*Note anything underlined in the table above or in the notes below is a clickable link for your convenience*
Key to Abbreviations:
GP- The Gospel Project- Home Edition
TB- Singapore Math Textbook
WB- Singapore Math Workbook
EP- Singapore Math Extra Practice
MM- Mental Math (see appendix in HIG)
AAS- All About Spelling teacher manual (click here to print any missing phonogram cards)
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 (click here to print OPG sight words)
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 8- Austin Aquarium field trip
Thursday, April 10- Fortis Lap-a-thon
Thursday, April 10- Spirit Day (no pizza)
Now through Thursday, April 17- Student Council Food Drive
Friday, April 18 and Tuesday, April 22- Good Friday/Easter holiday- no school
Friday, April 25 - Sunday, April 27- Fortis Spring Campout
(No Spirit/Pizza/DOGS Day in April)
Thursday, May 8- Spirit/Pizza/DOGS Day
Math:
We have begun a new unit this week, Numbers to 100. This unit is an extension of similar concepts covered in Numbers to 40- which we have continued diligently working on!- so your child should make the connections fairly smoothly. If not, spend extra time solidifying their understanding. Give your child plenty of practice counting and making tens with manipulatives such as base ten blocks, mini erasers, straws, toothpicks, craft sticks, or cubes. Remember, students have a place-value chart and a 100-chart in their binders if you need them.
On a scheduling note, there will be a couple of full lessons assigned on Mondays in the upcoming weeks due to activities on Tuesdays. This will enable us to stay on track to finish Singapore 1B by the end of the year.
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.
Decodable words in "A Beautiful House for God" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): A, house, for, God, (what), is, King, he (said), it, will, be, find, the, best, trees, must, (have), all, so, men, went, far, they, cut, big, stones, walls, some, with, gold, and, cloth, when, at, days, at, last, (was), done, come, see, told, came, (to), good, they, sang
Decodable words in "Birds with Food from a Man" from the Early Reader's Bible (sight words in parenthesis): with, food, a, man, had, (to), run, he, told, the, king, (what), God, (said), but, did, not, like, how, bad, (was), so, kill, you, must, hide, from, I, will, show, but, eat, no, food, at, gave, each, day, sent, now, had, good, him, thank, you, me
Spelling:
In Lesson 28 we will teach guidelines for when to use OY vs OI to spell the /oi/ sound. At the end of a word, we always use OY, but in the middle and beginning it's less consistent. Have your student practice spelling and reading lots of OY/OI words so they get a plenty of experience with both. Word sorts can also be a good practice tool. Here is a fun one!
Geography:
Southern Africa Map and Song will be due 4/17. 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:
Here are some questions for discussion as you teach SotW Chapter 35 (part 1): Why do you think Caesar told the Romans only about his victories and not his defeats? Is not sharing the whole truth the same as lying? Why does "Crossing the Rubicon" mean that you're about to do something you can't undo? Would you have crossed the Rubicon if you were Caesar? Journal sentence: When Caesar returned to Rome, he was too powerful to be arrested.
Reminder: The Agora Project due date is approaching! Project guidelines can be found here. This project will be presented by the students on April 29th. They are encouraged to wear Greek attire/costume to school that day to lend authenticity to their project.
Science:
As a reflection on their time at the Austin Aquarium, I would like students to compose two sentences that both 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. On their own, they should spell any words that they have been taught 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 5/1. 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 4/24. When we finish this section, we'll have memorized the order of all the books in the entire Bible! 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.
