* Note- anything underlined in the table above or highlighted below is a link *
Key to Abbreviations:
GP- The Gospel Project- Home Edition
HIG- Singapore Math Home Instructor's Guide
TB- Singapore Math Textbook
WB- Singapore Math Workbook
MM- Mental Math (see appendix in HIG)
CCC- Complete, check, correct
AAS- All About Spelling
FLL- First Language Lessons
SF- Sounds First Phonemic Awareness Program (click here and scroll down to Grade 1)
OPG- The Ordinary Parents' Guide to Teaching Reading
SotW- Story of the World
G&B/A- The Good and The Beautiful, Arthropods
G&B/MB- The Good and The Beautiful, Marine Biology
COMING SOON...
Tuesday, April 12- Field trip to Austin Aquarium
Thursday, April 14- Spirit Day- Fortis t-shirts and jeans are allowed
Friday, April 15- Good Friday- No School
Tuesday, April 19- Teacher training- No School
Friday-Sunday, April 22-24- Fortis Family Spring Camping
Tuesday, April 26- Greek Agora Project due
Thursday, May 12- Last day of school
Dear Families,
When the weather is behaving like it's summer, it can be tempting to become restless after working so hard all year. Let me encourage all of us to "not lack diligence; be fervent in spirit; serve the Lord." -Romans 12:11It is a priviledge to partner with you to educate your child in wisdom, virtue, and faith.
Love,
Mrs. Kuhn
Math:
The students have seen the concepts we're covering this week before. Now we are extending them to numbers up to 100. If your child is struggling with understanding place value or being able to easily maneuver up and down the hundreds chart by 1's and 10's, spend some extra time on these lessons. Remember, students have a place-value chart and a 100-chart in their binders if you need them.
If you'd like to play the reinforcement game on HIG pg 77, instead of cubes, you can print and use the "Plus or Minus" cards linked here.
Flashcard Games for math facts (or phonograms!)
Reading:
In this week's SPIRE decodable reader, you may need to help your student with a couple of r-controlled vowel words that we haven't taught yet, like "where" and "your." Again, these decodables are written using phonograms that should be very familiar, so they are a great opportunity to practice proper phrasing, expression, and reading at a smooth, conversational pace. It's even better if your student reads the book several times. Please monitor your student for any guessing, and remind them to look at every sound in each word.
It is still very important to practice phonograms daily. You can go through the deck quickly, flashcard style, or you can play games to make it more fun if you have the time. If you are really strapped for time and need your child to work independently, the app can be very handy! Have your child say the sound and then tap that phonogram to check themselves.
Decodable words in "Elijah Helps a Family" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): helps, a, no, (one), had, much, food, to, eat, had, (been - AAS sight word), no, rain, long, time, (could), not, grow, will, I, get, show, you, God, (said), told, go, it, (was), town, find, (give), good, and, she, some, went, found, but, us, did, gave, (too), that, came, (have), me
Geography:
Southern Africa Map and Song will be due 4/14. Students should be able to point to each country as they sing/recite the names. This is the final remaining part of Africa that we have yet to memorize!
History:
Reminder: The Agora Project will be presented by the students on Monday, April 26th!
Project guidelines can be found here. Students are encouraged to wear Greek attire/costume to school that day to lend authenticity to their project. They will be presenting their sales pitch to other Grammar students from K-5th grade who will be "window shopping" in our marketplace.
Science:
As a reflection on their time at the Austin Aquarium, I would like students to compose two sentences that each tell a complete thought about something they enjoyed or something new they learned. Guide them to think about the types of sentences they want to write, or help them analyze the types of sentences after they've created them. They should spell on their own any words that they have been taught the rules for in our spelling lessons this year. Words that they have not been taught how to spell should be written by you for them to copy. Lastly, they should include an illustration to go along with their sentences. Students will share their journal entries in front of the class on Thursday.
Memory Work:
Quarter 4 poem: Rock of Ages will be due 5/3. This is a lengthy poem/hymn, and the due date is approaching quickly. Please practice often with your student so that they are prepared! Here is a link to the song that we practice in class. This artist does substitute "commands" for "demands" in the 2nd stanza, so I will accept either of those words as correct.
Books of the Old Testament: Psalms - Malachi due 4/28. Here is a link to the song we practice in class. As always, if you or your child are already familiar with a different song, I'll assess that no problem, as long as the books are said in order.
