Week Seven-Enjoy your Fall Break!

Hello Masters families,

I hope you are already enjoying your fall break. The weather is certainly making it feel like fall has arrived. Thank you all for another incredible week. It was fascinating to delve into the history and geography of Ancient India, introduce the tin whistle, and discover the internal and external features of creepy crayfish. Each week at CC I am amazed at the mass of material we get to explore in 3 very short hours.

Presentations continue to amaze me as I witness how God is building such strong communicators for his glory. Harrison, tremendous job sharing with us the parable of the good Samaritan. You showed strong confidence and articulation. Ross, the parable of the sower was a wonderful lesson to us all. You exhibited great volume and use of time. Thank you for blessing us with a gift of seeds to remind us to be ready to grow in God's plan for us. Jonathan, we enjoyed hearing of God's miracle in the feeding of the 5,000. You showed great articulation and organization in your presentation. Mollie, your presentation on "True Lies" was thought provoking. You involved the audience well and had good volume. Hannah, your book presentation left us all wanting to know the characters better. You displayed clear organization and effective articulation during your presentation. Maddie, thank you for sharing your biography on Annie Oakley with us. It is wonderful to learn about fascinating individuals in history. You displayed clear organization and effective articulation. After the break we will look forward to hearing from Carlyssa, Kody, Elizabeth and Addie again!

*****Memory Tips and Techniques for Week 7 *****
History Sentence: Do motions on key words of the sentence-
Brahman is the "one great spirit" - Hold up #1
castes - use hands to make levels
Buddhism- sit with legs crossed
enlightened one - form arc with hands to represent light
Timeline - DRILL DRILL DRILL
Look for patterns of alliteration in your timeline cards to lock them into your memory.
Geography - Practice labeling your maps at home for all locations weeks 1-7. Also, practice finding locations on alternate maps (globe) to solidify their understanding of the geographic locations.
Math - 13's Practice your 13's using the skip counting chart in your take home folder with the song on the CD until mastered. Then advance to practicing your 13's multiplication tables. This method will really help if the 13's are new ground for your student.
Latin - 3rd Declension To remember the tune recall that there are 3 consonants in the word BINGO, BINGO is the tune for the 3rd declension noun endings.
Science - How do animals reproduce? Animals reproduce by live birth, eggs and fragmentation.
English - In (dive hands together) Inside(Dive deeper) Into(break hands apart) Like(smile) Near(motion to come closer

Optional Classical Cash Opportunities:
Art - Tin Whistle Ten Challenge Each time you practice your tin whistle for 10 minutes have your parents initial your Learning Log and earn extra cash.
Science - Complete your Scientific Method Lab Sheet for your crayfish dissection. Color and label the external features on the crayfish diagram and earn extra cash!
Geography - Practice drawing any of the 6 continent drawings you have taken home. When you return on Week Eight you will receive instructions on drawing all 7 continents on a world map.

Have a restful and relaxing fall break.

Blessings,
Mrs. Gaines