Teachers Meeting January 12

1. Host: Lowrie 

2. New teacher: Daniel, living in Boston, he graduated from the University of Richmond, VA. 

3. The Topics of Teachers Parties this year: 

This year we will change the way we organize Teachers Parties. Students will need a reservation to attend the party. Otherwise students will not be allowed to come. Teachers should ask students if they will attend, and the students who answer positively will be invited. Then let Kevin know who will come please. In addition, the students cannot come to the party if they are late. 

4. New Books: American School Textbook Key Core book1- book 3. (Level: 5th grade 6th grade in an American school in the USA). 

They would be on the level list somewhere between the More School Subject Readings Series and the Reading Challenge Series in difficulty. 

The structure of the book: the book consists of three parts

1.     Textbook

2.     Answers and Korean Translation including Word list

3.     Workbook.

Chapter 1
Social Studies & History & Geography

Unit 01 
The U.S. Geography
The Regions of the United States
Unit 02 
The United States
A Nation of Diversity
Unit 03 
The U.S. Economy
From Farming to Technology
Unit 04 
People and Culture
The Native People of North America
Unit 05 
The European Exploration of Asia and the Americas
The Age of Exploration
Unit 06 
Europeans in the Americas
The Spanish Conquerors in the Americas
Unit 07 
Colonial America
The First French and English Colonies

Unit 08

The Declaration of Independence
The American Revolution

Chapter 2
Science

Unit 09 
How Are Living Things Classified?
The Five Kingdoms of Organisms
Unit 10 
Classification
The Seven Levels of Classification
Unit 11 
How Plants Meet Their Needs
Plant Structures and Functions
Unit 12 
How Do Plants Reproduce?
Flowers and Seeds
Unit 13 
What Are Some Types of Plants?
Plants with Seeds
Unit 14 
Plants without Seeds
Seedless Vascular Plants and Nonvascular Plants
Unit 15 
Plant Responses and Adaptations
How Do Plants Respond to Their Environments?

Chapter 3
Mathematics & Language & Visual Arts & Music

Unit 16 
Numbers and Number Sense
Understanding Numbers
Unit 17
Geometry
Geometric Figures
Unit 18 
Myths and Legends
The Iliad and the Odyssey
Unit 19 
Learning about Language
Figures of Speech
Unit 20 
Classical Art
Greek and Roman Art
Unit 21 
Classical Music
The Western Musical Tradition

This book has a Korean translation and a word list in Korean. This will make it easier for students to study for the lesson when they are alone. 

We will get more American School Textbooks this month and next month. The books are available, please ask Kevin 

 5. We will watch Lowrie’s lesson video this week and next week. Student: David, 6 years old, Seoul, Textbook: Reading & Vocabulary Development 1: Facts & Figures Page 42 - 45