Another awesome week with your children has come and gone. This year continues to FLY by and I can't believe it. I feel like I just blinked and these children have grown up before our eyes. I can't imagine what that must feel like from the parent perspective 😀. Miss Smith and I are already so proud of your kiddos and how hard they've worked this year, and continue to work, to finish this year STRONG!
Scholar Shout-Outs:
Happy Birthday Mason!
Happy Birthday Drew!
Fun in P.E. with Coach Gethings!
Last week when learning about Elijah McCoy we learned the phrase THE REAL McCOY! Well, when I showed your children a picture of Florence Nightingale's lamp at a London museum the children asked, "Is that the REAL McCoy?" My teacher heart just filled up with joy! I love seeing them make connections in their learning.
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The summer is fast approaching, and with it the end of the school year! While we in the French team are excited for the break, we’re even more eager to gear up for next year—and a major part of gearing up is taking care of our books.
Unlike other class materials, which go home with our scholars, the French activity book will live on campus during the summer. In the next five weeks, we will be labeling and collecting these books for safekeeping. We want our Les Loustics program, which serves students for 2 consecutive years, to be ready and waiting for scholars when they return. During the summer, we invite scholars and families to use their French notebooks and online resources to review all material taught throughout the year.
If you plan to move to another Great Hearts Academy, especially one which follows the Les Loustics program, please contact the French team by email before the end of May to request your books. If you plan to change school networks, or if your child will not be using Les Loustics level 1 or 2 at their academy, we ask kindly that you donate it to Arete where it will surely serve a child in need. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation in this matter.
The French Teachers,
Madame Gebara
Monsieur Gaudin
*An important note from our French teachers*
The summer is fast approaching, and with it the end of the school year! While we in the French team are excited for the break, we’re even more eager to gear up for next year—and a major part of gearing up is taking care of our books.
Unlike other class materials, which go home with our scholars, the French activity book will live on campus during the summer. In the next five weeks, we will be labeling and collecting these books for safekeeping. We want our Les Loustics program, which serves students for 2 consecutive years, to be ready and waiting for scholars when they return. During the summer, we invite scholars and families to use their French notebooks and online resources to review all material taught throughout the year.
If you plan to move to another Great Hearts Academy, especially one which follows the Les Loustics program, please contact the French team by email before the end of May to request your books. If you plan to change school networks, or if your child will not be using Les Loustics level 1 or 2 at their academy, we ask kindly that you donate it to Arete where it will surely serve a child in need. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation in this matter.
The French Teachers,
Madame Gebara
Monsieur Gaudin
Next Week in 2B...
Writing and Grammar: We will write persuasive paragraphs that focus on a specific audience. Will your audience be convinced?
Literature: Little House in the Big Woods will continue through reading chapters 7 & 8. We'll talk about how Laura escaped from the bear and learn all about sugar snow and the steps for making maple syrup.
Spalding Words Next Week: Only 20 due to no school on Monday.
Tuesday: select, connection, connect, firm, region, religion, convict, private, command, debate
Wednesday: crowd, factory, publish, represent, term, section, relative, relate, progress, progress
Math: We are spending much of this week working on reviewing some of the concepts we have not covered for a little while and will also spend some time focusing on word problems!
Science: Daniel Hale Williams is our next and last important person to learn about in our biography unit! Daniel Hale Williams was an African-American doctor who performed the first successful open heart surgery! He was a surgeon who helped set up a teaching hospital in Chicago. It was the first hospital in Chicago to have African-American doctors and nurses on its staff. ALL patients were treated well there. We have truly enjoyed learning about these important people in Science and discussing the virtues they each possessed.
History: We will take our test over the Civil War. Please help your child study for it over the weekend. We will also begin our unit on Immigration and Citizenship! Ask your child to tell you the four reasons people wanted to come to America (food, freedom, opportunity, and land).
Love,
Mrs. D
P.S. My sweet nephew was born early Sunday morning! Andrew Thomas has arrived :-)! As you can see my niece is smitten...
