05/10: Moms in Prayer (9-10 am)
05/11: 5th Grade M/W & T/Th Graduation (3:00)
05/11: Last Day of M/W Grammar School
05/12: Spirit Day!
05/12: 5th Grade T/Th History Skit (2:30)
05/12: Last Day of T/Th Grammar School
05/14: Fortis High School Graduation (3:00)
05/15: End of Year Mom’s Celebration (4:00)
Latin/Grammar:
Lesson 11 introduces adjectives. We've looked at how nouns in Latin have gender - either Natural Gender (for living persons) or Grammatical Gender (for non living things). Adjectives don't have one specific gender. They're more like mirrors, reflecting the characteristics of the noun they modify. The adjective chart just uses the endings from the other charts the students have memorized. Continue to model looking for and pointing out Latin roots in English words, Latin derivatives (words that come from Latin) with your student. It is fun to discover you can "figure out" hard English words because of Latin vocabulary.
altus -a -um - high/deep
bonus -a -um - good
Derivatives: altar, altitude, bona fide, bonbon, bonny, boon, longitude, magnificent, magnify, dismal, maladjusted, malady, malice, malicious, multiply, multitude, plenary, plenty, plentiful, sanctification, sanctify, sanctuary
What to bring to school:
-Little Pilgrim's Progress
-Prince Caspian
-Exploring Arithmetic 3
-Spelling Workout D
-Latina Christiana
-The World of Mammals
-Copybooks (we have four currently)
Thank you for your patience and faithfulness!
Mrs. Chien
05/12: Last Day of T/Th Grammar School
05/14: Fortis High School Graduation (3:00)
05/15: End of Year Mom’s Celebration (4:00)
Math:
Addition and Subtraction math facts should be memorized by now, and Multiplication tables up to the 9's should be memorized. Have your student complete the math facts sheet of 100 problems (in the old binder or using the ones I sent), seeing how many they can complete in 5 minutes and then finishing the rest after the 5 minutes are up. This is to be done daily. We are reciting the times tables (the 2's, 3's, 4's, etc.) in class aloud. Please add this to the daily routine at home as well. Students can earn candy for being able to recite the multiplication tables from memory to me in class.
Spelling:
Lesson 20 practices spelling words with vowel pairs/digraphs ie and ei. In vowel pairs, two vowels come together to make one long vowel sound (like pies and seize). The second vowel is silent. In vowel digraphs, two vowels come together to make a vowel sound that can be long or short (like brief and sleigh). Use this rhyme to help spell words with ie and ei:
Addition and Subtraction math facts should be memorized by now, and Multiplication tables up to the 9's should be memorized. Have your student complete the math facts sheet of 100 problems (in the old binder or using the ones I sent), seeing how many they can complete in 5 minutes and then finishing the rest after the 5 minutes are up. This is to be done daily. We are reciting the times tables (the 2's, 3's, 4's, etc.) in class aloud. Please add this to the daily routine at home as well. Students can earn candy for being able to recite the multiplication tables from memory to me in class.
Spelling:
Lesson 20 practices spelling words with vowel pairs/digraphs ie and ei. In vowel pairs, two vowels come together to make one long vowel sound (like pies and seize). The second vowel is silent. In vowel digraphs, two vowels come together to make a vowel sound that can be long or short (like brief and sleigh). Use this rhyme to help spell words with ie and ei:
I before E
except after C
or when sounded as A
as in neighbors and weigh.
died
fields
brief
relief
shriek
weigh
believe
sleigh
receive
eighteen
seize
neighbors
receipt
amplifies
chiefly
freighter
deceive
perceive
pies
diet
Latin/Grammar:
Lesson 11 introduces adjectives. We've looked at how nouns in Latin have gender - either Natural Gender (for living persons) or Grammatical Gender (for non living things). Adjectives don't have one specific gender. They're more like mirrors, reflecting the characteristics of the noun they modify. The adjective chart just uses the endings from the other charts the students have memorized. Continue to model looking for and pointing out Latin roots in English words, Latin derivatives (words that come from Latin) with your student. It is fun to discover you can "figure out" hard English words because of Latin vocabulary.
altus -a -um - high/deep
bonus -a -um - good
longus -a -um - long
magnus -a -um - large/great
malus -a -um - bad
multus -a -um - much/many
parvus -a -um - small
plenus -a -um - full
sanctus -a -um - holy/sacred
tutus -a -um - safe
Derivatives: altar, altitude, bona fide, bonbon, bonny, boon, longitude, magnificent, magnify, dismal, maladjusted, malady, malice, malicious, multiply, multitude, plenary, plenty, plentiful, sanctification, sanctify, sanctuary
What to bring to school:
-Little Pilgrim's Progress
-Prince Caspian
-Exploring Arithmetic 3
-Spelling Workout D
-Latina Christiana
-The World of Mammals
-Copybooks (we have four currently)
Thank you for your patience and faithfulness!
Mrs. Chien
