Another week in God's Grace

We've been busy:

• Grade 4 worked on websites from the BBC to learn about "matter" in science class.
• Grade 5 also worked in the computer lab learning about "elements" for science class.
• Grade 4 finished their Ellis Island webquest with oral presentations on Thursday. I wasn't thinking, we should have waited to give the presentations until the grandparents (and some parents) visited on Friday. They did a wonderful job on their projects. Video on the Student Work link off of our classroom webpage. (Emanuel_Student Work Page)
• Grade 5 learned how to make rope. We started with raffia and finished with very strong cord. It took three people to make it. This past summer, I saw a woman in Jamestown that did the process all by herself. If we practiced A LOT, maybe we could do that, too! A SmileBox slideshow can be seen at the Student Work link from the classroom homepage. (Emanuel_Student Work Page)
• Both grades have been practicing for singing in church tomorrow.
• Both grades worked hard at memorizing a short song and two poems for Veterans' Day.
• I was happily surprised by the amount of visitors that came to our classroom on Friday. At one point we had about 26 extra adults in our room. 
• If I had been a bit more "with it", I'd have asked the students how many people might come. Then I would have had more chairs in the room. 

The upcoming week:

• Both grades will continue with, what I think is, the hardest chapter in the science books: Matter, atoms, mixtures, solutions, physical and chemical changes.
• Grade 5 will work on a web project for Plimoth Plantation.
• On Thursday we will all take an electronic field trip (EFT) entitled Harsh World, This World. It is part of the series from Colonial Williamsburg. The topic deals with slavery.
• When we watched the previous EFT this one was advertised. Many of the students wanted to know if we were going to watch. I think that they will enjoy this presentation and learn from it.

God Bless your week.

Colossians 1:9

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.”