Tea Party Cartoons
The 7th Grade Social Studies class is working on the Road of Independence. Students have created cartoon strips on the events of the Boston Tea Party. These cartoons are written and drawn from their own point of view.
Mrs. Christian
China
The 6th Grade Social Studies class is completing a unit study on China. Students have studied China’s history, culture from past to present day. Students will complete a group project on the following topics of China: Food, Clothing, Writings, Teachings/Education, and Government.
Mrs. Christian
Posters
We worked on Do’s and Don’ts posters this month. The students, in groups, picked a topic of their choice such as “Improving your English” then created posters and presented their thoughts. Some advice from the ESL classroom on improving your English! Do make friends who speak English. Learn the local culture. But don’t stress too much and never give up! All posters are displayed in the classroom. Here are other topics the students came up with: Getting Good Grades, Losing Weight, Building Good Friendships, and Staying Healthy.
Cultural Explosion!
We enjoyed a week of cultural exposure. We saw different costumes and traditional dress, tasted exotic foods from far away lands and learned about traditions. We also had new students place pins in our world map located on the first floor as people enter our building. This map represents all the countries our students come from – over 73 countries!
See “Galleries” for pictures
S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G
This years’ ECS spelling bee was held on Friday, October 15 during middle school chapel. We had 5th through 8th grade students compete and had a great competition. The top two students from each class will be competing in our area ACSI event at Yonkers Christian Academy on Wednesday, November 17th. Our first place for 5th grade was Amber Reyes, 2nd place was Danielle Serrano, and our alternate was Jonathan Cortes. The first place for 6th grade was Joseph Day and our second place was Taesharra Hopkins. In our 7th grade our 7H homeroom first place winner was Zoe Tavarez and second place went to Ivy Johnson. We will only have one competing from 7P which is Kristyn Morales. In 8th grade our 8P homeroom first place winner was Jerry Meng and 2nd place was Roberto Barraza. In our final homeroom 8R, Caleb Flores took first and Johanna Gepte came in second. Congratulations to all those who competed. We know you will represent us well.
Rocks
Sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are the make-up of the rocks of the earth. The rock cycle is a fascinating process of rock recycling. Who knew rocks could be so interesting!
What do you see?
In 1665, Robert Hooke looked through a microscope and saw a cell for the first time. Mitosis is one form of cell reproduction. These are just two of the many things that students are discovering in 7th grade science class through experiments and study!
Do you know?
Protozoa, viruses, and bacteria are all words that the 6th grade students can explain to their parents. 6th grade students are also able to describe virus replication. Way to go!
Emotional Distress
Students have been learning through biblical characters such as Timothy, Absalom, and Abraham how to overcome emotional distress. We have had some great discussions.
Character Traits
Students have been learning about the character traits of honesty, joyfulness, and thankfulness. In these studies, we used our life experience to bring understanding to our lessons.