Let’s Get Organized
Resource Room is in full swing as we continue to teach the students writing and study management skills helpful toward success. The students are learning how to use Edline printouts of their classes to evaluate how they are performing in each class. They also use it to track late homework that either needs to be turned in or finished. International week provided a wonderful platform from which to use graphic organizers. Both middle school and high school had so much to offer that we could make three-circle Venn diagrams. These diagrams were at first intimidating, but, working together, the students learned how easy it was to use them to compare and contrast different countries that were studied. In the end, we learned that we are united in Christ. Our hallway bulletin board will soon read not only, Be confident… in Christ but also Be unified… in Christ.
Custom Paintbrushes
8th Grade has created colorful portraits and experimented with watercolor and ink, making their own custom paintbrushes.
Verbs
The students have been working hard learning to conjugate verbs and future tense but they also have been learning medical terminology in Spanish. The students had to use their new vocabulary and create skits in their show called El Consultorio. The students really worked hard and their presentation showed it. I am very proud of both 8th grade classes and so should they.
Ms. Purdee
Picture the story
Students are completing the novel, The Silver Chair. Through art, students will draw a scene that depicts one of the themes of the story. Students have had fantastic allegorical discussions, written essays and compared the book to the
Pronouns
In conversation and song lyrics, we hear the common saying, It’s just between you and me/I. But which one do you say: I or me? How do you know? Eighth graders learned this month how to figure out which pronouns to use and why.
Mrs. Foster
Call or be called
Students are reading The Silver Chair, one of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia books. Almost immediately (in Ch. 2), we began seeing parallels and similarities between the words of Aslan and the Scriptures. One challenge to the students was to ponder the idea of calling: does God call us or do we call Him? Or is it both? Students read several verses to form their opinion.
Mrs. Foster
Metaphores
Eighth graders made metaphors personal this month. God uses so many metaphors for Himself/His Son in the Bible (ie. Shepherd, Light, Way, Refuge, Shield, etc). Students chose one that was very meaningful to them; they drew or gathered pictures to display and wrote about how God engulfs this metaphor for them personally.
Mrs. Foster
Excel
8th through tenth grades are currently developing their skill using Microsoft Excel. We will complete one more exercise before we complete a final assessment to gauge our learning. Many of the students have commented on how challenging and useful the assignments have been. This is a vital skill to know in this day and age.
Jewish Heritage Museum
Our 8th grade students had the privaliage of going to the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Students were split into smaller groups and were taken throughout the museum with a tour guide. One of the tour guides shared the story of how his grandmother met his grandfather and they moved to America. Shortly after that, all his grandmother’s siblings were killed in the Holocaust. This story, plus the many others shared, showed students how hatred hurt a whole generation of Jewish people. It was also noted that the same number of students that are currently in New York City public schools were killed during the Holocaust. This trip was eye opening not only for the students but adults as well to see how hate can change an entire nation.
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“My whole heart follows hard after you and clings closely to you!”
We were thrilled bout our first spiritual emphasis week for the 2010-2011 school year. It was held September 20-24.
The theme for Elementary School was “Spirit of the Seas.” Each day during bible time, students focused on a bible story which all centered in on obedience. The stories covered during this week were: Jesus Calming the Storm, Noah and the Ark, Jonah, The Disciples Casting Their Nets & Peter Walking on the Water. Each day students were able to have worship time, a bible lesson, memory verse and complete a craft. The week concluded with an interactive bible story, including a large boat and someone “walking on water,” during chapel. It was a great week and students received a certificate and snack for their completion of our Spiritual Emphasis Week.
Pastor Tom Mahairas (founder of Manhattan Bible Church) came in to speak to our Middle and High Schoolers. He graciously shared his testimony with them and spoke about how God rescued him from a life of drug addiction. Pastor Mahairas also shared that there are 3 types of Believers….. The Believer, The Non-Believer, and the Make-Believer…….he challenged them as to which one they were. At the end he asked all those that would like to rededicate their lives to Christ to come forward. On Friday he shared with them that they are special and that God loves them very much. Seven students came forward to receive Jesus as their personal Saviour. He also asked student to pray for one another.
We praise God for His presence and for moving amongst our students. We are excited to see what He has in store for us this school year!
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