Mrs. Hallford’s Class Newsletter

January 5-8

I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas Break! I’m very excited to get back into our classroom routine, and I’m looking forward to our lessons this week!

This week in History, we are learning about the Counter-Reformation movement and the Netherlands’ struggle for religious and political independence from Spain. In addition to learning about the inspiring heroes of this story, such as William of Orange, we are also laying important groundwork for understanding why the Pilgrims moved to the Netherlands before turning to the New World. To coincide with these History lessons, we will study the basic geography of the Netherlands by creating a photo collage over a map of the United Provinces as they were formed in 1648.

We will also take this opportunity to take a close look at the composition of tulip bulbs and blossoms for Nature Study, and learn about the Tulip Mania that occurred in Holland.

Our debate this week will be about the pros and cons of placing restrictions on texting in various settings, which should inspire a lot of interesting dialog.

I’m looking forward to a great first week back!

God bless,

~Nicole Hallford