Thank you for another blessed week in Classical Conversations. I wanted to offer a special thank you to the moms, you were certainly there to provide a helping hand and I greatly appreciate your assistance in every way! I can really see the effort all of the students and parents are putting in at home. Keep up the hard work, you are all making amazing progress.
Presentations: Another fun week of very creative presentations were given today. Mollie, you presented a well planned and clear step-by-step demonstration of ice skating. Shawn, your paint ball action was exciting and kept us all engaged and on the edge of our seats. You showed great planning and a clear beginning, middle and end. Zachary, we all were fascinated watching your Lego building and flying expedition. You clinched us in the end with your conclusion. Great work! Sam, we look forward to your presentation next week.
Week 4 presenters: Sam, Carlyssa, Hannah, Harrison, Jonathan, and Caleb,
Weeks 4 and 5 will focus on voice control. Parents and students refer to your red folder for guidance on preparing your next presentation. Remember to practice using the 3 second rule for a confident beginning and ending. Voice control focuses on volume, articulation, inflection, and facial expressions.
MEMORY TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FOR WEEK 3:
History Timeline: Famine in Egypt - grab your stomach in hunger, The 12 Tribes of Israel - hold up left hand 1 finger and right hand 2 fingers to make a twelve, Second Intermediate Period in Egypt - drop your left hand and keep the 2 on your right hand, Code of Hammurabi - Put both hands together to make a book, Hyksos Invasion of Egypt - bow and arrow, Early New Kingdom in Egypt - stretch your arms up because it is so early, Moses' Birth - rock the baby with both arms, Plaques in Egypt - use both arms to make a slithering snake
****The motions that I use in class will differ from the ones on the video from You Tube. You can use what ever works at home. In the past, my daughter had a tutor that allowed the students to make up motions and those have stuck in our heads. In the coming weeks we will use all of the motions used in the video on the blog. As always these tips are just suggestions to be used as much or as little as your student needs to be able to master the material.****
History Timeline Peg Dates for Week 3: Code of Hammurabi 1792 - 1750 B.C.
Moses' Birth 1525 B.C.
History Sentence: Tell me about the Crusades.... Eleanor of Acquitaine (queen wave) and her son (rock the baby), Richard the Lionhearted (two paws up and lion face), fought the Turks for Jerusalem (punch, punch) during the time of the Crusades(draw your sword) which occurred from 1095-1291(hold up a 5 with one hand and a 1 with the other).Science: What are the parts of the food chain? The parts of the food chain are (CHANT)producers, consumers, decomposers! I sent home a handout of the food chain. Students may color and return the handout next week for Memory Marbles.
Math: 5's and 6's from 5x1 - 5x15 and 6x1 - 6x15
Drill and practice these facts and the facts from weeks 1 and 2 specifically focusing on the x 13, 14, 15. This gradual approach will be a great benefit to your child on weeks 7, 8, and 9.
English: Pronoun Order - 1st person singular (Hold up 1 finger on each hand, bend at the elbows and swing back) 2nd person singular (Hold up 2 fingers on each hand and swing) 3rd person singular (Hold up 3 fingers on each hand and swing) PRONOUN ORDER (snap)
REPEAT MOTIONS FOR PLURAL
We added a "Helpful Pronoun Sheet" to the English section of their binders for this week showing the pronoun order on the left side column. We will use this handout during weeks 4- 8.
Latin: Imperfect tense - Use the audio CD and the chart we added to their binders to drill and practice the memory work this week.
Geography: European Rivers (sing to the tune "10 Little Indians")
Seine River, Rhine River, Danube River, Po River, Elbe River, European Rivers.....
Practice tracing the shapes of the rivers on a labeled map at home. Then practice drawing the rivers onto a blank map. This week is quite challenging and special attention should be paid to the beginning and ending points of these rivers. Watch as the rivers follow country boundaries and refer to past geography as they review. For example, "The Po River is the shortest river and it flows across northern ITALY."
For map drawing this week I recommend reviewing geography from weeks 1 -3 and drill, drill, drill drawing these rivers.
MEMORY MARBLES, LEARNING LOGS, and CLASSICAL CASH!!!!
We are halfway full on our Memory Marble jar and I announced today that I will open the CC Store on Week 5 for business. Continue to record on your LEARNING LOGS all of the Map drawing, drilling, and presentation work so that you get all the cash you have worked so hard to earn. Parents are only required to sign at the bottom to verify what your child has recorded. As always some gentle reminding will help to establish this routine of recording on their Learning Log until it becomes a habit. It is all designed to build responsibility and make all of this hard work a lot more fun!
Parents, if you know of any small prizes or candy your child loves and you would like to contribute to the CC store during the year, it would be greatly appreciated.
Have a blessed week and we will see you on Week 4!
Mrs. Gaines
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