Greetings Families,
I hope that your family has enjoyed the weekend and are enjoying Martin Luther King Day today. On Friday, we briefly discussed Martin Luther King and his important contribution to the American Dream, a place where all people are treated equally, without concern of one's skin color. We are blessed at Archway Arete to be diverse in our heritage, having students with ancestry from all over the world, while being unified in the pursuit of goodness, truth, and beauty, and anchored by our nine core virtues. In a small way, the dream of Rev. King is exemplified at Arete, where students are not judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue the classifying and diagramming of sentences. In Literature, students will continue the reading of Prince Caspian.
Science: During week 2, scholars will continue their look at plate tectonics, including the theory of Pangaea, and will finish the week with a look at earthquakes. On Tuesday, January 17, students will have a quiz over what they learned during the first week. On Thursday, January 19, students will have a review quiz covering what they learned during the chemistry unit. Looking ahead, the Monday and Thursday quizzes of week 3, January 23 and 26, will be review quizzes on the what they learned during the electricity unit.
- January 17, 2017 – Science Quiz – Geology
- January 18, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 4 Chapter 3 & 5 – Perpendicular and Parallel Lines, Quadrilaterals
- January 19, 2017 – Science Quiz – Chemistry Review Quiz
- January 19, 2017 – History Project – Europe Project Due
- January 20, 2017 – Greek and Latin Roots Quiz
I hope that your family has enjoyed the weekend and are enjoying Martin Luther King Day today. On Friday, we briefly discussed Martin Luther King and his important contribution to the American Dream, a place where all people are treated equally, without concern of one's skin color. We are blessed at Archway Arete to be diverse in our heritage, having students with ancestry from all over the world, while being unified in the pursuit of goodness, truth, and beauty, and anchored by our nine core virtues. In a small way, the dream of Rev. King is exemplified at Arete, where students are not judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Week's Lessons
Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue the classifying and diagramming of sentences. In Literature, students will continue the reading of Prince Caspian.
History: In history this week, students will continue their study of Arizona. The test formerly scheduled for Friday has been moved to Monday to allow more time for the projects. All projects are due on Thursday, including the trifold poster, country essay, and reflection essay. Students who present on Friday do not need to bring in their costume, food, or structure until the presentation date.
Students should be prepared to give their presentation on the date assigned. I will be emailing out the schedule for the presentations here shortly. Due to the names of children being on the document, I did not want to post it here. Students' presentations should be between 3 to 5 minutes long. Students are expected to present to the class without reading. The trifold poster should display the content of their presentation and students may turn around to look at the poster, but should not present with their backs to the class. I recommend that students plan their presentations and rehearse them in the nights prior to their presentation. Parents may also want to give feedback prior to their in-class presentations. As time constraints are present, long presentations will be cut off.
The presentation blocks are broken down into 30-minute blocks. Parents are invited to attend their child's presentation. However, please plan to arrive at the beginning of the block and to say until all the students in the block have presented. This is to allow for quicker transitions and respect for the presenters. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Math: Students will continue their study of geometry in math this week. They will focus on perpendicular lines, parallel lines, quadrilaterals, triangles, and circles. Students will have two math tests this week: Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday's test will cover perpendicular lines, parallel lines, and quadrilaterals. Friday's test will cover triangles and circles.
Important Dates
- January 17, 2017 – Science Quiz – Geology
- January 18, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 4 Chapter 3 & 5 – Perpendicular and Parallel Lines, Quadrilaterals
- January 19, 2017 – Science Quiz – Chemistry Review Quiz
- January 19, 2017 – History Project – Europe Project Due
- January 20, 2017 – Greek and Latin Roots Quiz
- January 20, 2017 – Spalding Test
- January 20, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 4 Chapters 6 & 7 – Triangles and Circles
- January 23, 2017 – History Test - Arizona
- January 20, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 4 Chapters 6 & 7 – Triangles and Circles
- January 23, 2017 – History Test - Arizona
- January 23, 2017 – Science Quiz – Electricity Review Quiz
- January 24, 2017 – MAP Testing
- January 26, 2017 – Science Quiz – Electricity Review Quiz
- January 26, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 5 Chapters 1 & 2 – Area and Perimeter
- January 27, 2017 – Spalding Test
- January 27, 2017 – Grammar Test
- January 30, 2017 – Science Quiz – Life Science Review Quiz
- February 2, 2017 – Science Quiz – Life Science Review Quiz
- February 2, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 6 Chapter 1 – Decimals
- February 3, 2017 – Spalding Test
- February 6, 2017 – Science Quiz – Geology
- February 8, 2017 – Bring in Book: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
- February 9, 2017 – Science Quiz – Life Science Review Quiz
- February 9, 2017 – Grammar Quiz
- February 10, 2017 – Half Day
- February 10, 2017 – Spalding Test
- February 13, 2017 – Science Quiz – Meteorology Review Quiz
- February 14, 2017 – Great Hearts Day
- February 16, 2017 – Picture Day
- February 16, 2017 – Science Quiz – Meteorology Review Quiz
- February 16, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 6 Chapter 2 – Decimals
- February 17, 2017 – Spalding Test
- February 20, 2017 – President’s Day
- February 24, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 6 Chapter 3 – Decimals
- February 24, 2017 – Spalding Test
- February 25, 2017 – Fun Run & Family Picnic
- February 28, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 6 Cumulative – Decimals
- March 3, 2017 – Spalding Test
- March 6, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 7 Chapter 1 – Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- March 10, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 7 Chapters 2 & 3 – Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
- March 10, 2017 – Spalding Test
- March 13-20, 2017 – Spring Break
- January 24, 2017 – MAP Testing
- January 26, 2017 – Science Quiz – Electricity Review Quiz
- January 26, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 5 Chapters 1 & 2 – Area and Perimeter
- January 27, 2017 – Spalding Test
- January 27, 2017 – Grammar Test
- January 30, 2017 – Science Quiz – Life Science Review Quiz
- February 2, 2017 – Science Quiz – Life Science Review Quiz
- February 2, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 6 Chapter 1 – Decimals
- February 3, 2017 – Spalding Test
- February 6, 2017 – Science Quiz – Geology
- February 8, 2017 – Bring in Book: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
- February 9, 2017 – Science Quiz – Life Science Review Quiz
- February 9, 2017 – Grammar Quiz
- February 10, 2017 – Half Day
- February 10, 2017 – Spalding Test
- February 13, 2017 – Science Quiz – Meteorology Review Quiz
- February 14, 2017 – Great Hearts Day
- February 16, 2017 – Picture Day
- February 16, 2017 – Science Quiz – Meteorology Review Quiz
- February 16, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 6 Chapter 2 – Decimals
- February 17, 2017 – Spalding Test
- February 20, 2017 – President’s Day
- February 24, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 6 Chapter 3 – Decimals
- February 24, 2017 – Spalding Test
- February 25, 2017 – Fun Run & Family Picnic
- February 28, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 6 Cumulative – Decimals
- March 3, 2017 – Spalding Test
- March 6, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 7 Chapter 1 – Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- March 10, 2017 – Math Test – Unit 7 Chapters 2 & 3 – Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
- March 10, 2017 – Spalding Test
- March 13-20, 2017 – Spring Break