Wednesday 11 June 2014

Thursday 5 June 2014

Sentences

We are looking at sentences and discussing subject and predicate. The following School House Rock video is helpful:
Mr. Morton

Thursday 29 May 2014

Parable Assignment- Part Part One Due- Monday June 2 and Part Two Due- Monday June 16

Students have been assigned one or two parables to read, interpret and summarize it for the class.

Part One: Students are encouraged to ask their parents, pastors or research online (that may get overwhelming so they may need help from mom and dad) to do their best to try and figure out the meaning. An example of how we have been doing this can be found below, along with a summary sheet.  This doesn't need to be more than what is on the sheet below. We are specifically looking for explaining the earthly example and the heavenly meaning.  On Monday we will share our findings with the class.

Part Two: Students will then pick one parable (it can be one of the ones they researched, or from another student) to illustrate in some way. Students can keep it simple or make it complex according to inclination and time.

We have brainstormed a lot of different ways to do this: power point, poster, comic, diorama, peek-a-boo box. This will be due for Monday, June 16 and students will be sharing their illustrated parable with the class that Monday through Wednesday.



Paragraph Summary Example

Title: Parable-Workers in the Vineyard


Reference: Matthew 20:1-16


Who is speaking: Jesus


Audience:  Peter (and the disciples)  the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard is in response to Peter’s question: "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?" Peter wanted to know what reward would be given to those who give up everything to follow Jesus.

What is the everyday example: Day workers getting hired in a vineyard. The workers all get paid the same amount of money no matter what time of day they started to work.

What is the metaphor? Earthly example and heavenly meaning.

Metaphor: No matter what time in your life you become a Christian, you will receive the same reward in heaven as someone who has been a Christian their whole life.

Vineyard owner- God
Pay-heavenly reward
The workers who started at the beginning of the day: people who have loved and followed Christ their whole lives.
The workers who start at different times of the day: people who come to know Christ later on.



Parables Summary Sheet


Name:


Assigned Parable:


Who is speaking?


Who is the audience?


What is the everyday example being used in the parable?

What is the metaphor? What earthly item/person represents a heavenly idea?



Wednesday 21 May 2014

Grammar Review- Parts of Speech

We will be reviewing Parts of Speech over the next week or two. Today we looked at  Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives.  Here is a summary and links to helpful Schoolhouse Rock videos we watched in class.

Nouns- person, place or thing
Common- student, teacher, province
Proper- Josh, Mrs. Hendriks, Ontario
          
Verbs- action or state of being
Action- jump, run, talk, eat
Helping- were, will, should  (were jumping, will run, should eat)
Linking- were, is, was


Adjectives- describe nouns




We will also be looking at Adverbs and Prepositions

Adverbs- describe a verb, adjectives and other adverbs
Quickly, slowly, very, too

Prepositions-  show direction or location  and shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.
on, over, around, to, from


Thursday 8 May 2014

Memory Work Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O man, what is good and what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Wednesday 7 May 2014

Spelling Lesson 30

enough
laughing
building
lightning
though
photography
beautiful
successful
happiness
minute
probably
should
straight
they're
because
months

Monday 31 March 2014

Every Bit of Who I am Memory Work- Tuesday, April 29

Habakkuk 3: 17-18

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.