Greetings Families,
Each year, I am amazed by the generosity of the families that make up my class. This year, day after day, Mrs. Geyer and I have been gracious gifted by the presence of your child and it is reward enough to see them grow in mind, in deed, and in virtue. Yet, in addition to the great honor you give to us by allowing use to be your child's teachers, in different seasons throughout the year you bless us with additional acts of kindness. This past week has been another example of your benevolence. We are so thankful for your kind gifts of flowers, and candy, and food, and gift cards. Even more so, our hearts are filled with joy as we read the kind letters written by your child, and even some by your own hand. Thank you for your immense charity.
Below are the lessons for the week.
Assessments at a Glance
Friday: Spalding Assessment & Great Hearts Singapore Assessment
Lessons
I hope you have a great weekend. Thank you again for your support and care.
Each year, I am amazed by the generosity of the families that make up my class. This year, day after day, Mrs. Geyer and I have been gracious gifted by the presence of your child and it is reward enough to see them grow in mind, in deed, and in virtue. Yet, in addition to the great honor you give to us by allowing use to be your child's teachers, in different seasons throughout the year you bless us with additional acts of kindness. This past week has been another example of your benevolence. We are so thankful for your kind gifts of flowers, and candy, and food, and gift cards. Even more so, our hearts are filled with joy as we read the kind letters written by your child, and even some by your own hand. Thank you for your immense charity.
Below are the lessons for the week.
Assessments at a Glance
Friday: Spalding Assessment & Great Hearts Singapore Assessment
Lessons
General Announcements
- Wednesday afternoon we will reenact the Punic Wars on the football field with water balloons! There will be solid ground rules to ensure the safety of all students and we will be throwing from a distance. They may come home a bit damp, but we will hopefully prevent them from getting completely soaked!
Language Arts:
We will continue reinforcing our diagramming and classification skills in grammar. We will continue reading about Ancient Greece in our The Story of the World writing exercises. We have almost come to the end of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, many of the scholars are already looking
forward to reading the next book in the series next year. Reading groups Monday will consist of a craft activity.
History:
This week we will be discussing the Massachusetts Bay Colony and what life was like in Puritan communities. We will also be learning the history of Rhode Island and begin learning about the middle colonies. We are giving out a study guide on Monday, which can be filled out as we go this week. The study guide is to be completed and turned in on May 17th. We will be having the final history test of the year on Friday, May 20th!
Science:
This upcoming week will be an exciting one in science as students are introduced to the wonders of the sun as they consider nuclear fusion and the tremendous heat it creates. However, we will, I hope, be humbled by seeing how small our sun is, and us with it, when compared to some of the larger stars in the universe. At times, we struggle with thinking to highly of ourselves, but when we consider the great vastness of the heavens it should lead our souls to reflect on our finite nature. Other topics discussed during the week will include constellations and how to orienteer by the stars. We will finish the week by discussing what happens to some of the larger stars in the universe when their lives end, namely blackholes, and we will try to rectify some of the misconceptions that surround them.
Math:
Math:
In math, we will spend our time reflecting on what we have learned up to this point by reviewing different content as we prepare for the Great Hearts Singapore assessment. This assessment will not count toward the grade of the students, but is a way for Great Hearts to evaluate the implementation of the Singapore method across the network. It is also a way for the Archway Arete headmasters to evaluate individual teachers. This is something students should try to do their best on, but like AzMERIT, something that should cause them little to no anxiety.
I hope you have a great weekend. Thank you again for your support and care.
Best,
Michael Naaktgeboren