Week 6!!!

Important dates coming up:
October 4th: PJ or Wacky Tacky Day (which ever your child prefers, or nothing:)
October 11th: Picture Day!! It will start at 8:30am.  More details to come, and this will be optional.

Thank you Gaines for doughnuts!!! They smelled sooooo good.  Next week Walkers have snack.

Parents, as I handed back 3 different quizzes/papers this week I wanted to remind everyone that I do not give grades.  I am not a teacher....you are ;)  I know how hard it is to juggle life and everything that comes with it, but wanted to give a gentle reminder that we made a commitment to our children to teach them.  Please make sure you are taking the time to stay involved, that your student knows what your expectations are. At Challenge A, usually the work load is not as overwhelming as learning how to manage our time.  We had a great talk about why we manage our time wisely.  Why??? So we may be effective and glorify God!  If we are a mess (and honestly I am a mess some days) we cannot be effective for God and be available for what He may have us to do.  So day by day we practice.  Sometimes we get it and sometimes we don't.  Do remember that always, God's grace is sufficient!!

Onto the work of the week:

Math: We reviewed (at the shelter :) lessons 25 - 28
Homework: Lessons 25 -28 rememeber, if you need any help during the week, contact me

Latin:  We reviewed how we know which declension to put a noun in and played vocabulary BINGO!
Homework: STUDY For Test (not quiz) Know vocabulary, grammar rules (purple book), 1st and 2nd Declension endings,  Be prepared to decline a noun and parse simple sentences.

IEW: We reviewed all our dress-ups and decorations.  Then we read our papers. I know I say this a lot...but what a group of talented writers!
Homework: Lesson 13 or story of their choice.  Read over review pages in IEW

Rhetoric:  We had awesome discussion on Chapters 5 of each book and earned candy for catechism!  We started to define big "E" Evolution and introduced 2 factors that just do not make logical sense.  We began discussion on how to approach someone who may believe in Evolution without turning them away.
Homework: Chapters 6 in boths books, make sure you are filling out the blue book.  Add questions 16 - 18.....next week we debut Jeopardy.

Science: Excellent reports on trees!! 
Homework: This week Mollusks, as always at least 2 sources with bibliography and picture

Geography: Handed back our Canada quiz. Let me just say, "THESE GUYS ROCKED IT!" Everyone showed great improvement. We played Who Wants to Be a Geography Master with the terms and discussed tips for studying Antilles.
Homework: Prepare for test on Central America/Antilles next week! ADD TERMS!!!