For a change we decided to have a full week of school this week. Not that the week went by any more slowly mind you!
In LA we wrapped up the composition projects we have been working on, and jumped full on into our latest Reading project. We are looking at the novel "The Cay" and answering questions on it as we go along. This novel by Theodore Taylor is one we have enjoyed at GCA for some years now and it has a lot of action and introspection in it. Good fodder for us teachers to get some thinking happening in our students.
In Social Studies we moved towards our mapping project of ancient Athens, looking at the major locations of democratic activity in the classical Athenian period. The kids are currently researching the importance of the three areas we have focused on (Agora, Bouleterion and Pnyx Hill) and will then write/create an ancient walking tour guide of the three sites.
In Science we are coming down to the homestretch on the Sky Science unit. Kids are working hard every class to complete as much as they can to answer the questions posed in class. I am very impressed with the work 6B has done up to this point and how deep some kids are going to achieve their answers. This has been a worthwhile activity!
In CE we had another great chapel reminding us of the ways that God can use us in our brokenness and imperfection. A repentant heart and willing spirit are all that He needs! Additionally we wrapped up our presentations on the last week of Jesus' life and will be moving on to the acts of the apostles and early church to finish up the year. A reminder that it is never too early to do your MTO hours, and the form needed is on the wiki (here).
I hope you all have a great long weekend (or week off) and encourage you to think about attending the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory field trip on the 27th of February. It is an evening field trip, and you need to arrange transportation for your child as there will be no school transportation provided. It is about 2 hours long and a great chance to see the night sky as you never have before!
Friday, February 17, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Week Fifteen, no umm, Seventeen?
My deepest apologies for the last two weeks of silence on this blog. I have been fighting a cold and with the move and attendant chaos, I have neglected this mode of communication.
As you are well aware, we have numerous big changes, not least of which is a new wing, new classroom and new lockers. The kids have transitioned very well, although we are finding it a bit odd being in a busy hallway with all different grades again!
A main focus of the last couple of weeks has been our science program, getting on track and keeping up with the questions we need to learn about. The kids have been very industrious, but despite that, it is quite apparent we will be generally missing the target number of assignments for next week. As a result, I am pushing the timeline back a week, making the second three questions due for the 17th of Feb, not the 10th. This will allow us some time to catch-up, and we will still have a chance to finish before the report cards are due.
In LA we are wrapping up a couple of different assignments, the composition assignments about the Camp Kuriakos memories and the Parent Rules are both finishing up. And we have begun to present our novel study projects in class as well. I am hopeful that after our three field trip days next week we will be able to start on some new material.
In Social Studies we spent a great deal of time on the social structures of Athens and ancient Greece in general. We are currently working on a project to describe some of the everyday products Greeks used in the ancient world and will move on to the physical structures involved in democracy after that.
We didn't really have a CE class this week, but will make up for the memory verse we didn't do this week on Tuesday next week.
As was sent out in the e-mail this week, the field trips are all set up for next week. If you have further questions or concerns, please contact me or the other grade 6 teachers. I will have contacted all the parent volunteers for the science centre field trip by e-mail this past Friday.
Have a great weekend!
As you are well aware, we have numerous big changes, not least of which is a new wing, new classroom and new lockers. The kids have transitioned very well, although we are finding it a bit odd being in a busy hallway with all different grades again!
A main focus of the last couple of weeks has been our science program, getting on track and keeping up with the questions we need to learn about. The kids have been very industrious, but despite that, it is quite apparent we will be generally missing the target number of assignments for next week. As a result, I am pushing the timeline back a week, making the second three questions due for the 17th of Feb, not the 10th. This will allow us some time to catch-up, and we will still have a chance to finish before the report cards are due.
In LA we are wrapping up a couple of different assignments, the composition assignments about the Camp Kuriakos memories and the Parent Rules are both finishing up. And we have begun to present our novel study projects in class as well. I am hopeful that after our three field trip days next week we will be able to start on some new material.
In Social Studies we spent a great deal of time on the social structures of Athens and ancient Greece in general. We are currently working on a project to describe some of the everyday products Greeks used in the ancient world and will move on to the physical structures involved in democracy after that.
We didn't really have a CE class this week, but will make up for the memory verse we didn't do this week on Tuesday next week.
As was sent out in the e-mail this week, the field trips are all set up for next week. If you have further questions or concerns, please contact me or the other grade 6 teachers. I will have contacted all the parent volunteers for the science centre field trip by e-mail this past Friday.
Have a great weekend!
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