Can you believe we only have 19 more days until Christmas? December always seems to fly by, but the warm weather is also out of place, thought definitely welcomed! This week, 7th grade has been able to enjoy numerous mini-economy bonuses: homework passes, special seating, tasty treats, and extra recess. We also were able to share stories from our Thanksgiving break, and we started our new hymn of the month - O Come All Ye Faithful. Speaking of starting something new, we just began to read our Advent Story, Ishtar's Odyssey, and it is really neat to see how the stories of Tabitha (6th grade year), Bartholomew (5th grade year), and Jotham (4th grade year) all connect in this year's story.
Important papers sent home: A yellow half sheet about the PTL Movie Night Friday, Dec 13th, at 6 pm. $1 Candy Cane Gram order form. Money and form due next Wednesday. Important information for this weekend: 5th-8th Grade Youth BLAST Christmas Party and Caroling starting at 12pm. Bring a dish to share for potluck lunch. Caroling until 1 pm, then Christmas festivities and hot cocoa bar until 2:30 pm. Important information for this month: Today, we talked about our all school Christmas Program, which is coming up on Monday, December 16th at 6:30 pm. This year, we are presenting a program centered around the hymn "Savior of the Nations Come" and each of the classes will be singing a song from one of the many nations around the world. The 7th and 8th grade classes will lead the audience in singing the central hymn, and a few of these students will also narrate during the program. Friday, December 20th, is a late start day! PLUS we will be having a White Elephant Gift Exchange, and class fun time. In past years, we have also played games, watched Christmas movies, sung Christmas hymns, and enjoyed a variety of snack foods. The White Elephant exchange is not meant to be stressful, all I have in mind is for the students to bring something from home that they no longer need and is approved by you. There is really no need to spend money on this exchange. If you have questions between now and then, please let me know. Foods in previous years have included lemonade, hot chocolate, apple cider, sparkling cider, meat and cheese trays, crackers, chips, fruits, veggies, meatballs, and other appetizer type foods. I also provide materials for us to make chocolate truffles and chocolate covered pretzels for treats. If this class would prefer to do a meal instead of appetizer/snacky foods, that works too, just let me know and I can send a sign up out for that. Either way, we always have fun and have plenty of food. What are we learning? Religion: we have been talking a lot about how to witness to others, maybe to our family, friends, and neighbors, or even to those who ridicule us for our faith. We have also started reading Ishtar's Odyssey. Science: we are still working on meiosis. The students are working on creating a paper slide video to explain this process. Health: we are talking about Mental Fitness. We just had our first book check in this week. Each student had a chance to tell us about the book they chose and what they have discovered so far. Our next book check in will be December 18th. Please reference the email I sent about our new book project. Ask your student about the classes they have outside of our room too! :) I pray that you have had a great weekend! In Christ, Nicolette Mierow Coming up this week: Sunday, December 8th - BLAST Christmas Party and Caroling 12 pm Friday, December 13th - PTL Movie Night 6 pm Other dates to keep in mind: Monday, December 16th - All School Christmas Program 6:30 pm Friday, December 20th - Late Start & 7th Grade Christmas Party December 23 - January 3 . Christmas Break - No School https://ourshepherdmiddleschool.weebly.com/other-useful-information.html
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