Language Arts:
This week in GYV,
we will be studying chapter 19: All or Nothing
Latin Word
|
Root
|
Derivatives
|
Summa (highest)
|
sum
|
summary,
summit,
|
cumulare, cumulatum
(to pile up)
|
cumul
|
cumulative,
accumulate,
|
Vacare,
vacatum
(to
empty)
|
vac
|
vacant,
vacation, vacuum, evacuate,
|
Negare,
negatum
(to
deny)
|
neg
|
negative,
negate, renegade
|
We are about to finish our first Growing
Your Vocabulary workbook and it is time for the students to purchase
the second book. The cost of the book is $10 and can be purchased in cash
(exact change please), or check (written to Archway Classical Academy). We will
start book C on Tuesday, February 19, so the books must be purchased from the
front desk no later than Wednesday, February 13. The books will be distributed
to the students in the classroom.
We will continue practicing complex sentences, subordinate (dependent) and independent clauses. The students will practice writing using the 6 Traits; we will cover the first two traits this week: Ideas and Organization.
The kids seem
to be enjoying our current novel, Where the Red Fern Grows. They are acclimating
to the Reader’s Portfolios and seem to understand the importance of
responsibility ad organization in regard to the assignments that correlate to
it. The idiom we are learning this week comes straight from chapter three of
this book: “on pins and needles”. As
always, we will continue with our Latin and Greek words and derivatives.
History and
Geography: On Monday, the students will take the cumulative test over
Westward Expansion Before the Civil War. We will then move into our fascinating
study of The Civil War! We will begin by studying the geography of the U.S
during this tenuous time in history. The students will learn about slavery and
the Missouri Compromise this week. Please ask your child to share what he/she
is learning!
Science: We are
moving forward in our study of the skeletal system! By Friday, your child will
know the anatomical location and function of the following bones: scapula, sternum,
rib, humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, phalanges, pelvis, sacrum, femur, patella,
tibia, fibula, and metatarsals. I suggest squeezing in a few quick games of “Simon
Says” to practice these science terms!
