Breathtaking Beauty!
Marching to the tunes of Bible army chants!
Breathtaking Workout!
Captivating Landscape!
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Newsletter October 20th
Library visit: This Wednesday bring your books for renewal or returning.
Art: Bring your Paper Bag book project to decorate for art class next Monday.
School Carnival is this Friday! Due to family, I will not be able to help with the carnival. Yet, our booth of bouncing ping pong balls into cups will still be functioning if we have volunteers to help. One parent has graciously offered time. If you are able to volunteer for 30 minutes or more, please sign up (email or sign-up near the door).
Homework: Some have brought to my attention that homework has been taking much time to complete. Hence, I will be vigilant in containing the amount of time spent on daily homework. As Mr. Graham shared with all the teachers in the beginning of the school year, studies have shown that too much homework can be counter-productive: If overwhelming, homework can have an adverse or negative affect on learning. The goal is to make homework productive; therefore, 50 minutes should be the time spent on homework…ten minutes for each grade level.
Understandably, not every student completes his or her work at the same rate and from an identical level of understanding. Yet, the goal this quarter will be for the students to complete at least half of their homework assignments in class. Therefore, please encourage your child to keep on-task, listen to direct instruction, ask questions, and note-take while we are working on homework instruction in class. Thankfully, most students are on-task and not being a distraction or being distracted.
What we are learning …
Bible Lessons on “Joseph Forgives” will be continued; “Moses Serves God” will begin. This week we have two Bible memory verses—one from last week will be tested today and this week’s will be tested Friday.
Math Test 5 (of lessons 21-25) will be tested Tuesday. Lessons 27-31 will continue to use principals from the previous ones.
History “Ancient Middle East” chapter and their sections will be studied: where history began; homes of ancient times; daily life in ancient city; the people (Phoenicians, Hittites, Lydians, and Israelites), and the empires (Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian).
Science “Fossils and Dinosaurs” will be studied using independent reading, quick check, and Q&A games. The sections include fossil formation, two ways of looking at fossils, learning from fossils, and dinosaurs.
Health The open-book chapter test on the Heart and the Circulatory system will be Friday.
Reading Continue independently reading 20 min. daily and recording on your monthly reading log. We have worked on the book project panel-by-panel in class for Brother Andrew: God's Secret Agent. They will continue working in class, referring to the novel and myself. Once we have completed each part of the project, the students may take their rough draft, written and drawn portions, home for editing and final drafting. The final project will be due Tuesday, October 28th.
Spelling and Vocabulary (Worldly Wise) activities and tests are Wednesday’s (see back).
Art: Bring your Paper Bag book project to decorate for art class next Monday.
School Carnival is this Friday! Due to family, I will not be able to help with the carnival. Yet, our booth of bouncing ping pong balls into cups will still be functioning if we have volunteers to help. One parent has graciously offered time. If you are able to volunteer for 30 minutes or more, please sign up (email or sign-up near the door).
Homework: Some have brought to my attention that homework has been taking much time to complete. Hence, I will be vigilant in containing the amount of time spent on daily homework. As Mr. Graham shared with all the teachers in the beginning of the school year, studies have shown that too much homework can be counter-productive: If overwhelming, homework can have an adverse or negative affect on learning. The goal is to make homework productive; therefore, 50 minutes should be the time spent on homework…ten minutes for each grade level.
Understandably, not every student completes his or her work at the same rate and from an identical level of understanding. Yet, the goal this quarter will be for the students to complete at least half of their homework assignments in class. Therefore, please encourage your child to keep on-task, listen to direct instruction, ask questions, and note-take while we are working on homework instruction in class. Thankfully, most students are on-task and not being a distraction or being distracted.
What we are learning …
Bible Lessons on “Joseph Forgives” will be continued; “Moses Serves God” will begin. This week we have two Bible memory verses—one from last week will be tested today and this week’s will be tested Friday.
Math Test 5 (of lessons 21-25) will be tested Tuesday. Lessons 27-31 will continue to use principals from the previous ones.
History “Ancient Middle East” chapter and their sections will be studied: where history began; homes of ancient times; daily life in ancient city; the people (Phoenicians, Hittites, Lydians, and Israelites), and the empires (Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian).
Science “Fossils and Dinosaurs” will be studied using independent reading, quick check, and Q&A games. The sections include fossil formation, two ways of looking at fossils, learning from fossils, and dinosaurs.
Health The open-book chapter test on the Heart and the Circulatory system will be Friday.
Reading Continue independently reading 20 min. daily and recording on your monthly reading log. We have worked on the book project panel-by-panel in class for Brother Andrew: God's Secret Agent. They will continue working in class, referring to the novel and myself. Once we have completed each part of the project, the students may take their rough draft, written and drawn portions, home for editing and final drafting. The final project will be due Tuesday, October 28th.
Spelling and Vocabulary (Worldly Wise) activities and tests are Wednesday’s (see back).
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Handouts
Certain "handouts" (click tab above to view handouts) will be made available to the students. I have made the "Do It Now" sheet available.
If students come to class around 7:45, they have been given a question of the day. If they write both the answer and the question correctly for at least ten days (consecutive or non-consecutive), they will receive a homework pass to use on one assignment (i.e. Worldly Wise worksheet 3B, Spelling words written three times, Math Lesson 29, etc.).
If students come to class around 7:45, they have been given a question of the day. If they write both the answer and the question correctly for at least ten days (consecutive or non-consecutive), they will receive a homework pass to use on one assignment (i.e. Worldly Wise worksheet 3B, Spelling words written three times, Math Lesson 29, etc.).
Monday, October 13, 2014
Paper Bag Book Project Update
Here is a link for the "Paper Bag Book Project"
Feel free to review any changes that have been made to offer clarification or show adjustments. They are noted in the color red.
Feel free to review any changes that have been made to offer clarification or show adjustments. They are noted in the color red.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Newsletter October 13
Homework is due at 8 am each morning
or upon arrival. Late spelling and worldly wise work receives a zero; other
work receives 25% off daily.
School Carnival: Looking
forward to a fun time! Would anyone like
to volunteer in helping with the ping-pong table? If so, please sign up for a time slot between
5:30 to 8 pm. The sign-up sheet is near
the classroom door, or email mchang@foundationcampus.org.
Field trip: We had a blast (pun intended) from the smooth bus
ride of ascending above the clouds; video show of Mt. Saint Helens before and
after the eruption; live viewing of its devastation and steam-emitting,
decapitated summit; interactive presentation of rocks and minerals of their
porosity, level of iron vs. silica, weight and size; pleasant lunch while soaking
in the rays of the sun; circuitous yet rejuvenating and breath-taking (both
physically and aesthetically), 2-1/2 mile hike while marching to the tunes of
Biblical chants; and the volunteers— Mrs. Brimmer, Mrs. Frey, Mrs. George, Mr.
Hansen, Mrs. Merritt, and Mrs. Nichols—who selflessly made the trip safer and
more enjoyable. The field trip was not
only a success but one that will not easily be forgotten. Thank you to all who prayed for us!
What we are learning …
Bible Lessons on “Joseph Forgives.” Don’t forget the Bible Memory Verse Test for next Monday due to no school (16th and 17th).
Bible Lessons on “Joseph Forgives.” Don’t forget the Bible Memory Verse Test for next Monday due to no school (16th and 17th).
Math Lessons 16-20 will be tested Tuesday. Lessons 24-26 (dollars,
parentheses, lifting factors of whole numbers, and practicing the division
algorithm) will build on principals learned from the previous ones.
History This week we are beginning a new,
in-depth chapter, detailing the Ancient Middle East. The sections include where history began;
homes of ancient times; daily life in ancient city; the people (Phoenicians, Hittites,
Lydians, and Israelites), and the empires (Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian).
Science This past week we began a new
chapter on Fossils and Dinosaurs using independent reading, quick check and
Q&A games. Also, we were able to get a hands-on look into rocks and
minerals (previous chapter) from the field trip to Mt. Saint Helens!
Health Due to no school (16th-17th), the Heart and the Circulatory system open textbook test will be next Friday.
Health Due to no school (16th-17th), the Heart and the Circulatory system open textbook test will be next Friday.
Reading Continue independently reading 20
min. daily and recording on your monthly reading log. We began working on the book project piece-by-piece
in class for Brother Andrew: God's Secret Agent. They are working on the rough
draft in class where they can refer to the novel and ask me any questions. Once
we have completed each part of the project, the students will take their rough
draft, written and drawn portion home for editing and final drafting.
During the editing process, I welcome parents to help with the conventions (grammar, punctuation, and spelling) and mechanics of the writing pieces. However, I highly discourage parents from "re-writing" the content. I do not expect doctorate papers, but I expect to see that your child was following along with the reading of the novel in class. Thus, this project will measure your child's work and understanding of the novel as it applies to his or her comprehension and language arts (grammar) grade. Paper bags will be provided. The final project will be due Tuesday, October 28.
During the editing process, I welcome parents to help with the conventions (grammar, punctuation, and spelling) and mechanics of the writing pieces. However, I highly discourage parents from "re-writing" the content. I do not expect doctorate papers, but I expect to see that your child was following along with the reading of the novel in class. Thus, this project will measure your child's work and understanding of the novel as it applies to his or her comprehension and language arts (grammar) grade. Paper bags will be provided. The final project will be due Tuesday, October 28.
Spelling
and Vocabulary (Worldly Wise) activities and tests
are due Wednesday’s with
spelling each week and Worldly Wise every other week (see back). Late work not be accepted because we are
pressing on to the next list once the old one is done.
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Thursday, October 9, 2014
Paper Bag Book Project
We have begun to write about our class novel--Brother Andrew--during our Reading class time.
They are working on the rough draft in class where they can refer to the novel and ask me any questions. Once we have completed each part of the project, the students will take their rough draft, written and drawn portion home for editing and final drafting.
During the editing process, I welcome parents to help with the conventions (grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics) of the writing pieces. However, I highly discourage parents from "re-writing" the content.
This project will measure your child's work and understanding of the novel as it applies to his or her comprehension and language arts (grammar) grade.
Paper bags will be provided.
The due date is Tuesday, October 28th.
They are working on the rough draft in class where they can refer to the novel and ask me any questions. Once we have completed each part of the project, the students will take their rough draft, written and drawn portion home for editing and final drafting.
During the editing process, I welcome parents to help with the conventions (grammar, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics) of the writing pieces. However, I highly discourage parents from "re-writing" the content.
This project will measure your child's work and understanding of the novel as it applies to his or her comprehension and language arts (grammar) grade.
Paper bags will be provided.
The due date is Tuesday, October 28th.
Monday, October 6, 2014
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