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Homework Survey

Greetings parents, The headmasters have asked us to do a homework survey to evaluate our homework procedures. Please take some time to fill out the short survey as we try to better serve your family. For the survey, click here . Best, Michael Naaktgeboren

Vertical Division

Greetings parents, Today, we began our study of vertical division, or long division as many call it, with remainders. Many of the students caught on quickly, especially those with strong multiplication facts skills. However, many of the students were confused by the process. Sadly, the day is only so long and we must move on to other content. Tonight, your child will have math problems requiring vertical division, but they may not have mastered the concept. That is okay, because math homework is meant to serve as a time to practice, not demonstrate mastery. I ask you to check your child's work to ensure that they are doing it correctly. I do not want him or her to practice bad habits tonight that will hinder him or her from moving forward. Many of them might need you to sit down beside them and help them. That being said, I know many of you probably haven't done long division since elementary school. We tend to lose what we do not use. Therefore, I have found a video onli...

Quarter 2, Week 3 Lessons

Greetings Parents, I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend. Here are the lessons for this week. History In history, we are beginning our study of ancient Rome. We are beginning by understanding the timeline, the Mediterranean region, the legend of Rome's founders, and its beginning. Science We began our study of the human body last week with a look at cells, tissue, organs, and systems. Today we began our study of one of those systems: skeletons. We had a brief introduction today and will work on memorizing all of the bodies major bones. Math Today we had our math test. This was a challenge for many of our students. More will be noted below. Moving forward we are learning division. Language Arts Idiom: "Eaten out of house and home" Poem: "Rain," by Robert Louis Stevenson Spalding: Learning 30 words and reviewing phonograms Literature: Chapters 7-12 in Pinocchio Writing with Ease: We are continuing our development of central idea of a stor...