DATE: January 30 – February 3 (January reading logs are due! February logs are attached.
MEMORY: 8th commandment is due on Tuesday and the meaning of the 8th commandment is due on Thursday.
SPELLING: dog, sled, mush, musher, team, Alaska, Wyoming, Searchlight, Doc Smith, Willy, Grandfather, husky, trail, parka, snow, Iditarod.
READING: We will be reading the book, Stone Fox for the next few weeks. The book is about a 10 year boy named Willy, and his dog, Searchlight, who enter the National Dogsled Race to help save the family farm. We will have vocabulary words and questions for each chapter.
ENGLISH: We will be proofreading sentences each day. The sentences will be about the Iditarod.
RELIGION: Jesus calls His disciples. He calls each of us to walk with Him and share His love with others.
MATH: Most students have been very successful on their multiplication speed drills. Speed drills will continue on Monday with 10, Tuesday with 11, and Wednesday will be EXTRA CHALLENGE 12. Retests will also be on Wednesday.
We begin Chapter 7 (pp. 176 – 189) on probability this week! Some students find this a refreshing change from multiplication!
SCIENCE: Complete Chapter 3. Vocabulary: individual, offspring, pupa, chrysalis, larva, egg, tadpole. Test will be the week of February 6th.
SOCIAL STUDIES: “Moving West”. Vocabulary: explorer, frontier, pioneer, territory
In the weeks ahead:
We will study the state of Alaska and learn about the Iditarod race, a dog sled race that will begin on Saturday, March 3rd. The mushers will travel 1150 miles from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. We will each choose a different musher, learn his/her biography, and then track his/her journey across Alaska. There are endless websites about this race. Go to www.iditarod.com to learn more. Any parents interested in contributing to our classroom subscription to Iditarod Insider and the GPS tracking system for the class, please let me know. A description follows:
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Dates to remember:
February 14th – Decorate a box and bring your valentines to share.
February 16th – Helen Keller book report is due.
February– trip to the KinderKonzert at Performing Arts Center. Tickets have been reserved for: A. Showalter (2), A. Fangman, P. Blunt, C. Riddell, and E. Jones.
March 3rd – the Iditarod begins! We’re off to Alaska!
March 4th – All choirs sing in church for National Lutheran Schools week.
March– trip to Lutheran High School for a “creation presentation”.
March 25th – All choirs sing in church for the organ dedication.
April - all day trip to Mt. Gilead one room school in Kearney, MO. Students will dress in period clothing.
April 14th – Gathering at Seward, Nebraska. Looks like 3rd grade has a wonderful response to this special event. Looking forward to seeing you there!
May- trip to Kaufman Stadium for “Day at the K”, a weather show and Royal’s baseball game.
Please ck out the days of field trips in your note in your Friday folders.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy!