We Can Make a Difference

For devotions, we read: Matthew 28:18. Go into the world and make disciples of all nations... baptizing... teaching... We connected this verse to the image/imagination of God that we carry. Students wrote journal responses, how can we make a difference in the world? Students were thoughtful: God wants his children to be a generation of peace...we could collect food and clothes..people would not be hurtful...help the homeless...end poverty, racism... if we embrace God, anything is possible..tell people about God..find new ways to fix problems...the list is endless...there are no limits. This 8th grade class "can make a difference." Thanks for the hope you bring to this world.

For English Class, we went to the Vaughn Library. Drop off our books and check out new books. Uhmmm... maybe I need to start a running total of books reads? Impressive already.

Geography 7 students watched an Eyewitness video: Jungle (about tropical rainforest.) The video highlights the biodiversity of the rainforest and our need to take care of this amazing resource for spices, medicines, animals, insects, oxygen.. it is priceless.

For those students not in choir, we went to read to 1st graders. Mrs. Urling explained to her students that the 8th graders made books featuring word families and sight words the first grade students are learning. Junior high students were paired with 1st graders and read these home-grown 8th grade books. Also a reporter from the Daily Press was there to take pictures and gain information. We all were delighted with our in-house authors and illustrators.

6th grade math students started with a hands-on algebraic equation: x + y = 26 OLL junior high students. (x = girls y= boys). We solved one variable and then could determine the other. We then read algebraic equation examples on p. 38 and problems were assigned on p. 39: 8-22 even numbers. Three students had time to do an extra credit assignment.

6th grade World History used the computers to gain pictures for their stone-age farms. This assignment (visual plus report) due on Monday.

For the last 45 minutes, 8th graders read, did work and watched:
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. Students need some "down time" with the start of basketball season... practices... homework, etc. Thanks again for great-creative books for our 1st grade students.