Lubbock Adventist News
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...
The Best Christmas Present . . .
The Lubbock Junior Academy students presented their Christmas program for the church service on the first Sabbath in December. The theme was, “The Best Christmas Present.” The program was intermixed with familiar carols and a few new ones. Our thoughts were centered...
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