In May our three children participated in the A.C.E. Alberta Jr. Convention. There they got to compete with students from a few other schools in things like art, poetry, music, sports, science, etc.
Ellie (11 yeas old) wrote the poem below for a recent school competition. I thought she did an amazing job with it and it earned her 1st place for poetry!
Jesus, Our One and Only Saviour
They sat at the table, drinking wine and eating bread.
Sitting nearby was John. “Eat, Master,” he said.
“I feel grief,” came the reply.
“For my death is nigh.”
Ten minutes later, wine and bread all gone,
They went to the garden while they sang a song.
Jesus went to pray. They were to watch, but they fell asleep.
Just then soldiers came. Afraid, his friends didn’t make a peep.
Soldiers arrested Jesus—God’s Son, of all things!
The disciples could only wait to see what morning would bring.
Jesus was put on trial, had him falsely accused,
By this the disciples were not amused!
Worst of all, they had him crucified.
Peter was so sad and Bartholomew felt petrified.
When John got home, he cried himself to sleep.
Why did Jesus have to die? Oh he couldn’t help but weep.
Mary went to the tomb, when three days had gone by,
But when she got there, you could hear her cry.
She ran inside the tomb, but what did she find?
Two angels sitting, side by side!
“Good news! He is risen!” they said.
But their words didn’t get through her head.
She turned around to leave, distraught.
She saw someone. Maybe the gardener, she thought.
The man said, “Mary,” in the gentlest voice.
“Teacher!” she said and began to rejoice.
She ran to the disciples. She had so much to tell!
She told them all, “Jesus is alive and well!”
They said, “It all makes sense!
“How could we have been so dense!
“Jesus is God, who died so we could live,
“He rose again, so we have hope and hope to give.”
Ethan‘s Uncle Andrew helped him make a clock out of an old piece of wood. Thanks for all your help with this one, U. Drew!
Ethan also did a science display on crystals. He loves rocks and crystals, and he had been given a gift of a crystal growing kit. We also made some other crystals from scratch, and he had to do a bunch of reading on crystal formation and what crystals can be used for.
Ethan competed in a number of things. Naomi was especially pleased that he was willing to try things even though he knew he wasn’t good at them (such as sprinting). He had wanted to sing a duet with another boy, but when the other boy backed out, he wondered who he could get to sing with him. His big little sister, Adelaine, volunteered and the two both won first place for their song together. Ethan won in a number of areas, but here’s just a few highlights:
1st Place Woodworking
1st Place Lego Sculpture
2nd Place Science Exhibit
Adelaine is a very hard worker and very creative, so she put a number of art entries in, including drawing, a colouring page, cross stitch, lego sculpture, plus sang in three groups among other things. She also participated in several sports (she’s the athlete in the family). She won 10 awards. Here are a few of them:
1st Place Colouring Page
1st Place Coloured Sketch
1st Place Cross Stitch
3rd Place Lego Sculpture
1st Place Piano Solo
2nd Place Vocal Trio
1st Place 100m Race
Ellie had less time to prepare, but still managed to enter in several areas. She was very eager to do a science exhibit with her beta fish. She also sang with the school choir and built a lego sculpture. She did well in every area she competed in:
1st Place Lego Sculpture
1st Place Science Exhibit
1st Place Poetry
2nd Place Piano Solo
