Exploravision Contest
February is the ending month of the Exploravision contest. Every group had great ideas and there is a possibility that in the future some of these very ideas will come to be real items that will be available on the market. In March the groups will get the chance to make their models. We have graciously been given a grant to purchase material for the groups to create their ideas. I am very surprised to find how many students still enjoy playing with Lego’s. Yes that includes the High School students.
Mr. Penland
Fun with Word Art
Students have finished working on Microsoft Word- WordArt In January. We have worked on a project where we have chosen a piece of technology that we cannot live without and have used WordArt to make it more appealing to our audience. Each student has also taken a pretest to help determine what they know and what they still need to learn in Microsoft Word. Check out Recipes4success online. Our school’s user name is ECS and password school. (Anyone connected to Evangel may use it!)
Miss Stahler
Valentine’s Day Cards & 3D Art
In celebration of Valentines Day, students made handmade valentines day cards for friends and family using a variety of colored construction paper, lace, ribbon, hearts, buttons, glitter and more.
For our Lesson in 3-D…….I began the lesson by placing the following objects in front of the class (aluminum foil, glue, paper and paint) and asked – Which of these can we use to make art? Most students replied glue, paper and paint, but one student said – All of them, and he was right. Art can be made out of everyday objects or even things we’d normally throw in the trash. Students had to first draw the face of their own imaginary character then turn the character into a 3D face glued to cardstock and paint it. The students left never looking at aluminum foil the same.
Miss Arnau
Winter Wonderland
We had an amazing time at our Literacy Day: Winter Wonderland. Our Reading Room was transformed into a real life winter scene. We had snowflakes of every size and shape suspended from the ceiling, an igloo constructed by one of our 5th graders and the song Walking in a Winter Wonderland playing in the background as our students entered. Our Elementary school students sang songs and were read incredible winter storybooks such as The Tiny Snowflake, The Little Snowflake, and Winter Rabbit. We watched a special Brain Pop and Brain Pop Jr., which talked about snowflakes. Students drew pictures and answered questions based on what they learned from the video.
However, the best part of the day, and all the students will agree, had to be when upper elementary played a game called Build Your Own Snow woman. Each class was split into three groups and had about two minutes to decorate teachers and aides as snow women. They used a roll of toilet paper and a whole lot of creativity. It was yet another successful, fun Literacy Day for all! Happy Reading!
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Students are learning about rhythm and expression this month. Students have been dancing and moving to the various rhythms they are learning. One of the favorites was in fourth and fifth grade where they danced and sang “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”. They really enjoyed it and had the freedom to make up their own dance as long as it matched the rhythm. Third grade got to learn rhythm through the use of tennis balls. They had a great time seeing how every beat in each measure could be demonstrated through the use of the tennis ball. Some had a hard time controlling the tennis ball at first but they really got the hang of it. The students are having a great time learning how music can be expressed through dance, movement and the use of instruments.
Mrs. Racoma
Enrichment Class
Happy New Year’s. I pray everyone had a safe Christmas break. The group projects are starting to heat up. Most of the research has been done and now the teams are writing or typing their final papers. When your child has their work online they will be able to show you what they have been working on. The research has made way for the English side of learning. The groups are continuing to write about this new technology. The artisan is about to push their way into the project when the group starts working on their simulated web pages. This simulated web page is all about their technology. If you child’s group wins the regional judging they will get the opportunity to create a web page that may be put on the internet. Examples of winning projects can be seen at: www.dmail.exploravision.org. Click on winning entries and scroll to the age group you would like to look at and click view winning website. Time is short and the deadline is coming soon. January 25th for the paper part of the project and February 2nd for the electronic part of the projects.
God is good and His mercy endures forever.
Dustin Penland
Christmas Around The World
What a wonderful evening was had by all as we celebrated our Savior’s birth! On Friday, December 11th our Elementary School celebrated Christmas Around the World. Songs were sung from different countries and children spoke about the way Christmas is celebrated in places other than America, such as Ireland, Brazil, etc.
Each grade had a special part to play and our Elementary Electives came through with “shining colors”. Our Dance Team danced to “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”. The children did a great job and it was a beautiful dance. Our Drama Team took care of all of the narration! Way to go guys! Our Junior Chorus sang”This Little Light of Mine” and “Spread a Little Love”.
This was an awesome way to celebrate our Savior’s birth. Thanks for all who helped to make this a wonderful evening.
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Reading Class
This month in Reading we are looking for inspiration. In our Reader we are reading a story written by Pat Cummings. She is a children’s book illustrator who draws her inspiration from everything around her. She gets ideas from the clothes people wear and the dreams she has to cloud formations she sees in the sky. We are also doing a writing project on Stone Fox, a Novel we just finished. It is about a boy who entered a dogsled race and won, even though nobody thought he could. We are sharing what dreams we have (no matter how impossible they may seem now) and what we would like to be able to accomplish one day.
Miss Laforest
Bible Class
This month in Bible 4L is studying the death and resurrection of Christ. It has been a very powerful time for the class as we each ask ourselves: Am I truly born again? We are also studying the Holy Spirit (whom Christ sent for us after He ascended). We are learning about how He is our Comforter, who is here to give us council and support; our Helper who gives us the boldness to preach, witness, and live our faith; and our Guide who shows us the right way to go as we navigate our way through the world.
Miss Laforest
Ice Skating
This month 4th Grade went on a fieldtrip to Bryant Park where we skated around in circles- ice-skated that is. We had a day full of fun, laughter, and quite a few falls. Students who had never ice-skated before learned how and those with some skills got even better. I can proudly say nobody gave up even if some looked as though they had been taking swimming lessons instead of ice-skating by the time we were done.
Miss Laforest