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Miss Chapman received her BA and MA degrees from Michigan State University with a specialty in Language and Literacy. She has taught in both public and private school settings totaling 15 years experience.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Livingston Christian Schools 5th Grade March 15-19

Bible: As we continue to study I Samuel, students will read about Israel's first king, Saul. We will learn that Saul disobeyed God identifying his rebellious heart. We will see how the pattern of jealousy, hatred, and murder were the patterns of Saul's life. Bible Quiz 18 will be rescheduled for Thursday, March 18. The review test on lessons 1-17 is set for Wednesday, March 17. Students can prepare for this test by studying pgs. 89-93 in their Bible workbook. On Friday, March 19, students will be responsible for memorizing Proverbs 3:1-4.

Spelling: The pre-test and final test are scheduled for March 17 and 19, respectively. Students should be completing their flower encyclopedia which is due Friday, March 19. This notebook should contain a picture of the flower and a fact-filled sentence describing the plant. The spelling words are on the previous blog entry.

Language Arts: Grammar lessons will continue to provide practice in using commas and apostrophes correctly.

The summary of the Declaration of Indepedence and the three paragraph essay about one of the signers of the Declaration are due Friday, March 19. Students will also edit/revise poetry and share the final product with the class in a Publication Celebration.

Math: Concepts include classifying triangles and quadrilaterals

History: Chapter 8 history test is set for Tuesday, March 16. Students have reviewed in class and have notes from which to study.

Science: Humans impact ecosystems in many ways from logging, building development, and other human actions. Pollution affects air, water, and land. These cause reductions in populations of certain species. Governments have passed laws to protect environments. Are these laws good or bad? A science test will be coming next week.

Other:
*Monday Lasagna lunch for boys
*Math Olympics meet representatives Tuesday, March 16
*Friday, March 19 Publication Celebration (rescheduled)
*Book report due Wed., March 31 Most Wanted Poster

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