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.
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