Dear Parents and Guardians,

We have been having a great time since I’ve returned from maternity leave!  Week before last, our class enjoyed some in-depth lessons on the Biblical foundations of Easter. We read and narrated passages from Exodus regarding the first Passover, and passages from Luke regarding the Last Supper, Crucifixion, and Resurrection,  then discussed similarities between the Old and New Testament stories. Our class also watched The Prince of Egypt and had fun coloring Easter eggs!

The students have been hard at work developing their Jamestown board games! The artwork and the trivia questions are nearly complete, and are turning out to be absolutely wonderful. We will continue studying the progress of Virginia this week, and also learn about the 17th century artist Rembrandt. We will learn information about his life, and begin picture studies replicating his artwork. Instead of having the entire class working on a picture study of the same painting, as we have done in the past, I will assign a different painting for each student. Rembrandt’s paintings are noted for their intensity and the use of light and shadow. We have had his work displayed in the classroom all year, and have now reached his time period in our study of history.

In our Writing class, the students are making a lot of progress in their autobiographies, which are modeled after the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. They are working hard, and I have been impressed with the depth of insight and self-awareness that they are displaying!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Spirit Night at CiCi’s Pizza!

Looking forward to a great week,

~Nicole Hallford