January 16

We enjoyed singing together this morning in chapel.  What a privilege it is to join together to praise God at the beginning of our week!

Not being in the classroom a couple days last week (one day because I needed a sub, and one day because we moved out for computer class) means I have a little catching up to do with you! We have continued our work with The Hiding Place, and students should be reading their books regularly at home.  I assign a chapter or two each night, and students are required to have the reading done before the next class period.  Most are getting the reading done with no problem, but a few students have struggled to stay caught up with their reading.  Please check with your child to be sure he or she is on top of the reading assignments!

Students created crossword puzzles based on The Hiding Place last week.  They identified important words from the text, created clues, and completed one another's finished puzzles.  Students also did some research on the Jews to help them in their understanding of this group and what they experienced during the war.  Students have taken short quizzes on their reading, and we've been discussing the situations that Corrie and her family experienced in the days before the war and in the beginning months of the war.  Our involvement in Corrie's story is growing as we see her begin to be more deeply involved in trying to help save those who were persecuted during the war!

Today we looked at a group of words, many of which are homonyms, that can be tricky to use, and we practiced choosing the right word to use in various situations.  We learned about the difference between accept and except, between affect and effect, and about other word pairs.  We also learned that a lot and all right are always written as two words, not one.  Now we'll try to apply this learning to our writing!

Students were assigned chapter 7, "Eusie", in the The Hiding Place today, which means the chapter should be read by Wednesday.  I look forward to discussing the book with students then!