Week 14

Great job to all of you for all your hard work during first semester...we're half-way done! Also, you all did really well on your recitation of the Declaration of Independence at parent night. I hope your parents are proud of you, because your mentors certainly are!

This Thursday is the first day of second semester, and thus begins some new projects and new material to study. We will be discussing the book Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund, so make sure you have it read BEFORE class. Each of you also please come prepared for the book discussion by bringing a discussion question with you. If you need help coming up with a question, please read the "Steps in Leading a Colloquium" page in your binder. The rest of the semester's book discussions will be led by the scholars, so keep that in mind while reading the books.

Here is the reading list and due dates for the rest of second semester:

• January 28th - Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund
• February 25th - Fifty-Five Fathers by Selma R. Williams
• March 24th - The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz
• May 5th - The Proper Role of Government by Ezra Taft Benson (available free online)

A few changes this semester will be that Mrs. Brennan (Teacher Isabelle) will be joining us as the second co-mentor for Key, and Teacher Amber will be our Constitution Bowl coach. We'll hold Constitution Bowl (CB) practice the last 20 minutes of every class period, and because our bowl will be held early this year (March 31st), we will hold off on presentations until after the bowl. The good news is that you'll only have to give 1 presentation each this semester! Woohoo!

So, enjoy the rest of your week, and rest up...next week we dive right into the Constitution study, and we have a lot of hard work ahead of us!

-Mrs. Hellyer