Sparks Class Show & Tell

Starting next Monday, November 4th, the Sparks Class will have an opportunity for Show & Tell. It will begin right after Opening (about 9:20-9:25) and the kids will have an opportunity to use the restroom before going to class. Anita will lead the Show & Tell, giving our Sparks Tutors a few more minutes to get set up for class. The kids will be in their classrooms around 9:45 each week.

The topics will be posted each week, and children are encouraged to share something in that category, along with some discussion ideas. These ideas are not given in order to give you an extra lesson to teach, as I know many of us already have a full schedule. However, an informal conversation will help your get an idea about some things he/she would like to say about the item he/she brings.

The topic for Monday, November 4th:

Bring your favorite book

Discussion ideas to help your child be ready to present. 

What is the title/name of the book?

What is the story about?

Who is the story about (main character)?

What is your favorite thing about the book?

Mid-Year Parent Meeting - Please Read!

There will be a mid-year planning meeting on:

Friday, November 8th @ 11:00 a.m.

This meeting is optional, but it is highly recommended that elementary parents attend.

We will be discussing curriculum ideas for future cycles (not this school year), as well as any smaller modifications we may want to make to elementary class structure when we come back after Christmas.

Since this is a daytime meeting, we expect you will come with your children. Weather permitting, we will be outside on the fenced-in playground area so the kids can play while we discuss our ideas. Please bring a bag lunch or snacks for your kids since it will be around lunchtime.

Elementary Week 7

Geography

Europe Lesson 11-12: Austria * Hungary * Lichtenstein * Switzerland

Timeline
Architectural advances in Rome * Rome rises to world power * Fame of Julius Caesar * Egypt falls to Rome * Reign of Caesar Augustus * Birth of Christ * Ministry of John the Baptist

History Sentence
In 1517, Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by printing the Ninety-five Theses that made Pope Leo X excommunicate him. Later, John Calvin joined the reformation.

Bible
Ephesians 6:7 - With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men.

Science
What are the 5 kinds of stars?
Giants, Dwarfs, Variable, Novas, Neutron

Latin

casa (house)

murus (wall)

porta (door)

fenestra (window)

Grammar
Possessive Adjectives:
my, your, his/hers/its, our, your, their

Math
Skip counting 13
Rapid Recall Math Facts:
11 + 2 = 13 / 2 + 11 = 13

7 + 7 = 14

8 + 7 = 15 / 7 + 8 = 15

Costumes Optional!

Don't forget this coming Monday, October 28th, you can wear a costume to co-op!

We also plan to have some fall treats there to share at lunch. If you have a favorite you'd like to bring, free free!

AMERICAN HISTORY- WEEK 7

AMERICAN HISTORY-WEEK 7

Week 7 assignment due October 28, 2013

In addition to your reading and memory verse for Unit 7, please complete the assignments below.  Prepare to turn them in next week and be ready to discuss in class.

Middle School and High School:

Answer the following questions.  Please remember to answer in the way we talked about in class.

Questions on Marbury v. Madison

1.  What is the relationship between the Constitution and legislative acts?

2.  What is “the province and duty of the judicial department”?

3.  Who must decide if two laws are in conflict?

4.  Marshall said that a law repugnant to the Constitution is what?

Questions on Narrative of the Life of David Crockett:  (Book should be completed this week)

1.  Describe the lifestyle that Crockett lived.

2.  How was his lifestyle different from yours?

3.  What would have attracted you to Crockett’s lifestyle?

4.  What would have kept you in the city?

5.  How was fun mixed with harsh conditions on the frontier?

6.  Describe one humorous incident Crockett relates.

7.  What was the importance of having neighbors on the frontier?

8.  What skills did Crockett have that you don’t have?

9.  How is Crockett’s description different from the perception you had of the frontier?

10.  What did you enjoy about Crockett’s writing style?

We will be reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass starting in Unit 8. 

Elementary Week 6

Geography

Review

Timeline
Prophets of God * Roman Republic developed * Persian Wars * Pericles and the Peloponnesian War * Greek Philosophers * Nehemiah and the Jewish return * Alexander the Great * Alexander the Great conquers Egypt

History Sentence
During the Renaissance period, from 1350-1600, DaVinci was a famous inventor, Shakespear was a famous play write, Michelangelo was a famous artist, and Copernicus was a famous scientist.

Bible
Ephesians 6:6 - Not with eye service, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

Science
What are the six forms of pollution?
Noise, Air, Water, Land, Thermal, Radioactive

Latin

mensa (table)

sella (chair)

stylus (pencil)

liber (book)

Grammar
Possessive pronouns:
mine, yours, his/hers, ours, theirs

Math
Skip counting 11 & 12
Rapid Recall Math Facts:
8 + 4 = 12 / 4 + 8 = 12

6 + 5 = 11 / 5 + 6 = 11

6 + 6 = 12

Updated Calendar Available

There is an updated weekly calendar posted as a file on our Facebook Group. If you would like a copy emailed to you directly, please send a request to EdmondWCA@gmail.com.

Field Trip Monday - No Scheduled Classes

This coming Monday we will suspend regularly scheduled classes for all ages in order to attend the Oklahoma History Center's annual Home School Day. When we return to regular classes on Monday, Oct. 21st we will continue with Week 6. The following information is from the OHS Website:

The Oklahoma History Center will host our 5th Annual Home School Day on Monday, October 14, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. 

Home School Day at the History Center is designed to offer family learners the chance to participate in a program specifically designed for mixed age groups. Activities run throughout the day allowing participants to stop by any time. The museum will offer a hands-on adventure into Oklahoma’s past. Visitors can explore the museum with the help of gallery guides, follow along with our scavenger hunt, take part in hands-on demonstrations, and enjoy a variety of historical interpreters. Visitors will find activities and demonstrations throughout the galleries. 

Home School Day is designed for family learners and home school groups to come, experience, and do! No registration is required. Best of all, admission to the program is free. The museum offers a number of outdoor picnic areas or you can drop by the Winnie Mae Cafe during your visit for lunch. 


If you'd like to attend with the WCA families, we will meet at 10:00 a.m. just to the right of the front doors. If it is raining, we will meet indoors. For directions or other information, please visit their website at http://www.okhistory.org/.

American History - Week 6 Assignments

American History - Week 6 Assignments

You should be reading Narrative of the Life of David Crockett.  If you are having trouble obtaining the book, you may read another biography about him.  A "juvenile" book would be acceptable.

Please work on the memory verse every week and make notes in your binders regarding how the verse applies to the history we are studying.  We will discuss Monday.

I have assigned very few questions since I am late in posting them.  (I've been on vacation with my parents from California.)

Please answer the following questions:

Questions on George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation:

1. In the Thanksgiving Proclamation, what did Washington say it was a duty to do?
2.  For what did he want Americans to give thanks?
3.  What did he want Americans to ask God for?

Questions on the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

1.  What assurances do the resolutions give?
2.  What do the resolutions say about the Alien and Sedition Acts?
3.  What does the Virginia Resolution encourage the other states to do?
4.  What does the Kentucky Resolution say is the rightful remedy to unconstitutional laws?

We will hopefully have a little entertainment next week.  I will bring School House Rock on DVD next week.  If you don't know what it is, ask your parents.

Elementary Week 5

Geography
Europe lesson 9-10: Lithuania * Belarus * Netherlands * Beligum * Luxembourg

Timeline
Davidic Kingdom * Solomon's Reign * Israel divides into 2 kingdoms * Homer & Greek mythology * Olympics * Founding of Rome * Greece colonized / democracy begins * Israel & Judah fall

History Sentence
During the 100 Years' Ward, Joan of Arc and King Charles VII led the French to defeat England at the Battle of Orleans. In the late 1340's rats carrying the Plague killed one out of 3 Europeans.

Bible
Ephesians 6:5 - Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Science
How do animals react to environmental change?
Adapt, Migrate, Hibernate

Latinpuella (girl)
puer (boy)
vir (man)
femina (woman)

Grammar
Objective Pronouns:
me, you, him/her/it, us, you them

Math
Skip counting 9 & 10
Rapid Recall Math Facts:
5 + 5 = 10
7 + 2 = 9 / 2 + 7 = 9
2 + 9 = 11 / 9 + 2 = 11

Middle/High School American History Week 5

AMERICAN HISTORY-WEEK 5

Week 5 assignment due October 7, 2013

In addition to your reading and memory verse, please complete the assignments below.  Prepare to turn them in next week. (That means, “Please do the work.”)

SO SORRY I’M LATE GETTING THIS TO YOU!  I’ve assigned less work because of it.

Middle School and High School:

Write a two-page paper (1 page for middle school) on the importance of the Bill of Rights and how protecting the rights listed there is essential to maintaining freedom in the United States.