Week 10 - Challenge A

It is soooo hard to believe that I just wrote "Week 10" as the title of this blog! Five more weeks before we break for Thanksgiving and Christmas...Whoa!

Here's is a recap of our day...

Math
--Today, we only got to look over the lesson titles and briefly discuss each one.

I took some time at the beginning of our day to talk a bit about being kind and being attentive to our speech. I discussed several verses in the Bible about being kind, like Colossians 3:12; Zechariah 7:9; and Galatians 6:10. Also, I read verses which discuss how words can "pierce", like Proverbs 12:17-19 and Proverbs 15: 1-2. Lastly, I read the Max Lucado book You Are Special in hopes of reminding each of the young Christ followers how special and unique they are.

This is an incredible class with a great reputation throughout our campus! They are just experiencing some growing pains that I hope to deal with as a class. If need be, I promise I will contact you individually. Promise!!

For Week 11:
--Follow the guide.

Literature and Composition
--I collected the essays and look forward to reading their work!

--We reviewed Lesson 5 Invention "Comparison:  Similarities and Differences."

--We completed and discussed Lesson 7 Invention "Circumstances" on page 113 in the Student
  Workbook.

--We started the ANI chart in class


For Week 11:
--Add 15-20 items to their ANI charts so we can share their ideas. We will sort their inventory in class.

Latin
--Please check Exercises 15, 16. and 17. No one offered any problems from these exercises when
  asked in class today!

For Week 11:
--Follow the guide for Latin Week 5. Please adapt the number of items that are done with each exercise. As a general rule...For odd numbered exercises, do odd numbered items and for even numbered exercises, do even numbered items.

Rhetoric
--We discussed Chapter 9, "One Among Many," in Don't Check Your Brains at the Door.

--We played football with the Catechism Questions. The score was 18 to 18, so we need a tie-breaker!
   Be sure to have your child study the questions, so we can break the tie next week.

For Week 11:
--Follow the guide.

Geography
--Week 8 and Week 9 Geography Terms Quiz was given, corrected and returned. They did a great job
   with the terms! Keep studying!!

For Week 11:
--Draw or trace Europe...label countries, capitals, and features. Divide the continent, as it is in the atlas,
   if small chunks of work is better for your child.

Science
--It was interesting to hear each of the presentations today. Rarely, do the students research the same
   topic, which engages each of the students.

For Week 11:
--Research owls or birds of prey.

--We are going to dissect owl pellets!

That's all Folks! I look forward to each Tuesday and the opportunity to spend the day with these fascinating children.

Have a great week!
Blessings,
Mrs. Black