Hello,
I hope everyone made it through the hurricane with minimal damage. Since we had Monday off and a delayed opening Tuesday this week went a little differently than originally planned.
This week:
Tuesday we just reviewed Mesopotamia with those classes that I saw. Wednesday we started our "Bullying Lesson" which we concluded today. Each core subject area is required to teach one bullying lesson a year and this week was history's turn. We covered empathy and putting yourself in someone else's shoes.
A small change in our lecture schedule. I had technical difficulty with the lectures from Mesopotamia: Week 3. Students have been told that they do not need to watch those lectures and fill in those notes. Instead they are to watch two videos this weekend (they are cartoons that cover Mesopotamian history) and summarize them. Students were assigned this on Tuesday. Due to the change I did not post on Edline last week as I was unsure how I was going to solve the technical problem.
Next week:
Students will be watching lectures on Phoenicia and the Hebrews at home. They will then have a Mastery Test due no later than Monday evening at midnight.
In class we are going to learn about military empires, Phoenician legends, and finally in class on Friday we are going to have our "Mesopotamia Day" Students will be bringing in music, food, culture and clothing from ancient times. You will see a permission slip come home about that on Monday as well.
As always please let me know if you have any questions. Students are always welcome to approach me with concerns. Please remember also that because their grade in my class is "Mastery Based" it changes right up until the time that grade's close. I cannot give you an "average" for your student, I can only tell you what work they have completed. Please check in with me if you are ever concerned about their progress.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, enjoy the nice weather that's coming!
-Ms. Miller
