It was so nice to get back and see everyone! I honestly and truly missed you. I think our first week back went really well, I feel like we are ready to dig into some fun, hard work.
We are getting ready for FSAs (Foundational Skills Assessment)! Whoo hoo! The formal testing will take place over the week of February 12th to 15th (Monday, Feb. 11th is Family Day) Parents and students don't need to be overly alarmed about these tests. This is how I describe them: they are an excellent way for the Government to track and make sure that schools are teaching their students what needs to be taught. It is also another indicator of where students line up with their reading, writing and arithmetic skills in comparison with other students their grade level. It is certainly not a flawless method of evaluation, but it is one way. Other ways are of course the teacher's evaluation and your own instincts as parents. It helps us all to know whether we are on track or not.
We have started working on a Practice FSA for Math. I have divided it into 3 Booklets. We have been going through it problem by problem in class, but some students have already been able to whip through the entire 3 booklets while some students are still struggling with the first 10 questions. As you can imagine, this creates a bit of a dilemma for us as a class so this is what I am going to do:
I would like all students to complete Booklet #1 by Wednesday, Jan.16th. In class, we will pair up students who have finished with students who haven't, and have them work together. It would be appreciated if you could be helping at home as well if your child is really struggling. (I have answer key booklets with step by step solutions that I can send home.)
The following week, Mr. Hzic and Mrs. Apps will be in covering for me while my family and I are on a Missions trip to Colima, Mexico to work in an orphanage and participate in some work projects for the poor of the city. I feel badly about leaving again, but this is something my family and I have felt very called by God to do. We would appreciate your prayers! We'll be back on the 26th. Mr. Hzic is especially qualified to help with FSAs so I feel very confident that students are getting excellent teaching while I am gone.
Now here is the Homework Sheet for January, 14th to 18th:
Monday, January 14th
to Friday, Jan. 18th
H A P P Y N E W Y E A R ! !
Announcements: It’s great to be back and hear about the
wonderful gifts God bestowed upon families during this holiday season. We
are all truly blessed!
Faith’s Benefit Dinner/Auction is on Friday, January 18th. Tickets can be purchased ($20.00)
at the school office.
Secondary Student Government Pajama and Crazy Hair
Day! - Thursday, Jan. 17th Come dressed in your p.j’s with crazy hair and get treated to
breakfast. :)
Christmas
Homework Booklets : These
were due on Monday. If you didn’t require your child to complete it over the
holidays, please send a written note or email me. Thanks.
2
Week Challenge – Did
anyone receive a devotional book for Christmas? Do some of you own one
that you have never read? Our challenge for the next 2 weeks is to read a devotional
from a book every day. If you don’t have one, I have some I could
lend you. The library also has some. You could use the teen
devotional website we have listed on the left hand side of our classroom
blog. If you can’t find a book, how about 10 minutes of Scripture reading
followed by prayer. If you have a daily family devotional time, you may
count that. The key here is to give God some of your personal time each
day – reading His word and praying. As a discipline, I would like you to
spend a minimum of 10 minutes on this each day.
MATH – Students were given a word problem
booklet this week. This is practice for the FSA’s (Foundational Skills
Assessment) we will complete the week of February 12th to 15th
(Feb. 11 is B.C.’s Family Day Holiday) We have been working on it in
class and the answers are at the back. Feel free to help your child as
much as you can. Some students are whipping through the questions while
others are really struggling.
Booklet #1 will be due on Wednesday,
January 16th. On this day, students will hand in their completed booklet
and then write a 5 question quiz. The questions will be taken from the
booklet.
Art: Students have been introduced to the
project assignment that will be due at the end of the 2nd trimester.
(February 24th) Basically it is to choose, ANY project that could be considered “art”
and complete it on your own time. There will be a worksheet to
guide their selection and a rubric to show how it will be marked. All
projects need to be okayed through me.
Daily Physical Activity: Please
make sure your child is dressed
appropriately for the weather as we are still continuing to walk around
Ben Lee every day. We are hoping to have some “snow fun” on a day where
the snow is “just right”, so if possible, please send a bag of extra gloves, snow pants, etc for
your child – ready to go for when we can seize the opportunity.
Vocabulary Set #5 (Test is on Friday, Jan. 18th)
envoy (noun) - an official representative
The Babylonian envoy was thrilled to see all of Judah’s weapons and
treasures.
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levity (noun) - lightness in
character, manner or situation
I think we all enjoy the levity Lucy brings to our
class.
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aspire (verb) – to seek to attain a goal
I always aspired to be a teacher.
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congruent (adjective) – having the same shape and size
The tennis ball and the road hockey ball were congruent.
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prolific (adjective) – highly productive
Robert Munsch is a prolific author.
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infer (verb) – to figure it out by looking for clues
You will have to infer the answer by re-reading the parts describing
his character.
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indelible (adjective) – impossible to remove or get out
The plot mountain will be indelibly imprinted on your mind because of
the memorable way we learned it.
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trait (noun) – characteristic, quality, feature, mannerism,
A round character has many traits.
Friendliness was her most outstanding personality trait.
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entourage (noun) – a group of people that follow a famous or
important person around
The Egyptian envoy brought an entourage with him.
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imprint(noun) – lasting effect, pressed in mark
Tanya’s boots made an interesting imprint in the snow.
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