Week 14: Nice Moves!
Eliam and Finn enjoyed a game of chess on another beautiful day in the park. As the semester wraps up, we thank God for his many little blessings, such as quiet moments like these in the park. But there were also some very exciting outdoor moments too as Mrs. Michelle made a guest visit with her Physical Education class for SEEDS this week. Read more below.
SUGGESTED AT-HOME READINGS VARY PER PROGRAM. PLEASE GO TO THE SECTION OF YOUR PROGRAM TO SEE THE SELECTED PAGES.
The Garden
The Garden students enjoyed some very fun activities with leaf collecting, sorting and making some fun crafts together with Mrs. Doreen. What wonderful inspiration is found in the world that our God has made!
The Seeds Program
WORSHIP
We were blessed to honor Josie this week as she turned 11 years old and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the book she received called “Extra Yarn.” It was a great tale on the powerful impact of kindness and generosity.
Kindness is a fruit of the Holy Spirit and is available to every believer in Jesus Christ. We reviewed our memory verses in Romans, specifically learning new parts of Romans 12:1-2. We understood that everything we do (including how we interact with others) can be an act of worship unto God. He calls us to use our bodies to worship Him and we do that by loving Him first and loving others as ourselves. We pray that the truths we learn about in these Scriptures continue to bear fruit in the lives of our students.
SCIENCE
This week, we drew a diagram of the bone in our journals and labeled the outer part of the bone, as well as several important parts inside. We learned that red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are made inside our bones, and that there is a spongy part as well. We also learned that the place where two bones meet is called a joint. Without joints, it would be very hard to move around and do all the things we do on a daily basis. We identified different places in our bodies where we have joints and noted that not all joints are the same. We learned about ball and socket joints like in our shoulders and hips, hinge joints like in our knees, and pivot joints like on our neck and arms. We also did a brief overview of the bones in the spine and how God designed them to help us bend and twist. Lastly, we setup an experiment by immersing a chicken bone in vinegar to see what happens to the bone by next Friday.
READINGS
Encyclopedia of the Human Body p. 20-23
History
The students learned about the Roman Emperor Constantine and how he moved the capital of the empire to Constantinople. We worked together to make a huge map to place on the wall to see the expanse of the empire and the distance between Rome and the new capital. We also learned that after Constantine, the empire was divided into the Eastern and Western sides. The kids had to decide, based on what we learned, which side they would rather live in if they were citizens at that time of History.
STUDIO TIME
This week we learned about the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and heard fragments of two of his most famous pieces: the “Turkish March” and “A Little Night Music”. Both tunes were familiar to the kids and they were excited to learn that they were by Mozart! They were amazed to hear that he began to play on his own when he was three years old and composed his first song when he was five years old. At the end we did a fun body rhythm exercise using the words queso, mantequilla, and pan to keep the beat. Ask your children to show you a bit of the rhythm of the Turkish March with it.
Mrs. Michelle also joined us on Friday for a special Physical Education session in the park. The kids had a great time and it was a joy to watch them exercise their bodies.
The Oaks Program
Science
In Chemistry, we continued to discuss solutions. We talked about some factors affecting solubility-the ability of one substance to dissolve into another- like temperature, pressure, surface area, agitation, the nature of the solute and solvent, and how saturated a solution is. We also discussed different examples of liquid, solid, and gaseous solutions. On Thursday, we moved onto the concept of molarity-the measure of how concentrated a solution is. The students practiced the calculations for molarity for different kinds of solutions.
In Pre-Physics, we learned about the pendulum and how pendular motion can power clocks with precision, such as Big Ben in London. We learned some terms regarding the pendulum such as the point of suspension, length, period, and the bob. On Thursday, we got to conduct a viscosity race of different kitchen liquids to demonstrate varying viscosities. Olive oil was the clear winner with the lowest viscosity, and grape jelly had the highest viscosity--it barely moved down the racecourse at all.
HISTORY
The History students took notes on the life of Constantine and his role in the development of the Christian church in the first half of the new millennium. Because of the Nicean Council, we have our collection of New Testament letters and a statement of faith, or creed, that many churches still are inspired by today.
On another note, Carolina and Emma finished their independent study on the book, “Anne of Green Gables.” We also celebrated Mr. Jean, who had a birthday this week.
END OF SEMESTER PRESENTATIONS
Tuesday, December 9 at 5:30pm - Dance Workshop Presentation
Wednesday, December 10 at 5:00pm - Drama Club Jr. and Drama Club (Intermediate) Presentations
Thursday, December 11 at 5:15pm - Drama Club (Improv) Presentations
Memory Verse
“Therefore I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. for this is your spiritual act of worship.”