Faces Painted, School Colors, Pom Poms, Screaming, Yelling, Balloons, Contests, and SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much Fun – this describes our Pep Rally on Thursday, November 19th. Our athletes were greeted by loud cheers as they crashed through homemade signs. Students were so excited and full of School Spirit as they adorned blue and silver garland and had Mrs. Kemp and Mrs. Arnau paint beautiful eagles on their faces. Our athletes were spurred on to “be the best that they can be” this year. A great big “thank you” to Mr. Wong, our Athletic Director, for making this year’s Pep Rally such a huge success.
Check out Galleries for some great pics.
Resource Room
November is a wonderful month. Students are now finding out what is really hard for them and what is easy. Many are studying and using time more effectively. Those who have been bringing in copies of their classes from Edline are some of the students who have progressed the most. However some students are finding out the consequences of poor study habits verses good study habits. This month I will focus on test corrections, remediation and encouraging them to”… press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14
Mrs. Kemp
Operation Christmas Child Visits Evangel
Operation Christmas Child, a ministry under Samaritan’s Purse, asks people to fill shoe boxes with items and love yearly, to distribute to children in need around the world. From basic essentials like toothbrushes and bars of soap to fun activities like crayons and flash cards, people around the world give a little bit of hope to children who may not otherwise have any.
Evangel Christian School continued our tradition of packing shoe boxes. On Friday, November 13th we dedicated these shoe boxes to the Lord at our chapel services. Students shared testimonies about what packing a shoebox meant to them. We prayed that these shoe boxes would reach their destinations and that the child whose hand a shoebox landed in would come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
We then received the honor of having a film crew from Operation Christmas Child come to Evangel on Tuesday, November 17th to film our students praying over their shoe boxes. Selected students also went up to our roof to shoot various plugs for OCC! This footage will be used in future Operation Christmas Child promotional videos. How exciting! The OCC film crew and staff were impressed with our children’s enthusiasm and the abundance of shoe boxes collected. Colorful posters and even some students wearing self-made t-shirts graced the sanctuary for all to know that Evangel loves Operation Christmas Child!
In total, 211 shoeboxes were packed and more than $800 (that could be visibly seen in a shoebox) in donations were collected. These donations cover the shipping costs for each of the shoe boxes.
More than 69 million children world-wide have been impacted by Operation Christmas Child and Evangel is so proud to be a part of this. Check out pictures from our chapel and the film crew coming to visit in the Galleries section of our website!
We pray that many children will be blessed this Christmas season! Thanks to everyone who helped to make this event a success!
Korea
We have continued studying China and other countries in East Asia. We learned about Chiang Kai Shek and Mao Zedong as they struggled for control after WWII, and how Kai Shek had to flee to Taiwan after Communism gained control of mainland China. We also studied Korea, and how it split into North and South. A student brought in a coat he had found from the Korean War, and shared what he knew about the war with the class.
Miss Jensen
China
During the first half of October we studied ancient and Modern day China. We learned about inventions and discoveries that the Chinese contributed to the world, like porcelain and silk, gunpowder, coal, and paper money. We studied the Chinese government as it changed from Imperial Dynasties, to Republic, to Communist State.
Miss Jensen
Math Class
Students began Chapter 4 in our math book. We will be doing work with fractions, understanding how to add, subtract, multiply and divide them.
Mr. Boyd
Old Yeller
Last week, in the novel Old Yeller, students read chapters 3-4 and displayed comprehension by answering questions for each chapter.
Mrs. Foster
How Persuasive Are You
Last week, students were pre-assessed for their prior knowledge about writing a good, structured, expository paragraph. Then, students were prompted with a situation and had to write their own persuasive paragraph, supporting their topic sentence with three reasons.
Mrs. Foster