Saturday, April 27, 2013

Spring in 7th Grade

Here is an update on some 7th grade activities:
 Helping the Kindergarteners address envelopes



 Beautiful stained-glass windows based on favorite Bible stories; can you guess what stories these represent?

 This art project is a 7th grade favorite - Matchstick Crosses 


 Our religion class lessons lead us to an in-depth discussion of temptations we face and how God gives us strength to make good choices.  We wrote our temptations on paper, crumpled them up and had a "war" trying to get rid of as many temptations as possible.  Then we hung them up in the shape of a cross to remind us we are saved by Jesus death and resurrection!




Studying the era of Samurai in Japan: We learned what it took to train to be a Samurai...yes, that is a tub of real snow! 

Friday, April 26, 2013

Jefferson City 2013

I'm pleased to report this was my 4th successful 7th grade Jefferson City trip!  We added a few destinations to our schedule and based on what I hear from the students I should keep the new additions :) God gave us a beautiful day, the tour guides were incredible, and the students were happy and wonderful representatives of Zion.  I hope you enjoy the following pictures from our trip. -Mrs. Cluck

 MO State Penitentiary

 Sonny Liston's cell: Sony learned to box while serving time as a teen.














 We learned James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassin) served time at this prison and escaped (via a bread truck) just prior to killing Martin Luther King Jr!!

The beautiful Governor's Mansion
Morning snack...yummmm

 The Capitol Building
The House Lounge Mural by Thomas Hart Benton

 Magical Emmett Kelly bust...can you see his makeup?
The House of Representatives
Representative Cornejo introduced us to the House reps who gave us a great round of applause, very cool! 



 The Senate was already closed for the day, but it looked pretty cool.


 Thomas Jefferson, thanks for purchasing the Louisiana territory!



 CENTRAL DAIRY!!! YUMMY!!!







Last stop at the Highway Patrol: We learn about driving safety, especially the danger of texting while driving.