What We Are Learning
READING:
Arnold/Barker/Hill: These classes are reading "Mr. Tucket". This story follows the adventures of a young boy traveling west with his family on the Oregon Trail. He is captured by Indians and is rescued by a mysterious one-armed mountain man who teaches him how to survive in the west.
Dobbs: This class is currently reading "Sign of the Beaver". It is a story about a young boy in 1760s America. He must stay behind and protect the family homestead while his father goes and gets the family and brings them through the wilderness. It is a difficult time for Matt. He has many adventures and befriends an Indian tribe that help him survive.
SPELLING:
Our Spelling Units will be a variety of exercises based on vowel sounds, suffixes, plurals and other spelling patterns. The units will be assigned on Mondays and will be due on Thursdays. Unit 1 will be: Lesson 6: Long e; Lesson 7: Short u; Lesson 8: "oo" words; Lesson 9: Plural Words; Lesson 10 "el" words.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
In L.A. , we are studying four (4) types of sentences and Simple/Compound Subjects and Predicates. We are also working on our Writing Skills.
MATH:
In Math we are studying Analyzing Data, Graphs, Choosing the Correct Graph, and Ordered Pairs.
SS:
In SS we are studying the Causes of the Civil War, the Civil War and Reconstruction.
SCIENCE:
We are studying Managing the Earth - Flood Control, Countour Plowing, Terraced Farming and Effects of Flooding, Beach Erosion, & Soil Erosion.
