Sep 1 - 5

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON

Preston and Marissa both had their audition for Classical Acting this week.  They did a combined audition as Ned Leads and Peter Parker.  They were prepared with blocking, props, costumes, and memorization.  They did such a great job!  It was so funny!  

MARISSA

Marissa read "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" for her Pyramid class.  She really liked how much he loved arithmetic and how good he was at figuring things in his head.  She also loved his attitude about being an indentured servant.  He wasn't happy about it, but he made the most of it.  She loved how he studied new subjects like languages on his own and became proficient at many different things.  She found the book very inspiring.  

CALEB

Caleb read "Chico of the Andes" as part of his language arts curriculum.  He has learned so much this year!  He loved the book.  It was about a boy who lived in the mountains of Brasil.  He said he doesn't want to say anything else about the book because that would spoil it.  

OTHER

We attended the "Why I Love America" program as a family this week.  It was so good!  We all enjoyed watching stories from history that were acted out, listening to the songs that were performed and hearing Brad Wilcox speak about freedom.  Our favorite part was singing the last two verses of "The Star Spangled Banner" with others in the audience.  It was so touching and brought tears to our eyes!