Welcome, Ms. Silkey!

For the first time in my 18 years of teaching, I have a student teacher.  Her name is Ms. Erin Silkey and she is currently attending the University of Dallas.  She will be with us through the end of April. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me!

Signing Up for Classes Next Year

It's hard to believe that it's only January, but we're talking about signing up for classes for next school year!  As your student starts look at course selections for next year, here is what they should sign up for:

Current Latin I students should sign up for Latin II PAP.
Current Latin II PAP students should sign up for Latin III PAP.
Current Latin III PAP students should sign up for AP Latin.
Current AP Latin students should sign up for Independent Study--Latin.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me.  If you're not sure if your child is ready to move on, let me know and we can discuss the next class in the sequence.

Make Up Work and Tutorials

If you are absent due to illness, you are not alone.  The flu is going around with a whole host of other things.  If you have been absent and missed any tests or quizzes, please see me when you return so that we can schedule make up times that are convenient to both our schedules.

If we learned something new while you were gone, a tutorial may be necessary just so that I can make sure you are understanding any new concept.  Talk to me about scheduling an AFTER SCHOOL tutorial so that we can catch you up!

End of Progress Report #5

Today is the end of Progress Report period #5.  I will be spending this afternoon updating grades as best as I can.  We've had a lot of illness so there may be a few holes.  If you have any questions about grades, feel free to email me and I will get back to you when I can.

T-Shirts

Friday Jan. 27th will be the last day to buy a Latin Club t-shirt.  They are $19 and are not school specific.

Latin I First Semester Reflection

I had the high school Latin I students write about their experiences in the first semester of Latin.  I asked several questions and here are a few of the topics and their responses:

Biggest Challenges in Learning Latin
the cases and numbers of nouns
the conjugations of verbs
retaining the vocabulary
words changing their forms as their use changed

What They Could Do to Become a Better Latin Student
study the extra credit flash cards that they make for the vocabulary test
FOCUS
refresh their knowledge on a regular basis
be more proactive when struggling
tutorials
not wait until the last minute

What They Would Like to See From Me as Their Teacher
more time going over notes
more practice Quizlets to practice their new learning but also to intensify their knowledge and understanding of the language
more optional practices/assignments/assessments in the Google Classroom

Latin I Goals for the New Semester
read and understand Latin fluently
say simple Latin sentences
retain information