FRIDAY

With everything I have "misplaced" in the past few days, it is no wonder I forgot yesterday. Sorry.
In Bible today we did a worksheet on Rehoboam the Penitent. A lot of the kids were able to finish this in class. If not, it is due Monday. I also gave a day of grace for the Bible memory from Ephesians 1: 3-8. The next memory is due next Friday, Isaiah 9: 2,6 and 7.
In Geography we started a small project to gather data on about 25 European countries from CIA Factbook, and enter it into Inspiradata to create charts and graphs. next week we hope to continue with Chapter 2 on the history of Europe and Russia.

WEDNESDAY

Two days in a row-way to go Heerema!
In Bible we red pages 65-67 in class, and then after a few well chosen comments, a Moodle assignment was given out.
In Geography we had a quizie-pooh/quest on Moodle as well. The immediate results are neat, and most did pretty good. We also did some looking at Google Earth. We traveled to places in Italy, France, the Netherlands and Dachau Germany. (not all classes viewed the same places)
Our prayer country today is JAPAN, and our character trait is ALERTNESS.

TUESDAY

Oh what a four day weekend does to my memory. Sorry for the miss yesterday. Our prayer country for today was Thailand and our character trait was generosity.
In Bible today we did a Moodle journal writing on Psalm 33: 12-22 as an in-class memory exercise. They should have been submitted before they left school today. Our next out-of-class memory work from Ephesians will be due this Friday.
In Geography we spent some time reviewing for a quest on chapter 1.

WEDNESDAY

Is it Wednesday or Friday?
Thank you to all who made our conferences successful. if you are one of the few who did not make it, let one of us know.
We had an interesting day today thanks to Mr. Ippel and the world of tri-pods. that pretty much took up our morning along with the Devil's Arithmetic also with Mr. Ippel. Our time after lunch was split into 35 minute mini-classes. Here we spent a few minutes on both Geography and Bible. There are no assignments today.
Our prayer country is Kuwait.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving.

FRIDAY

Friday has arrived! It is only 11 AM, and I have this on the net, wow, I am on the ball today. Well, the truth is the kids are in the middle of a test, so it is quiet and I have a few moments. They did get some Geography work which will not be due until Tuesday. It is on Moodle, it is to read Pages 16-21 and answer question. From the book they are numbers 1,3 and 4.
Our prayer country today is the Gaza Strip,and out character trait is Orderliness.
Have a blessed weekend. See some of you at conferences next week.

THURSDAY

Thanks to those who sent back a note letting me know you read the blog.
We spent our entire class time on Bible review for tomorrows test. The test covers Unit 3 on the downward slide of Israel. I hope to get back to Geography tomorrow with a moodle assignment.
Our prayer country today was Gambia which dovetailed perfectly with our chapel today led by Mr. Buteyn. Our character trait today is Virtue.

WEDNESDAY

Lots of Moodle-ing today. In Bible I read a story and the kids had to respond to some questions. It deals with the end of Israel as a nation. We will do test review tomorrow but I hope they have already started.
In Geography I assigned pages 8-15 and they had to prepare an inspiration outline on the physical geography of Europe and Russia.
Prayer country is another tough place, Afghanistan, and our character trait is Resourcefulness. Keep on recycling.
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TUESDAY

Today we went over yesterdays lesson in Bible. I put some information on the overhead for them to add to what they had done last night.
In Geography, I handed out a map assignment to be completed for Wednesday.
Our prayer country today is Somalia, and our character trait is Responsibility.

MONDAY

In Bible today we did a lesson on Assyria Invades. The worksheet was not as easy as others, so just give it your best shot and we will review it in the morning. We spent a lot of our time on this today, so we did not get into Geography.
Our prayer country is North Korea, and our character trait is a biggie for middle schoolers-Self Control

FRIDAY

Bible today was a continuation of yesterday. We worked on the sheet to go along with the story of Jonah, "More than a Fish Story" It will be due Monday. Most were near done by time they left the room. We will have a test late next week on Unit 3. Our next memory work does not come until the 4th lesson in Unit 4. Work ahead on Ephesians 1: 3-8.
In Geography we finished working on the NGS map and questions.
Our prayer country today is Turkey, and our character trait is again tolerance.

THURSDAY

The light at the end of this week's tunnel is in view. Our prayer country today is Cambodia, a country with Buddhism as the dominant religion. Our character trait is tolerance.
In Bible, we introduced he story of Jonah which we will conclude on Friday.
In Geography we worked on a map of Europe from the National Geographic. They had to dig up all kinds of information about Europe and Russia hidden in the small print of the map. This also will be worked on tomorrow. We finished our morning with a Fiesta Day activity time put on by some of our Spanish speaking teachers. Thanks to them and the kids for getting involved.

WEDNESDAY

Our prayer country for today is Tunisia, and our character trait is Creativity.
In Bible today we worked on the "Not My People" sheet.
In Geography we changed books to Europe, and had the traditional assignment of pages 2-7 with lots of short questions that could be answered on the sheet I made up. they could also be completed on lined paper.
Tomorrow is Fiesta Day which is being planned by our Spanish teacher.
Make sure you check the Blue Note for info about up coming bus and hot lunch news during the conference times.
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TUESDAY

Burr!! Here we go, for the long haul until Spring.
One of the major accomplishments today was cleaning out notebooks of old Bible and Geography papers. Lots of recycling going on this morning.
In Bible we start the next lesson on Hosea: "Not My People". Tomorrow we will work through a sheet of study questions.
In Geography we did a reading on Ecuador, and some map and time line skill questions.
Our prayer country today is Turkmenistan, and our character trait is Endurance.

MONDAY

Welcome to the beginning of a new season. The heat has been turned on at school.
Our prayer country for today is Qatar, and our character trait is Resourcefulness.
In Bible today we studies the prophet Amos and his take on The Day of the LORD.
We worked on a sheet with the same name that is due tomorrow.
In Geography, I put an assignment on Moodle, on South America. They have to read one of the final three sections and list from 4 to 8 new facts about that country.
I also posted 4 new sets of grade today, so check Infinite Campus to see if your child has everything turned in.

FRIDAY

Well, we made it through another week. What a nice week it has been too.
In Bible today we worked through the lesson on Jehu's Dynasty in class. No homework.
In Geography we reviewed a sheet on Brasilia, and watch a few minutes of video on Brazil and its wildlife. What an amazing array of animal, insect and floral life.
Our country for prayer today was Lebanon, and our character trait is initiative.

THURSDAY

Sorry for no info from yesterday, but I was out sick.
Today we are doing some "catch-up" (sort of a Heinz day) to get all classes back on the same page. In Bible we had time to finish the worksheet on the "Massacre" as well as do a type I writing on the same subject. this was on Moodle.
In Geography a sheet on Brasilia, the capital of Brazil was assigned with 4 response questions that is due Friday.
Our prayer country is Brunei, and our character trait is discretion.