Lynn Watts

Lesson Plans

April 7, 2008

Bible:  This week in Bible we will be working on a packet called “What We Believe.”  We will be discussing who God is and why.  We will be reviewing the web sit:  http://biblestudy.studentlife.com/What-We-Believe_424_pg.html.  We will be taking the 40 truths about God from The Purpose Driven Life and applying to daily worksheets Monday-Wednesday.   Thursday scripture is due 5x each and on Friday we will take our scripture quiz.  This week:  1 Peter 1:3-9

Comp Lit:  This week in Comp Lit we will continue our Excel lessons.  We will learn about charts and graphs this week, completing our Excel unit.  There will be a quiz on Wednesday and an exam over Excel on Friday.

Business Math:  Monday:  4.3 in class.  Tuesday:  4.4 in class.  Wednesday:  4.5 in class. Thursday:  Quiz 4.3, 4.4, 4.5  Friday:  4.6 in class.

Journalism:  Working on the newspaper.  Speak with Mr. Ritchey about a team of students working on the college fair.

8^th Comp Apps:  This week in Comp Apps we will continue our Excel lessons.  We will learn about charts and graphs this week, completing our Excel unit.  There will be a quiz on Wednesday and an exam over Excel on Friday.

7^th Comp Apps:  This week in Comp Apps we will continue our Excel lessons.  We will learn about charts and graphs this week, completing our Excel unit.  There will be a quiz on Wednesday and an exam over Excel on Friday.

Elem PC:  Students are working on projects for their Kentucky and Pioneer units.

Student’s Prayer for a New Year

My Heavenly Father, as I enter my school, I bring Your presence with me.  I speak Your peace, Your grace, Your mercy, and Your perfect order into my school.  I acknowledge Your power over all that will be spoken, thought, decided, and done within these walls.  Lord, I thank You for the gifts You have blessed me with.  I commit to using them responsibly in Your honor.  Give me a fresh supply of strength to do my job.  Anoint my projects, ideas, and energy, so that even my smallest accomplishment may bring You glory.  Lord, when I am confused, guide me.  When I am weary, energize me.  When I am burned out, infuse me with the light of the Holy Spirit.  May th ework that I do and the way I do it bring faith, joy, and a smile to all that I come in contact with today.  And, Oh Lord, when I leave this place, give me traveling mercy.  Bless my family and home to be in order according to Your will.  Lord, I think You for everthing You have done, everthing You are doing, and everthing You are going to do.  In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray with much love and thanksgiving, AMEN.

Isaiah 26:12 12 LORD, You will establish peace for us, For You have also done all our works in us.

One of my favorite quotes says:  “The New is in the Old contained, the Old is in the New explained.”  To have a true, meaningful understanding of the New Testament, one must study the Old Testament.  One of the beautiful things about the Old Testament is the detail and history of holidays and celebrations.  God gave His people feast days and days of celebration to remind them of His devotion and love.  God used holidays and feast days to teach his people about the value of remembrance.  Scripture tells us:  You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.  And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.  You shall teach them diligently to your children and you shall speak of them when you are sitting at home and when you go on a journey, when you lie down and when you rise up.  You shall bind them as a sign on your hand they shall be jewels between your eyes.  You shall inscribe them on the doorpost of your house and on your gates.“  God gave us special occasions to help us remember all that He has done for us. 

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter, although the timing of the holidays and many of the secular attributes are derived from pagan holidays, are days set apart for Christians to celebrate the ultimate gift that God gave us in sending Jesus Christ, His son.   These days are days for us to demonstrate our thanksfulness for Christ and remember all the ways that God has blessed us.  Holidays are important to Christians because they give us the opportunity to demonstrate our faith and to teach our children why we are Christians, what it means to truly be saved, and about the ultimate sacrifice that Christ made for each of us.

As Christians, we should never be afraid to celebrate our faith and celebrate God’s blessings.  Everyday of our lives should be a celebration of our faith, but what a blessing and a joy it is to have three special days to openly and outwardly celebrate and rejoice the Good News of Jesus Christ.  In keeping traditions and days of celebration, we afford ourselves an opportunity to enjoy and rejoice in God’s devotion to us.  We also have the privilege of sharing the sacred message of our Faith with our children, passing on our joy and blessings to them.

How you celebrate, what you celebrate, and why you celebrate is a matter of heart, as for me and my house….we will serve the Lord.

Quiz Tuesday over Fundamental Problem Solving.

We have been a little off our schedule lately.  :0)

Next week we will be back on the regular schedule.  5x times each will be due on Thursday and quiz will be on Friday.

Your scriptures are:  Proverbs 17:17, 2 Cor. 12:9, 2 Cor. 13:8

 The following week your scriptures are:  Romans 8:28 & Proverbs 16:5.

Homework 3.5-3.7 due Monday, 2/25

Quiz, Tuesday, 2/26

Review Wednesday & Thursday.

Test Friday, 2/29 over Chapter 3.1-3.7.  Be ready!!

Fall break is such a blessing.  It is a time to rest, relax, and renew.  Scripture reminds us to pause and take time to get alone with the Lord.   I pray everyone is having a wonderful fall break.

We are visiting Gulf Shores, AL this week as a family and we are having a blessed time.

 When we return to school on October 15th, I will be out with my husband that Monday.  He is having hand surgery.  Please, keep him in your prayers.  I will return on October 16th.  I look forward to seeing everyone then.

 Blessings and love,

Mrs. Watts