Week10

Wow! Every year seems to go faster and faster!!  I am really treasuring up all these memories on my heart.  These young boys and girls have become so precious to me, thank you for sharing :)

Save the Date!! December 11th, the 2nd Tuesday in December we will go ice skating.  I usually open this up to all Challenges.  It is very laid back and informal of a gathering.  We jsut meet at the outside skating rink in greensboro.  I collect everyones money so we get the group rate, and then we hang out ;)  Last year a group of us went to Mellow Mushroom afterwards.  I realized some may already be traveling at this point, but if it is open...SAVE THAT DATE!!

Thank you Dees for snack! I LOVE grapes!  Next week Hinson.  Week 12 is open, does anyone wish to sign up??

Algebra:  We reviewed lesson 40 - 43.  There were some glassy stares over lesson 40, please email with any questions ;)
Homework: Lessons 40 - 42....MEMORIZE THOSE EXPONENT RULES!!!!

Latin:  We reviewed the 3rd declension and practiced parsing.  I reminded them that if parsing isn't coming as easily to just keep reviewing the vocabulary and endings and it will all come.
Homework: See Guide

Lost Tools:  GREAT ESSAYS!!! I heard the bones in EVERY ONE OF THEM!!!!  (bones being the essay structure) We reviewed the 5 tools of invention and created an ANI chart for Number the Stars.  We also talked about is they are having a hard time keeping up with the reading, to use this year to work it out.  Challenge A and B, while we are not lax, do have more freedom to "work out the kinks" and see where we need to structure ourselves better. 
Homework: See PDF guide (please email me is you need this again :)

Rhetoric:  Good discussion, once we got down to it.  We are learning how to have group discussion and sometimes crosstalk can overwhelm the classroom.  But once I stated this, we were able to get down to business :)  These guys are really getting it!  I cannot wait to see some of them in debate!
Homework: See guide (Don't forget those cat questions!)

Science: Remember Week 12 is the picture contest!  This weeks reports on butterflies was quite refreshing from last weeks insects :)
Homework: See guide

Geography: Small things done daily....they are going to get so sick of hearing this LOL Europe cannot be done the week before the test....they must start now.  At this point we talked about at ;east 15 min morning, 15 min afternoon, and 15 minutes REVIEW.
Homework: See guide (don't forget terms)