Middle School Christmas Program:
Our middle school shared “Celebrate the Day” in their annual Christmas program. Many students wrote poems and essays to share what it means to celebrate the day that Jesus Christ was born. The songs and dramas were great portrayals of why we celebrate Christmas. The middle school students were such a blessing to parents and the community.
Three Kings Day
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 6:9
December is flying by!
This month we had revisited Ser & Estar (to be or to be… that is the question!); coinciding with stem-changing verbs & vocabulary on Sports.
As we journey through Spanish culture, it’s rather interesting how Three Kings Day happens to be celebrated across many Spanish-speaking countries.
After having created a personalized Gratitude Presentation last month, this month students will be asked to create their views on this special holiday, rarely visible in our country. For many, the celebration of God’s gift does not end on Dec. 25th, but goes beyond the New Year.
Let us learn together!
Mrs. J-P
Fear Dismissed
by: Kely Christmas
Standing on stage, stuck in a cage.
Spotlight on me, perfect, on key.
Butterflies fly, so bad, I might cry.
God can’t use me, why can’t he see?
But I am worth it,
The talent, the glitter, the surface.
My problems won’t stop me,
They’re just gifts, I don’t see.
Yeah, sure, the spotlight teases me,
Follows me, taunts me, swallows me.
But God turns his head to me,
And says, “You are already free”.
And so, I clench my stomach tight,
Here comes another daily fight.
There Satan turns to me,
On his knees for the key,
I realize I have control.
No one but God is my patrol.
I shake my head and lean right in.
“This time, you’re late, you will not win.
I’m like a prisoner full of sin,
But this time I will not give in.
Because God has held on tight to my wrist,
So I’ll pull up my other fist.”
With that said, Satan was dismissed.
All Middle School Social Studies classes have begun to work on a civics education program called Project Citizen. An inquiry-based program, Project Citizen helps to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become active citizens in order to work to make their communities better.
Grade 6 and 7 – Students continue to learn reading strategies to help digest informational text. Inquiry-based learning has been introduced as well as a number of hands-on projects, simulations, and games. Our lessons are cross-curriculuar, incorporating English, Science, Art, Math, and more!
Grade 8 – Students will be working on the New York City Exit Project in Social Studies for the month of November. Students will investigate a topic within the Progressive Movement in depth. This will allow students to experience immersion in a social studies topic, as well as question, investigate, and present a well-researched project.
New Vocabulary
The beginning of school has been quite exciting in ESL with over fifty students from all over the world acclimating to a Christ centered school. The Middle School and High school students have been increasing their conversational English through group activities related to their workbooks. Spiritual Emphasis Week became an impetus for many students to learn for the first time words many of us take for granted such as sanctuary, redemption, praise, glory and audacity. It also became a special time to learn how to question and write reflectively. Our latest projects were for International Week; students made presentations with either posters or power points describing where they grew up, comparing and contrasting their hometown with New York City, and predicting where they will be in ten years. The best part was listening to the students ask questions in English about each other’s hometown. It was very enriching for all and enlightening to me.
Mrs. Kemp
NYC Exit Project
Students will be working on the New York City Exit Project in Social Studies for the month of November. Students will investigate a topic within the Progressive Movement in depth. This will allow students to experience immersion in a social studies topic, as well as question, investigate, and present a well-researched project.
Miss Campanali
Project Citizen
All Middle School Social Studies classes have begun to work on a civics education program called Project Citizen. An inquiry-based program, Project Citizen helps to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become active citizens in order to work to make their communities better.
Miss Campanali
International Week at Evangel was filled with diversity an a unique blend of rich cultures. Over 73 different nationa are represented at Evangel and how awesome it is to share about our heritage with eachother.
Each day of the week was filled with something new… from wearing the colors of our flags, to country costumes, to food and desserts from our homelands. Each new student gets tpplace a marker in our wall map to represent where they are form.
We are so blessed at Evangel and we thank God for blessing us with such diversity.
Please see “Galleries” for some fantastic pictures.
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“Evangel Newsletter”
October 26th to the 30th was Spirtual Emphasis week at Evangel. Students had an amazing week during our Spiritual Emphasis week. Our younger students learned how God loves them just the way they are. They alsocompleted crafts and sang songs each day with our theme, “Panadamania.” The students are continuing to learn that God is “wild” about us! Our older students had an amazing week as our speakers, Ron and Heather Rhoads flew in for the week to share the love of God through the Word and song. Many students responded to the message that was given each day and we are blessed as a staff to see the seeds being planted in our students’ lives.
Please check out “Galleries” for some amazing pictures.