 11th: Cowboy Day! Early Release at 11:45 a.m.
-March 14th-18th: SPRING BREAK! Hooray!
-March 25th: Good Friday! No School!
-March 28th: Easter Holiday! No School!


Thanks,
Alyse Lambden Brown

Bible and Latin: Feb. 15-18

Memory Verse: Recite on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd

John 3:5-6

Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.  What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Bible
Tuesday - Water into Wine craft and review of this lesson
Wednesday - Merchants Driven from the Temple, reading card and worksheet
Thursday - Read John 2:13-17 and practice writting complete, detailed sentences about 5 facts that were not mentioned on our reading card.

Latin 
Friday - Review Noun/Adjective agreements and sentence patterns.Complete the derivative page

History for Week of February 15- 19, 2016

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Complete a Study Guide for History Test

Wednesday- Practice for History Test

Thursday- Test

Friday- Go over test and do test corrections

Reading for Week of February 15-19, 2016

Monday- No School

Tuesday- Friday- We will begin reading a new book, Amos Fortune- Free Man by Elizabeth Yates.  We will read one chapter in class- Africa.  We will read one chapter at home-The Middle Passage. These chapters are longer that the chapters in Blood on the River, so we will only read one chapter in class and one chapter at home.


Instructions will come home on Monday about doing a Book Project for Blood on the River. It will be the same or very similar to the Book Project we did for The Captive.  The children will have a week  to complete their Book Project.


Parent Conferences:

If you feel a need to have a parent conference, please contact me and we will set up a conference.  Many of you keep in touch with me regularly and will not need a conference, but if you need one, please contact me at   lholbrook@christchurchschooltemple.com or 254-760-2492.

Upcoming Events

February 15- Student Holiday, Building Closed

February 16- 19-Parent Conferences will be scheduled

March 8- Spring Individual Photos (non-uniform)

March 11- Cowboy Day (for Texas Independence Day)

                End of third quarter grading period

                Early Release 11:45

March 14-18- Spring Break/ School Holiday

March 25- Good Friday/ Building Closed

March 28- Easter Monday- ECO (Extended Care Only)

Math for Week of February 15-19, 2016

Monday- No School

We will not move on to Unit 4.  Our scores on the Unit 3 Test were disappointing, so I have decided that we will go over that Unit again.  Please help your student with the differences between factors and multiples.

Multiples (Least Common Multiple- LCM) are when you multiply numbers by 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.

Multiples of 4-

4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48 etc.


Factors  (Greatest Common Factors- GCF) are the numbers when multiplied will equal a certain number

Factors of 18:

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18

1 X 18 =18
2 X 9 = 18
3 X 6 = 18

Part of their problem is they are not secure in knowing their multiplication facts.  Please practice these facts with them.

ELA 2/15-2/19

This week we will be learning the difference between definite and indefinite article adjectives, reviewing possessive adjectives and action/linking verbs, and introducing being verbs. This will be a short week because we don't have school on Monday, February 15th! Enjoy the day off!

Mrs. Lambden Brown

Bible, Latin: Feb. 8-12

Memory Verse: Recite on Feb. 16th, Tuesday

John 2:17-19

His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?”  Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

Bible
Tuesday - Recite memory verse John 2:3-4, "Jesus turns water into wine" reading card and worksheet
Wednesday - Read John 2:1-12 in our bibles and complete activity worksheet
Thursday - Water into Wine project

Latin
Monday - Chapter 11 Quiz
Friday - Watch Chapter 12 video, read together about the grammar and complete activity page in workbook

Biology February 8-12, 2016

This week we will finish up Phylum Mollusca - on Monday you will complete your poster and we will decide on our vocabulary words for the quiz on Friday. 

We will learn about Phylum Arthropoda, a huge group of invertebrates that have jointed legs!

History for Week of February 8-12, 2016

For History we will read

In class- Chapters 37 and 38

At home- Chapter 39 and 40

Reading for Week of February 8-12, 2016

This week we will

Read in Class- Chapters 24 & 25

Read at home- Chapters 26 and 27

Upcoming Events
February 8 & 9- Lunch in Activity Center 

February 9- Shrove Tuesday (Dinner at Church)

February 10- Ash Wednesday/ Beginning of Lent- Lunch will be between 11:00 and 11:30 for 1st - 8th grade

February 12- Valentine Card Exchange

February 15- Student Holiday, Building Closed

February 16- Parent Conferences will be scheduled

March 8- Spring Individual Photos (non-uniform)

Math for Week of February 8-12, 2016

Monday and Tuesday - Section 3.5 Common Multiples and LCM

Wednesday Study Guide

Thursday- Test

Friday- Go over test

ELA February 8-12

We are continuing with our "Grammar Voyage" Textbook with a review of pronouns (subject, object, demonstrative, possessive, and interrogative). We are introducing  indefinite pronouns, antecedents, positive, comparative, and superlative adjectives.

I am posting early because I will not be here Wednesday-Friday. Please be good for Ms. Kirk.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Lambden Brown