Week 31: Upcoming Events: May trip, Best Choice, Ach. Tests

SAVE THE DATE - Lutheran Heritage Field Trip

Friday, May 10, will be our big class trip for the year.   This is an extended day, arriving at 6:40 a.m. and returning at 5:30 p.m. that evening.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.  We will be studying immigration and the history of Lutherans in our area.  Our day will include a trip to the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum and Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, MO.  This is a  colonial homestead where students will learn about the first Lutheran settlers and have an opportunity for trying chores such as gardening, laundry, and grinding corn.  ADDED THIS YEAR is the Missouri National Veteran's Memorial. This is a newly built FULL scale replica of the D.C. Vietnam Memorial that will have it's official grand opening the week after our trip.


Thanks to a generous sponsorship from the PTL, we are able to take a charter bus for the trip and have a few extra seats for more parents to join us.  I already have several parent chaperone volunteers who have not been able to join us on other field trips this year (Niko's mom, Quentin's mom, and one of our pastors).  Further details will come home as the date approaches.

Best Choice in April

After Easter, we welcome an educator from Best Choice to lead our Religion classes.  Through this program, students will be involved in active discussions about setting goals, healthy relationships, puberty, and making God-pleasing decisions. The Best Choice program is designed to encourage children to make lifelong commitments to building relationships, making informed choices, choosing abstinence before marriage, and avoiding risky behaviors.

 Ms. Preusser and I will participate in the classes and continue follow up discussions.  A permission slip is coming home TODAY to sign and return for your child to participate.  To help you prepare for discussions with your child at home, here are the topics Best Choice has used in the past.   I will update you daily with our discussions.  Classes start Tuesday, April 23 (first day back from Easter break).  I pray that you use these as opportunities to open the dialogue with your child and share your values with them.  Research shows parents are still the number one influence on their teens!  Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Tuesday: Goals, Risky Behaviors, and Decision Making

Wednesday:  Respect, Friendships, and Healthy vs. Unhealthy Relationships, 

Refusal Skills
Thursday: Male/Female Puberty
Friday: Media Influence, Emotional Consequences, Boundaries, and Avoidance Techniques 

And please remember - Achievement Testing is this week, April 8-12.   Zion uses the Iowa Basic Skills tests and will be testing through their online system.  I talked with the students about how this is one way Zion sees how well we are teaching them as well as highlighting their strengths and pinpointing areas of growth.  Encourage your child to get good rest and eat breakfast each day!  We will have a normal fine arts schedule this week.

Simulating travel and trade in Europe

Before the EU - passport checks

Learning the currency exchange

How do you say "Hello" is Spanish?

After the formation of the European Union

Shopping with the Euro

Travel and trade becomes much easier