I would like to invite you to visit the Mixed-Up Files hall display. Students wrote creative mysteries based on the novel, The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. This display will be up for the next couple of weeks. The stories are quite fun and creative!
English
Verb Lessons 14-15 grade on Tuesday, Jan. 18
We have completed the Verb chapter and will do a chapter review on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Verb Chapter Test on Thursday, Jan. 20
Spelling Lesson 21 grade on Wednesday, Jan. 19
Sign of the Beaver
Students will work in groups to prepare for class discussion on Ch. 5-10 on Tuesday and Wednesday. I will review these chapters on Thursday.
Sign of the Beaver Ch. 5-10 grade on Friday, Jan. 21.
After the Ch. 5-10 grade, students will be assigned Ch. 11-15.
Wordly Wise
We will prepare Lesson 8 this week. Students will do A, B, C, D, and E for Lesson 8.
Lesson 8 grade on Tuesday, Jan.25
Writing
Our next focus in writing is Persuasive writing. Students will choose a land animal and gather facts and a picture of this animal from the internet. Parents, please be observant as your child gathers this information from the internet. Many students have already gotten their facts and a picture. If your child cannot print fact sheets and a picture at home, they should let me know so I can help them do this at school. Students will write to persuade someone to adopt their animal. I will be giving them specific guidelines for this piece of process writing which should be in their Writing Folders. We will begin on this writing project after testing out of Verbs.
Bible
We will be doing Lesson 17, The Prophet Jonah. The scripture is Jonah 1-4, and we will be doing Bible Guide pages 65-67. Jonah was afraid that the people of Nineveh would repent and that God would show mercy so he ran away to Tarshish on a ship because he did not want to do what God wanted him to do. Jonah was thrown overboard to calm a storm caused by God's anger and spent 3 days in a great fish. In the story of Jonah God teaches us that His commands are to be followed as given. God will lead us if we let Him.
Lesson 17 grade on Friday, Jan. 21
Valentines
Students may want to go ahead and purchase or make valentines. They will need to give valentines to everyone in their homeroom, and they may also give valentines to any close friends in other classes if they like. We will provide information on a Valentine party later. We just wanted to give you a heads up to get Valentines.
Congratulations to all of the Auburn fans for a job well done!
Have a great week-end, and don't forget that Monday, Jan. 17 is a holiday!
Gidget Smith
