9/8/15

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Tissues

This week’s class motto is: Transition is Silent and Efficient, Exit Quietly, Enter Quietly, Silent, Facing Front, Close Together

Each week we will discuss a class motto. The next two weeks will be spent solidifying the first three.

The next two weeks in class:

History: Students will continue the unit on Europe in the middle Ages. This is one, of two, main units. Students learn about the fall of Rome, early Celts, Barbarian tribes, warfare, and family life in the early middle ages. They will continue to learn about the geography of Europe, taking a quiz next week.

Science: Students will begin a unit on electricity. There will be many hands-on experiments and activities. Take advantage on the monsoon season and watch some lightning. 

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will continue the classifying and diagramming of sentences. In Literature, they will read about the master plan of the goblins and how Curdie fits into the plans. 

Math: Students will finish a unit on multiples and factors, then begin order of operations. There will be nightly homework, and much work dedicated to the multiplication tables. 

8/23/15

Thursday, August 27, 2015

You are cordially invited to our Curriculum Night event, taking place on Thursday, August 27th. The event begins at 6:00 p.m., with opening remarks from Headmaster Gillingham, in the Marley Gymnasium at Arete Prep. The purpose of this event is to acquaint you with the school's curriculum, and individual classroom procedures. You will have an opportunity to ask questions. Please note, that this is a parent only event. I look forward to seeing you all at this event.

Curriculum Night Schedule

6:00-6:25     Welcome and opening remarks by Mr. Gillingham and Ms. Pantalena

LAST NAME	6:30-7:10	7:15-7:55
A-L	Mr. Posner’s Class	Specials in MPR
M-Z	Specials in MPR	Mr. Posner’s Class

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This week’s class motto is: Silent, Facing Front, Close Together

Each week we will discuss a class motto. This is the third weekly motto. We will talk about how it is very important to line up quickly and quietly in the hallway. Students stand silent, facing front, and are close together. I like to allow my scholars some more freedom, as they are older, so I often allow them to set their own lines, or walk ahead, etc. In the early part of the year, though, it is vital they learn how line up quickly and silently.

This week in Class:

History: Students will begin a unit on Europe in the Middle Ages. This is one, of two, main units. Students learn about the fall of Rome and go all the way through the Black Death. They also learn about the geography of Europe, studying every country and its capital. The unit culminates with a Winter Project that covers a European country.

Science: Students will continue the unit on chemistry. This week, they read about saturation, solutions, volume, and mixtures. There will be fun activities. There is a unit test on Friday.

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will master the noun and verb, and begin classifying and diagramming sentences. In Literature, they go deeper into the mines with Curdie and Princess Irene. This week, students discuss characterization. 

Math: Students will begin a unit on multiples and factors. There will be nightly homework, and much work dedicated to the multiplication tables. 

8/16/15

CURRICULUM NIGHT

Thursday, August 27, 2015

You are cordially invited to our Curriculum Night event, taking place on Thursday, August 20th from 6:00pm-7:55pm. The purpose of this event is to acquaint you with the school's curriculum and individual classroom procedures. I will give parents an opportunity to ask questions; I look forward to seeing you all at this event.

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tissues

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: Exit Silently, Enter 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.

I have a very strict classroom organization plan. 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.

This week in Class:

History: Students will continue the unit on maps. 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 continue the unit on chemistry. This will lay a foundation for future units. Through observations, inference, and data collection, they will set the base for experimentation and discovery in the realm of science.

Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. Students will take to task the phonograms, the pronunciations, and begin their spelling words. In grammar, we will take what we learned about what makes a good sentence, and further it into classifying. Literature continues with the next four chapters of The Princess and the Goblin.

Math: Students will continue to learn about whole numbers, number sense, ordering, and place value.