Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Back to work!

It has been such an awesome time off together as a family. But now we must get back into the swing of things. We are making a few changes and leaving many things the same. Jonathan will continue with his phonics, math and lots of read alouds. Allison will begin a geography study using Paddle to the Sea. She will also focus on US and World map labeling with an emphasis on learning all of the state capitals. We are reading The Cricket in Time Square together which I have to admit is one of my favorites. We will begin a study of Mozart to go along with this. She will continue her Abeka Math, BJUP English, Latina Christiana 1, Apologia Science, Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day, spelling and vocabulary. She is really progressing in her ability to read above grade level. Aaron will begin Sonlight 100, An In depth Study of US History. Finally we are all studying the same thing! He begins with Joy Hakim's The History of US, and Peace Child. He continues with TT Algebra 1, Apologia Physical Science, Latin in the Christian Trivium, Grammar and Composition, Fallacy Detective, and Bible study books. Bryan continues to work through TT Algebra 1, Honor's Biology, Latin, Grammar and Composition, IEW Level C Continuation Course, Wordly Wise Vocabulary, and Notgrass American History and Literature. Morgan's classes are the same as before. She is beginning an SAT prep class on-line to help prepare her for her test this spring. She also spends a lot of time studying for her AP and SAT II Biology exams. She will be very busy this semester. Our plan is that she will begin her college classes as a dual enrollment student in the summer. I am finishing up lesson plans and getting everything ready for the week. Actually everyone is ready to begin again.

Allison's Still Life

Allison's self portrait

A message from Karl about Forgotten Children

This is a song inspired by a trip to the Central African Republic where we are now partnering with ICDI to drill wells to provide clean drinking water in villages there. The words at the beginning of the song are words I read while I was there and come straight from the Bible. It's as if God was looking at the same images I was seeing. His inspired Word communicated perfectly my thoughts and emotions at the time I was there..
Karl Moraski is the worship pastor at our church. You can visit ICDI for more information about this partnership.
The Central African Republic is a destitute country which gets very little aid from the US or any other country. In a country ravaged by disease, clean water gives their people a better chance of survival. Only about 15 percent of the population has clean drinking water. Unsafe water is the world's number one killer. Preventable water-related diseases are responsible for 80 percent of the sicknesses in the world.

Forgotten Children