Today in 6A 7 6B

ENGLISH: This week's grammar lesson is largely review, not only of concepts from previous years, but also of some we have visited this year. That said, inviting students to make use of sentence variety, different kinds of sentences and clauses, helps for them to build on their foundation and understand the "Why" behind the way certain authors we like write the way they do. It helps to give us a road map in our own writing. There will be a test this Friday for Grammar and Vocabulary.

GUEST SPEAKER: Remi's mom, Anh, came to class today to share some knowledge regarding Lunar New Year, which starts tomorrow. In Asian cultures, there are many traditions and superstitions that surround this time of year and what that necessarily means for the weeks and months to come. This was a wonderful expression of culture that helped all of us gain some perspective. Thank you for sharing and for the crisp $1 bills!

LITERATURE: Picking up where we left off last week, Billy and his dogs have chased, or "treed," their first coon. We picked up as Billy was leaving the live raccoon up in the tree under the watchful eye of his scarecrow. In returning to the tree next day, and wearing his hands down from all the axe-wielding, Billy finally gets his first coon, and labels himself and his dogs as true coon hunters. Billy spends the season hunting, skinning, and trading his furs and makes some good money that he donates to his father.

RELIGION: We took our first lesson of our Family Life curriculum today. This will be several weeks of study in this stand-alone unit, but will be helpful for students moving forward.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Our lesson began with a look at China's first dynasties, or families of rule and how that lesson built on previous concepts from last lesson as well as previous units of study. We drew a few comparisons to life in Huntington Beach, largely in explanation of the importance of irrigation canals to deal with flooding.
Our next S.S. test will most-likely be on Tuesday, February 19 and will cover 8 lessons (compared to the last test that covered only 3 lessons), which will require students to study days in advance and will count toward Trimester 3 grades.

MATH (8:00 class) pgs 223-224 1-44 (9:00 class) pgs 270-272 1-48 Test Wed
*** students should be 70% to Goal in Accelerated Math Feb 22nd ends the Trimester

SCIENCE Chp 5 Test Tomorrow