Week 8

This week we discussed overcoming roadblocks. You guys all had some really good suggestions of what to do when you face roadblocks, and now that we've studied about people who have overcome really hard things (the pilgrims, Ji Li Jiang, the American colonists, John Adams, the other 55 signers of the Declaration), you should have a lot of inspiration to draw upon when you hit roadblocks in your own lives. You all are a strong, intelligent, faithful bunch of scholars, and we have no doubts that you'll be able to achieve anything you set your minds to do!

**Remember Friday, December 2nd is the class pizza and movie night. We'll possibly watch April Morning at my house in Graham, but we'll let everyone know as soon as we finalize plans.

Assignments This Week:

 

• Presentations: Reina will give us a presentation on Betsy Ross and the first flag. We're excited to hear what you find out, Reina! I hear Lucy's and Dean's presentations were excellent, and I'm sorry I missed them...except for the moving rocks part!

• Opinion Paper: How do you overcome roadblocks in your life?

• Morning News Discussion: Be prepared with news tidbits to share!

• Reading: Make sure to read The American Crisis by Thomas Paine (in your binder) by next week and take note of any questions or comments you have so we can discuss them in class. Also, keep working on Being George Washington by Glenn Beck.

• D.o.I. Memorization: If you haven't memorized through the Statement of "History" yet, do your best to get it done this week! If you have, start on the Statement of "Petitioned," which comes right after the 27 Injuries of the King. I'll bring an extra special treat for those who email me before Thursday to tell me they have through the Statement of "History" memorized! 

 

• Other: Remember to come up with some ideas for a short skit or presentation that our class can do for parent night. We want to show all those parents, grandparents, siblings, etc. that learning about our nation's founding isn't stuffy or boring! (And we want to outshine the Sword of Freedom class!)

Have a great week, y'all!

 

-Mrs. Hellyer