Naaktgeboren's Class Blog

Greetings Families, It is hard to believe that there are only two more weeks of the quarter. The past couple of weeks have been hard as a class. More and more students are finding it difficult to control some of their behaviors. Come to find out, it is a trend in the school and a trend that has been the case for the past few years. We have now lived together as a class for long enough that we don't always stay on our best behaviors. Just like a real family, the students are starting to bother each other more than they had been. As we go through the last couple weeks of the quarter, I'm doing what I can to encourage virtuous behaviors. We've spent some time reading books over the past couple of weeks to help us reflect on noble living and thinking. If you would like, ask your child about the books we are reading. Last week, we read about the right time to do good, who is the most important, and what is the good thing to do. Today, we read about having a gonna-get-it-done...

Greetings Families, I hope you have a great weekend. Here are the lessons for week seven of the third quarter. No School Monday - Presidents' Day Lessons Writing/Grammar : Students will continue to edit prior papers during week seven. The goal is to have these papers ready for publication during week eight. History : The American Revolution started with some setbacks to the Colonial Army, but things would turn in time. In history, students will learn how the war effort was going and about major battles like Saratoga and hardships like Valley Forge. Literature : In literature, students will continue to learn about Nat's adventurous life in Carry On, Mr. Bowditch  and will spend some time studying the different parts of a ship. Math : Having learned decimals to the thousandth place this week, next week students will learn how to round decimals to the one-decimal place (the tenths place). After that test, students will review for a cumulative test covering material...

Greetings Families, Here are the lessons for week six. Lessons Writing/Grammar: Students will be reviewing grammar and looking at past papers. History: Students will learn about how things turn to war between Britain and American and the great declaration. Literature: Students will continue to read Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. Math: Students will be tested in the hundredths place on Tuesday and will then start learning the thousandths place. Poem: Students should continue to work toward memorizing "Paul Revere's Ride." Greek and Latin Roots: Students will be assessed roots 1-66 on Wednesday. Science: Students will learn about the rock cycle and weathering and erosion. There is a meteorology review quiz on Wednesday. Spalding: Students will learn 20 new words this week in Spalding. Schedule Monday: Field Trip to Arizona State Capitol Tuesday: Math Test - Hundredths Place Wednesday: Greek and Latin Roots Review Check (1-66) Wednesday: Meteorology Revie...

Greetings Families, As you no doubt heard, 4B took gold in Arete's fifth Athletic Field Day. I'm very proud of my class's effort and the way they encouraged one another. I think my favorite event was the tug of war. Probably the most difficult event because of the stress on your hands and legs, I could see the fight in their eyes to not give up and quick. They just kept pulling and pulling. They had relentless effort and even in pain, they remained relentlessly positive. Here are some pictures . Please send more if you have some you would like added.  Given their tremendous effort, I canceled homework for the weekend. This led to me pushing the planned science test back to Tuesday. We reviewed the study guide on Thursday so they should be prepared. Here is the Quizlet if you would like your child to use it. NO SCHOOL FRIDAY Field Trip Chaperones Our field trip will be next Monday, February 11, 2019. We will be going to the Captial Museum. If you are interes...