2021-2022 Leadership #1 October 7

Leadership #1

Opening:

• Song: Garrett
• Prayer: Hyrum
• Scripture/ Thought: Lauren
• Treasurer: Marilee
• Pledge: Milo
• Show n Tell: Talmage
• Knowledge Share: Tommy
• Joke of the Day: Emma
• Snack: Eva (Please bring enough for 16 people)

Read at home: 

• Read to page 180 of Ella Enchanted
• Read about Corrie ten Boom in Courageous Heroes
• After reading about Corrie, watch this video.

Poetry: Review "Persevere" and memorize this new poem

The Eagle

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;

Close to the sun in lonely lands.

Ringed with the azure world, he stands.

Writing: 

• In "Write Your own Story" work on pages 16-17.  We will be sharing our stories this week.  Be ready to share your favorite.
• Look up and write the definitions of crag, azure, despised, entreat. 

The Living Christ: Review week 1 and 2. Work on memorizing week 3. Complete 1 or both copywork assignments.

Oceanography: We will start this in January, but if you would like to more and earn more Vanbucks you can research something in the oceans.  Then draw a picture or write about what you learned.  Bring it to class to share.  There are so many interesting and amazing things to learn!

Leadership:  We will be having our Harry Potter PARTY!  Thank you for being patient.  Please bring your Harry Potter food and activity. Don't forget to come in CHARACTER!

2021-2022 Eureka #1 September 30

 Eureka #1

Opening:

• Song: Eva
• Prayer: Garrett
• Scripture/ Thought: Hyrum
• Treasurer: Lauren
• Pledge: Marilee
• Show n Tell: Milo
• Knowledge Share: Talmage
• Joke of the Day: Tommy
• Snack: Emma (Please bring enough for 16 people)

The song that we are learning is I Will Walk with Jesus. Watch the sing along video and practice the first 2 verses. (Here is the sheet music, if you'd like it.)

1. Jesus walked in wisdom; Jesus grew in truth.

He showed love to God and man while in His youth.

Jesus wants to guide me. Jesus shows the way,

Calling me to come and walk with Him each day.

2. I can grow like Jesus. I will try each day—

Promising to walk His path and there to stay.

Standing by my Savior, safe within His care,

Step by step I’ll follow, and His love I’ll share.

Chorus: As I walk with Jesus to my home above,

He will bless me with His Spirit and fill me with His love,

Change my heart forever and help me clearly see.

I will walk with Jesus, and He will walk with me.

Read at home: Read to page 120 of Ella Enchanted

Poetry: Review and finish memorizing Persevere

Persevere

Author Unknown

The fisher who draws in his net too soon,

Won’t have any fish to sell;

The child who shuts up his book too soon,

Won’t learn any lessons well.

If you would have your learning stay,

Be patient--don’t learn too fast;

The man who travels a mile each day,

May get round the world at last.

Writing:  In "Write Your own Story" work on pages 12-15.  We will be sharing our stories on Leadership week.

The Living Christ: Work on memorizing week 2. Complete one or more of the copywork pages. Review week 1.

Oceanography: We will start this in January, but if you would like to learn more and earn more Vanbucks you can research something in the oceans.  Then draw a picture or write about what you learned.  Bring it to class to share.  There are so many interesting and amazing things to learn!

Eureka: HARRY POTTER PARTY!!!! Please make sure you have read the whole book.  Come in costume.  Bring a wizard treat.  Plan a Harry Potter activity and lead it to the class.  

Multiplication:  This year we will learn multiplication.  Study the zeros, and ones and fives.

•  Tips: Zero is KING!  Anything times zero is ALWAYS ZERO.  Multiplying by 1 is like that number is looking in a mirror, he only sees himself. Fives are the hands of a clock.  If you already know how to tell time then you already know this.  Ask your parents or family for any tips they have. 

2021-2022 History #1 September 23

History #1 September 23

Opening:

• Song: Emma
• Prayer: Eva
• Scripture/ Thought: Garrett
• Treasurer: Hyrum
• Pledge: Lauren
• Show n Tell: Marilee
• Knowledge Share: Milo
• Joke of the Day: Talmage
• Snack: Tommy (Please bring enough for 16 people)

Read at home: 

• Read to page 60 of Ella Enchanted

Poetry: Memorize the following

Persevere

Author Unknown

The fisher who draws in his net too soon,

Won’t have any fish to sell;

The child who shuts up his book too soon,

Won’t learn any lessons well.

Writing:  

• In "Write Your own Story" work on pages 1-11.  We will be sharing our stories on Leadership week.
• Look up and write the definitions of persevere, commemorate, infinite, profound

The Living Christ: Memorize week 1 assignment. Complete one (or both) of the copy work pages.

Oceanography: We will start this in January, but if you would like to learn more and earn more Vanbucks you can research something in the oceans.  Then draw a picture or write about what you learned.  Bring it to class to share.  There are so many interesting and amazing things to learn!

History: Learn about a person of your choice and prepare a presentation about him or her. This could be a person from scriptures, Church history, world history, etc. Dress up, bring props, if you'd like; have fun sharing this person with us! If you are having a hard time coming up with an idea, ask your parents, older siblings or grandparents for ideas of their heroes from history. Ask why they admire them. 

Imaginative Arts #6 (April 22)

Don't Quit!

Conduct: Anna                                                        
Song: Marilee
Prayer: Tommy
Pledge: Lauren            
Theme: Talmage
Quote: Eva
Treasurer: Hyrum
Show & Tell: Garrett

Read at home: Finish Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls. We will pay Vanbucks for "Mom approved" books you start and finish after you have finished Summer of the Monkeys. What are some of the challenges Jay Berry faced in catching the monkeys? What did he do? Who helped and encouraged him? Do you have people like that in your life? Could you be that for someone else?

Writing: Learn what a verb, noun, adjective and adverb are. Make a list of 10 examples of each. Also, see bonus assignment at the bottom of this blog post.

Poetry: Recite all of the poems learned so far.  1 week until the Poetry Bee. Finish memorizing "Don't Quit." 

Don’t Quit

John Greenleaf Whittier

 

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

 

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-

You may succeed with another blow.

 

Often the goal is nearer than,

It seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up,

When he might have captured the victor’s cup,

And he learned too late when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

 

Success is failure turned inside out-

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit-

It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit”

 

Imaginative Arts:

Memorize Don't Quit. Does it remind you of any experiences in your life?

Watch the movie Akeelah and the Bee (currently streaming on BYUtv for free). Look for obstacles that Akeelah has to overcome. What are her challenges? Who helps her? Who tries to hold her back? What does she do to overcome discouragement? What do you learn from her and from other characters? 

Think of challenges that you are facing now. What would help you better overcome?

Ask several older family members about challenges they have had to overcome and how they have done it. What skills have they developed or things have they learned? Ask what inspires them to keep trying. Think of scripture heroes. What helped them? Write down or draw some ideas of things that could help you.

Create something visual that can be a reminder to keep trying when things get hard. This could be anything! Some ideas include a collage of uplifting pictures, power words, sayings. It could be a photograph of something inspiring. It could be a painting or clay sculpture. Anything! If possible, bring your creation, or a picture of it, to share with us.

**Bonus Vanguard cash if you write a journal entry or story about a personal experience of doing something hard.**

Eureka #6 (April 8)

Eureka #6

Conduct: Marilee

Song: Tommy

Prayer: Lauren

Pledge: Talmage            

Theme: Eva

Quote: Hyrum

Treasurer: Garrett

Show & Tell: Anna

Read at home: read to page 180 of the Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls.  If you want to read faster you can finish this book.  We will pay Vanbucks for "Mom approved" books you start and finish after you have finished Summer of the Monkeys.  If you want to get paid you will need to bring the book to class:)

Poetry: Recite all of the poems learned so far.  2 weeks until the Poetry Bee. Memorize the second stanza of "Don't Quit." Extra cash if you memorize the third stanza as well!

Don’t Quit

John Greenleaf Whittier

 

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-

You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,

It seems to a faint and faltering man,

Often the struggler has given up,

When he might have captured the victor’s cup,

And he learned too late when the night slipped down,

How close he was to the golden crown.

Eureka:

Watch these two videos:

• Inside Birding: Behavior
• Inside Birding: Color Pattern

How can the ideas in these videos help you identify birds you see? Apply the ideas taught as you prepare your reports on two birds in the following assignment.

Learn about two birds that are common in Utah.  Sign up on this link for one bird from each column (or add a bird that interests you to the list). Come prepared to share a few facts about your chosen birds, such as habitat, food, size, etc. How would you identify these birds in the wild? Use the library, internet search, bird books, or the following sites to get you started. 

• allaboutbirds.org
• whatbird.com
• audobon.org then click on "Birds & Guides" in the upper right hand corner

Please come prepared with a snack, binoculars and a jacket as we plan to go birding for most of the morning.

Leadership #6

Leadership March 2021

Leadership:

Conduct: Tommy
Song: Lauren
Prayer: Talmage
Pledge: Eva
Theme: Hyrum
Quote: Garrett
Treasurer: Anna
Show & Tell: Marilee

Read at home: read to page 120 of the Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls.  If you want to read faster you can finish this book.  We will pay Vanbucks for "Mom approved" books you start and finish after you have finished Summer of the Monkeys.  If you want to get paid you will need to bring the book to class:)

Poetry: Recite all of the poems learned so far.  3 weeks until the Poetry Bee. Memorize the second stanza of "Don't Quit":

Don’t Quit

John Greenleaf Whittier

 

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

 

Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As every one of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out;

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-

You may succeed with another blow.

Leadership: Find a person you would like to learn more about.  Read a book about them. Find more out about them on the internet.

Come to class ready to present about them. Dress like them. Show us about their life and what they did.  Why did you pick them? Be creative and fun in showing us who this person is and what they have accomplished. HAVE FUN!

Class Time:  Depending on the weather, we may go birding.  Please bring binoculars and a jacket.  We will be spending time at the church and the Fontano home.

Passover:  We will be joining the Vanguard for a Passover meal.  Ask your sibling in Vanguard to explain to you what the Passover is.

History #6. Israelites

 History #6

Conduct: Lauren
Song: Talmage
Prayer: Eva
Pledge: Hyrum
Theme: Garrett
Quote: Anna
Treasurer: Marliee
Show & Tell: Tommy

Read at Home: Read to page 59 (to chapter 5) or more of Summer of the Monkeys. Bring any mom-approved books you read after the One and Only Ivan for which you would like to be paid. Be prepared to share your brief review of each.

Poetry: Recite all of the poems learned so far. Memorize the first stanza of this poem:

Don’t Quit

John Greenleaf Whittier

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,

When the funds are low and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

Ancient Israelites

Watch episodes 19 and 20 on Amazon Prime - Kids Animated History Kids-Animated-History 

Take a poll.  Go ask each of your family members what is one of their favorite Bible Stories.   Write down their response. Bring that paper to class.  Have each family member tell you about their favorite bible story.  When we get to class we will add them all up and see the results.  

What is your favorite Bible story?  Come prepared to present it to us.  Make is fun and interesting.  Read the actual story in the Bible.  Ask others to tell it to you.  Learn more about it than you already know. Study it out.

Watch either The 10 Commandments (1956) or Ben Hur (1959).  These are each about 3 hours. Vanbucks if you watch both.

If your mom allows you to watch more movies for extra Vanbucks then watch The Prince of Egypt, Joseph: King of Dreams, or The Living Scriptures Old Testament Videos. 

This is a lot of movie watching.  You're welcome😆.    These movies are to help you learn about the Ancient Israelites. Next week we will be having a Passover meal. 

If you want to learn more and earn some extra Vanbucks read The Story of the World vol 1.

SOTW1 Ch 6: The Jewish People

SOTW1 Ch 14: The Israelites Leave Egypt
SOTW1 Ch 37: The Beginning of Christianity
SOTW1 Ch 38: The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation
SOTW1 Ch 39: Rome and the Christians
SOTW2 Ch 20: The Diaspora