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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.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

April 19-23 Livingston Christian Schools 5th Grade

Bible: The next books of the Bible we will investigate are I and II Kings. These two books focus on the lives of Elijah and Elisha, prophets of God. We will see that after King Solomon, the nation of Israel divided into two kingdoms which was a fulfillment of God's discipline when Solomon chose to follow other false gods later in his life. As a result of Solomon's leadership, the entire nation suffered. This reminds us of the importance of godly leaders in our nation, towns, schools, and families. Will you be that leader in the place where God has placed you? Quiz 22 is set for Tuesday, April 20. Proverbs 3:1-12 will be tested on Friday, April 23.

Spelling: List 28 words are weather and climate terms. Spelling sentences are due Thursday, April 22. The spelling pre-test and final test are set for Wednesday and Friday, respectively.

thermometer, temperature, humidity, evaporation, forecast, weathervane, moisture, tornadoes, blizzard, cyclone, typhoon, hurricane, atmosphere, ice crystal, precipitation, turbulence, hazy, deluge, balmy, lightning, blustery, tropical, tempestuous, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, drought, jet stream, arid, barometer, hygrometer, condensation, Celsius scale, Fahrenheit.

Language Arts: The reading selection this week is entitled Nat Love, pgs. 168-177. This non-fiction reading highlights the life of a western cowboy. What happened to these men when the era of the "great wild West" came to a close? A comprehension quiz is due Thursday, April 22.

Grammar lessons will focus on the part of speech called the pronoun.

Writing Workshop time will be partially devoted to organizing the science research project. The other portion of the time students will work on another tall tale based on one of the reading stories from our Western Unit. The due date for the tall tale will be flexible as our focus will be on the research project right now.

Math: Students will be instructed in identifying the circumference of a circle, the area of a circle, constructing angles, and classifying solids.

History: We will review chapter 9 material on the Revolutionary War for a test on Monday, April 26.

Science: Students have designed and planned a science research project. The next step is complete the observations and collection of data. This week students need to have found three resources to read about their topic that will help them generate the research portion of the project. These resources can be library books, articles, or internet sources and must be availabe at school by Wednesday, April 21.

Additionally, we will study why the earth experiences the different seasons, including vocabulary such as solstices and equinoxes.

Other:
*Study analogy definitions
*Book report book - newspaper report form
*National Day of Prayer, Thursday, May 6 @ 1:30 - walking to Pinckney Park to pray for our nation and adopted local business. Parents are encouraged to come to hear our students prayers to God!!!!
*5th Grade will be hosting two chapels at the end of May. Plan NOW to attend these special events.

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