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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, May 01, 2010

Livingston Christian Schools 5th Grade May 3-7

Bible: Students groups will be preparing a short presentations about the Old Testament books of Esther and Job. We will also continue planning our chapel presentations. Quiz 24 on Ezra is set for Tuesday, May 4. Students will write the message in their own words that is communicated in Proverbs 3:1-12 on Friday, May 7.

Spelling: List 30 words are literature terms. Spelling sentences are due Thursday, May 6. The spelling pre-test and final test are scheduled for Wednesday and Friday, respectively.



nursery rhyme, literature, playwright, climax, nonfiction, descriptive, poetic, villain, heroine, legendary, novelist, dialogue, classical, manuscript, plagiarize, biography, stanza, drama, moral, anecdote, comedy, tragedy, publisher, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, narrative, allegory, metaphor, simile, pseudonym, prose, sequel, fable



Language Arts: The reading selection this week is entitled The Coming of the Long Knives, pgs. 188-203. Written from the perspective of the Native American, the story gives the reader a glimpse into the conflict between the United States and the removal of Indians from their native lands. The comprehension quiz is due Thursday, May 6.



Grammar lessons will continue to identify the parts of speech known as the pronoun.



Writing Workshop will be devoted to completing the science research report as well as writing a tall tale. The science research report rough draft is due Friday, May 7. The final project is due Friday, May 14.



Math: Concepts covered: surface area of a prism and volume of a prism



History: How did our Founding Fathers construct our government? What did they base their ideas upon? How are laws made in the United States. Sounds dull, but it's really quite exciting!!



Science: Science Research Project should be completed on Friday, May 14. It will be displayed at our prospective family open house on May 20.



Other:
*New book report selection - mystery due Monday, May 31
*National Day of Prayer event at Pinckney Park, Thursday, May 6 @ 1:30
*Friday, May 7 Progress reports home
*Return attached field trip permission slips

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