BB 2019-08-30

BRADFORD BULLETIN

VOLUME XII, ISSUE 4

 August 30, 2019

 

FROM THE OFFICE

EDUCATE log-in:  Please make sure both parents are able to log-in to EDUCATE!  What is EDUCATE?

EDUCATE is our parent portal for student grades, report cards, assignments, and more!  Just as importantly, EDUCATE is the platform we use to send weather or emergency alerts.  With hurricane season upon us, it is really important that you log-in and set your communication preferences so you don’t miss important announcements!  

  • Log-in.  Click on name in top left corner > account > communication preferences > check edit box.  Then specify how you would like to receive weather or emergency alerts (cell call, text, e-mail, etc.)
  • NEW Parents:  I sent log-in instructions last Friday, but many of you have not yet logged in.  If you cannot find that e-mail, please let me know so I can resend the instructions.  Please take the time to log-in this weekend!
  • RETURNING Parents:  If you did not set up your log-in, please contact me so I can send you the instructions.  Please take the time to log-in this weekend!
  • TEST:  We will send a test communication early next week.  

 

UPCOMING

NEXT WEEK:

  • Monday, 9/2/19:  LABOR DAY – No School
  • Tuesday, 9/3/19:  
    • JV soccer @ ORMA, 4:30
    • HS vball @ QEA, 4:30
  • Wednesday, 9/4/19:  XC meet at Lake Cammack, 4:00
  • Thursday, 9/5/19:
    • JV soccer @ Noble, 4:30
    • HS vball @ Point, 4:30
  • Friday, 9/6/19:  HS vball @ JY Academy, 4:30

 

IN THE NEAR FUTURE:

  • Tuesday, 9/3/19: Students will come home with a red envelope if you would like to contribute a one-time cash contribution toward teacher gifts for the year.  Be on the lookout for details in an upcoming email on Tuesday.
  • 9/16 – 9/20: Safety Week. Students will practice fire drills, tornado drills, and protocols involving stranger danger.
  • Thurs, 9/19/19:  Bradford Night at HWY 55
  • October 14 – October 18:  FALL BREAK  

 

FROM THE TEACHER’s DESK

 

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

 

Transitional Kindergarten (Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Grubb)

Bible
  •  This week TK was introduced to the Bible.  God’s word is a treasure. The students embarked on a treasure hunt throughout the campus forest to find a large golden X.  Near the X was a box and inside the box was the Jesus Storybook Bible which is the source of the lessons we learn throughout the year.  The students discussed what treasure is and applied how the Bible is a treasure for us all. Next week we will begin studying creation. 
Theme Adventure
  • TK students planted seeds for their fall garden!  We will enjoy many types of herbs and lettuce in the coming weeks.  For now the seeds are in an indoor box garden. The students are diligently checking for moist soil and making sure the light is on for the right amount of time each day.  TK is eager to see what sprouts first! 
Literacy
  • TK students have been playing games to get to know each other’s names.  They are also learning more about each other as the days pass. Students are learning to identify their letter, which is the first letter of their first name.  
  • We have played songs, chanted rhymes and riddles all about the alphabet. TK is beginning to build letters using wood pieces.  Next week we will begin learning about letter formation. 
  • This week TK also began learning the parts of a book as well as what may happen in a story.  This begins their exploration of literature and challenges them to think in different ways about the stories they hear.  
Math
  •  TK students continued to explore math materials and learn how to use them.  To complement the literacy lessons mentioned above they also created a class graph which demonstrated how many boys and girls there are in a class.  
  • TK practiced counting to 5 with one-to-one correspondence.  The students used math materials to take teddy bears to TK. Through their play they created teddy bear student lines and practiced making their bears sit nicely in (pattern block) chairs.  The students enjoyed this lesson as and it reinforced systems they have learned in school as well as gave them the confidence to teach others.  
Arts and Sciences
  • TK enjoyed making rain in music class!  There was no water involved. They created the sounds of a rainstorm with their hands and feet.  TK also explored different percussion instruments and learned the song B-I-B-L-E. 
  • TK created art through expressive creation while listening to music.  It was interesting to see different pieces created as the tempo changed in the music played.  

 

Kindergarten (Mrs. Rivera & Mrs. McDorman)

This Week
  • In kindergarten this week, students created masks to mark our mastery of the sound of M and colored the reproduction of the Golden Effigy of King Tutankhamen. (Mummy!) We moved on to the sound of B that comes in the beginning of words like bat, ball, basket, and bananas. You may have seen us moving to music while singing our ABC’s. (Check out Facebook) Kindergarteners are bringing in items to practice presenting in front of the class. They will continue to use these skills throughout their academic careers. In math we created graphs to help us organize information. We learned what types of vehicles many of you drive, and what kind of breakfast foods you like to eat.  Students then took a trip on the Bradford Express to learn their ordinal numbers. (first, second, third) At the end of the week, our kindergarten scholars took their very first math test! We finished up our Creation magnets, listened to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, memorized more of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, tackled a tough question about what is the chief end of man, and balanced our way around hoola hoops. Whew! We wrapped up an exciting week by introducing the five senses. Students used their eyes to observe God’s creation, and then discussed what it would be like to be without our sense of sight. Enjoy the long weekend!
Music  
  • This week we began class with our, Good Morning!” song, and practiced our monthly praise verse, Psalm 47:1, with the song,” Clap Your Hands.” Then we enjoyed listening to our Quarterly Composer, Vivaldi. We finished the section of, “Spring,” in his famous piece, “The Four Seasons.” Our lesson was based on high and low notes, and we learned the, “High and Low,” song. Finally, we finished class by practicing the school song, “Non Nobis Domine.”
Memory Work:
  • Review Proverbs 1:7, 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a

 

1st Grade (Mrs. Campbell & Mrs. Morgan)

This Week
  • What do Ella Fitzgerald and Bradford Academy first graders have in common?  They both love jazz! Students were introduced to the First Lady of Song through our first phonics primer, Ella Sings Jazz.  We experienced some of her performance styles such as scat singing and enjoyed her tunes as background music!  We also began a study of early American history with the book Leif the Lucky, the account of a young Viking boy who sails to what would later be known as the New World.  Next week we will begin entries in our history notebooks to document our journey through history from the explorers to the Civil War. 
Music 
  • This week we began class with our, Good Morning!” song, and practiced our monthly praise verse, Psalm 47:1, with the song,” Clap Your Hands.” Then we enjoyed listening to our Quarterly Composer, Vivaldi. We finished the section of, “Spring,” in his famous piece, “The Four Seasons.” Our lesson was based on high and low notes, and we listened to the, “High and Low,” song. We also, did a worksheet that focused on the C Scale and showed it’s high’s and low’s with solfege. Finally, we finished class by warming up our voices and singing our quarterly hymns.
P.E.
  • This week the students learned the fundamentals of stretching and played several games that improve hand and eye coordination, speed and agility. 
Memory Work:  
  • Proverbs 12:15
  • “The Caterpillar” by Christina Rosetti
  • US Border Songs

 

2nd Grade (Mrs. Jones)

This Week
  • The students had such a fun week exploring God’s world by hunting and catching insects on the playground. They brought in two different kinds of bees and a beautiful beetle. We even managed to capture a Monarch Butterfly. This was perfect timing since the book they read this week, Flight of the Butterflies, is all about the Monarch’s migration. In art they learned about shading in order to recreate the gorgeous colors of the Monarch Butterfly’s wings. Ask your child how to tell the difference between a male and female Monarch.
Music 
  • This week we began class with our, Good Morning!” Song, and practiced our monthly praise verse, Psalm 47:1, with the song,” Clap Your Hands.” Then we enjoyed listening to our Quarterly Composer, Vivaldi. We finished the section of, “Spring,” in his famous piece, “The Four Seasons.” Our lesson was based on high and low notes, and we listened to the, “High and Low,” song. We also, did a worksheet that focused on the C Scale and showed it’s high’s and low’s with solfege. Finally, we finished class by warming up our voices and singing our quarterly hymns.
P.E.
  • This week the students learned the fundamentals of stretching and played several games that improve hand and eye coordination, speed and agility. 
Memory Work: 
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
  • Philippians 2:4

3rd Grade (Mrs. Garner)

This Week
  • In math, we have worked on reciting our multiples up to 10, finding the rules of different patterns, mental computation, and adding more than 2 addends. We also have taken our first math tests (addition facts, written assessment, and oral assessment). In Grammar, we have tackled a large amount of learning. This included adverbs, adjectives, article adjectives, finding and defining our vocabulary in a dictionary, labeling sentences, and completing the Question-Answer Flow with our warm-up sentences. Black Ships Before Troy, our classroom reading, is going well and the students are loving how action-packed the story is. In art, we are working on drawing a sphere and being okay with imperfect sketching. Science was a huge hit, because we used legos to talk about classification within God’s wonderful creation. Finally, our class really enjoyed learning a new game this week called, “Showdown”, where partners raced each other in writing their answers on their whiteboards. 
Music 
  • This week we began class with our, Good Morning!” song, and practiced our monthly praise verse, Psalm 47:1, with the song,” Clap Your Hands.” Then we enjoyed listening to our Quarterly Composer, Vivaldi. We finished the section of, “Spring,” in his famous piece, “The Four Seasons.” Our lesson was based on high and low notes, and we listened to the, “High and Low,” song. We also did a worksheet that focused on the C Scale and showed it’s high’s and low’s with solfege. Finally, we finished class by warming up our voices and singing our quarterly hymns.
P.E.
  • This week the students learned the fundamentals of stretching and played several games that improve hand and eye coordination, speed and agility. 
Memory Work:
  • 1 Cor. 10:31, “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name”- verse 3

 

4th Grade (Mrs. Hamilton) 

This Week
  • What a wonderful full week of learning we had this week! In math, students polished their addition and subtraction facts and took their first assessment. In literature, students are beginning to greatly enjoy our current reading–The Door in the Wall–and are eagerly awaiting Robin’s final adventures! We also took a little extra time this week to begin working on our stories, using all of the basic elements of a plot. Undoubtedly, the highlight this week was the fantastic Barbarian Invasions project in history. It was such an exciting time in the fourth grade classroom! Thank you for helping your children make these memories of fourth grade.
Music
  •  This week we began class with prayer, and practiced our monthly praise verse, Psalm 47:1, with the song,” Clap Your Hands.” Then we enjoyed listening to our Quarterly Composer, Vivaldi. We finished the section of, “Spring,” in his famous piece, “The Four Seasons.” Our lesson was based on learning the chromatic scale with solfege. Then, we focused on our recorders. We reviewed what we learned last week, and then learned the fingering for G. Our homework this week was learning and practicing the song, “Merrily We Roll Along.”
P.E.
  • This week the students learned the fundamentals of stretching and played several games that improve hand and eye coordination, speed and agility. 
Memory Work:
  • Philippians 4:4-6
  • History Song (Middle Ages)
  • Creation and Plants Sound Off (Science)

5th Grade (Ms. Windes) 

This Week
  •  One of the highlights of the past few weeks has been reading The Hobbit and getting to know our main characters – Bilbo the hobbit, Gandalf the wizard, and a whole slew of dwarves. Although Bilbo has absolutely no desire to do anything adventurous or unexpected, Gandalf knows that there is more in him than he would ever suppose. We had a great discussion about how that is similar to the way God chooses and uses us – though we may feel inadequate, he has specific plans for each one of us. Students have been doing a great job both participating in class discussion and creating their reading journals! In other subjects, we took our first math test (and the students did great), continued through the first couple review chapters of Latin, reviewed some basic writing strategies and wrote our first couple paragraphs from a key word outline, and learned about Columbus and his voyages. Also over the past two weeks, we have learned the opening five verses of our first chunk of scripture – Romans 12.
Music 
  • This week we began class with prayer and practiced our monthly praise verse, Psalm 47:1, with the song,” Clap Your Hands.” Then we enjoyed listening to our Quarterly Composer, Vivaldi. We finished the section of, “Spring,” in his famous piece, “The Four Seasons.” Our lesson was based on learning the chromatic scale with solfege. We also wrote out the solfege for the major scales that we learned about last week.  Finally, we finished class by warming up our voices and singing our quarterly hymns.
P.E.
  • This week the students learned the fundamentals of stretching and played several games that improve hand and eye coordination, speed and agility. 
Upcoming Tests:
  • Friday, 9/6: Magellan history test, Ch. 3 Latin test, verse (no spelling this week)
Memory Work:
  • Romans 12:3-5
  • History song
  • Banned words song

 

6th Grade (Mrs. Garrett) 

This Week
  • Uncovering the political agendas and commercial advantages of the Erie Canal has been the highlight of the week. The students discussed the reasons why commerce gravitates towards rivers, canals and oceans. The class also enjoyed reading their journals aloud, and using various types of grammatical elements such as strong adverbs, prepositions and adjectives to spice up their writing. Finally, the class explored the key words of Matthew, and key words of Jesus, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
  • Upcoming: Math Test 9/3, Vocabulary and History Test 9/6
Music 
  • This week we began class with prayer and practiced our monthly praise verse, Psalm 47:1, with the song,” Clap Your Hands.” Then we enjoyed listening to our Quarterly Composer, Vivaldi. We finished the section of, “Spring,” in his famous piece, “The Four Seasons.” Our lesson was based on learning the chromatic scale with solfege. We also wrote out the solfege for the major scales that we learned about last week.  Finally, we finished class by warming up our voices and singing our quarterly hymns.
P.E.
  • This week the students learned the fundamentals of stretching and played several games that improve hand and eye coordination, speed and agility. 
Memory Work:
  • I John 1:1-5, All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name, Logic Sound Off, States and Capitals Song

 

LOGIC & RHETORIC SCHOOL

 

Mrs. Byrd

Calculus
  • This week we learned how to find more difficult limits.  We concluded the week with a limit color-by-number project.
Pre-calculus
  • We are learning how to analyze the behavior of various functions and how to manipulate various factors to transform a function graphically.
Geometry 
  • We continue to learn more about the structure of Geometry and what constitutes an ideal geometric system.  At the end of the week, groups had a design planning session as the first phase of our popsicle stick bridge competition.

 

Dr. Byrd

10th Bible Survey
  • This week we surveyed the doctrine of the Holy Spirit and his work as the author of the Scriptures (II Peter 1:20-21). We were challenged and encouraged by His role as God in creation, revelation, salvation, sanctification, and prayer (Romans 8:26).  We stopped to think about these encouraging truths. 
  • In addition, we were also able to finish the book of Genesis as we learned about the patriarchs and Joseph. We were amazed how God brought Abraham a son, keeping His promise. “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” (Gen 18:14). 
  • From Joseph, we learned that God takes difficult situations in our lives (being brought to Egypt and falsely accused) and uses them for His glory. In the same way, the Lord ordains hard situations in our lives for His glory and our good (Romans 8:28) and the good of others. Our next memory verse is Hebrews 12:1-2.

Mrs. Dovan

10th Rhetoric I
  • This week, the students sought to analyze the presence of ethos, logos, and pathos in magazine advertisements.  We did an enunciation drill (do ask your children), and we heard our first wave of presentations.
12th Rhetoric II (Senior Thesis)
  • This week we collaborated on a group presentation and introduced the third step of the Progymnasmata: the chreia. 

Mrs. Fairchild

9th Grade Advanced Art:
  • Our discussions this week have focused on coming up with a working definition of art.  Additionally, we have worked to hone watercolor skills and learn new techniques.

Mrs. Freuh

7th Grade Science:
  • Our discussions this week focused on the scope and limitations of science. As a class, we analyzed and discussed the scientific work of Dr. Christiaan Eijkman in designing experiments to isolate the cause of beriberi in the late 19th century. One question we discussed was, “What attitudes are characteristic of a good scientist?”. We also discussed the limitations of science: that it is limited to studying the physical universe; that it can not be used to prove a universal negative; that it can not produce final answers; and that it can not make moral or value judgments.
  • We will take a test on all of the Unit 1 Notes next Thursday, September 5th.
8th Grade Science:
  • We have been practicing math skills that are necessary for chemistry and physics, including the use of scientific notation, metric measurement conversions, and reporting answers using significant figures. Students should be reworking all problems that they don’t understand and practicing the use of rules discussed in class in order to prepare for the test.
  • We will take a test on all of these math skills on Thursday, September 5th. 

Mr. Hamilton

9th History
  • We had a great time this week discussing the spread of the Reformation throughout Europe.
9th Literature
  • Our students have done a great job with their Pilgrim’s Progress projects thus far!
9th Theology
  • Our theological text for this quarter, The Westminster Confession, has provided us with tremendous discussion material thus far. Students are doing a great job taking on key doctrinal issues.
10th Literature
  • Our study of Proverbs thus far has been tremendously rewarding!
10th History
  • Our first unit of study, ancient Mesopotamia, has concluded, and students will take their chapter test soon. Of particular interest has been the ancient burial rites of the Sumerians, the  emergence of writing, and the power and influence of the Egyptian empire.
11th Philosophy/Apologetics
  • Plato’s theory of the forms.
12th Literature
  • Our study of Milton’s Paradise Lost continues to inspire awe and a host of theological questions.
12th History
  • We wrapped up our study of the Renaissance and the Reformation this year with a look at the rise of the Jesuits.

 

Dr. James

10th Chemistry
  • The first test is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept 4. 

Miss Oldham

8th Grade Omnibus
  • The students enjoyed researching and writing papers on different heresies in Eusebuis’s time (these are due on 8/31). 
11th Grade Literature
  • The students enjoyed discussing the differences between Augustine’s city of man and city of Heaven. They are working on argumentative and narrative writing as well. We will begin Two Lives of Charlemagne this weekend and begin our second book after the Labor Day Holiday. 
11th Grade History
  • The students are working on compiling a history through the third century, which will be tested on in the upcoming weeks. 
7th Latin
  • Our Latin scholars are working on learning new material and reviewing old material to aid in working through this new material. They are currently in chapter 15 of their textbooks. 
8th Latin
  • Our Latin scholars are working on learning new material and reviewing old material to aid in working through this new material. They are currently in chapter 23 of their textbooks. 

Mrs. Palmer 

Art
  • 7th: This week we took a quiz on Giotto di Bondone.  We then discussed our first project: comic strips! Students were given requirements and began working on their own character.
  • 8th: This week we took a quiz on Giotto di Bondone.  We then discussed the drawings of Charles Bargue and began working on pen and ink eyes, noses, and mouths.
Spanish 
  •  9th Spanish: This week we practiced with the numbers we have learned, we talked about colors, reviewed and pronounced our new vocabulary, and we conjugated our first Spanish verb (SER – to be).   
  • 10th/11th Spanish: This week we worked through advanced numbers, reviewed new and old vocabulary, reviewed weather, colors, seasons, months, days, present tense verb conjugations, and did a good bit of practice with irregular verbs as well.

 

Mr. Palmer

7th Pre-Algebra
  • This week we continued reviewing the basics of pre-algebra. We then reviewed for our very first test, and proceeded to take our very first test.
8th Algebra I
  • This week we continued reviewing the basics of algebra. We then reviewed for our very first test, and proceeded to take our very first test.
10th Algebra II
  •  This week we dived back into Algebra. We reviewed polynomials, word problems,  and the equation of a line. Next week they will have their first test of the year.
9th Intermediate Logic
  • This week we learned how to use propositions and how to use the symbols for conjunctions and disjunctions. 
12th Systematic Theology
  • This week we studied Psalm 19 and began discussing general and special revelation, and the importance of God’s word in our lives.

 

Mr. Davis

7th and 8th Grade Choir
  • This week the students worked on, “Trisagion (key of Dm)” and “Our Great God (key of C)” by Fernando Ortega.  
7th Grade Logic
  • This week the students learned key terms and their definitions relative to logic. 
8th Grade Logic
  • This week the students continued to learn the various Ad Hominem Fallacies of Logic.  
10th Grade Advanced P.E.
  • This week the students worked on speed drills, advanced plyometric drills, and core training.      

 

Ms. Hutchison

7th grade Forum
  • Hymn: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing by Robert Robinson
  • Arrangements by Acapelridge and as song by the congregation in a church setting
  • 2 Timothy 1:7 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17 memory work
  • Key verse:  2 Timothy 1:7
7th grade Omnibus
  • This week, our students concluded our study of Genesis and were tested on what they have learned in this first book of the Bible.  We enjoyed watching two documentaries about Biblical archeology and a potential location of the Garden of Eden and other ancient Biblical sites. 
  • Seventh grade scholars continued to add to their Omnibus Copy Book and Personal Timeline.
  • Students bagan group projects to create large maps of various regions that we will be studying throughout the school year.  Your students have been making some awesome maps, which will be displayed in our classroom
  • We began our second primary book: The Epic of Gilgamesh.  We’ve had discussions about the themes of “friendship” and the idea of a “savior figure” in literature.
7th grade Composition
  • This week, 7th graders were introduced to the concept of an “ANI” chart in developing persuasive essays.  Ask your student what each letter of this acronym means 🙂 Students brainstormed ideas to support their thesis about which is better: to live in the country or the city.
General Biology
  • Completed Module 1: “Biology: The Study of Life”
  • Introduction to the microscope
  • Students will be tested on Module 1 on Friday, August 30
Honors Biology  
  • Water Polarity Lab
  • Introduction to using Google Sheets
  • Standard Error and error bars
  • Macromolecules, hydrocarbons and functional groups
  • 4 classes of organic molecules: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids