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!
