Great Beginnings

Dear Masters Families,


What great beginning to our year! We had an informative start to our day with Impromptu Introductions for presentations. I already see new friendships forming and old friendships strengthening on our first day. Today we focused on getting to know our audience to build trust as we present each week. For our next round of presentations please practice at home using the 3 second rule to begin and end your presentation with confidence. Optional ideas for presentations are listed in your Take-Home Folder. Presenters for Week Two are: Elizabeth, Addie, Carlyssa, Maddie, and Kody. ***Students do not forget to record your work on your Learning Log as you prepare for your presentation. It will earn you alot of Classical Cash .***


Included in your student's Take-Home Folder is a suggested schedule for memorizing the Bible passage for Cycle One, Exodus 20:1-17. This Bible passage is not required for Memory Master, but I have included because I felt it was a great guide for pacing your learning at home.


You will also see a sheet called Math Sound Off, this is an additional project we will do as a class for the end of the year closing program. Today I did not have time to introduce it, but please read over the letter to introduce yourselves with the idea and we will start learning the material next week. It should be fun!

Parents, the following tips were used to help your child learn the memory work for this week. Use them if they will help to master the material, or just to increase the fun while drilling. Hopefully they can remember them based on the brief descriptions below.

Memory Tips and Techniques for Week One:

***Remember to record your memory drilling on your Learning Log.***

Timeline: Practice using the cards early in the week to learn the timeline and advance to full mastery-reciting from memory by the end of the week.

History Sentence: Learn the 10 Commandments by order and number


1st Commandment-1 finger because there is only one God


2nd Commandment-2 fingers humans can not create a graven image of our all powerful God- use the two fingers to show an ancient Egyptian bowing to a graven image


3rd Commandment- 3 fingers cover lips with three fingers


4th Commandment- 4 fingers for 4 letters in the word Holy


5th Commandment- 5 fingers hold up both hands one for father and one for mother clap hands together and open your arms wide to represent many days on the earth

Science- Sing to the tune of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Monera, these are the Five Kingdoms of Living Things, Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Monera, these are the Five Kingdoms.

Latin- Slap Lap X Clap Hands X-don't go too fast!

Math- Practice your 1's and 2's Multiplication Tables- Next week we will test our Multiplication Mastery for MASSIVE Memory Marbles.

English- A preposition relates a noun(high 5/knuckle) or a pronoun(high 5/ knuckle) to another word(low 5/low 5).

Geography- Locate-Trace-Draw-***record your practices on your Learning Log***

Week One BONUSES for Classical Cash and Memory Marbles:

**Please enjoy these projects at home as your time allows.***

Art- Complete the Drawing Sheet to practice OiLS- 5 Basic elements of Shape

Geography- Draw a simple map of the continents- Weekly I will be giving your student a geography drawing exercise to challenge them to deepen their learning of world geography through drawing. This week the drawing project is to emphasize the placement of the continents in reference to the Equator and the Prime Meridian.

Thank you to all of the students and parents, it was a blessing to learn with you today. Everyone exhibited a Christlike attitude and showed love, honor, and service to God and others through their classroom behavior and participation. Thank you for BEING A BLESSING to me.

Have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Gaines