Athletic Field Day:
This Friday, January 31 is Athletic Field Day! Field Day for 3-5 grades goes from 12:00-2:30pm. Our team is Argos, and our students will wear blue athletic wear. Students may come to school in their athletic wear and wear it for the whole day. Please note that pop culture is not permitted on athletic clothes, but sports team logos and brands are acceptable. If you have any questions regarding field day attire, send us an email and we will happily answer them. We will need volunteers to donate coolers and snacks for this event. Coolers will be sent home with your student at the end of the school day. If you are interested in donating to this event, you may visit the Sign Up Genius here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4FAAAF2FAAFC1-athletic
Great Hearts Day:
A Day for Friendship - Friday, February 14th is Great Hearts Day! We have reserved this special day to focus on the virtue of friendship and celebrate the traits that make a great-hearted student. Teachers are planning interactive and fun activities centered around these topics. Archway Arete strives to cultivate a rich, academic environment rooted in the classical tradition. This many times requires popular culture to be left at the door. On that note, students will not be permitted to bring store-bought valentines, candy, or gifts to school. Thank you for partnering with us.
Lessons This Week:
Spalding: This week, students will study their next 31 words. For nightly Spalding homework, students should have the words dictated to them by someone at home and should write them one time each in syllables. Any words that are misspelled should be written again for additional practice. We will take our 31-word Spalding test on Friday.
Writing/Grammar: Students will continue their writing practice this week. This week, students will be focusing on writing opinion essays. Most of this essay should be completed in class, unless otherwise directed by the teacher.
Math: This week, students will continue their study of geometry. On Monday, they will take their test over geometric solid figures. On Wednesday, they will be taking their weekly review quiz. On Friday, they will be taking their test area and perimeter.
History: Students will continue learning about the American Revolution. This week, they will learn about Patrick Henry and the Townshend Act.
Science: Students will continue their study of geology this week and will have their first review quiz on Monday. On Wednesday, students will be making their own volcanoes. On Thursday, they will take two review quizzes, one on electricity and another on chemistry.
Literature: We will begin reading Carry On, Mr. Bowditch this week. Please send your copy of this book to school with your student in advance. For nightly homework, students will read a book of their choosing for 20 minutes every night, unless otherwise specified. Students will keep their quarterly reading log in their yellow take-home folder. All reading logs are due at the end of the quarter.
Greek and Latin Roots: On Wednesday, students will be learning their next three roots on roots #60-62. The review quiz will be over last week’s roots #57-59.
Poetry: Students will learn their next poem for recitation, “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Recitations for this poem will take place on Monday, March 2.
Important Dates: *assessment dates are subject to be pushed back if necessary
- Monday:
- Math Test: Geometric Solids
- Science Quiz: Geology
- Wednesday:
- Math Quiz: Week 4 Review
- Roots Quiz: #57-59
- Thursday:
- Science Quizzes: Chemistry and Electricity
- Friday:
- Spalding Test: 31 words
Class Information:
Xtra Math:
Any student who passes multiplication, addition, subtraction, and division on XtraMath will earn a special secret prize from Mr. Gillingham! Please encourage your students to work on this at home whenever you have spare time. Each practice session of XtraMath only takes about 5 minutes to complete.
--Mrs. Conforti
TMartin@ArchwayArete.org
--Mrs. LaVell
RLavell@ArchwayArete.org
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