Welcome back to another year here at Kingdom Academy!  So far the "old" students and the new students have been a true blessing to my classroom and I look forward to making many memories this year both in academics and our faith in Christ.

In World History,  we began by studying Hebrew History.  It has been interesting how much impact still today that God's chosen people have shaped history.  This week, we began studying the ancient history of Asia which includes Japan, China, and all of southeast Asia.  This has been good to incorporate with Mr. Kipfer's class as he shared about Jonathan and Lisa Ringger who are missionaries in southeast Asia.

In M.S. Science, we used the entirety of the first week to study and explore the solar eclipse.  The 5 M.S. students did a great job in class discussion and reflection of different videos we watched and presentations they presented.  This past week we began a Unit about our privileged planet and atmosphere.  Ask your child what ozone is and how it is important.

In Health, which is just one semester, we have been studying the human body.  To supplement the curriculum, we have also been using a YouTube channel called Crash Course which adds very many interesting and educational facts concerning each of our body's systems.  Thanks to whoever donated Mr. Bones as he has made an appearance in my class a few times. So far, this class has enriched the Physiology class that has 3 Junior girls.  We are also in the works of getting Dr. Fischer in to talk to the class as we briefly studied children health.

In Biology, we are beginning with the macro world of invertebrates.  Last week, we tackled sponges, worms, mollusks, and jellyfish.  We dissected an earthworm and showed the school.  This week we began the world of arthropods which includes insects, arachnids and crustaceans.  We will be dissecting a crayfish soon.

In Physics, we are studying 1-dimensional motion including acceleration and velocity.  Is it true that a penny will kill you if you drop it off the Empire State Building?  Ask Levi and Dennis.

In Physiology, we began with an overall review of cytology from when we studied it 2 years ago in Biology.  Now, we began a unit on histology which is the study of tissue.  There are 4 basic types of tissue in the body.  Bone and even blood are considered connective tissue. Ask the girls why you some bone tissue takes longer to heal than epithelial tissue!