Weekly News 1-9-12

"We have seen his star in

the East and have come to worship him."

Last Sunday marked the celebration of the wisemen's visit to Bethlehem.  We call this season Epiphany .  An “epiphany” is an appearance or manifestation- a showing.  But the wonder  that brought the wisemen to Bethlehem was more than the appearance of a star.  It was the manifestation of God Himself, born as a baby, taking on human flesh and with that, taking upon Himself our sins.   Can we think of Christmas without remembering Good Friday?  That wonder that led the wisemen and now leads us to worship Him - the wonder of his love!

Ski Trip Friday, January 20

Permission slips will come home this week.  I am still seeking 1 or 2 parent drivers, so please if you are still interested, let me know as soon as possible.  Click here for more informationSki Info 2012

Short Stories in English Class

From before Christmas, students have been developing and drafting a short story.  As part of the writing process, we interviewed an author and have done peer and teacher conferencing during the revision and proofreading stages.  We will soon be enlisting parent help for the printing phase. 

We will be sending our books to be bound by a publisher.  Packets with instructions will come home on Wednesday, January 11.  Printed pages will need to be returned no later that Wednesday, January 18 so that we will have time to illustrate the books to send to the publisher.   Instructions will be included, but the following are some tips:

      1)  Download the document from Google Docs to Word to format and print.
      2)  Students have revised and proofread, but may miss some mistakes.  Although tempting, please  do not edit for them.  When looking back at this work years later, your child can reflect on their original work and what they accomplished by themselves.
      3)  Help your child decide where page breaks should occur.
      4) Do a test print on plain paper to see which side is "UP".  I have only a few extra pages for printer errors.

Students will receive one published, hardbound copy of their book for free.  Families may choose to purchase additional copies.  Information will also be in the packet regarding purchasing books.