Co-op in Review: March 12, 2015

Sometimes, God uses generations of people to further His plans.  Other times, he raises up individuals and uses them in mighty ways to accomplish much in very little time.  This week, we learned of an individual that accomplished a lot in his very short life.  Alexander the Great was a young Macedonian king, who became a great Greek general.  And, in 10 short years, he had conquered the known world.  His empire did not last long past his death at age 34, but he managed to spread Greek ideals, philosophies and governments all over the world, including Palestine.  This week, the Dialectic class continued its unit on the Greeks.  They delved into deep discussions on the life and legacy of Alexander the Great.  They then had a celebration to mark the end of the unit, and the fact that all of the kids had earned the maximum amount of participation points over the past six weeks.  The feast included chips, pizza, jelly beans, chocolate chip cookies and even Mrs. Fender's amazing cinnamon rolls.  Wow!  The kids also played a review game to get them ready for the upcoming unit test.  In the Upper Grammar class,  the kids celebrated achievements in Greek architecture by making really neat Greek temples.  The Lower Grammar class switched gears a bit and talked about Hanukkah.  They read about the Maccabean revolt and the miracle of the oil keeping the temple lit, which is why Hanukkah is celebrated by Jews today.  They made menorahs out of macaroni and Stars of David out of popsicle sticks.  The Five in a Row class read the book, "Amber on the Mountain."  It's the lovely story of a lonely little girl who lives on a mountain.  Her world opens up when a friend teaches her how to read!  The kids then made beautiful fabric quilts like those the girls would have used to keep warm up in the mountains!