Hello Everyone,
As you know, we are beginning the week with this “One Sheet” to detail all assignments (which are attached here). Last week’s assignments and attachments should still be up on the website. If you prefer a paper packet, please let me know. The online learning platform (Google Classroom) should be available later this week. All of these assignments will also be posted to the Google Classroom for those who choose to use that platform.
You will notice that anything that has a due date below is due on Friday 3.27.2020. This requires students to plan well. Some students may need adult support around this. The ongoing work (learning play lines, studying Latin Roots and European countries, etc.) could be alternated with finishing an assignment with a due date. Students are welcome to submit work early (and it will likely be very helpful for them to do so). I have included a checklist below with all the assignments listed.
Main Lesson:
15 minutes per day
learn all lines by heart. The 6th graders should learn their lines by heart during the next weeks. I remain hopeful that we will be able to perform our play this year (everyone must be “off book” by the time we return to school – though I recognize that this may be later than April 1).
Read pp. 99-104 to learn about St. Peter and St. Paul
Read 107-109 to learn about Marcus Aurelius and the Soldier Emperors (including Diocletian).
Write a first person composition from the point of view of one of the following:
Peter, Paul, Marcus Aurelius, or Diocletian
Be sure to include the time you are living in and details of your life, personality, and your struggle that fit with the information you read. (You may need to read the story more than once to achieve this).
Composition
Due Friday 3.27.2020
in cursive (with a title and your name) skip lines please!
Main Lesson Bookwork:
When you receive a corrected copy of your Jesus of Nazareth composition (likely a photo), please copy it into your Roman History main lesson book (with added illustrations, a nice title, etc.).
Due Friday 3.27.2020
Geography Project: (on going)
15 minutes per day
research the different aspects of your project
15 minutes per day
complete some aspect of the project
(completing one of the drawings or sections of writing may be a good place to start)
10 minutes per day
Spend time learning the map of Europe including: Names and locations of each country, capital cities, rivers, landforms (mountains, plains, etc.) and the oceans and seas.
Read about the low countries (attached)
Due Friday 3.27.2020
Spelling: (on going)
10 minutes per day
continue to make flashcards for and study all of the
Latin roots
we have covered.
Aim to read
1 chapter per day
– please finish chapter 10 by
Friday 3.27.2020
then keep reading.
This week’s questions are from earlier chapters. Questions for chapters 4-7
Due Friday 3.27.2020
Remember the word problem sheets are meant to be worked on over the course of a few days. A picture can be taken and emailed (or texted) to me to submit.
Due Friday 3.27.2020
Follow Ms. Parrilli’s instructions for this week’s exercise. This should be done at least twice this week.
Foreign Language:
(
German
and Spanish audio files will be sent to you shortly after this email)
Students should speak the Morning Verse in Spanish and in German each morning. Twice a week students should refer to their Foreign Language binders for sentences they have written in Spanish and in German. These sentences should already have been self-corrected in previous classes. Please select 5 sentences from the Spanish section and 5 sentences from the German section to rewrite (not every day, only
twice a week
). Save these written sentences in the folders for when we see each other again. Please contact us via text with any questions. Señora Concha: 518-755-0604 and Frau Pilgrim: 612-229-8976
Handwork:
Please continue working on your specific animal or the little felt animal kit. If students need specific information or instructions, they or their parents can email Ms. O’Neill at
naturescolor@yahoo.com
.
Nature Journal: (optional)
Go into nature each day. Sit still for at least 5minutes (but really 5 minutes) and observe your surroundings. Breathe, listen, look, smell, and notice. Choose the same spot each day and see what changes. Keep a running journal of what you notice each day.
The Daily Schedule:
- Wake up, Breakfast, Chores
- (Begin at the same time each day)
School Work Window (2-3 hours)
- Break Lunch Free Time (in nature if possible) 1 hour?
- School Work Window (1-2 hours)
(End mandatory work at the same time each day)
- Free time (outside time?)
- Dinner and Family Time
- Free Time (reading) and Bed
Going forward, rhythm in the daily schedule (Monday – Friday) will be important. I have heard of some children and families following the general school day format. Here is a sample school-day schedule that may be useful to some of you:
Work Time:
3-5 hours of
concentrated
school work per day should suffice for the assignments we are giving. Within a schedule like this, parents may need to help their children prioritize assignments and set small goals. Some students will be able to manage this on their own, and some may need to be prevented from doing all the work in one sitting. Consider alternating play practice with reading or writing with drawing to help your child stay engaged.
I hope to meet with class parents first and then with students via Zoom early this week. I will send a meeting invites in a separate email.
Here is a check list of all assignments.
Andrew Sansone
