Here's what we'll be learning in class this week:
History: Will will continue our study of the countries of Europe and the early Middle Ages. Topics will include the split of the Catholic Church and its effects; the lives and contributions of medieval monks, scholars, and saints; and ways that knowledge was recorded in the period. The week's unit will conclude with a study of Charlemagne.
Science: A unit on electricity will follow our introduction to chemistry. Their prior knowledge of atoms will be employed in discussion of charges and static electricity. The week will conclude with a lab that will help them consider what makes something a conductor or insulator.
Language Arts: Spalding phonics continues. In grammar, students will master the noun and verb, and begin classifying and diagramming sentences. In Literature, they go deeper into the mines with Curdie and Princess Irene. This week, students discuss characterization.
Math: Students will close the unit on multiples and factors. WE will then begin a four week multiplication unit, focused on 2, 3, and 4 digit multiplication, number order, and mastery of the multiplication tables. There will be nightly homework, and much work dedicated to the multiplication tables.
