SAND Club Project Session

A small group met to work on our projects, everyone else worked hard at home!

Wind Coming from God (Paint and Pencil):


The Formation of a Hurricane (Clay):


Drawing the 'Death' of Leaves in the Fall (Pencil):


Rainbows (Paint):

Time Travelers Ancient Israel Week 3

We wrapped up the Ancient Israel unit with a re-enactment of several Mary stories (the Annunication & Visitation).


The kids made "Scripture Cake"--a cake or bread made with only biblical foods--it was yummy! and then the kids tried on their costumes from our Christmas play.

Weather & Climate Studies

The kids worked hard in small groups researching their own questions about climate and weather, everything from "How does rain turn into snow?" to "What are the different kinds of clouds and how are they formed?" They're an inquisitive bunch!! We had a cloud group, rain/rainbow/snow group and a wind/tornado/hurricane group. Each group worked on experiments: from making a cloud, to making rainbows, and convection. All in all, I think the group had fun!

Time Travelers Study Mary & Joseph and Ancient Israel

Preparing for the Messiah--so we must study the mother and foster father of Jesus!! We heard all those wonderful stories from the lives of Mary and Joseph. Sarah led us in a very lovely and fun craft of making our very own Mary Garden (a paper indoor garden!).

We also cast roles and began working on our Christmas Play, The Master in the Manger, which we will present on Friday, December 18.

Nature Hunt around Nativity House

We kicked off our Climate and Weather unit with a "Nature Hunt" in which we tracked down a spruce tree, pine tree, fern, oak tree, prairie, and a maple tree--while we learned that these types of vegetation became dominant and declined according to changes in climate and human activity. Later, the kids learned about clouds and rain and the little ones made it rain indoors! We didn't actually see a mammoth though. Maybe next time...

Unit 1, Part 2: Waiting for the Savior & a Visit to St. Michael's

We started off our new Ancient Israel unit with a visit to St. Michael's church in Stillwater to see the lovely Mary & Joseph statues (not the ones pictured here). The rest of the week we listened to an overview of Bible history and got our notebooks and projects in order. We're ready to go!