Hello C3 families, 
God bless everyone this week.  Yesterday was good and probably a nice switch up from burritos for lunch to nachos with all the fixins.  Next week we'll be having spaghetti.  That will also be a nice change.  
Next weeks speakers will be: Nathaniel Randle, Jonathan Randle, and Rebecca McCowan.

Here is this weeks homework:

High School

Spanish - make vocabulary cards for the new key words on pages 83-84.  Read page 85 and familiarize yourself with the idioms with the verb tener.  Also do 7.2 and 7.4.

W. History- Read lessons 82 & 84 and be prepared for a jeopardy type game. 
 
W. Literature- Read 2nd half of the biography of Martin Luther, (or entire book in some students case), and complete the vocabulary I will email to you.  With the vocabulary and some grammar points we will be playing a game.  

Biology- Read pages 252-256.  Complete module 8 study guide and test.  Be sure to be checking your radish seeds each day and record results.  

 Anatomy- Mod 8. Central Nervous System

Pg 229 - 234    Study the attachment to prepare for Brain Dissection

Watch: Brain skit 2:  http://www.youtube.com/watchNR=1&v=5paK8v0l020&feature=endscreen          

Brain: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=PE2b5go7V_0&list=PL0B6A8CF7D9D72A86

Brain skit1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPpTfaqw3Dg      

Study Muscles, Bones & brain for Open House. 

 Pg 231 CB Exercise 8.3 pg 80 ventricles of the brain

 Pg 235 CB Exercise 8.4 pg 81-82 meninges & flow of CSF      

 >> IN CLASS next week: Experiment - Sheep's Brain Dissection

How FUN!  please know brain parts so YOU can be the "Know it All" & "Go To One"!

Economics-   Homework will be emailed.  

Middle School 

Latin: Study vocabulary words for lesson 13 and be ready for the quiz given at the beginning of class.  Also review lesson 14 vocabulary words.  

Science: Homework will be emailed.  

IEW: No new homework.  Finish your creative writing assignment if you have not already.   

American History: Read "The first Worlds fair and Underground Railroad".  Any questions from these chapters will be emailed to you.  

American Literature: Please read  "Freedom Train beginning on Chapter 2 to page 101.  Add these vocabulary words to your vocabulary notebooks.

1. abolitionist – opponent of slavery

2. Big Dipper – group of stars

3. conductor – person in charge of passengers on a train

4. crooned – sing gently or sentimentally

5. despairingly – feeling or showing loss of hope

6. devoid – lacking something

7. flog – to beat someone very hard

8. genial - kind

9. knapsack – a bag carried on the back

10. lustrous - shining

11. girth – distance around something

12. insistent – demanding attention

 

Please be sure to be checking your email for assignments not listed on this blog.  

Have a great week, 

LaChrisha Randle

Hello C3 familes!  It was great to see Josh up and about and to have him join us for 1/2 the day yesterday.  Were so proud of your progress Josh, good job! 

I look forward to this Fridays field trip. It should be interesting and fun especially for the students.  

This weeks presenters will be Jake Nacar, Nathaniel Randle, Jonathan Randle, and Jesse Murillo

Here is this weeks homework:

High School:
Spanish - finish reading comprehension pg. 79 and complete questions on page 81.  Also, read chapter 7 and complete 7.1.

W. History- Please read lessons 81, 82 and 84.  Concentrate on Lesson 81,  Martin Luther and be prepared for a short quiz on Tues on Martin Luther.  

W. Literature- Begin reading the biography of your parents choice, either "Here I Stand" or "Luther: Biography of a reformer".  Please read 1/2 of the book by this Tuesday.  

Biology-  Module 8  p. 227- 251 and complete 1/2 of the study guide.  Also put together and complete your family "pedigree/chart" showing your family traits for: attached or unattached ears, eye color, or hair color and come prepared to discuss, in class, genotypes.

Anatomy- Mod 8 CNS

Read pg 217 - 229

Answer question 1-12

JA:  13;            16-17

EC: 14;            16-17

ML: 15;            16-17

We will be dissecting a sheep's brain so it's important that you study and know the answers in order to have a successful dissection.

Pg 224 CB Exercise 8.1 pg 75-76 structure of the brain

Pg 229 CB Exercise 8.2 pg 73 cerebrum

Economics-  Please read Ch 4. Those w/o the guide will be emailed the questions.

Please be reviewing the "City" list to eliminate what is unnecessary.

Please communicate with one another about the building tools (Legos, boxes, styrofoam?)

Check out maps of other small cities to see what kind of ideas you may get.

Have fun with it.  Where would you place the "Batman" cave?

Are we going to have a City of Refuge where "Batman" or God is the protector?

Please email me with answers.  

Middle School 

Latin: Study vocabulary and 2nd declension neuter for test on chapter 12.  

Science: Read module 3.  Add vocabulary words that will be emailed to you.  Read through the experiments in preparation for class on Tuesday.  

IEW: Complete creative writing assignment.  

American History: Complete "The Rush to California" and "The Underground Railroad".  Look for further instructions regarding vocabulary or chapter questions to be emailed to you.

American Literature: Please read  2nd 1/2 of "By the Great Horn Spoon"and complete the book by Tuesday.  Add these words to your vocabulary notebooks.

Agriculture - farming

Fiancee – person you are engaged to

Delicacy - sensitivity

Rogue – somebody mischievous

Notoriety – questionable fame

Haughty- behaving in a superior way

Varmints – troublesome person

Disdain –extreme disgust for something or someone

Eluded- escape or avoid

Paunchy – big stomach, fat

Heinous- utterly evil

Bellowed – shout loudly

Cantankerous- grouchy

Exuberance -  full of enthusiasm

Proboscis – long snout or nose

Have a great week.  I look forward to seeing you all on Friday at the field trip, God willing.  

LaChrisha

Hello C3 families,
It was great to be back yesterday, although most of you were back last week.  Continue to be prayerful for Josh Bethea so that he can heal quickly and return to co-op and life as usual, healthier than ever.  Happy Birthday again to King Charles Simpson.  We hope your week is very blessed.  

We talked about attending a field trip together possibly on Friday the 25th to Old Town San Diego for the segment of the California gold rush that the middle school students are currently doing.  Please remember to bring your funds this coming Tuesday to give to Shawn for the field trip.  The details of the field trip are as follows:

Old Town Field Trip Information

What: Field Trip to Old Town!

When:  Approx. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. January 25, 2013*

Where: Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, Casa del Rey Moro Museum

Cost:$6 per person for the Footsteps Through Time tour

 $1/student and $2/adult for Casa del Rey Moro Museum

It will be loads of fun to be somewhere together besides co-op on Tuesday.  Also, when the high school students are on Unit 20 which should be in 4 weeks, we talked about taking a field trip to see "Les Miserables" instead of reading "The Scarlett Pimpernell" and writing a paper on the movie.  I'm considering requiring or giving a treat to those who read the book "Les Miserables" before we see the movie.  Maybe I will take those who read it to "In & Out" or out for pizza.  I only have 5 students in my class and I suspect that only 3 or 4 will opt to read the book. Anyone who would like to join us for the movie is welcome to do so.  We will hopefully be able to see it at Ultra Star theater in Chula Vista.  They play movies that are no longer in  the theaters but recently was for a very discounted price of $4 - 7. 

Homework this week:

High School:
Spanish - complete lesson 6.6 & 6.7. Read the reading comprehension section and preguntas (answer all questions), and preview ch. 7

W. History- This week we will be starting the 2nd book in World History, (yellow book - part 2 "The Renaissance to the Present".  Please read Unit 16 lessons 76, 78 and 80.  We will go over lessons 76 and 78 in class. Do an internet search on Leonardo da Vinci and be ready to share findings in class.  Look up one of his paintings or sculptures and analyze the work; give us your opinion and tell why the work is effective or not.  Is there a story behind the works fame?

W. Literature- Complete the book "The Proud Taste of Scarlet and Miniver" this week.  Write a short synopsis of the book including at least 3 developed thoughts on your opinion of the book.  

Biology-  Module 7 p. 219 -22 and complete study guide and test for Module 7 if you usually complete test.  

Anatomy-  7: NERVOUS SYSTEM: NEURONS & NEUROGLIA  Pg 194 - 215                      

Questions: pg 214-215 

ML:  12,   15;   18;   21;   CB pg 54-56 or 57-58

EC:  13;   16;   19;   22;   CB pg 61-64

JA:   14;   17;   20;   23;  CB pg 65-66

Study your bones & muscles

CB pg 15, review neurons and neuroglia.

Please watch these videos;  you may have to highlight, copy & paste

*the Human Nervous System 1 (10 min)  Mod 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M82WwFACLg

*Neuron Action Potential & Propagation  (13 min)  Mod 7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=xxl-Ysm8LiA&feature=endscreen

Economics-  Be looking for an email containing homework for economics.

Middle School 

Latin: Study for quiz on lesson 11 for this coming tuesday class.  Preview vocab for lesson 12 if time permits.   

Science:  Reread Module 2

Vocabulary

Counter-example  - An example that contradicts a scientific conclusion.

Scientific method – a method that provides a framework in which scientists can analyze situations, explain phenomena and answer questions.

Observation – allows the scientist to collect data

Hypothesis – an educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.

Theory – a hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data

Scientific law – a theory that has been tested by generations of data

IEW: No new homework. Complete essay on Daniel Webster, if unfinished. Double space, and mark Dress Ups and Sentence Openers clearly.

Literature 

History: 

Early Times in California" 

1.  What country was California part of?

2.  What famous English Explorer visited California?

3.  Who came to preach the gospel to the Indians?

4.  How many Christian Indians were there in 1820?

5. What made people want to go out West?

"The Discovery of El Dorado"

1.  What country tried to gain a foothold in California?

2.  Who was John Cutter?

3.  What is "El Dorado?"

4.  What were the ways people traveled to get to California?

Literature: Please read 1/2 of "By the Great Horn Spoon" to page 97 by Tuesday.  Add these words to your vocabulary notebooks.

Slake- satisfy need

Lurch- move unsteadily, swaying from side to side

Fray- wear away and hang in threads

Imperative- necessary

Dire – very bad

Argonaut - adventurer

Undaunted – not frightened

Despicable – worthy of utter hatred

Dispel – rid the mind of something

Inclement-unpleasant in being stormy, rainy, or snowy

Gale- very strong wind

Stalwart- dependable and loyal

Shorn- deprived of something

Assay- examine something

Endemic- restricted to one place

Next weeks presenters will be: Jake Nacar, Ezra Simpson, Jonathan Alvarado, Nathaniel Randle

This weeks scripture is:

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds.  

 2 Corinthians 10:4 

Have a wonderful week:

LaChrisha

Hi All,
quick correction to the blog Economics homework:
Read Chapter 2 pgs 23-27 not chapters 23 - 27
Blessings,
LaChrisha Randle

Good Morning C3 families.
Sorry for the long delay in posting this week but I have had a few challenges as you know as well as being busier than I've been in a long time.  I heard that all went very well and quite smoothly on Tuesday.  That is a blessing to hear.  Thanks to all the ladies who stepped up to teach in my absence and thanks to Shirley who has taken on the teaching of Economics.  As I'm sure you all know, the Vannoys will not be returning to co-op this year, and while we will miss them, it is certainly understandable.  Also, as well as Joshua Bethea's surgery going great, as you've heard, Tracie reported yesterday that he sat in a chair and took his first steps  only 2 days after surgery!  Praise God for His faithfulness and for His healing power.  Kuddos to Isaiah, Louise and Nathaniel for getting their literature reading completely done over the holiday, Im proud of you all!

Homework this week:

High School:

Spanish - Complete exercises 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, & 6.7.

W. History- In unit 15 please read lessons 72, 73, and 75, focusing mostly on lesson 72 as you will be writing on the feudal system for your next IEW class.  We will discuss lesson 72 and 73 in class.  Do further internet research on the feudal system to share in class.  

W. Literature- You should be half way  through the book "A proud taste of Scarlet and Miniver" by this Tuesday the 15th.  Please study the vocabulary words you were given in class on Tuesday.  I will be sending more for this week via email.    

Biology- Module 7, read pages 195 - 218 and complete half of the study guide questions.  

Anatomy- Please watch the videos that were emailed to you.  Module 7: Nervous System: Neurons & Neuroglia.

Pg 181-top of 194

Questions: pg 213-215  Please write the Vocab on 3x5 cards and bring to class.

JA: 1a; d;  g;  j;  m;  4a; d;  g;  j;  5; 6a; d;  8;

EC: 1b;  e; h; k;   2;  4b;  e;  h;  k;  6b; e;  7; 9

ML:  1c;  f;  i;  l;  3;  4c;  f;  i;  l;  6c;  10; 11

Please work on memorizing your bones and 5 muscles (please pick them to email me with them).  Your coloring books will be displayed soon, please color or draw them.

Pg 188 CB Exercise 7:1 pg 15 

Economics-  Please order a book or call me about adding to my order for student book.

If you get your book, please read Chapter 22-27.  I will email you questions.

Please talk with each other about your business ideas, research and brainstorm.  Be prepared to share next week.

Looking forward to working with you in this venture!  Check out those coins!  Are they precious metals or tokens?

Middle School 

Latin: Read and Study lesson 11, vocabulary and second declension neuter.  

Science: We will be starting the book from the beginning!  Since students may have forgotten some material, please have them re-read Module 1 this week. Complete science vocabulary.

vocabulary

science – a branch of study dedicated to observable facts in order to form laws about the natural world.

Atoms – the stuff of which all matter is made.

Density – a term that describes how tightly atoms are packed in a substance.

Classification – a system of ordering facts in a reasonable, systematic way.

Spontaneous generation – the idea that living organisms can be spontaneously (by itself) formed from non-living substances.

Ptolemaic (or geometric system) – a system in which everything revolves around the earth.

Alchemy – attempts to use chemistry to create valuable substances, like gold.

Chemical reaction – when two or more substances react to form one or more new substances.

Copernican (or heliocentric) system – a system in which everything revolves around the sun.

IEW: Students created an outline for a 3-paragraph story based on a schoolhouse scene with Daniel Webster. The scene shows how he memorized chapters of Scripture for a school competition. Students should write a draft in the next day or two, while information is fresh.  A day or two later, edit the paragraph, adding Dress Ups and Sentence Openers. Yet another day later, rewrite the story in a final version.

History: On your own, read more about the Alamo.  Also continue studying the timeline events & dates (with motions).

Literature:  All who have not completed "Boy in the Alamo" please do so now so that we can start on the next book next week.  When you do your research on the Alamo for History bring it to lit class to share.  We will complete discussion on this book Tuesday.  

Next weeks presenters will be: Jake Nacar, Isaiah Simpson, and Louise Simpson.  

Have a great week everyone and remember to keep the Bethea's and the Vannoys in your prayers.  
Blessings,
LaChrisha