I can't believe we're starting the last full week of school! It doesn't seem possible that we're about to finish Archway Lincoln's very first year. It's been such a great year, and Ms. Walls and I are so grateful to have your wonderful, kind-hearted, curious students as our first class!
Though it's the end of the year, we won't be letting up the academic pace at all! :) In Literature, we're pushing toward the end of the book. Expect your scholar to have a Literature test either next Tuesday or Wednesday. In Language Arts, our class will be editing and peer editing their history papers. I am so excited for presentations next week; from what I've seen, all of our students have discovered many interesting things about their historical figures. In Math, we'll be reviewing during the first half of the week. On Thursday and Friday, our students will be taking a Great Hearts-wide math assessment. This assessment will not count for a grade, but the results will be sent (anonymously) to be compared with other Great Hearts schools. In History, we will have a quiz on Wednesday over Chapters 17-20. In Science, we are hoping to do a few demonstrations as we study the respiratory system, the lungs, and pulmonary diseases.
Keep an eye out for information about end-of-year festivities!
Have a great week!
Monday, May 16, 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016
Week 8 Announcements
Hello 4B Families!
I hope you all had a restful weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day with your families. Mrs. King and I were both able to go out of town and spend some quality time with our own families. Once again, I thank you all so much for the amazing week of cards, gifts, and treats. Mrs. King and I are truly lucky to have spent the year watching your children transform from students to scholars.
I have a few quick announcements regarding the research project, end of the year housekeeping, and summer opportunities.
I have been so excited to see the wonderful things our scholars are learning about their historical figures! I am also very pleased with the progress we are making in obtaining and organizing details for a research paper. Last week, I sent home the guidelines for souvenirs and the presentation the students will be giving during the last week of school (the date is still TBD). I want to make it known that I am not expecting an intricate or labor-intensive object for the souvenir. My main requirements are that it is relevant to the historical figure and it can be duplicate with little effort. For example, one student's historical figure was well-known for the vast number of books he accumulated within his personal library. I made the suggestion of making a bookmark, perhaps with a picture of the individual or a quote from the individual. For another student, I recommended making a map to emphasis this particular figure's involvement during the Battle of Lexington. I do not want your children biting off more than they can chew with these souvenirs and I certainly do not want this to turn into an expense on your part. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email or have your child discuss their idea with me during Lyceum.
I am finding it hard to believe that there are only three weeks left of the school year; it seems that just last night I was introducing myself during Meet the Teacher! As we wind down, I need to start taking an inventory of some classroom items. First, if your child has borrowed a classroom protractor (maybe it was used to build the sextant), I will need it to be returned. Second, if your child has brought home a dictionary and/or thesaurus, those will need to be returned. Third, if you have noticed a reading book in your home with a yellow sticker, it came from my classroom library and I would like to account for it. I will be having this inventory reviewed next week, so I would very much appreciate these items to start making their way back.
Finally, I will be making myself available over the summer for tutoring. If you are interested, please send me an email and I will provide you with details.
As always, thank you for your continued support and I am looking forward to a great week.
I hope you all had a restful weekend and a wonderful Mother's Day with your families. Mrs. King and I were both able to go out of town and spend some quality time with our own families. Once again, I thank you all so much for the amazing week of cards, gifts, and treats. Mrs. King and I are truly lucky to have spent the year watching your children transform from students to scholars.
I have a few quick announcements regarding the research project, end of the year housekeeping, and summer opportunities.
I have been so excited to see the wonderful things our scholars are learning about their historical figures! I am also very pleased with the progress we are making in obtaining and organizing details for a research paper. Last week, I sent home the guidelines for souvenirs and the presentation the students will be giving during the last week of school (the date is still TBD). I want to make it known that I am not expecting an intricate or labor-intensive object for the souvenir. My main requirements are that it is relevant to the historical figure and it can be duplicate with little effort. For example, one student's historical figure was well-known for the vast number of books he accumulated within his personal library. I made the suggestion of making a bookmark, perhaps with a picture of the individual or a quote from the individual. For another student, I recommended making a map to emphasis this particular figure's involvement during the Battle of Lexington. I do not want your children biting off more than they can chew with these souvenirs and I certainly do not want this to turn into an expense on your part. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email or have your child discuss their idea with me during Lyceum.
I am finding it hard to believe that there are only three weeks left of the school year; it seems that just last night I was introducing myself during Meet the Teacher! As we wind down, I need to start taking an inventory of some classroom items. First, if your child has borrowed a classroom protractor (maybe it was used to build the sextant), I will need it to be returned. Second, if your child has brought home a dictionary and/or thesaurus, those will need to be returned. Third, if you have noticed a reading book in your home with a yellow sticker, it came from my classroom library and I would like to account for it. I will be having this inventory reviewed next week, so I would very much appreciate these items to start making their way back.
Finally, I will be making myself available over the summer for tutoring. If you are interested, please send me an email and I will provide you with details.
As always, thank you for your continued support and I am looking forward to a great week.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Week 7 Overview
Hello!
Ms. Walls and I loved hearing our students perform at the music concert last week. It is a privilege to work with Ms. Blasi, who is such a talented and caring teacher, and our students have really musically blossomed under her direction.
We have three tests scheduled for this week, so we have a busy few days ahead of us. Today, our students took a short Math test that covered bar models and line plots. They've become very comfortable creating and reading these kinds of graphs over the last week or so, as they had to survey the class and make graphs of their own. Our bulletin board outside shows the fruits of their labors!
On Tuesday, they will take a Science quiz that will cover the circulatory system. Today we went over the study guide in class, so they should be in good shape to show off their knowledge tomorrow. On Wednesday, we will start a new unit about the respiratory system. Finally, they will have a History test on Thursday, over Chapters 11-16. Based on how much our students have loved American History, I have full confidence in their ability to perform well on this assessment.
Ms. Walls tells me that our class had a very productive weekend at the library, collecting sources with her. Today in class, our students learned how to take research notes on note cards. They will continue to collect their research in class the rest of the week. We hope that this project does not prove to be too overwhelming for you since we are doing the bulk of the work in class!
In Literature, we are carrying on in Mr. Bowditch. I must apologize to those of you who tried to help their student find the angle of the moon this weekend. Though I did check to be sure there would be a moon this weekend, I did not check when that moon would rise. I'm glad none of our students stayed up until 2:30am just to finish their homework! I'm so sorry if that caused you confusion over the weekend!
Have a great week!
Ms. Walls and I loved hearing our students perform at the music concert last week. It is a privilege to work with Ms. Blasi, who is such a talented and caring teacher, and our students have really musically blossomed under her direction.
We have three tests scheduled for this week, so we have a busy few days ahead of us. Today, our students took a short Math test that covered bar models and line plots. They've become very comfortable creating and reading these kinds of graphs over the last week or so, as they had to survey the class and make graphs of their own. Our bulletin board outside shows the fruits of their labors!
On Tuesday, they will take a Science quiz that will cover the circulatory system. Today we went over the study guide in class, so they should be in good shape to show off their knowledge tomorrow. On Wednesday, we will start a new unit about the respiratory system. Finally, they will have a History test on Thursday, over Chapters 11-16. Based on how much our students have loved American History, I have full confidence in their ability to perform well on this assessment.
Ms. Walls tells me that our class had a very productive weekend at the library, collecting sources with her. Today in class, our students learned how to take research notes on note cards. They will continue to collect their research in class the rest of the week. We hope that this project does not prove to be too overwhelming for you since we are doing the bulk of the work in class!
In Literature, we are carrying on in Mr. Bowditch. I must apologize to those of you who tried to help their student find the angle of the moon this weekend. Though I did check to be sure there would be a moon this weekend, I did not check when that moon would rise. I'm glad none of our students stayed up until 2:30am just to finish their homework! I'm so sorry if that caused you confusion over the weekend!
Have a great week!
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