Momentum and Impulse………..Energy
Students are exploring momentum and impulse. They learned the importance of safety equipment and the idea of follow through in the area of sports. Students alsoexplored work and energy. They learned the difference between potential and kinetic energy and were able to apply this information to calculate the speed of a roller coaster.
Limits
In January students began their study of limits. They are now able to estimate a limit numerically, graphically, and analytically.
Mrs. Wong
Polynomials
In December students learned to divide polynomials using long division and synthetic division. They also spent time working with functions. They determined horizontal and vertical asymptotes and sketched graphs of the function.
Mrs. Wong
Our Legal System
Thank God we live in a nation of law and not one simply of majority rule! The 12th grade has been learning about our legal system, from evidentiary rules to the traditional customs observed by our Supreme Court. As we have been exploring this fascinating topic, I think all of us, teacher and student alike, have grown more and more thankful for our system of law. It may not be perfect—God knows it is far from the ideal!—but it is better than many other countries’ legal regimes. I told the students of a friend of mine from Ecuador who is studying the Founders at Columbia University in order to take their great wisdom back to his country. Ecuador is on their umpteenth (the 20th to be exact) constitution, while we’re still on our first (not counting the Articles of Confederation)! My friend finds this impressive and worthy of intense study and contemplation; I hope our Evangel students do to.
Mr. Poe
Chronicles of Narnia-The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Our 5th through 12th grade students had the privalege of viewing the new movie, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” We were able to secure the entire theater exclusively for our students. We had a great time with snacks and viewing this new movie based upon C.S. Lewis’s books, “Chronicles of Narnia.” After we returned, students discussed the Christian Symbolism represented in the Bible! It was awesome!
Step Up Your Faith
January 3rd- January 7th
“Step up You Faith,” the theme for the week, encouraged students to go a step further in their walk with God. Middle School and High School students were challenged with speakers each day to take their faith to the next level. Our Elementary students looked at a different bible stories each day as well as completed crafts to encourage them to “step up their faith.” Our memory verse for the week was Luke 17:5-6
Our Hero
Who is your hero? This was the theme of the high school production. Students did a tremendous job of illustrating through song, dance, drama, music videos, spoken word, flags and worship who their hero is, Jesus Christ. They also took this theme a step further by looking at themselves and the important role they have of sharing the gospel to others by being the light of the world in the midst of darkness. These students showed what it was to be a hero to those that don’t know Christ. They displayed a lit cross to the song “Go Light Your World,” signifying the importance of who Christ is in their lives. Our Hero, Jesus Christ, is the true reason for the season.
See “Galleries” for some awesome pics!
Counting Calories
With obesity on the rise within the United States, more and more people are learning to count the amount of calories that they consume. Students undertook a project where for one week they needed to count the amount of calories that they consumed. This included breakfast, lunch, dinner and any other snakes that they ate during the day. Students then compared their total daily calorie intake to that of the average. If the amount of calories fell below or above the average, students needed to examine that day and find out what events lead to this difference. This project gave students a better understand as to what they put in their bodies and for some it should them that they need to change their eating habits and eat healthier food.
Mr. Wong
Lets Talk About God
In ESL we have been focusing on improving our speaking skills and because the textbook doesn’t always offer the most interesting or relevant topics, we came up with our own topic for the month of December. Remembering the true meaning of Christmas, students wrote questions they had about who God is or anything about Christianity and we picked one question in the beginning of each class. Students came up with great questions such as: Why did God allow evil to exist? Why didn’t he get rid of it all? Or I want to know how to be a real Christian, not just study in a Christian school. A lot of our thoughts and answers pointed towards Jesus and it was a great way to celebrate Christmas even through a speaking activity.
Miss Park
Boxes of Love
During Fall Spirit Week, November15-19, MS and HS students participated in a canned food drive as part of their class competitions. Students were excited at the opportunity to win points for their class while helping needy families. In all, we collected 130 cans and were able to help feed 30 families for the holidays. We are extremely happy with the results and very proud of our students for focusing on the value of giving.