2X2=4
It has been a fun two months. So far, September we started out with subtraction and addition. October took us to measurement and multiplication. Yes, 3rd grade is multiplying!
Mountain Pathways
We have continued to read selections from Mountain Pathways, our reading textbook. We have focused on three stories: The Beginning of the Armadillos, a story which we enjoyed very much, Pony Penning Day, and, lastly, The Renegade Husky. This last story has been a great enjoyment to us. We spoke about animal cruelty and the reasons for it, and, in the process, read this wonderful story about this mistreated husky that found love and respect from a young boy named Rick.
Mrs. Ruiz
A Crow as a pet?
This month we have been reading When Crowbar Came. This is an awesome story by Jean Craighead George which talks about a crow they had as a pet. Through this pet crow they learned how intelligent these animals are. We even learned that crows could be trained to speak just like parrots. This was the last story from our 1st reading unit, so this week we have started our unit 1 benchmark testing.
Mrs. Ruiz
Bill of Rights
The 12th Grade Government class is learning about the Bill of Rights and how the Supreme Court has interpreted it over the last 200 years. The Supreme Court has issued judgments that impact our daily life and other judgments which are completely unheralded and unknown. They have issued popular judgments and radically unpopular judgments. My job is not to initially pre-judge the ruling – my job is to get the students to first understand it. Only then can we critique it through the lens of a Biblical worldview.
U.S. Constitution
Students are going through the history of the Constitution, and we are having a blast learning about the founders of this great country. It is such a privilege to live in a nation where a system of ordered liberty has been established. I’ve been trying to encourage a spirit of thankfulness in the students, because we truly live in a unique country.
Custom Paintbrushes
8th Grade has created colorful portraits and experimented with watercolor and ink, making their own custom paintbrushes.
Charcoal Art
7th Grade has focused on the techniques of using graphite and charcoal: hatching, cross-hatching, blending, reductive drawing and shading, using various tools.
Miss Kleinschuster
Let’s build a building
6th Grade is full of budding architects! They have learned to draw buildings in one- and two-point perspectives.
Radial Designs
Students in Fifth Grade have been mirroring their own work and making radial designs. They have been practicing with a rough and final draft before painting.
Miss Kleinschuster
Color Wheel Fun
Students have been focusing on color theory: naming and mixing colors on the color wheel. Did you know that combining opposite (complementary) colors makes the color brown?
Miss Kleinschuster