Quarter 1, Week 5 (9/9/24-9/13/24)

Summary

Be on the lookout for new static pages on this blog. For example, we now have a page dedicated to Spanish songs (with embedded YouTube videos). The Latin resource page will be updated this week. Otherwise ...

Art

Hibler: Art K-3

• Kinder will:
• learn about organic shapes and draw animals using organic shapes and lines
• 1st grade will:
• create a composition of different line directions
• review horizontal, vertical, diagonal, and name lines
• 2nd grade will:
• practice oil pastel techniques
• use techniques to color their symmetrical butterflies
• 3rd grade will:
• review types of lines and observe sketches by Vincent van Gogh

Welch: Art 3-6

• 3rd grade will:
• be working on a contour drawing of a bird
• 4th grade will:
• be working on drawing, The Blue Horse, by Franz Marc, using a grid
• 5th grade will:
• be working on drawing, The Rhino, by Albrecht Durer, using a grid
• 6th grade will:
• be reviewing and practicing drawing using the grid method

Drama

Lucero: Drama 6

• Scholars will continue reading As You Like It and analyzing the plot, characters, and themes. 

Languages

Puopolo: Spanish K-2

• Kinder
• Students will identify school supplies and provide information about how they are used by visualizing and interpreting pages 96-98 in the textbook through participation during question time.
• First Grade
• The students will learn what school supplies to bring to school by visualizing and interpreting pages 80- 83 in the textbook through participation during question time.
• Second Grade
• The students will learn about the places in a school and the rules they must follow by visualizing and interpreting pages 92-93 in the textbook through participation during question time.

Lee: Latin 3-6

Remember: Latin Practice Logs are due 9/25 (B and D section) and 9/26 (A and C sections). Replacement practice logs can be found here. Replacement vocabulary lists for fifth and sixth grades can be found here.

• Third Grade
• learn and review ut vales (how are you doing?)
• understand and respond correctly to: simple imperative verbs, basic question words (-ne, ubi), basic response (ita, non), and location words (hic, illic)
• Fourth Grade
• understand and respond correctly to more simple imperative verbs
• learn parts of classroom and respond correctly to directional imperatives
• articulate difference between locational hic/illic and directional huc/illuc
• Fifth and Sixth Grades
• read Lingua Latina chapter 1 through line 81
• correctly translate adjectives multi, pauci, magnus, and parvus
• correctly translate question words ubi, num, quid, -ne
• correctly translate and use ordinal numbers primus, secundus, tertius
• accurately discuss words, letters, and syllables using Latin academic vocabulary

Music

Abrego: Music K-2

• Kinder will:
• learn to internalize  loud or soft singing or chanting voice through kinesthetic activities
• practice tuneful singing and reading
• analyze repertoire sung with a loud or soft voice. The students will practice tuneful singing
• First Grade will:
• review aural presentation and notation of rhythm
• learn to analyze repertoire that contains one and two sounds on a beat
• practice writing high and low melodic contour
• Second Grade will:
• review the pitch do and practice reading melodies in duple meter
• prepare aural awareness for the pitch below mi (re)

Balmer: Music 3-6

• Third Grade students will
• understand and demonstrate the function of the Treble Clef and name notes on the staff as whole, half, and quarter notes.
• continue learning Concert Selection #1
• Fourth Grade students will
• understand and demonstrate the function of the Bass Clef and name notes on the staff as whole, half, and quarter notes.
• continue learning Concert Selection #1
• Fifth Grade students will
• review and perform various tempo and dynamic markings
• label and demonstrate high ti as a half step below do
• continue learning Concert Selection #1 and begin Concert Selection #2
• Sixth Grade students will
• perform rhythm patterns to include whole, half, quarter, 8th, and 16th notes, syncopation and all dotted rhythms
• identify and define the function of a time signature
• continue learning Concert Selection #1 and begin Concert Selection #2

Physical Education

Walsh: PE K-3

• Kinder and First Grade Scholars will learn:
• To properly execute the rules of an organized activity
• To work strategically with others on a team
• To demonstrate the proper underhand and overhand throwing technique
• Second and Third Grade Scholars will learn:
• how to apply the proper technique and form for the forearm pass, underhand serve, and set.  
• how to rotate correctly on the volleyball court

Woods: PE 3-6

• Students will be learning the bump pass 
• Bump pass- the basic pass in volleyball.