Bible:  Worship unit and application - What is worship? What hinders worship?  How do we worship?  Extra practice for Chapel time leading up to the spring concert May 14th.

Math:  percents/decimals/ratio; equations; geometry; continual reviewing of skills

Language Arts:  skills to help the students with their Science Fair project

Social Studies/Science:  The Greek Empire - the development of and its contributions and influence on society...connection with the book of Daniel                                                                                      Science Fair: taking notes, works cited page, spiritual application, report, display, oral presentation; asking a question and answering it by a demonstration or experiment; presentations are March 26, 9-11 am

We are looking together at the events leading up to Easter.

Bible:  study of the Gospel - what it is and what it isn't; memorizing Psalm 27; praying daily for missionaries and missionary groups

Math:  plotting co-ordinates; fractions/decimals/percents; ratio

Language Arts:  preparation for Science Fair report coming in March - practicing taking notes, organizing notes, writing reports, presenting orally

Social Studies:  Persian Empire and Greek Empire

Science:  discovering a topic for Science Fair - a month of reading and discovering

Field Trips:  In-house: electricity, magnets, and electromagnets - demonstrations and hands-on - buzzers, bells, lights!

This month we are involved in the school-wide Read-a-thon.  We are presenting memorized verses A-Z at Pastors' Day.  We are participating in "Bring a Friend to School" and enjoying a Valentine Party.  We are continuing to learn songs for the spring concert and applying rhythm instruments.

Bible:  It is mission's month when we are watching DVD excerpts regarding various missions and missionaries.  We are praying for them daily.  We are preparing a skit to highlight Turkey.  We are memorizing the alphabet of Scriptures.

Math:  fractions, decimals; "holey cards" to improve math facts

Language Arts:  fun writing using music and art; reading Words of Stone by Kevin Henkes; emphasis on character...getting an understanding of people, their problmes and what has led them to make good or bad choices

Social Studies:  Ancient civilizations - Babylonian Empire

Science: Stars -  each student has a starfinder and is finding constellations in the sky at night

Field Trips:  via DVD and video - several needy places around the world (e.g. poorest of the poor in Cambodia)

My desire is for my students to have a heart of compassion, to be drawn to the needy in spirit, body, and mind.