Just a very quick update today. I have too many meetings to go to.
Today we talked a bit about memorial day, and read In Flanders Fields:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
This led us on a talk about wars, world wars, nuclear weapons, and all sorts of stuff. It was very interesting, if somewhat depressing and scary.
After this we continued our review.
Tonight students should read this passage:
Just as they have been, they should answer the questions with reasoning, write a summary, analyze the text structure of a paragraph, and tell me a genre and sub-genre.
In math we did more fraction operations review today. We also started talking about volume!!
Tonight students should check all of their math sheets from this week. They received the answers in class. Anything they missed, they should re-do until they understand why they missed it, and how to do it correctly.
Students should also do pages 168-171 in the math coach. It’s introductory volume stuff, and should be pretty straightforward.
And read!
Have a good one,
-Mr. Potter