Good morning!

Just a few reminders:
    * Progress reports are due back on Monday.
     *Book reports are due on Wednesday ONLY IF your child wants the extra 10 points.  (Otherwise,
       they're due the day we return from break.)
     *Thanks to Mikey for letting his gecko visit last week!!

There is no tutoring this week; we'll resume that first week in January.

Merry Christmas to you all!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

And with that, I know our kiddos are a wee bit ansy!  (as much as I am??)  This week and all through the time we take our break, we will really just have 3 main focus points for me to be a happy teacher.  (it goes without saying that we need Jesus above it all, right?)

1. We'll still keep up Math work.  After the test on Wednesday, we will review decimal operations and begin to work with ratios.
2. History moves on!  I like this part of the year, as we begin to study the new colonies and pertinent people who helped to found them.  We see how founders looked to God!
3. We'll read! We'll be discussing more about our book reports and applying concepts that help us with comprehension while we finish the novel we've been reading in class.  

I've got a few surprises up my sleeve and quite frankly, I'm excited to share them all!

Hope you all found some rest in this weekend.  Blessings to your family!  Love this verse.....

"Oh, that we might know the Lord!

    Let us press on to know him.

He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn

    or the coming of rains in early spring."

Hosea 6:3

It's an exciting time of year, anticipating the celebration of the birth of our Lord.  I hope we celebrate every day, but Christmastime is special.

I'm looking forward to spending the month together praising our Father, watching for Him, and rejoicing in all He does in our lives!

"not to us, but to you, O Lord, be the glory." Psalm 115:1