Week 4

Thank you for being well behaved for Mrs. Johansen last week.  We miss you Gavin and Julia.

Science with Mr. Mark was really exciting this past Monday. We learned about lung capacity, and the kids were really competitive on who will have the greatest lung capacity. If you want to learn more in depth things about the lungs and its capacity, check this out.

This week's presentation is very dear to my heart. We memorize a lot of verses in our family, and we love to encourage others to do it as well. The kids did really well with their Bible memorization and I really hope they will continue to keep memorizing God's word.  If you have not started memorizing, start with one to two verses and then challenge yourselves to go on to one to two chapters and even whole books.  Currently, Dawn and I are memorizing the book of James... we already finished Chapters 1 & 2 and are getting ready to move on to Chapter 3.  Our goal is to do one chapter a month.  If we keep on with our goal, we should be able to finish memorizing the book of James by the end of the year. I hope this can be an encouragement to you.  The kids can do it. Just be patient and keep working on it.  The next two week's presentation is connected. First, pick a American Patriot's speech and memorize it (this will be their Week 6's presentation).  For Week 5's presentation, tell us the biography of the American Patriot you chose.  An example I gave to the kids is this - If you are thinking of memorizing the "Gettysburg Address" on Week 6, tell us about Abraham Lincoln next time we meet (Week 5).  Skill we are focusing on is "Articulation" - speak clearly so the audience can understand you. 

New Grammar
History - Song: CC CD
I gave them a little bit of a background when the Declaration of Independence was written.  If you want to learn more, check this out, or go to your local library and look for books on the Declaration of Independence.

English - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
I drew a hand on my board to remember the five principal parts.

Science - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
We learned about the parts of the nervous system.  I gave them the analogy of the power plant generator delivering electric current to our home to understand the function of the different parts.  Check this out for more information.

Latin - Song: CCC NoGreaterJoy5
The first part of Latin verbs. We signed and learned the words in English and Latin.

Timeline - Song CC CD
We continued what was learned during the opening ceremony.  And of course our ever famous what is before the event...

Math
Keep working on the multiplication table.

Geography - Song: CC CD
We traced and drew the new states we learned. Challenge your kids to draw it by memory. You'll be surprised how much they'll remember.

Fine Arts
I introduced them to different abstract artist and told them that most of the time, an abstract art is more on how the artist see the things they are drawing and how they feel about it.  My question for them before they started drawing was, "What do you see and how do you feel when you look at our flag. We drew the American flag as an abstract art and you can see their work below.

Review
We continued with drawing the US states by tracing to memorize.  This will be our last week doing it in class (the next few drawings will be sent home with them, but be sure to bring it back to class the following week). For those who did not finish their drawing in class, I sent it home with them.  Please remind them to bring their completed work back next week, as I plan to make a geography portfolio for them.

Have a wonderful week off. See you in two weeks...

Sincerely,
Zabrina