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Week of December 15 to 19

What We Learned this Week: Bible:  We have started the King David unit this week. We learned that Saul's family grew weaker and weaker as David's family and fame only grew and became stronger. We saw Jerusalem become David's capital, and we studied the story of David bringing the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem with much celebration. The King David test will happen sometime in the mid to late week of January 12 to 16. To provide ample study time, I am providing the English study guide here . This study guide is meant for the parents to help support and guide their student's learning. I am providing the Spanish study guide here , and the students will get their hard copy on Monday, January 5. Lastly, here is the link to some Blooket test review games.  Math:  This week, we began our new unit. The students simplified expressions, determined if two equations were equal to each other or not, solved for an unknown variable in an equation, wrote related subtraction and...

Week of December 8 to 12

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What We Learned this Week: Bible:  The students reviewed for the King Saul test and took the test. Next week, we look forward to starting the King David unit.  Math:  We reviewed for the Unit 3 Division Test this week, and the students took the test. Next week, we will start Unit 4 which deals with equations and word problems.  Reading:  This week, we used a web chart and an idea / detail chart to describe the topic of our non-fiction books. We provided details about its characteristics; those details included adjectives and other words / phrases that describe. Writing:  The students shared their planning (a table of contents containing chapters) for their literary non-fiction book with a small group. They practiced using a teaching voice as they shared their ideas. We ended the week by focusing on one chapter and developing ways to describe the main idea. The students used boxes and lists in order to do so. We are getting to the drafting stage of our writi...

Week of December 1 to 5

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What We Learned this Week: Bible:  T his week, in Bible we learned how David, his men, and their families fled to Philistia to get away from King Saul. David earned King Achish's trust and was assigned to live in the city of Ziklag. While living there, David carried out raids and eventually destroyed the Amalekites. We also studied the story of King Saul and the witch of Endor. Saul wanted to know the outcome of the upcoming battle with the Philistines, so he consulted the witch. During the consultation with the witch, Saul learned that God had definitely cut him off and that he and his sons would die in battle the next day. King Saul and his sons did indeed die during Israel's battle with the Philistines, and David and the Israelites mourned the deaths of King Saul and Jonathan. The test is scheduled for Thursday, December 11 . The study guide materials were provided before the Thanksgiving break. I am including the study guide links for your convenience. The English study gu...

Week of November 24 and 25

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*This is going to be a detailed blog this week. Sorry about that!*  What We Learned this Week: Bible:   We will be finishing this unit at the end of the week of December 1 to 5. The test will happen most likely near the end of the week of December 8 to 12. In order to provide ample time to study, I am including the link to the  English study guide . The English study guide is meant for the parents to help guide their student's studying at home. I am providing the link to the  Spanish study guide  as well. The students will receive the paper copy of the Spanish study guide before the Thanksgiving break. Additionally, I am providing the link to the  Blooket  review games. The questions are modeled off of the test questions.   Math:  The students practiced long division this week. Students are encouraged to practice long division at home over the break to keep up on the skills they have learned. We have been studying 3 digit by 1 digit long...