Our theme this year for third grade is to be busy like a bee.
The Bible has much to say about being diligent
and working hard, just like bees do!
Not only will we strive to work hard for the Lord in our school work, but we also want to "bee" kind, respectful, a servant, and slow to speak and quick to listen!
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My students were so sweet on the first day of school!
They brought me flowers and a delicious apple! |
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| CISP family picnic to kick off the school year |
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Ultimate frisbee- Staff vs. Students!!!
(We won, of course! But, to be fair, it was a very close game!) |
The Chicken Mummy
Meet Bob, the chicken
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| First, we washed him and put spices on him. |
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| Then, we poured salt all over him and dried him out for several weeks. |
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After the embalming process was complete, we rubbed oil over him
and wrapped him with cloth strips. |
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| Finally, we decorated his sarcophagus. |
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| Ta-da! Bob the Chicken has been successfully mummified! |
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| Making Egyptian collars and charm bracelets |
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Egyptian government pyramid:
Pharaoh, vizier, noble, priest, scribe, soldier, craftsman, farmer, slave |
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| Egyptian party! |
Welcome to the grand opening of CISP!!
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Preston Pearce, the chairman of our school board,
welcomed everyone to the ceremony. |
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Our high school choir performed a beautiful a capella piece
called "The Stone That the Builders Rejected." |
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| The middle school choir joined the high school to sing "Let Us Adore." |
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Our director, Leslie Johnson, gave a brief history of CISP's
journey over the past ten years from its beginning to where it is today. |
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| The director of Prague's Teen Challenge program gave a testimony about how CISP students have volunteered at Teen Challenge and made an impact on Roma youth there. |
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| The Prague 2 mayor also gave a brief speech during the ceremony. |
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| A high school student shared a poem he wrote. |
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This CISP parent shared about her family's experience with CISP.
I taught her oldest daughter last year, and her youngest daughter is in my class this year! |
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| Students, teachers, parents, officials, and other attendees lined the stairs to watch the ribbon cutting. |
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| Our director and the Prague 2 mayor cut the ribbon together. |
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| Time to celebrate!! |
Prague meets my parents...
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| Vltava River with the Prague Castle in the background |
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My Czech friend Alis works as a tour guide occasionally,
so she graciously offered to take us on a tour around Prague! |
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| Old Town Square |
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| On a delightful fall hike beside Karlstejn Castle |
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| My Czech friends Vaclav and Veronika invited us over for a delicious Czech meal! |
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We saw an absolutely incredible performance
by the Czech Philharmonic Symphony. |
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| The bright fall leaves made the scenery absolutely stunning! |
I'm so thankful for the beautiful weather God gave us and for His continual grace in situations where my amateur planning and tour guiding fell short!
