WOW wk9, 1/30/2011 - G4/G5 Class

Howdy,

It's week #9 - we are more than half-way into the Quarter.

In this quarter, we focus quite a few on the book of Matthew;
Today, it's about the "Beatitudes" that Jesus gives to the crowd and his followers.

Beatitudes? Latin word: "Heavenly Happiness or Blessings". Or often referred by christian (Chinese translation: 天國八福) - 信徒稱之的山上寶訓內容當中
Let's re-cap: 《馬太福音》第5章第3-12節（和合本）

1. 虛心的人有福了，因為天國是他們的。
2. 哀慟的人有福了，因為他們必得安慰。
3. 溫柔的人有福了，因為他們必承受地土。
4. 飢渴慕義的人有福了，因為他們必得飽足。
5. 憐恤人的人有福了，因為他們必蒙憐恤。
6. 清心的人有福了，因為他們必得見神。
7. 使人和睦的人有福了，因為他們必稱為神的兒子。
8. 為義受逼迫的人有福了，因為天國是他們的。

人若因我辱罵你們、逼迫你們、捏造各樣壞話譭謗你們，你們就有福了。 應當歡喜快樂，因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的，在你們以前的先知，人也是這樣逼迫他們.


As usual, we guided students reading through the verses and focus on the 5W (Who-What-Where-When-Why or How). This is a sound practice to help each student to be able to study the scriptures with these 5 aspects.

Next, we show a short clip on a "Beatitudes" presentation using Power-Point slides, to highlight the concept of each "Blessing" as we learn from Jesus, for us to put into practice.

Since there are 8 different concepts (Blessings) recorded in the verses, I'd like to impress the students with "hands-on" doing a project using a White presentation Board.

Each Boys and Girls team has a presentation board (used in Science project at school) and two magazines and a local newspaper to work with. They are to find fitting pictures or words to cut out from the materials (Magazine and Newspaper) provided to bring the "Beatitudes" alive!!

Each team quickly gets into "brain storming" session to design each "Blessing" as noted in the Matthew 5:3-12. I have to admit that Girls seem to come up with much artistic rendering ability or skill than the Boys.


You as parents should be proud of your child - it is my prayer that each one grows in Spirit and in Size while they're going through the elementary school years.

See a video clip below - while students are presenting their work.

And Girls team won! (as you may already figured out - more artistic rendering)

Memory Verse:
Philip. 4:8 "If anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things".
"若有甚麼德行、若有甚麼稱讚、這些事你們都要思念。"

KLUP!
-Sam