Classroom Update: Quarter 2, Week 8

Hello Parents,

I hope that everyone has had a wonderful holiday. I am incredibly grateful to be able to spend my days with your children. They are truly a joy to be around. Also, I would like to thank you for your great efforts and kindness.

I will be sending some information about our grade-level "Rome Day" celebration on December 12th soon. We will need many parent volunteers for this to be a fun day for all involved. Also, I would like to remind everyone that the Pinocchio Final Project is due on Monday, December 15th. As previously stated, you may use whichever method of marionette making that best suits your family.  Please reach out to me with any questions.


Our tests and quizzes this week:

Monday, December 1:

None!

 

Tuesday, December 2:

None!

 

Wednesday, December 3:

Math Quiz (Multiplying and Dividing by 8's)

 

Thursday, December 4:

History Quiz (Ancient Rome)

 

Friday, December 5:

Spelling Test

 

 

Below you will find our lessons for the week:

 

In Language Arts, we will be continuing our hard work in Pinocchio with our last reading group on Thursday. We will be finishing the novel next week. The children cannot wait to see how this story ends! For Spalding this week, we will only be doing twenty words. We will be learning the rules for using the /ie/ phonogram and the /ei/ phonogram for the first part of the week and then will move onto our new words. In our grammar studies, we will be continuing our study of direct objects, as well as prepositions and prepositional phrases. In our writing lessons, we will be working on semicolons and summarizing passages. Our idiom this week is "keep your fingers crossed". Our poem this week is "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost.

 

In Math, we will be finishing up our studies of how to multiply and divide by 8 with a quiz on Wednesday. We will then move onto multiply and dividing by nine. If you see that your student is beginning to struggle, I strongly suggest reviewing math facts with your child for ten to fifteen minutes a day. These math facts should include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

 

In History, we will be discussing the death of Julius Caesar, as well as take a quick look at Augustus Caesar. After this we will focus on the language of the Romans, Latin, and the importance of this language.

 

In Science, now, we have finished our in-depth study of the skeletal system and we will be shifting our focus to the muscular system. The children will be learning about the different types of muscles and how they function.

 

 

As always, if there are any questions or concern, please do not hesitate to contact me!

 

Have a wonderful week, everyone!

Best,

Ms. Sexton

Classroom Update: Quarter 2, Week 7

Hello Parents!

I hope that everyone is having a lovely weekend and looking forward to Thanksgiving Break!

Our tests and quizzes this week:

Monday, November 24:

Math Quiz (Multiplying and Dividing by 6 and 7)

 

Tuesday, November 25:

Science Quiz

 

Wednesday, November 26 (Half-Day):

Spelling Test

 

Thursday, November 27 (No School):

None!

 

Friday, November 28 (No School):

None!

 

 

Here is what our shortened week will look like:

 

In Language Arts, we will be having reading groups for Pinocchio on Monday. If you are interested in being a volunteer, we have two more reading groups that we will need parents help with! The dates for those are: Monday, November 24th (10:40am-11:30am) and Thursday, December 4th (7:55am-8:35am). If you can make these dates and times and have a fingerprint clearance card, please send me an email as soon as possible! We would love to have you in the classroom!  We will cover chapters 28-31 in class this week in Pinocchio. In grammar and writing, we will be working on memorizing our prepositional phrases. We will also have a shortened Spalding list this week. We will be covering 20 words. There will be no idiom or poem this week because of the shortened week.

 

In Math, we will be embarking on a new chapter, Multiplying and Dividing by 8's.

 

In History, we are continuing our study of Ancient Rome. We will be learning about Julius Caesar and Cleopatra this week.

 

In Science, we will be having a review day on Monday in preparation of our Science quiz on Tuesday. 

 

Please reach out to me with questions or concerns. Have a fantastic Thanksgiving! I'm so very grateful to be blessed with such a sweet, scholarly, and attentive group of students this year.

Warm Regards,
 Ms. Sexton

Winter Concert, December 4th

Hello All!

The Winter Concert is coming up quickly. Please view his important information about the concert from Ms. Kaye. To view, click here

Best,
Ms. Sexton

Tax Credit Season

Tax credit season has arrived. Please visit the Archway Arete page to find out more information.

2014 Archway Holiday Hpe and Relief Efforts

Our goal this year, collectively as an Archway Arete community, is to provide relief to the town of Hyder, Arizona. The town of Hyder, located in Yuma County, was once a World War II desert training ground for General Patton's troops, but is now known as a ghost town. It is populated today by hardworking shrimp, tilapia, and date farmers. Income is very low and with only one general store the people of the town face many challenges to meet daily nutrition, housing, and hygiene needs.

The drive is being run by the Veselovsky family, one of our own Archway families, and we are asking the rest of the of the Archway Arete community if they can generously donate the following items to the people of the town of Hyder, Arizona during the holiday season:

Kindergarten: Dental hygiene items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste floss, and mouthwash

 

First Grade: Toilet paper and paper towels

 

Second Grade: Canned Food

 

Third Grade: Dry rice, dry beans, and dry pasta

 

Fourth Grade: Flour, sugar, and oats

 

Fifth Grade: Hygiene items such as deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, and body wash

 

 

You may begin dropping off collections to classrooms starting on Monday, November 17th, 2014. The collection will end on Friday, December 5, 2014. Thank you in advance for your generous support and greathearted effort.

Classroom Update: Quarter 2, Week 6

Good evening, Parents!

Our tests and quizzes this week:

Monday, November 17:

Math Quiz (Multiplying and Dividing by 6)

Pinocchio Quiz (Chapters 1-22)

 

Tuesday, November 18:

None!

 

Wednesday, November 19:

None!

 

Thursday, November 20:

None!

 

Friday, November 21:

Spalding Spelling Test

History Quiz (Ancient Rome)

 

In Language Arts, we will be continuing with our reading in Pinocchio. On Tuesday, we will be having our second day of Reading Groups with parent volunteers coming in to help. If you are interested in being a volunteer, we have three more reading groups that we will need parents help with! The dates for those are: Tuesday, November 18th (7:55am-8:35am),  Monday, November 24th (10:40am-11:30am), and Thursday, December 4th (7:55a,-8:35am). If you can make these dates and times and have a fingerprint clearance card, please send me an email! We would love to have you in the classroom! We will continue with another 30 Spalding spelling words. In our grammar and writing lessons, we will be focusing on the four different types of sentences (statements, commands, questions, and exclamations) and work on writing our own summaries of stories. Our idiom this week is "in hot water". Our poem is "Merry Sunshine" by Anonymous.

 

 

In Math, we will be reviewing how to multiply and divide by 7's. Please make sure that you are practicing math facts at home with your scholar!

 

In History, we are continuing our study of Rome. This week we will be talking about the Punic Wars. On Thursday, we will be making our own Roman shields!

 

 

In Science, we are reviewing our unit on the Skeletal System, focusing particularly on the spine.

 

 

As always, if there are any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!

 

Have a wonderful week,

Ms. Sexton

Classroom Update: Quarter 2, Week 5

Hello Parents!

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Below you will see what tests and quizzes your scholar will have this week, in addition, to what we will be doing in each subject!


Our tests and quizzes this week:

Monday, November 10:

None!

 

Tuesday, November 11:

NO SCHOOL

 

Wednesday, November 12:

Science Quiz (Skeletal System)

 

Thursday, November 13:

None!

 

Friday, November 14:

Spalding Spelling Test

 

 

In Language Arts, we will continue making our way through Pinocchio. We have a special activity planned for tomorrow where we will be making our own puppet heads and discussing the virtues. Thank you in advance to the parents who volunteered to help out in the classroom tomorrow! If you are interested in being a volunteer, we have three more reading groups that we will need parents help with! The dates for those are: Tuesday, November 18th (7:55am-8:35am),  Monday, November 24th (10:40am-11:30am), and Thursday, December 4th (7:55a,-8:35am). If you can make these dates and times and have a fingerprint clearance card, please send me an email! We would love to have you in the classroom! In grammar and writing, we will be identifying four different kinds of sentences while working specifically with commands and statements and how to diagram them. In addition to that, we will also be continuing our work with identifying the central narrative thread and the central details of short readings. In Spalding, we will be doing another thirty words this week, as well as our daily written and oral phonogram reviews. Our poem this week is "At the Seaside" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Our idiom this week is "get up on the wrong side of the bed".

 

In Math, we are moving into a new unit on multiplying facts by 6, 7, 8, and 9. The best way to help your child is to review 10-15 math facts with them each night. I suggest flash cards, but fun websites (such as www.mathplayground.com) can work well too. Ultimately, you can decide which method works best for your scholar and your family.

 

In History, we will be continuing our study of Rome. This week our focus will be on the Roman class system and the Roman government. Please make sure that your scholar is working on their Roman God/Goddess Take Home Quiz and Report each night this week if they have not yet finished.I wanted to let you know that I am sending home a take-home quiz this weekend for Roman gods and goddesses. This quiz is not due until Friday, November 14th.  The idea behind the quiz is to teach students how to complete basic research, either in a library or on a home computer. If you are doing research on a home computer, I have found a student-friendly site that you may use if you wish: http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/greekandromangods.html. My hope is that this will be fun for the students. Also, with parental guidance, it is a great way to receive full points for a quiz grade.

 

In Science, we will continue our exploration of the human skeletal system. Our focus this week is the skull and how it fits together!

 

 

 

As always, please let me know if there are any other questions or concerns!

 

 

Best,

Ms. Sexton