Bible- We finished up the Old Testament readings and began New Testament readings. Here are some things we read about:
Caleb- Jesus was born in a stable in the town of Bethlehem.
Adam- Also, John the Baptist was born.
Caleb- He was going to prepare the people for Jesus.
Ethan- John the Baptist went out into the desert when he was a man and ate locusts and wild honey.
Abigail- The wise men came from far away to see Baby Jesus.
We also started memorizing the Lord's Prayer (Matt 6:9-13)
Polite Moments-
1. Call people by their name and use Mr./Mrs./Brother/Sister/Aunt/Uncle because it is polite.
2. Train yourself to eat what you don't like to eat.
3. Say thank you!
History-
The Trail of Tears- More settlers were moving into America and they didn't have enough room. So, President Jackson forced the Indians to move out west to open land. But, some of the Indians did not want to go like the Cherokee, Choctaw and the Seminoles. When the Cherokee moved out west, they had to go to Oklahoma. A lot of people died on the way so it is called "The Trail of Tears".
Shaka, King of the Zulus- Shaka was a king of the Zulus, which are a tribe in Africa. He was a good king because he trained his men to fight in formations. He was a bad king because he killed a lot of people including his own people. Shaka was assassinated by his half-brother.
The Boers- The Boers were Dutch people who settled a colony on the tip of Africa. But the British took over their fort and they had move more into the center of Africa. The Boers fought against the Zulus in the Battle of Blood River.
Nat Turner's Rebellion- The slaves in the South wanted to be free. A man named Nat Turner told the slaves to rebel and kill their masters. They killed a lot of white people but the slaves were defeated and they scattered. Many slaves were caught and hung. Nat Turner fled into the swamps and hid for two months but he was also found and hung.
The Opium War- The Opium War took place in China. The British were selling Opium to the Chinese but the Chinese Emperor did not like opium because it was not good for his people. He told the British merchants to dump their opium into the ocean and told them they couldn't trade in China anymore. But the King of England did not like this so the Britain sent ships to China and attacked them. But China did have many ships or soldiers so they had to surrender and sign a treaty that was unfair. It forced the Chinese to pay a lot of money for the opium they had destroyed and they had to open their ports. Also, they had to give the island of Hong Kong to England.
Science- We read about worms- eeeewwww!
Caleb- Earthworms are very good for your garden because their castings (poop) are good fertilizer.
Ethan- There are three main types of worms: flatworms, roundworms and annelids.
Adam- Tapeworms in your body can grow up to 30 feet long in your intestines.
Abigail- Worms can get in your body. This is bad for you. Cook your meat all the way, wash your hands and drink clean water!!
Readings-
At the Back of the North Wind- Diamond is a little boy who is our main character. He meets the North Wind and has many adventures. By Abigail
Tree in the Trail- Buck and Jed escape the stampede and then Indians started to them but they ran to the peace tree which is the tree in trail. Also, wagons come up and use the tree as a post office. By Ethan
The Robe- Caleb
Kidnapped- Ethan
Animals in Danger- Adam
Dickens' Stories for Children- Abigail
Grammar- (Schoolhouse Rock)
Nouns- a person, place or thing
Verbs- an action words
Adjectives- describes a noun (rocky, wet, good)
Adverbs- describe a verb, often end in -ly (slowly, happily, sleepily)
Interjections- set apart from the sentence by an exclamation point; shows feeling (aw! yeah! ouch!)
Prepositions- tells where (on, through, in, under)
Conjunctions- connecting words (and, or, but)
Pronouns- take the place of a noun (it, he, her, them)
Subject/Predicate- Mr. Morton is the subject of our sentence and what the predicate says, he does.
Nature Study- We drew the Tulip Tree and Earthworms.
Math- review packets to get ready for testing.
Writing- Ethan finished his story. Adam was working on a writing about crocodiles and alligators. Caleb posted to his blog and narrated his history readings.
Other happenings-
-Baby cousin, Jonah, was born and we went to the hospital.
-We visited Daddy at work.
-The boys played a lot of baseball this week.
-Everyone is getting ready for our piano recital.
-Finished Science book.
-Wrapping up Spanish.
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