| Well, I tried the weekly update again last week, but something went awry and I lost a post that I worked very hard on. With no time to re-do the whole thing, it just had to wait. So, I will try to remember now what I had written and recap up to present. Last week (Oct 4-11) was a busy one! Monday we had our October chapel at the coop before classes began. H received the award for "Attentiveness" in his class (along with a co-winner), which was the September character trait the kids were learning about. Attentiveness (as defined by the Character First! curriculum the coop is using): Showing the worth of a person by giving full concentration to his or her words. Ways to show Attentiveness ("I will" statements):The bible verse provided by the Character First! folks for use in religious training is Hebrews 2:1 ~ “Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away.” The story of Samuel being called by God as a boy while he slept (1 Samuel 3:1-21) and Mary at Jesus' feet (Luke 10:38-42) show how we can be attentive. The White-tailed Deer is the animal that exemplifies Attentiveness, since if it is inattentive to its surroundings or draws attention to itself - it will become a meal for a predator! We are proud of our attentive boy! This month we are working on Obedience as the character trait. D's class began learning about birds, and on Wednesday examined feathers and disseced owl pellets. Being all boy, he informed me that I was incorrect to say it was owl poop... I have been informed on no uncertain terms that it is owl puke. Well, okay then! Still sufficiently gross to interest a boy, although I remember doing it in high school - not second grade - and it wasn't that bad. I'm glad he's getting to do things like this earlier than I did. There's no reason why a second grader can't pick rodent bones and fur out of a dried up pellet of bird barf, right? The next day we took a couple hours of our morning to visit a local nature preserve and D went with his coop classmates on a ranger-led hike to observe the birds as they went about their morning activities. All he can remember is that they saw a bird called a "butter-butt" (again, all boy here) because it has yellow feathers near it's tail. Oh, well. At least he can now identify a wild butter-butt. There really isn't much to say about this week, since we are just underway, so I will sign off now. Plus, we have to leave in about 20 minutes for the kid's small group at church, and I am not dressed to leave the house yet! So, until next time... ~ |
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