This week clubs are starting! If you haven't already signed your student up for an extra-curricular club, there are some great after school opportunities. I myself will be leading the Drama Club, where students will learn the fundamentals of theater.
Other important reminders:
1) Curriculum night is next Thursday, 7:00-8:00. Please come to get first hand knowledge of what your students are learning and how they are learning it.
2) Picture day is next Friday on September 4th. Students must still be in dress code for picture day. Please do not send them out of uniform or with non-dress code accessories.
In class this week:
1) In history we will be exploring the dark (or not-so-dark ages) ages. Be sure to ask your students questions about the period at home! You may be surprised just how much learning and progress took place after the fall of Roman civilization.
2) We are going to be finishing up Caspian next week and there will be a test Friday. The test will not focus on a memorization of the events of the book, but rather a discussion of some of the big ideas we have drawn out by reading about the adventures of Caspian and the Pevensie children. It will be open book test and we will flag passages that are important in class. Make sure your students are studying though!
3) In writing we will finally be learning cursive! This will be a difficult process for some, the best help from home will be giving them opportunities to practice. If they write anything, ask them to write it in cursive. They will probably be asked to use cursive for the rest of their Great Hearts career, so practice will pay off.
Homework loads are going to be increasing in the coming works, keep encouraging your students! Learning is frustrating, but its worth it. If your student ever takes longer than an hour on a single assignment, please email myself and Mrs. Wycklendt so we can take action at school to help them.
Thanks for everything you are doing to support us, we really appreciate you!
Best,
Mr. Ohbayashi
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