This month we concentrated on review and preparing for the end of the year. The 6th grade class was such a joy to have that it was hard seeing them off. I look forward to having them as 7th graders and know that God is going to do great things with this class.
Mr. Lopez
During June, we watched the movie based on the Old Yeller novel and compared the two. Students shared their likes and dislikes of both.
Mrs. Foster
During June, we completed Final Persuasive Essays (for or against uniforms) and reviewed and tested on paragraph and essay format. We also reviewed for Final Exams, which included the aforementioned information, as well as similes and several sections of grammar.
Mrs. Foster
Students in Middle School had an end of the year review game in which they split up into groups, gave their team a name and worked together to answer questions based on what they learned this year. It was a fun way to review.
Miss Arnau
During the month of June the 6th graders began reviewing for their Finals. All the students completed their review packets in class and then the class got to play a review game to help them see what they knew for the Final. After the last test the students have been enjoying time with their friends before the summer break starts.
Mrs. Prawel
During the month of May the 6th graders finished up their unit on Forces and got quite familiar with Sir Isaac Newton’s 3 Laws of motion. Not only did they test these laws to prove nature for themselves but they were also able to distinguish different everyday examples as one of the three laws.
Mrs. Prawel
It’s the final stretch to finals! June finds the Resource very busy as students finish all their unfinished work, refresh their study skills, do preps for tests, and work on review sheets. Diligence is finally taking over. Many have improved in study habits and the self-managing skills that will make test taking go a little smoother
As the end of school nears I get teary eyed reflecting on the accomplishments of these students – especially as I make out the awards for the Awards Chapel. I ‘m glad to see so much progress in so many ways especially in their attitude toward success. “[They] can do all things through Christ who strengthens [them]”Phil 4:13.
Mrs. Kemp
May is a time of review and preparation for Regents Tests. The 4th quarter is the hardest and the students need much encouragement to finish well. The best part about this month is that after all the hard work we went on our “End Of The Year Celebration”. It included going to a Chinese buffet and then to Juniper Valley Park for some R & R. It was a cool day thanks to Coach Wong, Mrs. Santana, Bernice the bus driver (The BEST bus driver ever), Mrs. Miyares, and my oldest son Ian. They helped make it very “doable”. I was thrilled to so see all my students, 6th grade through 12th grade, interacting together and having such a good time.
Mrs. Kemp
For the month of May Resource students focus on English language as well as how to study for tests. Because students need a strong vocabulary base to do well on the College Board SATs and also need it for a deeper understanding of their academic subjects they are introduced to vocabulary building exercises such as exploring word analogies and words with similar spelling; understanding context clues and key terms; using word maps or word charts; and, of coarse, playing the game called “Blurt”.
Mrs. Kemp
For the bulletin board in the Resource Room, I am challenging the students to write a passage reflecting on I Peter 2:9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” I’m looking forward to seeing how creative and yet thoughtful they will be.
Mrs. Kemp