Self Control is Just Controlling Yourself......

Our emphasis this month is Self Control for Character Class.....we have talked and discussed, and on Thursday we practiced! The photos in this post are part of an activity where students had to actually hold their bodies STILL for an indefinite amount of time, if and when the music in the room stopped! It was difficult for many, if not all, to hold themselves still.

We are also in the process of building our "Character House" in the stairwell. The center beam has been placed (self control) and we are certain that it had better not sway to the left or the right, or that house will not be sturdy and will come down quickly. The foundation is strong, and respect has to be in place for any other foundation stone to be effective. The center beam of a house isn't the showy part of the house, it's seen hardly at all, but without it, the house would not stand. We are practicing self control so that we too, as scholars and staff, can stand strong and firm in our community.

Nook/Kindle Contracts went home on Friday. If your scholar wants to use his/hers in the suite, I must have a signed contract first. I will allow students to keep them under their desks, on their racks, for when they have time to read. Thank you for loading your scholar's electronic device with classical books and high quality reading materials.

Forensics shirt order forms went home with all the Grandiloquent Guardians this past week also. Scholars will earn the right to wear the shirt on November 16th, once they have competed in a competition. Please return forms and checks for Paul Pope by October 25th.   Also, there is a tournament taking place at Ogden High School on November 3rd. Scholars will bring home information as to when we are meeting and when the tournament will end. Please be looking for the information. Scholars are not required to go, but it is highly advised for them to sit in rounds and observe what will be expected from them in our tournament.

A much NEEDED break comes for all of us this week, and then we will have a 27 day run until we have our next break for Thanksgiving. We will be covering extensive material. It would behoove your students to be to school each day and to complete work in advance if they have spare time. We will be preparing for our tournament extensively....

Thank you all for your support and encouragement as we move forward into the school year. Thank you also for your encouragement for our Jr/Sr high school, Capstone Classical Academy. It is adding to my work load right now, but I am certain that the result will be well worth it!

The boys giving it all they've got!

Girls dancing their hearts out!

These boys are frozen still...yes, even Jonah, the trooper!

Frozen girls! :)