General Announcements
Washington D.C. Trip: We are still taking sign-ups for the Washington D.C. trip. Please connect with Mr. Witte if you are interested in coming or if you would like some more information. This trip is open to 7th and 8th grade students and their families.
Fifth Grade:
Water Walk: Water Walk is taking place Nov 14-15. See your email for more details. Your child will need an empty plastic gallon jug for the walk.
Rice Week: Check your email for more details about Rice Week. We need parent volunteers to help serve rice Nov 26-30. If you are willing to help please sign up! We also need 4 rice cookers for the week. Please let Miss Slauer know if you are willing to let us borrow your rice cooker.
Cookie Factory: Cookie Factory is happening Fri Nov 16. We need parent volunteers to help. If you are willing to help before or during school sign up! Encourage your child to continue selling tubs of cookie dough over the weekend. We need about 560 as a 5th grade to raise funds for camp. Each tub is $10 and can make about two dozen cookies.
Art: 5th graders are completing the cutting of their prints and now are transitioning onto proof printing their cut blocks.
Band: We are working on p. 14 and 15. Oct practice records were due this past week.
Bible: We are wrapping up our Pentateuch Books and beginning our Global Awareness unit. Please check your email for more details about the month of November - there’s a lot happening in Bible and we need your help.
Language Arts: We are working on writing poems and descriptive narratives.
Math: We just wrapped up our unit on division and are heading into decimals! We will start with adding and subtracting decimals by participating in a “Decimal Diner.” Shortly after we will learn how to multiply and divide decimals.
Orchestra: Playing quiz will be on # 80, 81 and 82, page 27. All celli will play these for me on Monday and all violinists will take the playing quiz on Tuesday. Also all cellists need to hand in 40 minutes of practice by next Thurs, Nov 08.
Science: A test over our Earth and Sun unit will take place on Tuesday. Students have a paper review sheet and should use the information in their notebooks to study. Very thorough answers to check their work are linked here and are also on our class moodle page (your student can go to moodle.adachristian.org and login with their school credentials to access the page).
Social Studies: Students are becoming experts on their assigned Native American group, preparing to report all that they have learned to their classmates. This Native American Group Project is due next week.
Sixth Grade:
Student Laptops: Beginning Mon Nov 12, students will bring their school laptop home with them each night. We have some information and suggestions to share with you before this happens. Please review this information and talk with your student before Nov 12.
6th Grade Girls Book Club: We will meet in Mrs. Westrate’s room from 3:00-3:30pm this week Mon and Thur. We will be reading/listening to Chester and Gus.
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.
Chicken Checkup & Got Yolk?: Is your child’s team “on duty” for Chicken Checkup this week? It is important to share the responsibility of taking care of our chickens on the weekend. After determining which Team your child is on, please sign up to take care of chores on Saturday and/or Sunday at some point this trimester (be sure to ask your child which team they are on to get to the correct sign up). If your child has questions, he or she should contact the “Eggsecutive Council” member on his or her team.
Art: The hands project is due next Tuesday 11/4. 6th graders are working on completing their pencil self-portraits next week. Students should be reviewing for the upcoming portrait quiz. Please check the homework calendar for project due dates and homework.
Band: Our first big concert is Dec 13 at ACS. Practice records are due at the end of each month. Regular practice is essential - establish strong habits and great musicianship.
Bible: We continue to follow the Israelites into the promised land, noticing how God is faithful to his promises and also how he expects his people to listen, trust and obey him.
History: We have begun our journey through Ancient Mesopotamia! We will begin learning about the Sumer Civilization next week.
Language Arts: We are in between units. This is the perfect time to work on spelling “my words, ” review grammar with IXLs (due Wed), and finish the read aloud of Fish in a Tree.
Library: Monday we have a test on Fractions. A study guide and practice test was due today. Next we will focus on Ratios and Rates.
Math: Monday we have a test on Fractions. A study guide and practice test was due today. Next we will focus on Ratios and Rates.
Orchestra: We have several pieces for our first big concert-Dec13. Focus on longer bows and very smooth string crossings. Be very sure that you bring in practice sheets on each and every Thursday!
PE: Please remind students to come prepared each day with appropriate attire for PE class. We will wrap up volleyball this week with a test on Wednesday.
Science: We have been doing lots of planning! We will conduct our bacteria investigations this week. Ask your student what he or she will be investigating.
Seventh Grade:
Art: The sculpture project is due on Monday 11/3. 7th graders are working with texture in this new texture painting project. Weather permitting students will be headed outside on Monday to spray paint their projects - please dress for the weather and spray painting. Please check the homework calendar for project due dates and homework.
Band: Solo and Ensemble is Thur Nov 08 here at ACS. Here is the schedule for all the solos arranged by location - we will be in four different areas in the school.
Parents are encouraged to attend and hear their student when they play - note the location for your student on the schedule. If you cannot come on Nov 08, please listen to your student play at least 3 times over the weekend and prior to the event!!
- Students need good reeds and oils and etc! Super important.
- Students should wear black and white on Nov. 08.
- This is a big assignment, and they can do a GREAT job.
- Note who your student’s accompanist is. It would be great to send a thank you note to your accompanist - (unless it is Mrs. VN - you don’t have to do me. :)) Mrs. Anderson is an ACS Mom, Mrs. Ondersma is a grandma from ACS, Mrs. Miller is a good friend of ACS and her kids played in the band when they were here. We are so thankful for the great work your students are doing and for our accompanists!
- Go BAND!
Bible (Huttenga): 7th graders are working on a project rooted in Thankfulness/Gratitude for Thanksgiving. Because some of the students would like the finished product to be a surprise for their recipients, the most that can be disclosed is that it involves reflect and lots of writing.
History: We are making good progress in our study of South Asia. This coming Tuesday we will take a map quiz on the names of countries in Asia. We have been practicing in class and students have a link on moodle to help practice. We will take a unit test on South Asia in the following week.
Language Arts: Students will have a large quiz to conclude our short stories unit - the quiz will be on Thur, Nov 08. Students have access to the review guide on Moodle and understand that the quiz itself will be on Moodle as well. In the meantime, we’ve also spent a bit learning about the American colonies during the late 17th century - specifically, the Salem Witch Trials. This is to help us better understand the setting and political/religious implications of our first class novel study of The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare.
Orchestra: Solo and Ensemble Festival is Thursday, Nov 8 here at school! Schedules and times were sent home with all 7th graders. All will perform in the orchestra room and parents are invited to come and hear their string player perform! They are sounding fantastic! All students should wear black and white AND need to write a thank you note to their accompanist!
PE: Please remind students to come prepared each day with appropriate attire for PE class. We will wrap up volleyball this week with a test on Tuesday.
Eighth Grade:
GRCHS SHOWCASE 2019: Middle Schoolers & Parents are invited to the Grand Rapids Christian High School showcase 2019. On Tues, Nov 13, at 7:00pm come to the Grand Rapids Christian High School. See how a Christ-centered, student-focused approach to learning has made us one of West Michigan's top-performing high schools and such a good fit for so many students. The evening will include an introduction to Grand Rapids Christian High School and over a dozen breakout sessions designed to help you learn more about our academic programs, athletics, fine arts, Winterim Program, and much more.
You will also have the opportunity to meet members of our staff and hear how they encourage our students in their spiritual journey. Talk to teachers as you explore our outstanding academic programs, meet coaches and athletes as you learn more about our broad array of athletic opportunities, discover our exceptional fine arts program and the many hands-on experiences it offers students, and experience the difference our distinctive Christian education makes in student’s lives.
When: Tues, Nov 13 at 7:00pm
Where: Grand Rapids Christian High School
2300 Plymouth Ave SE.
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
For more information visit: https://www.grcs.org/admissions/getting-started/admissions-events/showcase/grchs-showcase or contact Vickie Fischer at gro.scrg@rehcsifv.
Algebra: We just finished chapter 4 this week and we are heading off into chapter 5. Our next chapter covers finding linear equations when given different pieces of information. We will be learning different forms of linear equations including slope-intercept, point-slope, and standard form.
Art: 8th grade students are continuing their work on creating/building their ceramic pots. Please check the homework calendar for project due dates and homework.
Band: We are performing for 4 judges on Thu Nov 08 in the band room at ACS from 12:35-1:05. Students should be wearing their black and white for this performance. Parents are invited and encouraged to attend and cheer us on. We will play our pieces first, and then the judges will work with the band while you watch. It’s really fun to see these professionals work with our students. You should be hearing these pieces at home - - Nov 08 is coming soon and we want to do our best work!
Bible (Huttenga): We are nearly done with Lee Strobel’s The Case for Faith. Students will be conducting an interview of sorts with an older/wiser family member about faith - an email has been sent out explaining the assignment, which is due November 7 unless Huttenga has been contacted about extensions due to schedule conflicts. Students will begin working on a “final” essay for the class titled “Articulation of Faith (So Far)”.
Bible (Van Noord): We are almost done reading and working through The Case for Christ. We will have a test on this unit next week. We need to read the entire book of Mark and will be working on this soon as well.
History: We finished our role-playing of the Constitutional Convention this week. Next week we will start with an election day primer on Monday, followed by a study of the Bill of Rights.
Language Arts: Final drafts of the NHD outline are due at the beginning of Language Arts class on Mon, Nov 05. We will resume our study of John Steinbeck’s novella The Pearl. Students may want to begin working on a rough first essay draft soon.
PE: Please remind students to come prepared each day with appropriate attire for PE class. We will wrap up volleyball this week with a test on Tuesday.
Orchestra: Solo and Ensemble Festival is this coming Thurs, Nov 08 and the 8th grade strings will perform in the orchestra room at 12:35pm. Students need to wear black and white concert dress. Be sure to come to cheer us on! This is a big performance for them and they will play all of their pieces ensemble style (unconducted).
Also- we need 2 or 3 more items for the lunch for the piano players and judges. ( 1 crock pot of chili or soup and 2 salads) Send an e-mail to me if this might work for anyone!