Garden of Verses-Dance Recital

My students performed three dances in the year end recital. Two ballet and one jazz. My ballet and jazz girls are in 3rd-5th grade. They performed Cares Chorus; Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us, and Every Move I make. They did a great job! I hope they all return next year to continue dancing for the Lord.

Ministry to Children

Ministry to Children

I just love this website called, Ministry to Children. They have so many cute lessons, activities, coloring sheets, games, etc. to do in the the classroom. It is really great for Sunday School, school, or just moms looking for some Bible activities. I'm using some of the Easter coloring sheets this week to review the Easter story with my students. It is a story that we have all heard so many times but never should we become callous to it. It is more than just a story or a holiday but it is the TRUTH. It's the reason I do what I do every day. It's the reason I have a reason. 

I love how the simple picture below teaches the truth of the gospel. We have been memorizing catechism, the Nicene Creed, and many different scriptures that will help the students recognize the meaning of each "T-Shirt" listed below. We are studying the reformation right now and discussing how people were willing to die for their faith and talking about how we need to learn to share our faith with others.

If you click the header at the top of the post you can go and check out the website for yourself. You can see all the great things they have to offer. If you have something wonderful to add to the website you can do that too! :) 

Hope you are having a wonderful Easter week.

Shields

A few weeks ago I gave my students a wooden shield and asked them to either design their own crest or research their family crest and recreate it. After a few weeks of hard work the students brought in their shields and wrote papers to explain all that they did.

Each color and shape represents something about them.

They really did a great job and I received some amazing creating writing papers.

Medieval Feast

Click the image to view the video of their dance. :)

After all the anticipation for the Medieval Feast it finally arrived. The students had the best time! I dressed up in a Medieval dress too! Oh what I wouldn’t do for some sweet little fourth graders. J

I wanted to attach a file of my students performing their Medieval Dance that I taught them. The was performed in the candle light of the medieval feast but we also performed it at the end with lights on so all the parents (and teachers) could get a better video of it. The boys acted like little gentlemanly knights, and the girls acted like little polite princess. They had a ball!

Speaking of “having a ball” the room was decorated beautifully. The students felt like they were at a ball fit for a queen!

Speaking of the “queen” Her Royal Highness was at the event that night. She reminded all the students the correct procedures all night. Some of them were quite scared of her when she ordered a commoner to have his head cut off.

The upper school students at school came and walked around the feast as commoners, minsterels, jesters, and the queen’s servents. We are so thankful to the highschool students who are willing to spend their evening performing for the 4^th graders. This really makes the evening more authentic and special.

The Upper school students also performed a small play for the kids—The Fatal Quest. It is a Medieval comedy that is perfect humor for 4^th grade. Overly dramatic silly humor! Okay…well…the parents and teachers laugh just as hard, if not harder, that the children. It is great fun!

Well, the Medieval Feast was a complete success. All the glory goes to God!

Looking forward to another event next year! But for now…I need a nap.

Rebekah

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