Week 24

We made it through the end.  Hooray! Congratulations to everyone for a job well done. It has been an honor and privilege working along side all of you as we encourage the love for learning to our kids.  Thank you very much for all your support and encouragement throughout the year.

Thank you, Mrs. Asimos for the review on the orchestra and the composers.  Hans Christian Andersen once said, "Where words fail, music speaks." It has been great learning about the different composers in the Classical and Romantic Period.

New Grammar
History: Song - CC CD
I briefly discussed what Apartheid meant and how difficult life was for the non-whites in South Africa during that time.  We also talked a little bit about Nelson Mandela. This is a good site to check out to learn more about apartheid.

English: Song  - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
The kids know what an interjection is, so I ask them to give examples of interjections. Wow!

Science: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I had an illustration on my board (see photo below) on the different units used to measure electricity. I used flow of water as an analogy for electric current.  If you want to read more about the subject, check out this site.

Math: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy5
The kids did not have a problem with this law.

Latin: Song - CC CD
Review of the Future Perfect Tense.  I just reminded them to be very careful with their pronunciation of words especially "erunt", "erant", and "erint".

Presidents: Song - CC CD
Thank you for letting the kids listen to the sog ahead of time.  It made it easier for them to remember all 45 presidents.  If you want to read a little bit more about the presidents, check this out.

Geography: Song - CCC NoGreaterJoy
We went over the five countries for South Africa. The kids were getting their tongue twisted with Namibia and Botswana. Just keep reviewing.

Thank Mr. Herson for the testing of the egg protectors.  It was so cold outside when we were testing the egg protectors, I was not sure if that is a big factor why the egg did not break. The kids did a wonderful job. Congratulations, Caroline.

Review
Thank you very much to all the parents who were there to help with the review.  We were able to cover all subjects from Week 13 to 24.  In my email, I mentioned all the things that we've observed during the review.  I hope it will help you as you prepare them for Memory Masters next week.

Auction
Thank you for bringing in gifts for the kids.  They had a wonderful time and I was glad to see them happy with what they have accomplished. I was even happier to see how they learned to share their gifts with their classmates. What a blessing to see!

Verse
Congratulations to the six children and three parents who memorized the whole Chapter 6 of Ephesians.  I am hoping the parents are going to match the six (we are half way there).  It has been an exciting journey doing the whole chapter with all of you. One verse a week and here we are in Week 24 and we've memorized the whole chapter.  After MM, Dawn and I will start memorizing the Book of James, our goal is to memorize one chapter a month.  We are hoping to be done by the end of September (5 months, 5 chapters).  If anyone is interested to join us, let me know. We will be each other's cheerleader. Thank you for helping reach our goal!

I enjoyed the time I've spent with your kids, and I feel like they are all mine.  Thank you for sharing your kids.  See you all next week for MM!

Sincerely,
Zabrina