Today in 6A & 6B

ENGLISH: With an examination of simple, compound and complex sentences as well as the ways in which we can combine sentences, we finished our grammar lessons for the week. These are some pretty abstract concepts but are largely review for our students. Nothing we learned this week is a new concept, but they are still rather confusing. Our ability to edit other people's work and review our own is greatly improved by mastery of these skills.

LITERATURE: At this point in our read, we witness a scary event as Little Ann falls through the ice of the river and Billy needs to save her. The language used in this section drives home a nervous and pressured tone. After successfully saving her life, Billy sees himself accepting a bet from the Pritchard boys, who are always up to no good. What happens next will have to wait for Thursday.

RELIGION: Our Family Life curriculum steers us toward understanding how diversity in society is not only a good thing but a way for us to be stronger together. Particularly in today's political climate, it is essential that we acknowledge and celebrate our differences and how we add to each other's lives.

SOCIAL STUDIES: We examined how the Shang Dynasty fell and the Zhou Dynasty took its place. How corruption was the ultimate downfall of the Shang and the Mandate of Heaven allowed the Zhou to rule in relative peace to their predecessors. Homework is on page 291 #1-8

MATH (8:00 class) WS 4-8  (9:00 class) pg 273 1-57 Chp 5 Test Tomorrow