Q3Week6

Dear Parents,

Its Valentines Day! Well...almost. This Friday is a half-day and we will be celebrating friendship in class. With that in mind, please remember that it is Great Hearts policy not to give out Valentines day cards, which tend to learn toward pop-culture.

In class this week:

1) In Writing we are going to continue learning the many uses of the comma. If you have the opportunity, ask your students to tell you the different ways they have learned to use commas. See if they can write several sentences that use commas different ways.

2) In History we will be learning about the 2nd Continental Congress and the beginning of the Revolutionary war against England. The early war went poorly for the Americans, ask your students about how George Washington kept the army together and the dream of American independence alive.

3) In Reading we will be having a seminar on The Princess and the Goblin, specifically focusing on the question "What virtue is MOST important to being a good prince/princess?" We will then be starting a new book, Carry on Mr. Bowditch".

4) In Poetry we will be working on memorizing the 5th stanza of Paul Revere's Ride. Make sure your student is practicing the poem every night! The best way to memorize the poem is in pieces, if they let it wait to long it will be a daunting task.

Best,

Mr. Ohbayashi