Latin 1a

Salvete omnes (Hello everyone)! Welcome to Latin!

Our classes meet for 20 minutes each day. To make the most of our time, we will utilize the same weekly format, which will be posted for you here. We will also attempt to follow the attached Quarter Schedule below to keep pace with the Upper School Latin courses. 

• Homework due Mondays

• Quizzes or other Summative Assessments on Wednesdays

• Vocab Journals due Fridays* (posted below for review)

In addition, for absent students, we have links to videos that cover the content of the week below. So if your student misses class, please show them the videos on this website so they can stay caught up on material. They will still need to see their teacher for any physical notes or assessments missed.

Optima (Best), 

Latin Teachers

We have divided Latin 1 content between two classes- Latin 1A and Latin 1B. Passing students in the Latin 1A classes will move forward to Latin 1B in 7th grade, Latin 2 in 8th grade, and Latin 3 in 9th grade. If a student does not pass this class, they will restart the sequence with Latin 1A in 7th grade, as they will not know enough content to move into a higher level course. The Latin teachers will evaluate each student in the spring to determine their recommendation for moving forward in progression, as we do for all Upper School Latin students.

Our aim in providing this opportunity is to create space for other language options in the Upper School 9th-11th grades. However, Latin remains a required, beloved subject as a classical school and we find it immensely helpful to begin language study with the most classical language of all!