Week Twenty-Two

Hello families!

Fun times were had on Tuesday!  We saw simply and easily how light reflects, refracts and is a spectrum in science, with passing the light around the room with mirrors being a favorite.  We also practiced and prepared for the Ephesians end-of-year presentation.  The kids did a great job with their verses and had great ideas for acting out verses 10-17!

(About the presentation, I had included a fair amount of information on that in last week's blog entry, which I discovered on Monday when Maren was double-checking her verse assignment, never got posted!  I'm so sorry; there was no evidence of it anywhere in blogger, which doesn't make sense.  I will try to recap most of it here.)

Just to summarize what we will be doing: the kids will line up on stage and each will say their three verses into the microphone.  There will be music with a beat playing lightly in the background, but the kids are mostly comfortable speaking their verses vs. rapping them (if someone wants to say their verses to the beat, that is fine).  After we go all the way through Ephesians 6:1-24, the kids will then get in the order listed below and be prepared to 'act out' one verses from the Armor of God section.  Katie will be soulfully saying verses 10-17 during this.  We came up with some acting ideas in class, but the kids are free to work on this at home and to be as creative as he/she wants!  I have two great swords and two shields that I will bring in.  I know Peytra mentioned her grandmother having a helmet and a breastplate that she may be able to borrow.  Some of the verses are brief and a little acting without props will be just fine.  They can wear a solid color shirt and something denim on the bottom (jeans, skirt, shorts, capris).

verse 10- Meredith
11- Hope
12- Gabe
13-14 Peytra
15- Abigail
16- Maren
17- Ryan

I will repost each child's memory verse assignment towards the bottom of this entry.  There is a change between Katie and Ryan from the original assignment from Week 20, so take note.

If anyone is interested in scheduling a time for Memory recitation, let me know.  I am free during Essentials.  If you'd rather not do it during that time, any mom can listen for Memory Excellence or Memory Power, or we can come up with a different opportunity for me to listen.  I am excited to hear all of the work that has been commited to memory- great job!

If your child is going for ME or MP and you'd like to purchase a medal for him or her ($5), please let Alison Dees know.

Have a great week!
Mrs Shaw

Peytra  ¹ Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ² “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— ³ “that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”^[a]
 
Hope ⁴ Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.  ⁵ Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. ⁶ Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
 
Gabe ⁷ Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, ⁸ because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.
 ⁹ And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

The Armor of God

Maren ¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ¹¹ Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹² For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Katie    ¹³ Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵ and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

Abigail ¹⁶ In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸ And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
 
Meredith ¹⁹ Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, ²⁰ for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.  ²¹ Tychicus, the dear brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know how I am and what I am doing.
 
Ryan²² I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are, and that he may encourage you.
 ²³ Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁴ Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.