Week 19: Beyond the Core

 

“The purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”

~ Sydney J. Harris

 

In This Issue:

• A Firefighter & Dog Visit
• 6th/7th Grade Amos Study
• 7th Graders’ Essay Reading
• Sight Word Buddies in K/1
• Cell Biology in 8th/9th
• Similes, Cells, and Fruit of the Spirit
• Art Elective: Pointillism
• K-5 Devotions: God’s Love
• 2nd Grade Skip Counting and Reading
• Club Period #3
• 8th/9th Grade Health, Life Skills & Discipleship

A Firefighter & Dog Visit

A local firefighter came to visit, and she brought along her fire dog, Hallie. Students learned about fire safety and enjoyed petting Hallie and learning about her fire dog role.

6th-7th Grade Amos Study

Our sixth and seventh graders accepted “the challenge” to find facts in the book of Amos.

7th Graders’ Essay Reading

Our 7th graders are getting practice at writing and reading aloud to their peers.

Sight Word Buddies with K/1

The sixth and seventh graders helped kindergarteners and first graders with their sight words this week in the Buddies program.

Cell Biology in 8th and 9th Grade

Our 8th-9th grade biology students explored the depths of all kinds of cells this week.

Similes, Cells and Fruit of the Spirit

Our third graders had a busy week! They made Fruit of the Spirit collages, learned all about similes, and — alongside 4th and 5th graders — observed onion cells and human cheek cells to learn about the differences between plant and animal cells.

Art Elective: Pointillism

Our Mimic the Masters art elective students learned about pointillism and Georges Seurat this week.

K-5 Devotions: God’s Love

Our K-5th graders learned that we can’t be separated from God’s love. The letter “N” — Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love — was explored through three separate experiments.

1. The students tried to separate different types of dry pasta. (Most thought this was pretty easy.)
2. Next, they had to separate water from a sponge. (About half the students thought this was much more challenging.)
3. Finally, they tried to separate extremely well-mixed colors of playdough. (The students figured out it was impossible to separate the colors completely — much like we can’t be separated from the love of God.)

2nd Grade Skip Counting and Reading

Our second graders are reading and skip counting up a storm!

Club Period #3: Crossfit Club, Gardening Club and Magic Club

Our club leaders were ambitious this Club Period. Everyone had a blast learning new exercise moves, watching magic tricks, and creating mini gardens. Thank you to all the students who stepped up to lead these amazing clubs.

8th/9th Grade Health, Life Skills & Discipleship

Our ninth graders are getting fit as part of their Health curriculum. They’re learning about cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, endurance and flexibility. In the 9th grade Life Skills & Discipleship class, they started reading “Your New Playlist: The Student’s Guide to Tapping into the Superpower of Mindset” by Jon Acuff.

In 8th grade Life Skills & Discipleship this week, they spent time in the book of book of Ephesians asking, “What does it look like to live as a new family in Jesus?” They also took part in a human knot activity to understand how much we need each other and need to work together; everyone in the Body of Christ is important and valuable, and they reviewed the study skills they’ve learned by performing a skit.