Branch of Wisdom

Dec. 1, 2007 - Branch of Wisdom

Our school name is officially Branch of Wisdom [Elementary] School, based off Daniel 1:17 and 1:4 (NASB)

vs. 17 "And as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom…"

vs. 4 "youths in whom was no defect, who were good-looking, showing intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding, and discerning knowledge, and who had ability for serving in the king's court.

John 15:1-17 - He is the Vine and we are the Branches! May we remain in Him and be branches that bear fruit - fruit that will last. Apart from Him we are nothing!

Thanks for visiting our Blog,

Cory, Kerry, Ashlyn, Jaidyn and Trynn

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Oct. 31, 2007 - Ashlyn Elizabeth

Our 2008-2009 school year will officially begin Monday, August 4th.

Ashlyn will be using the following curriculum:

Sonlight CORE 3 (Bible, History, Language Arts & Science)
Horizons Math 3
Horizons Penmanship 3
Lyrical Life Science 1 & 2
Wordly Wise/MCP Word Study
Artistic Pursuits
Melody's Beat - Level 1
Bastien Piano Lessons & Music Theory
The Mystery of History, Volume 2

Ashlyn's name means "Peaceful Spirit" and that she is! She is growing into such a beautiful young lady with a heart of compassion for others. She also is our little prayer warrior. If you have a request for her, you can be rest assured she actively prays for you daily.

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Oct. 30, 2007 - Jaidyn Taylor

Jaidyn Taylor, our little red head! Those of you who know her, know what a delight AND handful she is! She is vibrant and FULL of life! God gave us an abundant blessing with her with all her energy!

Jaidyn will be using the following curriculum:

Sonlight CORE 1 (Bible, History, Language Arts & Science)
Horizons Phonics 1
Horizons Math 1
Horizons Penmanship 2
Explode the Code (Books 1-3)
Artistic Pursuits
Melody's Beat - Level 1
Bastien Piano Lessons & Music Theory
The Mystery of History, Volume 2

Jaidyn is as energetic about school as she is life! I can't believe it. It is a pure joy to see her love school.

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Oct. 30, 2007 - Trinity Brynn

Our 2004 Model! She was the most difficult to name - Since we had a theme of all the kids in our extended family with two syllables and ending in "n". We went to the hospital with two names: Bridyn McKia and Madison Brynn - and came home with Trinity Brynn! Her nickname quickly became Trynn Brynn to adapt to the family "n" endings!

Trynn will be using the Horizons Preschool Program this school year.

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Oct. 26, 2007 - Baby Bridyn

Bridyn is our 2008 model, who was born on February 20th as the official runt of our family, weighing in at 9 pounds 2 ounces. To date...

She is 14 pounds.
She is very active.
She enjoys talking as much as the rest of us do.
She likes to stay up late.

We named her Bridyn Kori, in honor of her daddy, Cory.

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May. 7, 2007 - The Mystery of History

Listed below are some of the girls' Mystery of History projects and activities.

Preparation - The TimeLine

Week 1 - Adam & Eve Activity

Week 3 - The Sumerians Cuneiform Tablet Activity

Week 4 - Stonehenge Activity

Week 4 - Early Egyptians Activity

Week 5 - Joseph, The Coat of Many Colors Activity

Ashlyn's Coat, Jaidyn's Coat and Trynn's Coat (Ok, Trynn had a little help from Dad!)

Daddy's Staff for Joseph (And his fish and baseball!) Mommy's fish, and Ashlyn's flower!

Week 6 - The Israelites in Slavery (Making Bricks)

This was hilarious. Trynn wanted nothing to do with making bricks. She didn't want to get her hands dirty! It was so funny. You can see her displeasure with this project in this picture. She didn't hide it at all. Of course, our artist, Ashlyn loved it - and Jade is always up for anything.

Week 8 - Amenhotep IV & Nefertiti (Cartouche)

For those of you don't know, a cartouche is a special picture box with an inscription of a name. The girls tried to write their initials in Egyptian on the page shown here.

Week 8 - King Tutankhamen

Oh, wow - did we have fun with the gold and silver glitter pens! (BTW - Don't tell Daddy his picture is on here! He's such a cutie though!)

Week 9 - Gideon (Make Clay Pot)

Surprisingly, Trynn didn't mind this project with the clay - I guess because we didn't mix straw with it - the texture must have been different. You can see here her hands are all over it!

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Oct. 1, 2006 - The Girls Hard at Work

I wanted to let you all know how hard these three little ladies have been working. I thought I'd share some of my pictures with you:

The Girls Hard at Work