Week 10

We miss you again, Julia, but we hope you are having fun.

We learned new music, and hopefully we will all be able to perform all music for our Christmas program. 

Presentation
I was blown away because the kids had all their poems memorized.  Congratulations! Keep up the good work.  Next week's presentation is Persuasion: Choose a topic you feel strongly about. Persuade your audience to change their beliefs or behavior in some way.

New Grammar
Math
We practice the squares with and without skip counting.  Keep practicing at home.

English - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned the verb "lie" and we differentiated it with "lay".  The kids are really struggling with lie and lay , so it would be a very good idea to practice this at home.

Science - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I briefly discussed the parts and function of the respiratory system.  The kids are struggling with the pronunnciation of pharynx and larynx.  Please take note of this.  If you want to read more, check this out.

Latin - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned another Latin rule - articles. I reminded the kids that they need to say the words inside the parenthesis as well.

Timeline - Song : CC CD
We just continue with what was learned during the opening ceremony.

History - Song : CC CD
I briefly discussed about the Mexican War, President Polk, James Gadsden, and John O'Sullivan and the Manifest Destiny. We had an exciting conversation.  To learn more, check this and this.

Geography - Song : CC CD
The last of the five states to cover all 50 states.  Keep up the good work on finishing the drawing by memory.  Remind the kids to bring their completed work.  Thank you.

Science Project
We continue learning about the different organs of our body and we will soon put our bodies together.  We were able to finish tracing the kids' bodies as well.  

Review
We were able to review all subjects and the kids did wonderfully.  They know where they are weak at and I hope you'll help them with practice.  Thank you.

We even have time to practice the song we are singing for the Christmas program.  We will sing John 1:1-7 in  English and sign language.   The kids did really well. It would be greatly appreciated if they practice it at home.

Next time we meet. Ruthie and Caroline are teaching one subject each for new grammar.  This is a preparation for them as they are in the Master's class. The kids will all have the opportunity to teach throughout the year.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,
Zabrina