febrero-marzo

Hola,

Progress reports are coming out today. Some students are missing assignments/ assessments. Students need to make them up as soon as possible. Students have been informed on what is missing. End of the trimester is coming fast.

Missing Project notifications (Grades 2-6 & 8) will be coming out this week. The notifications need to be signed and returned, hopefully with a finished project.

Latin

8th grade:

Students are continuing with "In foro" (In the forum - business)unit. Students will be learning a little bit about the forum and types of jobs. Latin Job vocabulary will be handed out.

Latin Job Vocab

Labor (job vocabulary)

• job opus
• business negotium
• student discipulus
• teacher magistrus
• senator senator
• military militarius
• farmer agricola
• blacksmith/carpenter faber
• tax collector exactor
• occupation ars
• accountant a rationibus
• banker argentarius
• cook coquus
• slave servus
• merchant/trader mercator
• barber tonsor
• painter pictor
• doctor medicus
• secretary scriba
• lawyer causidicus
• slave dealer venalicius
• mason structor
• actor ludio
• architect architectus

7th grade

Students are finishing up their projects. House project due this rotation, but I am allowing any last minute things to be done in class. Grading rubrics are available in my class to check project accordingly. Students will also be grading their group members this rotation. After presentations next rotation, students will be studying house vocabulary to take a quiz in March.

Roman House Vocabulary

tablino -- study
atrio -- atrium/reception hall
triclinio -- dining room
horto -- garden
culina -- kitchen
via -- street
ianua -- door way (front)
compluvium -- large square opening in roof
impluvium -- under the compluviun, shallow rain pool
peristylium -- the colonnade of pillars around the garden
cubiculum -- bedroom
latrina -- bathroom/lavatory
summer triclinio -- summer dining room
taberna -- shops


Spanish


2-6 Grade

Family projects were due last rotation. Those who have not turned in their projects need to get them in as soon as possible. They are late. Notifications are coming out and need to be sign and returned to me. Any questions about the project, see last month's posting.

New Unit: Animales (Animals)

Animal Vocabulary:

(Grades k-3)

abeja- bee
pato- duck
gato- cat
oso- bear
pajaro- bird
caballo- horse
rana- frog
perro- dog
pez- fish
vaca- cow

(Grades 4-6)

The above vocab and the following:
cerdo- pig
leon- lion
raton- mouse
serpiente- snake
tiburon- shark
tigre- tiger
elefante- elephant
oveja- sheep
tortuga- turtle
mariposa- butterfly
mono- monkey
gallina- hen

Grades k-1

K and 1 have been on animales for 1-2 rotations. We be doing some more on animales before moving on. We will be moving on shortly do days of the week, months of the year, and seasons. Students should be bringing home flash cards to help them study.


DSTP

DSTP is coming in March. Be aware 2nd trimester ends around the same time.


I guess that is it.

Hasta aproxima vez....

Senorita Morrin