This is a video time-lapse of the day Ms. Vesuvius started to erupt in 79 CE. This was done by the Melborne Museum and the link came with our Cambridge materials as we starting to read “Vesuvius,” the final stage in our textbook.
Month: May 2019
Stage 12 vocabulary quiz Wednesday!
5th graders have a quiz on stage 12 vocabulary this week on Wednesday the 15th. Please make sure they study flashcards both from Latin to English and from English to Latin.
Last vocab quiz of the year!
4th graders – focus on verbs for end of year review
4th graders have two remaining chapters in our Minimus Secundus textbook. We will review some important noun topics like subject/direct object, but for the most part the last two tests will be focused on verb forms and conjugating verbs (in addition to a new vocabulary list for each chapter, of course).
4th graders should know how to conjugate verbs in both present and imperfect tenses. This means knowing the endings to use for each tense, how to find the stem of a verb, and how to translate them. This skill will come up A LOT in 5th grade Latin!
study guide: M2 ch 11 and 12 handout 2019-1k27117
5th grade flashcards due Monday
Flashcards for stage 12, originally listed as due tomorrow the 10th, have been pushed back to Monday due to the concert. The vocabulary quiz for that list is next Wednesday the 15th, so the sooner the better to start studying. If they can make and start using flashcards over the weekend, that would be a big help!
These are on page 178 of their Latin textbooks.
5th grade test tomorrow!
Just a reminder, 5th graders have their test on stage 11 vocabulary and grammar tomorrow. They should be reviewing their stage 11 flashcards and grammar sheet and make sure their notebook is complete with required translations!
3rd graders’ new topic: direct objects!
Direct objects receive the action of the verb, or as we say more simply, it’s the noun in the sentence that is being verbed. So, in “Candidus reads the letter,” the letter is the direct object.
In Latin, the direct object is always in the accusative case. See if your 3rd grader can recite all the declension chants! The accusative row is the 4th one down. Those are the endings to look for to spot direct objects in Latin sentences.
Click here for the 1st declension chant audio file.
Click here for the 2nd declension (masculine) chant audio file.
Click here for the 2nd declension (neuter) chant audio file.
3rd grade test tomorrow!
3rd graders have a test on chapter 10 tomorrow. We’ve been reading the vocabulary words and reviewing both 2nd declension chants every day aloud in class and have been translating and using conjunctions. Please make sure your student knows everything on the chapter 10 portion of the study guide!