The Word of God Is Important
We have been covering the importance of the Word of God and how the Bible fits into our lives. Students are learning that we can continue to grow and learn so much from God’s Word. The students have been reviewing the chapters of Genesis and Exodus. Next month we will begin working on Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Mrs. Iglio
Review Time
I can’t believe the month of September is almost over. The class has been working diligently reviewing what they learned last year. They are now ready to move forward in their Spanish studies. We will begin with Chapter 7 –Traveling can’t wait so away we go.
Mrs. Iglio
Review Time
What a great beginning. My students are learning so many wonderful things. We are reviewing lessons to aide them so they will be ready for our first chapter in our textbook. The students are grasping wonderfully and I am excited for our school year.
Mrs. Iglio
Review Time
What a wonderful bunch of students. I am so excited to have these children in my class. Their enthusiastic spirits encourage my heart and make it fun to teach this class. The students are having a great time becoming reacquainted with the Spanish Language. We have been completing basic review lessons in class and are ready to dive into our textbooks and new lessons.
Mrs. Iglio
Hamlet
The 11th grade steeped themselves in the study of tragedy and questioned whether such sorrowful events could have been avoided. The intricate plot of Hamlet contains almost a dozen deaths, and the students backtracked to rewrite the play, suggesting that certain actions could have saved almost all of those lives. They saw the depth of emotion both in this play, and in the poetic works of Edgar Allan Poe, who seemed to continually pine for his lost love. As they read the poetry they saw how very carefully crafted it was; even the number of syllables is important, and the number of times a phrase mentioned, symbolic!
Miss Kleinschuster
Mac Beth
ECHS’ Seniors got a chance to analyze the psychology of several complex characters in Mac Beth, one of Shakespeare’s classic tragedies. They saw how a guilty conscience plagued the protagonist — or was he more of an antagonist? — and his wife, and how the man who would become ruler of Scotland used reverse psychology to test one of his subjects. The students also learned the (Celtic) mythological background that lends a great deal of symbolism to the strange events in the play, and learned to look for the fine print in prophesies. They discovered many serious themes in Mac Beth, and how some of them paralleled with Oedipus Rex, a tragedy written over 2,000 years ago.
Miss Kleinschuster
Dissection Labs
When students think of Biology, one of the first things they think of is dissections! Yes, yes, yes… lab experiences have included dissecting an earthworm, a frog, examining the movements and patterns of a meal worm, analyzing the anatomy of a grasshopper, and dissecting a rat! Yes, a rat! It may not have been quite pleasing to the eye, but some students had the appearance of a doctor at work! Separating organs, checking out what is in the stomach and comparing the similarities between the body parts of a human and a rat. You would never think one could be so fascinated over such a dissection. It is something you will never discover, until you step into The Lab!
Miss Farrell
Humidity Lab
The Earth Science Lab classes have spent time outside measuring the humidity and have compared their results with the humidity inside. Normally one would use an instrument called a psychrometer. The class constructed their instrument using string, a cotton ball, thermometer and lukewarm water. Results were compared with the current weather report for humidity. Students obtained very close results to the weather report for that day. Job well done!
Miss Farrell
Recap
In Bible class this year, we have been focusing on leadership. Some of the current things we have focused on are: The leadership of Jesus’, the student’s character, setting goals, and God’s Will for their life. Each student wrote out goals for themselves, what it would take to reach those goals, what are some distractions and challenges, how they will address it, and if it is worth it. When focusing on God’s Will for their life, we said that God’s Will as plainly written in His Word is to be: Saved; Spirit-filled; Sanctified (holy/pure); Submissive; Suffering; and Saying Thanks. We looked at several scriptures for each one of these, as well as stored all these things on edline. Students have also performed assessments online, which include a character assessment, obstacles to growth, etc. One of the links are: http://www.assess-yourself.org/ccii/ccii_online.cfm I would have to say that in these classes I can truly see leaders in the making! God is at work in their lives!
Miss Farrell
Old Testament
11th Grade’s historical survey of the Old Testament finished with a look into the godlessness of Saul, the repentance of David, and the wisdom of Solomon. Solomon’s incomplete application of his own insights to his own life resulted in the splitting of the kingdom of Israel. Nevertheless, God’s faithfulness to his promises to Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses, and David is evident as he preserves the memory of his promise to send a savior and protects his line until the times have reached their fulfillment. Christ is born—the saving sacrifice and reigning king, to establish the throne of David for eternity.
Mr. Roberts