Sorry, I didn't post this yesterday....


Spelling 6 and 7:  F:  biscotti, army, supremacy, kanji, nebulosity; last week's averages were grade 7:  85% and grade 6:  80%


Memory Work 6:  Th:  Hy. 64:2 (next Th:  Ps. 29:3); F:  end-of-the-month poem and end-of-the-month text


French 6:  Th:  "Une Description de 15-A et 15-B" handout; grade 7 verb quiz average:  68%; grade 6:  roughly 70%--I forgot to record the marks, but most of the students returned them with signatures--Thank you!


Bible 6:  Th:  handout "Isaiah 6"


Grammar 6 and 7:  last week's grammar test results:  grade 6: 77%; grade 7:  76%


JL

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO TRIED THEIR BEST ON OUR JCS SPELLING BEE TODAY!  And the top three spellers are Benjamin Gelderman (1st), Aidan Blom (2nd), and Casey VanderWel (3rd)!  These three will be awarded with free Scholastic books of their choice!  The other four spellers who are eligible to compete at the Tri-School Spelling Bee are Kyle Jongs (4th), Dayna Tams (4th), Tyler Whiteley (5th), and Nicole Bysterveld (6th)!


Bible 6:  F:  handout "Joash, Amaziah, Azariah (Uzziah), Jotham, and Ahaz"


JL

JCS MIDDLE SCHOOL SPELLING BEE:   Our JCS Spelling Bee will begin at 11:00 this Thursday, February 20, in the JCS gym.  Parents or friends of students in grade 6 and 7 who would like to attend are asked to use their discretion when deciding who to take along.  We would appreciate an audience that is as quiet as possible!  Thank you!

Bible 6:  W:  questions "What Happened in Judah?"


Speeches 6 and 7:  Students are hard at work collecting information about their topic so that they can hand in the outlines next Friday (Feb. 28)


JL


P.S.  Students who have not yet handed in their Jump Rope for Heart envelopes (full or empty) should do so no later than tomorrow!


P.S.S.  We plan to practice Spelling Bees tomorrow to get familiar with the rules before the contest on Thurs.!

Spelling 6 and 7:  F:  fortnight, solemn, knead, wreck, pneumonia (Sorry, the students did not get a spelling test last Friday!)


Memory Work 6:  Th:  Ps. 148:4; next Th:  Hy. 64:2; end-of-the-month text:  Daniel 9:4b-7, 17-19b; end-of-the-month poem:  "Pronouns"


Memory Work 7:  end-of-the-month poem "Pronouns"


Church History 6:  tests are going home for signatures tomorrow:  class average was 64%


Bible 6:  we turn now to Judah with "The Kings and Prophets in Judah" (Uzziah, Jotham, Isaiah, Ahaz"


French 6 and 7:  Th:  vocabulary quiz for grade 6 and "aller/venir" quiz for grade 7


JL


P.S.  Shop Easy forms and "Ready, Steady, Read" forms went home today.


P.S.S.  Cupcake Day has been switched to Thursday to give students in grade 6 more time to make the cupcakes!


P.S.S.S.  Don't forget to dress for Cultural Dress Up Day tomorrow!

Grammar 6 and 7:  students in grade 7 received a Review Sheet on Thursday, and the grade 6 students received their Review Sheet on Friday for the test on Tuesday.

Spelling Bee 6 and 7:  Th:  the JCS Middle School students will see who the SEVEN grade 7 contestants will be in the Tri-School Spelling Bee! 

Cupcake Sale:  Tu:  the grade 6 students will be able to whip up their tastiest cupcakes for other people to buy!  (Tuesday is also Cultural Dress-Up Day)

JL

P.S.  Thanks to Mr. Roukema for subbing for me on Friday!

Church History 6:  F:  units are due (don't forget the test tomorrow!)


French 7:  not all the students were able to access the website to practice the 'aller' verb, so here is the link:  http://www.tolearnfrench.com/exercises/exercise-french-2/exercise-french-34820.php
(the quiz on 'aller/venir/ will be next Thursday)


JL
P.S.  The new chapters for Lit. Circles have been posted.   Most students have been keeping up with the weekly reading, although the quality/quantity of the sticky notes is dwindling (students should come with eight sticky notes of questions/connections each week)!

Spelling 6 and 7:  F:  altogether, laser, meteor, narrator, semester


Grammar 6:  W:  "Commas," p. 441#A, B


Memory Work 6:  Th:  Ps. 147:1; next Th:  Ps. 148:4; end-of-the-month text:  Daniel 9:4b-7, 17-19b
end-of-the-month poem:  "Pronouns"


Speeches 6 and 7:  A purple information sheet has gone home, custom-made to fit on your refrigerator!  Please keep this list handy for important dates!  First important due date:  choose a topic for Monday!


Church History 6:  a very detailed review sheet was given to the students today for Friday's test


JL

French 6 and 7:  today's vocabulary quiz results were very disappointing (both grades had to memorize nine French words):  average for grade 6:  49%; average  for grade 7:  51%

JL

P.S.  CONGRATULATIONS to Karissa Boeve whose short story was chosen to be published in Northern Horizons by Polar Expressions Publishing!  We hope that she will win the next round of the competition!  (She hasn't been informed of the news yet, but Alice Munroe wasn't told before the media either when she recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature.)

Lit. Circles 6 and 7:  except for a few Old Yeller groups (with whom I will meet tomorrow), the chapter requirements for next Tuesday are posted in the intermediate hallway
Church History 6:  Th:  complete the handout "The Debacle of Munster"
French 7:  Th:  handouts "Les Moyens de Transport" (don't forget about tomorrow's quiz)
JL
P.S.  You will notice that there's a new link '6+1 traits' that you can access to see examples of student writing and reasons for their mark.  On this website, you can also click on 'Rubrics (Scoring Guide)' for a more detailed description of each trait.  I frequently refer to this website to guide my marking.
P.S.S.  Don't forget that tomorrow is the last day to bring in money for Mission Month!

Spelling grade 6 and 7:  F:  blimp, wizard, batter, wombat, acrobat; (last week, I neglected to give a spelling test because of the short week; two weeks ago the class averages were grade 6:  64% and grade 7:  62%)


Memory Work 6 and 7:  end-of-the-month poem:  "Pronouns"


Memory Work 6:  Th:  Ps. 137:1; next Th:  Ps. 147:1; end-of-the-month text:  Daniel 9:4b-7, 17-19


Literature Circles 6 and 7:  tomorrow!!!  Don't forget your eight sticky notes!


French 6 and 7:  Th:  vocab quiz  (the grade 6 quiz last week on 'les nombres' resulted in a 71% class average)


Church History 6:  we continue the story of the Anabaptists (Book 2b, ch. 12)


Social Studies 6 and 7:  we are finishing "Sharing the Wealth"


JL


P.S.  Our informal Spelling Club will be studying words derived from Old English and Dutch.