April Newsletter

SCRIPTURE ROCK
I am incredibly proud of our 6th-8th students as they have won the scripture rock so many times this semester they have won the party for the most wins! We will have Donuts and Milk for a breakfast party tomorrow (May 8th) during our Bible period. 

March Accomplishments: 
6th-8th grade: 
Bible: Memory Verse Memorization: We have memorized over 100 verses this year. Your students have hid God's Word in their heart to use it at a later time in life and THAT is exciting.

Spelling: Spelling Words (150 words with even more for Vocabulary) as well as grade appropriate poems. 6th grade has memorized the poem, "The Arrow and The Song" highlighting the importance of speaking kind, loving words to people, instead of hurtful ones. 8th grade has memorized "O Captain, My Captain", depicting the grieving of the American nation after the death of President Abraham Lincoln.

History: We concluded our history curriculum with current events spanning from the presidency of Ronald Reagan all the way to our current President Trump. We have learned the destructiveness of Communism and have respectfully discussed the opposing views of the potential ban of the 2nd Amendment. We are finishing out the year with a unit of Natural Disaster Preparedness. Your student will be given a fun identity and asked to carry with them a go-bag. We will explore first aid, gun safety, and finding shelter and food in our great, wild state. The culmination of this unit will be on Tuesday, the 15th when we go on an all day hike. (Permission Slips to follow)

IT: We have continued practicing our typing skills, and the students have sharpened their touch typing while slowly doing away with pecking at the keyboard. We've also finished our course in Computer Science with Code.org after learning much about coding, looping, and other exciting computer programming concepts.

3rd-5th grade:
History: We have completed our History curriculum with our final unit focusing on the Industrial Revolution. We learned about the importance of making items quickly, for less money as well as the devastating effect this had on those who made items like rugs and woven clothes, by hand. We will work on exciting and fun geography lessons for our last week together. Also, the 3rd and 4th graders will join the upper elementary grades in a hike on Tuesday, May 15th. (Permission Slips to follow)

IT: We have continued practicing our typing skills, and the students have sharpened their touch typing while slowly doing away with pecking at the keyboard. We've also finished our course in Computer Science with Code.org after learning much about coding, looping, and other exciting computer programming concepts.

Important Dates to Remember:
May 1st: May Day
May 5th: Cinco De Mayo
May 11th: 8th Grade Graduation after Chapel at 9:30AM
May 11th: 1st-8th Grade Field Trip to Creamer's Field
May 14th: Spirit Day (Tacky Day)
May 15th: 3rd-8th Day Hiking Trip
May 15th: Spirit Day (Super Hero/Princess Day)
May 16th: Spirit Day (Crazy Hair Day)
May 17th: Spirit Day (Team Colors)
May 17th: Last Day of School/Field Day and BBQ