✏ Writing Assignment Fill out the 4-square sheet on biomes by taking the subtopics and details and putting one in each of the first 3 boxes. Study/Learn: Make sure you take notes! You will need those to write your article 🙂 Read Chapter 14 of STOW, the section titled, “The Next-To-Last Czar of Russia” Read […]
Author Archives: Marcie Jessee
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Jan
Jan
Do you know the difference between fascism and communism? Can you list different types of totalitarian governments? Nope? No problem! You will be a pro after this week! Define all of these terms — we recommend creating notecards and studying them because you will definetly need this knowledge for a fun journeyman class this week! […]
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Nov
Nov
Rookie Assignment McKade Song Jayne Prayer James Spiritual Thought Melody Pledge and Joke of the Day John Show and Tell Joshua Snack/Treasurer This week I would like you to build a model of a teepee similar to the ones built by the Lakota tribe in our book! You could use any material you like, it […]
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Oct
Oct
We’re stepping away from the United States and stepping into the world, the first ever World War to be exact. War has existed since ancient times yet never before had a war been entered into with nations from every continent. Also for the first time we’ll see battles fought in the air on the land […]
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Sep
Sep
Rookie Assignment John Song Joshua Prayer McKade Spiritual Thought Jayne Pledge/Joke of the Day James Show and Tell Melody Snack/Treasurer Language Arts: For your Project Life journaling page we are going to write about your hobby! What is one of your hobbies? Why do you like this hobby? How does it make you feel? Are […]
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Aug
Aug
Last year we finished up with the Civil War and the assasination of Abraham Lincoln. We have finally freed the slaves and the country is once again united (at least physically) so what happens next? You’re about to find out as we study what happened during the period of American History known as Reconstruction. You’re […]
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Aug
Aug
Presentations in Vanguard are a great way for the youth to share what they’ve learned with the rest of the students and build confidence speaking before a group. For the most part, the youth excel at this skill! Many of our Vanguard Youth have take speech and debate classes and are great at public speaking. […]
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Aug
Aug
Log into Google with the following credentials… username: vanguardmtnebo@gmail.compassword: vanguard2014 Go to YouTube and click “upload video”. Depending on your internet connection and length of video, it may take a while. Please don’t stress your mom out by waiting until Vanguard morning, 5 minutes before you have to leave to upload. Trust me. 😉
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Aug
Aug
MISSION STATEMENT We will engage in a respectful and inspiring peer environment that will not only help us grow in our faith, but will help us feel free to develop our unique strengths as well as a passion for learning that will allow us to better ourselves, our families, our communities, and, ultimately, the world. […]
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Aug
Aug
While reading any book, ask yourself the following questions and ponder the answers. Bring your answers to our class discussions. 1 – KNOWLEDGE What happened? We need to be able to explain the basic facts and information to someone else. 2 – MEANING Why did it happen? We need to know why things matter and […]