Mrs. Fowler's assignments

Dear Trinity Students,

What a great first day! I'm not sure it it could have gone any better. I enjoyed meeting many of you and seeing some of you old timers.

Your assignments should be simple. Please call me if you have any questions. 521-4758.

Literature: Please Read Chapters 1-5 of The Golden Christmas.

Research puns and note any examples you may find.

THE VOCABULARY IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Cravat

2. Cumanche

3. Indignant

4. Surfeited

5. Sanguine

6.Converses

7.Exordium

8.Aquiline

9.Blue-blooded

10.Bona fide

11. Huguenot

12. Suffusion

13.Pavenu

14.Swaggering

15. Mincing

7/8 History:Research and identify 5 causes of the War Between the States.

Identify these and enter explanations on cards.

Make a list of the free and slave states in 1860. ( US states)

Find the four slave states that did not join the Confederacy.

5/6 Grade History: Read Chapter 1 of SOW.

Complete outline for Chapter 1.

Dear Trinity Students and Parents,

Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year. I have been praying for our time together as I have

been preparing the lessons for the new year. I hope you are making your way through the summer reading and are ready for our time period in history and literature. The time period will be 1850 until the present day.

The summer reading selections are to help you gain insight into the time and introduce you to some characters who have helped to shape our world.

I believe that every book or lesson taught needs to be taught in the light of the holy scriptures. We will all learn a lot as Christians and people as we realize that the sovereign God who spoke the world into existence has a plan. As we look at history, His hand is evident .

A Christian, classical education uses the great books to teach students the about great works and writers of the age. I hope that as we make our way through the chosen books that you will not only enjoy them, but be able to evaluate each and its contribution to your education.

The best way to prepare for your classes is to come ready to learn and to work. That is when you will gain the most.

Parents, I am depending on each of you to be the other side of this partnership. We have to work together in order for your son or daughter to be successful. It is my desire that each student succeed.

I am looking forward to meeting each of you and to working with you all.

God bless,

Stephanie Fowler