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2017-2018 Book and Supply Lists

Each family should provide:
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING, your choice:
Lysol wipes OR baby wipes OR roll of paper towels OR bottle of hand sanitizer
*Please bring to the parent meeting or the first class day
K-5th grade students:
*please clearly label all supplies with student’s name
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE:
Folder for homework
1-1.5" Binder with dividers and lined notebook paper
Pencil box or bag with:
several sharp pencils with erasers
1-2 glue sticks
Scissors
2-3 fine point Expo dry erase markers
backpack
Water bottle
For the hallway at Heritage: Large Plastic Bin to hold supplies (including jackets/snow pants/boots/lunch bag), one per family - clearly labeled with family
name
ADDITIONAL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES BY CLASS:
PLEASE NOTE: As indicated below, several of the required textbooks will be provided to you at the parent meeting or on the first day of class. Heritage will assume the responsibility for ordering these materials at a discounted group rate. This will save your family many dollars in book fees. Expect to see the charges on your email invoice mid- August or early September.
Art: K-5th
Instructors: Trina Karow and Theresa Paolini
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TEXT: NONE
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Optional: For at home use: Colored pencils, set of 24 Prismacolor
Astronomy: K-8th*
Instructors: Kristin Cotton, Jane Turner, and Joyce Whitney-Davies
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TEXTS:
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Exploring Creation with Astronomy Textbook, 2nd edition preferred, but 1st edition will work, one per family
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The Stars, A New Way to See them, H.A Rey, one per family
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Along Came Galileo, Jeannie Bendick, one per family
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Large planisphere, 40-50 latitude, David Chandler, at least one per family
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Astronomy Journal, provided by Heritage, $6 per student billed to your account
*K-8 astronomy students will use the same texts. K-1st students: Texts are optional, but highly recommended, for K-1 students. All K-1 students will be billed for a journal for in-class work.
Choir
Instructor: Alissa Finlayson
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Sturdy folder for music with pencil inside
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OPTIONAL TEXTS:
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DO, RE, MI: If you can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo, Susan Roth
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Those Amazing Musical Instruments, by Genevieve Helsby
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Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, by Susan Hood
English, 3rd
Instructor: Buffi Lloyd
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TEXTS:
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*Shurley English Level 3 Homeschooling edition Teacher's manual Okay to purchase used without CD. If you purchase new, it will be bundled with the student workbook, which we will not use.
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Spell to Write and Read Wise Guide for Spelling (One per family, used K-5th)
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SWR Primary Learning Log, provided by Heritage, $6 billed to your account.
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6 highlighters, different colors
*Please note: We will not be using the Shurley Student workbook this year
English, 4th
Instructor: Buffi Lloyd
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TEXTS:
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The Write Foundation (Level 1), provided by Heritage, $25 billed to your account
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*Shurley English Level 4 Homeschooling edition Teacher's manual (Okay to purchase used without CD): If you purchase new, it may be bundled with the student workbook, which we will not use.
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Spell to Write and Read Wise Guide for Spelling (One per family, used K-5th)
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SWR Primary Learning Log, provided by Heritage, $6 billed to your account.
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6 highlighters, different colors
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pens/pencils
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Loose leaf lined paper (binder for this class will be provided by Heritage)
*Please note: We will not be using the Shurley Student workbook this year
English, 5th
Instructor: Buffi Lloyd
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TEXTS:
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The Write Foundation (Level 1), provided by Heritage, $25 billed to your account
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*Shurley English Level 5 Homeschooling edition)Teacher's manual (Okay to purchase used without CD). If you purchase new, it may be bundled with the student workbook, which we will not use.
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Spell to Write and Read Wise Guide for Spelling (One per family, used 1st-5th)
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SWR Primary Learning Log, provided by Heritage, $6 billed to your account.
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6 highlighters, different colors
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pens/pencils
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Loose leaf lined paper (binder for this class will be provided by Heritage)
*Please note: We will not be using the Shurley Student workbook this year
Foundations Block: K-2nd
Instructors: Rachel Cremer (K) and Jenny Mattern (1st & 2nd)
TEXTS:
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SWR Primary Learning Log, provided by Heritage, $6 per student billed to your account.
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Phonogram cards, one set per family, provided by Heritage for new families
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Poetry and Copywork Book, provided by Heritage, $6 billed to your account
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1st-2nd (optional K): Spell to Write and Read Wise Guide for Spelling (One per family, used 1st-5th)
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Five in a Row Volume 1 (must have this version)
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Five in a Row Literature Package (may order the books separately, share with another family, or borrow from the library. We will not record titles online this year because we want you to sit and read with your child!)
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*Recommended reading programs for at home use: Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons OR All About Reading (multiple levels available).
Humanities: 3rd-5th
Instructor: Rya Diede
TEXTS:
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*Christendom Student Guide, one per family, $35 billed to your account*
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*Christendom reader, including all literature texts for the year, one per family, $45 billed to your account (Includes Beowulf, excerpts from Canterbury Tales, King Arthur, Otto of the Silverhand, Robinhood, Pilgrim's Progress, and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night)
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*A Castle with Many Rooms from Simply Charlotte Mason, provided by Heritage, $15 billed to your account
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Student Journal, provided by Heritage, $10 per student billed to your Heritage account.
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5-6 nice pens in a variety of colors; Sharpie Pens or similar
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Watercolors, for use at home
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Colored pencils, set of at least 12. Prismacolor preferred.
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1-2 highlighters
- New Heritage Families: Classical Acts and Facts Time Line Cards from Classical Conversations, 4 sets: Ancient, Middle Ages, New World, Modern (for use in 3rd-8th humanities) *If you are only able to purchase one set this year for financial reasons, please choose the Middle Ages Set.
Math & Maps: K-5
Instructors: Erin Tintzman (K), Joy Weaks (1st-5th)
TEXTS:
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Kindergarten- Optional: Preschool Math at Home (this will supplement your chosen math curriculum)
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1st-3rd, optional for 4th-5th: Addition Facts that Stick*
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1st-3rd, optional for 4th-5th: Subtraction Facts that Stick*
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4th-5th: Quick Flip Arithmetic
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Drawing Europe
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1/2" Three Ring Binder or space in another binder
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Fine Tip Dry Erase Markers, 4 colors
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Optional:
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Deck of Playing cards
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*Books are HIGHLY recommended for 4th-5th grade due to the critical thinking skills taught. 4th-5th grade students will also work through multiplication and division facts.
PE: K-5th
Instructor: Angela Kenney
TEXTS: None


6th-12th grade students:
*please clearly label all supplies with student’s name
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE:
Folder for homework
1.5" Binder with dividers and college ruled notebook paper- bring to Heritage weekly
Pencil box or bag with:
several sharp pencils with erasers
1-2 glue sticks
Scissors
2-3 fine point Expo dry erase markers
backpack
Water bottle
Recommended for high school: Planner (with Calendar)
Optional: large plastic bin/tote to hold supplies outside of classroom
Optional: lunch bag
ADDITIONAL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES BY CLASS:
PLEASE NOTE: As indicated below, several of the required textbooks will be provided to you at the parent meeting or on the first day of class. Heritage will assume the responsibility for ordering these materials at a discounted group rate. This will save your family many dollars in book fees. Expect to see the charges on your email invoice mid- August or early September.
Art: 6th-12th
Instructors: Susan Wagner and Theresa Paolini (8-12 Monday class)
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TEXT: NONE
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7th+: 1” binder or section in a larger binder
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Mrs. Wagner's classes: journal and calligraphy pen, provided by Heritage, $5.50 per student billed to your account
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Colored pencils, set of at least 12. Prismacolor preferred.
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Recommended for use at home: Yarka Watercolor set
Astronomy: K-8th
Instructors: Kristin Cotton, Jane Turner, and Joyce Whitney-Davies
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TEXTS:
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Exploring Creation with Astronomy Textbook, 2nd edition preferred but 1st edition will work, one per family
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*The Stars, A New Way to See them, H.A Rey, one per family
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*Along Came Galileo, Jeannie Bendick, one per family
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*Large planisphere, 40-50 latitude, David Chandler, at least one per family
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*Astronomy Journal, provided by Heritage, $6 per student billed to your account
*K-8 astronomy students will use the same texts.
Anatomy & Physiology
Instructor: Marlo Lancaster
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TEXTS:
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Anatomy and Physiology: Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 2011 Edition
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The Anatomy Coloring Book, by Wynn Kapit, 4th edition
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One Sewn GRAPH PAPER composition notebook. No loose leaf graph paper or spiral notebooks, please. May purchase at office supply store for less.
Biology
Instructor: Marlo Lancaster
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TEXT: Biology, Prentice Hall, by Miller and Levine, ISBN-13: 978-0132013499 (Book has a dragonfly on the front, $14-25 used)
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Prentice Hall Biology Guided Reading and Study Workbook 2006C, ISBN: 9780131662575. Please purchase a NEW version, available for under $15 from Amazon here or Deal Oz here
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One Sewn GRAPH PAPER composition notebook. No loose leaf graph paper or spiral notebooks, please. May purchase at office supply store for less.
Choir
Instructor: Alissa Finlayson
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TEXT: NONE
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Sturdy folder for music with pencil inside
Earth Science: 7th-8th
Instructor: Ashley Mason
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Good set of colored pencils, set of at least 12. Prismacolor preferred.
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Good mechanical or drawing pencil
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One college ruled composition book
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One Sewn GRAPH PAPER composition notebook. No loose leaf graph paper or spiral notebooks, please. May purchase at office supply store for less.
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Optional: unlined journal to be used as an illustration/field journal
English, 6th-8th
Instructor: Beth Rainford
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TEXT: The Write Foundation (Level 2- 6th grade, Level 3- 7th & 8th), provided by Heritage, $25 billed to your account
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pens/pencils
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Loose leaf lined paper (binder for this class will be provided by Heritage)
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6 highlighters, different colors
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thesaurus for at home use (Any thesaurus is fine, but students may not use online thesaurus only)
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dictionary for use at home, not just an online dictionary
English, Poetics I: 9th-11th
Instructor: Kamela Anderson
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TEXT: Poetics & Progym I, Language Arts for Upper School by Cottage Press, provided by Heritage, $30 billed to your account
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The Odyssey, by Homer, Richard Lattimore translation
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1" Three Ring Binder
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set of 8 dividers for binder to be used for Resource binder for Poetics I-III
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Loose leaf college ruled paper to put in binder
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pens/pencils
English, Poetics III: 9th-11th
Instructor: Kamela Anderson
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TEXT:
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Poetics & Progym III, Language Arts for Upper School by Cottage Press, provided by Heritage, $30 billed to your account
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Elements of Style, 4th Edtion. By William Strunk, Jr. (students purchased this for Poetics II and should each have a copy already)
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Rhetoric by Aristotle (Dover Thrift Edition)
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Poetics & Progym Resource Notebook with Poetics I-II materials printed and added to section divisions--contact Mrs. Anderson if you need a fresh link to this
Humanities I: 6th-8th
Instructors: Rya Diede (6) and Rachel Cremer (7-8)
TEXTS:
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*Christendom Student Guide, one per family, $35 billed to your account*
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*Christendom reader, including all literature texts for the year, one per family, $45 billed to your account (Includes Beowulf, excerpts from Canterbury Tales, King Arthur, Otto of the Silverhand, Robinhood, Pilgrim's Progress, and Shakespeare's Twelfth Night)
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*A Castle with Many Rooms from Simply Charlotte Mason, provided by Heritage, $15 billed to your account
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Student Journal, provided by Heritage, $8 per student billed to your Heritage account.
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7th-8th only: Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, Folger's edition
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5-6 nice pens in a variety of colors; Sharpie Pens or similar
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1-2 highlighters
*3rd-5th humanities students will use the same texts. If your family wishes to have a separate copy for your middle school and elementary student, please let us know. Otherwise, you will be billed for one set per family.
Humanities II, History and Literature: 9th-12th
Instructor: Karen Dunham
TEXTS: Literature
*It is required that students each have a copy of the specified literature texts, as linked below. No substitutions will be allowed as translation and page numbers differ significantly between text versions.
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The History of the Kings of Great Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth
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The Divine Comedy - part 1 (Hell/Inferno), Dante, Dorothy L. Sayers (translator)
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Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves: The Faerie Queene, Edmund Spenser
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Hamlet, William Shakespeare, Folger's edition
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Christendom poetry reader and Christendom primary source document reader from Providence Prep, provided by Heritage, $20 billed to your account
TEXTS: History
*It is required that students each have a copy of the specified history texts, as linked below. No substitutions will be allowed.
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Dr. George Grant Christendom audio lecture CD, provided by Heritage, $55 per family
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Student Syllabus, provided by Heritage, $25 per student
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Book of Centuries by Cottage Press, provided by Heritage
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World History Atlas by Magellan Geographix. Or this link to compare prices.
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES:
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3 College ruled composition books, stitched (so that they lay flat); these will be used for: 1) Commonplace Book (CPB) - (You may choose a nice, beautiful journal instead of a composition book for your CPB, but it must lie flat (must be approved on first day of class). If you were in Hum II Modernity last year, you may use the same book from last year. Common placing is a lifelong discipline not just something done for school.) 2) Reading Journal (RJ). Returning students may use the same journal as last year if it is college ruled. 3) Christendom Notebook (CNB) Must be new.
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Latin for Children A, 6th-8th
Instructor: Gwen Kashmier and Angela Nye
TEXTS:
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Latin for Children Primer A, Student Workbook (2003 edition, revised in 2017)
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Latin for Children Primer A, Answer Key (2003 edition, picture matches student or workbook)
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Latin for Children, Primer A History Reader
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Latin Chant CD, provided by Heritage, $6 billed to your account
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Optional: Latin for Children, Primer A-- Activity Book. No assignments will be given from this text.
High School: Spanish I
Instructor: Mara Strobel
TEXT: Descubre Level 1 - 2014 Edition - Student Edition, 9781618571984
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Box for 3x5 index cards (cards provided by Heritage)
Logic
Instructor: Angela Nye
OPTIONAL TEXT: The Amazing Dr. Ransom's Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies: A Field Guide for Clear Thinkers
Student Journal, $8 billed to your Heritage account
Model UN
Instructor: Susan Wagner
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TEXT: None
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$30 additional class fee to cover student registration at the MUN conference
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Please budget for 2 nights in a hotel, plus meals. Conference is November 20-22 at the University of Montana in Missoula
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1" binder or space in larger binder
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lined notebook paper
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sheet poster board, white
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thick sharpie marker