Greetings Families,
I hope you are enjoying your weekend. It is hard to believe the first three weeks of school have come and gone. Yesterday, I sent out my first group of invites for math tutoring after school. If you did not receive an email regarding this, your child at current is not invited to attend. If your child is struggling through math concepts at home, please let me know. I can work with your child before school or during first recess.
Here are the lessons for the week.
History: This week in history students will continue their study of the countries of Europe. They will look more closely at the early Middle Ages with a study of the split of the Catholic Church and the effect that this had. They will learn about the contributions of monks and nuns, and how books were written. The week ends with a study on Charlemagne.
Science: Having successfully completed the unit on chemistry, students will review their notes, and the class will have one final discussion on the topic. They then begin their study of electricity. The prior knowledge of atoms will come into play as they consider what a charge is, and how static electricity is produced. They end the week with a lab that will help them consider what makes something a conductor or insulator.
Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will master the noun and verb, and begin classifying and diagramming sentences. In literature, we will go deeper into the mines with Curdie and Princess Irene. This week, students will continue to discuss characterization.
I hope you are enjoying your weekend. It is hard to believe the first three weeks of school have come and gone. Yesterday, I sent out my first group of invites for math tutoring after school. If you did not receive an email regarding this, your child at current is not invited to attend. If your child is struggling through math concepts at home, please let me know. I can work with your child before school or during first recess.
Here are the lessons for the week.
Lessons
History: This week in history students will continue their study of the countries of Europe. They will look more closely at the early Middle Ages with a study of the split of the Catholic Church and the effect that this had. They will learn about the contributions of monks and nuns, and how books were written. The week ends with a study on Charlemagne.
Science: Having successfully completed the unit on chemistry, students will review their notes, and the class will have one final discussion on the topic. They then begin their study of electricity. The prior knowledge of atoms will come into play as they consider what a charge is, and how static electricity is produced. They end the week with a lab that will help them consider what makes something a conductor or insulator.
Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will master the noun and verb, and begin classifying and diagramming sentences. In literature, we will go deeper into the mines with Curdie and Princess Irene. This week, students will continue to discuss characterization.
Math: In math this week, students will continue to look at factors and multiples, with a focus on finding common factors and common multiples. We will spend some time reviewing these on Thursday and students will take their second assessment on Friday.
Assessments at a Glance
Friday: Spalding and Math Tests
Best,
Michael Naaktgeboren