Mrs. Valles's Class

Dear Parents and Guardians, The summer is fast approaching, and with it the end of the school year! While we in the French team are excited for the break, we’re even more eager to gear up for next year—and a major part of gearing up is taking care of our books. Unlike other class materials, which go home with our scholars, the French activity book will live on campus during the summer. In the next five weeks, we will be labeling and collecting these books for safekeeping. We want our Les Loustics program, which serves students for 2 consecutive years, to be ready and waiting for scholars when they return. During the summer, we invite scholars and families to use their French notebooks and online resources to review all material taught throughout the year. If you plan to move to another Great Hearts Academy, especially one which follows the Les Loustics program, please contact the French team by email before the end of May to request your books. If you plan to change school net...

Dear Parents and Guardians, The summer is fast approaching, and with it the end of the school year! While we in the French team are excited for the break, we’re even more eager to gear up for next year—and a major part of gearing up is taking care of our books. Unlike other class materials, which go home with our scholars, the French activity book will live on campus during the summer. In the next five weeks, we will be labeling and collecting these books for safekeeping. We want our Les Loustics program, which serves students for 2 consecutive years, to be ready and waiting for scholars when they return. During the summer, we invite scholars and families to use their French notebooks and online resources to review all material taught throughout the year. If you plan to move to another Great Hearts Academy, especially one which follows the Les Loustics program, please contact the French team by email before the end of May to request your books. If you plan to change school net...

Language Arts: Now that Az Merit is over, we are back to the old grind! We will pick up spelling again, review the grammar principals, and work on writing summary paragraphs for story excerpts. We continue Little Houses and will be sprinkling in little crafts each week. Math:  We will continue our length unit this week. Students will take a quiz on Wednesday on conversions, adding, and subtracting centimeters and meters.  On Thursday and Friday we will learn about another unit: kilometers! Science:  This week we will continue our Solar System Unit.  We have a quiz on Thursday on the planets!  Earlier in the week we will review with a fun reader’s theater activity.       History: We will be studying Plymouth and the pilgrims this week!

Language Arts: AZ Merit reading and math is on Monday and Tuesday. This will be the last week with no spelling words, as we will continue the week after AZ Merit. We continue on with Little House and will do some literature related crafts/games this week to relax post-test! Math:  This week we will be taking the AZ Merit on Monday and Tuesday.  Therefore, we will not have any new math lessons on Monday or Tuesday.  On Wednesday we will do an area/perimeter activity.  Then on Thursday we will begin our unit on weight.   Science:  We will continue our Astronomy unit this week and learn about the planets in our solar system.  The students will be creating a fun booklet with their favorite facts about each planet.  At the end of the week we will also take a look at other extraterrestrial objects.        History: This week we will finish up the Southern Colonies. We will fill out the study guide in class on Tuesd...

Language Arts: AZ Merit writing is this Tuesday! We still have no spelling to lend time to preparations. Furthermore, we continue on with Little House. Math:  This week we will be reviewing in preparation for the AZ Merit next week! Science:  This week we will be reviewing the content we have covered so far in our Astronomy Unit.  There will be a completed study guide coming home on Monday and the quiz will be on Friday.       History: This week we will be looking at the cash crops and plantations in the   colonies. We will also be looking at the slave trade and Middle Passage.

Language Arts: Please send in Little House On the Prairie! To prep for AZ Merit Writing, we will be completing a practice exam online. Instead of spelling this week, we will be working with historical and persuasive texts. Math:  This week we will be discussing perimeter.  We will relate perimeter to area as we progress through the week.  There will be a short quiz on perimeter on Thursday.  Science:  Our Astronomy Unit will continue with a look at planets, moons, and stars.  In addition we will learn about different types of galaxies and the history of our solar system.     History: This week we will continue to learn about Jamestown. We will look more into the “Starving Time” and how the colonists survived. We will also spend time focusing on Pocahontas and how she assisted with the interactions between colonists and Indians.

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful and restful spring break! Language Arts: We will finish the Little Prince this week, so please be prepared to send in Little House On the Prairie. For writing we will complete an opinion essay about First Kids in the White House. Instead of spelling this week, we will be working with poetry, drama, and informational texts. Math:  To begin quarter four we will be wrapping up the area unit we began before break.  This week we will look more in depth at composite figures. There will be an assessment on Friday.   Science:  This week we will begin our Astronomy Unit!  This is always an exciting unit that intrigues many of the students.  We will begin with the Big Bang theory and then we will discuss the structure and composition of the universe.   History: This week we will begin learning about the thirteen colonies! We will focus on the Virginia colony this week. We will also learn about the role J...