{"id":2237,"date":"2015-06-03T14:37:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T14:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2015-06-04T01:54:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T01:54:03","slug":"school-endings-may-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?p=2237","title":{"rendered":"School Endings \/ May 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Donna<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our home focus was to finish the school requirements of this academic year. Jason\u2019s memory theme this month is Proverbs 3: 1-12. Hopefully it is now \u201cwritten upon the table of his heart\u201d and thus able to permeate his thoughts in years to come. He has also done much artwork with our neighbors, and invested time in learning the guitar and piano. Both he and Gloria have made &#8216;beaucoup&#8217; of progress in their Portuguese language studies &#8211; a real victory indeed. [click pic to enlarge]<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2237 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?attachment_id=2242'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_guitar-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jay and guitar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2242\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2242'>\n\t\t\t\tJay and guitar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?attachment_id=2239'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_bible-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jay quoting Bible verses\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2239\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2239'>\n\t\t\t\tJay quoting Bible verses\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?attachment_id=2240'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_cat-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jay and cat friend\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2240\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2240'>\n\t\t\t\tJay and cat friend\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?attachment_id=2241'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_farm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jay gardening\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2241\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2241'>\n\t\t\t\tJay gardening\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?attachment_id=2243'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_soccer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jay and football\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2243\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2243'>\n\t\t\t\tJay and football\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/?attachment_id=2238'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/jay_artwork-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jay artwork\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2238\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2238'>\n\t\t\t\tJay artwork\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Gloria spent a myriad of hours practicing 52 new scales ranging from A flat minor to G flat major, studied the composers, music styles, and dynamics of the classical, baroque and romantic eras, improved her sight reading and sight singing and perfected three beautiful pieces for her exams with the Royal School of Music. She is confident that she passed the exam, even though the results will only be revealed in August.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2245\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/piano2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2245\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2245\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/piano2-533x400.jpg\" alt=\"Gloria before piano exam.\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/piano2-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/piano2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/piano2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/piano2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gloria before piano exam.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gloria has also been journaling, an art form in which thoughts are journaled through pictures, collages, etc. It has been a fun and challenging journey which is just beginning, as she has yet many entries to make.\u00a0 Besides the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic and science, we have had a great year of learning experiences and we are looking forward to doing new things this summer!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2246\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_artwork.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2246\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2246\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_artwork-533x400.jpg\" alt=\"Gloria journal\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_artwork-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_artwork-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_artwork-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_artwork.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gloria journal<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2247\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_cat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2247\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2247\" src=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_cat-533x400.jpg\" alt=\"Gloria and cat\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_cat-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_cat-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_cat-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wordfree.net\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/glo_cat.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gloria and cat<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Donna Our home focus was to finish the school requirements of this academic year. Jason\u2019s memory theme this month is Proverbs 3: 1-12. 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