Today in 6A & 6B

ENGLISH: Students started a new Grammar chapter today (9) where we look at Adjectives and Adverbs. Much of the first half of today's lesson was a review of concepts from previous years, but while it all makes sense to the students, they do need some drilling on how to identify which is which. Similarly, as we started making comparisons in 9.2, I ask students to give me the justification for WHY an adjective/adverb is classified as a Comparative or Superlative comparison. This will most certainly be a part of Friday's English test.

LITERATURE: We read the short story "Turkeys" today and afterward we started exploring the motives of the author. Through some interesting interpretations of our students, we found that a lot of our assumptions are linked to our personal experiences, and similarly, the writer's tone in linked to her own experiences.

RELIGION: This week's lesson will likely be the last that comes from our "Finding God" text as we are moving toward a new guidebook that provides a stronger multi-grade reinforcement of the religious concepts of our faith. Today we talked about St. Helena, the mother of Constantine, and her influence on the growth of the early church.

SOCIAL STUDIES: In a bit of a thought experiment, students compared the positions of Hammurabi of ancient Mesopotamia and that of Martin Luther King Jr. The two were both champions of "fairness" in their respective times and we explored this as a concept, and how it might be beneficial to society for laws to be fair.

MATH (8:00 class) pg 114 1-20 Chp 2 Test on Friday  (9:00 class) pg 129 1-31

SCIENCE Chp 3 Worksheets