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    5th Grade Grammar for September 19th

    September 13, 2014 /

    Friday, we covered all of lesson 1 and most of lesson 5. At home, please do lessons 2 through 4 (this includes Chapter 3 test) Finish your 3-point paragraph.  You may turn in a typed paragraph or a NEATLY written paragraph. I couldn’t have asked for a better behaved class on Friday.  I’m very proud of each of my students.  Keep up the good work!

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    3rd Form Latin for September 19th

    September 13, 2014 /

    Do Lesson 4 Please review your conjugations everyday.  It is so important that you are VERY familiar with all four conjugations and the four principal parts for each verb.  Especially go over irregular verbs. The verb that you will conjugate on Friday’s quiz is mitto, mittere.  (This is an irregular verb.)

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    3rd Form Latin for September 12th

    September 7, 2014 /

    Work Lesson 3 Exercises.  Be sure you can conjugate “laudo” in all 6 actives tenses and the 3 passive tenses you have learned so far. It would be best if you can drill your verb forms everyday.  The better you know them, the easier everything else in Latin is! Quiz 3 on Friday.

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    5th Grade Grammar for September 12

    September 7, 2014 /

    I taught the grammar portions on nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, article adjectives, and the four types of sentences.  We covered a lot! This is what is left for the week: Vocabulary Lists 1 & 2 Poster activity in Lesson 2 Workbook, pp. 53-54,  Chapter 2 practice sections Test, Chapter 2 Practice Book, pp. 2,  Chapter 2 sentences.  (We completed all the other practice sections in class.) Daily Grams through Lesson 6 should be completed by Friday.  (We worked Lesson 4 together.)

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    Third Form Latin for September 5th

    August 30, 2014 /

    I thought you all did great in class last Friday.  As you can see, we will keep very busy! There was some confusion over Friday’s quiz, so I’m making it open book.  Bring it back to class on the 5th and I’ll grade it for you. This week’s assignment is Lesson 2.  Really drill all 4 principal parts of every verb. Quiz 2 will be the first 20 minutes of class, Friday.  If you don’t finish, you may take it home to complete.

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    5th Grade Grammar for September 5

    August 30, 2014 /

    I am very pleased how everyone did in class on Friday.  Each student was respectful and worked diligently!  We were able to do a great deal of chapter 1 in class.  I taught all of lesson 1, lesson 3, lesson 4 (except for vocabulary words #2, and the writing time on lesson 5. This is what remains: Lesson 2:  Review good study skills with your child Lesson 4:  Vocabulary list #2 (Please see page 4 of the teacher’s manual to follow the “six-step vocabulary plan” Lesson 5:  Chapter 1 Test (Please review synonyms and antonyms before test. I have Chapter 1’s vocabulary on the website, flashcardmachine.com, if you would like…

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    Gileskirk

    August 23, 2014 /

    Please note that I will be following your Gileskirk binder schedule each week, so I will not be posting a syllabus on the website.  However, I will email you each week – so there’s no confusion about your assignments.  This is the best method of communication for me, but feel free to call or text me if you have any questions or concerns.

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