Journeymen Families,
We had another great day learning and reviewing our material. As someone pointed out, we're more than halfway there with filling the Memory Marble jar- way to go! Keep practicing and practicing at home. It is great fun when everyone can get a marble for each review item.
The presentations by Meredith and Hope were very well planned out with lots of exciting visuals. Great use of voice control as we heard about Baby Luke and Kenya. We're looking forward to hearing from Maren, Peytra, Gabe, Ryan and Katie next week! Make sure to give yourselves presentation practice credit on your Learning Logs. The kids can initial the practices as well as the drilling and map practice on the back of the sheets, and then parents can sign once at the bottom of the front side. Take two weeks to fill in one Learning Log and I will collect them every other week. We should be ready to spend some Classical Cash on Week 6!
I will highlight a few memory tips for this week:
Science: The natural CYCLES are the water cycle, nitrogen cycle and carbon & oxygen cycle. I had a visual with a big waterdrop riding a bicycle, a bicycle leaned up against a corn stalk, and an ox riding a bicycle with a nearby car spewing carbon.
Geography: We finished our Row, Row, Row Your Boat with the European Rivers and Cities combined.
Po, Po, Po Danube
Seine, Rhine, Elbe
London, Paris, Rome
Orleans
Barce-low-na
The kids are really understanding the river locations! Practice locating the rivers and cities in relation to each other for a more complete comprehension.
Math: We didn't have a lot of time for reviewing the 8's in class. The facts are becoming more difficult as the numbers increase! We will have another math review with candy markers in the near future!
Fine Arts: We spent time looking at abstract vs realistic elephants and the kids did well in pointing out the differences. Next they each put great effort into drawing their own abstract elephant which I will mount on black paper and return next week.
Enjoy the rest of the week! Contact me with any questions or concerns.
Blessings,
Mrs Shaw
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Week Three
Hello Journeymen Students and Parents,
What a fantastic day we had yesterday! Enthusiastic learning abounded as we came one day closer to filling my Memory Marble jar. We had 117 marbles at the end of yesterday, to which I added 50 more when I got home as a reward for everyone's hard work in the 1-6 multiplication facts game. We were so busy during the game that I couldn't keep track of the exact number of facts solved, but I think 50 is a good, round number. Your diligence is paying off!
We watched some engaging presentations performed by Katie, Peytra, Maren and Gabe. Wonderful job using body language and gestures which made your scenarios fun to watch. Remember that we are focusing on voice control next week. Think about the voice inflections and character changes I used when reading The Return of the Indian (in the Cupboard) to you. See your red family folder for specific instructions and remember to record your practices on your Learning Logs. Meredith, Hope and Ryan will present next week.
Memory Tips:
History- Continue practicing your timeline cards. Most everyone had a chance to put all 24 in order- great! We listed to the CC audio of the history sentence again this week.
Geography- This was a tough week of drawing the European Rivers! We sang a little song that will complete itself next week with the European Cities; but for now we have 'Po, Po, Po, Danube, Seine (rhymes with ten, to the best of my understanding), Rhine, Elbe...' to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat. I know we haven't learned the placement of Germany yet, but with three rivers crossing through it may be helpful to identify it's location for river drawing purposes. Record your map practices on your Learning Logs!
Math- Great job with our multiplication game! Keep working on those facts as it will become increasingly difficult as the numbers become larger.
Latin- Once again we listened to the CC audio and applied the same hand motions as previously.
Science- We had fun giving examples of Producers, Consumers and Decomposers as the parts of the food chain. You may still turn in your colored worksheet from last week describing the 3 types of consumers for Classical Cash!
English- Easy, breezy this week and will make more sense next week when we assign the Nominative Pronouns to the Pronoun Order.
Enjoy the rest of your week and I look forward to seeing everyone in their PJ's on Week Four!
Blessings,
Mrs. Shaw
What a fantastic day we had yesterday! Enthusiastic learning abounded as we came one day closer to filling my Memory Marble jar. We had 117 marbles at the end of yesterday, to which I added 50 more when I got home as a reward for everyone's hard work in the 1-6 multiplication facts game. We were so busy during the game that I couldn't keep track of the exact number of facts solved, but I think 50 is a good, round number. Your diligence is paying off!
We watched some engaging presentations performed by Katie, Peytra, Maren and Gabe. Wonderful job using body language and gestures which made your scenarios fun to watch. Remember that we are focusing on voice control next week. Think about the voice inflections and character changes I used when reading The Return of the Indian (in the Cupboard) to you. See your red family folder for specific instructions and remember to record your practices on your Learning Logs. Meredith, Hope and Ryan will present next week.
Memory Tips:
History- Continue practicing your timeline cards. Most everyone had a chance to put all 24 in order- great! We listed to the CC audio of the history sentence again this week.
Geography- This was a tough week of drawing the European Rivers! We sang a little song that will complete itself next week with the European Cities; but for now we have 'Po, Po, Po, Danube, Seine (rhymes with ten, to the best of my understanding), Rhine, Elbe...' to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat. I know we haven't learned the placement of Germany yet, but with three rivers crossing through it may be helpful to identify it's location for river drawing purposes. Record your map practices on your Learning Logs!
Math- Great job with our multiplication game! Keep working on those facts as it will become increasingly difficult as the numbers become larger.
Latin- Once again we listened to the CC audio and applied the same hand motions as previously.
Science- We had fun giving examples of Producers, Consumers and Decomposers as the parts of the food chain. You may still turn in your colored worksheet from last week describing the 3 types of consumers for Classical Cash!
English- Easy, breezy this week and will make more sense next week when we assign the Nominative Pronouns to the Pronoun Order.
Enjoy the rest of your week and I look forward to seeing everyone in their PJ's on Week Four!
Blessings,
Mrs. Shaw
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Week Two
Hello Journeyman parents and kids,
We had a great time together yesterday! We missed Katie and hope she had a fantastic vacation. There was great evidence of the students' hard work with Week One material as shown by the collection of memory marbles in our class jar. Keep up the super effort so that we can have a class treat soon!
Enthusiastic presentations were performed by Meredith, Hope and Ryan. We had a great time guessing each one's mime as gestures were acted out with much intention. Looking forward with much anticipation to seeing Katie, Maren, Gabe and Peytra show us their best work next week! I will collect Learning Logs on Tuesday, so please remember to record your presentation topic and reviews as well as your memory and map drilling in order to receive Classical Cash at store time.
Week Two Drilling:
History
- work on all 16 timeline cards; the kids did a great job with putting these in order yesterday!
-Tell me about William the Conqueror...- we reviewed this with the CC CD and had great fun using our silly singing voices at times
Geography
- locate the European Countries on your maps at home (record your practices!)
Science
- we had fun identifying the 'Three Types of Consumers' as Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores; the kids took home a sheet with a description of these on the front as well as an opportunity to identify some animals with their favorite meals on the back- fill this out and color in the animals for some class memory marbles next week!
Latin
- we reviewed the First Conjugation Present Tense again using the CC CD as well as the hand motions located in your red family folder; the kids are really doing well with the motions
English
- introduced and practiced using Erin's song
Math
- we will be playing a multiplication game next week with the 1-4 up to 15 multiplication tables as well as the 5's after we learn them; be on your toes so that we can have a great time!
Please contact me with any questions or concerns and have a wonderful week of learning at home.
Many blessings,
Mrs. Shaw
We had a great time together yesterday! We missed Katie and hope she had a fantastic vacation. There was great evidence of the students' hard work with Week One material as shown by the collection of memory marbles in our class jar. Keep up the super effort so that we can have a class treat soon!
Enthusiastic presentations were performed by Meredith, Hope and Ryan. We had a great time guessing each one's mime as gestures were acted out with much intention. Looking forward with much anticipation to seeing Katie, Maren, Gabe and Peytra show us their best work next week! I will collect Learning Logs on Tuesday, so please remember to record your presentation topic and reviews as well as your memory and map drilling in order to receive Classical Cash at store time.
Week Two Drilling:
History
- work on all 16 timeline cards; the kids did a great job with putting these in order yesterday!
-Tell me about William the Conqueror...- we reviewed this with the CC CD and had great fun using our silly singing voices at times
Geography
- locate the European Countries on your maps at home (record your practices!)
Science
- we had fun identifying the 'Three Types of Consumers' as Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores; the kids took home a sheet with a description of these on the front as well as an opportunity to identify some animals with their favorite meals on the back- fill this out and color in the animals for some class memory marbles next week!
Latin
- we reviewed the First Conjugation Present Tense again using the CC CD as well as the hand motions located in your red family folder; the kids are really doing well with the motions
English
- introduced and practiced using Erin's song
Math
- we will be playing a multiplication game next week with the 1-4 up to 15 multiplication tables as well as the 5's after we learn them; be on your toes so that we can have a great time!
Please contact me with any questions or concerns and have a wonderful week of learning at home.
Many blessings,
Mrs. Shaw
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Week One- Great Fun!
We got off to a great start on Tuesday! It was a joy to get to know your kiddos a little more. I am excited about the things that we will be studying this year and I think the students are too.
We will be using two incentives for class & home memory drilling and I would like to tell you a little about those. First there will be memory marbles which the children will obtain as a group for correct answers. The filling of my container with the marbles will signify the opportunity for a fun class treat. Keep the answers rolling! Second there are Learning Logs in the front of your child's binder which should be filled in as your student prepares for his or her presentation, practices weekly mapwork, and studies general memory week at home. I will collect the Logs every two weeks so that I can assign a Classical Cash value which will accumulate in order to make purchases from the Shaw Store periodically. Fun times!
While on the subject of practicing for presentations, the impromptu speeches that began our morning were very telling and made it abundantly clear why having some sort of organization and practice is so important! The students did a fantastic job with these, but I don't think anyone would like to repeat the awkward silences that can come with lack of preparation. For the next two weeks we are focusing on body language; the complete description of the miming presentation can be found in your red folder.
Week 2: Hope, Meredith, Ryan
Week 3: Peytra, Gabe, Maren, Katie
Some notes about New Grammar:
GENERAL: There is a fantastic copywork sheet that will help your kids work practice their memory work at home. It is under CC Connected>File Sharing>Misc/NoGreaterJoy5/Cycle 2>Copywork Pages; you can print the appropriate weekly sheet, stick it in a page protector, and your child can use a Vis a Vis to practice.
SCIENCE: As a class we drew a man's face to work on the 7 biomes. Draw a circle with two ears; as you draw tufts of hair above the ears say Grasslands, as you point to the bald top of the head say Deserts, as you draw his 5 o'clock shadow say Scrublands, his capital letter T to represent his brow/nose say Tundra, his capital D right eye say Deciduous Forests, his sideways C smile say Coniferous Forests, and his left eye T say Tropical Rain Forests. Use it if it works!
We sang in class the audios for HISTORY, LATIN and ENGLISH. Let me know if you're having trouble locating the songs. There are drill sheets in the binder for Latin and English as well.
Remember for GEOGRAPHY to practice locating the European Waters on your maps at home. Give yourself credit on your Log!
Have a super fantastic rest of the week. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and I will plan to see you all (except Katie) on Tuesday.
Blessings,
Kim Shaw
We will be using two incentives for class & home memory drilling and I would like to tell you a little about those. First there will be memory marbles which the children will obtain as a group for correct answers. The filling of my container with the marbles will signify the opportunity for a fun class treat. Keep the answers rolling! Second there are Learning Logs in the front of your child's binder which should be filled in as your student prepares for his or her presentation, practices weekly mapwork, and studies general memory week at home. I will collect the Logs every two weeks so that I can assign a Classical Cash value which will accumulate in order to make purchases from the Shaw Store periodically. Fun times!
While on the subject of practicing for presentations, the impromptu speeches that began our morning were very telling and made it abundantly clear why having some sort of organization and practice is so important! The students did a fantastic job with these, but I don't think anyone would like to repeat the awkward silences that can come with lack of preparation. For the next two weeks we are focusing on body language; the complete description of the miming presentation can be found in your red folder.
Week 2: Hope, Meredith, Ryan
Week 3: Peytra, Gabe, Maren, Katie
Some notes about New Grammar:
GENERAL: There is a fantastic copywork sheet that will help your kids work practice their memory work at home. It is under CC Connected>File Sharing>Misc/NoGreaterJoy5/Cycle 2>Copywork Pages; you can print the appropriate weekly sheet, stick it in a page protector, and your child can use a Vis a Vis to practice.
SCIENCE: As a class we drew a man's face to work on the 7 biomes. Draw a circle with two ears; as you draw tufts of hair above the ears say Grasslands, as you point to the bald top of the head say Deserts, as you draw his 5 o'clock shadow say Scrublands, his capital letter T to represent his brow/nose say Tundra, his capital D right eye say Deciduous Forests, his sideways C smile say Coniferous Forests, and his left eye T say Tropical Rain Forests. Use it if it works!
We sang in class the audios for HISTORY, LATIN and ENGLISH. Let me know if you're having trouble locating the songs. There are drill sheets in the binder for Latin and English as well.
Remember for GEOGRAPHY to practice locating the European Waters on your maps at home. Give yourself credit on your Log!
Have a super fantastic rest of the week. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns, and I will plan to see you all (except Katie) on Tuesday.
Blessings,
Kim Shaw
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