Gala Fundraiser

  A Knight in New Orleans 

Date:  Friday, February 5

Time:  6:30pm - 10:00pm  

Place:  Christ Church Parish Hall

Price:  $50 per person ($55 at the door)

There will be delicious Cajun food, delightful fellowship, a wide range of amazing auction items and dancing all in support of Christ Church School.

Bible ~ Ms. Kirk ~ February 1-5, 2016

Fruit of the Spirit

This is the final week, February 1-5, for research and writing draft paper, during class time, on Fruit of the Spirit:

    Week of February 1-5

    1.  Research Paper

          Due - Monday, February 8

    2.    Class Presentation 

          

            Presentations February 8-12

  

                *  Student select and signup for class presentation date

                *  Discuss required components for class presentation

                *  Review grading rubric for class presentation

 

ELA ~ Ms. Kirk ~ February 1-5, 2016

This week we will be continue to study the six verb tenses, transitive/intransitive verbs, coordinate adjectives, cumulative adjectives.  We will review over sentence structure, punctuation and grammar.  The quiz on Wednesday, February 3, will focus on the areas I have outlined above. 

Math for February 1-5, 2016

Monday- Section 6 Review and complete a Study Guide

Tuesday- Section 6 Test

Wednesday- Go over Test and do test corrections

Thursday- Section 7.1- Divisibility, Factors and Multiples

Friday- Divisibility, Factors and Multiples

Greatest Common Factors

Lowest Common Multiple

Linuga Latina - January 25-29

NEWBIES - Chapter 11 QUIZ on Thursday
SCHOLARS - Chapter 19 QUIZ on Thursday

Physics January 25 - 29, 2016

This week is declared Electricity Week (part 1)
We will experiment with circuits (series, parallel, open and closed)

There will be no quiz this week!

Math for Week of January 25-29, 2016

In Math we will on

Monday- Section 6-1 Decimal representation and Operations Exercises 1-15

Tuesday- Section 6-1 Decimal representation and Operations Exercises 1-15

Wednesday- Section 6.2 Multiplication of Decimals- Exercises 1-15

Thursday- Section 6.2 Multiplication of Decimals- Exercises 1-15

Friday- Section 6.3 Long division Exercises 1-12

School Events

Jan. 29           Friday                 100^th Day of School

                    SAVE     THE     DATE   !   !   !
 
Feb. 5             Friday                 GALA
                                                  Annual Fundraising Event   
                              

GALA Annual Fundraising Event – Friday – February 5, 2016 
 
 
GALA Sports and Art Baskets - Homeroom for Grade 6 - 8

Our assigned Theme Baskets  . . .  Sports and Art

                       Bring an item(s) that relate to our 
                       ‘Sports and Art’ baskets.

                   We will put all these items in our baskets and

                   they will be a part of the silent auction that night.

Bible ~ Ms. Kirk ~ January 25-29, 2016

Grade 6, 7 and 8  Bible Class

Research Paper and Class Presentation   -   ‘The Fruit of the Spirit’

January 24, 2016

Parents and Students,

While our overarching study in our Bible class this year is the beginning and development of the early church, our spring semester will now focus specifically on several of the epistles Paul wrote to the churches.   Galatians is the first letter our class has been studying.  Within this epistle to the believers in the province of Galatia resides a Scripture passage best known as ‘The Fruit of the Spirit’.

Galatians 5:22-23 (New Living Translation – NLT)

                  But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives:

                  love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

                  gentleness, and self-control.  There is no law against these things!

To grasp the relevance and personal application that can be drawn from this portion of Scripture, our students will be given one ‘Spirit’ quality and .  .  .

1.    Complete a 1 page Research Synopsis  

2.    Write a 1 – 2 page research paper (using the Research Synopsis as a guide for the

information required in the research paper)

3.    Prepare a  5 – 10 minute oral presentation based on their research (including the

artistic expression of the student’s specific ‘Spirit’ quality)

4.     Memorize Galatians 5:22-23 (New Living Translation – NLT)

Weeks:  January 25  and February 1, 2016

Class time will be devoted to discussing the scope and content of the research synopsis sheet, the research paper and oral presentation, providing ample computer time for research, and understanding the grading rubric, for the components of this project.

   

      

        Monday, February 8, 2016  

Written research paper and synopsis sheet are due

  

        Week of February 8 – 12, 2016

A 5 – 10 minute oral presentation (including the artistic expression component) will be given, in class

The intent of this research project is for each student to achieve a more in-depth understanding of this Biblical truth, and because of the very significant personal application

that can be extracted from these verses, it can be a powerful and meaningful time well spent in the lifelong spiritual development of each student.

Ms. Kirk

ELA ~ Ms. Kirk ~ January 25-29, 2016

This week we will continue working on verb tense.  Students will prepare a short lesson on the verb tense assigned to them and present their lesson to the class.  We will discuss the importance of verb strategies and how to incorporate that in writing. 

Physics January 18 - 22, 2016

This week we will learn about current electricity and circuits - we will spend two weeks (at least?) exploring this form of energy and I can't wait!

Vocabulary to develop over the next two weeks:

electric charge

electric current

conductor

insulator

circuit

voltage

closed circuit

open circuit

switches

series circuit

parallel circuit

circuit diagram

electromagnet

generator

Bible Class ~ Ms. Kirk ~ January 19 - 22, 2016

As we return to school on Tuesday, January 19, after our Monday holiday, our   final section of study in the Epistle to the Galatians will focus on the ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ (Gal. 5:22-23).  An overview of our study will include:

*Lecture/Classroom discussion

*Written research paper (1 page)

*Oral presentation of research

*Memorize Galatians 5:22-23 (New Living Translation – NLT)

              But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives:

              love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

              gentleness, and self-control.  There is no law against these

              things!

             

School Happenings

Jan. 22           Friday                 Donuts for Dads

Jan. 29           Friday                 100^th Day of School

Feb. 5             Friday                 GALA – Annual Fundraising Event        

GALA Annual Fundraising Event – Friday – February 5, 2016

This year each homeroom is contributing to the CCS GALA event

In two ways:

1.   GALA Sports and Art Baskets - Homeroom for Grade 6 - 8

Our assigned Theme Baskets  . . .  Sports and Art

                       Bring an item(s) that relate to ‘Sports and Art’ 

                      

                       We will put all these items in our baskets and 

                       they will be part of the silent auction that night

2.    GALA Homeroom Grade 6 – 8 Class Project

Every year each homeroom designs a class project to

be in the silent auction.  This year our class has selected

to take a class photograph with a very creative design.

The details on this project are outlined in my email which includes an attachment of the design. 

      

 REMEMBER:  Wear khaki pants for the GALA class photo – Tuesday – Jan. 19

ELA ~ Ms. Kirk ~ January 19-22, 2016

This week we will focus in depth on verbs and their importance.  Most verbs show actions or equations.  We will discuss a third type of verb -  a 'being' verb.  Each student will be assigned a verb tense and present to the class a short lesson on that tense.  

Math for Week of January 18-22, 2016

This week in Math we will on

Monday- Holiday

Tuesday- Take Section 6 Test

Wednesday- Go over Test and do Test Corrections

Thursday and Friday- Section 7.1- Divisibility, Factors and Multiples, Examples 1 & 2, Exercises 1-17

Divisibility Rules

Physics January 11 - 15, 2015

This week we will learn about electrical energy and experiment with static electricity (so much fun!!)  On FRIDAY you will have a vocabulary quiz;
  1.  thermal energy
  2.  heat
  3.  temperature
  4.  Celsius
  5.  Fahrenheit
  6.  boiling point
  7.  melting point
  8.  freezing point
  9.  conduction
10.  convection
11.  radiation
12.  absolute zero

Bible Class Blog - Ms. Kirk - January 11 -15, 2016

Epistle to the Galatians

As we continue our study in the Book of Galatians, we will finish our chart on the false teaching of the gospel by the Judaizers and Paul's defense of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Unit 4 Quiz - Friday, January 15, 2016
The following is what you will need to know for the quiz:

1.  Fill in Chart:    Judaizers and 'Another Gospel'
                              Paul's Defense of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

2.  Key Verse:      Be sure to have this memorized -
                             Galatians 2:16 - ". . . a person is not justified by the works of the law, but through
                                                         faith in Jesus Christ. . ."

3.  Five (5) additional FILL IN questions related to our Galatians study


School Happenings  

January 18   Monday          Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. - Building Closed

January 22   Friday             Donuts for Dad - 7:30am - 8:30am

January 29  Friday              100th Day of School

February 5  Friday           'Knight in New Orleans' Gala - SAVE THE DATE! ! !   


CCS Gala Basket Contribution

Remember:    Homeroom  6th - 8th grades

                       Our Theme Basket . . . Sports and Art
                       Bring an item(s) that relate to the 'Sports and Art' theme.
                       Parents Plus will put all these items in our basket and auction it off at our
                       CCS 'Knight in New Orleans' Gala on Friday, February 5

ELA ~ Ms. Kirk ~ January 11 -15, 2016

 

Monday we will be reviewing the pronoun exercise we completed on Friday .  We will be discussing the different types of pronouns: subject, object, indefinite, demonstrative and possessive.  The rest of the week we will focus on adjectives in our grammar study and composition time.  Each student will construct and write an essay that will incorporate the proper use of adjectives working with:
                  1.  three degrees of adjectives
                  2.  proper adjectives
                  3.  verbal adjectives

Math for Week of January 11-15, 2016

In Math this week we will on:

Monday and Tuesday- Section 5.6 Patterns and Sequences

Wednesday- Complete a Study Guide for Chapter 5

Thursday- Take a Test

Friday- Go over Test and do test corrections

Pattern and Sequences

Keeping In Touch ~ January 4 - 8, 2016

As we return to school on Monday, January 4, we begin a:

• New Year . . . 2016
• New Spring Semester
• New Michael Clay Thompson Book (Grammar)
• New Bible Class Study Unit 4

We have completed our ELA book, Grammar Voyage.  Starting our Spring semester, we will begin our new ELA book, The Magic Lens I by Michael Clay Thompson.  The Magic Lens I is based on the four-level sentence analysis. The analysis will focus on parts of speech, parts of sentence, phrases, and clauses.  Sentence diagramming will be integrated in several areas.  We will work with punctuation at each level and practice incorporating it at every stage.

During our Fall semester, we studied Paul's missionary journeys. For our Spring semester, we will be looking at several of the epistles (letters) the Apostle Paul wrote to the early churches.  Each epistle has a distinct focus.  During the month of January, our attention will be centered on the epistle or letter to the Galatians.

School Happenings  

January 4     Monday          Return to School - Spring Semester begins

January 6    Wednesday      Epiphany

January 18   Monday          Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 22   Friday             Donuts for Dad - 7:30am - 8:30am

January 29  Friday              100th Day of School

February 5  Friday           'Knight in New Orleans' Gala - SAVE THE DATE! ! !   


CCS Gala Basket Contribution

Remember:    Homeroom  6th - 8th grades

                       Our Theme Basket . . . Sports and Art
                       Bring an item(s) that relate to the 'Sports and Art' theme.
                       Parents Plus will put all these items in our basket and auction it off at our
                       CCS 'Knight in New Orleans' Gala on Friday, February 5.
 

Math for Week of January 4-8, 2016

This week in Math we will

On Monday and Tuesday- work on graphing functions.

On Wednesday and Thursday- work on linear functions.

On Friday- work on patterns and sequences.

Graphing Functions

Linear Functions

Pattern and Sequences