Journeymen Cycle 2 Week 12

Hi Everyone!
Wow - so sorry to be sliding in here soooo late in the week - but honestly, I thought I had set this to post before the break - and then with the weather wreaking havoc on our schedules....it got past me!!

It was so very good to see you all this week! How I missed your smiling faces! I trust that you had a very blessed Christmas break and are now ready to get back at it :-)


Next week we start back into more awesome Science Projects with the FABULOUS Mark Herson at the helm - ever thankful for you Mr. Herson!

Presentations this coming week will be: "Tell us about your favorite holiday."

Aaaaand - Week 13 we will also start our study of Great Artists - up first....Rembrandt!


So without further delay - here we go......

New Grammar:


Timeline: Genghis Khan Rules the Mongols through China’s Ming Dynasty.

History:

Week 12: Tell me about the Battle of Waterloo. (Timeline Card 113) Napoleon Bonaparte of the French Empire was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by British General Wellington soon after the War of 1812 in the United States.
Napoleon Bonaparte	Right N.
French Empire	Near the ear, the F-hand begins with palm inward and is twisted outward.
Defeated	Left arm with a fist held horizontally at shoulder height, right arm with a fist is at a 90 degree angle, right elbow on the left hand. Right arm swings down ending parallel to the left arm. (ASL for defeat)
Battle of Waterloo	“Wield” a sword for battle,  take a “drink” of water for the 2 “oo”s in Waterloo
British General  Wellington	Right hand clasps little finger side of left palm-down A-hand and shakes as if shaking a hand. W-hand
War of 1812	Palm-in curved 5-hands move from side to side
United States	The fingers of both hands are interlocked and move in a semicircle from left to right in front of the body.

English:    

This week we introduced the Indefinite Pronouns. We used the tune from C3 by Mary K Bryant -so catchy its sure to get stuck in those heads! (email me if you'd like the mp3).

Latin Verbs: 1st Conjugation Future Perfect Tense

This is week 2 for this conjugation.            

Sang along with song from C3 - also on  CC Audio Cd for Cycle 2

To the tune of "Happy Birthday"

1st Conjugation Ending Future Perfect Tense      .
Person		Singular	Plural
1st	____erō (I shall have __ed)		____erimus (we will have __ed)
2nd	____eris  (you will have __ed)		____eritis (you will have __ed)
3rd	____erit  (he/she/it will have __ed)		____erint (they will have __ed)

Math:
Teaspoons and Tablespoons
Sang along with song from Mary K Bryant – C3 
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Science:

Sang a song from Mary K Bryant from C3 and did some handmotions

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Week 12: What are some names of U.S. Space Missions?
Mercury	Let your fingers act as a space shuttle and orbit you, since you are on earth.
Gemini	Start with hands together. Pull them apart (representing a long time), then begin to use arms to “fly.”
Apollo	“Walk” on the moon (like Staypuff mascot)
Shuttle	“Hammer” something way above your head.

Geography:

Used a song from C3 by jen8611

And also gave them a story to use.

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Week 12           Use Prince Caspian Picture

Prince Caspian set out on a great sea battle in the EASTERN EUROPEAN SEAS. The first battle was in the BARENTS SEA, then off to fight the White Witch in the WHITE SEA. After winning, he traveled down to fight the Black Knight in the BLACK SEA. A quick stop at home in the CASPIAN SEA, then off to shoot arrows in the battle of the ARAL SEA.