Getting Back to Our Roots

...Our Latin roots, that is.

Since we have just begun our study of ancient Rome and since we are working on increasing our vocabulary, it seemed only fitting to combine the two and investigate the English language a bit deeper by learning some of its Latin roots.

Today the students were given a list of nine Latin roots and asked to come up/find three words for each root - for a total of twenty-seven words. Next, they had to define each word. Finally, they chose their favorite word from their list and had to use it in a sentence. Based on their sentence they were asked to create a picture illustraing the sentence. For those who didn't complete their picture in class, they were asked to finish it for homework this evening.

Perhaps you have noticed that the students began their week with little homework and that their load has been increasing each night as the week has gone by. I, myself, needed to ease back into the TPJA grind, so I figured that the students did as well.

On Monday, each of the students wrote contracts and created mobiles dedicating themselves to "step up to the plate" for the remainder of the semester. Homework is a definite part of stepping up. If, for some reason, your student has something going on that interferes with his/her studies, please send Mrs. Veenstra or myself an email or send a note to school with your child explaining why he/she was unable to complete his/her homework. We understand when something comes up and are happy to accomodate when necessary. Thanks.

Cheers,
Ms. Pitman