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.
“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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Ancient Greece
We dove right into Ancient Greece, embracing the stories of the Greek gods and even writing their own. The goal was for students to understand the influence of ancient Greece on modern Western Civilization. They read some of Plato’s Republic first-hand, discussed the causes and effects of the Persian Wars, and even participated in their own Olympics with each homeroom making up their own city-state. By making history personal, hopefully students will see history as more than a vast collection of facts.
Miss Schutz
Fun review games
We reviewed vocabulary by playing games. We played from making burritos, to Bible Pictionary, to the Chair game, etc. We worked hard and played hard. It paid off with high grades, good Spanish Regents scores, and some great laughs. It’s great to learn and have fun at the same time.
Miss Rivera
Essays
Towards the end of the year we covered some of the most significant components of effective essay writing. From a topic of choice, the kids wrote a research paper which had high emphasis on the development of both their thesis statement and supporting points.
Mr. Perez
Taming of the Shrew
One of the greatest highlights in these last six months spent with the students was during our reading of Taming of the Shrew. Upon reading the roles of women during Shakespearean time, the girls in our classes demanded that we hold several class debates to rightly define the roles of both men and women in marriage and relationships. This resulted in great conversations. Many of our debaters included passages of scriptures in order to defend their positions.
Mr. Perez
Volcamos, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
This year was unusual in a good way, students had the opportunity to not only learn through textbooks, activities and multimedia but also to see concepts discussed in class occur in nature. At one point it got kind of weird because it seemed as though every time we discussed a topic in class within the week or so we would hear about it in the news. This made for interesting discussion and prayer. All of a sudden, Earth Science came off the pages of the textbook and history and became relevant. Students reported and saw live TV footage in class on the volcano erupting in Iceland, the Tsunami threat to Hawaii, the horrific earthquake in Haiti and Chile and lastly the recent oil spill. As part of their research assignment they brought into class the most interesting pictures and graphs describing what is happening in our Earth’s Environment and many of the pictures are posted in our classrooms bulletin board.
Mrs. Alvarado
Integrated Algebra
My Remedial Integrated Algebra class allowed me to focus on each student’s strenghths and weaknesses. Having a small number of students allowed us to do many hands on activities to find surface area with 3-D shapes and nets. We worked with fractions and used tiles to compare parts with different denominators. We prepared for not only the NYS Algebra regents, but the RCT for math as well.
Miss Stahler
Spring Celebration
All of these students worked really hard for the Spring Celebration. They learned difficult and challenging moves and even used the flags. Many of the routines were very acrobatic and showed much strength and agility from the students. They tried and succeeded with moves that they had never tried before. I am very proud of all of them.
Mrs. Rosario