Happy New Year and it is great to be back again! I really missed each and every student and spent the vacation thinking and praying for each of them, while enjoying a relaxing time with my wife's family in Michigan. It was a nice time and served as our family's vacation for the year as we had none over the summer. We did have a white Christmas as snow fell the night we arrived and all morning two days before Christmas. It didn't last though as they too are facing water shortages.
I wish to thank all the families who participated in the gift presented to the Middle School teachers at the Christmas dinner event. It was an overwhelming gift of appreciation and my family and I thank you for the blessing and support it demonstrated. We love your students and care for some of their academic, spiritual and social needs, it was great to feel cared for as we received your gift. May God richly bless you as we continue to work together to meet the needs of your child.
6th Grade Bible
In these final weeks of Bible, I believe God is leading me to instruct your student in methods of study applied to the Word of God in search of His leading in our lives. I have enjoyed our time together investing in their personal spiritual growth and walk with God and have seen many deepen their faith and grow in knowledge of His will for thier lives. The Bible is a tool, an instruction book, but most importantly the key to understanding the walk of faith. It is my hope that I, along with the Holy Spirit, can create a hunger to search within its pages for truth, guidance and understanding that the walk of faith is one of relationship between God and themselves alone. It must become their own walk of faith and not one based solely on that of you their parents.
6th Grade Earth Science
Last week we explored the physics of thrust and Newton's third law of motion. Along with that we have been studying the history of space flight and the people who brought it to America. This week we finish by understanding each aspect of spacecraft and their contribution to the knowledge of space. We will end by exploring what the future holds for them. It is truly exciting!
We will also be joining Science and Math on Tuesday, going to Hileary Park to fly the kites they built in Math.
Science Lab notebooks will be due at the end of the week and there will be a test on Friday.
7th Grade Life Science
What makes you who you are? God and the genes that came from your parents! The fascinating study of genetics is our focus since our return from vacation. Everything we are, except our spirit, can be determined by the link, our genetic link to our parents. It is amazing to see that the same two parents can have such diversity in their children! This points out the dynamic creative forces of God! There just is no other explanation.
We will be conducting a genetic lab simulation this week and there will be a test on Friday. Science Lab Notebooks are due on Friday as well.
Please make sure you see the note I sent home last week about our Catalina trip. I am having two meetings on Thursday this week, one at 3:00 and the other at 5:30. This meeting is the final meeting where I can tell you your balance, you can learn about the need for assistance in transporting all students and chaperones to Long Beach, and find out what to pack for the trip. Please try and come to one of the meetings. Thank you.
8th Grade Physical Science
While we have just finished electromagnetic waves and it would be perfect timing to run the radio telescope, the new operating system that we will be beta testing is not yet done and I want to be the first school to run on it, so we will wait. Since Jupiter is up in the middle of the night, we will probably have to spend the night and take the next day of school off. In order to do this, I will need some parent volunteers to assist me with the project. It is my hope that we can do this either the first or second Thursday in the month of February. If you would be willing to assist, please let me know.
We now return to the beginning of the book and have been studying measurement. Students spent most of last week, learning how to use a balance and using scientific reasoning to solve some problems utilizing this tool. This week, we will continue to understand measurement, conversion from one standard to another and within each other, and culminate with a test on Friday.
Science Lab Notebooks are due on Friday as well.
I wish to thank all the families who participated in the gift presented to the Middle School teachers at the Christmas dinner event. It was an overwhelming gift of appreciation and my family and I thank you for the blessing and support it demonstrated. We love your students and care for some of their academic, spiritual and social needs, it was great to feel cared for as we received your gift. May God richly bless you as we continue to work together to meet the needs of your child.
6th Grade Bible
In these final weeks of Bible, I believe God is leading me to instruct your student in methods of study applied to the Word of God in search of His leading in our lives. I have enjoyed our time together investing in their personal spiritual growth and walk with God and have seen many deepen their faith and grow in knowledge of His will for thier lives. The Bible is a tool, an instruction book, but most importantly the key to understanding the walk of faith. It is my hope that I, along with the Holy Spirit, can create a hunger to search within its pages for truth, guidance and understanding that the walk of faith is one of relationship between God and themselves alone. It must become their own walk of faith and not one based solely on that of you their parents.
6th Grade Earth Science
Last week we explored the physics of thrust and Newton's third law of motion. Along with that we have been studying the history of space flight and the people who brought it to America. This week we finish by understanding each aspect of spacecraft and their contribution to the knowledge of space. We will end by exploring what the future holds for them. It is truly exciting!
We will also be joining Science and Math on Tuesday, going to Hileary Park to fly the kites they built in Math.
Science Lab notebooks will be due at the end of the week and there will be a test on Friday.
7th Grade Life Science
What makes you who you are? God and the genes that came from your parents! The fascinating study of genetics is our focus since our return from vacation. Everything we are, except our spirit, can be determined by the link, our genetic link to our parents. It is amazing to see that the same two parents can have such diversity in their children! This points out the dynamic creative forces of God! There just is no other explanation.
We will be conducting a genetic lab simulation this week and there will be a test on Friday. Science Lab Notebooks are due on Friday as well.
Please make sure you see the note I sent home last week about our Catalina trip. I am having two meetings on Thursday this week, one at 3:00 and the other at 5:30. This meeting is the final meeting where I can tell you your balance, you can learn about the need for assistance in transporting all students and chaperones to Long Beach, and find out what to pack for the trip. Please try and come to one of the meetings. Thank you.
8th Grade Physical Science
While we have just finished electromagnetic waves and it would be perfect timing to run the radio telescope, the new operating system that we will be beta testing is not yet done and I want to be the first school to run on it, so we will wait. Since Jupiter is up in the middle of the night, we will probably have to spend the night and take the next day of school off. In order to do this, I will need some parent volunteers to assist me with the project. It is my hope that we can do this either the first or second Thursday in the month of February. If you would be willing to assist, please let me know.
We now return to the beginning of the book and have been studying measurement. Students spent most of last week, learning how to use a balance and using scientific reasoning to solve some problems utilizing this tool. This week, we will continue to understand measurement, conversion from one standard to another and within each other, and culminate with a test on Friday.
Science Lab Notebooks are due on Friday as well.
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