Updates and announcements
It was so nice to see all of
you at the Winter concert and the Fall Festival this week! What a wonderful
community we have here at Arete.
I hope everyone has a wonderful
Thanksgiving Break!
Our week in learning
Students will be introduced to direct
objects and take a brief quiz tomorrow over Monday’s lesson.
Students will complete a weekly
literature summary from last week’s reading of Where the Red Fern Grows, and
continue to read the next three chapters of the book.
Students will begin their 100 point
project this week based on Where the Red Fern Grows. Look for an information
packet coming home! Students are given a number of mini-assignments work
various point values ranging from 5-40 points, and must complete any
assignments whose value adds up to 100 points. This will be primarily the
student’s responsibility, and they will have until December 7th to complete it.
I will give students some time in class to work on this, but it will primarily
be homework.
This week in science, students will be introduced to the structure
of cells. They will extend on the differences between Prokaryotes (cells with
no nuclei) and Eukaryotes (cells with nuclei), a concept touched upon in our
Classification unit. On Tuesday, students will write a short compare-contrast
paragraph about Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.
This week in History, students will
continue our unit on “Golden Age to Glorious Revolution”. We will discuss the
cowardice and execution of Charles I and the reign of Oliver Cromwell. Students
will get to write an article describing the reasons behind the execution of
Charles I. The rough draft is due on Tuesday, 11/28 and the final draft
rewritten on construction paper is due 11/30. This assignment is normally given
over 2 days, and students have 2 non-R&R days to complete the rough draft.
Please note that there will be a 50 states location test on 11/21. Here are
some online resources for students to use to study: https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3003
https://www.bls.gov/k12/content/games/geography-quiz/geography-quiz.htm (This one lists statistics about the
state.)
This week in Math, students will continue to learn about
multiplying and dividing fractions. Students will be working on solving
multi-step word problems that involve fractions.
