Gregory Brand – Principal/Teacher
This week in Earth Science, we made Paper Airplanes to fly for distance. Students also received a lesson topic to report on next Thursday. We did a page in our Geography book on Washington D.C. We wrote a Creative Writing story on April Fool’s Day in English class. We read some articles in our weekly reader, God’s World. We had a review spelling unit on lessons 25-29. We played Ultimate Frisbee in Physical Education class. We have our first softball game of the season on Tuesday, April 13th. We are giving offerings for Heifer International which provides animals to poor countries to help them start farms and to raise money. Students have given enough to buy a flock of ducks, a hive of honey bees, a flock of chickens, some rabbits, a sheep, a pig, a goat, and an alpaca. We are currently giving offerings for a water buffalo. Keep bringing in those offerings throughout the remainder of the school year. Praise the Lord!
Upcoming Schedule for the Week for April 12th
Monday 4/12
Announcements (Anna)
Tuesday 4/13
Music Lessons with Mr. Grandall
Math Test #20 on Lessons 1-105 (Grades 7 & 8)
First Home Softball Game against Plainview
Wednesday 4/14
Chapel at 1:00 – Remember Your Offering for Heifer International
Spelling Pretest on Unit 31 – Review (Grades 7 & 8)
Thursday 4/15
Science Lesson Presentations (3-5 Minutes)
Friday 4/16
Science Lesson Presentations (3-5 Minutes)
Spelling Posttest on Unit 31 – Review (Grades 7 & 8)
Remember to check FastDirect weekly to see how your child is doing. The schedule of assignments due for the upcoming week is also listed under each subject (typically I do it by Sunday night). The date in FastDirect is the day it was assigned. It is typically due one or two days later. Remember you can correct papers that are a C or below.
May the Lord continue to shower your homes with His love and grace! Be safe and wear a mask! Praise to Our Savior, Jesus!
Working for the Lord,
Mr. G. Brand
Principal Mr. Brand
Curriculum
Religion – Concordia’s One in Christ series – grade 5
Our units cover the topics of:
- God and His Word
- The Articles
- Lord’s Prayer
- Commandments
- Worship: in Liturgy and in Life
- The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
- Witnessing
Memory – We learn the books of the Bible, various hymns, and Bible verses that support on units.
Mathematics – We are using Saxon Math. We cover topics of whole numbers, decimals, geometry, fractions, equations, ratio/proportion/percent, integers, measurements, perimeter/area/volume, and statistics.
Spelling – Spelling Vocabulary by Houghton Mifflin is used for spelling. We do various phonics and language arts activities as we learn the spelling and meanings of new words.
Language – We are using A Beka Book’s grammar and language series. Sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, and writing skills are presented throughout the curriculum.
Science/Health – This course of study looks at the wonders of God’s creation and presents scientific topics from a biblical worldview. God is the creator of all things. The class text comes from Purposeful Design Publication. Seventh and eighth-graders study Earth and Space Science and Life Science. Students engage in textual readings and assignments and complete various labs.
Social Studies – Grade six is studying the history of Minnesota by using Northern Lights from the Minnesota Historical Society Press. The upper grades are using American Republic published by Bob Jones University Press to study the history of the United States from colonial times to the present day.
Literature – The class studies a variety of literature genres through the use of Holt McDougal literature series as well as reading various novels through out the year. Focus is placed on plot, conflict, character development, point of view, setting, vocabulary, etc. The Acclerated Reader program in also a component of the classes’ quarterly individual reading requirement.
