Week 9 or Rainy Day "Kayoss" (that was for Ross:)

First off, I have to say, even on rainy and chatty days....THANK YOU for the blessing of working with your children.  They always make me smile, and just bring me such joy.  I said good bye to Mr. Sean as he left for a three week trip this morning and by the end of math, those kids had me smiling already :)

OK, this time I mean it LOL PICTURE DAY NEXT WEEK!  Come on sun!

Also, from here on out in Latin, I will be posting two possible homework assignments.  Those who need it, I have talked to and the kids know which one to follwo :)

THANK YOU THURMONDS! Cookies are always a treat :) Next week, Soots.

Upcoming dates to keep in mind:

• Nov. 1st Optional Costume day if you would like to wear a costume, or hand out candy and such ;)
• The last day of class (ONLY 6 WEEKS!!! Where did time go??)  I will be ordering pizza's and this may be an optional PJ day, we will see as we get closer what the concenus is.
• Also the first or second Tuesday after Thanksgiving there will be a Christmas get together.  Please keep this in mind when scheduling those holiday events that start creeping up soon :)

Math: We needed the full hour today....The pre-algebra kids were introduced to pre-algebra :) Please feel free to allow the kids (or yourself) to contact me if you are needing any help.  We also took a short math quiz....classical style.
Homework: Lessons 37 -40 Make sure you are keeping up with tests!

Latin: We introduced the 4th declension.  We also took a short vocabulary quiz and played some games with vocabulary. I forgot to put the cattle call out there for more silly sentences :)
Homework: Pages 51-55 in purple book Exercises 56-60 Grammar: 51,55,66 Review! Review! Review!
Accelerated Homework: You can work ahead in Chapters 4, 5, and 6.  These are very short chapters, this is not a joke.

IEW: In class we read some phenomenal papers!  I talked about playing around more with decorations.  Also we went through Lesson 18 in class and talked about a research report.
Homework: Lesson 19. 

Geography: Test Day!  Also, Mollie shared some very neat artifacts from Argentina. We talked about the importance of review and just because we have 4 weeks for Europe does not mean we wait until the last minute :)
Homework: Begin Europe!! I WILL BE TESTING ON EUROPE WEEK 14. (This is different from the guide) Week 15 will be a mid-term for review.  (The mid term will not include features, only countries will be required.  Capitals are up to the teacher)

Science: I am thoroughly grossed out now and ready for the beautiful butterflies of next week :)  We did have fun with our picture contest.  Thank you Casey and Emily our guest judges!
Homework: Butterflies As always at least 2 sources and bibliography

Rhetoric:  We discussed some heavy topics today.  I really wish to encourage you to continue these conversations with your children.  There was a lot of chit chat, but overall I believe they were understanding the gist of the topic.
Homework: Chapters 9 in both books and work up to question 27!! 

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS!!!!