Happy Reformation!

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the local church "bulletin board" calling people to debate the truth of the Bible and how the church had strayed from that truth.  Our class is learning about Luther's life as well as the amazing discovery he made:  WE ARE SAVED BY GOD'S GRACE  - not by good works or money or penance.  As part of our study, we used clips from the Luther Movie made in 2013.  Though there are some fictional details added, the heart of the movie shows Luther's struggle to understand God and share with the world about God's love.  (Note if you watch- the movie is PG-13 for some violence and language.  Sections for class were selected as appropriate for students and our study.)  Next week we have a Q and A session with Pastor Rouland on Tuesday.  We will wrap up our Reformation study the following week as we examine Luther's motto: Grace Alone,  Faith Alone, Scripture Alone.

Advent Worship: Dec. 3-  10 A.M. & 7 P.M.

Did you mark Dec. 3 on your calendar?  Teachers have met to plan our Advent service and will be assigning parts in class soon.  Reminder: if your child had two years of music lessons or is in the Concert Band may offer to play for the services.  Music auditions will take place on Monday, Nov. 10, so be looking for sacred music related to the Advent or Christmas seasons of the church year now and get practicing!  The "audition" gives students a chance to perform for Mrs. Thoelke and demonstrate they are practiced and well prepared.    Students will still have time to "polish" their piece before playing for worship.

THANKS ...  to all the parents who attended our conferences this year.  It was good to visit with you and set goals for your child!  Don't hesitate to contact me throughout the year with questions or concerns.

...to our room moms for the yummy treats for our Harvest Party!

Muffins for Moms - Nov. 5.  Enjoy a sweet treat with your child before school sometime betwee 7:00 and 7:45 a.m. in the church basement.  Please join is for chapel if you can stay!

T.J. Pizza/Cookie/Butter Braid orders  came home on Tuesday.  This is a way we offer families to purchase these goodies and benefit the school.  Note - orders with payment to Zion are due back on or before Nov. 5.  Pick up is Nov. 18

From our Class Bloggers: 

This week went very fast! In science, we are working on presentations about volcanoes.  We did lots of interesting stuff. We had an English test, a lab with honey and oil. It was all really fun!

-Lauren and Emma

Exploring viscosity

Just how slow does it flow?

2 minutes ....3 minutes....4 minutes

Dragon, Dragon in Literature class

Learning about characterization by becoming the characters

The cobbler and the middle son - getting advice

That dragon - what a prankster!

Advising the youngest son

Our wizard and narrator - puzzling what to do without a spell book

Arriving at the dragon's lair

The queen/rosebush - released from the wizard's spell