Mark 16:15 And he said,"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation."
This year through our theme, we will explore how God calls us to spread the message of salvation to everyone, near and far. Students started in day one devotions grabbing an everyday object out of a bag and as a group creating a witness opportunity around it (pizza anyone?). Yesterday we started breaking down our theme song into key phrases that show what "going out to every nation" involves, looking for a Bible character as a model of "walking in the light", showing "peace and justice" or "forgiveness."
Wednesday, we had a wonderful chapel message from Zion alum, Angie Steinbacher,. She reminded students that we are missionaries right now - in our home, school, and community. Zion is sponsoring Angie with our chapel offerings this year in her teaching ministry in Asia. (I'll share more at Back to School Night). I pray this school year gives you a renewed opportunity to grow in your faith: as a parent, as a student, and as a family.
I am eager to partner with you in both educating and nurturing your child this year. I encourage families to talk about lessons we learn, especially memory verses and Religion lessons. I look forward to seeing you in worship at Zion or hearing about your worship experiences at your home church as our class grows together in our faith walk.
What's New in Grade 6?
One of my big goals in 6th grade is for students to become more independent in their learning. This news blog will update you on current happenings, but in 6th grade I no longer publish spelling words, memory assignments, or tests. These are things your child will be tracking in their assignment book. If an individual student needs more organizational help, I will work one-on-one with that student. I plan to publish this blog weekly on Fridays. (In reality, it may be Saturday mornings some weeks!)
Sycamore!!!
You should have received a login for Sycamore Education from Mrs. Schmidt. This is your access to school news. This will also be how you access your child's grades. Please click around, and ASK QUESTIONS if you are confused.
Book orders
Scholastic book orders came home today. These are a great way to see what's new for kids - but please note not all books may be appropriate for your child. (Go to my WEBSITES tab above and click the Commonsensemedia.org for book reviews).
You may place orders by next Friday. The link is on the right and our class code is GV2FP.
Back to School Night
The PTL Back to School Night is Tuesday, August 22 at 6:30 p.m. This is an "adult only" information night. Join the 2 sixth grade teachers in the 6Pruesser classroom to hear further information about the unique aspects of 6th grade. I look forward to seeing you!
There will be three sessions available to attend.
6:30pm: Session 1
6:50pm: Passing period
7:00pm: Session 2
7:20pm: Passing period
7:30pm: Session 3
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| Theme song analysis |
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| Researching verses on biblegateway.com |
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| All 6th grade PE after a brief orientation |
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| Decoding challenge in Literature |
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| Rediscovering reading strategies we use by translating a book written in WINGDINGS |
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