Today in 6A & 6B

ENGLISH: After some flash cards, we completed three exercises on Sadlier, all of which are exactly the same format as previous lessons/exercises as each week: Vocabulary in Context, Passage-based Reading, Improving Sentences. With the remaining time in class we played Scrabble.

LITERATURE: Today our Egypt gang in "The Egypt Game" has grown by two. Two classmates of April and Melanie, Ken and Toby, have expressed some interest in participating in the Egypt game. It was after their joining that the members all chose Egyptian names for themselves and a hieroglyphic representation of that name so that they can communicate in secret. This moment, of children choosing names for themselves, is an important moment to examine action and what a specific name, chosen by that same individual, might say about that person's personality and values, particularly about what that choice says about how they see themselves.

RELIGION: Continuing with our examination of Lent we dissected the phrase, "Lent is the Springtime of the Soul" and what that means. Our students made strong comparisons to what things occur during Spring, particularly when it comes to cleaning and to new life. These are powerful analogies to focus on when we seek to understand the purpose of Lent.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Our lesson today was an introduction to our new chapter on the Ancient Hebrews. This unit comes at a very opportune time for us since as we conclude this chapter, we will be visiting a Synagogue for a Seder that celebrates Passover. Our lesson today addressed Passover as well as the foundations of the Hebrew faith, which are our own Christian foundations as well. Homework for tonight is on p.137 #1-7

MATH (8:00 class) pgs 293-294 1-42  (9:00 class) Accelerated Math