Week 22

Hello Masters families,
Another week has flown by and I can't believe we only have two more to go. What a wonderful year we have had together. I am so blessed each week to see how hard all of the students have worked at home, all of the work and dedication is flowing out every week. A very special thank you to the dedicated moms who are testing students each week as they work toward Memory Power, Excellence and Master. I couldn't do it without you.

Maddie, we missed you and hope to see you back next week :).

The end of the year program is quickly approaching! Please take some time this week to review the Math Sound Off lines your child has been assigned. Each week their stage presence is improving greatly and we are all looking forward to an exciting opening to our Math Sound Off next week. Two of our moms have military backgrounds and they are going to help us with a fun and exciting entrance to the stage. Thank you Lisa and Erin for any input you have to offer!

The last presentations for the year were this week and they were memorable. Thank you Mollie for your presentation on Aesop's fable the Fox and the Crow. You did a great job involving your audience and used your visual aids well to share your story. Good eye contact and volume. Elizabeth, thank you for your creative retelling and involving your audience. You used expression and the audience enjoyed participating. Excellent! Addie, thank you for your interpretation of the Tortoise and the Hare. Your poster was colorful, creative, and interactive. Your presentation was clearly planned and you used great volume and tempo. What a rewarding year of presentations, I hope you can take some time and reflect on how much each of you have learned and improved this year. I have seen a great improvement in beginning and ending with confidence, volume, expression, and use of time. Thank you moms for your dedication and support with your child's presentations. Incredible work masters students!

The next two weeks we will be using our presentation time to ramp up the review! This additional time should also allow for testing as needed. If your child is planning to test for Memory Power (1-2 subjects), Memory Excellence (3 or more subjects), or Memory Master, please let me know so we can schedule a time for them to show what they know.

MEMORY TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR WEEK 22:

Presidents: Polk to Garfield Sing the song to help memorize the presidents.
History Sentence: We discussed the British North American Act and used the map to point out Canada, Britain, and Quebec as we sang the history sentence.
Geography: Canadian Waters - Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay and Labrador Sea We labeled the bodies of water on our maps and pointed out what provinces/territories of Canada bordered each of the locations. Here is a fun poem we used as well:
The Canadian Waters are filled with otters
You'll find brave ones in Great Bear's Lake
Few otters choose to labor on the Great Slave Lake
Most just play in the Hudson Bay
You can hear 'em laughin' in the Bay of Baffin
Or just swimming with glee in the Labrador Sea.

Latin: 4th Declension Sung to the tune of "Here We Go Looby-Loo" There are 4 o's in the words looby-loo, this should help you remember the tune.
English: Linking verbs - feel, become, remain, taste Sing the linking verb song in your take home folder to help memorize this list. The tune is to 'The Ants Go Marching One By One".
Math: The commutative law for addition and multiplication can be remembered by picturing someone driving (commuting) to work from a to b.
Science: What are some kinds of weather fronts?
Cold Warm Stationary Occluded To help remember this list you can use the first letter of each word to spell COWS. Another option is to associate each word with a motion:
Cold - pretend to be cold, shiver
Warm - pretend to warm up and fan yourself as if you are too warm
Stationary - freeze in one place, remain stationary
Occluded - hit your two fists together

Next week we will enjoy the reward for filling the Memory Marble jar for the last time this year!
After reviewing almost all of the science and history sentences for this year we piled the jar to the top with massive marbles. We will celebrate with an ice cream sundae party during lunch. Parents have your child eat their lunch first and then we will eat our fill of ice cream.

Classical Cash Opportunities:
We will open the CC store again for the students to spend their Classical cash. Next week will be the last day I will take up papers for cash. Any papers from either semester will be accepted.
This week's optional activities -
Science Sheet: Weather Recipe Sheet - cut and glue mini-books onto the correct squares
Learning Logs: Continue to record your drilling at home this week and cash in on your hard work! Don't forget to record your Math Sound Off practice.

Have a blessed week,
Mrs. Gaines