HAPPY NEW YEAR! It’s hard to
believe 2012 is behind us already, with 2013 sure to bring us new challenges
and blessings!
We just finished a very
important chapter on Ancient Israel in History, and are now starting to learn
about Ancient India. We will be studying about the Harappans and Aryans, as
well as Buddhism and Hinduism. We’ll also be learning about India’s first empires,
including the Mauryan dynasty. After our academic “Tour of India,” we will
start learning about Ancient China! We just completed a group computer assignment on Edmodo.com!
We continue to learn more about
God and His revelation to us in my Bible classes. In 6th Grade, we
are finishing up our study of the faith-filled life of Abraham! Last week, my
students wrote essays about a time that God tested their families as we studied
when God tested Abraham in Genesis 22. In 7th Grade, we had a great
discussion about what it means to be “born again” as found in John chapter 3.
We learned about the symbolism of the snake on the staff, which is the
universal sign of healing (hospitals and ambulances use it), and how Jesus used
that symbol as an example of the Messiah bringing spiritual healing to human
beings! We are nearing the end of my time with my first 8th Grade
Bible class, and we just started a study on the book of Romans. We have had a
good half year analyzing the writings of the Apostle Paul. I will be
re-teaching those lessons to the second half of our large 8th Grade
class!
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| My 6th Grade History students working on their computers! |
