Video clips on Nelson Mandela

I love this one!  From the movie, Invictus, Nelson Mandela

This is a tribute to him after he died:  Tribute to Nelson Mandela

Last Homework Sheet of 2014

Grade 7 Homework

Mon. Dec. 15^th to Friday, Dec. 19^th

Tuesday, Dec. 16^th - KCC Relate Youth is the Fashion Show and Banquet  Parents are invited to buy tickets and attend the fashion show from 7:00 to 8:00 ($2.00) and then the kids will have their dinner from 8:00 to 9:30.  (No dinner at Robideaus)

Thursday, Dec. 18^th – Student Government is putting on a Whoville Christmas Ball.  Tickets are $4.00 or $2.00 with 2 non-perishable food items on sale at lunch hour.  If you don’t pre-buy your ticket, it will cost you $5.00 at the door.  The time is 6:30 to 9:00.  Warning:  Students will have the opportunity to learn how to waltz. 

Thursday, Dec. 18^th – Credit Auction Last Block (Parents have been so generous with donating things that I don’t think I need anything until the end of January.  THANK YOU so very much.)

Friday, Dec. 19^th – Half Day of School – The grade 7’s will join with the Secondary Students in Carolling at various Retirement Homes in our city.  Please dress according to weather as some groups will be walking. 

Christmas Homework Booklet – Students will be given a booklet of worksheets that review and challenge them on material in Math, English and Bible.  Students are encouraged to be working on it this week, but it will probably end up being homework over the holidays. If your family is going away during the break or will be extra busy, you can make the parental decision to not make your child do it over the break.  I have created this more with the intention that children who are “bored” over the holidays will have something to keep their minds stimulated.  I don’t mean for it to add extra stress on families who may already be stressed.  J  Students will be given a completion mark out of 10 for HACE when they return on Jan. 5^th, but I will just give an “excused” in students achieve for those students who return the booklet with a note from their parents stating that they were too busy or unable to complete it.  (Parents could also email me.) 

                                                                                                                                     

Merry Christmas to you all!!

 

Homework Dec. 8th to Dec. 12

Grade 7 Homework

Mon. Dec. 8^th to Friday, Dec. 12^th

KCC Relate Youth is Life Groups this week.  Gr. 7/8  Boys meet at the church and Gr. 7/8 Girls meet at 150 Moyer Rd. (Leah Fielder’s house) (7:00 to 9:00)  Next week is the Christmas Fashion Show and After Party.  Parents are invited to buy tickets and attend the fashion show from 7:00 to 8:00 ($2.00) and then the kids will have their dinner from 8:00 to 9:30. 

Christmas Concert:  Thursday, Dec. 11^th at 6:30 at KCC  The grade 7’s have been practicing hard with Mrs. Funk.  It’s sure to be a fantastic performance. 

Weekly Challenge:   We are continuing with our Silent Angel Challenge.  You don’t necessarily have to give them something every day, but you should be either planning something, or praying for them on the days you don’t actually give to them.  Be creative!   

Math – We are going to learn how to divide fractions this week.  It will BLOW YOUR MIND! 

Bible Memory – Quiz on Friday, Dec. 12 1Timothy 4:12 - Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

Silent Angel Program 2014

Silent Angel

Purpose: 

*To demonstrate love one to another in a fun, festive way.

* To practice the life skill of REMEMBERING to be RESPONSIBLE and do the WORK to bless someone.

Objective:

·       to draw the name of someone in the class (believing God has a reason for you choosing the name you did)

·       to bless that person with a minimum of  3 “gifts” between now and Dec.17th. 

·       to spend $10.00 or less on that person, relying more on creativity and insight than monetary goods.

·       to keep this a SECRET!    

Evaluation:

Each participant will receive a mark out of 10 in HACE.  5 is for their ability to be responsible for doing this task.  The remaining 5 marks will be for creativity and insight in blessing the person whose name they draw.    

Socials Study Sheet and Dec. 1st Announcements

Grade 7 Homework

Mon. Dec. 1^st to Thursday, Dec. 4^th

Announcements: Report cards will go home this Wednesday, December 3^rd .  Parent teacher interviews are on Thursday, Dec. 4^th and Friday, Dec. 5^th.  Be sure to schedule your appointment through the office’s new online system on our school home page. 

KCC Relate Youth @ 7:00.  Supper at Mrs. Robideau’s house and BOTTLE RUN right after school.  We’ve got lots of bottles thanks to the Priebes and Mr. Mandryk so extra help would be appreciated since Mrs. Kuelker is unavailable that day. 

Our November Credit Auction was very successful thanks to the generous donations of you, the parents.  Thank you so very much for your generousity.  The students work hard to earn these credits and it is a much anticipated event every month!

Weekly Challenge:   Did everyone abstain from listening to any secular music?  This week we will be starting a 2 week challenge blessing a secret classmate with prayers, notes and little surprises in a Silent Angel program.  See the blog for more information on this challenge. 

Social Studies  - It is a short week, so the Unit Test on the first 4 chapters of the text book will be on Monday, Dec. 8^th. 

Social Studies Study Sheet

Unit One – “In the Beginning”

(Covering chapters 1-4 in History of the World)

Vocabulary

Evolution		The false idea that man was not created directly by God but instead “evolved” from animals
Humanism		Putting man in place of or above God
Nation		A large group of people who think of themselves as one and act in history as a unit.
Dispersion		The scattering of people over the earth
Polytheism		Worshipping many gods
Monotheism		Worshipping one god
Theocracy		Rule by God
Empire		Rule by one city or people over other cities or peoples
Bureaucracy		An organized group of people appointed by a ruler to help him govern.
Laws		Rules people follow in living together
Hieroglyphics		Strange writing of the ancient Egyptians
Pharaohs		Egyptian Kings
Ziggurat		Tower built in tiers or stages
Dynasties		Families within which right to be king passed from one member to another
Culture		The way of life for a group of people
Patriarch		A founding father
Archaeology		The study of the relics and ruins of ancient cultures

Key People

Adam		The very first man
Eve		The first woman
Cain		The first murderer
Noah		The man who obeyed God and built an ark to survive the flood
Abraham		The father of the nation of Israel
Hammurabi		The King of Babylon who united all of Mesopotamia under his rule
Joseph		A Hebrew slave who rose in power in Egypt
Moses		A Hebrew who eventually lead the people out of Egyptian slavery
Joshua		The one who lead Israel through Jericho into Canaan
Saul		The first King of Israel
David		The second King of Israel who worshipped God
Solomon		The third King of Israel who asked God for wisdom
Phoenicians		Prosperous sea traders who were neighbours of Israel They brought coloured dye and the alphabet amongst other things.
Hittites		Warring  neighbours of the Israelites who used iron to build weapons
Sumerians		Those who lived in Sumer who were the first known people to write and to use the wheel
Herodotus		A Greek Historian

Key Places

Garden of Eden		Home of Adam and Eve
Babel		City where a tower was built to unify mankind to attempt to be greater than God
Sumer		Area of the Middle East known as the fertile crescent where Abraham lived
Babylon		The city that became the center of a new empire after Abraham
Canaan		Also known as Israel, has a central and strategic position in the world
Egypt		The land where the Israelites were enslaved for many years
Northern Kingdom		When Israel split, this kingdom was formed yet still kept the name Israel
Southern Kingdom		When Israel split, this kingdom was called Judah