This week’s class motto is: Organization is the Key!
Each week we will discuss a class motto. The next two weeks, as
well as the entire year, are spent working on organizational plans. Desks are
organized a specific way, folders are organized, and backpacks are neat.
Organization is a skill that can lead to success.
This week in Class:
History: This
week in history, students will read about Charlemagne, and discuss his impact
on Europe in the Middle Ages. They will also study the rise of Feudalism in the
Middle Ages and explore what life was actually like for a serf. There will be
an annual activity in which students take on the roles of serfs and lords.
Science: This past week in science, students were able to
discern the difference between a series circuit and a parallel circuit. They
also had to create a parallel circuit on their own with two lights individually
controlled by their own switches. They finished this week with a reading on
electromagnetism.
This week, students will then spend time reviewing all they have
learned about electricity, then move into a life science unit.
Language Arts: This week in Language
Arts students will continue the adventure with Curdie and Princess Irene. What
plans do the nasty little Cobs have? Will Curdie survive? Who is Great Grandma
Irene. All of these questions are answered as the students come to the
conclusion of the book. In grammar, students will take a test on chapter 2 of
their grammar books. In Spalding, there are more words and more markings.
Math: Students will continue the unit on order of
operations.