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The fourth and fifth graders are enjoying Latin! We have learned/reviewed vocabulary for lessons 1-15 in the text Prima Latina. We've also been reviewing the Pater Noster (the Lord's Prayer in Latin), which most of them now know very well.
Here's a sense of the structure of our week:
On Tuesdays, we review and add more vocabulary words, most recently taking them from the Latin hymns we're memorizing. So far, they know "Veni, Veni, Immanuel" (O Come Immanuel) and "Adeste Fidelis" (O Come All Ye Joyful). We're currently working on the second verse for each of those songs. Songs are a wonderful and enjoyable way to pick up common vocabulary words and grammar in context. On Thursdays, we review using games and read a Roman myth. We will be adding more grammar study this quarter.
We hope to show off our Latin at the Christmas program. If you want to quiz your children on their Latin, here are a few words from our list:
natus, regis, angelus, adeste, venio, video, triumpho, laetus, fidelis, laudo, clamo, ambulo, navigo, porto, oro, laboro, specto, amo, adoro, habito, judico, paro, libero, regina, stella, silva, terra, unda, aqua, cena, corona, mensa, veni, captivum, solve, qui, gemit, exsilio, privatus, Dei, gaude, nascetur
If you'd like to quiz your child on the Pater Noster, here it is:
