Week 26: BEE prepared!
Some of the Oaks pose as a group before their debate on Ancient Chinese Dynasties this week. They certainly were well prepared and we love seeing how these students continue to grow in wisdom, stature and in favor with God and man. Meanwhile, in the Garden, the kids are enjoying learning all about spring by studying bees, with some special guest puppets.
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The Garden
During worship time, we heard the story of how Jesus raised his friend Lazarus from the dead. Lazarus had been dead for four days when Jesus finally arrived at his friend's house. His sisters, Mary and Martha, were very sad. Jesus wept with them and assured them that He was the resurrection and the life and that whoever lives and believes in Him would never die. Jesus prayed and thanked the Father for what He was going to do.Then he called out to Lazarus, “Lazarus, come out!” Lazarus came to life but not everybody was overjoyed. The students learned that there were people that did not like what Jesus was doing and were now plotting for ways to arrest Him.
We also heard the story of a woman who prepared Jesus’s body for burial. She brought a jar of expensive perfume and while Jesus was eating in Simon’s house, she poured the perfume over Jesus’ head. Even though people could not understand while she did this and even criticized her, Jesus affirmed that what she had done was a beautiful thing and that wherever this story was told, she would be remembered.
During circle time, our puppet Bobby Bee taught the children some new facts about bees, pollen, and nectar. They learned about the bee’s tongue and how it can sip the nectar from flowers. They kids even brought flowers from outside and Mrs. Doreen helped them to find the pollen inside of the flowers.
During activity time, we created a beautiful bee hive. The first day we used a combination of yellow and brown paint to create the perfect color.Then, the children used sponges to cover the outline. We let their creations dry and the next day, we practiced our cutting skills by cutting the excess paper around the hive. The hives look quite lovely next to their painted bees from last week. They were also able to build in the block area and sculpt with play doh.
This week’s stories: The Busy Bee Book, The Honeybee
The Seeds Program
BIBLE
Our time of worship has shifted now that we have completed the book of Luke. The kids were very excited to hear what the new book would be and it is…Philippians! This letter was written by the Apostle Paul and we discovered how the letter is filled with “gifts” from Paul and Timothy to the church in the city of Philippi. These “gifts” included being reminded of the gospel which to these believers would be full of grace, love, and peace. Since Paul also wrote the words of our memory verse from 1 Corinthians 13, it was not surprising to see how much he emphasized the importance of love. We discussed how we can apply these lessons to our own lives and love each other the way God has called us to.
SUGGESTED READINGS
Bible
Philippians 1
SCIENCE
This week we began to learn about the Urinary System. We learned that just like with the respiratory and digestive systems, one of the purposes of the urinary system is to remove waste from our body. We learned about the parts that make up the urinary system: kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra. This week we will learn more about how they all work together and what each part does.
SUGGESTED READINGS
Encyclopedia of the Human Body
p. 38-39
HISTORY
We continued studying this week about the three Chinese dynasties that stretched from the Roman period to the Middle Ages. The Han, Tang, and Song dynasties were all known for different things. The younger group enjoyed learning a song about these dynasties, while the older group began designing shields inspired by some of the Chinese designs we had studied. Meanwhile, the younger students focused on finishing their shields in the Medieval European style.
SUGGESTED READINGS
World History from Ancient to Modern Times
P. 74-75: The Han Dynasty
P. 174-175: Dynasties of China
Some of the William the Conqueror portraits completed last week by the older Seeds group.
STUDIO TIME
In Studio, all the students were able to create their stained glass window creations. As they finished their work, they were able to move into other areas of the room and work in their favorite areas. Outside, the children were able to enjoy volleyball again. The rain had kept us from setting up the net for the last couple of weeks.
Seeds Memory Verse Song
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal (Clang, clang, clang). If I have great power and understand, all mysteries, and all things, and if I have the faith to remove mountains, but have not love...I am nothing!
If I give away all I have and give up my body, but if I don’t have love, I gain nothing...I gain nothing!”
The Oaks Program
OAKS MEMORY PASSAGE (1 Corinthians 13:1-13):
1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
SCIENCE
It was test day on Tuesday for the Chemistry students! They had a good class and should be very proud of the work they put into test preparation! And on Thursday, we played "Cool Element Pictionary" to help the students review Professor Landry's top 20 cool elements. The students were definitely very creative with their drawings depicting their chosen element.
And in Marine Science, the students learned about three groups of marine animals: marine mammals, marine reptiles, and marine birds. In depth, the students studied the anatomy and physiology of dolphins. They learned that a dolphin's teeth serve as an antenna for sound and transmits it to their melon (a special organ used to interpret different sounds) and their inner ear, which also helps determine what the sound is. They also played pictionary to review the different marine animals, which proved to be entertaining as much as it was educational.
HISTORY
The Oaks students have also been studying the different Chinese dynasties and for a fun activity, the class was divided into two groups for a friendly debate. One group had spent time collecting information about the Tang dynasty, while the other group researched the Song dynasty. Both groups were charged to find information that would convince the audience that their dynasty was the best. While there was only one winner, all students did a great job of finding information that would support their position in the debate. Good job guys!
SUGGESTED READINGS
The Story of the World
P.73 - Yange Chien
P.76 - The Tang Dynasty
World History from Ancient to Modern Times
P. 74-75: The Han Dynasty
P. 174-175: Dynasties of China
Streams of Civilization
P. 325-331 - The Far East and African Developments
