Feb 29-March 4, 2016

Its Leap Day today!! Happy February 29th!! Now Go Study. 

However, since Leap Day comes but once every 4 years, it at least deserves two memes. 

Ok, now on to the real stuff! 

For History we're moving into the 1800s. Americans are starting to move west. There are new ways of travel that make it easier, and in the South cotton is becoming an important crop. 

Monday: Define these words: engineers, locks, flatboats, steam engines, DeWitt Clinton, Robert Fulton, Henry Miller, Shreve, Peter Cooper, Erie Canal. Read pages 306-312 and answer the questions on p. 312

Tuesday: Define these words: mass production, Samuel Slater, Francis Cabot Lowell, Eli Whitney

Read p. 313-316 and answer the questions on p. 316

Wednesday: Define these words: Stephen Austin, Sam Houston, Santa Anna, William Travis, Alamo

Read p. 317-319 and answer the questions on p. 319

Thursday: Define these words: forty-niners, Oregon Trail, Cape Horn, Rio Grande, South Pass

Read p. 320-325 and do questions on p. 325. 

Friday: co-op

In Science this week we're going to be talking about the cardiovascular system, which includes the heart and blood vessels. 

Monday: Read the lesson on Cardiovascular Systems, watch the video and do the practice questions.

Tuesday: Read the lesson on Circulation and Lymphatic Systems, watch video and do the practice.

Wednesday: Read the lesson on the Heart, watch the video and do the practice questions. 

Thursday: Read the lesson Blood Vessels, watch the video and do the practice questions.

Friday: co-op

For Reading we're starting The Secret Life of Bees.  This week read chapters 1-3. Remember that each day I want you to relate the chapter to the quote at the beginning. You can put that into one document and send it on Google Drive on Thursday.   Also, consider a project that you could do to relate to this book. We'll also watch the movie when we finish reading. 

In Spelling we'll be on Contract B using words from The Secret Life of Bees:

decapitate        deliberate      brazen     tremor  

    

blaspheme     delinquent    ponder    iridescent 

   

irrigation    speculate  browbeat     rural 

Remember on Monday you need to define your words. 

Tuesday-Thursday do other activities from your contract. 

For Writing we'll be doing Daily 10s this week. 

Monday: In Your Dreams / Feb. 29

Fill in the details of a golden ticket to your “fantasy land” of choice.

Tuesday: Customer Service

Write a formal letter regarding poor (or excellent) service received.

Wednesday: Fences

Write about protective barriers & rules, designed for your personal safety.

Thursday: Sunrise... Sunset

Write a word picture that describes your favorite celestial setting.

I'll fill in Math on Monday, so for now this is it!! 

I love you greatly, and remember: 

Feb 15-19, 2016

Its President's Day! I kind of forgot about that. So guess what? No school on Monday!! (Except Literature Group, for which you are quite well prepared.) 

On with the show! 

For History we're moving past the Revolution and into the building of the country. The people are going to be expanding from the Atlantic coast to the west. We'll discuss the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and how this affected the Native Americans. 

Monday: President's Day

Tuesday: Define these words: pioneers, Daniel Boone, Cumberland Gap, Wilderness Trail

Read pages 284-287. Answer questions on p. 287

Wednesday: Define these words: Louisiana Purchase, Napoleon Bonaparte, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacajawea

Read pages 288-291 and answer the questions on p. 291

Thursday: Define these words: impressment, War Hawks, Constitution, Guerriere, Henry Clay, Francis Scott Key, Andrew Jackson, Fort McHenry

Read p. 292-296 and answer the questions on p. 296

Friday: co-op

For Math we're moving into Chapter 3 which introduces decimals. Decimals are just another way of writing fractions, or numbers that are less than 1. 

Monday: Lesson 3.1 Decimals and Place Value-I want to go over this with you, so we're going to do this on Monday. I want to be really sure that you understand it before we mve on to any other lessons. We'll be doing pages 80-83 1-35 odd 

Tuesday: Lesson 3.2-Adding and Subtracting with Decimals. The key to adding and subtracting with decimals is lining the decimal points up. Fill in zeros if you need to to make it even out. 

Other than that its just regular addition and subtraction. 

Here is a video to help explain if you need it. 

Do a couple of your skill check problems and see if you are confident in solving the problems. Do p. 84-85, numbers 1-30 even

Wednesday: Lesson 3.3-Rounding Decimals-again we're rounding. With decimals it is only different because you have more places to round to. Look at the chart on p. 85 in your book to help you. 

This chart will help you also: 

Do p. 87-88, numbers 1-34 even

Thursday: Lesson 3.4 Solving Decimal Equations: Using Addition and Subraction-We have a pattern forming here. New skill (this week is decimals), add/subtract, round, solve equations. You're probably going to see this pattern in every chapter. You already know how to solve an equation, the only difference with decimals is that you have to line up your decimals when you add and subtract-which we've already learned how to do. 

Look back at p. 14 and 15 to see examples of solving a simple equation if you need to. 

Do p. 89-90, numbers 1-36 even. 

For Science we're moving on to the other senses-hearing, touch, taste and smell. 

Monday: President's Day

Tuesday: Read the lesson on Hearing and Balance, watch the video and do the Practice questions. 

Wednesday: Read the lesson on Touch, watch the video and do the Practice questions.  

Thursday: Read the lesson on Taste and Smell , watch the video and do the Practice questions. 

Friday: co-op

For Reading we're going to start on a new book called Sarah Bishop which is set during the Revolutionary War. 

Monday: TKAM Literature group

Tuesday-Thursday: Read Ch 1-3 of Sarah Bishop

For Spelling we're doing Contract B for these words from Sarah Bishop:

muslin      mahogany    gaunt    mincemeat    Tory

vermin    flax    asylum    militia    firelock   

scythe     drayman    fetlock    cuff (verb)    gaunt 

For Writing, we are going to get back to your research paper soon, but for this week lets continue with our Daily10s. I enjoyed last weeks! :D 

Monday: President's Day

Tuesday: The Power of One

How can the smallest among us make a huge difference in todays world?

Wednesday:Your Majesty

Given a kingdom full of loyal subjects, describe your palace and rule

Thursday: Be Prepared

Share an experience that supports the wisdom of this Girl Scout motto. 

That's it baby-cakes!! I hope you enjoyed your President's Day off! You make me so proud, and when the day seems hard, just remember: 

Feb. 8-12, 2016

 Happy Early Valentine's Day, sweet girl!!  I love you so much. I enjoyed spending the day with you on Sunday. I hope you are really liking Bethany Baptist. There seems to be a really nice group of kids there. You're amazing and they already know it :). 

Now, let's move on!! 

For History we're past the Revolution now. We are an independent country, separate from England. So now what??  Now that we aren't dependent on the government of another country to run things, we have to establish a government of our own. Chapter 12 deals with the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution is the framework for our government. Even today, when someone wants to make a law, they have to make sure it lines up with the Constitution that became law over 200 years ago. One thing I am going to require you to do this week is to memorize the preamble (like the introduction) to the Constitution. Its really not difficult if you break it down. 

Who?  We the people of the United States

Why? In order to form: 

1. a more perfect union

2. establish justice

3. insure domestic tranquility 

4. provide for the common defense, 

5. promote the general welfare

6. and secure the blessings of liberty

For who? for ourselves and our posterity

Do what? 1. do ordain

2. and establish

What? this Constitution for the United States of America

Watch this: 

I've also made you a puzzle to help you learn it. 

Now watch this: 

 

I want to hear you recite this on Friday. 

Monday: Define these words: Constitution, Articles of Confederation, republic, creditors, debtors, territory, survey, townships, Northwest Ordinance, federal, Preamble, James Madison, Northwest Territory

Read pages 268-273. Do questions on p. 273. 

Now watch this video by John Greene: 

Tuesday: Define these words: legislative, executive, judicial, House of Representatives, Senate, President, Supreme Court, constitutional, checks and balances, veto, amendments, deomcracy, majority. 

Read pages 274-276 and answer the questions on p. 276 

Wednesday: Define these words: Bill of Rights, Cabinet, Federalists, Republicans, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, District of Columbia, Washington

Read pages 277-279 and do the questions on p. 279

Thursday: Open book test 

For Science this week we're going to be talking about the human eye and vision. 

Monday: Read the lesson on Human Vision, watch the video and do practice questions.

Tuesday: Read the lesson on How the Eye Works, watch the video and do practice questions. 

Wednesday: Read the lesson on Vision Correction, watch the video and do practice questions. 

Thursday: There is a Human Eye worksheet on the fridge. Color it with color pencils and label the parts. 

For Reading we have to finish up To Kill A Mockingbird this week. Literature Group is next Monday. We have 10 chapters to cover, so we'll need to do 2 each day. 

For Math we'll be doing one lesson on Monday, reviewing on Tuesday and Wednesday and doing the Chapter 2 test on Thursday. 

Monday: Lesson 2.9 Translating Sentences into Equations-These problems are written in word form. Read over the lesson on p. 66-67 and do p. 67-68, numbers 1-30 even. Refer back to this chart to help you: 

Tuesday and Wednesday: Review Chapter 2. Review skill checks and notes. 

Thursday: Chapter 2 test-p. 71, numbers 1-35 odd. 

For Spelling we'll be doing Contract A for these words from TKAM: 

feral    furtive    vehement    squalid    impertinence   

largo    bovine     veneer    recluse    spurious   

purloined   irascible     gait    pinioned   untrammeled 

For Writing this week we're going to continue working on your research paper, but we're going to do Daily10s also. 

Monday: Educational TV

What is your favorite PBS children's show. Share your connection with it.

Tuesday: The Golden Ratio

Nature's patterns... divine creation, or simple evolution. Your opinion?

Wednesday: A Natural High

Write your own prescription for feeling good in a drug free world.

Thursday: Good Vibrations

Music has great power over the human soul. Agree, or not? Explain.​

Ok, chica-that's all she wrote. I love you muchly, and just remember: 

You have swag.