Jonathan has been tasked with continuing his work on different Pokemon types. Jonathan chose his next subjects which were normal, psychic, and water type Pokemon. I informed Johnathan that I needed him to make sure that he uses his own poses but use reference to make sure that the characters had all of the details that were required. He took progress pictures of his work and sent them to me so that they could be added to his webpage.

Religion: Today Jonathan read Glory Be to The Father from his prayer booklet in his We Believe textbook. We then reviewed the digital flashcards from Unit 4. This includes words such as Eucharist, altar, and gospel. Language Arts: For grammar today, we discussed verb tense, sentence type, and practiced proper capitalization and punctuation in our daily language review. We then moved to literature with our new novel, Ghost Town at Sundown (Magic Tree House #10). In our shared reading we worked on reading fluency and pausing with punctuation. We read chapters 1-3. The Old West brings a unique setting and vocabulary. Jonathan drew his interpretation of the setting and we generated 5 adjectives to describe it. We looked at pictures and looked up information on prairie, spurs, a map of the US to see the west, and a map of Santa Fe, NM traveling to Fort Worth, TX as is the setting for this story. We completed discussion questions after each chapter including three cause and effect elements of one of the chapters. Jonathan took a pre-test on his challenging novel-based spelling words. This list includes words such as tombstone, beneath, and whinny. Finally, we reviewed Jonathan’s writing piece based on the prompt in which a boy discovers that his pet can talk. Jonathan told a nice story, however he drifted off the prompt and only had the dog say one word. He then started writing about trying to play with him. We discussed rewriting and making sure he stays true to the prompt. He was concerned about not knowing how to write to show the animal talking. We discussed ways he can reflect that without having to use quotation marks. I told him that I could help directly quote the pet in a few spots as he writes. He began a new draft for this assignment.

Jonathan began his lesson by studying the three types of coral reefs: the fringe reef, the barrier reef, and the atoll. Jonathan drew a very complete coral reef. He put in the animals that were in the discussion development. Jonathan reviewed the definition of photosynthesis. This was part of a previous lesson, but needed review. Jonathan learned the meaning of Atoll. The atolls of the Moldives off of India were studied to see how they look and how they are formed. Jonathan learned the meaning of parasite, commensilism, and mutualism. He studied the relationship of the clownfish and the sea anemone in the coral reef. Jonathan watched a video which explained that the clownfish allows himself to be gently stung by the anemone. After a short while, the clownfish grows a protective coating over its scales. This enables the clownfish to enter into the anemone where it picks up bits of algae and food from the sea anemone. The sea anemone also benefits because the clownfish cleans up its waving projections so that they can filter more water for food. Jonathan made a scene using a pond scene and black line animals that were cut out. He placed the animals on the pond scene. The discussion was around the subject of producers and consumers. Jonthan learned that the process of photsynthesis and the sun's energy sustains all life. He learned that the producers use sunlight to make their own food. They are the food source for the consumers. Jonathan worked at producing the food chain within the pond habitat. He showed that the bear would eat a duck or a fish. The fish might eat the algae at the edge of the pond. Jonathan could see that the hawk would eat a fish which is sustained by algae. The understanding was that all life depends on the plant's ability to do the process of photosynthesis in order to sustain all life.

Draw a folded drawing of wild animals who like mud.

Jonathan created his last poster for urban communities. He drew detailed pictures that represent the urban communities. He added words for the positive reasons to live in the city and the negative reasons. Jonathan created a poster that gave people in the city ways to take care of it and reduce pollution.

Jonathan reviewed adding with decimals by completing multiple problems using a menu for a bakery. Jonathan applied his skills to figure out if he had enough money to buy specific items together. Jonathan reviewed fractions by watching a fraction song on youtube. Jonathan created fractions and added fractions by creating fractions on paper. Jonathan listened to a story on YouTube and applied his fraction skills to the story. Jonathan wrote down the fraction of guests in the hotel throughout the story.

Jonathan has been tasked with continuing his work on different Pokemon types. Jonathan chose his next subjects which were dragon, steel, bug and flying type Pokemon. I informed Johnathan that I needed him to make sure that he uses his own poses but use reference to make sure that the characters had all of the details that were required. He took progress pictures of his work and sent them to me so that they could be added to his webpage.

Religion: This morning Jonathan read Evening Prayer from the prayer booklet in his textbook. We then reviewed the vocabulary for Unit 3 with a fun word scramble activity. Language Arts: This morning our daily language review focused on proper nouns, possessives, and commas in a list. We then jumped right into literature and finished reading the last three chapters of our novel, Dolphins at Daybreak. After reading each chapter, we worked through comprehension and critical thinking questions. Our vocabulary today focused on the words: clinging, chattered (talked), and dawn, which we first discussed using context clues and then clarified the definitions as needed. We worked on identifying key details in the text. In our shared reading, we worked on reading fluency, with particular focus on stopping at periods as well as reading the correct pronoun as he tends to mix these in oral reading. Jonathan also took his spelling test for his novel-based spelling words. He scored 5/12 on the pretest and showed great improvement by scoring 11/12 today after several days of using the words! He also got the bonus words (oceanographer and mysteries) correct. To enrich our literature topic, we read an article entitled, Dolphins on Duty. We read how the U.S. Navy has used animals to serve as spies. They are currently training dolphins to find underwater mines using their skills of echolocation and deep diving capabilities. We watched a short informational video about bottlenose dolphins that accompanied the article. (This activity was provided through Scholastic Learn at Home, grades 3 – 5). Additionally, we enjoyed watching some live webcams of various marine life as provided by The Georgia Aquarium. We saw live beluga whales, gators, California sea lions, puffins, penguins, and the large fish tanks. Finally, Jonathan continued writing his story about a boy whose pet can talk. He finished the story right as our session ended. We will review and go over his writing in our next session.

Jonathan started his lesson by preparing his drawing page to include a marine biome. Jonathan drew a hammerhead shark and a squid. On the back of his page, Jonathan wrote about the three levels of the ocean: the sunlit, the twilight, and the midnight zone. He wrote the dimensions of these zones and what types of sealife grows in each. Jonathan learned that 90% of the Earth's oceans are described as the Midnight Zone. Jonathan wrote vocabulary words on his flashcards for : plankton, kelp, and phytoplankton. Each of these types of algae in the ocean were reviewed by a website or discussed with detail. Jonathan started work on a fresh water biome as well. He learned the vocabulary word: estuaries. Jonathan reviewed the term: photosynthesis as the process that plants do to make their own food using sunlight. Jonathan made a flashcard for this word also. Jonathan added to his knowledge of the marine life and ocean floor topography. We discussed the depth of the Mariana Trench as being 36,000 feet. Jonathan then looked at the website for the height of Mt. Everest which is 29,029 feet. This gave a good example of the depth of the Mariana Trench if it were turned right side up. Jonathan made a flashcard for bioluminescence. We discussed how this is a chemically produced method that fish in the Twilight Zone can use to make light. Jonathan took vey good notes.

Review and rebuild all the martial arts techniques we have done so far. Add jack and Pushup between each set.
Finish with Breakfalls.