Important Dates:
Specialists for Oct. 6 - 10: Monday -- PE, Tuesday -- music, Wednesday -- art, Thursday -- PE, Friday -- music
Friday, October 10: Exploration and Colonization end of unit assessment (study guide being sent home soon)
Thursday, October 16: no school (staff work day)
Friday, October 17: no school (fall break)
Monday, October 20: no school (fall break)
SAVE THE DATE: Monday, October 27: Raptor Center Classroom Visit (12:30 - 1:15)
Poetry Memory Work: Scholars memorize a poem each quarter and present it to the class near the end of that quarter. Students have a choice for their quarter one poem -- either "There was an Old Person Whose Habits" or "A Young Lady Named Bright", both by Edward Lear. The poems can be found by clicking on the Poetry Memory Work tab at the top of this page, along with a sample grading rubric showing the areas graded in their recitation of the poem. Scholars are expected to recite the poem by the end of October.
History: As we wrap up our study, the end-of-study test will be Friday, October 10. A study guide has been sent home but is also posted on the Study Guides tab at the top of this page.
Writing: This week students will brainstorm the pros and cons of being an explorer in the 1400's - 1600's, followed by first draft writing of a paragraph about either wanting to be OR not wanting to be an explorer in that time. Note: we will write the final beautiful copy the following week.
Science: We have reviewed the basic needs of all living things (food, water, air, shelter, and space) and learned about the classification of animals (vertebrate and invertebrate; the five classes of vertebrates). This week we will learn about some animals that live in the tundra and some animals that live in the ocean, as well as discuss some adaptations of a couple animals that live in those habitats.
Grammar: We begin the year with a review of nouns -- that a noun names a person, place, thing, or idea -- and then dig a bit deeper to review common nouns vs. proper nouns, singular nouns vs. plural nouns, and the use of pronouns in sentences. This week we will focus on the three types of pronouns (subject pronouns, possessive pronouns, and object pronouns).
Here is a noun jingle your child will work on during this study:
The Noun Jingle
This is a noun jingle, my friend,
A noun jingle, my friend.
You can shake it to the left
And shake it to the right.
Find yourself a noun,
And then recite:
A noun names a person.
A noun names a thing.
A noun names a person,
Place, or thing,
And sometimes an idea.
Person, place, thing, idea!
Person, place, thing, idea!
So, shake it to the left,
And shake it to the right.
Find yourself a noun,
And feel just right!