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Important Dates:

Tuesday. January 27. Parent Night. We begin promptly at 7pm and will end at 8:30.  Come prepared to participate in movement, artistic work, and converse with each other about media, the internet, and technology in regards to our children.  What are our kids using, what are the parameters, etc.  I will have some articles for us to read that will begin the conversation.

Saturday. January 31. Biography Workshop. A great opportunity! Check out the school calendar for more info.

Saturday. February.7. Experience UP. Come participate in mock classes throughout the grades taught by UP’s very own teachers.

Wednesday. February 25. Class Play. 6pm. Students to stay after school with Miss Kiefer

 

In the Classroom

In the classroom we finished our geometry block.  The sixth grade did not receive a block test, but will have a take home geometry test/quiz at some other point during the year.  There is more I wish to cover in our math skills periods before giving them this.

Finished geometry morning lesson books are due Monday.

This past week Pythagorus himself visited the students when I stepped out of the room to retrieve something from the office.  Students who were lucky enough to be at school that day were inducted into the Pythagorean Brotherhood.  To that effect, there has been a lot of illness and absence in the class lately.

Absences

Each day is full of experiential activities and discoveries that simply cannot be recreated and are just missed when students are absent.  When in doubt or on the fence please send your children to school.  Everyone misses out when anyone is gone-each child brings their own wonderful thoughts and personalities.

In morning lesson this week we noted that many students have been sick/gone and talked about ‘how do we keep ourselves well.’  Nourishing food and rest were some good answers.  We talked about simply food verse nourishment, as they are not always one and the same.

Roman History Coming Up

Next week we begin language arts and Roman history.  The block plan is changing and in limbo but will include all of the same blocks from the original plan.  I am working toward rearranging items to make certain blocks longer and perhaps change the placement of others.  I have modified this upcoming Roman history block to extend over 4 weeks.

Parent Night! …you are cordially invited:)

That’s all for now, I look forward to seeing you all at parent night Tuesday.  Please remember we will begin the meeting at 7.  The doors will open at 6:45.