Week 15: What's New and Advent Service

From the Class Bloggers:  Eric and Quentin

This week we had advent practice almost every day. The table fell over on Thursday, and it broke 2 cups. 

We started prezi this week, for a social studies project. We made devotion plans with people this week. We prepare

 for advent.

 From Mrs. R - Prezi is a sophisticated presentation tool that allows for information, photos, graphics, or videos to flow 

smoothly during a speech. It allows the audience to see an overview of your topic and then the presenter controls how

 information is revealed through a zoom feature. Students are researching their choice of environmental topics in North America 

to see where we struggle with pollution, habitat loss, or invasive species.

 

 WHAT IF...

...the government could force you to sell land?
...we had laws on what you could grow on your farm? or that said NO PETS ALLOWED?
...your family was limited to one or two children?

Would you exist?

I hope talks about our Literature novel have popped up in your family conversations.  Students began the novel, Among the Hidden by Margaret Petersen Haddix, and I have to put a STOP sign in the novels to get them to put it down.  Through the novel we discuss literary elements like characterization and conflict, but also propaganda, morals, and faith.  It also coordinates with our next  S.S. unit on Urban Sprawl in which students are taking on the roles of local citizen activist groups to debate how best to plan a city for population growth.  Ask your child about it!

  P.S.  Need a gift idea?  This is the first of a series of seven.  Scholastic has the The Shadow Children series for $28. I'll place our last Scholastic order before Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 8.   Email me any gift order and I'll send them to the office for you to keep the secret!

ADVENT IS HERE !

5/6 ADVENT WORSHIP:  WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5   

The songs are learned, the dramas are getting polished, and practices are winding down; preparations are nearly complete for our Advent Services on Wednesday.   It is time now for families to join in the preparation! The Advent season prepares us for the coming of Christ.  Please plan to join us for one of the services to hear the message of how God works in our hearts to prepare us for his coming.  Details about our worship services are below.  Blessings to your families this Advent season!

Thank you,

5^th and 6^th grade teachers

Times:  10:00 A.M. (chapel with Zion students) and 7:00 P.M.    

Arrival for the evening services: Students are to meet in the JH building (6^th grade in our homerooms, 5^th grade - upstairs) between 6:30-6:45 P.M.  (Pre-service musicians should check in with their teacher by 6:30 and then proceed to the church)

Dress:  Students should dress nicely for both the morning service and the evening service.

            Morning – standardized school dress (or costume)

            Evening – standardized school dress or “Sunday best” -  avoid jeans and clothing                                 with writing (unless costume)

After the evening service:  Parents may pick up students from the Welcome Center in church.

** Reminder: As students are leading worship, please refrain from flash photography during the service.  We would be happy to stage pictures after the worship service ends. 

FROM THE CLASS PHOTOGRAPHERS:  (They had a little fun while cleaning and changing bulletin boards for me)

Partners sharing devotion journals

Students shared plans for personal devotion time and prayer requests