Mason Bees | 5th - 6th Grade

HOMEWORK

The student will have an assigned weekly reading that will need to be done at home to be discussed for lessons such as for Literature, Moral Imagination and Geography.

REQUIRED BOOK LIST

The student will be assigned a book list to purchase for at home readings or to use during class.
All other lesson material will be covered in class.

SUPPLY LIST

Teachers may request small craft items to be brought in by the student such as toilet paper rolls, rocks, etc.

Items to be brought to class:

Water bottle
Snack
Pencils
Recitation Notebook
Narration Notebook
Science Notebook
Books including ESV Bible

BIBLE (1x week)

Acts - The study of the beginning of the church. (ESV translation)

LITERATURE (1x week)

Swiss Family Robinson, Johann David Wyss
The Ark, Margot Benary-Isbert

MORAL IMAGINATION (1x week)

Black Ships Before Troy, Rosemary Sutcliff
The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare

GEOGRAPHY (1x week)

Richard Halliburton’s Book of Marvels: A study of the Occident

SCIENCE (2x week)

A selection from Sabbath Mood

Form 2 Physics: Waves
Form 2 Weather
Form 2 Chemistry

ART (1x week)

Studying and exploring art through a mix of handicrafts and artistic expressions.

PRESENTATION (1x week)

Developing public speaking skills through a variety of topics and presentation types including bringing in show and tell items from home.

WORLD EVENTS (1x week)

Gaining knowledge about world events through watching World Watch News.

SWEDISH DRILL (1x week)

A form of exercise that aims to work the brain as much as it works the body, while simultaneously building listening skills.