Tuesday, December 15, 2020
See you on 1/11 & 1/12!
I'll have an optional Zoom meeting for parents on January 7th at 11:00 to talk about the new schedule, answer questions, etc. Meeting ID - 303 590 1198
NO ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE OUR NEXT CLASS! :-)
If you missed our Zoom class on 12/14 & 12/15, here is a video link to the Farm Fusion portion of the day!
Monday, December 7, 2020
Things to do for 12/14 & 12/15's Zoom Class
Announcements
December Tuition is Past Due
I am so sorry, but we WILL BE ZOOMING IN NEXT WEEK. We have an interactive class with activities the kids can do as a class, even though they are at home.
Class begins at 10:00am Zoom Code- 303 590 1198
Don't forget your craft supply bag!
I really, really, really didn't want to. But, based on what I'm seeing in Fayette County Schools, the church next door which just closed due to cases, and what the numbers look like at Piedmont Fayette, I just cannot risk messing up Christmas for any of us. (Basically, my OWN kids wouldn't be coming next week... and so, if I don't feel WE should risk messing up Christmas plans, I don't feel it's right to host class in person.) I am trying SO hard to make things as magical as possible, and please know that I will never make the decision not to meet in person unless it was needed. Thank you SO MUCH for bearing with me through all of this!
12/20-1/9 – Christmas Break
2/15-2/18 – Winter Break
4/5-4/9 – Spring Break
5/13/21 – Last Day of Classes
Handwriting
- Please complete the following pages. Please make sure you are focusing and taking your time, just like you would do in class! Creating good handwriting habits takes more than once a week practice.... you need to work on it every day. :-)
- Print - pages Complete up to page 34
- Blue Cursive Book - Complete to page 58
- Red Cursive Book - Complete to page 41
Science
- Here are some Brainpop videos and activities on hibernation:
Grammar
- We have studied common nouns, proper nouns, and adjectives. In our last Zoom class, I also mentioned ARTICLES. I told you a short poem. "Articles are little words. You need know only 3. The articles you need to know are: a, an, the."
- In our online class, we will have an activity together on common nouns, proper nouns, adjectives, and articles. Review them with your parents if you need to!
Farm Fusion
- Alright, Zoomers!! I really would LOVE to hear your Christmas stories! You can write it about the farm if you'd like, but you don't have to. Here are some pictures to get your imagination flowing!
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
For 12/7 & 12/8
Announcements
December Tuition is Due
Christmas Break - 12/18-1/8
**We
have quite a few students that will be out the week before Christmas
for travel, germ-precaution, etc. Because of this, we are
bumping our Christmas Hot Cocoa Celebration up to Dec 7 & 8. If
you need an alternative milk or alternative cocoa mix due to allergies,
just bring it in that morning and our baristas can make it happen! We'll have marshmallows, whipped cream, non-dairy whipped cream, candy canes, mini-chocolate chips, and caramel syrup for toppings.
It's getting COLD!!! Be sure to dress in layers and wear coats, hats, gloves, etc so we can go outside! Hats and gloves get lost easily.... put names on tags if possible. Thanks!⛄
Farm Fusion Story Ideas
Let's see which class does the best job writing their stories this week! Here are some ideas for you--
- We have a new bunny on the farm. She is a lop, and her name is Ponyo. Write about this new bunny's first days on the farm. Do you think she is nervous? Or is she excited? Be creative!
- The temperature is dropping and it is COLD!!! What do you think the animals think about ice and snow? Write a story about it!
- The chickens are FINALLY laying eggs! We talked a lot about different ways to get chickens laying again. Write about what we did and how it worked.
- As always, you can get creative and write about anything you'd like. We LOVE to hear your stories!
For those who missed the Zoom class, here is a link to the craft project that we completed with your paper bag of supplies!
Handwriting-
- Be sure to practice your handwriting all the time! Start letters at the top and work on creating good habits! We'll get back into the book when we return to class.
OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENTS
- For those in Zoom class, here is the sheet that we used in our lesson on the globe. If you'd like, see if you can find each of the coordinates on the map!
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving! See you on Zoom 11/30 & 12/1!
Announcements
Thanksgiving Break - 11/24-11/27
Zoom Only - Nov 30 & Dec 1
MEETING ID -- 303 590 1198
We'll begin at 10:30!
Christmas Break - 12/18-1/8
**We have quite a few students that will be out the week before Christmas for travel, germ-precaution, etc. Because of this, we are bumping our Christmas Hot Cocoa Celebration up to Dec 7 & 8. If you need an alternative milk or alternative cocoa mix due to allergies, just bring it in that morning and our baristas can make it happen! We'll have marshmallows, whipped cream, dairy-free whipped cream, peppermint, & chocolate chips as toppings.**
Each of you were given a brown paper bag. It's stapled shut, and it contains everything you'll need for our Farm Fusion craft! If you were absent and need to get yours, just let me know!
If you are not planning to Zoom, don't worry-- I will post the instructions via Google Classroom!
Farm Fusion Stories
- You guys come up with the BEST STORIES!!! If you need some ideas for next week, here are some to get the creativity flowing:
- You met Rosy the Turkey in class. Write a story with Rosy as the character.
- We
talked about how the young Whiting Blue chickens moved into the same
coop as some of the silkies. They have totally different
personalities! Write a story about these coop-mates.
Handwriting
- Please just work on your handwriting as you complete your parent-assignment homeschool lessons. Work on correcting bad habits daily!
Extra OPTIONAL Activities
Turkey Addition
Turkey Word Search
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/holiday/thanksgiving-wordsearch2_WMQND.pdf?up=1466611200
Monday, November 9, 2020
Due 11/16 & 11/17
Announcements
Class Drop-Off is 8:45-9:00 / Pickup 2:30
Thanksgiving Break - 11/24-11/27
Zoom Only - Nov 30 & Dec 1 (times will be posted)
Christmas Break - 12/18-1/8
**We have quite a few students that will be out the week before Christmas for travel, germ-precaution, etc. Because of this, we are bumping our Christmas Hot Cocoa Celebration up to Dec 7 & 8. If you need an alternative milk due to allergies, just bring it in that morning and our baristas can make it happen! We'll have marshmallows, whipped cream, dairy-free whipped cream, peppermint, chocolate chips, etc. as toppings.**
Farm Fusion Stories
- You guys come up with the BEST STORIES!!! If you need some ideas for next week, here are some to get the creativity flowing:
- Yet again, I had to order more scoops for our morning chores. Write about "The Mystery of the Missing Scoops"
- We talked about how our dogs and donkey don't get along very well. Use this in a story!
- We talked a lot about adjectives. Write about an animal here on the farm... but don't say what animal it is! Use adjectives to describe the animal and we will guess to see if we can figure it out!
Handwriting
- Monday Class
- Print - pages Complete up to page 31
- Blue Cursive Book - Complete to page 55
- Red Cursive Book - Complete to page 38
- Tuesday Class
- Print - up to page 31
- Blue cursive - up to page 55
- Red cursive - Up to page 37
Native Americans
Brainpop Video-Native Americans
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/nativeamerica/americanindians/
Native Peoples of the Woodlands - Exploring Our Past
Grammar
- We learned more about adjectives in class. Adjectives tell us:
- What kind?
- Which one?
- How many?
- Whose?
- Point out adjectives in books or sentences this week. If you'd like, click here for a fun game! Just feed the flies to the ADJECTIVE spiders!
- If you liked that game, try this one on NOUNS. We've already learned about common and proper nouns in class. Feed the worm to the NOUN fish!
Math
Multiplication-Times Tables songs
Monday, November 2, 2020
Due Nov. 9th & 10th
Announcements
November Tuition is due!
Reminder for all class days-- Class begins at 9:00. Please help me out and avoid dropping off too early. My helpers don't arrive before 8:45, and drop-offs seem to be showing up earlier and earlier each week. I promise, I will schedule free times for kids to play during the class day... no need to arrive early to play! :-) Stated drop-off time is between 8:45 & 9:00. Thanks!
Our last day of class before Thanksgiving Break is Monday, 11/23.
As stated in last week's Covid Report, we will be ZOOMING in the week after Thanksgiving! Some people will be visiting, traveling, eating with families, and this will give us a nice buffer before returning to class! I am doing my best to help our program prevent the dreaded "Two Week Quarantine".... especially during the holidays!
Farm Fusion
- We learned about adjectives in class. The afternoon class also learned about similes and onomatopoeias. Try to use some of these in this week's story!
- Here are some story ideas to get you thinking!
- The goats were out this week! Write a story about a run-away goat!
- I told you that I put lights on timers out in every single chicken coop to try to get the hens to lay eggs. At 4:00 in the morning, it looks like Las Vegas out there! See if you can use that in a story! :-)
- What do you think the animals would be thankful for? Choose an animal and write about it from their point of view.
- Come up with your own story!
Handwriting - Parents, especially of students in cursive... please help with at-home assignments! The goal isn't to get it done, but to use this time to improve, learn new letter formation, and fix bad habits. Thanks!
- Monday Class
- Print - pages 26-28
- Blue Cursive Book - p. 51-53
- Red Cursive Book - p. 34-36
- Tuesday Class
- Print - pages 26-28
- Blue Cursive Book - pages 51-53
- Red Cursive Book - pages 31-34
Optional Activities that Correlate with our Lessons:
Brainpop video on Arachnids
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/arachnids/
Try the quiz after watching the video
Brainpop video on Spiders
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/spiders/
Try the quiz after watching the video
Brainpop Video on Similes - https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/sentence/similes/
Monday, October 26, 2020
Due 11/2 & 11/3
Announcements
November Tuition is due!
Our last day of class before Thanksgiving Break is Monday, 11/23.
Farm Fusion
- Thank you so much for sharing your Farm Fusion stories in class! We love hearing them!
- For next class, try one of these ideas (or come up with your own)!
- Our dogs are ALWAYS barking at the barn cats! Use these animals as characters in your story.
- I told you about how I had TWENTY-TWO silkie roosters to get rid of! I came up with some really funny ideas of things someone could do with 22 silkie roosters... make a football team, team them to sing and make a silkie choir, put on a silkie play... there are so many silly ideas! Write a story about all of these crazy, fluffy roosters!
Science
- No science this week!
Grammar
- We learned about common and proper nouns in class. Here are a few resources to review them at home.
- Parents, this video is long. You may want to break it up into sections throughout the week.
- Here is a BrainPOP video on Common and Proper Nouns. There are also activities that go along with the video! id-255q pass-brainpop
- For those reading/typing well- Play this common/proper noun quiz game.
Handwriting (please remember to bring your book back to class!)
- MONDAY
- Print - Complete pages 21-23 at home. I will check them in class!
- Blue Cursive Book - Complete p. 46-48
- Red Book - Complete pages 29-31
- TUESDAY
- Print - Complete pages 21-23 at home. I will check them in class!
- Blue Cursive Book - Complete p. 46-48
- Red Book - Complete pages 27-29
Monday, October 19, 2020
Due 10/26 & 10/27
FALL PARTY ON MONDAY/TUESDAY!!!
Parents- Kids can wear costumes if they'd like. (You can being a change of clothes if needed.)
Also, feel free to bring in a treat to share. If you'd like to bring in a snack to share, here are some guidelines:
Monday - avoid nuts, soy, and corn (tree nuts and pecans)
Tuesday- Gluten and Dairy-free options would be greatly appreciated! We have quite a few in this class with gluten and dairy issues!
Those in Bucket Drumming Class... don't forget your drum!
Farm Fusion (optional... but awesome!)
- We talked about nouns today in class. Feel free to check out the "Nouns" section below to learn more!
- Ideas for your Farm Fusion Stories:
- We talked about how the donkey and horses got into the rye and clover seeds before we could plant them! YIKES!!! You can use this in your story this week, if you'd like!
- Halloween! Write any farm story that is related to Halloween.
- Mrs. Christi read a story that used rhyming words. See if you can write a short little story that rhymes like a poem!
- Try a Star Wars themed story! We have Han and Chewie (the karakachan dogs) protecting our farm... I can see great adventures in FARM WARS! 😁
- In the Tuesday class, I pointed out that a student did a GREAT job using quotation marks in his story. Here is a BrainPop video and activities on quotation marks! id-255q pass-brainpop
Handwriting-
Don't forget to bring your book back to class!! Also, if you were
absent and missed some pages in the book, you can work on those pages as
well, if you'd like.
- Monday Class--
- Printing Power Books-- complete pages 17 & 18.
- Blue Cursive Kickoff Books-- complete pages 43-45
- Parents-
use the print pages at the beginning of the book if you feel that your
child needs extra help creating good printing habits.
- Red Cursive Book-- Complete pages 26-28
- Tuesday Class-
- Printing Power Books- work on page 20
- Blue Cursive Kickoff Book - pages 43-45
- Red Cursive Book - pages 22-24
Nouns (optional)
- Check out this BrainPop video on nouns.
Remember, they can be a person, place, thing, or idea! (Don't let
ideas trick you... if you can "have" it, it's a noun. So, "happy
cannot be a noun... but "happiness" IS a noun. You can HAVE happiness, but you cannot have "happy"!)
Science (optional)
Monday, October 12, 2020
Assignments for 10/19 & 10/20
We'll have a fun fall celebration the last week of October! Feel free to send kids in costume!
Although we are going to try to avoid sweets, feel free to bring in any healthy snack that you'd like to share with the class! (cheese/crackers, fruit, veggies, etc) We have a LOT of food allergies/sensitivities, but these safe foods will be fun and festive!
PLEASE put your name or initials on the tag of your Freebird Farm Hoodie, if you have one! They all look the same, and I can't tell whose are whose when left behind!
Farm Fusion
- Your stories have been wonderful! Keep up the good work!
- For this week, here are some ideas to spark your imagination-
- We talked about different types of trees and leaves in class. Write a story that involves tree, falling leaves, nature walks, leaf piles, etc.
- Write a story about all of the cats on the farm. (Ruff-Nut, Tuff-Nut, Mrs. Chippy, and Simon.) You can write it as a story OR as a comic!
- Write a story about the family of guineas that wanders the farm. :-)
- We made a Venn diagram during class to compare and contrast two different animals on the farm. Make a new Venn diagram to compare and contrast two things if your choice!
Handwriting (by initials)
WR - practice cursive letters a, g, d, and c. Work on connecting them in different ways, even if they don't make real words. ;-)
AR- practice words such as that, hatch, chat, tag, had, cat, and That. Also, work on lowercase cursive f.
ES and TH- Work on upper and lowercase cursive F. Practice words such as felt, face, and fact.
BH, EB, and AL- Practice words with lowercase t. Make sure your t is tall! It should touch the top line. Also, make sure your lower case a starts at the middle line and not the bottom! Work on words such as act, coast, too, toss, and scoot.
SW, HF, SP, MM, & AZ - work on writing the following words (or any combinations of letters that we've worked on so far!) cap, gap, catch, pat, path, patch, hag
IB- Practice cursive lowercase h (remember to drop all the way down and give it two "legs"!). Then, work on writing the following words (or any combinations of letters that we've worked on so far!) cap, gap, catch, pat, path, patch, hag
EP, SH, KK, TT, KD, TS, & BM - keep working on letters that start like the letter "c". Practice making words that contain the letters a, c, d, g, and q. Here is a sheet that you can use!
Science/Geography/Social Studies
- If you did not complete it in your class, work on the map activity in your folder. Click here if you need a copy! (I also included the sheet from our in-class nature walk for anyone who missed class and would like to do it at home!)
- Watch the Brainpop video about the compass rose.
- Here is a song about direction!
- We talked a lot about leaves in class. Here is a song about autumn!
Math Skip Counting Songs!
In class, we are learning skip counting songs! We've learned the 2's and 3's so far. Practice them at home. We'll work on them throughout the year. (I'll keep the link at the top of this site!)
Parents, although you are working on math at home, I would love to give supplemental, fun math lessons/games in class. In class, we played an addition (subtraction for some) card game. See if your child can show you how to play!
Monday, October 5, 2020
Assignments Due 10/12 & 10/13
If you are in BUCKET DRUM class.... don't forget to bring your drum and sticks!
Parents- we are working on handwriting in our books in class. At home, please work on correcting your child if he/she starts letters incorrectly. When I see specific problems, I am texting/emailing parents directly so we can target each child's individual printing issues! ;-)
Please remember to have your child bring his/her folder to class. Monday class students have green folders, and Tuesday class students have yellow folders. We are working on being organized and responsible, and the folders are part of the plan! Thank you!
Keep working on starting your letters at the TOP when you print!
Optional At-Home Activities
Bat Facts for Kids
Bat Echolocation Song
Map Skills Song
Farm Fusion
- I would LOVE to hear more of your stories next week!
- Use your addition or multiplication chickens & eggs to help you learn math facts!
- Addition students-- see if you can get faster and faster making ways for the hens to make 10! Memorizing these facts will help make things easier when you get to math in upper elementary!
- Multiplication Students-- match the multiplication facts to the correct hens.
- Did you like learning about fractals in class? Want to learn more? Here is a sheet you can use!
Monday, September 28, 2020
Assignments due 10/5 & 10/6
Announcements-
Tuition is due next week!
If you're sending in a check, just have your child drop it in the metal box beside the door on their way in. Thanks!
If anyone would like goat's milk soap, just text/email your order, and I'll have it ready for you at pickup! Click here for info.
If you'd like to sign up your child for the Bucket Beats class, here's the link! The class begins 10/5 & 10/6, and pickup time is 3:00. Please sign up as soon as you can, so Mr. Nate can know how many buckets/sticks are needed. Thanks!
Fall Party will be held on the last week of October. Students will celebrate (in costume if they'd like) during their normal class time.
Farm Fusion Story-
- Thank you SO much for sharing your Farm Fusion stories with the class! I think the animals on the farm feel famous when they get to be in your stories!
- Here are some ideas to help inspire you this week:
- We talked a lot about snakes and how they eat eggs. See if you can use this in a story!
- We held some chicks and guinea keets in class. Make them characters in your story!
- The goats broke out of the fence this week... That could be a GREAT story starter! 😀
Handwriting-
- PRINT- Parents, we are working hard on remembering to start letters at the top. Please keep an eye out and make corrections as needed!
- When making letters r, b, h, m, and n, practice starting at the top and "bouncing" off the "floor". ;-)
- When writing your Farm Fusion story, practice making sure that your letters fill in the space. We talked about how sometimes we make letters too short to ride the rides at Six Flags. LOL! Sometimes, we also make our letters jumping off of the "floor". If you'd like, you can use the farm fusion story to help practice forming your letters.
- CURSIVE- practice creating words using the following letters:
- t, c, h, a, g, d
Optional Home Activities...
Click on the following link for a Brainpop video on Amphibians (is- 255q pass-brainpop)
https://www.brainpop.com/
- Here's a great Wild Kratz video about frogs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Click on the link below to learn how to draw a tree frog:
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