Literature/Composition March 1-5

Dear Students,

February has flown by! This week we find ourselves in the month of March, and with it comes some time to rest and rejuvenate. Before you gear up for Spring Break, buckle down for one last week of work:

Homework due Monday: Wordly Wise A-C of Lesson 16; Revise 1st quatrain of sonnet, and write the 2nd quatrain (or more).

We will finish our reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream this week. We will also continue working on our sonnets and History Fair essays. Our goal for this week is to have ALL our body paragraphs written and revised before spring break. We can do it! Body paragraph 3 is not due until Tuesday.

Expect to work on your punctuation this week, and we will have our usual vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.

Miss Kaminer

March 1-5

We will continue our study of parabolas this week.  Instead of just sketching graphs, we will become more exact by plotting points.  We will use our graphs to solve word problems involving maximums and minimums.

Dear Logic Parents,

This year our Logic students will be performing a cut version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  The performances will be Thursday, March 18^th at 1:45pm and Friday March 19^th in the evening (time TBA).  

The week of the play, your students have after school rehearsal until 6:00 pm.  This includes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday March 15-17.  (Dress rehearsal on the 17^th.)  If your student is unable to attend any portion of these rehearsals, please let me know as soon as possible.  An afterschool snack is highly recommended on theses days. 

In regards to costumes, we are well underway.  All tunics, togas and woodland tunics have been procured in the costume closet.  However there are a few basics your student needs to procure on their own.  Hopefully these are things you already have at home or can be easily bought at a Wal-Mart type store.  Please find your students name or their character in the information that follows and procure what is needed for their costume by Feb. 4^h .  Please send these items with your student to school that day.  Shanie Wenzel has become our point person for costumes and you may contact her with questions at swenzel@liveoakclassical.com. 

Here is what your student needs to procure:

Roman Ladies:  (Elise, Anna Lee)

            White under garments (tank top, leggings or slip)

            Sandals (not flip-flops) or bare feet

            Accessories: roman jewelry and hair pieces (from home/costume closet)

King of Athens and Queen of the Amazons: (Samuel Still, Christy M.) 

            Sam needs a: crown

Christy needs “Amazon” accessories. 

Fairies:  leggings,

a shirt (can be a tank top, short sleeve, or leotard)

a skirt or tutu (some of which we are making in class)

sandals (not flip-flops) or bare feet

accessories

Roman gentlemen:  Toney G, Anthony A., Samuel M., Cullen H., Drew M., Josh C., Zach G.,

white undershirt (tank style is best)

            white/light shorts (athletic shorts are fine, something for under the tunics.)

sandals (not flip-flops) or bare feet

            Roman accessories (to be determined according to their character)

Oberon’s attendants: 

black or dark brown tee shirt

            black or dark brown shorts or pants

            sandals (not flip-flops) or bare feet

            Woodland accessories (leaves, branches…)

Oberon:  Jacob B.

Black shirt

            Black pants (able to be ripped at legs)

            sandals (not flip-flops) or bare feet

            crown

Puck:  Jesse W.

black or dark brown tee shirt

            Black or dark brown pants (able to be ripped at legs)

            Head piece

            sandals (not flip-flops) or bare feet

Sincerely, Mrs. Carson

March 1-5

Mrs. Pitts’ Logic II Update Week of March 1-5

Dear Students,
This week we will continue our exploration of the theory of evolution.  We have reviewed the definition of science and the scientific method.   We have introduced Charles Darwin, the man and learned about his life and prevailing beliefs of his time.  We  tracked the voyage of HMS Beagle, learning about Darwin’s travels and his formative thoughts.  With this background in mind, we will turn our attention to Natural Selection, one of Darwin’s most important contributions to the science of biology.  We will spend time understanding what is involved in the process of evolution (adaptations to environment, genetic variations favoring one form over another, and resultant natural selection) and look at evidence of evolution in the world around us.  We will include a round table discussion to explore whether or not science conflicts with our religious thought, or if it could be seen as part of a greater plan by a Creator God.

Here we go!

Monday- Presentations of evidence of evolution.   Fast Plant observations.

Tuesday- Notes: Natural Selection/Current Ideas on Evolution

Wednesday- Round Table Discussion

Thursday- Exam: Evolution

Friday- Discuss DNA structure and function.  Read the Molecular Basis for Inheritance – complete chart

Have a great week!

March 1-5

This week we will study Chapter 17, which presents the imperfect forms of the irregular verbs we have learned thus far.

Chapter 17 Quiz Friday.

If your family is leaving town early for Spring Break, you must complete your quiz BEFORE YOU LEAVE TOWN.

Week of March 15-19

Quiz: No quiz this week due to the play performance and Grandparent’s Day.

The structure of Latin III will be different for the rest of the year, with our focus primarily on translating excerpts of primary Roman texts, otherwise known as ”real Latin”.  Daily homework will consist of short translation passages or grammar sheets that guide students through the structure and syntax of a previously translated passage.  It is more imperative than ever for students to keep up with their homework assignments as we will be gradually working our way through larger passages.

Extra Help: Don’t forget about the online exercises found at www.PHSchool.com.  Use the web code found on the first page of whatever chapter you’re currently working on.