General Announcements
5-8 Spring Concert is Thu May 09 at 7:00pm.
Fifth Grade:
Reproductive Education: At the end of May, after Spring Camp, the 5th grade team plans to begin a short unit on Reproductive Education. Miss Slauer and Mrs. Reidsma will be meeting with the girls while Mr. Hoo will be meeting with the boys. In addition to going over the physical aspects of puberty, we plan to include discussions on God’s design for our bodies and reproduction, as well as treating our bodies with dignity and respect. Please have a conversation with your child before we have this conversation at school. If any parent would like more information, let one of us know and we would be happy to talk with you.
Art: Students will be working on creating pointillistic fruit and vegetable still lives for the next weeks.
Band: We are continuing to work on our full band songs and solo work and new pages too. Practice records for Feb are due now - these are band homework. Please help your student to hand in their minutes, and thank you!
Bible: Fri, Mar 15 another 4-6 point Bible memory verse is due. Your child may pick any 4-6 point verses off of the attached list. We are continuing to plug away at our Jesus Projects as the new trimester begins!
Language Arts: Thank you for your support of the BOB reading program. The 5th graders read a total of 93,000 minutes!!! WOW, that is something to celebrate. Speaking of BOB, do you have any BOB books at your house? If so, please return them to the library as soon as possible. In ELA class next week, we will continue researching a non-profit organization. Please talk with your child about the organization that s/he is researching and, if time allows, work together to complete the research page (if it has not been completed already). We will also continue writing our mystery stories.
Math: Next up - adding and subtracting fractions! Looking for a way to give your child extra support? Attached is a list of IXLs & videos associated with each math lesson for chapter 9. Keep practicing math facts by playing Multiplication Grand Prix.
Orchestra:Practice the sheets with 8th note rhythms and and God is so Good, Ode to Joy and St. Lawrence Overture as well as the Sword Dance. Bring in all practice sheets, signed by a parent!
Science: Before moving on to our life science unit, we will take a few days to enjoy some chemical reactions!
Social Studies: We will continue to study the 13 colonies this week!
Spanish: Sr. Wooly Weeks are done. Now we will begin a new short story: “El chico que le gusta pescado.” (The boy who liked fish). Should be interesting!
Sixth Grade:
Chicken Checker & Got Yolk: Please look at the sign up to indicate when your family will be taking a turn to help out on the weekend. We ask that all families take at least 1 turn per trimester.
Devotion Sign-up: Sign up to lead devotions for our 6th Graders on a Thur (8:00-8:10am) this school year. We love to have parents and guests come to share a story, song, verse, prayer or devotional with us. We have many open dates for the next several months!
Art: Students are working on creating torn watercolor landscapes out of their watercolor experiments. Please check the homework calendar for project and sketchbook due dates.
Band: We have a whole book of concert music and we are doing really well with it. It is so fun to see how much they are able to do and how quickly they can learn.
Bible: We will wrap up our character of Christ study in the next couple of weeks. Memory work is Ephesians 5:1-2. Check the moodle calendar for the due date.
History: Students will complete their Culture Web project this week.
Language Arts: Most students received an Enchantment of the World book about their World Fair country. If your child didn’t receive one, it could be that our school library did not have a book for that country or that your child still has overdue books to return to the library before having the opportunity of checking out another one. I am asking that if students do have a book, they read it by Monday. If they do not have a book, I ask that they thoroughly read through the CultureGrams World and Kids Edition Website about their country. Next week will be a busy week as students will write a culture poem and begin researching their World Fair country. Please check the Moodle homework calendar for daily assignments and due dates.
Math: We will continue to learn about functions and inequalities.
Orchestra: We will continue learning 6/8 time in our books and also work on sheet music.
Science: We’re transitioning into our Earth Science unit that includes a study of weather and water. After so much experience with extreme weather this winter, I know the students are ready for this study!
Spanish: Moving along in Unit 4, we will create our fourth class story. This time we will be in groups and create unique endings. Be ready to share and bring your computers to class!
Seventh Grade:
Algebra: We continue working on quadratic equations.
Art: Students will be working on painting their Lego self-portraits. Please check the homework calendar for project and sketchbook due dates.
Band: We are performing in small groups for the Dessert Theatre on Mar 21 and Mar 22. Come have dessert, we will serve you a lovely dessert and you can hear us play! Tickets are available online.
Bible Huttenga: Students will be resuming their Thankfulness letters starting Monday. The next unit will be focusing on the concept and implication of Sanctification.
Language Arts: The 7th graders will be starting the ProCon research writing project on Monday. Lots of information will be sent to parents in a separate email in the coming days. On Friday students will be taking a large quiz on Moodle for Trouble. Hopefully weather-permitted full weeks will get us back on our regular schedule with spelling quizzes and independent reading!
Math (Holtrop): We are beginning a new chapter about angles and shapes.
Pre-Algebra (Kiser): We will be solving multi-step equations this weeks.
Orchestra: Dessert Theatre will be here in less than 3 weeks so we will work on all music for our dessert theatre ensembles!
Science: We will review talking about different types of bonds. From this we will move into a deeper understanding of what is happening in chemical reactions.
Spanish: We will start the week by wrapping up our Unit 9 writing. Be ready to make corrections and do a final copy.
Eighth Grade:
Dessert Theatre: Tickets are available online. We are hard at work. Check the schedule for who comes and when. Here is the parent signup sheet for show week/makeup, etc. Ask Mrs. VN for a poster if you would like to put one at your church or somewhere! We can’t wait to show you what we can do! It’s a whole new world.
Art: Students are working to paint their family shape portraits. Please check the homework calendar for project and sketchbook due dates.
Band: We are learning some classical, some modern/movie music, concert band marches, hymn tunes, jazz...loads of genres.
Bible (Huttenga/Van Noord): For the third trimester Bible will be team taught by Mr. Huttenga and Mrs. Van Noord. We will be working on the Plumb Bob Project together.
Geometry: We will begin studying surface area and volume.
Language Arts: Students will be continuing to hone their creative nonfiction chops with the Book of Memories project. Additionally, we will begin one of the 3rd trimester’s three literature studies this Monday with The Giver. A separate email with information on the novel will be sent to parents soon. We’ll also be resuming regular scheduling of spelling and independent reading.
Orchestra: Thanks for your great participation at the GRCH Jazz concert! It was great fun to work on jazz music with you and Mr. Sabien! Now onto fingerings and speed on Concerto in G, Palladio and some new music this week!
Pre-Algebra: We will be solving multi-step equations this weeks.
Science: We will be looking into acceleration a bit more and then move into Newton’s laws.
Spanish: We will start the week by wrapping up our Unit 9 writing on “El cucuy”. Be ready to make corrections and do a final copy. Students will make a creative drawing to add to the finish product.
Athletics:
ACS is looking for a 5th-8th grade Track and Field Coach. If you are interested in coaching or know someone who may be please contact Angela VanDuyn at gro.naitsirhcada@nyudnava.
Responsibilities would include:
- Practices 2-3 times per week for 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Coaching at 4 meets
- Season Starts 2nd week in March and ends before Memorial Weekend.
- This is a paid position