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.
