Are you enjoying the snow? We've been having a blast at my house! (-in between being lazy, of course.)

If I hear anything about Friday, I'll post here.  Seemed obvious we wouldn't have school today.  As for me, I'm not going to be the bad guy who shovels Hampton Christian to "open" status!

I'm inclined to move the Spelling test to Monday. (I did tell the kids to be ready on Fri, but we haven't had ANY practice together.)  Other than that, we'll just catch up next week with our regular routine.

Maybe somebody wants to READ today???  Here's some of my favorites that you don't have to go to the bookstore to get….. Just download 'em!  :-)

• Peak by Roland Smith
• Ida B by Katherine Hannigan (girlish book)
• Divergent by Veronica Roth (adventure non-stop!)
• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle  (this book is too a favorite of the character in the book  I'm reading aloud in class)
• A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck  (hilarious!!!)
• Holes by Louis Sachar (I always thought kids already read this.  Even if they saw the movie- read!)

Class,
Play Scrabble, and cards, and hide-n-seek, and bake something, don't forget to read your Bible, write a letter to somebody, paint, make up a board game, stay off the computer!!!!!!
Love you~!!

Happy Monday

In my attempt to rearrange the schedule this week, I didn't fit "graded papers" in the mix today!
Sorry about that.  I hope to send them home on Tuesday.  Enjoy your day!

What a crazy week!
I hope you and your family enjoyed some time off.  It's hard to believe it's Friday!

Here's what's to come next week:  (homework is posted on the homework page)

Monday:  HALF DAY dismissal at noon
                Spelling Test, Language Exam, Bible quiz (verse ONLY)

Tuesday:  HALF DAY
                History Exam

Wed-Fri:  Regular schedule

Monday and Tuesday morning, the Middle School SCA will be selling muffins and hot chocolate to benefit the victims in the Philippines.  Items are 50 cents to 1 dollar.

"I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." Romans 15:13

Get much studying in this weekend?  Now it's time to show off! Well, in a good way.  So, here's the plan:

Tuesday:  Math Exam  (no stress needed here, they've GOT this!)
                then
                *REGULAR day.  Dismiss @ 3:00


Wednesday:  Science Exam
                      then
                    * l o n g break
                    * Bible quiz --same as usual!
                     *Reading groups -our novels will finish up this week  :-(
                    * History review
DISMISS @ 12:00


Thursday:  Language Exam   (we're reviewing.  Some need to practice a wee bit, but they'll be fine!)
                 then
                 *Homecoming Poster work
                 *History Review Games
                 *Finish novels in Reading Groups
DISMISS @ 12:00

Friday:  PE/Computer
             &
             History Exam
DISMISS @ 12:00

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free."  Galatians 5:1

Exam week is almost upon us!  While 6th graders do not adhere to the exam schedule other than 2nd Period Science, we do try to ease them in to what their experience may be like next year by giving some exams.

Please refer to the calendar to check the schedule:  http://tinyurl.com/npum488

We do have HALF DAYS starting Wednesday, January 22nd.  Students are dismissed at noon.
Beginning next year, students are not required to come to school during the period for which they are exempt from an exam.  This year, however, 6th graders report for all exam periods.

In class, we'll review extensively.  I try to keep the exams as "low-key" as possible while still stressing the importance of good study habits.  It's my hope that this will help them to transition smoothly next year to a full load of exams.

"If you make the LORD your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your dwelling.  For he orders his angels to protect you wherever you go."

Psalm 91: 9-11

This was our thankfulness board.  Tons and tons of verses to show how good God is!

There IS a little Spelling and History homework tonight.  Most students already completed in class or did their Spelling yesterday.  Just wanted you to be aware.

Hope your week is going well; mine is with your kiddoes!

It's going to be a terrific week!  We continue to look into how wide and deep and long is the love of Christ as we look at Paul's journeys to encourage the Corinthians.  In Math, we'll be finding the area of complex figures and triangles and using information we gather to design different types of graphs.  The Literature Circles seemed to be a hit the first day.  We'll keep our nose in an engaging book or two this week as well.

Tutoring will resume on Thursday after school until 4:00.

You may have heard that Liberty is doing a parenting seminar.  If not, I wanted to make sure you knew YOU are invited.  Pastor Grant and his wife are sure to bring something for everyone.

Have a week full of God's abundant blessings!

Welcome back to school!  God has much in store for us and others in the coming year, so let's see what it is!

No homework this week (it's too hard to go back, right?)  BUT, we do have a History Test on Tuesday.  (correction from the planner--  Tuesday test on Chapter 7-- NOT 6!-- sorry!)

It was great to see student's smiling faces this morning.  I did miss them!
 Hey, tomorrow is Friday!!
Blessings!