Naaktgeboren's Class Blog

Greetings Families, I want to wish those who celebrate Christmas a Merry Christmas and people of other faiths and traditions a joyous holiday season. I hope that this winter break has provided your family with a little more time to enjoy one another and to reflect on the great blessings provided to us. Two thousand, eighteen was a great year, and I'm looking forward to what is to come in 2019. I also want to say thank you for the generous gifts extended to my family and me by so many of you. It is my great pleasure to serve your children as their teacher, and I am looking forward to starting the second semester with renewed vigor to help them move toward intellectual and moral virtue. I am so proud of the achievements so many of my students have made this year thus far. For example, the class average went up in every subject except math from the first to second quarter. And the small decline in math (less than to percentage points) is usual as the fractions unit is usually th...

Greetings Families, There are no clubs this week, and tutoring is canceled due to the half days. Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Greetings Families, It is hard to believe that this is the last week of the semester. We are almost halfway through the year. This week will be a little different due to its shortness. There are no tests an quizzes this week, but there will be homework on Monday night. There will be no homework on Tuesday night and the break starts Wednesday and is an R&R. I will provide an optional winter break packet for students interested in completing it. The same rules will apply. Students who complete any of it will receive extra credit for what they complete. Students who complete the whole packet will be invited to a pizza lunch. Needs Over the break, the cleaning crew will be cleaning the inside of the students' desk. Therefore, every student needs to bring in four plastic shopping bags or two more heavy duty reusable bags. Students will bring their reusable bags home after the break. Winter Party Students will be enjoying the winter party this Wednesday. Ms. Allgood has s...

Greetings Families, I hope you have enjoyed the weekend. It is hard to believe there are only eight days of school left with two of those days being half days. Here are the plans for the last two weeks. Lessons Math : The rest of the semester will be spent reviewing and mastering prior material. The only thing left to teach is how to add and subtract mixed numbers. This includes regrouping in subtraction. Here is an example. 4 1/2 - 2 3/4 = 4 2/4 - 2 3/4 = 3 6/4 - 2 3/4 = 1 3/4 The Unit 1-3 Cumulative Test is Friday. Literature : Students will end their reading of Robin Hood  this week. They will have a few days to complete some of the book long assignments such as the STEAL sheet, summaries, and setting documents. They will also be completing a document to understand a story's plot as a class. Poem : Students will be asked to recite "The Flag Goes By" this week. Poem recitations happen as time allows so I do not know what day each student will go. ...

Greetings Families, Due to my after-school responsibilities coaching girls basketball, I must dismiss tutoring at 3:35 on Tuesdays and 2:35 on Wednesdays. The students will go to the MRP or playground as they do for regular dismissal. Students who are not picked up by 3:45 on Tuesdays or 2:45 on Wednesdays will be taken to the office and are subject to the afterschool penalty. It is imperative that you arrive on time at 2:35 on Wednesdays and 3:35 on Thursdays to prevent paying this penalty. In addition, the same rule applies to families with children who depend on Prep siblings to pick them up after school. If the Prep sibling does not arrive at the gate by 2:45 on Wednesdays or 3:45 on Thursdays, the family may have to pay the late pickup penalty. Lastly, if you wish to have your Prep student, or any person other than yourself, pick up your child, their name must be given to the front office. If your Prep student is picking them up, a walking waiver must also be completed. ...

Our Archway Arete library has officially launched, and we are looking for volunteers to help students check out books.  Sign up here to serve! Our class, 4B, will visit the library on the following dates. December 6 January 18 February 22 March 22 April 12 May 10

Monday Unit 3, Chapter 6 Math Test - Fractions of a Set Wednesday Greek and Latin Roots Review Check (45-47) Thursday Math Quiz (Factors, Negative Numbers, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Improper Fractions) Science Quiz (Chemistry Review Quiz) Friday Spalding Quiz

Greetings Families, There are only two more full weeks of the quarter. It is hard to believe that the time has passed by so quickly. As we enter into these last few weeks, it is important that students remain vigilant with respect to their studying and work. It is easy for students to become undisciplined when the winter break is so close. Below are some notes for you to be aware and the lessons for this week. Late Homework There are a number of students who still have a number of missing assignments. Students who are missing work must have it turned in by Friday, December 14, 2018 . If students have missing assignments that require a worksheet, they should request these before school or during the morning recess. Parents may also request them via email. Missing Homework - Recess Failing to complete homework has become a major issue for many of my students. As a result, starting in the third quarter, two new procedures will take place to help correct this issue. First...