Curriculum Guide for the Week of January 7- 11

Date: Jan. 7, 2013  

These are the subjects and content area the students will be studying this 

week.  Please make sure that your child goes over these areas of study with 

you.  

Virtue of the Month: Courage. * 

Saxon Math: Lessons 66-69 and Assessment 12 on showing three- and four- 

digit numbers using base ten blocks, subtracting 3 and 4, following a recipe, 

setting a dial and determining elapsed time identifying the missing addend in a 

“some, some more” story, and subtracting two-digit numbers.  * 

Science:  Sound and Hearing- what does sound travel through?, vibrations, the 

speed of sound, and pitch.  We will go to the Ocean Beach Library for a 

Sound Science Workshop put on by The Rueben H. Fleet Science Center 

on Wednesday at 12:45!  * 

History:  Start the Unit of Ancient Rome- Lessons 1 and 2 on the Legend of how 

Rome began, Religion, and Roman style.  * 

Socratic Seminar: Lesson 8 – Pandoraʼs Box- a tale from Greece on curiosity.  * 

                                                           

Religion: Session 11- on Jesus sends the Holy Spirit, Saint Katharine Drexel, 

and the fruits of the Holy Spirit.  The children will memorize: Galatians 5:22 – The 

Fruits of the Holy Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, 

faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.   

Literature: Read and discuss stories from the book Children of the Earth and 

Sky.  Go over the saying, “ When in Rome do as the Romans do.”  * 

English:  Journal writing. Phonics- Lesson 14 – on suffixes.  We will start Cursive 

handwriting letters I, t and a and o.  Grammar - Prefixes and suffixes.  * 

Vocab./ Spelling: Vocab. Unit 5 on definitions, synonyms and antonyms on 

words, completing the sentence and word associations. Vocab. Test on Friday.  

Spelling Lesson 14 Test on Fri. on spelling words with suffixes.  * 

Art: Finish making Indian Masks and make Indian necklaces. Make Snowmen.  * 

 Check white envelope for: Reminders, information for Jan., Field Trip form to 

USD Nursing Lab, and corrected work to be filed in their 3 ring binders.   

Reminders: A half day of school is on Friday with dismissal at 12:00 and 

Free Dress.  Have a super week! 

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