assignments for October 23, 2007

Hello Families!

This will be short and sweet--I have many notebooks to peruse and enjoy and grade.

We had a great day--many thanks to Noah's mom, Mrs. Dominique, for volunteering in our class and helping us. We had a mini-field trip to imagine Roger and Alice's life on the road and included snacks with foods similar to what was eaten by travelers in medieval Europe. This is also applicable to our new literature selection, Adam of the Road.

History:
--read chapter 13 in Story of the World

Literature:
--complete Ministrel in the Tower word search
--read through Ch. 6 "A Blush of Boys" in Adam of the Road

Grammar:
--Complete Ch. 6 from teaching text
--In class we made up a practice sentence and improved it (teaching script from teacher's manual pg. 104--top of pg. 106
--I attempted to introduce my students to the subject/verb agreement concept taught on pg. 99. We were tired and ready for lunch so I'm not sure how much sunk in but hopefully it will be a base you can build on in your teaching this week.
--be sure all vocabulary terms with definitions and sentences are complete through Ch. 6

Science:
--read pgs. 47--53
--produce narration of what you've learned about walruses and manatees. Illustrate.
--add to ocean box according to pg. 53
--re-read this chapter carefully in preparation for a quiz next week
--I would like to start having the children bring in their ocean boxes to share--perhaps one a week. If anyone would like to volunteer to be first and bring theirs in next week, e-mail me and let me know.

Medieval Feast:
This event is coming up in mid-November. The plan is for our children to dress in period costumes, so keep this in mind with all the costumes that are out now for Halloween. Also, I need a volunteer that can re-produce copies of a CD I have with the Latin pronunciations and songs that we will be learning. Anyone technically gifted that can help me out would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy learning with your children this week.