Week 7

““You know me better than you think, you know, and you shall know me better yet.”
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— ― [Aslan] C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew

I am so grateful for the laughter and spirit of joy that fills our classroom (“Neevil? What’s a Neevil?”). We are tremendously blessed that we can say that in our day together, we laughed, and our work was hard but joy. As we study Proverbs 25, we are having such great conversations - today including verse 11, of the value and beauty of a word fitly spoken, like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Pray with me for the words spoken in our homes this week, and in our classroom and friendships, that these conversations would bear good fruit in our students hearts and lives as we grow a culture of truth, beauty and goodness here. Let us continue in excellence, diligence and determination as we tackle new things this week!

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  • Character Journal - Determination

  • Proverbs 25:2 - Thank you for leading us in a discussion about Determination, Makenna! Challenge gives us many opportunities to grow this quality in our characters! : )

  • Sarea was chosen for next week’s discussion of Patience (James 1:19b-20)

  • Students are encouraged to have their own time with God as part of their day!

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  • We discovered an exciting solution to our math problem by defining terms, identifying alternate ways to write the problem and experimenting with “what if” variations to the terms - well done, everyone! (Thank you for today’s problem to work, Makenna!)

  • We are practicing using the 5 Common Topics for math problems in class - please bring a problem for next week for a turn leading the group discussion!

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  • We are up to the fifth declension this week! Next week will be our last Noun week as we continue the fifth declension.

  • Keep up the vocab review and chart work! Your future self will thank you for being diligent! : )

  • Quizlet is a great app for vocab review!

  • We drew a blank page assessment of Central America + Caribbean.

  • Rock the Capitals: South America (Note: does not include all countries, but helps remember a good bunch!)

  • This week: Draw South America, reviewing Canada, U.S., C. America and Caribbean.

  • Geo Term Quiz bonus this week! Match terms and definitions for a geo treat on Monday!

  • Date your practice maps in pen.

  • Bring in your best map + drawing, memorization, fact to share in class!

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  • Research Topic: Amphibians

  • The Bill Nye Amphibian video we started can be found here.

  • Choose an amphibian topic, find two (or more) sources, create a KWO for each, fuse them and write your essay (as many paragraphs as you choose), illustrate and prepare to present to class.

  • Remember to use your IEW writing skills! Include an intro and conclusion.

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  • LTW: Essay ~ The Magician’s Nephew

  • We created our class issue and ANI chart, using the 5CT (special focus on Comparison).

  • At home, choose your issue and create an ANI chart with 20+ items in each column.

  • Reading: Begin Number the Stars.