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April 29th, 2016 Volume 8, Issue 33

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S P E C I A L P O I N T S

O F I N T E R E S T :

• 05/02 - Moms’ Prayer Group

• 05/02 - Tennis Club

• 05/06 - School pictures

• 05/06 - Plymouth project

• 05/12 - Frisbee Golf field trip

• 05/16-05/19 - End of year Testing

• 05/19 - HWY 55 night

• 05/26 - Patriotic Program

• 05/29 - Performance downtown

Mebane for Memorial Day

• 05/30 - Memorial Day - No School

• 05/31 - Verse Bee (k-5th)

• 06/01 - Field Day

• 06/03 - Last Day of School (1/2

day)

P R A Y E R

Please pray for God’s supply

regarding specific needs:

1) Scholarship fund for next year!

2) Plans to expand into HIGH

SCHOOL program.

3) Plans for facilities to house our

growing school.

T i m o r D o m i n i P r i n c i p i u m S c i e n t i a e

This past Friday several students, parents, and

staff from our Bradford family participated in

Mebane’s Dogwood Festival 5K Race. It was

cloudy and raining but our runners were excited

and ready to move. The racers excitedly lined up

while volunteers from Austerfield manned the

course! When the race was finished, we couldn’t

have been happier with the results:

• Females 9 and under

• 1st - Rachel Rosenberg

• For Female 10 -13

• 1st - Avonlea Johnston

• 2nd - Julia Randall

• 3rd - McKenna Johnston

• For Female 14 -19

• 1st - Kaitlyn Gomez

• 3rd - Miriam Campbell

• For Males 10 -13

• 1st - Owen Williams

• 2nd - Andrew Mitchell

• 3rd - Luke Williams

Probably the most exciting was the

race’s second place finisher and first

male runner overall (among adults and

children), one of Bradford’s sixth graders,

Jack Johnston. Even Miss Stevenson took first

place in her age category! Other students

who ran made their personal best times. I

am very proud of the Bradford participants!

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and many of them were surprised by the realistic-looking

faces staring back at them when they finished!

Music: Continued preparing for patriotic program in May

Science: Review Color Spectrum, Bird of the Month: Field

Sparrow

P.E. Frisbee Golf

Verses: Proverbs 25:6-28

M r s . M i t c h e l l ( 3 r d G r a d e )

Math: Identifying and making models of geometric solids;

Identifying faces, edges and vertices of a polyhedron;

sketching geometric solids; finding the probability of an

event; conducting a probability experiment; assessments.

History: Split of the Roman Empire

Reading: Archimedes and the Door of Science.

Latin: Ch. 30; all tenses of sum; compound verbs.

Grammar: Business letters.

Writing: Descriptive paragraphs; begin keyword outlines and

3 staccato sentences.


Art: Sketching cylinders.

P.E.: This week the students played ultimate frisbee.

Science: Bridge building competition - part 1. Bridges were

tested for strength as books were placed on top of

them. Teams made observation to assess bridge strengths

and weaknesses in order to redesign an original structure that

will be tested in the final competition.

Verse: Review of all verses.

M r s . H a m i lt o n ( 4 t h G r a d e )

Math: After reviewing and expanding our knowledge of

symmetry and transformations, students learned to read and

order decimal numbers through ten-thousandths, and to use

percent to name part of a group.

History: This week in History, we learned about John Calvin

and The Institutes of the Christian Religion–Calvin’s work of

Protestant systematic theology.

Writing: Students improved and edited their adventure

stories with dialogue and practiced summarizing fiction and

non-fiction passages.

Literature: This week we continued reading our final book for

this year, This Was John Calvin. After a dramatic conversion

and a narrow escape from the dangers of Parisian

persecution, Calvin sets off for Geneva, Switzerland. This

week students also worked on reading comprehension.

M r s . R i v e r a ( K ) Math: The last four addition facts, rounding a number to the

nearest multiple of 10 by estimating, adding three single-digit

numbers, counting nickels, dimes, and pennies, written

assessment 22, and fact assessment 17.

Phonics: Target sound WH and review

History: No history due to the teacher workday

Science: We started our unit on the human body

Art: The students finished up their collage on George

Washington.

Music: Continued to prepare for patriotic program in May

Hymn: “Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken”

Verse: Ephesians 6:1-3

M r s . C a m p b e l l ( 1 s t G r a d e )

Math: This week we practiced representing and writing mixed

numbers, creating and reading a bar graph with a scale of 2, and

identifying right angles.

Phonics: Silent consonants; OU as Short O; Review of L blends

Reading: Bright Night: The Story of Anne Bradstreet (vocabulary,

reading comprehension, art activity)

Grammar: Introducing state of being verbs

History: We continued memorizing the Preamble to the North

Carolina Constitution and working on NC state booklets.

Science: Experimented with magnets, Bird of the Month: Eastern

Bluebird

Art: Students continued to practice technique for drawing their

own unique portraits of George Washington.

Music: Students continued to prepare for the patriotic program

in May.

P.E. Frisbee Golf

Verse: Psalm 67:1-6

M i s s S t e v e n s o n ( 2 n d G r a d e )

Math: Measuring Line Segments Using Millimeters, Multiplying

by 6, Identifying Geometric Solids, Identifying Faces, Vertices, and

Edges of a Geometric Solid, Constructing a Cube

History: Davidic Kingdom

Grammar: How to Address an Envelope

Phonics: VCVCCV or VCCVCV Words

Reading: Baby Island - reading aloud and looking for information

by using key words

Art: Students continued practicing portrait drawing technique

From the Teacher’s Desk


Grammar: This week we reviewed and worked with

contractions and continued working with mixed-

pattern sentences.

Latin: This week we reviewed all three verb

conjugations, added new words to our ever-growing

vocabulary, and enjoyed working with derivative words such

as "multitude," "magnitude," and "relic."

Science: Students continued building their medieval

machines. Both machines are about halfway complete!

Art: We spent another week working on the Alhambra

watercolor pieces!

Music: Please continue practicing Over There. They will not

be playing measures 8-15 but should practice the rest of the

song.


Verses/Memory: Psalm 139: 1-3

M i s s W i n d e s ( 5 t h G r a d e )

Math: Transversals; Sum of the Angle Measures of Triangles

and Quadrilaterals; Fraction-Decimal-Percent Equivalents;

Algebraic Addition of Integers.

History: This week we have learned about the Second Great

Awakening, a revival that involved circuit riders and camp

meetings and brought about not only many conversions to

Christianity but also a desire for reform movements.

Reading: After finishing the book, the students performed

their character impersonations for the class and we discussed

and wrote about some final questions concerning the

characters and book as a whole. We are getting ready to start

our next book, Treasure Island!

Grammar: The students learned a new set of vocabulary and

we continued to practice using proper punctuation for

dialogue.

Latin: This has been a review week, and we have spent our

time reviewing the vocabulary and grammar of the last four

chapters, especially spending time talking about English

derivatives of the Latin words.

Writing: We reviewed our first set of compare and contrast

paragraphs and finished the second set of paragraphs focusing

on Johnny Tremain.

Art: The students continued working on sketching their

sections of their chosen masterpiece and many began

painting.


Memory: 1 Samuel 2:5-6

Science: This week we learned about sound waves. Students

greatly enjoyed observing the vibration of strings and change

of volume and sound of the grand piano in the auditorium,

and learning about our amazing ears!


Upcoming Tests:

Tuesday, May 3: Ch. 16 Latin Vocab Review, Math

Thursday, May 5: Ch. 18 Grammar Vocab Test

Friday, May 6: History, and Spelling Tests

M r . G a r b e r ( 6 t h / 7 t h G r a d e )

Math: The students learned how to find the circumference and

area of a semi-circle. They also learned how to find the surface

area of a right solid and a sphere.

Science: The students learned about density and practiced

finding the density of a variety of objects.

History: This week the students learned about the dropping of

the atomic bomb and the end of World War II. The students

presented their research projects and took a test on the

material as well.

Grammar: More with verb tense and form, the Chapter 24

posttest, active and passive voice, and note-taking.

6th Literature: This week we continued on our journey with

Corrie Ten Boom as she is taken to Scheveningen prison and

then to Vught, a camp for German prisoners. Along the way, she

learns of her father’s death and has to deal with almost

unimaginable trials of faith at the hands of the Germans.

Through it all, God proves himself faithful in a thousand little

ways, but also shows Corrie that he is after something more in

her life than just survival: the purification of her faith and

character.

Logic: This week the class learned about the exigency

propaganda technique. This technique puts pressure on the

other person by giving a limited amount of time to act.

Latin: Students completed chapter 24 on Reflexive Pronouns

Music: The students are wrapping up their rehearsals for the

auction.

Art: The students continue to work on their watercolor

landscapes.


Verse: Philippians 4:16-17

Omnibus I: This week we continued with Virgil’s Aeneid, reading

of the sack of Troy and Aeneas’s many and varied travels. The

students were surprised to note the parallels between Aeneas’s

tale and that of the Greek hero Odysseus. This enabled us to

focus on a major theme in our study of Rome, the theme of the

eminence of Greece in the Roman mind.

M r . H a m i lt o n ( 8 t h G r a d e )

Algebra: The students learned about solving rational equations,

the slopes of parallel lines, and more about square roots.

Science: The students learned about the behavior of sound and


From the Teacher’s Desk (cont’)

how the frequency of sound waves affect the pitch that we hear.

Omnibus II: This week belonged to Shakespeare and Henry V.

After introducing the play and reading about its historical

background, characters, and plot, we did a read-along with

Kenneth Branagh’s celebrated film version. The students were

captivated by Branagh’s poignant sense of drama and character.

After reading, watching, and discussing the play, we wrote a

brief essay on a literary element of choice for our assessment.

8th Composition: This week we continued to work on our

quarter papers, editing and rewriting outlines and composing

our introductions.

Logic: We continue our discussion of various kinds of disputes:

empirical, definitional, and presupposition.

Music: The students are wrapping up their rehearsals for the

auction.

Art: No art, teacher workday.


Verse: Colossians 4:7-9.

Alamance County Writers ’

Contest Winners

50 Days at Sea by Zack Brooks 5th Grade, Second Place, Elementary Grades Short Story Category

June 22, uncharted date

Another successful plundering raid. You might think I am a bad guy, but I’m not. I’m a

pirate - a swashbuckling buccaneer captain. That’s right, I’m the captain of the St.

Mary, a trustworthy galleon (most of the time). My crew and I were assigned by…

uhhh… I forgot, but we were authorized to discover and plunder (I think). We are in

unknown seas and have no atlas, but thus far all is well. We have tons of gold on the


I love this job. It pays well, it’s dangerous and you can get famous. Our food is running

low, but it should last at least, um… two months maybe? We shall make landfall soon.

I will have to go back for my family though. Hopefully, by the time my family and I get

back, twill be done. I really miss my wife and kids. Well, I will see.


Land is in sight! This is a dream come true! Two years of waiting for the right spot have finally paid off. Blue sky, clear water,

two ships with big guns. Wait. What? They are firing!

At this point Captain Walter’s diary is flung to the ground, landing with a hard thump on the creaking wooden planks.

The frantic captain stumbles up the steps and rushes into the pandemonium. He scurries around beseeching his crew to man

the cannons. He noisily rushed to his room, fetches his revolver and a few bullets, and jolts out again. Bullets ripped through

the air while the cannons roared. Both ships were pelted with lead and cannonballs.

Alas, Captain Walter’s ship was being boarded - planks were being pushed and heaved onto the decks as men charged

and were shot down. Walter fired round after round at the 2 ships. The deafening cannon fire had destroyed one of the

galleons, but the second ship stood steadfast. Walter’s joy was sudden and unexpected.

The Shore By Kadence Porterfield, 4th Grade

1st Place, Elementary Grades Poetry

A glimpse of the shimmering shore,

Is more than enough,

To fill my day with joy.

Its salty waves crash,

Against the sand, and then

The sand rushes over the shells...

The waves, the sand, the shells—

When they all come together,

It reveals a hidden part of the world.

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Surfing by Lindsay Brand, 8th Grade

Second Place, MS Poetry

Diving into the bubbly surf,

Gritty sand wedged between your toes,

The image of the ocean floor below you

blurred,

Distorted by the mesmerizing crystal water.

You breathe in the whispers of the waves,

Your eyes stinging from the salty spray,

Palms grasping the waxy edges of the

board.

A mountain rises in the distance,

Just a rolling hill at first,

Standing up on its haunches,

Towering over the gentle lapping waves,

Threatening to break,

Shattering the glassy surface.

It is almost upon you.

You snatch a mouthful of air,

And dive down below the surface of reality,

Entering the luring underwater world.

You push down upon the board,

Slightly tipping the nose,

Just barely missing the sandy bottom.

The current is like an invitation to stay,

Reaching out and beckoning you to wander

a little more,

And forget about the living world,

Amidst the waves forever.

Your lungs burn for air,

Jolting you back into reality.

You glance toward the surface,

The sun’s rays dancing over the melodious

tune of the waves,

The world slowly gets clearer,

You break through the surface,

Ripples parting away the watery land,

Revealing the ocean before you.

“We’re win-....

Right then, Walter felt the hard, gnarled butt of a gun on the

back of his head- he was out cold.

When he awoke, he spit out a mouthful of sand, took a quick

glance at his tattered clothes and gave a long, exasperated sigh. Walter

thought, “Well, I got to the island- just not the way I had hoped.” Walter

surveyed the land- sand, trees, rocks, cave, debris- wait! Cave… Yes!

Walter hobbled over to the cave and wearily walked in. If he

had known there was a sleeping bear in the cave he wouldn’t have gone

in. The next thing he knew Walter was sprinting for his life with a furious

bear close behind. Walter hurdled over a large rock and there lay his

revolver, 3 bullets still loaded. Walter had bear for dinner.

Later he began to scavenge for supplies. He found an old

machete, an axe, a slightly damp keg of gunpowder, a tattered fishing

net and a small piece of flint. With supplies in hand he then proceeded to

set up his home. He used the axe to cut down small trees, which he used

for shelter as well as crude plates, bowls and spoons. The fishing net

came in handy when it was time to eat - he was able to catch fish and

gather berries, nuts and seaweed. Once he was done scavenging,

building, carving and eating he looked around and was happy with his

man cave, but something was missing - family and friends. He was

homesick.

Walter was sitting and thinking about home when he had a

great idea - he would build a boat and row home! He started

immediately. In three days time it was complete. He packed food for

one week, his revolver, machete and fishing net. It was hard work for a

sixty four year old - rowing that is. He kept track of the time by carving

notches in his home made oar.

One week had passed and there was no land in sight. Luckily,

Walter did not eat much so he had extra food. His arms were weak after

2 weeks of rowing non-stop for twelve hours per day. He finally got so

tired he just stopped and let the current take him. He had run out of

food and energy. Then, he nodded off to sleep.

A large wave woke him, and he was partially thankful for it. He

didn’t want to sleep too much since yawning hurt his lungs. He sat up

drearily and thought he saw land. He rubbed his eyes and the image was

still there. He splashed his face with water - still there. He leaped up and

shouted for joy, but immediately wished he didn’t- the rickety boat

almost capsized. Walter rowed with renewed energy and blissful joy

towards his beloved home. He reached land and jumped from his water-

logged raft. The old man walked with shaky legs down the road where

his family had so many happy memories. The captain felt the sting of a

tear in his eye as he reached the log cabin he had built for his wife some

forty years ago.

He rapped on the door three hard times. The creaky hinges

moaned as the old door was flung open.

“Who’s…? Oh dad!” One of Water’s two girls flung herself at

him. After a long hug the girl yelled “Mother! Mary! Come Down!”

“Walter!” gasped Ann, Walter’s wife. “Thank God you are back!”

Ann ran and embraced the seafaring adventurer. The other daughter,

Mary, stood at the bottom of the stairs, mouth agape. Walter said

“Come, my girl! Close your jaw and give your ol’ pop a hug.”

And she did…


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