8th Grade has been talking about Creation, more specifically how God created everything perfect in the beginning and how sin altered things. During September we looked at Creation and the Crisis and in October we will be looking at the calling and Christ
Mr. Lopez
Fall greetings from the Middle School and High School Resource Room! This year we are blessed to have Mrs. Cathy Hampton join our team. She has wonderfully stepped in to help as Evangel’s Resource Center has grown. She is a special asset in assisting the international students in all classes.
As the year started students came with a great sense of expectation, positive attitudes and high goals. In Resource we are setting the groundwork for success first through prayer and second by covering the Building Blocks to School success. This includes but isn’t limited to study skills (SQ3R), reading skills (finding the main idea), Learning Styles Assessments (visual, tactile, auditory), how to take good notes and how to read the textbooks effectively.
It is a blessing to have students from all over the world at Evangel. Our international students represent interesting and varied countries of the world such as China, Indonesia, Korea, Peru, Philippines, Switzerland, Venezuela, and Viet Nam, and many more. Locating their home countries on our classroom map, gave all of the students a chance to discuss the distance to the United States. Becoming familiar with American Idioms has been challenging but it helps with both their conversation and written English skill building. As they discuss their assignments, we might say that some of the answers “are on the tip of your tongue” as a way to practice the use of idioms in conversation. There are many new things to teach and learn for everyone.
Mrs. Kemp
7th grade this year will be taking a quest in search of character. Too many young people and adults lack the character that Christ desires to see in us. We are going to learn the importance of Godly Character and how we can best display that. On top of that we will be discussing creation, the fall and salvation.
Mr. Lopez
This year is a special year in 6th grade Bible. We will be discussing and learning how we can run the best race possible. We will be learning different spiritual training regiments, how to listen to our coach and the importance of endurance. On top of that we will be discussing creation, the fall and salvation.
Mr. Lopez
This drama class emphasizes the importance of the spoken word, and thus students will be practicing and preparing a variety of speeches, dramas, skits, and recitations. Last week we studied clips of great speakers (Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchill, FDR, etc.) and used them as models before giving our own improptu speeches. This week we will be sharing personal experience speeches and discussing preparations for the speech meet in March.
Mrs. Lapp
Students continued reading and working in their SRA Reading booklets. They used strategies such as reading the comprehension questions first before reading the story; they also used context clues to figure out word meanings. The goal was for each student to complete two stories at their personal, reading ability level. At the end of the week, students took a quiz on main idea and context clues.
Mrs. Foster
This week, students received a new set of ten, SAT vocabulary words and definitions. By using the context and definitions, students completed sentences with these ten words. Students also reviewed prepositional phrases and their use in context by completing a few pages in their “Easy Grammar” workbooks. Finally, students created a drawing and labeled it to show relationship most prepositions express toward a noun. Students will vote on the winners of the best drawings!
Mrs. Foster
This week, students practiced spelling and SAT vocabulary words to get ready for the quiz. We learned and practiced hand/body motions to make the vocabulary words “come alive” and easier to understand. Students also reviewed prepositional phrases and their use in context by completing a few pages in their “Easy Grammar” workbooks. Finally, students created a drawing and labeled it to show relationship most prepositions express toward a noun. Students will vote on the winners of the best drawings!
Mrs. Foster
This week, all middle school students learned how to use the SRA Reading Kits, which contain numerous short stories or articles categorized according to ability level. (There is a Kit for each grade.) Students had the opportunity to select a story/article of their choice. They read it and answered comprehension and word study questions. Finally, students used the answer key cards to self-grade. The goal was for each student to complete two stories at their personal, reading ability level.
Mrs. Foster
Eighth graders practiced using the 10 SAT Vocabulary words in their own sentences. Students also orally presented their “Shoebox Speeches.” Each student presented 10 items that were unlike them in some way. They had to explain why each item didn’t represent them. Students were graded on volume, clarity, eye contact, length of time (2-3 minutes), and content (explanations).
Mrs. Foster