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Sunday, August 24, 2014

WEEK OF 8/25/14

CURRICULUM NIGHT
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014
6:00

Arete means moral virtue and excellence. This is what we will strive for this year in my class. My goal is to help your child grow in all areas, not just academically. Organization, study skills, study habits, virtue, and overall growth are all things we will take on as tasks.


This week’s class motto is: Enter Silently, Exit Silently

Each week we will discuss a class motto. This is the second weekly motto. We will talk about how it is very important to move silently when exiting and entering the room. Silence assists in keeping order. It allows for instruction and ease of exiting. Upon entering the room, students understand the importance of remaining silent and engaging the next task.   

This week in Class:

History: Students will begin a unit on mountains. We will explore mountain ranges of the world and students will gain an appreciation for the different types of mountains. We will even venture outside to take a gander at the mountains (or big hills) of the valley. This is a precursor to our medieval Europe unit. Mountain warfare was prominent in this period so students will gain an understanding of the climatological difference between sea level and mountain level. They will see the way this weather can change outcomes of wars.

Science: Students will begin my favorite unit-meteorology! A little secret about me- I studied to be a meteorologist. Students will learn about the atmosphere, weather data, weather maps, and even predict a weather event or two. We now have our own weather station at school as well: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/mpa

Language Arts: Spalding continues and we move away from basic words and handwriting practice into deeper words. Students will understand all 70 phonograms and be able to break down words using each one. In grammar proper nouns and pronouns are on the docket. We will also continue reading The Princess and the Goblin.

Math: Singapore Math continues with a review of multiplication and a move into factorization and multiples.


Onward and Upward!!!

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

CURRICULUM NIGHT- Save the Date

Curriculum Night is Thursday, August 28th at 6:00pm. 

This is a night where I will review our curriculum and go over classroom procedures. There is also time for question and answer.

This is an ADULTS ONLY evening, so please do not bring your children.

More details to come.

Friday, August 15, 2014

WEDNESDAY DISMISSAL CHANGE


DISMISSAL TIME CHANGE ON WEDNESDAY


Beginning next week, August 20th, the Archway Arete school day will end at 1:45 p.m. oWednesdays rather than 1:15 like we tried this week.  The one hour gap between Archway and Arete Prep meant that our cross-over families (parents with children in both Archway and Prep) either needed to pay for Study Club or wait in two pick-up lines back-to-back.  This is not a fair decision we asked you to make, and we sincerely apologize. 

Our aim was to create more time for our faculty meetings, but it is not worth the burden it placed on cross-over families.  The Prep school day will still end at 2:20 p.m. on Wednesdays.  This means that the gap between our release times will be the same as every other school day, and families can pick up both their Prep and Archway children on the Archway (west) side at 2:20 p.m.  There is no longer any need for study club, and we will refund money to those who have purchased memberships.  Please allow a couple weeks to process these refunds. 

Thursday, August 14, 2014

BACK TO SCHOOL SOCIAL

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH




Saturday, August 9, 2014

WELCOME TO ARCHWAY CLASSICAL ACADEMY ARETE

WELCOME TO MR. POSNER’S CLASS.


This is the first official blog of the 2014-2015 school year.

Arete means moral virtue and excellence. This is what we will strive for this year in my class. My goal is to help your child grow in all areas, not just academically. Organization, study skills, study habits, virtue, and overall growth are all things we will take on as tasks.


This week’s class motto is: Transition is Silent and Efficient

Each week we will discuss a class motto. This is the first weekly motto. We will talk about how it is very important to move quickly and silently when we change from one subject to another. This not only makes for a cohesive classroom, but saves time as well. Every minute is important. Transition is also important in moving from specials to class, class to lunch, and all around the building. This can be practiced at home.  

I have a very strict classroom organization plan that will be put into place this week. I do not allow pencil cases, markers, crayons, rulers, or sharpeners in the desks. We have many books and notebooks and space is limited. I will teach the students the order of their desks and I will expect the desks stay this way. This organization plan truly helps students to not lose work and stay on top of assignments.

The following is important information- Please read all the way through.

Snack- I ask that you bring in healthy snacks for your child. In addition, I ask that these snacks be "dry" snacks. By this, I mean snacks that, if spilled, would not create a mess on the carpet, i.e. yogurt, fruit cups, pudding, jello, juice, etc.

Volunteers - I am so pleased to have so many parents ready and willing to volunteer this year! I want to remind everyone that all volunteers are required to have fingerprint clearance here at Archway Classical Academy. This policy is strictly monitored and even applies to those who think they might like to chaperone on one of our field trips. If you are interested and have not obtained the necessary clearance, please see the Archway website for more information, or ask at the front office.


This week in Class:

History: Students will begin a unit on maps. While none may become the next great cartographer, all will hopefully gain and understanding and appreciation for maps, how maps work, and what purpose maps serve. This is a great unit to begin with, as students will use maps throughout the year, even learning and memorizing ALL European countries and capitals, locations of great battles of the American Revolution, and kingdoms and cities of medieval Europe.

Science: Students will engage a unit on the scientific method. Through observations, inference, and data collection, they will set the base for experimentation and discovery in the realm of science.

Language Arts: Spalding phonics begins this week. Students will take to task the phonograms, the pronunciations, and begin their spelling words. In grammar, we will begin a study on the parts of speech. Literature begins with our first book, The Princess and the Goblin.

Math: Singapore Math begins this week. We will dive right into whole numbers, number sense, ordering, and place value. Students will get a first taste for the modeling system as well.

Onward and Upward!!!


Monday, August 4, 2014

ONE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!