Week 13

Welcome back! It was great to see all of your smiling faces again after Christmas break! This week we got to learn about how the hand of Providence guided George Washington to a glorious victory at Yorktown, VA, which finally brought an end to America's war for independence...or did it? We'll learn next semester about the troubles and triumphs that faced the Americans once they were left to fend for themselves...

Thanks to Leila for leading our book discussion this week! I hope you all enjoyed the George Washington book, and that you were all able to find qualities in him that you would like to cultivate in yourselves. On that note, I've modified the question a bit, but your opinion paper assignment this week is:

What qualities of character did you discover in learning about George Washington, as well as the Americans who supported the Revolution, that you would like to emulate in your life?

Here are your other assignments this week:

Reading: Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund needs to be completed by January 26th. I would also like to assign Taylor to lead our discussion for that book. PLEASE get this finished! It is always one of the favorites for Key of Liberty, so I know you will all love it...even you, Lucy!

Parent Night: Please finalize your 1-minute presentation for parent night and work on your costume. Bring your speaking part (and your costume, if you want) to class on Thursday so we can do a practice run through to make sure our timing is right, and that our presentation will run smoothly. And please remember to invite your grandparents and/or other loved ones. We want to put on a great show and really "wow" our families! (January 26th 5:30-8:00, potluck dinner will be provided.)

Award Requirements: Finish as many as you can! Next week, January 12th is the absolute LAST day to pass them off!

Field Trip: We're going to the capital on January 19th, so make sure to be at co-op by 9:45am! We'll be back in time for 3rd hour classes, and we'll stop and grab some lunch on our way back.

Have a great week!

-Mrs. Hellyer