Language Arts:
This week in Growing Your Vocabulary,
we will be studying chapter 5 titled “
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Latin / Greek Word
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Root
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Derivatives
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jacere, jactus
(to throw)
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ject
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projectile,
eject, interject, dejected
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mobilis
(moving)
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mob
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mobile,
immobile
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movere, motus
(to move)
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mov
mot
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remove,
remote, motive, motivate
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Affixes
Prefix: “e-”
or “out or away”
Prefix: “de-”
means “down, away, or opposite”
Prefix:
“inter-” means “between or among”
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In Writing,
the students will wrap up their persuasive writing projects to Lincoln. We will
edit, revise, and write final copies in pen. These will be due Friday.
In Grammar,
we will be practicing changing the verb tense of various text excerpts. We will
also learn the four principal parts of verbs. The students will learn that
every main verb has four principal parts, or forms: present, past, present
participle, and past participle. We will spend time identifying these as well
as classifying Pattern 1 and 2 sentences.
This week
will be a significant one in literature! We will spend time discussing the
concepts of utopias and dystopias. The students will read excerpts from great
literature that portrays these types of societies. The students will identify
what their ideal society would be like. This theme will lead us nicely in our
voyage through chapter 5-8 in A Wrinkle in Time, as the characters will
be arriving in the land Camazotz. The students will compare and contrast our
modern American culture to the society of Camazotz. This week-long unit on
utopian and dystopian societies will be concluded with a group project involving
designing a utopian society; the students will collaboratively create a
persuasive poster advertising life there.
History/Geography:
Has your child enlightened you with loads of information about the Civil
War? This week, we will discuss the Battle of Chattanooga, the problems that
mounted during the decline of the Confederacy, how the war ended, and the
assassination of President Lincoln. We will progressively fill out the folds
that will comprise our cumulative lapbooks. Has your child been practicing a
recitation of the Gettysburg Address? I’m looking forward to hearing our ambitious
students recite this famous speech from history!
Science: We
will spend this week learning more about the endocrine system. The students
will learn about various glands in the body and their important roles of
keeping us in homeostasis. The children will be taking notes and reading and
writing review questions of their own. On Wednesday, the students will write an
essay to assess their knowledge of the endocrine system. They may prepare a 3”x5”
index card with information to be used on this exam. The notebard must be
handwritten (not typed) and may include information on both sides. These cards
will be turned in with the essay on Wednesday.
Thursday
and Friday of this week will be spent learning about puberty in gender separate
classrooms. Mr. Posner will teach the gentleman and Mrs. Propheter, Ms.
Infantolino, and I will teach the ladies.
