Friday, Feb. 18

We had a lot of fun (and a couple falls) on our ice skating field trip! Many thanks to Delora Argyle, Julia Hendron and Tracy Folsom for chaperoning.





Math: The students have been working hard at learning about negative numbers. They always seem to get so excited because they spend their lives being curious about these numbers and not quite knowing what to do with them. They have done well at picking up the rules and patterns these new numbers follow.

Social Studies: We learned about the daily life of Ancient Rome. A lot of the information we have comes from the city of Pompeii when it was covered in ash by Mt. Vesuvius. The people had no warning and many were found doing regular daily activities. We learned about the large buildings made with archways, domes, and the start of concrete. The class was very interested in the gladiators, chariot races, and Roman Bath Time.

Science: Ask your students to tell you why we have phases of the moon. Can we see the moon only at night? What phase of the moon can you see right now?

Spelling/Vocabulary: Test was today. Make sure your student is filling out their vocabulary log every week in class so they won't be overwhelmed with vocabulary the week of the test. Make sure you are studying your vocabulary words and spelling words each week!

Reading: We read about Medusa's funeral in the Lightning Thief this week and held a funeral for the hated monster. We had a fun time acting out different parts. Ask your student who they portrayed for our funeral. Look below to see some pictures from this event.













Writing: For every chapter in the Lightning Thief, we did a daily journal entry. We've also written an obituary for Medusa this week. In addition, we've written about our favorite scenes so far.