Summer School Update

We're having such a fun time learning about our Country! Here's a little of what we did last week, and what we're working on this week!

THEME: Last week our theme was "HONOR", and this week it is "FAITH"

PERSONS OF INTEREST: Thomas Jefferson last week, George Washington, this week

QUOTES ON HONOR:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all me are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"-Thomas Jefferson

"When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fear the people there is liberty"-Thomas Jefferson

QUOTES ON FAITH:
"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible"-George Washington

"What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ"-George Washington

"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors"-George Washington

DEVOTIONAL: We discussed the virtues "Honor" and "Faith", and talked about the people of history who had these qualities and the importance of us having them now. We are memorizing quotes and scriptures related to these virtues.

LANGUAGE ARTS:
Younger students have been working on phonics memorization, which helps with reading and spelling, penmanship and reading in level appropriate books. Older students have begun "word studies", and have completed writing assignments related to the theme of the week. We are focusing on sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation.

MATH: Children have been doing level appropriate lessons each day and practicing their math facts.

LITERATURE: We have been reading folk tales, and fairy tales, and historical biographies, etc. as well as continuing our novel "Annie Henry And The Secret Mission"

HISTORY: We have been discussing famous men and women of the American Revolution and specifically we talked about Thomas Jefferson and the courage, honor and faith that it took for him to write the Declaration of Independence. We talked about what he went through to write it, what it means and why it was so important, and why we still celebrate that great event today! We also discussed the Constitution, a brief history of it's conception, the key players, and the difference between these two documents. We also learned thePreamble to the Constitution in sign language!

This week we are talking about George Washington, why he was a hero, and about the great faith that he had and how he used his faith to save America when it was in it's infancy. We learned about Valley Forge and the battle of Trenton which turned the momentum of the war and watched a movie about Valley Forge and George Washington. We are also learning lots of new songs that we plan to sing for you on Thursday July 8th-THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL AT 1:00 P.M.!

SCIENCE; We learned about volcanoes! How they are formed, the "anatomy" of a volcano, where most volcanoes are found and we learned about the Scientific Method and we are using that method to do an experiment with our volcanoes. We erupted them this week and had soooo much fun!
CHOIR: We have learned 10 patriotic songs and are excited to present them to you on Thursday next week July 8th at 1:00 at the school!

Quiet Your Fears With Faith In the Lord

"If you are helpless, He is not. If your are lost, He is not. If you don't know what to do next, He knows. It would take a miracle, you say? Well, if it takes a miracle, why not?" -Boyd K. Packer

Happy Flag Day

SUMMER SCHOOL

June is our optional Summer School session. We are excited to share with your children a few things that make America great in our "I Love America Camp!" We will talk about some of our favorite American heroes, the symbols of America, learn some patriotic songs, study the geography of our country, and show the parents what we've learned with an "I Love America" program at the end of our session! We will also be having Reading Camp, Math Camp, Art, Science, Chess, and Choir as part of our Summer School session!

Summer school will begin June 14th and run for 4 weeks ending on July 8th with July 5 off. We will meet Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. You may sign up for 1/2 day or full day. Children need to bring a sack lunch, snack and water bottle to school every day. Below is our schedule and fees:

MORNINGS 9:30-11:30

Reading and Math Camps-We will read classical children's literature, do activities related to the literature, and play lots of reading games. For math camp we will review basic math facts, telling time, counting money, fractions etc. and play lots of math games. This session is for students age K-8th who need remediation, or who's parents don't want them to lose what they've learned so far over the summer, or for enrichment.

Lunch/Recess-11:30-12:00

AFTERNOONS 12:00-2:00

"I Love America" Camp-see above description, Art, Beginning Chess, and Choir

The cost is $150.00 per 1/2 day session, or $300.00 for full day session. Multiple student discount available and free school shirt with full day enrollment. Talk to Stephanie Dale to enroll for Summer School 668-4804!

Sizzlin' Summer Fun!

Our end of the year school party continued on at the park with a picnic and some summer fun! St. George has some amazing weather and we really enjoyed the park and the splash pad! These kids sure earned it with all of their hard work this year! Thank you to all of the parents who helped out with driving! What a fabulous year!!

End of the Year School Party: Jumpin' Jacks Rocks!!

Have we mentioned that we have a lot of fun at Liberty Youth Academy? Our end of the year school party was a blast! Jumpin' Jacks was a huge hit for everyone! Thank you Sister Celeste Dodge for reserving the whole place for us! It was a pretty cool way to end our amazing school year!!

Field Trip to the St. George Airport

Thank you Sister Celeste Dodge for planning such an amazing field trip to the St. George Airport! We had an incredible experience and learned so much about becoming a pilot and all the different kinds of planes there are! The highlight of the trip was having a airplane fly right over us! Everyone has agreed that Liberty Youth Academy has the best school field trips in town!!

Our Hero Generation!

Thank you Linda Knudsen for putting together this exceptional video! You captured the true beauty and spirit of each and every single one of these Daughters and Sons of God! Everyone looks so amazing and shining with the Light of Christ!!! Our "Heroes" look outstanding!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Mothers nurture all those in need...

Inspirational Quotes About Women and Motherhood...
President Gordon B. Hinckley on motherhood:
“Most of you are mothers, and very many of you are grandmothers and even great-grandmothers. You have walked the sometimes painful, sometimes joyous path of parenthood. You have walked hand in hand with God in the great process of bringing children into the world that they might experience this estate along the road of immortality and eternal life. It has not been easy rearing a family. Most of you have had to sacrifice and skimp and labor night and day. As I think of you and your circumstances, I think of the words of Anne Campbell, who wrote as she looked upon her children:
You are the trip I did not take;

You are the pearls I cannot buy;

You are my blue Italian lake;

You are my piece of foreign sky.
(“To My Child,” quoted in Charles L. Wallis, ed., The Treasure Chest [1965], 54)
You [mothers] are the real builders of the nation wherever you live, for you have created homes of strength and peace and security. These become the very sinew of any nation.” Gordon B. Hinckley, “Women of the Church,” Ensign, Nov 1996, 67

Mothers teach their children to dream - that which is possible.

Motherhood - The Highest and Noblest of Work in this Life!
Elder Russell M. Nelson on motherhood:
“During my professional career as a doctor of medicine, I was occasionally asked why I chose to do that difficult work. I responded with my opinion that the highest and noblest work in this life is that of a mother. Since that option was not available to me, I thought that caring for the sick might come close. I tried to care for my patients as compassionately and competently as Mother cared for me.
Many years ago the First Presidency issued a statement that has had a profound and lasting influence upon me. “Motherhood,” they wrote, “is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.
Because mothers are essential to God’s great plan of happiness, their sacred work is opposed by Satan, who would destroy the family and demean the worth of women.” Russell M. Nelson, “Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women,” Ensign, May 1999, 38

Mothers find the beauty of life wherever it may be...

Womanhood - Mothers Who Know Who They Are...
President Julie B. Beck on motherhood:
“The responsibility mothers have today has never required more vigilance. More than at any time in the history of the world, we need mothers who know. Children are being born into a world where they “wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”
"However, mothers need not fear. When mothers know who they are and who God is and have made covenants with Him, they will have great power and influence for good on their children.” Julie B. Beck, “Mothers Who Know,” Ensign, Nov 2007, 76–78
Elder M. Russell Ballard on mothering:

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. The choice is different and unique for each mother and each family. Many are able to be “full-time moms,” at least during the most formative years of their children’s lives, and many others would like to be. Some may have to work part-or full-time; some may work at home; some may divide their lives into periods of home and family and work. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else." “Daughters of God,” Ensign, May 2008, 108–10

Mother is teacher, mentor and student...

It is the birthright of every child born - to have a Mother.
Every child has a divine birthright to have both a mother and a father. To dismiss either one of these parents and their divine roll in a child's life, is to not understand the critical role of parents.
Please join members of the LDS Church, who are joining with other faith-based organizations, to defending traditional marriage, which is only between a man and a woman.
The family is the basic unit of society and is ordained of God. It is through the family, that children progress best and ultimately find happiness eternally.

Motherhood - The Master of Heaven and Earth is There to Bless You.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland on motherhood:
“When you have come to the Lord in meekness and lowliness of heart and, as one mother said, “pounded on the doors of heaven to ask for, to plead for, to demand guidance and wisdom and help for this wondrous task,” that door is thrown open to provide you the influence and the help of all eternity. Claim the promises of the Savior of the world. Ask for the healing balm of the Atonement for whatever may be troubling you or your children. Know that in faith things will be made right in spite of you, or more correctly, because of you.
You can’t possibly do this alone, but you do have help. The Master of Heaven and Earth is there to bless you—He who resolutely goes after the lost sheep, sweeps thoroughly to find the lost coin, waits everlastingly for the return of the prodigal son. Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are and better than you have ever been as you try to make honest effort, however feeble you may sometimes feel that to be.” Jeffrey R. Holland, “‘Because She Is a Mother’,” Ensign, May 1997, 35

A Mother must maintain proper perspective in order to see the view.

Motherhood - A priceless and eternal gift.

Virtue of the Week: Responsiblity

"In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity." - Abraham Lincoln


"It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do." -John Baptiste Moliere


"A weakened sense of responsibility does not weaken the fact of responsibility."
- William J. Bennett

Brigham Young Home and Tabernacle Field Trip

Our field trip to the Brigham Young home and the Tabernacle was amazing!! We learned so much about the people who sacrificed so much to establish this community! We heard some moving stories about Brigham Young and the Saints who built the Tabernacle! We also learned how St. George got its name! Ask your children if they remember who the Indians called "The Man Who Came Apart." ;-) A HUGE THANK YOU to the parents who helped with the field trip! We could not have done it without you!!!!

Summer School

June is our optional Summer School session. We're going to have a good time with our "I Love America Camp!" This is a great opportunity to have your child/children invite neighbors, church, or other friends to attend Liberty Youth Academy and find out what makes America great! We will learn about great American heroes, the symbols of America, patriotic songs, some geography of our country, and show the parents what we've learned with an "I Love America" program at the end of our session! We will also be having Reading Camp, Math Camp, Art, Science, Chess, and Choir!

Summer School will begin June 14th and run for 4 weeks ending on July 8th with July 5 off. We will meet Monday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. You may sign up for 1/2 day or full day. Children need to bring a sack lunch, snack and water bottle to school every day. Below is our schedule and fees:

MORNINGS 9:30-11:30

Reading and Math Camps-We will read classical children's literature, do activities related to the literature, and play lots of reading games. For math camp we will review basic math facts, telling time, counting money, fractions etc. and play lots of math games. This session is for students age K-8th who need remediation, or who's parents don't want them to lose what they've learned so far over the summer, or for enrichment. We will also have art once a week in the morning.

Lunch/Recess-11:30-12:00

AFTERNOONS 12:00-2:00

"I Love America" Camp-see above description, Hands on Science Camp-lots of science experiments!, Choir

The cost is $150.00 per 1/2 day session, or $300.00 for full day session. Multiple student discount available and free school shirt with full day enrollment. Fifty dollar registration fee is required to hold your child's spot. Space is limited and we will fill on a first come first serve basis. We are advertising this in 2 commercials, Family and Child magazine and at What Women Want, but you have a couple of weeks before those hit to decide and pay your $50.00 registration fee to hold your child's spot. Talk to Stephanie Dale to enroll or your child's teacher at parent/teacher conferences.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences April 14th & 15th. We are only having 1/2 days on Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 11:00 so the kids only need to bring a snack those 2 days.

Quote of the week

I never saw a moor,
I never saw the sea;
Yet know I how the heather looks,
and what a wave must be.
I never spoke with God,
Nor visited in Heaven;
Yet certain am I of the spot,
as if the chart were given.
- Emily Dickenson

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK:
D&C 75:16 "And he who is faithful shall overcome all things, and shall be lifted up at the last day."

VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Faith

We have spent the year studying great leaders, statesmen, scientists, and other history making people and we've found that they have something in common. They are men and women who have similar values, or "virtues" that we would do well to emulate like, courage, perseverance, honesty, loyalty, compassion, and this week we talked about faith. The leaders in history that we revere the most have had a faith in God, or a higher power that has been their "compass." The children are learning that these virtues are things that are important to a life uncommon, and a life worthy of notice. During literature we read stories that had people who did unbelievably courageous things that involved great faith, like Daniel and the Lion's Den, and then saw the Lord's miraculous hand in their life and the positive effects on others that their faith brought about.
By the way, your children have been memorizing the Articles of Faith, the Scripture of the Week, and we are beginning to work on the quotes of the week too. Almost every child memorized both scripture and Article of Faith this week (except our youngest students of course) and Sister Dale's class memorized the above poem. We are so proud of our little scholars!

Having Fun In Chess Club

The resurrection gives my life meaning and direction and the opportunity to start over no matter what my circumstances. ~Robert Flatt

Now Enrolling for 2010-2011 School Year

We are now taking enrollment forms on a first come first serve basis. If you want your child (children) to attend next year let Stephanie know 435-668-4804

Quote of the week

"Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile." Mother Teresa

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK:

D&C 52:40 - "And remember in all things the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted, for he that doeth not these things, the same is not my disciple."

VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Compassion

This week we learned about the missionaries that went to the "isles of the sea" in the early days of the restoration and we also discussed Easter and it's true meaning. For History and Science we learned about the history and physics of flight. The children were intrigued with life and adventures of Ameila Earhart. We made paper airplanesbased on the the things we learned about- thrust, drag, lift, weight, and aerodynamics. We had a contest to see which airplane could fly the furthest and the plane that could do the best "tricks". We also reviewed Synonyms, worked on spelling words, phonics, reading and math. Sister Labrums class worked on the "Top Secret " projects, and they also began a paper on the American Flag and the Seal of the Country. We also learned a new song in choir! It was a really fun week!

Quote of the week

Beautiful faces are they that wear

the light of a pleasant spirit there;

Beautiful hands are they that do

deeds that are noble, good and true;

Beautiful feet are they that go swiftly

to lighten another's woe.

-McGuffy Readers (children will be memorizing this)

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK:

D&C 1:38 "What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my work shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice, or by the voice of my servants, it is the same"

VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Compassion (will be our virtue for next week as well)

Read! Read! Read!

"Books are better than television, the internet, or the computer for educating and maintaining freedom.
Books matter because they state ideas and then attempt to thoroughly prove them. They have an advantage precisely because they slow down the process, allowing the reader to internalize, respond, react and transform. The ideas in books matter because time is taken to establish truth, and because the reader must take the time to consider each idea and either accept it or, if he rejects it, to think through sound reasons for doing so. A nation of people who write and read is a nation with the attention span to earn an education and free society if they choose."
— Oliver DeMille

"Lead me, guide me, walk beside me. Help me find the way. Teach me all that I must do, to live with Him someday."

Karate Class

"Tonight I am going to let your teachers give you the A’s that I hope you earn. I want to talk about some B’s. You get the A’s; I will give you the B’s:" -President Hinckley