Learning About Melody
Students have been working hard on Melody this month. They have been looking at low notes versus high notes, skips & leaps in the melody. They have learned these various key elements in music through playing on the glockenspiel, using motions to illustrate low and high pitches as well as Kodaly hand signs. These classes have also begun their work on the Christmas program which is held in December.
Mrs. Racoma
Pre-K 4 Music Class
Students have been working on songs that enhance the learning in the classroom. Each week we focus on the same letter that they are working on in class. For example, the week they were working on the letter “D” we sang the following songs: “How much is that Doggie in the Window,” “Life Without Jesus is like a Donut,” and “D-A-D-D-Y”. For the remainder of October, we will learn songs with the letters “G,” & “H.” This class has also begun working on their song for the Christmas program in December.
Mrs. Racoma
Pre-K 3 Music Class
Students have been working on developing group skills through songs. They have learned songs that develop cooperation and team work. Some of the songs they have been learning are, Sally Goes Round the Sun,The Muffin Man, Grandmas Moses, and many others. This class has also begun working on their song for the Christmas program in December.
Mrs. Racoma
Middle School Clubs
Discipleship Club
What to Bring: Your Bible, paper, and pencil/pen and a highlighter
Purpose: To make disciples (Matt. 28:19); for the older women to teach the younger (Titus 2:3-5); and to encourage one another (Heb. 10:24)
Club Description: This is a club for MS girls who are serious about deepening their walk with the Lord and encouraging their peers. It will be discussion & Scripture-based. Much of what we do will focus on the spiritual interests and needs of each girl who attends. Additionally, we will learn about the character of God and some theology; HOW to study the Word of God, pray more specifically, put off sin, love others better, and defend our faith (apologetics).
Board Games Club
Come and hang out and play a game or two at the Board Game Club. There are several board games to choose from. It is a great way to lay back and unwind from a long day at school.
Runners Club
Get fit and learn techniques to make you a better runner! Open to all levels of runners.
Fitness Club
Thirty minutes of intense workout. We will be doing P90X workouts..the X is for Xtreme! With this 90-day program, we will be learning all the exercise necessary for developing our own workout regimen. Prepare to be challenged!
Equipment needed: water, towel, resistance bands (can be purchased at any sporting good store), and workout clothes.
Chess and “Go”
Exercise your mind as you play a classic game of chess. Utilize your thinking skills in a game of Go. Not sure how to play either? Stop by and learn!
High School Clubs
International Clubs
Calling all Internationals!!!!!These clubs are a time for all International Students to meet, discuss your day, share information, speak in your native tongue, and have fun. See you there!
Creative Writing
Come afterschool to relax, sip tea, and spend time with other aspiring writers who will meet to share ideas and write together! Students who are interested in a variety of kinds of writing–journaling, poetry, short stories (fiction and non-fiction)–can come to write, share their writing, and get tips on how to improve as an author.
Christian Club
If you desire a closer walk with God or wish to be introduced to God, come join us for a time spent learning the Word of God. If you have a prayer request, you can come and share it and it will be prayed for.
Instrumental Club
If you play a musical instrument or have a desire to, you have a place in this club. You will need to come with your instrument. We will compose music, play sheet music, play by ear with improvisations, freestyle, have jam sessions, and learn together! There will be solos and much growth by all who take part. Look forward to the group ministering to others through our compositions of music.
Board Game Club
Come and hang out and play a game or two at the Board Game Club. There are several board games to choose from. It is a great way to lay back and unwind from a long day at school.
Fitness Club
One hour of intense workout. We will be doing P90X workouts—the X is for Xtreme! With this 90-day program, we will be learning all the exercise necessary for developing our own workout regimen. Prepare to be challenged! Equipment needed: water, towel, resistance bands (can be purchased at any sporting good store), and workout clothes.
Chess Club
Castling? Checkmate? Do you know what this means? Come play a game or two with us. Learn about strategies and challenge your mind.
Book Club
Jesus invites us to have a personal intimate relationship with him, yet is it possible to have a relationship with someone we don’t know? Jesus’ life is transparent and open for all of us to see. In an easy, short chapter novel, titled The Story of My Life as told by Jesus Christ, read and discover His love, His miracles, and even those things that frustrated him that you may possibly learn of him, walk with him, and fall in love with him.
P.S. I serve tea too…
Debate Club
Do you love to debate issues? Do you like to get to the bottom of things? Then you’ll love the Debate Club. We will be looking at topic from different points of view and will be practicing defending our positions! Come on and a Debate with us!
Drama/Human Video Elective…
…will work on a skit which is acted out to music. The skit tells of a girl who is forced to make a decision between going the way of the world and listening to those who are leading her to Christ. The song and the skit will be put together by the middle school students who are acting it out. This is Your Life is the name of the song they have chosen. The words repeatedly say: This is your life. Are you who you want to be? These students will be so enthused at putting the skit together, choosing the music, and ending it with a dance. The dance will be performed to a song called Victory. Encouragement and room will be given to write their own skit, add the music, and choreograph the unexpected dance! They will thoroughly enjoy themselves, as well as have an understanding of the message behind it! To have them perform this at the Christmas Program is their desire and our plan.
The Shepherd’s Kids
Students in Middle School Drama elective are working on “The Shepherd’s Kids”. It is a short skit that presents a contemporary dialogue amongst kids who are left to attend the sheep while their fathers have suddenly left for Bethlehem to see the baby Jesus. In a simple and relevant way, the few minutes of discussion amongst themselves addresses the weighty issues of abandonment, broken homes and absent fathers. The conclusion clearly expresses Jesus Christ as the Savior.
Dave Ham
Everything Is From God
In Bible Everything Is From Godwe are learning that all work is done for God! We serve Jesus by serving others.
I think our favorite time this month was our trip to the Queens farm Museum! We chased the hens, watched the cow being milked, had a hay ride, felt how soft the sheep were, petted a horse and finally we even were able to pick our own pumpkins!
Ms. Calma
We are scientists! 1c has been carefully examining, observing and experimenting objects from nature. We have learning the difference between what is from nature (created from God) and what is manufactured (man made). We explored how mold fossils were created and made our own fossils; well actually we made molds using a turtle shape and a doggy biscuit.
Ms. Calma
International Week
China. India. Mexico. Brasil. Nepal. Switzerland. Peru. Spain. These are just some of the 73 countries beautifully represented by our students and staff and Evangel Christian School. We held our semi-annual International Week to celebrate the heritages of our families. This year, our celebration took place from October 19th through October 23rd. Throughout the week, students had opportunities to research one or more countries that their families are from, present objects or pictures from their country to their classmates, and dress in their flag’s color or in an outfit native to their land. The highlight was definitely the food sharing portion of International Week where students brought in a dish to share with their peers. From “arroz con pollo” to “roti” and “flan” to a “guarana” drink, both students and staff alike appreciated the delicious and rich culture they got to partake in. We culminated our week by bringing students and staff down to the huge world map located right beyond our main entrace where they put a pin in the city and country they are from. On Friday, the last day of the event, we held a special missions-oriented chapel where an alumnus, Joseph Lee, talked about his parents who are missionaries to Indonesia and showed a slide presentation of their work there. Check out the wonderful pictures in “galleries” and be blessed as you see the excitement on the student’s faces as they show pride in their heritage!
