Dear Families,
The year has begun and it is full steam ahead. I have been blessed with a great group of students and look forward to a wonderful year. They are a talkative bunch with a lot of energy, and I look forward to channeling that enthusiasm into great discussions and a real love for learning. Thank you for allowing me to take part in your great efforts of developing great hearted individuals who live virtuous lives in pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty.
Quarter 1, Week 2 Lessons
I wanted to remind you that the assessments we took this
week were pre-tests to give us baseline data. These assessments will not
be factored into the students’ grades.
Assessments at a Glance
Monday - none
Tuesday - none
Wednesday - Little House on the Prairie Quiz- students will have a study guide
Thursday - History Quiz
Friday-Science Quiz
We will have a math assessment next Monday, August 24th.
Poem
Recitation will be on Friday September 4th. Students are expected to recite the
poem on that day. The criteria will
be as follows:
Posture (stand tall, face forward, no fidgeting, arms
hanging loosely at sides)
Voice (volume, consistent speed, inflection and intonation)
Confidence (absence of ums and pauses, eye contact, complete
recitation)
Please help your scholar practice at home!
"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
BY ROBERT
FROST
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
Literature
We will continue reading Little House on the Prairie. On Wednesday we will have a quiz on
chapters 1-6. By the end of the
week we will have finished chapter seven, “The Wolf Pack”. Please ask your student to summarize what they
have been reading in class with you.
Here are some other questions you can ask your scholar:
What is your favorite part?
Which character is your favorite? Why?
Do any of the characters show a core virtue? How do they show it?
What have you learned from reading the book so far?
What do you think is going to happen next?
Were you able to make any personal connections to the story?
Spalding
We will continue working on cursive hand writing and will
begin our Spalding rule
pages.
Grammar/Writing
We will be discussing synonyms, antonyms, and analogies this
week.
Science
We will continue discussing the scientific method. We are
going to cover
independent and dependent variables, conduct another
experiment, and prepare for
Friday’s quiz.
History
We will continue on the topic of geography. We will go into latitude and longitude
as well as the Equator and Prime Meridian. Then we will review and study for
Thursday’s quiz. We will begin looking at the compass rose
and discussing
directions after our quiz.
Math
We will continue with the important topic of place
value. Students will deepen their
understanding of numbers by manipulating, comparing,
ordering, and rounding
numbers up to 10,000.