Connected to God

Our morning annoucements included details about going to my home tomorrow... to work on bazaar crafts. After pledge and prayer, we went to the All-School Prayer Service. 8th Grade journal responses to this worship service included:
saying the rosary is one of the most powerful ways of praying especially in a group, we kept going even when the CD stopped, takes my mind off other stuff, calming and peaceful, I felt God's presence, I see God in everything, felt connected to God.
What an awesome God we have... who meets us in ways beyond our imagination.

Geography 7 students had today to finish their Rain Forest Brochures. These presentations will be on Monday. A finished brochure should be attractive and include 6 panels of information that will invites us to come to the Amazon Rain Forest.

Math 6 students went over examples in book on p. 40. They did in-class problems
3-6. Once they demonstrated understanding, they did problems 7-22 as an assignment for tomorrow. Mrs. Shields will be going over correct answers with students tomorrow. Many times, learning math in a new unit is about "trust." Students need to trust the book (and teacher) that we are laying foundation bricks for building our understanding of math processes. The key to these first-unit steps is to listen well, ask questions, refer to examples, and be in the habit of doing the process. You can do it... trust yourself!

8th Grade students were given a story starter to create an entertaining scary story. We will read these in class on Tuesday. A finished story will be: typed, creative, correct, have quality sentences and good vocabulary, clear, and entertaining. Have fun with this assignment and take some "word" risks.

History 6 students finished up the last presentation and then wrote responses to three questions: What caused hunters/gatherers to shift to farmers? What is the daily life of an early farmer like? Tell me at least three things about doing your project that you want me to know. Thanks class for wonderful models of early farms.
Thank you parents and grandparents for your support.

Tomorrow... off to our place for crafts and fun! We are hoping for great weather like today.