5th 6 Weeks of 5th Grade

Ginny started week 25 at the beginning of May and finished week 30 mid-June. We have 6 weeks left and will finish by the end of July hopefully. Nate transitioned to pastoring full time in May and has helped take over most of Ginny’s schooling.

In bible, we are tagging along with Joel as he finishes up some Ranger Kids material. For school, we have a book called Starting Strong and daily bible selections. We also read about and pray for a native group each week using American Indian Prayer Guide. We have a weekly memory selection of a scripture.

In history/social studies, our spines are American History: A Visual Encyclopedia and Landmark History of the American People. We do timeline once a week and current events on Fridays with World Kids.

Read Alouds were finishing up Caddie Woodlawn and Little Britches and starting Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Our poetry book for the year is How to Eat a Poem.

In Reading / LA we have Sequential Spelling 1 for spelling, Wordly Wise 3000 Book 4 for vocabulary, and Grammar Ace for grammar. She has a weekly creative assignment or project. We do a cursive activity each week as well.

Ginny read Sarah Plain and Tall, The Great Wheel, The Wright Brothers, and Thimble Summer to herself.

For Science we are working through the Discover and Do Science A science videos and experiments with Joel. This unit we read sections from Did You Know Science? and Eyewonder Weather.  She also had a weekly reading from The Story of Inventions.

Math is Horizons 4. She is still working Prodigy for some supplemental practice to help her with her multiplication/division facts. We will move straight into 5 when she is finished.

We have entered summer season. We get school done as much as possible before lunch then head to the pool to cool off and then to Connections for our afternoon program. If we have any school left, we do it then. Lots of fun, games, friends, bouncies happening.