Quarter 2 Week 8

Monday, December 11

This week we will be learning:

Spalding:

Phonograms: We are starting to work through all 70 phonograms each week. We recommend choose a few each night to review with your scholar.

Spelling Words: event, off, of, true, truth, took, inform, both, heart, month, children, child, build, built, understand, follow, charge, member, case, while, also, return, office, great, Miss, miss, who, died, die

Spelling Test on Friday! 

Don't forget your scholar had Spalding homework Monday-Thursday.

It is located inside their red folder.

Literature: 

Your scholar will form an appreciation for the beauty and art of Greek Myths, get exposure to mythological vocabulary and Greek gods and goddesses, discuss the concepts of myth, visualize myths through illustrations, and discuss virtues of the characters, specifically gods and goddesses in myths.

 

Reading Log:

Each day, students will bring home a book of choice from the GHNO classroom library. At home, students will read this book aloud to an adult. 

Each day please log:

 1. The title of the classroom library book read.

 2. The total minutes your student spent reading (20 minutes minimum).

 3. Parent initials confirming minutes read. This should be signed by a parent.

Please make sure your scholar is reading and this log is filled out and turned in on Mondays.  

It will be counted as a quiz grade. 

Grammar:

Your scholar will be reviewing adjectives, adverbs, nouns, verbs, prepositions, objects of the preposition, article adjectives, sentence labeling, classifying and creating.

 

 

Math:

Your scholar will be doing a review on Monday over using subtraction strategies to subtract two numbers and subtract up to a 3-digit number from another 3-digit number without renaming. This will be in preparation for their test that will be on Tuesday. For the rest of the week, your scholar will be learning how tp renaming within subtraction using the vertical equations.

WB homework Monday-Thursday

 

History:

Your scholar will be continuing their Unit: Ancient Greece. They will exploring the Trojan Horse. The study guide will be sent home on Monday, December 11 for the test that will be on Wednesday December 13. 

Ancient Greece Celebration on Tuesday, December 12th.

Perishable food must be delivered the day of the celebration.

 

 

Poem: None this week. Have students focus on preparing their presentation for their Independent study projects.

 

Important Dates: 

12/11 -   5 Days of Giving Kick-Off Breakfast

12/11-15 - Give Joy Spirit Week

Monday- Crazy/Fun Sock Day- wear a pair of fun, silly, or crazy socks with your uniform

Tuesday- Hat Day- wear a fun hat with your uniform

Wednesday- College Shirt- represent your favorite college today! with your uniform bottoms

Thursday- Tie Day/Hair Bow Day- Wear a tie/bow with your uniform

Friday- GHNO Spirit Day with your uniform bottoms

(Please note: As your student select fun ways to participate in our Spirit Days, please keep in mind that these items must be free from references to pop culture, politics, or current event in our society.)

12/12 - Ancient Greece Celebration

12/16 - 1/7  -  Winter Break (No school)

1/1 - 1/6  -  Independent Study Week (No school)

1/8 - Return to school - Independent Study Project Due