CURRICULUM NIGHT

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: This week in history we will continue our study of maps with hemispheres, time zones, coordinates, and wrap up our unit on maps with a test on Friday.

Science:  During the second week, students will continue to study chemistry. The content builds-up to a discussion on the periodic table. On Friday, students were able to observe matter, and studied concepts like mass, volume, and density. This week, they will take concepts from the lab and apply scientific terms. With that knowledge, they will be able to discuss what elements are at the atomic level, which will enable them to understand how the periodic table was created. Students are encouraged to study their notes by making notecards on main points of information. 

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.