Hello, everyone, and happy Valentines Day! Here are the updates for this week.
6th Religion
This week we will be learning more about the work of Elijah and how he stood up to evil King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. After our break, the students will begin reviewing for the test on unit 3. The test will likely be on Friday, March 3rd. The memory verse for this week is Revelation 2:10b.
6th Social Studies
This week we will be getting into our lessons on Athens and Sparta, the most well known Greek city-states. There are no tests or quizzes this week.
7th Religion
This week we will study more about encounters with angels throughout the Bible, and then we will study who the devil is, and how we can be aware and try not to fall into temptation. The memory verse for this week, 1 Peter 5:8-9a, reminds us of that fact.
7th Social Studies
In social studies this week we will begin Topic 5- The Early Republic. This week will focus on Washington’s Presidency and the precedents set, as well as Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan to help our brand new country get out of debt. After the break we will then move on to the presidencies of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
8th Religion
The students will have their test on Unit 3, Gideon-Solomon’s Wisdom, on Tuesday, February 14th. Then, we will finish the week by studying the construction of Solomon’s Temple. There is no memory verse this week.
8th Social Studies
The students will have their test on Topic 12: Expansionism and World War I, on Thursday, February 16th. Then, the students will begin their research projects on prominent African American military leaders, in honor of our study of the Harlem Hellfighters in World War I. The students will complete their projects after the break, and then we will begin studying the Roaring Twenties.