Operation Christmas Child Visits Evangel
Operation Christmas Child, a ministry under Samaritan’s Purse, asks people to fill shoe boxes with items and love yearly, to distribute to children in need around the world. From basic essentials like toothbrushes and bars of soap to fun activities like crayons and flash cards, people around the world give a little bit of hope to children who may not otherwise have any.
Evangel Christian School continued our tradition of packing shoe boxes. On Friday, November 13th we dedicated these shoe boxes to the Lord at our chapel services. Students shared testimonies about what packing a shoebox meant to them. We prayed that these shoe boxes would reach their destinations and that the child whose hand a shoebox landed in would come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
We then received the honor of having a film crew from Operation Christmas Child come to Evangel on Tuesday, November 17th to film our students praying over their shoe boxes. Selected students also went up to our roof to shoot various plugs for OCC! This footage will be used in future Operation Christmas Child promotional videos. How exciting! The OCC film crew and staff were impressed with our children’s enthusiasm and the abundance of shoe boxes collected. Colorful posters and even some students wearing self-made t-shirts graced the sanctuary for all to know that Evangel loves Operation Christmas Child!
In total, 211 shoeboxes were packed and more than $800 (that could be visibly seen in a shoebox) in donations were collected. These donations cover the shipping costs for each of the shoe boxes.
More than 69 million children world-wide have been impacted by Operation Christmas Child and Evangel is so proud to be a part of this. Check out pictures from our chapel and the film crew coming to visit in the Galleries section of our website!
We pray that many children will be blessed this Christmas season! Thanks to everyone who helped to make this event a success!
Fall Colors
Prek-3 has been enjoying the Harvest Season. We have been focusing on the beautiful season of fall. We created beautiful tissue paper leaves, handprint fall turkey frames, and a precious Indian Cross. My students were able to learn what each color of fall represents. Brown is for the beauty of fall. Red is God’s love for us all. Yellow is for the golden sun. Orange tells us to give God praise and keep him with us everyday.
Mrs. Rivera
Library Time
Both pre-k classes have been enjoying books by Jan Brett. The students have enjoyed her rich language and wonderful illustrations. We have read “The Mitten,” “Gingerbread Friend,” and “The Hat,” and they have also gotten a chance to color coloring pages of the illustrations from the books.
Mrs. Ruiz
Fun In Gym
For the month of September the Prek3 and 4th were taught in gym class to pass the ball and say there name. Also we worked on learning how to tumble and do banana rolls.
Ms. Rosario
Pre-K 4 Music Class
Students have been working on songs that enhance the learning in the classroom. Each week we focus on the same letter that they are working on in class. For example, the week they were working on the letter “D” we sang the following songs: “How much is that Doggie in the Window,” “Life Without Jesus is like a Donut,” and “D-A-D-D-Y”. For the remainder of October, we will learn songs with the letters “G,” & “H.” This class has also begun working on their song for the Christmas program in December.
Mrs. Racoma
Pre-K 3 Music Class
Students have been working on developing group skills through songs. They have learned songs that develop cooperation and team work. Some of the songs they have been learning are, Sally Goes Round the Sun,The Muffin Man, Grandmas Moses, and many others. This class has also begun working on their song for the Christmas program in December.
Mrs. Racoma
International Week
China. India. Mexico. Brasil. Nepal. Switzerland. Peru. Spain. These are just some of the 73 countries beautifully represented by our students and staff and Evangel Christian School. We held our semi-annual International Week to celebrate the heritages of our families. This year, our celebration took place from October 19th through October 23rd. Throughout the week, students had opportunities to research one or more countries that their families are from, present objects or pictures from their country to their classmates, and dress in their flag’s color or in an outfit native to their land. The highlight was definitely the food sharing portion of International Week where students brought in a dish to share with their peers. From “arroz con pollo” to “roti” and “flan” to a “guarana” drink, both students and staff alike appreciated the delicious and rich culture they got to partake in. We culminated our week by bringing students and staff down to the huge world map located right beyond our main entrace where they put a pin in the city and country they are from. On Friday, the last day of the event, we held a special missions-oriented chapel where an alumnus, Joseph Lee, talked about his parents who are missionaries to Indonesia and showed a slide presentation of their work there. Check out the wonderful pictures in “galleries” and be blessed as you see the excitement on the student’s faces as they show pride in their heritage!
Both pre-k classes have been having a great time listening to stories written by Bill Martin Jr. We have read Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? And Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear? They have also colored pictures of the animals in the stories and have listened to the sounds that these animals make in the computer. We have had an awesome time.
Mrs. Ruiz
Coming up in November – a special visitor to Pre-K 4. To help celebrate the color purple, we will have a visit from Miss Purple, Miss Holden’s beautiful twin sister. What will we do? Come back next month and find out!
Miss Holden
Silly songs continue to be a part of our class. We are learning “On Top of Spaghetti”, and have fun doing “The Train Game” and “The Elephant Song.”
Miss Holden