Math for Week of May 23- 25, 2016

This week in Math we will continue playing games to reinforce skills learned during the year.  Please keep practicing your multiplication facts during the summer.

Math for Week of May 16-20, 2016

This week in Math we will practice skills we have learned during the year.  We will also play games using these skills.  

Biology May 9-13, 2016

This week in Biology we will learn about the circulatory system:  heart, blood, blood vessels, capillaries, veins, arteries.  We will dissect a pig heart to observe the four chambers and the pumping mechanism.  Although it is larger than the human heart, the parts are the same.

History, Literature, Bible, Latin: May 9-13

Reminders for this week:

Wednesday - Combined classes Music rehearsal after chapel

Thursday - End of Year Music Programs: begins at 6:30 PM, be here by 6:15 PM

Friday - Field Day, Early Dismissal 11:45

History

Monday - Story of the World: War of the Roses reading, have the students retell the reading verbally

Tuesday - Story of the World: Princes in the Tower, while one group films the other group will create family banners for the Lancastrians and the Yorks. 

Wednesday - While the other group films, the group from yesterday will create their banners

Thursday & Friday - Students will follow instructions and map out time during the War of the Roses and create a pop out castle. 

Literature

Monday - we will put the finishing touches on our scripts and prepare for filming our broadcast for the rest of the week

Bible

Tuesday - The Transfiguration, reading card and worksheet

Wednesday - Read Matt. 17:1-9 and translate key words from this lesson using the Key code on the worksheet. 

Thursday -Triumphal Entry, reading card and worksheet

Latin 

Monday - Chapter 17 introduction and video, complete the activity page for this chapter

Friday -  Check our work on the activity page and go over any mistakes that were made. 

Math for Week of May 9- 13, 2016

Monday- Lesson 5-8 Area Models for Fraction Multiplication.  p. 176- 177.  Homework Math Box
5- 8 p. 178

Tuesday- Lesson 5-9 Understanding an Algorithm for Fraction Multiplication.  p. 179- 180.  Homework- Math Box 5-9 p. 181.

Wednesday- Lesson 5-10 Sharing Breakfast.  p. 182. No Homework

Thursday- Lesson 5-11 Explaining the Equivalent Fractions Rule.  p. 184. Homework Math Box 5-11 p. 185

Friday- Lesson 5-12 Fraction Multiplication Number Stories. p. 186. No Homework

Fraction Multiplication

Biology May 2 - 6, 2016

We have So Much still to cover in a very short time - where has the time gone??  So, get ready to buckle down and work hard with me!  We are learning about the human body.

May 2 - 6:  We will learn about the skeletal system, muscular system, respiratory system
May 9 - 13:  We will learn about the circulatory system (heart dissection), digestive system and excretory system
May 16 - 20:  We will learn about the nervous system (brain dissection), endocrine system
May 23 - 25:  We will learn about the reproductive system