This week’s class motto
is: Be Confident
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: Perseverance
Send me e-mails on how
you see your child showing perseverance.
Each week we will
discuss a class motto. This week we will cover confidence. We will discuss how
the students can show confidence in their attitude, ability, and overall
performance. We will temper this with humility.
Supplies Needed:
Black dry erase markers
Magnetic dry erase board
erasers
Tissues
Next two weeks at a
glance:
History: we finish our study on Islam and the
Franks. There will be a test on Friday. Next week we move to a study of
Charlemagne, followed by life of serfs living on a manor.
Science: we begin a unit on geology. “Geo”, from Greek, meaning earth and
logos, from the Greek, meaning “the study of” .Students will read about rock
formation, volcanoes, and learn how scientists theorize different ways the continents
were formed.
Language Arts: We completed our reading of The Princess
and the Goblin. We will hold final
discussions this week. Our next book is one of my favorites, Robin Hood! In
grammar, students will continue diagramming as they learn adjectives and
article adjectives.
Math: Students will
finish the unit on order of operations and move into negative numbers. Of
course, I mean a study of negative numbers. There will be a test next Friday.
