We spent this week getting caught up on some of our class procedures. Now that we have everything in place, we are able to have a better sense of what we should be doing and have nailed down where we go and how quickly we go there. Getting from class to class and how we behave when we get there is a little thing that got lost in the shuffle the last few weeks, but it is an area we are working on to ensure it is up to the same quality standard as everything else we do.
After the excitement of Evergreen Theatre last week, we had lots of catch up to do in all subjects. We spent time in LA doing some descriptive writing work, taking a picture and describing it accurately and learning how good word choice could bring that description to life. At the same time we worked on some reading comprehension exercises, where we were able to learn some interesting information about diverse subjects (Krakatau, Black Holes, Lewis and Clark, as well as the area in New York called the Five Points. Then the kids answered questions about what they had learned.
In Social Studies we began to wrap up our investigation into the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We will finish our inquiry into that important piece of Canadian law next week.
In Science we took the knowledge we gained about scientific classification and classified tree types, leaves and even learned how to identify trees based on their leaves alone. This allowed us to get started on an assignment where the kids will research 4 different trees and make trading cards based on their research. The assignment and suggested websites can be found on the Trees and Forests page on the wiki.
In CE, we had another great week as we continued our investigation into the New Testament and how each gospel has its own character and was written for a different audience. In addition, memory verses went well this week and a reminder to all families that all groups will be tested on memory verses on Wednesday this week.
