Thursday, September 24, 2009

Grrr!!! Ok below on Caleb's paper he does have it laid out with nice paragraph breaks, but when I published his paper to the blog those are lost. Does anyone know how to keep the tabs?
Do you know God? God is the creator of the universe and He also created you and me. Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” We were born with sin, and sin separates us from God’s gift of eternal life. You can receive eternal life by accepting Jesus as your Savior and Lord. Revelation 3:20 talks about Jesus knocking at our heart, and if anyone opens their heart he will come in. Eternal life is a free gift to anyone, however it your choice to accept it. When we receive Christ in our lives, wee need to show it. There are many ways to show Christ in our lives. The first is by being baptized. In Acts 2:38 Peter says repent and be baptized. Baptism is a public way of showing that you accept Christ. The second way is when we do kind things for one another. An example is by mowing someone’s yard. Sin is when we do something that displeases God. An example is taking a cookie when you know you weren’t supposed to have one. Matthew 5:48 says, “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly father is perfect.” This verse means that when we do mess up we need to do better. Not only do we need to do better, but we need to ask for forgiveness. In conclusion, Matthew 28:19 says to go out and make disciples. This means Christians should share the good news. We can do this by sharing our faith with non-Christians. Wecan also do this by participating in service projects in our community. By being a missionary we can also tell the good news.
Ok so here is another one of Caleb's papers. Please feel free to comment on changes to the structure of the paper.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Working on the Pyramid

I’m a successful wheat farmer working on a pyramid for my beloved Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt. Caleb-Ra is my name and I am twenty years old. You might ask why would a farmer be working on a pyramid. It is the time of year for the inundation. Inundation is the time of year when the Nile floods, therefore my wheat fields are flooded. I will describe for you my experience working on the pyramid. Around me are my neighbors and friends. We are working hard and the sun is beating down on us. Beads of perspiration run down my face. The salty sweat burns as it rolls into my eyes. The work of pulling the heavy stones is hard and has bruised and battered my body. The rope used for pulling the stones has cut into my skin ripping it open. Now my hands burn like fire. The blocks used for building the pyramid are large and heavy. Using a sledge the blocks are brought to the level they need to be at. The sledges are large and as the blocks roll over them they creek and groan. When the stones are placed they make a loud thud. We then hurry back down the pyramid and the process begins again.
This is Caleb's first paper for this school year. He was to describe what it was like to build a pyramid. He would like to know how he could improve his paper. Please feel free to leave comments in the comment box below.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Math Test

This year has somewhat been a struggle for the older two kids. We are working on honoring people with our speech, working independently and listening and following instructions. Caleb in particular has had a hard time doing his work slowly and carefully. This leads to him making tiny mistakes that add up especially in math. Today was the mid lesson math test. Caleb is very proud to have taken his time and gotten a 95. Since Addy is walking around drawing babies crying in her notebook because, as she has said, she didn't make it on the blog. She got an 82 on her math test. She will work harder next time to read and follow all instructions.