Week 15 Tough 2 Top

Hello Masters families,

What an amazing day at CC. Every half hour brought exciting and in depth learning. Thank you to all of the students who presented your demonstrations on Tuesday. Kody, you started off with an electrifying and magnetic presentation. We all learned alot, great work on your research and detailed explanations. Ross we enjoyed learning about your family learning box adventures. Everyone enjoyed going on their letter boxing adventures as well. You communicated clearly and showed excellent planning and organization in your presentation. Jonathan, thank you so much for the delicious presentation on pizza! Your poster was an excellent visual aid and communicated well. Thanks for the extra effort to bring all of the supplies, everyone enjoyed your samples. Harrison, thank you for your gifted presentation on tuning an acoustic guitar. You are clearly blessed with an ear for music and we enjoyed seeing you demonstrate the process. Hannah, what a great idea and fun demonstration. You did a great job showing the steps for the program and taught us all about a new way to enjoy technology. Mollie, thanks for the tasty tiny treats. Your interactive demonstration revealed a new way to have fun in the kitchen, miniature style. You did a great job presenting your visual aids and explaining and sharing your treats. Thank you to all of the parents with your extra help on these presentations.

On weeks 16 and 17 we will be focusing on biographies of historical figures. For one minute introduce the person whose speech you are giving. You may pretend to be the historical character or simply tell him or her. Then for two minutes, recite(if possible) a famous speech your character gave. The length should be approximately three minutes and when you practice focus on expression. Make your voice interesting by varying your tone and volume and using pauses to enhance your presentation.

Memory Tips and Techniques for Week 15:
History Timeline: Parliament- Make a scale by placing your hands out to either side. On "unjustly" top the scale to one side.
The First Cnt. Congress- On "first", hold up an index finger on "peace" use the same hand to make the peace sign.
The War for Independence- Cross your hands in front of you, as if in bondage, and then push your arms open/out as if breaking the chains.
British Lose- Make a thumbs down.
America Declares- Cup your hands to your mouth as you "declare" the name of the card.
Washington- Put one arm in front across your body at the waist and one arm behind your body (standing regally as Washington did).
Winter- Shiver as if you are cold.
Yorktown- On "Yorktown" make a Y with your body by making a putting your arms up in a V shape. On "Treaty of Paris" shake your two hands together making an agreement.
History Sentence- Tell me about Henry the Navigator- Paddle your boat as you sing "Henry the Navigator" and then point to a map of Africa on "Africa". Point to Portugal on "Portugese" and go around the western coast of Africa to Western Sudan area/modern Ghana on "Ashanti".
Latin- Noun Endings 1st declension Repeat. Say. Hear. Sing. Write on your Latin chart. If you are still having trouble mastering these noun endings try the motions we practiced in class, they match the pictures provided on your Latin charts from Mrs. Varnell in semester one.
Science- What is each continent's highest mountain?
Everest(lean on hands resting) in Asia(bow with two hands)
McKinley (act friendly and pretend to shake someone's hand while you say McKinley, North America)
Aconcagua(say with extra emphasis on each syllable with arms crossed in front) S. America(point down)
Kilimanjaro (slash throat) in Africa (slam fist into palm)
Elbrus (elbow left) in Europe (elbow right)
Kosciuszko (give yourself a COZY hug) in Australia (hop like a kangaroo)
Vinson (make a V with your arms) Massif (spread arms massively wide) Antarctica (bring hands back together to make the size of an ant)
*****Parents, I provided a handout with all of the mountains labeled in their Take-Home folder, please use this to help them study. I will separately post the words to the 2 songs we sang in class.*****
Geography- EGYPT Israel, Sinai Peninsula, Suez Canal, Cairo, Gaza Strip
Locate. Trace. Label on blank map.
English- Practice singing the entire songs for Helping and Linking Verbs found on the handout in your Take-Home Folder.
Math- Area of a triangle = one-half its base times its height A = 1/2 b X h

ADDITIONS TO THE TAKE-HOME FOLDER:
As mentioned previously, I included a handout displaying a map of each continent's highest mountain. On the reverse side is a map of Africa and a list of the dates and a timeline to chart the history sentences for Weeks 13-15. This was provided to help with connecting the history sentences/dates and the geography we are learning in Africa. You can use this map to practice labeling the geography locations we have learned.

Math Sound Off- I provided the students the second set of math facts for our Math Sound Off Challenge, please have to pratice their new line and the WHOLE CLASS lines this week. Don't forget to review the script from week 13 and 14. Record their practice on their Learning Log for extra Classical Cash.

Fun For Week 16:
After many weeks of hard work and extensive review, the MEMORY MARBLE JAR was filled this week! Next week we will enjoy doughnuts to celebrate our learning as a class. Way to go Masters!!!

We will also celebrate individual successes as we open the CC STORE next week for business.

Classical Cash Opportunities-
Learning Logs- Continue to fill out your logs as you drill your memory work, label your maps and prepare your presentations each week.

Have a blessed week,
Mrs. Gaines