Week 4 Recap!

Greetings,
So, we have completed our first 4 weeks.  That is quite the accomplishment!  Yes, the workload is intense, but students and parents seem to be settling into a routine.  The students are getting more engaged in discussions and are having fun showing off their skills in review games and presentations.

Even with Picture Day, we got through a lot of material today.  Here is the recap:

DEVOTIONS:
-GRACE was the word of the day, defined as unmerited favor
-reviewed previous terms from Romans 3:20-25
-acronym Gods Riches At Christ's Expense
-using Romans 11:2-6 discussed the difference between works vs grace and works vs believing

LTW:
-using Carrry On Mr Bowditch we discussed the 5 Common Topics in detail
-worked through a class ANI Chart using the 5 Common Topics
-students will make their own ANI Chart this week using the 5 Common Topics to aid them

GEOGRAPHY:
-practiced US boundaries, capitals, waters and features in group games
-suggested putting larger rivers and mountain ranges on their maps before drawing boundaries to help with scaling the size of the states.
-**students will need to know this info well for the Excellence In Education event (more info coming in next blog post)
-practiced defining and drawing Geo Terms.  Be sure student are paying attention to the written definitions in addition to the pictures in order to compare/contrast similar terms.
-Remember to review Canada this week, too

RHETORIC:
-discussed Chapter 3 which included a lively discussion regard the Greenhouse Effect.  It was fun to seem them start forming opinions based off of what they are learning, especially as it relates to politically charged issues.
-briefly reviewed catechism questions.  It can be easy to forget to memorize these.  Remember to verify that your students have these flashcards and are memorizing them.  Soon we will have enough in our memory bank to play review games with them.

LATIN:
-Reviewed vocab
-Introduced 3rd Declension
-discussed how to determine gender in 3rd Declension:  apply the Natural Gender Rule first, then apply SOX, ERROR, LANCET rule to the Nominative Singular
-Introduced Appositives and practiced sentences containing them

RESEARCH:
-Great presentations this week on mountains and volcanos!
-What a joy to see them take what they are learning and give the glory back to God!
-Students will research constellations this week.

MATH:
-Mental Math on their dry erase boards
-discussed the steps to solving story problems
-discussed equivalent fractions
-discussed unit measurement conversions
-practices various problems
-**If your student is interested in Math League, contact the Lo family.  The first practice is this coming Monday.  Info is on Facebook.

Great job parents and students!  Whew! We made it 4 weeks!  I am really enjoying my time with your kids.  They all have such positive attitudes in class all day long.  They have great ideas and insights as they take in this information and integrate it.  I also enjoy seeing their silly sides come out more and more.

Feel free to contact me with any questions/feedback.
Have a great week,
Corey

Week 2