Mr. Sanchez grew up in the South Bronx, but currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. He recently graduated from the Christian college in the Empire State building, The King’s College. Mr. Sanchez enjoys working with adolescents. He is an active member of his church in Bushwick, Evergreen Gospel Chapel, and enjoys reading and playing all sports, in particular basketball. It is Mr. Sanchez’s desire to influence the next generation of students for the kingdom of God, both spiritually and educationally.
September is one of my favorite months of the year. Some obvious reasons why, might be because I get to see my returning students, I get to meet new ones, and I get to set the tone for the rest of the year. These are among the main reasons I anticipate the start of the school year, but there is yet another reason I like September. And that reason is the “Fitness Test.” The Fitness Test is a New York State Test that measures student’s muscular strength and endurance. For one week, students have “Fitness Test Training,” where they are given a card with specific workouts and are expected to complete that card by the end of the class. For many students this card is an immovable mountain. They see what I expect of them and say, “Mr. Wong are you serious? Mr. Wong this is a joke right? Mr. Wong you’re a funny guy?” The truth is that I do have high expectations of my students and I take pride in pushing them further then they believed they could go. The conversations for the next couple of days are as follows, “I’m so sore, how about you? I cannot believe I actually finished ever thing on that card. Mr. Wong I have not worked out like that in months.” Little do they know that that’s music to my ears. It is not until the following week that they begin to realize the fruits of their labor. They understand why they were pushed so hard and how easy the Fitness Test actually is.
Hi, my name is Norma Pascualini and I am a new teacher here at Evangel. I feel very blessed to be given the opportunity to be a part of this great ministry. I hope to positively influence my students, not just academically, but also spiritually. My prayer is that together we would all grow in every area of our lives, as Christ would have us.I am a graduate of Jimmy Swaggert Bible College and have taught extensively in different areas of ministry. I have participated in a lot of missions work abroad, specifically in Spanish speaking countries. I also recently completed an intensive 2 year leadership course in Spanish designed to minister more effectively to God’s people and the world.
I am currently teaching 6th and 7th Grade Bible courses and 6th , 9th and 11th Spanish. We will be discovering new and exciting things this school year, in Bible as well as in Spanish and I will do my best to make it interesting and challenging for my students.
Evangel Christian School
National Honor Society & National Junior Honor Society
Induction and Recognition Ceremony
May 29, 2008 7:00pm
This was a beautiful candlelighting ceremony where we recognized 30 NHS members and inducted 9 new NHS members. There were 16 NJHS members that were recognized and 26 new NJHS members were inducted. The four High School Officers each read about one of the four characteristics that represent the National Honor Society. All new inductees were pinned. 12th and 8th grade officers received Honor Cords, and all seniors received Honor Stoles to be worn at gradauation. The members and new inductees pledged to always honor the Truth of God. Candles were then lit by Seniors and all members marched down the aisle. We are very proud of all of our members.
Each group must work on a project in which they reach out to the community. NJHS raised money for autism and actually got to meet the little girl they raised money to help. NHS raised money to purchase clothes and toys and delivered them to a single mother’s shelter. Each group was truly blessed to be able to reach out and share God’s love.
2008-academic-banquet-invitation
June 24 – 7:00pm Grades 6-12
What an incredible evening with over 360 in attendance. What a great time we had honoring our students academic achievements. Each year we center our Banquet around a theme. This year our theme was “Finding a pearl of great price”. The Fellowship Hall was”decked our” in an underwater theme. It looked fantastic! Students need only achieve Honor Roll status for one quarter to be honored. It was Italian night as we feasted on all types of pasta: Stuffed Shells, Pasta Primavera, Lasagne, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Baked Ziti, Pasta and Broccoli, Tri Color Pasta Salad and Rolls. Mmmmm Good! 127 Trophies were given out in 6 different categories. Pastor addressed us and spurred us onward. He also shared that we would begin to build the new High School in the Spring. A cheer went up from the crowd and all glory was given to the Lord.
Our Math classes transitioned using visual mathematics along with math computation and word problems from textbooks. This was to prepare the students for SATs and Finals. 6th & 7th – Math curriculum consisted of Visual Mathematics I. Students were introduced to the art of questioning. This is to produce thinking.
8th – Math Curriculum consisted of Visual mathematics II. This was challenging. The students were using high levels of critical thinking. Middle School students were challenged to make observation and work with manipulatives to prove their theories and thought process. Students worked in groups and in pairs. Later in the year, middle school math transitioned to Math Computation. Visual Math helped prepare them for computation from the perspective of understanding mathematical concepts and not just traditional rote memory of computations. The highlight of 7th grade was in one class I had a piece of chocolate cake and I spoon fed each student. God demonstrated math for us that day in how you can divide one item into a number of parts. All of middle school created their own math games.
Sixth and Seventh Grade English classes continue a pace, mastering the technical side of regular and irregular verbs commonly misused in speech and writing. The English “Lab” that meets in Room 302 has experienced a variety of styles in poetry and expository writing. The students’ own creative pieces showed evidence of a large amount of talent, particularly in regards to poetry. It is my prayer that the students will use their pens to praise the Lord as David did.
“If Fredy here were a “Señor” like your “abuelo” and it were night time, how would you greet him?” I asked the class.”Buenas noches, Señor!” the class chimes together.
Imagine for a moment three students in front of the class: an “abuela” (grandma or elderly lady) clad in pearls and a scarf, an “abuelo” (grandpa or elderly man) sporting a sombrero, and an “alumno” who gets to be “lo normal”. Each represent one of the various people students might encounter when practicing informal and formal Spanish greetings.
This year the 6th grade classes completed an introduction into Spanish. Engaging in role- play activities such as these, students also performed skits, created drawings, practiced with worksheets, and composed short writing assignments, and viewed movies in Spanish and about Spanish culture.
Student work was particularly exemplary in completing the mid-year group projects; a summation of research, writing, and artwork inspired by the cultures of various Spanish-speaking countries.
Textbook materials include ¿Cómo te va? Glencoe Middle School Spanish textbook and workbook
Refer to www.spanish.glencoe.com for further information!
Senorita Dyk
In 6th grade Social Studies the students have been learning about the Middle Ages and the social structure throughout the time period. The class was engaged in a stimulating demonstration showing the history of class structure, stemming from the lords down to the common peasant and how each class had a specific job. We then covered the Crusades and why they occurred. The students learned about great Christian missionaries throughout the time period as well, and how they suffered persecution for Christ. It really put into perspective the life of Christianity and an appreciation for those who have paved the way.