Week 11

We are almost done with our first semester. The kids are doing great. Glad to have everybody back again.

The kids are doing great with Fine Arts, they are producing a marvelous sound.

Presentation was interesting. The kids really are persuasive and gave really good arguments about why we need to use a plastic Christmas tree, help take care of the earth, read the "Little House on the Prairie series", etc.  I am super excited to have the opportunity to hear them get their point across in a very organized manner. Congratulate the kids for me. Next week's presentation is Narration: An American Tall Tale - narrate an American Tall Tale (examples would be Johnny Appleseed, Molly Pitcher). Enhance your presentation with expression, gestures, or props.

New Grammar
Math
We learned the cubes with Ruthie.  Great job, Ruthie.  In MM, they can all skip count, but it would be great to know the cubes at random, which we did throughout the New Grammar period.

English - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned to conjugate the verb "set" with Caroline. Great job, Caroline. The kids struggled a little bit when asked randomly, but I reminded them that, the principal parts are almost all the same.  They figured it out eventually.  We will differentiate it with next week's "sit".

Science - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I briefly discussed the endocrine system.  I also introduced them to the organs of the endocrine system.  The sentence is a bit long, practice the sentence at home. If you want to learn more, check this out.

Latin - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
Our last of the three rules and we tried reviewing the different declensions. If they are able to do all rules, all conjugations (which they all knew really well), and all declensions (which we struggled to remember), then they know all three cycle's Latin. Isn't that awesome!  So, if you have the opportunity to review the declensions at home, go for it!

History - Song: CC CD
We briefly discussed the Civil War, the kids had a lot to share during the discussion.  If you want to read more about the Civil War, check this out.

Timeline - Song: CC CD
We reviewed what was done during the opening ceremony and we were able to play their favorite game - what is before...?

Geography - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We entered the physical features of the map of the United States.  We started with the Northeastern mountains. I will continue to send them the maps to trace so that they will have continuous practice.  They just need to add the physical features as they continue to learn.  I am hoping they will master drawing the map of the US by the end of the year. Please remind the kids to bring their completed work. The holidays sort of gave them a holiday at drawing as well, us included.

Next week, Jayven is teaching Geography, Ellie is teaching Math, and Dawn is teaching English. Have fun preparing! Remember, you only have four minutes.

Science Project
We are finished with coloring and cutting our organs; we even have photos of the kids for the face.  Next week, we will put our bodies together. Is it possible to have the kids bring glue/paste or tape to make life simpler?  I will bring extra ones in case they forget.

Review time was shortened, but we were still able to cover a lot.  The kids are doing marvelous.  I gave them a persuasion speech as well about being able to do Memory Masters.  This is the best time to catch up with memory work.  They all told me they will try for Memory Masters which I know they will be able to do if they work hard as early as now.  Keep up the good work!


See you all next week!

Sincerely, Zabrina