Choosing Awards for Year End Celebration

Wow!  Time sure does fly, doesn't it!

It is time to celebrate all the growth that has taken place this year in Grade 7.  Academically, Spiritually, Socially, Athletically, and in Character, Responsibility and Leadership.

Our awards need to be in on Monday, so lets get it done today!  Please read over the following descriptions of the awards from the Handbook and then copy and paste the class list into a google document (or I have hard copies available as well).

Give reasons for each of your selections if at all possible.

Discipleship Awarded to students who display overall leadership, scholarship and character. One award per class.

Christian Character Awarded to students who display Christ-like characteristics and is an example to others.

Christian Service Awarded to students who display Christ-like service, helpfulness and generosity to teachers, staff, and other students.

Academic Achievement Awarded to students who achieve above grade-level expectations in the following subject areas: Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Bible or other academic areas.

Bible Award Awarded to students who show mature Scriptural understanding and show effort to accurately memorize Scripture passages assigned.

Sportsman’s Award Awarded to students for excellence in blending sportsmanship, teambuilding, skills and attitude in relation to all athletic endeavours.

Creative Arts Awarded to students for outstanding ability in: Music, Art, Drama, Technology or Digital Arts.

Outstanding Merit Awarded to students in recognition of outstanding qualities such as: Evangelism, Leadership, Cooperation, Stewardship, Most Improved, Creative Thinking, Technology, etc.

Award of Excellence Awarded to students for recognition of excellence in all areas.

Class List for Awards

You can’t choose the Academic Awards -  grades provide the proof for these. 

These are the numbers you can give for each:  1 Discipleship, 3 Christian Character, 3 Christian Service , 3 Awards of Excellence,  3 Sportsmanship

Others that you can choose from (you can give as many of each as you like):

Drama, Art, Technology (3 D printing, Keyboarding, Coding), Music, Leadership, Cooperation, Friendship, Humour, Fashion, Photography, Creative Writing, Most Improved, ______________________,  ____________________,  _________________________,  ________________________,

Students can only receive ONE AWARD each.  (It’s different in the Secondary.) 

John

Riley

Issac

Elijah

Destiny

Shae

Zander

Stephen

Olivia

Weston

Savannah

Machaela

Juny

Jason

Josh

Madeline

Geoffrey

Ally

Liam

Hannah

Jessica

Liv

Kaelin

Max

Jemma

Shearvin

Sam

Amanda

Andrei

Homework and Announcements May 29th to June 2nd

Grade 7 Homework

Monday, May 29^th to Friday, June 2^nd   

Announcements:

Parents:  You can be so very proud of your children for the INCREDIBLE, AMAZING, Secondary Chapel they presented last Thursday.  God was glorified and your children stepped into servant leadership roles with seeming ease and enjoyment.  The Secondary is going to be so blessed by their full inclusion next year and the years to come!! J

Grade 7 Grad Chapel:  Next Wednesday, June 7^th, during the Elementary Chapel, Mr. Cox and I will say good bye to the 7’s and Mr. Kelly will welcome them into the Secondary.  Parents are welcome to come! 

Relate Youth Tuesday – Bigger or Better Challenge!  Guys and Girls meet at the church at 7:00!

Our Overnight Revelstoke Field Trip is coming up this week on Thursday, June 1^st and Friday, June 2^nd!  Please remember to bring in your permission form, money and sign the online waiver for SkyTrek Adventure park here: https://skytrekadventurepark.waiversign.com/?docId=5629499534213120#start:

Credit Auction – I have postponed this last, final, “get rid of all your credits” auction to next Wednesday, June 7^th.  Anything you want to donate is welcomed!

Gr. 7 Final Exams:  Following the same schedule as the Middle School, grade 7’s will write Final Exams on Wednesday, June 14^th and Thursday, June 15^th.  I will post an exam schedule in a separate blog post. 

Spelling Bee – This Wednesday, May 31^st in Elementary Chapel.

Weekly Challenge:  How did you do on praying for the grade 8 student whose name you drew?  We will have a break this week on a weekly challenge and then next week will be the last weekly challenge in which you can choose to redo any challenge from the year that you did poorly on.  That will wrap up the HACE challenges for the year.

Social Studies –  Many students did poorly on the Ancient Greece quiz and will desire a retest.  Any student wanting to retest may do so (on any test throughout the year actually as is my policy) but they must come to me.  I am not going to chase them down to write it.

English – Mixbook projects are due this Wednesday!  (I can give extensions through this weekend if need be.)  An inclass assignment will also be due this short week on “The Boy in the Picture” which relates to our field trip this week.

Gr. 7 Homework and Announcements

Grade 7 Homework

Tuesday, May 23^rd to Friday, May 26^th  

Announcements:

Relate Youth Tuesday –Small Groups – Girls: 5:30 – 7:30 at Moana’s house – Build your own SMORES!  Boys:  Check with your leaders.

Our Overnight Revelstoke Field Trip is coming up next week on Thursday, June 1^st and Friday, June 2^nd!  Parent Permission forms will be coming home on Wednesday. 

Credit Auction - This Friday!  We could use a few extra donations if anyone wants to contribute.  :) 

Weekly Challenge:  How did you do on the fruit and vegetable challenge?  This week our challenge will be to pray for a grade 8 student every day this week. You will pick the grade 8 student’s name out of a hat on Tuesday.

Math – Please finish the Cartesian Plane booklet we were working on last week and hand it in by the end of Wednesday.

Social Studies – Quiz TODAY (Tuesday)

English – Parents, please discuss with your child the options available on this Mixbook Final English Project as there are possible financial costs to consider.  (check previous blog posts)

Bible – Bible Memory Quiz on Friday 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.

Ancient Greece Quiz - Tuesday, May 23rd Study Sheet

Ancient Greece Study Sheet

The quiz will be on Tuesday, May 23rd and will consist of some matching, fill in the blank and short answer.  

Know these people:

Cyrus the Great and Darius	Persian kings who tried to conquer Greece
Homer	Blind poet who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad
Zeus	The mythical king of the gods
Pericles	Aristocrat and leader who helped organize democracy in Athens
Aristotle	Philosopher who tutored Alexander the Great
Phillip II	Father of Alexander who wanted to conquer all of Greece
Alexander the Great	Son of Phillip II who conquered all of the Persian Empire

Know these terms:

Acropolis	A hilltop fortress in the city to provide refuge for the people
Parthenon	A great, ancient building that was originally built as a temple for Athena
Democracy	Rule by the many or the common people (eg. Athens with Pericles)
Oligarchy	Rule by a few rather than one or many using force (eg. Sparta)
Aristocracy	Rule by the best
Monarchy	Rule by one (eg. king or emperor)
Philosophy	The study of wisdom
Helots	The common labourers in Sparta that worked for the ruling class

Know these places:

Island of Crete	Earliest civilization of Greece where  Minoans lived
Athens	One of the city states that had a naval advantage.  Were more “civilized” as a people (capital of Greece today)
Sparta	One of the city states that had a land advantage.  Were more violent as a people
Delphi	The “navel of the earth” where the oracles gave prophecies for money
Mt. Olympus	The mythical home of the gods

Know these battles:

Battle of Marathon	A runner ran from Marathon to Athens to report that Athens had held off the Persians!! (26 miles)
Battle of Thermopylae	300 Spartans held off thousands of Persians to save Greece
Battle of Salamis	3rd attempt of Persia to defeat Greece, but Greece’s navy defeated Xerxes’ Persians
Peloponnesian War	Battle between Athens and Sparta.  Sparta won but later their government was inadequate and Athens took over

Field Trip Agenda

Agenda for Grade 7/8 Field Trip to Revelstoke

Thursday, June 1^st  and Friday, June 2^nd  

Thursday, June 1^st  

Students arrive at 6:45 and we leave at 7:15	Leave on bus/vans for Revelstoke All students must have an online waivers for Skytrek   completed before boarding the bus.  Online waiver site: https://skytrekadventurepark.waiversign.com/?docId=5629499534213120#start:
10:00 a.m.	Skytrek Adventure Park Students eat bag lunches that they have brought with them School will provide some other light snacks (granola bars, veggies, water, cookies)
4:00 p.m.	Leave Skytrek and head to Peaks Lodge to drop off luggage in rooms and have free time in rooms until 5:30 (card games, dice games, board games, improv games)
5:30 pm to  6:30 pm	Supper in Peaks Lodge restaurant (Lasagna, spaghetti, Caesar salad and garlic bread ) Short devotional word from Mr. Kelly
7:00 pm	Wide Games with Mr. Dorie
8:00 pm – 9:00	Revelstoke Aquatic Center
9:30 – 11:00	Snack and Prayer time in rooms with teachers and night time student devotional leaders

Friday, June 2nd

8:00 – on bus 8:30 – 9:30	Breakfast and Devotions in rooms (Morning devotional leader  and student food leader makes breakfast for group as well as sandwiches for bag lunches) Student leader brings groups’ bag lunches to Mrs. Robideau and Ms. Kohnke  to keep safe until Craigellachie.
10:00 – 11:00	Hydroelectric Dam tour Snack (granola bars, water, cookies, fruit ) on bus
12:00 ish p.m.	Arrive at Craigellachie (The Last Spike) *Students eat the bag lunches and visit the Gift Shop, Chat, Frisbee, or Hike to Gorge Creek with Mr. Kelly and Mr. Dorie to see a beautiful waterfall
1:00	Leave Craigellachie
3:00 ish	Arrive at HCS

Notes for Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece Study Sheet

Know these people:

Cyrus the Great and Darius
Homer
Zeus
Pericles
Phillip II
Alexander the Great

Know these terms:

Acropolis
Parthenon
Democracy
Oligarchy
Aristocracy
Monarchy
Philosophy
Helots

Know these places:

Island of Crete
Athens
Sparta
Delphi
Mt. Olympus

Know these battles:

Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Peloponnesian War

Homework Sheet May 15th to May 18th

Grade 7 Homework

Monday, May 15^th to Thursday, May 18^th  

Announcements:

Happy Belated Mother’s Day to all you amazing mothers!  You are raising wonderful children and I am so blessed to have been a part of their lives this year!

Relate Youth – This Tuesday, May 16^th is large group.  They are going bowling at McCurdy Bowling Center.  7:00 – 9:00 Cost is $6.00 for the first game and shoe rental and then $2.00 for each game after that. 

It is Victoria Day on Monday, May 22^nd weekend plus a non-instructional day on Friday, May 19^th, so happy long weekend!

Our Overnight Revelstoke Field Trip is coming up on Thursday, June 1^st and Friday, June 2^nd!  Details will be coming home on Thursday.  Super excited about this awesome trip together with the grade 8’s. 

ELEMENTARY TWIN DAY:  Thursday, May 18^th – Come dressed as a twin with someone else! 

Weekly Challenge:  Last week’s challenge was supposed to be eating the required amount of fruit a day.  However, since I didn’t get it up on the blog, and because it is such a great, healthy challenge, let’s do it again this week, but add the vegetable component as well.  As the Canadian Food Guide states, teens should have 5-9 servings of fruit and veggies a day.  Pick your serving amount and DO IT!  Your body will thank you. Check out this link to see pictures of what the daily amount actually looks like: http://www.thekitchn.com/10-photos-that-show-you-your-daily-recommended-servings-of-fruits-vegetables-207261

Math – We are starting to learn about the Cartesian Plane.  The IXL.com work is Gr. 7 R.1 Coordinate Plane Review

Social Studies – Ancient Greece is our next area of study.  We will have a quick matching quiz on Thursday of the main people and places and events on Thursday.  A study sheet and quizlet will be available by the end of Monday.

English – Parents, please discuss with your child the options available on this Mixbook Final English Project as there are possible financial costs to consider.  (check previous blog posts)