The seventh graders are going through a crash course for medical school as they explore the human body and all 11 organ systems that make up the body. Students have been working hard to become experts on one system so that they can teach their fellow classmates about it through a presentation. The students have produced quite fabulous work so far with creative projects like sculpting a bone and magnifying a layer of skin, to get a close up look. The hands-on approach (students are choosing any way they would like, to present, about their organ system) has really allowed the students to excel in areas that they are strong in (art, oral presentation, writing-creating worksheets), which has shown in their excellent work. We are trying to eventually put all our work together to create a life-size human body!
Miss Lawrence
The sixth graders just began Unit D: Genetics. They are learning about the ways in which all organisms reproduce, both asexually and sexually. The students have just covered the basics so far, but soon we will explore why we have the traits that we do and where they come from! We may even have to do some family research – so parents get ready!
Miss Lawrence
In Middle School students learned vocabulary associated with air travel and airports. They learned the present tense of verbs with the present progressive and the verbs conocer and saber. Students used vocabulary relating to airports and travel activities. Many activities were designed to help the students use the vocabulary in reading comprehension, listening and speaking.
Ms. Gines
As overseer of Chapel, it has been my desire to see the hearts of our students be drawn closer to our Lord and Savior. The Lord has been faithful to hear my heart’s cry. There has been such a growth and hunger in our students to worship God and carry out His purpose for their lives. From Elementary to High School, there has been steady growth and our Spiritual Focus for the year has truly been our anthem:
Philippians 3:13 NIV
“I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining towards what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Please continue to pray for our chapel services. We need to continue to ask God to open our children’s hearts and minds, we need the Lord to anoint our worship teams and we need God to empower every speaker who shares.
Mrs. Torres
8th Grade Math Class is working on the increase and decrease of percentages. Along with this they will be learning about Pascal’s Triangle and then complete a project involving what they have learned.
Mrs. Christian
We’ve been reading the novel Johnny Tremain. Students have been reading in class and some at home, as well as answering comprehension questions and taking notes on the characters. Additionally, we’ve had some class discussions about the cultural/historical situation of the story, which is the coming Revolutionary War. Students were challenged to express their opinions about two questions: 1) Were the American colonists disobeying Scripture by rebelling against authority? Explain why or why not. 2) Is it ever right to rebel against authority? If so, when? If not, why? Students had to back up their opinions with Scripture and quotations given in their Study Guides. What a great debate it was!
Mrs. Foster
We’ve been reading the novel “Old Yeller” by Fred Gipson. I challenged students to complete an Anticipation Guide which gave them a preview of themes that will be discussed throughout the novel. Students have been reading aloud in class and silently on their own, as well as answering comprehension questions along the way. We have been discussing the setting, characters, and key events.
Mrs. Foster
In English classes, we have been going through the writing process for an Autobiographical Narrative. We have done brainstorming, prewriting, drafting, and revising so far. Students have done peer editing and revising using color to locate and add adjectives, adverbs, and similes. The goal of revision has been to add imagery and descriptiveness.
Mrs. Foster
We have started a book of short stories and poems this week. We read the story of the Good Samaritan, from Luke 10:29-33. We discussed how our responses to those around use reflect our relationship with the Lord. The unit title is “In the Neighborhood”. The students, through reading, will learn Godly characteristics and will also learn how to demonstrate those in their everyday lives.
Mrs. Bienemann
We have finished reading the Narnia book, The Last Battle. The students were amazed to find out that the Kings and Queens of Narnia died in their own land and were allowed to stay in Narnia forever. I reminded them that Narnia represented heaven in the book and if they serve Christ one day they to will spend eternity in heaven.
Mrs. Bienemann