Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Quarter 3, Week 3

Hello!

It's back to our regularly scheduled programming this week. So sorry to my faithful readers; my blog post from last week seems to have disappeared into the ether.

We so enjoyed taking our scholars to the Musical Instrument Museum last week and we were so glad that so many parents and grandparents could join us! We were very proud of how well our students represented Archway Lincoln out in public. One of the security guards even complimented me on the excellent behavior of our class. It's so heartening to know that others can see the fruits of our labor!

This week, we're back at the grindstone. We're diving into Arizona history, learning about our fascinating geographical and cultural landmarks. In science, we're learning about the make-up of our world through the study of chemistry. Though this chemistry unit is just a short introduction to a deep subject, we've been able to do some fun experiments in class to explore mass, density, and volume. In Language Arts and in Literature, we're going to take a closer look at how to construct various types of paragraphs. We will be honing our scholars' writing skills through various exercises, all building towards writing a short essay or two this semester.

Have a great week!