10/3/2012

Good morning everyone,
Praise God we pressed through, beautifully I might add, another co-op day.  Shirley was surely missed and please continue to lift her family in prayer during this time, but we look forward to her return.  Thank you to everyone who remembered to pay their co-op dues for the month of October to Debbie.  If you did not remember or did not have it, please bring your dues to co-op next Tuesday.  Parents please encourage your students to gather up all paperwork, books, water bottles and backpacks that belong to them after each class.  Every week we seem to have one or more of those things left after each class and at the end of the day.  Also please remember to have your students bring notebooks and binders to class for taking notes and to collect worksheets to take home with them when handed out.  Parents of high school students, next week I will be calling on a student to lead/teach the class both for world lit and world history.  Please be sure that they get the document with instructions that I will be emailing to you.  I will come up with some questions and they will have to come up with at least 8 questions of their own from both the history reading and the literature reading/listening.  They still will need to do the vocabulary sent.  Remember that this week is IEW on Thursday at Shawns house.  As stated by Shawn, they can and should bring laptops if they are available to them.  Of course they need to bring any outlines, etc that was started at the last class.  Maybe this week all of us moms can go hang out at the nearby Starbucks while our students are in class.

Here is the homework for this week:

High School:
Spanish- review work done in class, make and study flashcards for words/phrases learned thus far.  Students will complete 2.5 and 2.6 in class next tuesday.  Please review both.

World History- Unit 5 lessons 21-25 be prepared to lead the next class, come up with 8 questions and answers to give to students during class time. Review timeline begin to know by heart.  Further instructions and documents needed will be emailed. 

World Literature- Complete "The Cat of Bubastes".  Be prepared to lead next class, come up with at least 8 questions of your own to present to students.  Define all given vocabulary words and study during the week.  Documents needed will be emailed.
 
Biology- Read Module 2 pp.68-42 Complete study guide and test.  Be prepared to begin Module 3.   Make and study flashcards with embolded science terms from Module 2.  Read pp. 67-72 on Monday in prep for Module 3 experiment.

Anatomy- follow syllabus for week 4

Leadership- Read Ch. 5 of text. Read and answer questons on pp 97-118 of workbook.

Middle School:
Science: We drew diagrams of and labelled the heart today for our science notebook. For next week, please have your student review the pages in Module 14 on the respiratory system. We will complete Experiments 14.2 and 14.3 in class and sketch the system.

Vocabulary

Respiratory system – contains all the structures we need to breathe

Nasal cavity – cavity through which air travels into the body

Pharynx (throat) – passageway for air to the larynx and food to the

esophagus

Mucus – a sticky substance designed to trap particles in the air

Larynx (also called voice box) - allows air to pass through to the trachea, then

the lungs and contains the vocal chords.

Epiglottis – an automated “gatekeeper” that lets air into the larynx and food into the esophagus.

Trachea – tube that allows air to flow into the lungs through the right

primary bronchus or left primary bronchus  

lungs – transports air and blood, oxygenates blood and allows the blood to release carbon dioxide.

diaphragm – muscle that pushes the air in and out of the respiratory system.

 

Latin: Review lesson pp. 12-13. Excercoses will be completed in class.  Be prepared for quiz on lesson 4, make 3x5 cards for vocab & first declensions, memorize pp 16 review pp 73,74,75

 

American History: Read Chapters 9-10 in Story of the Great Republic. Review timeline daily.  Questions to consider:
Chapter 9
1. List 3 important contributions of Thomas Jefferson.
2. How were Jefferson and Washington different?
3. How did our country double in size?
4. Why was Napoleon happy about the sale?
5. Who did Jefferson send to explore the new land?
Chapter 10
1. What problem did merchants have when sailing in the Mediterranean?
2. Why was William Bainbridge angry with the dey of Algiers?
3.. What was Jefferson's response?
4. What happened to the Philadelphia?

American Literature:Read Sacagawea, by Joseph Bruchac, Chapters 1-17
Vocabulary
rendezvous - French for
treachery - an act of faithlessness, betrayal, treason
corps - a group of people working together
fatigue - weariness from mental or bodily exertion
pirogue - a native boat
vermilion - a bright red or reddish orange color
valiant - boldy courageous, brave, stout-hearted
brigand - bandits or robbers who live in forests or mountains
alliance - the act of being joined or allied
ululating - to utter loud, howling sounds
Questions (Ch 1-17)
1. From whose points of view is the story written? To whom are they telling the story?
2. What tribe is Sacagawea from?
3. What were Meriwether and Clark asked to find out in their Corps of Discovery?
4. Who were the "upside-down people"? Why were they called that?
5. What did Sacagawea promise she would never do?
6. Who bought Sacagawea and Otter Woman?
7. Why does William Clark think it would be foolish to give York his freedom?
8. What were the Teton Sioux known as? What happened when the explorers were unable to please them with gifts?
9. How did Sacagawea know the explorers were coming?
10. Why were the explorers worried about other white traders?
11. Why was Sacagawea asked to join the expedition?
12. Along the way, what were the explorers asking the Indian nations to do? Did all tribes agree?
13. What was Sacagawea's son's true name? Why was he called Pomp?
14. What happened to nearly prevent Sacagawea from going on the journey?
15. What danger did they encounter along the river?
16. How was Sacagawea saved from the flash flood?

IEW: No Homework

 

Have a wonderful week and weekend and I look forward to seeing you all again next Tuesday, God willing.  Excellent job on the cleanup, once again.  Good to see more high school young men pitching in on the cleanup. 

In Christ,

LaChrisha