A Few Minor Changes and a SPELLING BEE!

Hello Parents!

Congratulations to Isaiah, Noah, and Kolby for winning our class spelling bee. They will be getting packets today to study from for the schoolwide bee which will be held on the 23rd!
Come on out and cheer on our best spellers!!!!

We are moving a couple of tests around this month to better accommodate our schedules. We have completed units and want to get the tests out of the way so we can focus on our last 14 days in the classroom.

Math Test unit 12 will be Wednesday the 14th
Science Test on Oceans will be Thursday the 15th
History Test for Unit 9 will be Monday the 19th
Spelling Bee - 23rd at 1:00

Thank you!
Graduation is right around the corner!

May Calendar!

It's hard to believe we are just about done with the school year. Scholars were excited writing in the dates off of the May calendar today.
Happy May Day Everyone!

2 - Math test 12/ Assembly
7 - SAGE Science test 8:20

9 - GRADUATION FUNDS DUE/Possible Dress Down Day/Family Legislation Due/Physics Project Due
12 - SAGE Math test 8:20
14 - Family Legislation Oral Report (whether or not the bill was passed)
14 - Math Test 12
15 - Last day to hand in Lagoon Funds
15 - Oceans Test
16 - LAGOON!!!!!! Physics Competition
19 - History Unit 9
20 - Math test 13

23 - Research Paper Due
28 - History Test Unit 10
29 - Final Book Report Project

Running into the Home Stretch

Scholars are aware that we are only 5 weeks away from finishing the school year! As we move forward let's continue to move strong and collect all the knowledge that we can along the way!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION -  THERE WILL BE A GRADUATION MEETING IN MRS. GOERS' ROOM RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL ON THE 29TH OF APRIL. WE NEED MOMS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT WITH THE CEREMONY TO ATTEND. SCHOLARS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ATTEND GRADUATION, IT IS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO BE THERE, AND THERE WILL BE FEES INVOLVED. IF PARENTS DO NOT VOLUNTEER WE WILL NOT HAVE A CEREMONY. GRADUATION IS SLATED FOR JUNE 2ND AT 6:30 P.M. AT ALPINE CHURCH IN RIVERDALE.

Over the past couple weeks we have finished up a unit on Immigration in History class. Mrs. Ramos was kind enough to bring in and share an immigration trunk, complete with stickers from a family member of hers. She had a beautiful shawl as a piece that her relative brought with her when she was 17 years old and coming to the US. It was an incredibly interesting story. Thank you Mrs. Ramos!

 We finished up a unit on Immunology after performing a couple of interesting experiments. Our Tomato Soup experiment turned out to be pretty gross looking by the time we were finished, but it proved a point about how bacteria works to grow in the perfect environment.

We also had a Speech and Debate Tournament this month and our scholars performed marvelously.

Congratulations to both Faith and Gabby for placing in the tournament this month! Faith will be representing GFA at the National Tournament in Kansas in June.

Congratulations also to Isaiah Marshall and Satchel Sproul who were honored at our assembly for Integrity. These two fine boys deserve their awards!

 Lastly, if your scholar is wanting to participate in the Lagoon Trip on May 16th, please be certain that your scholar is either raising his or her funds or that you send in the ticket money before the 10th of May!
Thank you!

April Calendar

Here is what we have for this month!

9 - Math test 11
9 - Meeting for National Speech and Debate Tournament 5:00 p.m. Room 123
10 - Noetic Math Competition
12 - Speech and Debate Tournament GFA
14 - SAGE writing test 8:30 a.m. HEALTHY BREAKFAST PLEASE!
16 - History Test - Immigration
21 - Science Test - Immunology
23 - Latin Test
29 - Written Book Report Due
30 - Math test 12

ONWARD!

When in Rome, do as the Romans!

Just a quick peek of Julius Caesar's spot of cremation in the Forum in Rome....each section was corded off so we couldn't "relive" like we wanted to, but we did get some great shots....see below:

Heading into the Forum

Caesar's SPOT!

Square where he was murdered

Standing next to the site of his cremation

The spot of cremation, people throw coins and leave flowers even to this day....strange way to generate luck, considering Caesar was not very lucky that day!

No Bones About It!

Bone Dissection took place on Wednesday as scholars discovered how difficult it is to remove connective tissue from bones and muscles. The periosteum of the bone was peeled off in sections as scholars handled the velvety smooth bone beneath. The bovine femurs were excellent examples of both red and yellow marrow, as well as the epiphyseal plates, and diaphysis, an epiphysis. Scholars were able to handle and mold the marrow in a more solid state due to freezing the femurs. They were able to locate blood vessels and the medullary cavity.

Reward for a Job Well Done, Yukon Quest Winners, a Bit of Itally and BIG CHANGES!

Lots of important announcements today scholars and parents! First of all the scholars earned a pizza party last Friday for increasing their scores as a class 168 points on the NWEA for math....phenomenal! Then we finished up our Call of the Wild novel and tallied points to find Emmett, Jaide and Mason's cohort to be the winners of the Yukon Quest Patches from Alaska! Congrats to all!
Caitlyn Lyle sent a purple and green Mardi Gras magnet to us this week with a post card of Venice! Some of us will be seeing her in just 12 days! We will spend the day together in Venice. :) Thank you Caitlyn...the class misses you!

This is our last week of third quarter. Scholars should be practicing the new Sage Test at home with parents. We have discovered that it runs on Google Chrome and Firefox, but not so well on Explorer 11. Email Mrs. Goers if you have questions. There are practice tests for the scholars to play with and get familiar with out on the site. We have done some in class, but the more comfortable they are with the portal, the better.

Friday we will be cleaning out our desks, racks, etc. in the classroom. Scholars will be hearing a "bell" at the end of each class, will be expected to leave the room, and be back at the door within three minutes. Please be sure scholars are to school on time as their tardies are now working against them for privileges. They will go to their lockers between classes, be expected to use the bathroom on their own and be expected to handle themselves properly in the halls at all times. All the teachers will be aware of their new responsibilities and will be on the look out for scholars who are struggling with being responsible. Any teacher can stop a scholar, ask for their name, and report them to Mr. Keddington or me. We hope we can prove our maturity this fourth quarter. Scholars are working hard!

Scholars will be responsible to have all of the items that are currently under their racks with them for every class. Any teacher can expect a dictionary, thesaurus, pencils, ruler, compass, etc. therefore students will be allowed to carry a backpack, but it will not be housing their entire locker. They can also carry a small bag like our Grandiloquent Guardians shoulder sack. Some of the girls like to bring a smaller book bag instead of carrying their backpack all day. whatever works for them is fine, as long as they have everything they need for all of their classes. It will take a couple weeks of getting used to the new system, and we have spring break after the first week, so we should be in the swing of things by the third week of April.

Scholars will be reviewing third quarter goals this morning and bringing them home to discuss. Grading ends Friday.

Have a splendid Tuesday!

Yukon Quest Winners

The class and CAITLYN! :)

Thank you Caitlyn!

Pizza all around!