These are the first three years of introductory classes to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture. Students learned the foundations of Spanish, with the goal of achieving an entry-level of proficiency by the end of the year.
These Spanish classes focused on the following four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Specifically, this entailed reading and practicing/studying vocabulary and verb conjugations. Class time was used to engage skills such as situation dialogues; mini-skits; group work; conversations with classmates and teacher.
It was great to see creativity spark in the classroom when the students were given a task to complete within a group. Students succeeded completing the tasks and combining their originality with each other.
Mrs. Haughton

Math Class

Our middle school was diligent with the implementing of common core curriculum. Our students were challenged and had the opportunity to solve problems within pairs and groups. Middle school created poems and mini posters for their favorite math topics learned throughout the year.
Mrs. Christian

Science Class

That’s Very Humerus

What a change in years. We changed to Bob Jones University curriculum this school year. Adjusting all the curriculum to the New York State standards was an interesting task that middle school students were able to adjust to very quickly. We had labs that we set things on fire. We had demonstrations where we lit a light bulb with two wires, one battery, and one light bulb. Some of the classes even used HCl (hydrochloric acid). Eighth grade also learned that diet Coke will float and regular Coke will sink. Seventh grade was always finding things humerus (play on the word humorous to be funny, this humerus is a bone in the body.) One of the most interesting things sixth grade learned was that an Orca whale eats polar bears. It was a great year, and I will miss the students not returning. Have a blessed summer.

Mr. Penland

Compute Class

Google

The students learned how to use Google Earth, G mail, Docs and MS Office including doing Excel graphics (data editing and manipulation)

Mr. B

ESL Class

Amazing Grace

The last quarter has been a whirlwind of work winding down to when summer releases students back to their countries of origin.

In 7th, 8th, and 9th grades the students finished the nonfiction unit studying Amazing Grace, the True Story along with the lyrics to Amazing Grace. It was a creative way to use reading strategies to compare texts, learn new vocabulary, and explore changes in people as well as society. Students observed what happens historically when people give their hearts and lives over to God and become new creations and they gained a better understanding of the importance of sharing the testimonies of the dynamic lives of Godly men/women who change the world for good. After such an intense study we lightened up with descriptive writing about personal events such as the 8th grade trip to Dorney Park. Many students were able to not only use more sophisticated vocabulary than before, but also used descriptive metaphors to bring the reader into the experience.

Mrs. Kemp

Music Class

African Music

Middle school learned about African culture. How African music and movement of dance has impacted their daily lives. They also got to show how music affected them and why they liked music.

Mrs. Colon

Art Class

New Challenges

Middle school has tried many new things even above their age level. This of course was not told to them till after they started. They have learned in 6th grade to paint with watercolors and the different techniques of how to do this. 7th grade amazed themselves on how well they did when challenged to work with oil pastels. 8th grade did great work with their sculptures. They used paper to create anything from a can of soda to a remarkable detailed drum set.

Mrs. Colon

Spring Program

We had a wonderful Spring Program. Elementary students danced to Shout to the Lord, with streamers. The middle school danced to Go Fast, and high school danced and ministered the songs that they did in Hawaii. The high school electives also danced to I’m Free.

Mrs. Rosario

English Class

Elements of Literature

Students read two true stories, Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime and Thunder Rolling in the Mountains, and wrote a paper analyzing the author’s use of three elements of literature. To further grasp the themes, especially from a Biblical perspective, students also read Ecclesiastes and 1 Peter. Great discussions resulted as students debated the meaning of life and Christian suffering.

Mrs. Foster

Science Class

Genetics and Heredity

The 7th grade Science Class worked on a Unit study entitled Genetics/Heredity. As a culminating project each student created three Punnet Square diagrams. This project was to display their understanding of dominate and recessive genotypes.

Mrs. Christian

Social Studies

Civil War

The 7th graders finished up the year studying the Civil War and Reconstruction. They were fascinated to read and analyze first-hand accounts of the war from Civil War veterans and see just how devastating that war was economically, politically, and socially. The students wrote letters to each other as if they lived in the time of the war – some pretended to be soldiers, others were women who became nurses for the Red Cross, others were escaped slaves on the Underground Railroad. They had a great time acting out these letters for each other. They also read a lot about Reconstruction and analyzed through essays the various methods used by the North and the South to rebuild the United States after the war.

Mrs. Roh

Math Class

Algebra

The 7th graders covered a lot of material this year and some of them really worked hard to improve their critical thinking skills. They enjoyed being creative with their algebra unit as they came up with their own sample problems to challenge each other.

Mrs. Roh

Spanish Class

¡Llegamos al fín del año!

From comparing schools in the Spanish-speaking world to ours, and contrasting between the Sweet 16 and Quinceañera celebrations, and the varying aspects within Spanish language itself, it was an amazing culturally-filled year. The best is yet to come. See you next year as we continue to tackle verb conjugations, and form sentences and phrases in Spanish. Looking forward to it.

Sra Jean-Pierre

Bible Class

What Did You Say

In our 7th grade classes one of the most memorable lessons was the lesson about learning to be a good listener. As teenagers, they had to learn the importance of why God gave us two ears and only one mouth. It was a riot to watch the students interact during a lesson where they had to guess what their partner was saying and write it down. The key was that the person speaking had tape over their mouth making it difficult to speak and hear what they were saying. It was a great object lesson, one that I don’t think they will soon forget.

Pastor Racoma

Math Class

How Shopping Involves Math

The seventh graders have enjoyed learning how the math concepts that they learned in 6th grade have real-world applications. At the beginning of the year, the students all chose one occupation that uses math and conducted research about that job that they shared with the class. Throughout the year, they have enjoyed learning how astronomers use scientific notation to simplify their work, how architects use precise measurements to design buildings, and how chefs use fractions and proportions to create delicious recipes. While learning about the uses of percentages last month, the class particularly enjoyed a Christmas shopping activity. Various items were set up around the room in different states. Each item had a different price. Some items were discounted, some had a sales tax percentage, and some had both a city and sales tax. The students had to calculate the final price of all the items after the discounts were subtracted and taxes were added. Most students chose to shop in Delaware, where there is no sales tax!

Mrs. Roh

Social Studies

American Symbols

The students are currently working on a project about significant American symbols (the bald eagle, Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, etc.). They will conduct research about the origin, use, and meaning of their chosen symbols, and they will create a poster that they will present to their class after midterms. They will also be creating their own symbols to represent one of America’s four core values (freedom, individualism, equality, and growth).

Mrs. Roh

Social Studies

And The Winner Is

More than anything, the seventh graders love learning about civics/American government. In December, they learned about the structure of the United States Constitution and the first presidential elections. To solidify the concepts, we held a class election! Two presidential nominees (Danielle Serrano and Jorge Ruiz), went around to different states (groups of students sitting at their desks) to campaign for office. The students then voted by secret ballot, and Jorge was the winner! As the president, Jorge got to appoint the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Christian Faulkner), whose role is to help maintain order in the classroom, and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (Kisel Espinal), who helps to keep the classroom tidy and water the plant. The class also voted on a tax collector (Brianna McMichael, who ran unopposed). The tax collector helps to pass out and collect papers in the classroom.

Mrs. Roh

Science Class

Valcanoes

7th Grade Science class is currently discovering the formation and types of volcanoes.

Mrs. Christian

Science Class

Resource Management

Students did a unit study of Resource Management. They discussed ways to recycle and why it is so vitally important to our society. Students created posters and they were displayed as a bulletin board. The posters were giving messages of the why and how we should recycle and replenish our earth.

Mrs. Christian

Science

Maps

7th Grade Science class has been learning about maps and mapping. Students were engaged with learning why maps are important and the various types of maps. Students created two types of maps. The first they created were small scale community maps. The second ones they made were large scale maps. They made a map of a room within their home.

Mrs. Christian

Gym Class

Soccer Playoffs

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

Vince Lombardi

This month in Gym we have begun our Soccer Playoffs. These games are highly intense being that rivalries have been sown from the year before. Whether students are playing goalie, defense, offense, or midfielder they are determined, focused, and resolute to win the game. Often that means jumping in the path of the ball. Even though these games are intense, students maintain a high level of sportsmanship thought the season.

Mr. Wong

Spanish Class

Shoebox Homes

This month, Middle School Spanish class learned how to name parts of a house or apartment in Spanish. They then applied what they have learned by creating a model of a house or apartment using a shoebox. These creative shoeboxes are now being displayed in our classroom.

Mrs. Jean-Pierre

Money for Missionaries

Our student body had the privilege of hearing from a missionary family, the DiSalvo’s, who will be heading to the mission field of India. They leave in about three weeks to begin their language school. Our students were very receptive to hear what they had to say and asked many questions of how they would be sharing the gospel. The students found out that due to the countries rules about missionaries coming in, they are coming their to help students with their education as well as opening a coffee shop to help form relationships with the people of India and through those relationships, tell them about the eternal gift of Jesus Christ. Our students were so moved by the DiSalvo’s heart and love for Jesus and the people of India that they took up and offering of almost $500.00. The elementary students had also been taking up school chapel offerings since the beginning of the year and were able to add $200.00 more dollars into the offering so the DiSalvo’s could be blessed with a $700.00 check to help them as they leave to spread the gospel into a country that so desperately needs to hear about the love of Jesus Christ.

Spirit Week

Spirit week has been a blast this year. Each day students dressed up in a new theme to earn points for their class. On Monday, students came dressed like their friends for “twin day.” Some friends came in groups of four and five all dressed alike. The most memorable twin outfit was a group of our senior girls that dressed in pink hello kitty pajamas. Tuesday was filled with more fun as students went all out for “career day.” They were dressed like nurses, doctors, fashion designers, military and the list goes on and on. The most well thought out outfit was a student who came dressed like her favorite teacher. She had such great detail in her costume, it was comical. Wacky Wednesday brought out some interesting characters as students came in all forms of mix-matched outfits. Teachers also had fun with this one. Our traditional “spirit day” Thursday had so much excitement during the pep rally. For the first time in Evangel history, we had a drum cadence set up during the pep rally by three of our students who played and got the crowd pumped up during our varsity vs. staff/alumni basketball game. It was a great game and the week ended in a great “time” as students came decked out in various decades. The students came dressed up in 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Mr. Hernandez was the most talked about outfit as he came dressed in his leather jacket and 50’s style hairdo.

Other than dressing up during the week, students also competed in games during the week to earn points for their class. Some of the games included, root beer chug-a-lug, tug-a-war, candy relay, cracker whistle relay and many more. The students really went out this year and the most talked about game since the start of games two years ago is the egg toss. With eggs flying through the air, it’s always amazing to see the one team who never breaks the egg. It came down to our seniors and sophomores this year, but the seniors pulled it out. Spirit week has been a blast this year and both our JV and Varsity boys basketball teams came out with two victories this week as we kick off our fall and winter sports season.

See Galleries for pictures.

Middle School Feast

The middle school had a great time at their annual feast. Students brought in numerous dishes to share with their classmates as we gave thanks to God for His provisions this year. While food is a big part of the feast, the students also had the opportunity to play games, activities and contests. The most memorable contest was the cattle call contest. Students from each class came up and gave their best cow sound. It brought about many laughs and great fun. Our students are such great sports. We also played limbo and voted for our student government during our feasts. They created lasting memories as we celebrated a time of thanksgiving.

Please see “Galleries” for pictures.

Regent University visits Evangel

Our middle school and high school students had the privilege of hearing from students that are part of Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The director of student ministries, Dr. Richard Kidd, and Director of Discipleship, Jason Peaks, brought a group of young adults that were on fire for God as they shared through a powerful time of worship and the Word. Our students were very receptive to what they had to say and were encouraged by the message of hope in Jesus Christ that was brought.

Meet Me at the Pole

The National day of “See you at the Pole” has not occurred at this school in a number of years and we were happy to see our students take a stand and come out earlier than normal for prayer in taking a stand for our school, city and nation. Students formed various groups and prayed with one another and then they came together to worship and pray for more specific needs of our student body and school. While staff was there in support, this was entirely student led. God is doing great things through our students and we are excited to see where He will take them next!

Spiritual Emphasis Week

Spiritual Emphasis week was by far the best we have ever seen here at Evangel. We thank God for the Spiritual guidance of our staff who helped prepare and speak for this chapel but it was the moving of the spirit of God through our kids that made this one so unique. The students took to heart the things that were spoken of in chapel and ran with it. They stayed late, past their school day and continued to pray and worship in the altar. It was an amazing site. Many times, when a movement takes place like this, students go back to their normal lives but our students have gone the extra mile. They have begun their own facebook and twitter page called “be the spark.” On this page, students encourage one another with scripture and more ideas of how to grow in the Lord. They have also begun morning prayer and lunch time bible study. They recently ordered bracelets with “be the spark” on them and are now selling them to the entire student body. God is continuing to do great things through our students as the spark was lit during Spiritual Emphasis week.

Elementary Spiritual Emphasis Week was a great time as we learned that with God ANYTHING is possible. Through bible stories of faith and purpose, our students learned:

NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, TRUST GOD!
NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL, TRUST GOD!
NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE DO…TRUST GOD!
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS… TRUST GOD!
NO MATTER WHEREYOU ARE… TRUST GOD!

Why it Matters:

Adults may feel like kids have it easy- and by comparison, maybe they do. But every child has faced, or is facing something that seems impossible. For some, it’s falling asleep in a dark room while they imagine monsters under the bed. Other kids are dealing with intense peer pressure or unstable homes. Some kids might just need the courage to stand up for their faith or to obey God’s word. Those seemingly impossible tasks can seem overwhelming to kids…until they discover that EVERYTHING is possible with God!

The Gideons Visit Evagel

During our Spiritual Emphasis week we were blessed to have the Gideons visit us. They gave a Bible to all of our students in 5th grade through 12th grade. We are so very blessed to be able to study the Word of God. Many thanks to the Gideons and their generosity to our students.

Please see Galleries for pictures

National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society

NHS and NJHS

On Tuesday, May 22nd, we conducted our National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society Ceremony. This ceremony is beautiful as students carry during the processional and recessional. We are very proud to have inducted 95 new members to NHS and 13 NJHS. We welcomed back 100 NHS and NJHS members from last year. Both Societies worked very hard on their service project, raising money through bake sales and other means. Students were delighted to take what they had raised to the different institutions. What a blessing to be able to bless others. Please click on the BLUE inserts for our Program.

Here is a little history about the National Honor Society and the criteria for selection:

When the National Honor Society was founded in 1921, the hope was to create an organization that would recognize and encourage high school students’ academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. The National Junior Honor Society was founded shortly thereafter-in 1929 to recognize middle school students in the same areas. Now, over 80 years later, these Societies have become prestigious organizations with outstanding faculty members and students from the school community. Their reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment on the part of everyone involved. Membership is thus both an honor and a commitment.

2012 bulletin inside

2012 outside bulletin

Please see Galleries for some great pictures of NHS and NJHS .

Spring Celebration

Singing…..Dancing…..Drama……Poetry…….Worship……Fashion Show………..Flags……..and using our talents to honor the Lord. Our Spring Celebration was an amazing time and our student worked so very hard. Tuesday, May 22nd will be an evening to remember! A bid Thank You to all those who made this evening so very special.

Please see Galleries for wonderful pictures of the evening!

Academic Fair 2012

Ms. Gloria Gaynor

Academic Fair 2012

Over 1,000 people got a chance to attend our Annual Academic Fair on Thursday, March 22nd from 7pm to 9pm. Each student from Prek 3 through 12th grade designed and inquiry project which included a Project, Project Board, Research Research Paper and Presentation. Projects covered a gamut of Subjects: Science, History, English, Bible, Math, Sports, Home Economics, Technology, Fashion, etc…

The night was filled with excitement, smells of food from different countries, dances, singing, and so much more. We were honored to have with us Ms. Gloria Gaynor, famous for the song “I will survive”. Also, Mr. Michael Strawberry, brother of Darryl Strawberry, a former major-leauger, was able to attend and spend some time with our students. We are seriously honored to have had all the parents and students, families, friends, alumni, associates and partners that were able to attend.

We are so very proud of all of our students and we thank all the parents, staff and students for all of their hard work.

See “Galleries” for lots of incredible pics.

Spanish Class

Big and Small

Families big and small; houses or apartments big and small; parties big and small. This month, as we continue reviewing and using descriptive adjectives, we learn how to express ourselves using possessive adjectives in the singular and plural forms: my, your, his/her, and our in Spanish.

Students are also researching and learning about the difference between the traditional Spanish Sweet 15 and the traditional American Sweet 16, as we prepare for a little Columbian celebration of our own.

In the meantime, may we continue learning together!

Mrs. Jean-Pierre

Middle School Christmas Program:

Our middle school shared “Celebrate the Day” in their annual Christmas program. Many students wrote poems and essays to share what it means to celebrate the day that Jesus Christ was born. The songs and dramas were great portrayals of why we celebrate Christmas. The middle school students were such a blessing to parents and the community.

Spanish Class

Three Kings Day

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 6:9

December is flying by!

This month we had revisited Ser & Estar (to be or to be… that is the question!); coinciding with descriptive vocabulary.

As we journey through Spanish culture, it’s rather interesting how Three Kings Day happens to be celebrated across many Spanish-speaking countries.

After having created a personalized Gratitude Presentation last month, this month students will be asked to create their views on this special holiday, rarely visible in our country. For many, the celebration of God’s gift does not end on Dec. 25th, but goes beyond the New Year.

Let us learn together!

Mrs. J-P

Poetry

“You are here, Stay with me”

By Cathy Wang

When I was a little kid, I had a dream.

I love singing, I love music.

When I was a little kid, I thought it was easy.

So I asked dad:”Can I be a singer?” or “Can I be a pianist?”

And dad smiled and said to me:”Yes, you can, honey. ”

After that time, I began to work hard .

When the other kids were playing games,

I was playing the piano.

When they were making fun, I was studying.

Why? Because that’s my dream.

When I grown up, I just knew that it was not easy to make the dream come true.

Many people around me said you cannot do this!

I failed, one time, two times, three times, even more………

I’ve cried, I’ve been depressed, but I never give up!

Because I know, God! You’ve been here with me all the time!

Here! Inside my heart!

Even how alone I am, even how sad I am, even how I failed

You will always be my side; you will always hear my prayer; and you will always give me your strength!!

That’s the dream you gave me!

That’s what my life is gonna be!

Maybe no one will know it, how I spend the nights.

I cannot sleep, I see the stars in the sky, they are so bright and lively, and I begin to pray,

For a new day will be coming.

Anyone will fail;

Anyone will do the wrong thing;

So why can’t I cry?

Why can’t I try after I failed?

Actually I have never been alone, I never lost my ways.

Because what?

Because God you are here, stay with me.

I never saw you, I never touched you.

But——–

I can feel you, you are in the deep of my heart.

You are here, stay with me.

So as usual, today’s night is also cold; and the stars are also shinning in the sky;

I close my eyes and smile.

A tear from eyes drop down across my face, my heart.

Not for sad, it’s for grateful and thankfulness;

For I know, I finally found the reason I can keep my dream.

It’s you, My God! I’ll praise you God!

Project Citizen

All Middle School Social Studies classes have begun to work on a civics education program called Project Citizen. An inquiry-based program, Project Citizen helps to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become active citizens in order to work to make their communities better.

Grade 6 and 7 – Students continue to learn reading strategies to help digest informational text. Inquiry-based learning has been introduced as well as a number of hands-on projects, simulations, and games. Our lessons are cross-curriculuar, incorporating English, Science, Art, Math, and more!

Grade 8 – Students will be working on the New York City Exit Project in Social Studies for the month of November. Students will investigate a topic within the Progressive Movement in depth. This will allow students to experience immersion in a social studies topic, as well as question, investigate, and present a well-researched project.

ESL

New Vocabulary

The beginning of school has been quite exciting in ESL with over fifty students from all over the world acclimating to a Christ centered school. The Middle School and High school students have been increasing their conversational English through group activities related to their workbooks. Spiritual Emphasis Week became an impetus for many students to learn for the first time words many of us take for granted such as sanctuary, redemption, praise, glory and audacity. It also became a special time to learn how to question and write reflectively. Our latest projects were for International Week; students made presentations with either posters or power points describing where they grew up, comparing and contrasting their hometown with New York City, and predicting where they will be in ten years. The best part was listening to the students ask questions in English about each other’s hometown. It was very enriching for all and enlightening to me.

Mrs. Kemp

Social Studies

Reading Strategies

Students continue to learn reading strategies to help digest informational text. Inquiry-based learning has been introduced as well as a number of hands-on projects, simulations, and games. Our lessons are cross-curriculuar, incorporating English, Science, Art, Math, and more!

Miss Campanali

Social Studies

Project Citizen

Miss Campanali

International Week

International Week at Evangel was filled with diversity an a unique blend of rich cultures. Over 73 different nationa are represented at Evangel and how awesome it is to share about our heritage with eachother.

Each day of the week was filled with something new… from wearing the colors of our flags, to country costumes, to food and desserts from our homelands. Each new student gets tpplace a marker in our wall map to represent where they are form.

We are so blessed at Evangel and we thank God for blessing us with such diversity.

Please see “Galleries” for some fantastic pictures.

Liberty Sciecne Center

Liberty Science Center was a blast. We had students learning about the passing of communicable diseases. Students were able to walk through a simulated sneeze, ride a subway car that showed the students how easily diseases would pass from one area of the world to another. We also had students take the challenge to protect their bodies from diseases in the form of a video game. Of course the students were really well behaved while learning about diseases. (7th grade covers life science.)

Please see “Galleries” for some wonderful pics.

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Spirtual Emphasis Week

October 26th to the 30th was Spirtual Emphasis week at Evangel. Students had an amazing week during our Spiritual Emphasis week. Our younger students learned how God loves them just the way they are. They alsocompleted crafts and sang songs each day with our theme, “Panadamania.” The students are continuing to learn that God is “wild” about us! Our older students had an amazing week as our speakers, Ron and Heather Rhoads flew in for the week to share the love of God through the Word and song. Many students responded to the message that was given each day and we are blessed as a staff to see the seeds being planted in our students’ lives.

Please check out “Galleries” for some amazing pictures.

English Class

Very Creative Students

With originality and creativity, students produced their own variety of several poems using many techniques such as simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Seventh graders also researched and wrote persuasive essays about the influence of watching television. They enjoyed verbally debating one another. Finally, students read a portion of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and viewed an animated version of the famous allegory. Each student engaged in discussion to compare the text with the film, as well as expressing in written form his or her own spiritual applications.

Mrs. Foster

Music Class

Learning the guitar

The 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Music classes are not only progressing in tuning their guitar, but are also improving in switching from one chord to another. As they learn these techniques, which get easier with consistent practice, they are also slowly playing through songs. The songs we have been focusing on include: Forever, by Chris Tomlin; As The Deer; Your Grace Is Enough; and You Are My All In All. Check it out at WorshipArchive.com!

Miss Farrell

Dance Elective

Extra work pays off

Students worked really hard with partners on the salsa routines that middle school preformed. They even stayed afterschool to work on it and practice. They did a fantastic job.

Mrs. Rosario

Dance Elective

Extra Work

The students worked hard learning different types of dances with partners. The song they danced to was God is Good. It was a little challenging as it used hip hop with salsa moves, but they learned it. The students practiced during lunch time and during their gym time.

Mrs. Rosario

Life Science

Its finally here

Welcome to the last month of school from 7th grade Life Science! What a great school year. We are bringing an end to the year and the 7th graders will soon be 8th graders. Have a great summer.

Mr. Penland

Life Science

Blood

Some people get queasy with the sight of blood. 7th grade made blood. We took some beads and designated the beads with a part from the blood stream and mixed the beads together to show the same consistency as a doctor would find in the blood.

Mr. Penland

Life Science

God Bless you

AAAahhhhh…AAAaaaaahhhhcccchhhooooo. God bless you. This month we have been learning about how the body copes with different diseases, viruses and immune deficiency syndromes. The body has ways to deal with viruses that are miraculous and diverse.

Mr. Penland

Life Science

Talk, talk, talk

Wow 7th graders are talkers, and this is a great time to discuss the communication and control centers of the human body. We get to learn about the many forms of communication both externally and the internal processes that go into helping us communicate with those around us.

Mr. Penland

Science Class

Life Science!

We learned about body organization last month and this month we are stepping up on the ladder of knowledge. We get to learn about circulation and respiration. The body needs certain levels of oxygen, and it also needs to get rid of wastes. This month we learned about both.

Mr. Penland

Life Science

Cells or Organs

I am Hanz! And I am Franz! During January the 7th grade learned about different body systems and organization of the body. What comes first the cell or the organ? Well cells form tissues and tissues for organs so the cell would have to come first… or would it?

Mr. Penland

Science Class

Life Science!

We have been learning about classifying organisms. How does one species compare with another species? The domain Eukarya consists of 4 different species. Those species are Protista, Fungi, Plantea, and Animalia.

Mr. Penland

Bible Class

Final Lesson

Students finished up the year with the last two character traits which were service and reverence. This was a good way to sum up the year. We learned that service to God and others is a huge key to living a Christian life. Reverence was learning how to respect God’s name. This was a powerful lesson in teaching the students to always keep first in their life. As we moved into June we began our study guides for the final, this was a busy time for the students as they were preparing for other finals as well.

Mr. Racoma

Bible Class

Good Character

In the month of March the 7th grade Bible class began a character study on honesty and listening to authority. It was a lesson that few will forget. As submitting to authority requires honesty, the students understood the importance of always telling the truth in all situations and listening to their parents and teachers as well.

Mr. Racoma

Dance Elective

Celebrate

After all the hard work the students did learning their dances, we decided to celebrate and have a party!

Mrs. Rosario

Dance Elective

Put It Like That

The students always started out on isolations, to warm up every part of their body. Then they worked on the basic dance steps for the songs that they were going to be dancing to. For the Christmas program the song the students danced to was Put It Like That. The students had a great time.

Mrs. Rosario

Math Class

Review, Review, Review

The Middle School Math Classes were engaged with a cumulative review of the year’s academic studies.

Mrs. Christian

Math Class

Square Roots

The 7th Grade Math Class was engaged with hands on activities to display the formula for Pythagorean Theorem. Students also studied square root numbers.

Mrs. Christian

Math Class

Polygons

The 7th Grade Math Class has been studying polygons identification and quadrilaterals. Students were given instructions to draw and construct three dimensional solid polygons.

Mrs. Christian

Social Studies

North vs South

To end the school year, 7th grade studied the differences in the lifestyles between the North and the South. They created flags representing either the North or the South. Then they studies hard for their finals.

Mr. Berrios

Social Studies

The Monroe Doctrine

The class spent about a month studying the Monroe Doctrine and its significance.

Mrs. Berrios

Social Studies

Louisiana

To better understand the Louisiana Purchase, students watched several videos this month covering both the Louisiana Purchase and the expedition of Lewis and Clark. They also wrote journal entries in the view of someone on the voyage with Lewis and Clark.

Mr. Berrios

Social Studies

Government Posters

Students created posters to display the three branches of our government. They also studied the process of ratifying the constitution.

Mr. Berrios

Social Studies

War Time

Returning from our nice long break, 7th grade went right into the Revolutionary War.

Mr. Berrios

Computer Class

Let’s spice things up

6th and 7th grades are learning some cool tricks with Powerpoint. We made Powerpoint quizzes and added links and animations to spice them up.

Mr. Boyd

Computer Class

How fast can you go!

6th and 7th grades are beginning their spring typing unit, trying to increase their typing rate. Some of the 7th graders can already type more than 40 words per minute!

Mr. Boyd

Computer Class

Microsoft Publisher

6th and 7th grade have been learning about Microsoft Publisher, and have created party flyers. Congrats to Jacob Tolone for winning the flyer contest!

Mr. Boyd

Spanish Class

Latin Feast

May was wonderful time for the students in Spanish class as we were finishing our textbooks and preparing for finals and or Regents. Students had a wonderful time trying new and familiar foods during our Latin feast. Thank you to the families that helped.

Mrs. Purdee

National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society

On Tuesday, May 31st, we conducted our national Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society Ceremony. This ceremony is beautiful as students carry during the processional and recessional. We are very proud to have inducted so many new new members to NHS and NJHS. We welcomed back NHS and NJHS members from last year. Both Societies worked very hard on their service project, raising money through bake sales and other means. Students were delighted to take what they had raised to the different institutions. What a blessing to be able to bless others. Please see Galleries for some great pictures of NHS and NJHS traveling to give what they had raised.

Here is a little history about the National Honor Society and the criteria for selection:

When the National Honor Society was founded in 1921, the hope was to create an organization that would recognize and encourage high school students’ academic achievement while developing other characteristics essential to citizens in a democracy. The National Junior Honor Society was founded shortly thereafter-in 1929 to recognize middle school students in the same areas. Now, over 80 years later, these Societies have become prestigious organizations with outstanding faculty members and students from the school community. Their reputation for excellence is the result of years of commitment on the part of everyone involved. Membership is thus both an honor and a commitment.

The NHS and NJHS recognize outstanding high school and middle school students who demonstrate excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. The National Association of Secondary School Principals proudly sponsors these Societies.

For the selection of Members to the NHS and NJHS Chapters:

* Members must maintain a cumulative overall 85% average or higher for two consecutive semesters with 80% as the lowest grade in all subjects.

* Members must be in good behavioral standing.

* Members must demonstrate outstanding performance in areas of scholarship, service, leadership and character.

* The selection of each Member shall be reviewed and approved by the this School’s Administration and Faculty each school year.

Please click on the links below to view our NHS and NJHS Program.

2011 bulletin inside

2011 outside bulletin

Please go to “Galleries” for some wonderful piictures of this beautiful ceremony.

Spanish Class

Es la primavera

We have done so much this last month and we are preparing to do so much more for our upcoming celebration in Mayo. In all the grades we have been learning about the natives of Latin America. We have been discussing about the Mayan, Aztecs and Incas. We are moving on to discuss about Mexico and how it grew and became the beautiful country that it has become. We will discuss some of its influential people and the battle that took place in Puebla and that will lead into our grand FIESTA Cinco de Mayo.

In 7th grade we are continuing to work on conjugating verbs. Please help your child to study as this is an area that needs to be developed more. We are practicing to read aloud in Español; to help us put all our learned vocabulary into structured sentences. We had a wonderful delicious party to finish our unit on foods and markets. Thank you to all the parents that helped their child in creating these wonderful platters. YUMMY.

Ms. Purdee

Annual Academic Fair

The sounds of singing and music could be heard and the smells of delicious food filled the hallways and classrooms of our school. What an awesome night it was! On Thursday, March 24th the school was filled with over 1,500 adults and children. One parent described it as a “huge party”! Students proudly explained their projects as eager listeners tasted, smelled, and watched.

The students and staff worked very hard and I believe this year was the very best Annual Academic Fair we have ever had. Pre-K focused on plants and they even grew their very own. One Kindergarten studied the planets and the Solar System and even made costumes and performed a play. The other Kindergarten focused on the book “A La Casa de la Mama Provie”. Were she goes door to door to gather food for her recipe. The Kindergartners made recipes and then cooked the dish. First Grade learned about community helpers and chose one to focus on.

Third through Twelfth grades chose their own projects from a variety of subjects such as: Science, History, English, Sports, Math, Bible, etc… Projects ranged from animal dissections to a car made out of recyclables to delicious cupcakes made from scratch. A big thank you goes out to everyone involved from staff to students to parents for making this event a HUGE success!

Check out “Galleries” for some amazing pictures!

Music Class

Learning the Guitar

The 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Music classes have been practicing the chords to the songs More Precious Than Silver. The first line of the song says, Lord, You are more precious than silver. The last line of the song says, Nothing I desire compares with You. Prior to working with this song, the students had been giving a song to play one finger at a time, with three notes. The song was Joyful Joyful, also sung as a church hymn. In playing this song, one finger at a time, it taught the student how to get a clear sound, one string at a time. We always start off the classes by tuning the guitar and becoming acquainted with the correct pitch of the string as opposed to a sharp or flat sound.

Ms. Farrell

Computer Class

How Fast Can You Type

We have been at our spring Mavis Beacon typing practice unit for a few weeks now. Many of the students have improved their typing speed by 5-10 words per minute! Congrats to Lucas Gomes, the fastest typist in 7th grade. He types 49 words per minute!

Mr. Boyd

Computer Class

Mavis Beacon

We have begun our spring Mavis Beacon typing practice unit, and are getting baseline measurements of typing ability before starting to do daily lessons and speed tests.

Mr. Boyd

Resource Room

Analogies

Our Valentines analogies were both fun and great practice for critical thinking skills. For example, butterfly: wings as flower: petal or romance is to love as camaraderie is to friendship. Now it’s your turn. You decide which of the four (4) choices fits best. bracelet: jeweler as bouquet: (a) florist (b) arborist (c) flowers (d) herbalist. We also had a bulletin board display for Black History Month.

Ms. Hampton

Resource Room

Bulletin Boards

Students in the Resource Room have been asked to consider varied topics that relate to both their academic and spiritual growth. The Weekly Food for Thought Quotations and Daily Scripture are designed to strengthen students spiritually. Some quotes: It is better to be prepared when an opportunity presents itself than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. or When you feel least secure, God can be your Rock or Fortress.

For a special bulletin board project, the students were asked to consider gifts that God had given them and how they would use those gifts to bless someone else. They wrote their responses on colorful three dimensional Stars which were displayed on the bulletin board. We continue our positive word alliterations using the days of the week and the students have been very creative – Let’s make this a Magnificent, Marvelous, Magical Monday or Let’s make this a Terrific, Thankful, Thoughtful Tuesday, or Let’s make this a Fantastic, Fun, Fabulous, Five Star Friday!

Ms. Hampton

ESL Class

More Vocabulary

We started the new year sharing our new year’s resolutions in the classroom. Many students shared that they wanted to improve their English and learn more vocabulary. So we started a vocabulary log and made a list of different topics students wanted to talk/read about throughout the semester. This month, our topic was the difference in education between Asia and America. The students had a heated discussion as they have experienced both school systems and came to the conclusion that a balance of discipline and freedom was both important for successful learning.

Sara Park

Project Angel Hugs

Helping those in need…

We are always looking for opportunities to instill in our the importance of ministering to those in need. An opportunilty arose through the contact of a parent who led us to “Project Angel Hugs.” Project Angel Hugs is a Christ-centered organization ministering to the emotional eeds of children with cancer and their families. To youth touched by cancer and their families, they offer encouragement through prayer, words, gifts, and festivities; harnessing the adundant energy from healthy youth to accomplish work generated by this project while instilling in them a pssion for volunteering.

Evangel students were able to touch a child with cancer by making home-made Valentine’s Cards that will be distributed o Valentine’s Day. We collected 170 Valentine’s cards from our students to send to Project Angel Hugs. The students really enjoyed being able to “reach out and touch someone” in need with card.

See “Galleries” for pics.

Reading Class

Suspenseful Reading

During the reading of Scott O’Dell’s Thunder Rolling in the Mountains, seventh graders wonder, Will the Nez Perce tribe ever reach safety? We have been “on the edge of our seats!” Will they have a land of their own again? Will they live in peace with others? Will the fighting and death end? We have had a great time reading this book together and writing some awesome essays. We can’t wait to see how it ends!!!!

English Class

Adjectives

How do we describe a beautiful landscape or an exciting game or a fun trip? How do we express the way we’re feeling? With adjectives! This month, seventh graders have been exploring the purposes and uses of this crucial part of speech, the one that makes everything come to life!

Mrs. Foster

Reading Class

D. L. Moody

D. L. Moody: an inspiration to us all. Students read a piece about his early life when he was running away from the Word of God. Don’t we all sometimes? But what an encouragement, to see God chase this boy and how He chases us because of His great love! Praise Him!

Mrs. Foster

English Class

Word Pictures

How do you make something come alive? How do you create a picture in someone’s mind? Use imagery and figurative language! This month, seventh graders designed their own product and magazine advertisement using as many methods as they could to capture their audience.

Mrs. Foster

School Trip

Chronicles of Narnia-The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Our 5th through 12th grade students had the privalege of viewing the new movie, “The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.” We were able to secure the entire theater exclusively for our students. We had a great time with snacks and viewing this new movie based upon C.S. Lewis’s books, “Chronicles of Narnia.” After we returned, students discussed the Christian Symbolism represented in the Bible! It was awesome!

Spiritual Emphasis Week

Step Up Your Faith

January 3rd- January 7th

“Step up You Faith,” the theme for the week, encouraged students to go a step further in their walk with God. Middle School and High School students were challenged with speakers each day to take their faith to the next level. Our Elementary students looked at a different bible stories each day as well as completed crafts to encourage them to “step up their faith.” Our memory verse for the week was Luke 17:5-6

ESL Class

Lets Talk About God

In ESL we have been focusing on improving our speaking skills and because the textbook doesn’t always offer the most interesting or relevant topics, we came up with our own topic for the month of December. Remembering the true meaning of Christmas, students wrote questions they had about who God is or anything about Christianity and we picked one question in the beginning of each class. Students came up with great questions such as: Why did God allow evil to exist? Why didn’t he get rid of it all? Or I want to know how to be a real Christian, not just study in a Christian school. A lot of our thoughts and answers pointed towards Jesus and it was a great way to celebrate Christmas even through a speaking activity.

Miss Park