Windsor Tu/Th Sep 26-Oct 2

3rd week 8	Tue, Sep 26	Wed, Sep 27	Thu, Sep 28	Fri, Sep 29	Mon, Oct 2	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Confidence: "In Him and through faith in Him, we may approach God with freedom and confidence." Ephesians 3:12					End of 1st quarter
Bible	John the Baptist in Prison pg 403. Prayer time.	A Woman Anoints Jesus' Feet pg 403. Pray for your classmate.	The Story of the Sower pg 405. Prayer time.	Stories About the Kingdom of Heaven pg 406. Pray for your classmate.	Write your encouraging word for your classmate.
Math	Math Facts Ch 3 Test A.	Math Facts Ch 4 Lesson 3 TG pg 136-138, TB pg 105-108, WB pg 101-103. Make Test corrections to turn in on Thursday.	Math Facts Ch 4 Lesson 4 TG pg 139-140, TB pg 109-112, WB pg 104-106.	Math Facts Ch 4 Lesson 5 TG pg 141-143, TB pg 113-115, WB pg 107-110.	Math Facts, turn in on Tuesday. Ch 4 Lesson 6 TG pg 144-145, TB pg 116-119, WB pg 111-113.
Writing	Vocab - anticipate, content, dismayed					Please see note below.
	IEW lesson 6 Narrative stories. Review. KWO for Setting, Characters and background pg 47. Vocab words.	Please see note below. IEW pg 47 Brainstormimg Quality Adjectives. Review vocab.	IEW lesson 6. Review parts of a story. Review vocab. Start rough draft (RD), only include setting, characters and background.	Finish RD,only include setting, characters and background. Parents proof read making sure to underline and label all dress-ups, decorations, sentence openers, and vocab words. Make 3x5 cards of the vocab words. Review vocab.
Grammar	Grammar Review	Ch 4 L4 Test Time. WB pg 99 for practice only, exercise 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9	Chapter 4 Test	Ch 5 L1 Jingle Time, Grammar Time, Skill Time. PB pg 4 Ch 5L1
Spelling	Review Step 6 - More Words and Homophone Pairs pg. 42. Dictate sentences 4-6.	Review Step 6 - Writing Station pg 43. Dictate sentences 7 - 9	Review Step 6. Dictate sentences 10-12. Administer Test on this weeks words and sentences.	Step 7 e /er/ of works pg 45-49. New Teaching -The / er / of Works.Dictate 10 words.	Dictate sentences 1-4
Reading	Reading Discussion	Read aloud "Soft Rain" Ch 5-6. Answer questions in reading journal.	Reading Discussion	Read aloud "Soft Rain" Ch 7-8. Answer questions in reading journal.
Read aloud	Magician's Nephew
History	Ch9 - The Western War
	Key Date 1618-1648. Share history journal entry. Mapping Activity Pg 64, SP 26. Read "Rumpelstiltskin" from "Tales of Wonder V1" pg 87 and narrate.	Read The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 (the first half) and narrate.		Read The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 (the last half) and narrate.	In your opinion was the Thirty Year War successful? Why or why not?
Science		End of the quarter Science presentation. Help your child prepare a oral narration to share with us in class on Thursday. Please see examples below.	Science Presentation. Turn science journal in for grading.	Ocean Box pg 53		Please see note below
Geography	British Isles - Due 10/12
Key Dates	Key Dates - 1-3 - Due 9/28
Poetry	Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore stanza 1-8.

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Important Dates:

9/27 - Dogs Day/ Spirit Day/ Pizza Day

10/4 - End of 1st quarter

BLOG KEY

General:

Ch – Chapter

Ex – Exercise

L – Lesson

pg – Page(s)

Math:

TG – Teacher’s Guide

TB – Textbook

WB – Workbook

FP – Facts Practice 

Writing:

IEW- Institute for Excellence in Writing

KWO - Key word outline

RD - Rough Draft

FD - Final Draft

Reading Journal:  The reading journals will be formatted differently for the next few books. Reading and IEW will parallel one another as we explore story elements: setting, characters, plot (conflict and resolution) and themes. The journal will not have specific pages corresponding with each chapter. Students should complete any sections that pertain to the daily reading assignment.

Science Presentation: All students are required to prepare a brief science report to present to the class on Thursday, September 28.  They can pick any topic in chapters 1-3. I will encourage the class to choose a variety of topics. Student should consider the following as they prepare: what they learned, what intrigued them, how this impacts our lives, and why they think God chose to design our world this way. The presentation needs to include at least 3 thoughtful sentences.  Students should write the sentences down on note cards or a piece of paper which will be turned in afterwards. They will be allowed to use their cards/paper during the presentation but should practice looking up after each sentence. They may bring a visual aid if desired. This will be a test grade. Two presentation examples are given below:

Tides: I have been to the beach and love playing in the ocean that comes up on the beach. I learned that the reason the ocean comes up on the beach is because of tides. Low tides and high tides are caused by the moon and the earth moving. The movements of the earth and moon change how the moon’s gravity pulls on the ocean’s water. That changes the amount of water that flow onto the beach. I think that it is amazing how God made the moon effect the oceans on Earth.

Killer Whales: Killer whales are my favorite animal. They are really called orcas. Orcas live in family groups their whole lives. They are amazing hunters. They are also very smart. Many orcas are trained to perform tricks at shows. I’m surprised that these hunters can be so friendly to humans. Orcas are wonderful!