Picture Day

Lots of bright smiles were seen at Daystar today - it was picture day!  Lauricella Photography will have proofs and available packages for purchase soon.

In Bible we talked about our last letter in CHERISH. It was the H for heroism. Ask your student what they think heroism means.

During history we talked about India and the history of this second most populated country. Ask your student some of the things they learned about India and the "caste" system. Also ask them why cows are so popular in this country. Here is a short video we watched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpMHvvDM9yU

In writer's workshop we focused our writing skills on having bold beginnings, mighty middles and excellent endings.  In addition, we need to have good organization so that our story makes sense.

Spelling City assignments for all students is due tomorrow. The spelling notebook assignment for 5th-7th graders is also due. We will take our first spelling tests tomorrow.

Our quote for today is from Joseph Campbell, "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."