Lubbock Adventist News
September Newsletter 2014
Dear Church Family, I pray this letter finds you blessed and in health. Matthew 11:28-30 contains a precious promise and appeal from Jesus. “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I...
Bats in Lubbock ???
Gail Barnes, from the South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center visited us at LJA with a presentation of bats. Her illustration included preserved bats and two live pet bats. We learned the most common bat living here in Lubbock is the Mexican Free-tailed Bat. It...
Computer Learning . . .
Computer use plays a central role in developing and applying scientific knowledge. Computer sites are a tool for acquisition and communication of scientific concepts enabling students to become more active participants in research and learning. This past week LJA used...
Discovery Learning . . .
Discovery learning is a technique of inquiry-based instruction. This approach to education is supported by the work of learning theorists and psychologists Jean Piaget, Jerome Bruner, and Seymour Papert. LJA upper-grade students have been discovering the inventor of...
LJA Students Enlightened . . .
It was fun watching the students attempting to balance marbles on a flat surface. Marbles fell and bounced around the room. Deep lines of concentration were on the children’s faces. I think some even forgot to breathe. Students participated in an object lesson which...
August Newsletter 2014
Dear Church Family, Every Sabbath I watch all the incalculably valuable children come forward to enjoy the children's story. I watch as they listen, share and pray. Each child is unique, each a precious treasure in the eyes of Jesus. Is any price too high for their...
LJA Students Enlightened . . .
Examining an actual artifact is exciting. However, that is difficult at best when the item may be hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away. LJA upper-grade students are studying about the American Industrial Revolution and notable inventors. One of these inventors...
LJA Plants Unique Seeds . . .
When learning about plants there is a natural curiosity to plant seeds. However, the students at Lubbock Junior Academy planted four strange plants. Our small terrarium is filled with seeds that will bring a smile to the students faces. This combination of eclectic...
Importance of Handwashing . . .
Last Friday, our School Nurse, Sandra Caballero, taught us the importance of thoroughly washing our hands. It’s creepy to think we have 2-10 million germs on our hands to our elbows. That ferocious number doubles with each visit to the bathroom. It seems we dwell in...
Science and Faith . . .
Lubbock Junior Academy has adopted the recently released science program designed by Kendall Hunt Publishing and the NAD North American Division of Education. Kendall Hunt is a textbook publishing company in Dubuque, IA. The science series is called By Design which is...
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