Is it just me, or is this school year flying by?! I cannot believe we already in November. All of the students have made so much progress, and we will continue our diligent march forward through the month of November. Here are the updates for this week.
6th Religion and Social Studies
In social studies this week the students will begin studying Ancient Egypt and Kush, and in religion we will continue learning about the Israelites being delivered from slavery in Egypt. The timing of these two topics could not be more perfect. The social studies lessons about the geography and religion of Ancient Egypt will explain why God sent the specific 10 plagues to afflict Egypt, and why the Israelites crossed the Red Sea to the Sinai Peninsula enroute to the Promised Land. On Thursday in social studies, the students will learn all about mummification by mummifying apple slices in natron salt, a mixture of baking soda and table salt. On Wednesday in religion, the students will have their memory quiz on Numbers 14:18a. They should study from workbook p. 37.
7th Social Studies
This week the students will have their test on Topic 2: European Colonization of North America. In addition to the regular review, which you can view here, we will also do some work with primary source documents and pictures. The test will be on Friday, November 5th.
8th Religion
In religion this week we will be studying what happened to the Israelites once they crossed the Red Sea and were no longer enslaved in Egypt. We will study how God taught His people trust and obedience through the collecting of manna, and how the 10 Commandments fit into our lives as 21st century Christians. The memory verse for this week is John 6:35, and the quiz will be on Thursday.
8th Social Studies
While the students just took their test on Reconstruction, we are not moving on to the next topic quite yet. This week the students will work on research projects and presentations on the first African American elected officials. The next topic will focus on how the economy of the entire nation changed and became more industrial following the Civil War.