CURRICULUM NIGHT

THIS WEDNESDAY

 August 24, 2016

You are cordially invited to our Curriculum Night event, taking place on Wednesday, August 24th. 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 of your child’s teacher. 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, Ms. Mason, and Ms. Pantalena

This is a schedule for where you go:

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

I hope to see you there!

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SUPPLIES NEEDED

Tissues

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

Each week we will discuss a class motto. The first three weeks we cover these three mottos. 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 just wrapped up the unit on using maps. This week, they will begin studying Europe. They will create their own maps of the countries and waterways. These will be memorized. We enter our study of Europe in the Middle Ages. This is a major unit of history. Studies begin at the fall of the Roman Empire. Students will explore the Dark Ages.

Science:  Students will continue the study of chemistry. Having arrived at an understanding of the periodic table, students will now consider what happens when different elements mix. The latter part of the week will be spent reviewing for the upcoming test. Students should study their notebooks, pages 1-11, in preparation for this assessment.

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.