Week 6

This week mark the end of first quarter of CC.  Hooray for everybody!  Ellie, we missed you. Happy Birthday!

I was so happy to see the kids excited about their presentation.  Thank you so much for the effort and time you put in to preparing your presentation every week.  Next week's presentation - Art exhibit! Show us all the artwork you've done this quarter.  Tell us your favorite and why.  Have fun finishing all your art work.

Science with Mr. Reeser was fun.  Magnets and iron fillings - what more can you ask for?  If you want to learn more about magnetic this is a good site to visit.  Enjoy!

New Grammar
History: Song - CC CD
I briefly told them about Renaissance - when, why and where. I also told them about the Renaissance Man, daVinci. We discussed a little bit about Shakespeare, Michelangelo and Copernicus as well.  If you want to read more, visit this, this, this, this, and this.  That is a lot of this - these...hahaha.

Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy
We discussed about the different kinds of pollution and the kids shared a lot of examples.  If you want to read more, visit this site.  We need to go to the next step - to help save the environment.  Visit sustainablebabysteps.com to learn more.  Have fun!

English:  Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned about possessive pronouns by forming sentences.  This is mine.  This is yours. This is theirs. I told them we will distinguish it with possessive pronoun adjectives next week.

Latin: Song - CC CD
Review of last week's memory work.

Timeline: CC CD
We briefly reviewed what was taught during the opening ceremony.  Review, review, review. (somehow, I feel like I have to repeat it three times to stress it).

Math
We went over the 11 and 12 multiplication table.  We had to keep going back over and over again for the 12's.  We are getting into the more difficult part of the multiplication tables. Keep on... Don't give up.

Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
Mountains (chocolate chips).  The kids know their geography really well. Good Work!

Fine Arts
This week is the culmination of what we learned in Fine Arts the last six weeks. The children designed their own coat of arms.  If you want to add more details to their work, you can visit this site.  I reminded them that this is not a race.  The first one done does not win the race. We want our work to be great, and great work needs time.  I would still encourage them to finish all their artwork for their own fulfillment and for their portfolio at the end of the year. Next week, we begin with our Tin Whistle/Music Theory for Fine Arts. Please make sure that the children have their tin whistle with them.  Thank you!

Review was fun. They tested each other and it seems like everyone is doing really well. Keep on reviewing your memory work - one quarter done three quarters to go. Congratulations to everyone for doing a great job.

Have a wonderful rest of the week.

Sincerely,
Zabrina