Week 12

“He said little about his dream but he nourished it in his heart as the best place for a dream to grow.”
— Elizabeth Yates, Amos Fortune Free Man

Watch for the Blue Book draft this week! Focus for the next 2 weeks will be review, especially for Grammar (Latin) and Debate (Cartography). So fun to see the pink stripes today!

Upcoming Events

  • Week 14 - (Mostly) Review Day

  • Week 15 - Blue Book/Christmas Celebration - We will have games and treats to break up the Blue Book day and celebrate the Christmas break! *Cookie Exchange optional.

Week 13 Playlist


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  • Character Journal - Boldness

  • Boldness: Willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage.

  • Psalm 138:3 On the day I called, You answered me; You made me bold with strength in my soul.

  • “Prayer in private results in boldness in public.” Edwin Louis Cole

  • “When we find a man meditating on the words of God, my friends, that man is full of boldness and is successful.” Dwight L. Moody


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  • Today we practiced our vocab to date - wow! You know so many words! Check for gaps in that quiz and see where you need to review : )

  • We also went through our exercise assignments (#112-115); as we will be spending the rest of the year on verbs, so focus this week on vocab and declension review, no further exercises required.

  • W14: Nouns, Adjectives + Vocab Review (Blue Book prep)


  • Review Map each day!

  • W14 Practice for Blue Book - Blank Page Assessment of World to Date (Canada, US, Central America, Caribbean, S America, Europe).


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  • We had fun with an Alka Seltzer experiment today, noting corrections we would make to their materials and procedure. Nice job collaborating on the project today!

  • You will be continuing to follow the Science Fair Plan with the following assignments for this week:

    • Materials - see your assignment page and Guide pages for Research Plan formatting.


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  • Proverbs 25 Song is now on You Tube!

  • We only have a few verses of Proverbs 25 left! Keep up listening and reviewing for our end of semester treat!

  • Please include the term matching exercise with your assignment this week! Use the glossary to help you match the terms and refresh your memory on the tools we’ve learned so far!


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  • LTW: Invention

  • Please come with a completed ANI chart for your Amos Fortune issue next week.

  • LTW Workbook p. 51 assignment

  • LTW Toolbox