Chronicles of Narnia-The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Our 5th through 12th grade students had the privalege of viewing the new movie, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” We were able to secure the entire theater exclusively for our students. We had a great time with snacks and viewing this new movie based upon C.S. Lewis’s books, “Chronicles of Narnia.” After we returned, students discussed the Christian Symbolism represented in the Bible! It was awesome!
Step Up Your Faith
January 3rd- January 7th
“Step up You Faith,” the theme for the week, encouraged students to go a step further in their walk with God. Middle School and High School students were challenged with speakers each day to take their faith to the next level. Our Elementary students looked at a different bible stories each day as well as completed crafts to encourage them to “step up their faith.” Our memory verse for the week was Luke 17:5-6
Angels
4L has been checking out books and working on SRA’s during library time. We read Bright Christmas before going on break. They enjoyed this book which is the Nativity story being told from the Angels point of view. The book also tells us that angels have been present since the beginning.
Mrs. Ruiz
Biographies
2B has been enjoying their library time. They especially like the privilege of checking out books for the week. They have been working on SRA’s which are reading comprehension booklets. They have also written mitten book reports that are posted on the library bulletin board. This class loves books, but their favorite genre is Biographies. They loved listening to Helen Keller’s story and to Louis Braille’s biography also.
Mrs. Ruiz
Teddy Bear Stories
1C has been listening to the story A Bear Called Paddington, which they have enjoyed very much. They have very interesting questions and comments about the story. We talked about why this story is fictional and what actions Paddington performed that are not possible for a teddy bear to do. They really enjoyed this story as it reminded us of Corduroy.
Mrs. Ruiz
Winter Stories
KV and KT both have enjoyed listening to stories by Jan Brett. She is a great illustrator and Author of children’s books. We read The Mitten and The Hat. Both of these winter stories were appropriate for this season and gave us a chance to talk about how we must dress appropriate for the changes in weather so we can stay healthy. They especially enjoyed The Hat which is about a little porcupine that gets a stocking stuck on his head and the rest of the animals make fun of him. We also talked about teasing and how God does not like us to do that and how He wants us to be kind to one another.
Mrs. Ruiz
Fractions
In Math we are entering the world of fractions. We are using egg cartons to demonstrate different fractions. So instead of simply talking about them students can visually see what different fractions looks like, and actually physically manipulate them. We are also looking at the fractions we use every day and may not even realize it. For example, if I looked at a clock and said that it is half past 12 or a quarter to 4 – then what time would it be?
Miss Laforest
The Holy Spirit
This month in Bible we are studying the Holy Spirit (whom Christ sent for us after He resurrected ascended into Heaven). We are learning that the Father sent Him so that He can be our Comforter, who will give us council and support; our Helper who will give us the boldness to preach, witness, and live our faith; and our Guide who will show us the right way to go as we navigate our way through the world.
Miss Laforest
Playing Recorders
In 4th and 5th grade music, we have been rehearsing the fingering of notes on the recorder while reading each note on a musical staff. We have found creative ways to make this into a game, as the students practiced identifying the notes drawn on the board. One of the games included the use of arts and crafts where the students had to silently work as a team to create the specified note out of fuzzoodles. The first team to make the note and toss it in the basket received points for their team. After rehearsing the notes and how many beats each note gets, we will proceed on to playing the song for the day. More game time and tunes to come!
Musical Phrases
In 2nd and 3rd grade music, we are focusing on music phrases. We listened to the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and the phrases in this song. After identifying the parts of the song, the class played the song on xylophones. When playing the instrument, they were also spending time developing an ear for musical tones: how they go up and down; and by their ears determining what came next. This follows a class where we had defined and rehearsed line and space notes on a musical staff.