October 5, 2009
Hello All!
Wow, we were very busy on Sunday. What a great class.
So for a quick re-cap, we broke up into groups and worked on the "W's" for
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy; (who, what,
where, when, why). As I mentioned in class, we will do more of this
later for the other books and as you found on Sunday, most of the
answers on the title pages of each book. You guys worked very well
together. We will have lots of board work this year, doing time lines,
unit reviews, etc.
After our board work, we read from Blest Are We chapters 1 & 2 and briefly in
the book of Exodus. I am very pleased that so many of you volunteered
to read in class. This is a good opportunity to practice your reading
in a group. Later on in the year, you will be doing oral presentations
of your work. I expect everyone will be ready and will do fine. We
were supposed to do the on-line games but the web site was not
working. We will do these next time. Here is the link if you want to
try at home: On
line Quiz .
The next time we meet we will be continuing with Blest
Are We chapters 3&4 and doing more board work. I will call it
a Top Ten day, because you are going to list your favorite 10 stories
(verses) from each of the books we have read so far. For example, you
will probably list something from Creation, Noah's Arc, Abraham
& Sarah, Joseph, Egypt, Red Sea, and others. We will be in groups
again, writing your work on the white boards. If you prefer, you can
write these down at home and bring your list to share.
We will also talk about the number 40, as it relates to the Bible. As you are
reading over your Bible chapters, when you see numbers like 40, 7, 3
and others, keep in mind these are significant and the number
references should help you remember key events. There are numerous
interpretations but for our class we will use (40=challenge, period of
test; 7=perfect; 3=important event or occurrences.)
We will cover these in class. As I said earlier, we are not doing
memorization, you are learning how to build your knowledge base and
train your brain to link and remember. The numbers should help you
remember. Put a picture in your mind of something familiar and it may
help with building your Bible Memory.
We have a day off next Sunday .
Some asked if this counts against your maximum of three days absence
for the year. No, dont worry. But please keep in mind that you should
attend Every scheduled class. In the Bible, the number 7 is sometimes
referred to as representing "perfect", so your attendace should be a
"7". We cover a lot of material each Sunday and I dont want you to get
behind. Coming every Sunday is best, but you should not miss more than
3.
Keep up your reading at home. This week you are still reading Genesis and
Exodus. If you want a break from the reading and would like to listen,
you can try some on line sites that have audio ready to go. The
versions are different from our class Bible, but similar enough so you
wont get lost. You can listen and follow along in your class Bible if
you want. Here are a couple links:
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This one also links to audio, but first you click on the Google Earth link.
Then, zoom into the middle east and click on one of the green spots. A
list of Bible links will show up. Click again and the Bible reference
will appear. You can type in your own book, like Genesis 37, and click
Listen.
Have a great week.
Tom
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Welcome to 6th grade CFF at Saint Ignatius Parish. I enjoyed meeting everyone
and our first day went great.
We spent a little time going over our class web site, viewing the class
schedule, movie links, links to games on Blest Are We, and much more.
Our web page that says 2009
Class Calendar & Topics 2009 gives you a good idea of what we
do in class and what you are reading at home. Please remember, you can
always check to see next weeks readings, so if you want to review at
home in advance you can do so. We will practice reading out loud every
Sunday, mostly from Blest Are We, Hear and Believe pages.
The 2009
Reading Outline shows the In-class and Home Reading. This week you
are reading Genesis in your Bible at home. Today we did some practice
reading from Genesis and discovered words such as "sea monsters",
"eden", "500 years old", etc. We briefly talked about interpreting
these kinds of words. We talked about "whats inside the bible" and
everyone should be pretty good at finding books, chapters and verses;
we practiced this quite a bit.
Remember, we are not reading every verse, but you should read a little at the
beginning and the end of each chapter. The titles and paragraph
headings are good to find familiar stories. If you find something you
like, go ahead and spend some time reading. If not, then just move on.
Keep in mind, that you are getting familiar with "whats inside Genesis
". We will do much more practice reading from the Bible so everyone
gets familiar with finding their way. If you prefer to see the Bible
on the Web, click here:
Bible on Web.
Everyone received a Bible and a Blest Are We textbook. Please
bring these to class each week.Next week we will read from the Hear
and Believe pages in Blest Are We and do an on-line chapter quiz. We
will also read briefly from another book, titled, "A
Child's Bible" by Anne Edwards. We have copies that we will
share in class, but if you prefer to have your own, you can purchase
one on line. There are many copies available new and used at Amazon
and many other sellers. Just Google the title and author.
I look forward to seeing everyone again next Sunday.
Sincerely,
Tom
ps, just a few reminders for class rules:
be courteous to others, come to class on time
go to the restroom & get drinks before class
you may not be absent for more than 3 classes all year
phones and ipods are not allowed in class (keep them in your pockets)
everyone should participate, come and have fun with all
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