Lent and Eastertime


It has been a busy past couple weeks here at Bethlehem! We made it through accreditation, and we also had wonderful celebrations of Easter. We have continued to work hard in the classroom as well! 

During math, students practiced working with two-variable equations by playing a game to try to find the greatest solution. Math is more entertaining when games are involved! 



Students have continued to have great literature circle discussions. I have enjoyed listening in on conversations that students have had about their books. The depth and level of insights that students have shared is awesome! 




In science, we have been working through plate tectonics, boundaries, earthquakes, and volcanoes. When learning about seismic waves, we used a slinky to demonstrate the way that different types of waves travel through the earth.








While we celebrated Lent and the wonderful sacrifice of our Savior Jesus Christ, we talked about how different colors can represent different things about Christ's time on earth. (Ex. Red represents his blood, white represents his purity, black represents the sin that he bore, etc). Students made crosses to hang in the window as a testimony of his great love for us.











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