1 Corinthians 13:4-8

After reading through the "love" chapter in 1 Corinthians, we identified all the adjectives that tell about God's love towards us.  Then students recorded the words on red hearts.  I hung them from the ceiling for Valentine's Day and it was beautiful! 

A Warm Welcome

Each student is not only special to GCCS, but also in the sight of the Lord.  He calls us the "apple of his eye" and loves us dearly!  You are a beloved son or daughter in Christ - you are His valentine!

School House Rock - The Preamble

  The Preamble is a statement of why the Constitution was written.  The Preamble is like an introduction because it comes first.  Then the Articles, or laws, are listed.  Enjoy this catchy video that recites the Preamble to our Constitution.     

Compare & Contrast

In reading we're expanding and reinforcing the skill of comparing and contrasting characters, settings, and events in a story.  I've integrated our Heritage Studies curriculum into our reading rotations.  Students learned more about the government while practicing comparing and contrasting.  Through cooperative work, students found similarities and differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate.  Students then recorded their similarities and differences on the venn diagram. 

Happy 100 Days of School!

Congratulations students, parents(s) and guardian(s)!  

Students were able to celebrate the day by sharing either their 100 items, a 100 piece mosaic, or a shirt decorated with 100 things.  Here is an example of my shirt with 100 of our vocabulary and spelling words!  All students did a fantastic job!

What will you look like when you're 100?  Students were able to write a short story about themselves when they are 100 years old.  Then each students was able to create a portrait of themselves to accompany their writing!  What a fun and cute way to celebrate 100 days of school!  Here's a sample:

Our attitude should be like that of Christ Jesus

When we're in the dry desert times of life or when we're gleaning Christ's blessings, Philippians 2 tells us how we should align our responses.  Our character, our attitude, our mindset should be the same as Jesus.  How do we train our minds & attitudes to be similar to Christ?  We can do this through Christ's power as He speaks to us in the Word - daily.  Not only are we to hear God's word, but we're to act upon it through faith.  One example is to serve others, just like Jesus did.  By doing this we can maintain the character, attitude, and mindset of Christ Jesus.  Amen.

Drawing Conclusions

After modeling how to make a conclusion about a character from our "Community Works" story, students were able to try finding clues to make their own conclusion about the teacher in the story, Mr. Turner.