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!
Colonial Growth
Continuing to study America’s colonial growth, we drew maps, charting out which European countries laid claim to which regions of the U.S. After concentrating on New England, we began to explore New France and New Spain. We looked at how Europeans brought their political and religious differences with them from the old world to the new.
Miss Jensen
America
During the first half of October we studied the early English colonies in the Americas, beginning with the disappearing colony of Roanoke, and the entrepreneurial colony of Jamestown. We studied the Pilgrims as they came to Massachusetts Bay Colony in search of religious freedom, and how even freedom-seekers found it difficult to give others their own religious freedom.
Miss Jensen
Integers
Students have begun to explore Chapter 4. We are going to do a lot of fun projects and work as we learn about algebra and integers. We will be making posters, presentations, having small groups, and doing other exciting work.
Mr. Boyd
The Magician’s Nephew
Last week, students volunteered to read aloud chapters 7+8 in The Magician’s Nephew. Students were also quizzed on chapters 5+6.
Mrs. Foster
English Class
Last week, students used their outline to write their body paragraphs, each with a topic sentence and supporting details. Students also used their printed research articles to implement quotations and statistics. Finally, students used their textbook to cite their two or more sources in MLA format.
Mrs. Foster
English Class
For the week of October 19-23, after choosing a cause & effect topic (problem in society) and brainstorming, students created an outline of their essay, which included the following: lead, thesis, body topic sentences, restated thesis, and solutions to their problem. Then, students actually wrote their introductory paragraph and created a unique essay title.
Mrs. Foster
Reading Class
During the week of October 13-16, students began reading The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. They read chapters 1-3, completed comprehension questions, and completed a quiz. In class, we discussed the setting, characters, and key events/conversations.
Mrs. Foster
Cause and Effect
During the week of Oct. 13-16, the first list of spelling words was introduced; the focus was silent letters. We also began our unit on Cause & Effect. I gave some notes and showed students my own example essay about the causes of financial debt. Then, students began brainstorming ideas for their own essay: 3 causes and 3 effects.
Mrs. Foster