Half-days: May 15-18: Monday – Thursday 8:00-11:30 Lunch will not be served. If your child attends after care, please make sure your child has a lunch to eat while in after care.

Elementary Awards –  Friday, May 19 @ 9:00. Students are to report directly to the sanctuary, not the classroom  and must be in school uniform.

Thanks for a great school year! Have a great summer!

Last Day AR = May 12, 2023

Study Guide                         

Bible Lesson 31: Ezra Leads Worship

Memory Verse: John 4:23 But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth. Yes, the Father wants such people to worship him.

1. The first return from the exile in Babylon was led by Zerubbabel to rebuild the temple; the second return was led by Ezra to restore worship and the knowledge of God’s Word; the third return was of Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem’s wall with the help of the Jewish people already in Jerusalem.
2. The word worship means to attribute great worth to God.
3. The illustration of mixing colored water represents the mixing of religions or cultures. When religions or cultures are mixed, beliefs and customs are blended or compromised.
4. The danger of a believer marrying an unbeliever is two-fold: it can dilute the believer’s faith, and it can influence children away from faith in God.
5. Ezra was astonished that the people had so quickly begun marrying unbelieving women, even though God forbade it and history had taught them about its dangers.
6. Ezra led his people by example. He advised the Israelite men to send their unbelieving wives and children away.
7. When Ezra read the Word of God to the Israelites, it convicted, corrected, and instructed them. The power of God’s Word is seen when they were willing to stand for hours to listen and they were grieved over their sins and wanted to change.
8. The Israelites showed respect by listening to God’s Word with undivided attention. They were sorry for their sins and rejoiced, worshiping God genuinely.
9. The word fast means to go without eating for a time.

10.The word sackcloth refers to a rough and scratchy fabric often worn in Bible days to show         humility before God.

11. A repentant and believing heart is required for salvation.
12. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper symbolize Christ’s death, burial and resurrection.
13. The similarities between Old Testament worship and New Testament worship are:

• To worship God for who He is
• To read and teach God’s Word
• To pray and praise
• To sing and play music to glorify Him
• To give tithes and offerings
• To fellowship

The differences between them are:

• Old Testament–rituals and sacrifices with feasts
• New Testament–witnessing about Christ, the Lord’s Supper, and baptism.

14. People in the Old Testament came to God through faith in God and in the coming Messiah. People in the New Testament and believers today also come to God through faith, but it is faith in Christ’s completed work–His death, burial, and resurrection.
15. A relationship with God can be improved through learning His Word, trusting Him, praying, praising Him, worshiping Him, tithing, fasting, and witnessing.

Spelling Lesson 34

elite – the best of a group

liberty – the state of being free

quiche – a pie with an egg-and-cream mixture and meat and vegetable ingredients

traitor – a person who betrays another’s trust

trophy – an award given in acknowledgment of a victory

essays – nonfiction writings about personal points of view

bureau – 1. A chest of drawers; a dresser 2. An office or agency

plateau – a level area of land that is raised sharply above adjacent land on at least one side

bizarre – odd

attorney – a lawyer

ensemble – a group of performers

government – the act or process of having control; people who rule

energy – effort; power

gaseous – having the form of gas

telescope – a device used for viewing objects at a distance

luminosity – the state of emitting or reflecting light

composition – the different parts of which something is made

astronomer – a person who makes observations of matter that is outside of the earth’s atmosphere; space scientist

constellations – groups of stars

contemporary – happening during the same period of time; modern; current

Test Schedule for May 8 – 12, 2023

No Spelling Pretest this week

Bible Test – Lesson 30 Daniel Tuesday, May 9

Bible Test – Lesson 31 Ezra Friday, May 12

Reading Tests – Vocabulary and Story Comprehension Friday, May 12

Spelling Definition Test – Thursday, May 11

Spelling Word Test – Friday, May 12

Read and Comprehend Cold Read – Friday, May 12

Language – Capitalization rules test Friday, May 12

Homework: Please check your child’s agenda for daily homework (i.e., math)

Study for upcoming tests.

Read AR for 20 minutes each night

Weekly Focus: May 8-12, 2023

Bible – Ezra Leads Worship – Lesson 31

Reading – Small Steps Part III

Math – Chapter 10

Language – Unit 9 Capitalization Rules

Social Studies – The Colonies Unite

Review these pages in the math book for the test: Fraction Review – 190-191, Greatest Common Factor – 198-199, Simplest Form – 200-201, Least Common Multiple – 202-203,

Compare Fractions – 204-205, Improper Fractions -206-207

Study Guide                         

Bible Lesson 30: Daniel Resolves to Follow God

Memory Verse Daniel 2:20 May the name of God be praised forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to him.

1. God gave the Israelites laws to live by. Some laws included rules about what kinds of food they could not eat, such as meat sacrificed to other gods. They also could not eat certain kinds of meat, such as pork, shellfish, creatures that creep on the ground, and some birds.
2. Daniel and his three friends were taken captive by the Babylonians because they had certain qualities, which included being young, having no defects, and being good-looking, wise, knowledgeable, teachable, and qualified.
3. To obey God’s Law, Daniel made the decision not to eat the king’s food and asked the king’s official for permission not to defile himself. This took great courage and resolve. Daniel also showed wisdom in how he made the request.
4. Resolve is the determination to maintain a firm decision.
5. Daniel and his three friends showed courage, leadership, faithfulness, and resolve when they chose to remain obedient to God while submitting to their unbelieving captors.
6. Blessings are not always material gifts. There are both; temporal, which means earthly or worldly, and eternal. 
7. Although Daniel found himself in an enemy land, he continued to trust God completely and worship Him, regardless of the circumstances.
8. God is omnipotent and omniscient; He revealed to Daniel the interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about a statue.
9. The word interpret means to explain the meaning of something.
10. A revelation is giving or the receiving of previously hidden knowledge.
11. The parts of the statue represented four earthly kingdoms that would rule in and around the Middle East.
12. King Belshazzar and his guests drank from vessels stolen from God’s temple. This was blasphemy, which means great disrespect shown to God.
13. At King Belshazzar’s feast, a hand appeared and wrote mene, mene, tekel, parsin on the wall. Daniel interpreted the words to mean that God had numbered the days of Belshazzar’s reign, the king had been weighed and found wanting, and his kingdom was going to be divided.
14. The Old Testament was mainly written in Hebrew.
15. The book of Daniel was written in Hebrew and in Aramaic.
16. The acronym PACT stands for praise, ask, confess, and thank.
17. Daniel’s prayer to God included the components praise, ask, and confess.
18. When a person praises God and confesses sin, it reveals a humble spirit.
19. Daniel’s prayer for his people demonstrated his intimate relationship with God and his love and care for God’s people.
20. Daniel showed that God blesses and uses faithful, obedient people.
21. In any given situation, it is a person’s relationship with God that will sustain him or her.

Spelling Lesson 33

recount – to report; to tell in detail

accountable – responsible

expressive – full of feeling

impression – 1. a mark or imprint made by pressing in 2. belief; understanding

intended – planned; envisioned

tendency – an inclination in which somebody reacts or something behaves

aeronautics – the science of flight

astronaut – a person trained to perform tasks in space

astronomy – the scientific study of the order of the universe, including the stars and planets

autographs – written signatures

selenology – the study of the moon

tripod – a stand that has three legs for support at its base

mare – a dark, flat area on the moon’s surface

albedo – the fraction of light that is reflected by an object

phases – particular appearances in a recurring change of cycles

density – the amount of mass in a certain volume of space

craters – bowl-shaped depressions formed by the impact of an object

reflectivity – the brightness or luminosity of an object

satellite – an object that orbits a larger object

nomination – the state of naming someone to a position or proposing something for an award

Test Schedule for May 1-5, 2023

No Spelling Pretest this week

Bible Test – Lesson 29 Easter Tuesday, May 2

Reading Tests – Vocabulary and Story Comprehension Friday, May 5

Spelling Definition Test – Thursday, May 4

Spelling Word Test – Friday, May 5

Read and Comprehend Cold Read – Friday, May 5

Homework: Please check your child’s agenda for daily homework (i.e., math)

Study for upcoming tests.

Read AR for 20 minutes each night

Weekly Focus: May 1-5, 2023

Bible – Daniel Resolves to Follow God – Lesson 30

Reading – Small Steps Part III

Math – Chapter 8

Language – Unit 9

Social Studies – Colonies

Study Guide                         

Bible Lesson 29: Easter

Memory Verse: Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced because of our rebellion, crushed because of our iniquities; punishment for our peace was on him, and we are healed by his wounds.

1. There is no correlation between the secular tradition and the Christian celebration of Easter. It is important to remember the reason for celebrating Easter– Jesus died to give believers salvation.
2. Jesus washed the disciples’ feet at the Last Supper to exemplify love, selflessness, and submission. Christians should serve and encourage the people.
3. Christians remember Jesus’ sacrifice by taking part in the Lord’s Supper or Communion.
4. At the Last Supper, Jesus foretold Judas’ betrayal and Peter’s denial.
5. The Easter account accurately fulfills every Old Testament prophecy about the Messiah’s death, burial, resurrection, and ascension.
6. Before His arrest, Jesus had His disciples come with Him to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Jesus was in such agony that His sweat was like drops of blood. He prayed fervently for God to remove the suffering but remained in submission to the Father’s will. God gave Him grace and strength to endure.
7. Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Jesus was arrested, and Peter gave in to temptation and denied Jesus three times.
8. Jesus was crucified at Golgotha. King of the Jews was written on a sign and placed above His head. When Jesus said, “It is finished,” He meant that the debt had been paid in full – forgiveness of sin and salvation had come for those who would believe. Jesus suffered in the place of sinners so they could receive God’s grace of eternal life.
9. Jesus was resurrected three days after His death. His resurrection is a guarantee that everything the Bible says about Him is accurate, and everyone who has faith in Him will live with Him forever. The Resurrection also demonstrates the power of God over death and sin.
10. The disciples changed from being afraid to spreading the good news about Jesus Christ. Many died as martyrs because of their love and faith in Jesus.
11. Jesus ascended into heaven 40 days after His resurrection.
12. Jesus gave His disciples and all believers the Great Commission – to be His witnesses and to make disciples of all nations.
13. Christians today have the same mission as the first disciples–to selflessly be witnesses for Christ and to spread the gospel, serving and encouraging one another in love.
14. Old Testament prophecies about Christ that were fulfilled include:

• He would suffer and be rejected.
• He would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, arrested, and judged. 
• His clothes would be distributed by casting lots.
• He would be hung on a tree.
• His hands and feet would be pierced; no bones would be broken.
• He would die alongside sinners.
• He would bear the weight of everyone’s sin. 
• He would defeat death.

Spelling Lesson 32

format – an arrangement

uniformity – the quality of having always the same form

conformed – past tense of conform; molded

transformed – past tense of transform; changed

rupture – to cause a break in something

abruptly – suddenly

interruption – a break in a conversation or activity

obstruct – to block; hinder

structure – a building

instructor – a person who builds knowledge; a teacher

destruction – ruin

constructed – past tense of construct; built

solar – relating to the sun

eclipse – a partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by another

corona – the outermost layer of the sun’s atmosphere

nuclear – of or relating to atomic forces

magnetic – having the quality of magnetism

prominence – a cloud-like mass of gas that arises from the chromosphere of the sun

photosphere – the luminous surface layer of the sun

postscript – lines written after the text has ended

Test Schedule for April 24-28, 2023

No Spelling Pretest this week

Bible Test – Lesson 28 Jeremiah Perseveres Tuesday, April 25

Reading Tests – Vocabulary and Story Comprehension Friday, April 28

Spelling Definition Test – Thursday, April 27

Spelling Word Test – Friday, April 28

Read and Comprehend Cold Read – Friday, April 28

Language Test – Unit 8 Friday, April 28

Homework: Please check your child’s agenda for daily homework (i.e., math)

Study for upcoming tests.

Read AR for 20 minutes each night

Weekly Focus: April 24-28, 2023

Bible – Easter Lesson 29

Reading – Small Steps Part II

Math – Fractions

Language – Unit 8 apostrophes, colons hyphens, semicolons, underlining

Social Studies – Colonies