FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO RE-ENROLL FOR NEXT YEAR WITH THE 10% TUITION DISCOUNT AND 50% REGISTRATION DISCOUNT.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS COMING TO SCHOOL IN PROPER UNIFORM ATTIRE, PARTICULARLY SHOES.
This morning we learned another way to organize essays: Web fashion. Students practiced choosing a topic and dividing it into three subtopics, branching those out to be details. We are working on rough drafts for our March non-fiction book reports.
After an idiom, "Till the cows come home," we worked again on spelling, read Crispin, and then did catch-up work or Mystery Boards. HOMEWORK WAS TO READ CHAPTER 40 THROUGH THE END OF THE PACKET (ABOUT 8 PAGES).
In math, we conducted two probability experiments with dice and pennies. We collected data in the form of line plot graphs and tally mark graphs. Also, we learned what an outcome is. Tomorrow we will do experiments with multiple outcomes. HOMEWORK WAS EXERCISE 3.
After lunch we were favored with a trip to the Orem Library. PLEASE LOOK INTO GETTING YOUR CHILD A LIBRARY CARD AND TAKE THEM REGULARLY! The kids were so excited to be there. The non-fiction section is great! There are very good "reading incentives" in the form of In and Out Burgers, movie tickets, etc. Check it out.
After P.E. we had read aloud and students worked on Writer's Workshop and catch-up till the end of the day.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Vocabulary Lists
querulous: habitually complaining
rancorous: showing deep-seated resentment
reclusive: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
reconciliation: the reestablishing of cordial relations
renovation: the act of improving by renewing and restoring
March 15th
NO WORDS! CATCH UP WEEK
March 8th Test
procrastinate: postpone doing what one should be doing
prosaic: lacking imagination or wit
prosperity: having good fortune
provocative: tending to provoke, stimulate, excite
prudent: careful and sensible
February 29th Test
parched: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
perfidious: tending to betray
pragmatic: concerned with practical matters
precocious: exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
pretentious: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distintion
February 22nd Testmundane
found in the ordinary course of events- marked by blithe unconcern
- rich and superior in quality
- a person who delivers a speech or oration
- intended to attract notice and impress others
February 15th Test
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invulnerable to fear or intimidation - (Not allowing anyone or anything to scare you or put you down)
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spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency - (In that very moment)
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a feeling of extreme joy
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someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer
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the property of being long-lived
- hypothesis an educated guess; a possible explanation of facts or phenomena facts or phenomena
- undue haste, lack of thought or deliberation
- attribute or credit to
- lacking worth or importance
- incapable of being avoided or prevented
February 1st Test
- foster providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
- filled with or attended with
- avoiding waste
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
January 25th Test
extenuating: partially excusing or justifying
florid: elaborately or excessively ornamented
forbearance: a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges;refraining from acting
fortitude: strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
fortuitous: occurring by happy chance
January 17th Test
emulate: try to equal or match, to copy
enervating: causing debilitation
ephemeral: short-lived, like the life of a butterfly
evanescent: disappear, as in a vapor
exemplary: worthy of imitation
January 10th Test
diligent: quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness (Keeping on keeping on)
discredit: being held in low esteem (underestimate effort)
disdain: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike (hate - can't stand)
divergent: tending to move apart in different directions (wandering away)
empathy: understanding and entering into another's feelings (feeling with someone)
Monday, March 11, 2013
March 11th, 2013
10% RE-ENROLLMENT DISCOUNT ON NEXT YEAR'S TUITION EXPIRES ON FRIDAY.
THE BOOK FAIR IS HERE!
FIELD TRIP TO THE OREM LIBRARY ON WEDNESDAY AT NOON. WE WILL BE THERE FROM 12:15-1:30ISH. ANY PARENTS WHO WANT TO COME, PLEASE CONTACT ME, OR BE AT THE SCHOOL BY NOON. PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!
This morning we wrote about the idiom: The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence. We also worked on spelling studying and testing. The students are becoming very independent, yet still love to help each other by testing, giving study hints, and practicing together.
SOME STUDENTS HAVE NOT YET HANDED IN THEIR TYPED 3-POINT ESSAYS.
We read another chapter in Crispin, Cross of Lead. We are continuing Friday's review of reading strategies while we read. Today we worked on Inference, Wonderful Words, Questioning, and ended with Predicting.
READING HOMEWORK IS NON-FICTION READING FOR 30-40 MINUTES.
THIS WEEK THERE WILL BE NO LANGUAGE ARTS TEST!!! That's okay. The kids have already thanked me!!! Instead, it is a "catch-up" week. I have posted math tests, language arts tests, and history tests to redo. I am busily grading and inputting grades. Students have until Thursday to pull any tests up.
MATH HOMEWORK WAS TO COMPLETE EXERCISE 1.
Also, students were able to work on Mystery Boards today, brainstorm or continue Writer's Workshop, and plug away at interviewing teachers.
We are brainstorming ideas for committees for the Open House on the 26th. Great ideas!
After P.E. we learned about feudalism, kings, vassals, and the kiss of peace oaths. Oaths are promises made in God's name. Covenants are promises made between god and man. That was one clarification the students decided on. We learned that money, politics, and special skills earned people power in the Middle Ages. Today, we have many more rights than the common person in their time.
THE BOOK FAIR IS HERE!
FIELD TRIP TO THE OREM LIBRARY ON WEDNESDAY AT NOON. WE WILL BE THERE FROM 12:15-1:30ISH. ANY PARENTS WHO WANT TO COME, PLEASE CONTACT ME, OR BE AT THE SCHOOL BY NOON. PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!
This morning we wrote about the idiom: The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence. We also worked on spelling studying and testing. The students are becoming very independent, yet still love to help each other by testing, giving study hints, and practicing together.
SOME STUDENTS HAVE NOT YET HANDED IN THEIR TYPED 3-POINT ESSAYS.
We read another chapter in Crispin, Cross of Lead. We are continuing Friday's review of reading strategies while we read. Today we worked on Inference, Wonderful Words, Questioning, and ended with Predicting.
READING HOMEWORK IS NON-FICTION READING FOR 30-40 MINUTES.
THIS WEEK THERE WILL BE NO LANGUAGE ARTS TEST!!! That's okay. The kids have already thanked me!!! Instead, it is a "catch-up" week. I have posted math tests, language arts tests, and history tests to redo. I am busily grading and inputting grades. Students have until Thursday to pull any tests up.
MATH HOMEWORK WAS TO COMPLETE EXERCISE 1.
Also, students were able to work on Mystery Boards today, brainstorm or continue Writer's Workshop, and plug away at interviewing teachers.
We are brainstorming ideas for committees for the Open House on the 26th. Great ideas!
After P.E. we learned about feudalism, kings, vassals, and the kiss of peace oaths. Oaths are promises made in God's name. Covenants are promises made between god and man. That was one clarification the students decided on. We learned that money, politics, and special skills earned people power in the Middle Ages. Today, we have many more rights than the common person in their time.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
History - Middle Ages
Name____________________
Middle Ages – Chapter 1 & 2
Due Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Instructions:
- Read Chapter One (Things Fall Apart) and Chapter Two (The Not-So-Dark Ages)
- Choose and complete one of the following activities.
- In addition, on a separate lined sheet of paper and in your best cursive, answer the review questions below in complete sentences or paragraphs:
Multiple Intelligence Activies to choose from:
Verbal-linguistic
| Create a wordsearch or crossword puzzle using at least 30 new words from the chapters. |
| Visual-spatial | Make a Rome Visitor's Guide. Include pictures of sites, such as the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Palatine, the Appian Way, the Forum, Hadrian's Villa, Mausoleum to Augustus, Arches of Constantine, Severus, Titus, Roman Aquaducts |
| Kinesthetic-body | Research Hadrian's Wall (122 A.D.) Construct a small model of the wall. Label it and write facts about it. Bring it in to share. |
| Natural-science | Find out how aquaducts worked. Create a small flow-chart or model explaining how they worked. |
| Musical-rhythmic | Write a song about the Middle Ages. |
| Mathematical-logical | Create a poster showing how cities during the Middle Ages and cities during our time are the same and different. |
| Intrapersonal | Write three journal descriptive journal entries, as if you were a Hun. Each entry should be at least 50 words, and include details of your traditions and history. |
| Interpersonal | Create a leadership plan to keep the Roman Empire alive. Who will lead? What qualities will he/she need? What are the first tasks to be done? Why? |
Review Questions to answer:
Chapter One:
- Why is the date A.D. 476 important in the history of Rome? Briefly describe what happened in that year.
- What events helped lead to the fall of Rome?
- Name at least two barbarian tribes that attacked the Western Roman Empire.
Chapter Two:
- How did the lives of people in Europe change in the first few years after the fall of the Roman Empire?
- How did the lives of people in Europe change in the long run after the fall of the Roman Empire?
- Why was the period from about A.D. 500 to about A.D. 800 referred to as the Dark Ages?
- Why is the term Dark Ages rarely used today?
Name____________________
Middle Ages – Chapter 3&4
Due Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Instructions:
- Read Chapter Three (Two Churches) and Chapter Four (Prayer and Work)
- Choose and complete one of the following activities.
- In addition, on a separate lined sheet of paper and in your best cursive, answer the review questions below in complete sentences or paragraphs.
Multiple Intelligence Activities to choose from:
Verbal-linguistic
| Write, type out, and deliver a speech to the class (3-point essay!) persuading the church to stay together or to separate. You must use valid points from the chapter. |
| Visual-spatial | In uppercase, handwrite a complete page of by copying a few paragraphs from the chapters as a monk would! Make sure you don't separate or punctuate words. Use uppercase. Decorate the borders with small pictures. |
| Kinesthetic-body | Take pictures of your parents or grandparents doing a difficult task. Ask them if they will teach you how to do it. Have them take pictures of you learning the task. Create a small poster showing the experience. Label the steps. |
| Natural-science | Research city gardens or indoor gardens. Find out what plants and herbs grow well indoors. Start your own seeds in small containers. Label them with the type of plant and date planted. Water them. Take pictures of them or bring them in to show the class. |
| Musical-rhythmic | Prayer is a form of singing. Research monastary chants. Record several of them to play to the class. Teach the class the meaning of the chant. |
| Mathematical-logical | Design a weekly schedule for Sain Benedict's monastary or convent, as if you are the abbot. Make sure you include rules, times of activities, and use intricate handwriting. |
| Intrapersonal | Write a business letter to a monk or a nun in Utah. Ask them why they decided on their lifestyle, what they contribute to society, and for any other information. Address an envelope and read the letter to the class before sending it away. |
| Interpersonal | There were many arguments about how things should be done in the Christian Church. Interview at least 3 adults. Ask for ideas of how to resove conflicts. Write their tips on a poster. |
Review questions to answer:
Chapter Three:
- In what city does the pope of the Roman Catholic Church live?
- What were two differences between Christians in the eastern and the western parts of the Roman Empire?
- What happened in 1054?
Chapter Four:
- Why is St. Benedict remembered today?
- How did monks and nuns who lived in monastaries or convents spend their days?
- List three rules from The Rule of St. Benedict.
March 6th, 2013
Busy is an understatement in this class!
We started off by looking at tests and grades. Each child received a progress report of Vocabulary and Grammar this morning. Students may retest throughout the next six school days to bring up their grades. Please help them study for their tests! They may sign up to retake the tests during recess, lunch, and before and after school.
We created rhyming couplets to help with vocabulary memory, worked on plural and singular apostrophe "s" rules, tested and studied spelling, and read more of Crispin. READING HOMEWORK TONIGHT IS CHAPTER 23 AND 24.
MATH HOMEWORK IS THE REST OF THE REVIEW. We competed in algebra today, winning candy bars. We plotted and graphed algebraic equations. We made connections with the algebra we know from geometry. It is coming together!
After lunch was Meridian Math Club, study hall, and S.I.R. Writer's Workshop was great! Students received Mystery Boards. Many students worked on those, while others worked on stories and yet others worked on typing 3-point essays. THREE POINT ESSAYS ARE DUE TYPED OUT TOMORROW! PLEASE SEE YESTERDAY'S POST TO FIND THE PARAMETERS OF THE ASSIGNMENT.
After P.E. students shared history presentations. It is fun to see which of the multiple intelligences they choose. They love the freedom of choosing. It is empowering. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE STUDENTS GET 10 POINTS FOR THE ACTIVITY. 10 POINTS ARE ALSO ASSIGNED TO THE REVIEW QUESTIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
Please find attached the Mystery Object Project Guide:
We started off by looking at tests and grades. Each child received a progress report of Vocabulary and Grammar this morning. Students may retest throughout the next six school days to bring up their grades. Please help them study for their tests! They may sign up to retake the tests during recess, lunch, and before and after school.
We created rhyming couplets to help with vocabulary memory, worked on plural and singular apostrophe "s" rules, tested and studied spelling, and read more of Crispin. READING HOMEWORK TONIGHT IS CHAPTER 23 AND 24.
MATH HOMEWORK IS THE REST OF THE REVIEW. We competed in algebra today, winning candy bars. We plotted and graphed algebraic equations. We made connections with the algebra we know from geometry. It is coming together!
After lunch was Meridian Math Club, study hall, and S.I.R. Writer's Workshop was great! Students received Mystery Boards. Many students worked on those, while others worked on stories and yet others worked on typing 3-point essays. THREE POINT ESSAYS ARE DUE TYPED OUT TOMORROW! PLEASE SEE YESTERDAY'S POST TO FIND THE PARAMETERS OF THE ASSIGNMENT.
After P.E. students shared history presentations. It is fun to see which of the multiple intelligences they choose. They love the freedom of choosing. It is empowering. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE STUDENTS GET 10 POINTS FOR THE ACTIVITY. 10 POINTS ARE ALSO ASSIGNED TO THE REVIEW QUESTIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
Please find attached the Mystery Object Project Guide:
Name____________
Mystery Board Project Guide
(Due March 21st)
| Components | Attributes |
| Beginning Clue 1 Clue 2 Clue 3 Ending |
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| Setting |
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| Border |
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| Title |
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| Name |
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| Other |
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
March 5th, 2013
This morning we prepared nametags for "I stand for the (Lorax)..." Day tomorrow.
We played a spinner game in vocabulary, spinning to the definition or picture and racing to tell the vocab word. Next, we reviewed apostrophe rules with possessive case. Our LANGUAGE ARTS TEST ON FRIDAY will have many sentences needing to be corrected in this area. "A penny saved is a penny earned" was our idiom. Some students are writing over 100 words during the allotted time. The new Crispin reading was handed out. HOMEWORK IS READING CHAPTERS 20-22.
MATH HOMEWORK IS THE FIRST THREE PAGES OF THE REVIEW. We inserted numbers into x and y values and plotted points for graphs. This is a tricky concept. I will be sending home more algebra practice for the students over the next two days. FRIDAY IS SLATED TO BE THE MATH TEST. Students received progress reports showing grades and assignments missing. They have the opportunity to redo tests and assignments that they feel are unsatisfactory. I am compiling packets to be completed, but students will have to complete them on their own time, at recess, or at home. CATCH UP FOLDERS WERE COMPILED AND SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS. THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THEIR GRADES!
Today was our heavy specialist day.
HISTORY PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW. They should not take longer than about 20 minutes. Students received the assignments last week, so it won't be a surprise! We have reviewed the assignment three times as a class. You may read the history material to or with your child, if you like.
STUDENTS IN MY LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS ARE REQUIRED TO TYPE THEIR FREE CHOICE 3-POINT ESSAYS BY THURSDAY. THE PARAGRAPHS ARE FINISHED. MAKE SURE THEY COME HOME WITH THEM TOMORROW. SOME STUDENTS TOOK THEIRS HOME TODAY. THEY MUST FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
Indented first paragraph. First sentence contains the topic. Second sentence has an original thought. Third sentence names the three reasons or things to be discussed.
Indented second paragraph. First sentence contains the first of three things to be discussed. Five or six more descriptive sentences follow. They should include good adjectives and adverbs, lots of "voice", or personality. Who, what, where, when, why, how...these are all good questions to garner more information. Also, emotions (feelings), touch, sight, smell, sound, speech, movement are good descriptive ways to ellaborate.
Indented third paragraph. First sentence contains the second of three things to be discussed. Five or six more supporting sentences follow. Be sure you vary the beginnings of your sentences. You don't want every sentence to start with the same word!
Indented fourth paragraph. First sentence contains the third of three things to be discussed. Five or six more sentences follow. Keep up the level of energy. Make it just as descriptive as the other paragraphs.
Indented fifth paragraph. First sentence repeats the three reasons or things in a new or different way. Second sentence has an original thought or interesting fact. The last sentence is a "grabber". It attempts to sway the reader to form an opinion or make a decision about the three things. It should be a strong sentence.
Do not type "The End". This is not a story. We will be illustrating these in class, so don't worry about doing illustrations. These will be going on a bulletin board, so make sure they are neat.
We played a spinner game in vocabulary, spinning to the definition or picture and racing to tell the vocab word. Next, we reviewed apostrophe rules with possessive case. Our LANGUAGE ARTS TEST ON FRIDAY will have many sentences needing to be corrected in this area. "A penny saved is a penny earned" was our idiom. Some students are writing over 100 words during the allotted time. The new Crispin reading was handed out. HOMEWORK IS READING CHAPTERS 20-22.
MATH HOMEWORK IS THE FIRST THREE PAGES OF THE REVIEW. We inserted numbers into x and y values and plotted points for graphs. This is a tricky concept. I will be sending home more algebra practice for the students over the next two days. FRIDAY IS SLATED TO BE THE MATH TEST. Students received progress reports showing grades and assignments missing. They have the opportunity to redo tests and assignments that they feel are unsatisfactory. I am compiling packets to be completed, but students will have to complete them on their own time, at recess, or at home. CATCH UP FOLDERS WERE COMPILED AND SENT HOME WITH STUDENTS. THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE THEIR GRADES!
Today was our heavy specialist day.
HISTORY PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW. They should not take longer than about 20 minutes. Students received the assignments last week, so it won't be a surprise! We have reviewed the assignment three times as a class. You may read the history material to or with your child, if you like.
STUDENTS IN MY LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS ARE REQUIRED TO TYPE THEIR FREE CHOICE 3-POINT ESSAYS BY THURSDAY. THE PARAGRAPHS ARE FINISHED. MAKE SURE THEY COME HOME WITH THEM TOMORROW. SOME STUDENTS TOOK THEIRS HOME TODAY. THEY MUST FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
Title (centered and bolded)
by Name Name (centered and bolded)
Indented first paragraph. First sentence contains the topic. Second sentence has an original thought. Third sentence names the three reasons or things to be discussed.
Indented second paragraph. First sentence contains the first of three things to be discussed. Five or six more descriptive sentences follow. They should include good adjectives and adverbs, lots of "voice", or personality. Who, what, where, when, why, how...these are all good questions to garner more information. Also, emotions (feelings), touch, sight, smell, sound, speech, movement are good descriptive ways to ellaborate.
Indented third paragraph. First sentence contains the second of three things to be discussed. Five or six more supporting sentences follow. Be sure you vary the beginnings of your sentences. You don't want every sentence to start with the same word!
Indented fourth paragraph. First sentence contains the third of three things to be discussed. Five or six more sentences follow. Keep up the level of energy. Make it just as descriptive as the other paragraphs.
Indented fifth paragraph. First sentence repeats the three reasons or things in a new or different way. Second sentence has an original thought or interesting fact. The last sentence is a "grabber". It attempts to sway the reader to form an opinion or make a decision about the three things. It should be a strong sentence.
Do not type "The End". This is not a story. We will be illustrating these in class, so don't worry about doing illustrations. These will be going on a bulletin board, so make sure they are neat.
Monday, March 4, 2013
March 4th, 2013
TOMORROW IS DR. SEUSS HAT DAY!!!
Started with history presentations. PRESENTATIONS AND HISTORY QUESTIONS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY.
The colored words below are for the students in my language arts class.
New SAT words for the week are:
Started with history presentations. PRESENTATIONS AND HISTORY QUESTIONS ARE DUE WEDNESDAY.
The colored words below are for the students in my language arts class.
New SAT words for the week are:
procrastinate: postpone doing what one should be doing
prosaic: lacking imagination or wit
prosperity: having good fortune
provocative: tending to provoke, stimulate, excite
prudent: careful and sensible
THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THESE ON FRIDAY
We worked on adverbs in grammar, wrote about the idiom "What will be, will be", and read another chapter in Crispin. READING HOMEWORK IS 30-40 MINUTES OF READING A BOOK OF YOUR CHOICE. Our book report this month will be a 3-point essay on a non-fiction book. Students have been selecting non-fiction books from the library. Take them to the local library often and let them enjoy the great variety there.
MATH HOMEWORK IS WORKSHEET 9:2:A. We worked through the first page and a half. It is imperative that parents look over these sheets with their child. This is algebra. Students need to learn that unknown numbers are associated with letters, and can be substituted for the letters.
After lunch we had Meridian Math Club and S.I.R. Next we decided together on a product guide for our Mystery Boards. These are interactive, manipulative boards. THEY ARE DUE MARCH 19TH.
The kids earned an extra recess for great behavior and listening skills.
After P.E. we worked on Science and watched a Utah Disaster movie.
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