General Announcements
Important Dates:
Mar 04 End of 2nd Trimester
Mar 07 3rd Trimester begins - another opportunity to do great things!
Mar 09 T2 Report Cards on PowerSchool
Mar 14-18 Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
Mar 23-25 Spring Book Fair
Mar 24-25 8th Grade Musical SchoolHouse Rock LIVE, Jr
5th Grade
Reproductive Education: Ada Christian School is committed to nurturing the whole child - mind, body and soul - in Christian community. To support this mission, we have partnered with Willing to Wait to have a conversation about Reproductive Health for our 5th - 8th Grade students. In the coming weeks it would be great to find an opportunity to discuss Reproductive Health with your child. After spring break, the 5th grade team plans to begin a short unit on Reproductive Education. Ms. Gerig will be with the girls while Mr. Stepanek will be with the boys. We plan to discuss identity, physical aspects of puberty, as well as treating our bodies with dignity and respect. Please have a conversation with your child before we have this conversation at school. More information and dates will be sent out in the coming weeks.
Art: 5th graders are working on adding dots to their pointillism place they hope to visit or revisit.
Bible: This week we learned about the Beatitudes! Students created visuals to go along with each beatitude. This project was added to our Jesus Project. Matthew 5:3-12 is due Fri, Mar 11.
Language Arts: This week we practiced some new spelling words and started brainstorming and planning persuasive letters. With additional help from Miss Leah, the fifth graders will be writing letters to the Michigan Department of Education to explain why they think outdoor education should be a part of learning at every school in Michigan. Next week, we will continue to plan out our letters and start drafting.
Math: Students are continuing their study of fractions and decimals. There will be a test the week of the 14th.
Music - Orchestra: Great work to everyone on the fiddle concert Tuesday evening. It was so fun fiddling with you all! Next week we will begin our work towards the Spring Concert!
PE: 5th graders are finishing up their basketball unit with some 3 on 3 games.
Science: This week we focused on solvents, solutes, and solutions. Students dug into a lab on concentration.
Social Studies: This week we learned about the 13 colonies. Next week we will begin our Road to Revolution unit, exploring events that led to the Revolutionary War.
Spanish: Learning about PERU! Geography and Culture. Ask them about Machu Picchu. VERSE QUIZ next week!
6th Grade
Art: 6th graders will be working on drawing out their landscape picture in preparation for placing torn up pieces of the watercolor experiments into their drawing for the color. Please check the homework calendar for sketchbook assignments and project due dates.
Bible: This week we began Paul’s 3rd journey. We saw everything from a riot in Ephesus to a tearful goodbye and even an arrest. Through all of the challenges, Paul continually shows us how to persevere during hardships. Note that I made a change to Bible memory. The next verse is Ephesians 6:13-17 and is due Fri., Mar. 11.
Language Arts: This week the sixth graders spent time practicing new spelling words and drafting their culture poems. Next week we will revise, edit, and publish our poems. The poems are due on Thurs., Mar. 10. We will also start drafting our informational paragraphs based on the research collected in social studies class for our World Fair countries.
Math: Students are solving equations in math. There will be a test next week Thursday. A review sheet can be found on google classroom.
Music - Orchestra: Great work to everyone on the fiddle concert Tuesday evening. It was so fun fiddling with you all! Next week we will begin our work towards the Spring Concert!
PE: 6th graders are finishing up their basketball unit with some 3 on 3 games.
Science: This week we focused on the rock cycle. We even learned about plate tectonics through graham crackers and frosting!
Social Studies: World Fair research packets are due on Monday, March 7! Next week we will begin our unit on ancient Greece.
Spanish: Unit 5: La Corrida de Toros. We are learning our new vocabulary for this unit. Our class story featured MarioCart characters. VERSE QUIZ next week!
7th Grade
Art: 7th grade students are working to complete the drawing of their Lego portrait in preparation for the starting of painting these portraits next week. Some students will be working at lunch recess this coming week to make sure their art is ready for painting next week. Please check the homework calendar for sketchbook assignments and project due dates.
Bible: We are finishing up our final paper on sermons. This will be due Monday, Mar 07. Our Bible Memory quiz on Hebrews 4:12-13 on Thursday March 10. Our new unit is on the major denominations of Christianity. Students will be encouraged to go home and talk about their denomination with parents.
History: We have a test on the Cotton Kingdom of the South on Tuesday. Then we begin looking at how the differences between the North and South lead to the Civil War.
Language Arts: We are finishing Trouble! Over the next week we will be discussing the theme of the book, and the growth of characters. We will be comparing and contrasting those elements with our previous reads: The Witch of Blackbird Pond and A Christmas Carol.
Math - 7th Math: This week we continued learning about angles and triangles and have a quiz today. Next week we learn more about geometric figures, specifically drawing 3D shapes, cross sections of shapes, and scale drawings. We will have another quiz next week Friday.
Math - Algebra: We will continue learning about polynomials. The first part of the chapter we learned how to add, subtract and multiply polynomial expressions and everyone is showing a great understanding! This week we will learn how to factor polynomials. This takes time and practice to master! We will have a couple quizzes throughout the week.
Math - Pre-Algebra: Pre-Algebra is hitting Chapter 9 on functions. We will spend much of our time looking at slope intercept form and graphing different kinds of lines. Students will have a small quiz on lessons 1-5 at the March 10. I am available during noon room or after school to help with homework or answer any questions if needed.
Music - Orchestra: Great work to everyone on the fiddle concert Tuesday evening. It was so fun fiddling with you all! Next week we will begin our work towards the Spring Concert!
PE: 7th graders are finishing up their basketball unit with a 3 on 3 tournament. We will be starting up some racket sports including pickleball next week.
Science: This week we have learned about seeds. We will continue to talk about seeds and how they grow into trees.
Spanish: Unit 9: Buscando un animal domestico. This week we had a quiz and reading comprehension check. Next week we will discuss the legend of the Cucuy. VERSE QUIZ next week!
8th Grade
Art: all 8th graders will be working on painting their family shape projects over the next couple weeks. Students will use all their painting knowledge learned over their years at ACS to help in painting these projects. Results are starting to look good. Please check the homework calendar for sketchbook assignments and project due dates.
History: Next week we begin a study of WWI as we move into the 20th century.
Language Arts: We will continue working on the “Change, Choice, Pain” memoirs, and begin preparing for our next literary unit: The Diary of Anne Frank.
Math - Algebra: This week in Algebra we reviewed concepts on exponents and exponential functions, and then took a quiz. We are continuing with growth and decay functions this week. Next week we will review and take the chapter 6 test on Tuesday.
Math - Geometry: We have wrapped up our short chapter about similarity. There will be a test on Tuesday. The second part of the week we begin to learn about right triangles. Specifically the pythagorean theorem.
Math - Pre-Algebra: Pre-Algebra is hitting Chapter 9 on functions. We will spend much of our time looking at slope intercept form and graphing different kinds of lines. Students will have a small quiz on lessons 1-5 at the Mar 10. I am available during noon room or after school to help with homework or answer any questions if needed.
Music - Orchestra: Great work to everyone on the fiddle concert Tuesday evening. It was so fun fiddling with you all! Next week we will begin our work towards the Spring Concert!
PE: 8th graders are finishing up their basketball unit this week. We will be starting up some racket sports including pickleball next week.
Spanish: Next week we will finish Unit 15: La Guerra Sucia. There is no test, just a writing and translation assignment due. Also VERSE QUIZ next week!
Athletics
Winter 2 sports have officially concluded. Spring sport sign-ups are closed, please be on the lookout for more information soon about your team’s spring sports season.