Week 18 - Celebrations and Skateboarding

Hello Masters Families!

What a fun day we had yesterday! It was a blur from beginning to end, but the students hung on tight and had a great day from skateboarding to "On the Spot". A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PARENTS FOR MAKING OUR MEMORY MARBLE CELEBRATION SUCH FUN! The doughnuts, pizza, chips, drinks and desserts were enjoyed by everyone and it was great to fellowship together during the lunch hour. We have been blessed immensely this year by our family at Classical and I am so thankful God has placed each of you in my life and in the life of my daughter.

Presentations: We had a historical day yesterday during presentations as some students completed their last formal presentation in Foundations. All of the students displayed proper planning and organization in their presentations. There were also masterful examples of confidence, eye contact and enunciation. We enjoyed learning extensive details about some of our history sentences and speeches incorporating our science facts and personal experiences. Excellent work masters!

Presenters for Week 19: (Topic - History Sentence) Sam, Caleb, Hannah, Shawn, Zachary

Memory Tips and Techniques for Week 18:
Timeline Cards: War with Mexico - Double Pistols, '49ers and the California Gold Rush - pan for gold, Opening the Oregon Territory - forearms on top of each other and swing open, Lincoln, the 16th president - use both hands to show the shape of Lincoln's hat, War Between the States - hit two fists together, The Battle of Gettysburg - hand over heart and throw head back, Great Generals of the War Between the States - salute, Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad - use both arms on either side bent at the elbow and rotate to chug forward
Peg Dates for Week 18: The Second Great Awakening 1799-1830 AD, Slavery in the South c. 1780-1865 AD
History Sentence: Tell me about the formation of the United Nations... Each student was provided with a drill sheet in the history section of their binders to practice the history sentence this week. Pictures of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin are located on this sheet to help the students visualize the sentence. We filled the sheet out in class and listened to the memory work CD.
Science: We were able to experience Newton's 3rd Law of Motion today as we observed and applied action and reaction to the skateboard and Newton's Cradle. Students can bounce a ball to apply the theory as they drill this week's science fact.
Math: One foot =12 inches
English: We listened to the Audio CD prepared by Mrs. Varnell and also added some tips to help the students remember the English grammar. 5 Kinds of Nouns (usages)
Subject ( point to head), Direct Object (make O with hand), Indirect Object (point to left foot), Object of the Preposition (point to right foot), possessive ( grab one fist with the other hand to show possession) REMIND THEM THAT THE SUBJECT AND POSSESSIVE SANDWICHES THE THREE OBJECTS IN THE MIDDLE.
Latin: Future Tense - In the future I will buy a bow. (AMABO) We drilled this week using the audio CD and charts in their binders. All of the students are showing very strong progress in grasping their Latin. This will be a huge help for Challenge A next year. Excellent work.
Geography: Europe We labeled the locations in Europe on both the colored and the black and white maps. Luxembourg, Belgium, Ireland, USSR (former)

TESTING:
Enjoy your week and please let me know if your child will be testing for Memory Power, Excellence, or Master. We will start putting together a schedule next week for anyone interested in reserving a time for testing. Only students that are going to test for Memory MASTER will be required to test with the tutor and the director. Memory Excellence and Power may be tested by the tutor if desired or with another willing parent. Parents, please let me know if you are interested in helping to test students. This will be an exciting celebration of each student's hard work this year.

END OF THE YEAR PROGRAM: The students are showing a lot of enthusiasm and having fun with our end-of-year skit. We will practice again next week and continue to polish and add personality to the game "show"!!! I will also get the students to give me a final decision on their favorite subject. I would also like to add some fun to their introductions by giving them a title with their name... for example - "Harrison the GEOGRAPHY GENIUS" or "Mollie the EXTRAORDINARY ENGLISH MASTER". If you already know what subject your child wants to do they can have fun creating their own introduction. The more they help to create and add fun to the skit the better it will be. I can't wait to see their ideas.

Have a great week!
Blessings,
Mrs. Gaines