Week 6: Leadership and Life Skills

“But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant.”

Matthew 20:26

In This Issue:

• Etowah Indian Mounds Field Trip in 8th Grade
• Letting Values Guide You in 6th/7th Grade Life Skills
• Learning About the Trinity and God’s Character in K-5
• Club Day No. 1
• MS/HS Polled for Barn Dance Prep
• Reading Surprises in 2nd/3rd Grade and 6th Grade
• MS/HS: Reading Projects, Mental Health Awareness and Life Skills
• K-5 Test Out Engineering Skills
• Trashketball Math, Cozy Writing and Literary Elements Escape Room in 4th & 5th

Etowah Indian Mounds Field Trip in 8th Grade

Some students from our 8th-grade class went to the Etowah Indian Mounds last week to learn about Georgia history with Mrs. Castro.

Letting Values Guide You in 6th/7th Life Skills

In Life Skills this week, our sixth and seventh graders learned about the importance of setting guardrails in your life. These guardrails can be guided by your family values and your personal values. Here they play a GPS/compass game to illustrate the importance of following the values that matter most to you and not getting sidetracked by lesser things.

Learning about the Trinity and God’s Character in K-5

In devotions this week, our K-5 students learned about the Trinity: Father God, Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit, three in one.

Club Day No. 1:

Landscape Painting, Pumpkin Crafts/Treats, Smoothies and Gymnastics

Our young leaders did an amazing job teaching their peers for our very first Club Day of the year. We had a smoothie club, a landscape painting club, a Halloween/pumpkin-themed club and a gymnastics club. Way to go, Learnwell Owls!

Gymnastics

Landscape Watercolor Painting

Pumpkin Crafts/Treats

Smoothie Club

MS/HS Polled for Barn Dance Prep

Our middle and high school students completed a “favorites” survey to help our event coordinator plan a Barn Dance that’s tailored to them! They answered questions about their favorite music, dances, food, and more. We hope to see all of our middle and high school students on the dance floor on October 27. Find more details in an upcoming school newsletter.

Reading Surprises in 2nd/3rd Grade and 6th Grade

Our 2nd and 3rd graders received popsicles for hitting a reading achievement today, and they got a visit from one of our amazing Mystery Reader parents. The 6th graders were rewarded for looking up their vocabulary words from the novel they’re reading.

 

MS/HS: Reading Projects, Mental Health Awareness and Life Skills

Our seventh grade students presented novel projects while one of our 9th graders gave a talk on good mental health practices, and our 8th graders learned about a brain science method to help them learn better by practicing or trying to learn something they find difficult just before bedtime.

K-5 Test Out Engineering Skills

Our K-5 students became engineers for a day using food items such as spaghetti and marshmallows. Check out their creations!

Trashketball Math, Cozy Writing and Literary Elements Escape Room in 4th & 5th

Our 4th graders practiced math skills with a game of “trashketball,” while 5th graders completed a literary element-themed escape room. All of Mrs. Cori’s students got to be cozy writers this week.