Co-op in Review: August 29, 2013

This was our third week of studying World War I.  And this week, we studied the later part of the war and the awakening of the sleeping giant--the entry of the United States into the war.  By 1917, both sides were depleted and weary.  But, the entry of the US provided the man power that the Allies needed to win.  In addition, this week, the classes focused on learning about espionage and spying.  The Dialectic class wrapped up their three week long unit.  They finished up their file folders and conducted their simulation of the peace negotiations.  The Upper Grammar class had fun with a spy game where they had to solve secret codes and find clues.  The Lower Grammar class made fake trees, like the ones used during the war as spy towers.  They also wrote secret messages with lemon juice.  the Five in a Row class read the book, "Make Way for Ducklings."  It's the story of a duck family that makes their home in Boston's public garden.  The kids then made duck masks and had some fun ducky adventures!