Hossana! Hossana in the highest! Lord, we lift up your name with hearts full of praise. Be exalted, O Lord, our God, hossana in the highest!
This is the Palm Sunday of our Lord's Passion - the mark of the beginning of the holiest of weeks for Catholics as we remember Christ's passion, death and then resurrection on Easter Sunday.
In the light of a beautiful California sun, these 15 girls got together for their first Little Flowers Club session. Little Flowers club is a Catholic alternative to Girl Scouts where young girls learn about virtues and saints associated with the particular virtue. This week, they learned about faith and St. Catherine of Siena. I pray that these little flowers bloom in their love for their God and as they grow, they may bring more little flowers into the palm of their loving Father.
He had his open house today. Silly me for not taking pics of him with his teacher or in his classroom. This is the only shot I got, at the parking lot, before we were to leave. Everyone was actually buckled up already when I remembered that I had not taken a pic for the day yet. I insisted that he get down the car so I can take a pic. Hehe. I'm fortunate that he's a good sport.
Scouting and basketball are where his interests lie. He does not have very many after-school activities compared to other boys his age. I don't like to overschedule my kids. Kids should be allowed to be kids, I believe. I don't have to, nor do I want to, meticulously plan their day's activities.
This was the bear scout badge he earned at last Saturday's Blue & Gold banquet. It isn't sewn onto his uniform yet, which means that he still needs to do a good deed. ;)
Reading is very much a part of his daily life. He enjoys reading so much, in fact, that I've used this as my currency in dealing with unacceptable behavior. When he misses a homework (usually because he leaves it in school when he's in a rush to get back to his reading), the consequence is that he cannot read for pleasure for a week!
His Social Studies project was to create a diorama depicting a typical day in the life of a young person during the pioneer times. He chose the life in the wagon train as his subject. He also wrote a descriptive report on it. I was particularly impressed with his written report. He went above and beyond the required 1 page essay. His report was quite creative, taking the form of a diary entry. I'm one proud momma!
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