Week 15

Volleyball Girls Go to State!
I am very prod of the A1 Girls' volleyball team (both as a teacher and a coach) for landing in third place at the LSAM tournament this past weekend.  Here are some great pictures from the weekend:

 Banner for the parade of athletes and our awesome (2nd place) LSAM idol costumes

Hanging out between games

 Third place trophy

Thanksgiving Dinner Boxes:

• Our class spent some time with the pre school and kindergarteners; they were on a scavenger hunt for Pete the Cat's shoes!  We had a blast and gained some respect for those kindergarten teachers :) "How do they keep them from running away?!" - 7th grader

 Thanksgiving Dinner Boxes:

• The Student Council Officers delivered Zion's annual food donations to the Seminary this Friday.  November's chapel offerings were used to purchase turkeys, dinner rolls, pans, etc. and were added to the abundance of food brought in by the student body.  Every year the Seminarians are blown away by the generosity given to them.  After delivering the 20 Thanksgiving dinner boxes we moved down to the Seminary Food Bank were we restocked their shelves with the overflow of food given at Wednesday's chapel.  What a cool experience for me to see Zion students leading a service project!!

Academics:

• Student were busy this week, and last, creating timelines of Muhammad's life as well as timelines of their own life.  It was fun to learn more about the these awesome students!
• Students are currently working on designing and creating their Christmas wreaths.
• We are starting "A Christmas Carol" in Literature class; students are excited to act out their roles (props & costumes are encouraged!).

I would love to see you at Zion Advent Services during this season of preparation:
Wednesday, Dec 4 10 AM/ 7 PM - 5th and 6th grades 
Wednesday, Dec 11 10 AM/ 7 PM - 3rd and 4th grades 
Wednesday, Dec 18 10 AM/7 PM – 1st and 2nd grades 
Friday, Dec 20 8:10AM – 8th Grade 
Zion’s Parent’s Day Out, Preschool and Kindergarten will perform in their Christmas program on Sunday, December 
15 at 4 PM in the church sanctuary. 

Zion's annual Trivia Night is set for Saturday Feb. 8th.  Please see the volunteer link (http://vols.pt/ECY3Gn) for ways you can help or reserve a table!

For questions, please contact Sharon Wilmes 314-761-6397.

Friday November 27 -- Noon dismissal THANKSGIVING BREAK!

Week 14

9:10 11/12/13  Here are some pictures for the History books!

We Praise God's Name: In Religion this week we discussed the first 3 Commandments which help guide our relationship with God.  We focused on how we are to use God's name.  Here are some of our favorite names we call our Lord and Savior.

More Fall Artwork:

Dates to Remember:

Friday-Sunday 11/15-17 LSAM State Volleyball Tournament -- Good luck and God bless your traveling and playing!

Thanksgiving Food Drive

When: November 20^th

Where: Chapel

What: Bring nonperishable

Thanksgiving food as offering

Why: To help make Thanksgiving

food baskets for seminaries

Monday 11/18 MidQuarter
Monday 11/25 T.J.'s Pizza Pickup

Wednesday 11/27 Noon dismissal, Thanksgiving Break

World Cup-Stacking Day: Thursday, Zion participated in the world stacking day (led by Mrs. Steinbacher).  I caught some fun moments on camera!

Opportunity to serve those in need:  Three congregations of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP), a partner church with The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, are in the area hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore through the country Friday, Nov. 8 and is one of the strongest storms ever recorded. At least one of those congregations is reported to have significant damage.

More than 10,000 people are feared dead and thousands more have lost their homes in the wake of the typhoon  — also known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda.

Link for information.

http://blogs.lcms.org/2013/lcms-pledges-150000-for-philippines-typhoon-relief

For Donations:

If you would like to help LCMS Disaster Response in its ministry to support those devastated by disaster:

•Make an online gift at lcms.org/givenow/disaster.

•Mail checks payable to “The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod” (with a memo line or note designating “LCMS Disaster Relief”) to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, P.O. Box 66861, St. Louis, MO 63166-6861.

•Call toll-free 888-930-4438 (8:10 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday).

Blessings on your weekend,

Week 13

I am thankful...for so many blessings God has given to me.  The opportunity to work at Zion where I can talk about my faith everyday, the students in my classroom, the supportive families who choose to send their children to Zion, my loving and fun family, my health, a full stomach, a joyful heart,...what are you most thankful for right now in your life?

Dates to Remember:
Monday 11/11 Butter Braid and T.J.'s Pizza Sale ENDS
Monday 11/11 Join us for a special Veteran's Day service in the sanctuary at 8:10

Friday 11/15 Spirit Day, Butter Braid and T.J.'s Pizza Pick-up

Friday-Sunday 11/15-17 LSAM State Volleyball Tournament (Volleyball players are dismissed at noon)

Wednesday 11/20 Thanksgiving Food Drive Chapel Service will be led by Student Council, bring nonperishable food items as offering, come and join us at 8:10am in the church sanctuary.  Student Council Officers will be delivering these Thanksgiving Dinner boxes to the Seminarians on Friday the 22nd.

Monday 11/25 T.J.'s Pizza Pickup

Wednesday 11/27 Noon dismissal, Thanksgiving Break

Together We're Better Contest:  Zion is holding a Black Friday Class Contest from November 11 – 15. Send in your TWB orders during the week of November 11 -15 and the class with the highest total will win an Ice Cream Party.  This could be the SECOND ice cream party 7C wins this school year :) Send in those orders!

Zion's Auction Technology Envelopes...came home with Friday papers.  This is a chance for you to donate towards technology purchased for Zion's oral auction later in March.  More information is in the Banner.

Zion's Expansion in the News: http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/stcharles/education/zion-lutheran-school-breaks-ground-on-million-expansion/article_b463b632-d7d1-541c-8a86-2b91a009c970.html

LHS Spelling Bee: Congratulation to Savanna B., Caroline J., and Christian L. (alt.) for being chosen to compete in this years LHS Spelling Bee.  We can't wait to hear the results!

Halloween Candy Buy Back: Savanna and Chloe helped Miss Bolt's class collect extra halloween candy from to donate to military service men and women.  That's a lot of candy!!  Here's a link to this program's website: http://www.halloweencandybuyback.com/

Art:  The autumn season is reflected in our art projects!  We love those fall colors :)

Black paper, glue, and pastels

Academics: It was a week crammed with tests assessing our students' knowledge!  In World History students completed their study of "The Geography in the Arabian Peninsula."  They were tested on the four geographical regions and adaptations for living successfully in those regions.  Playing charades was a fun way to learn about Arabian geography and ways of living.  Students also took a map test of the Arabian Peninsula.  They have been working towards breaking my timed challenge record of 17 seconds for naming all the countries and bodies of water correctly on a map :)

Students had fun creating pictures books retelling the story of "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi."  Ask them to share their books with you!

Blessings to you throughout this month of November,

Week 12 - Red Ribbon Week

Dates to Remember: 

Wednesday 11/6 Muffins for Moms starts at 7 AM in the church basement.  Moms are also invited to join their children for chapel starting at 8:10.

Monday 11/11 Butter Braid and T.J.'s Pizza Sale ENDS

Friday 11/15 Spirit Day, Butter Braid and T.J.'s Pizza Pick-up

Friday-Sunday 11/15-17 LSAM State Volleyball Tournament

Wednesday 11/20 Thanksgiving Food Drive Chapel Service led by Student Council, come and join us at 8:10am in the church sanctuary

Wednesday 11/27 Noon dismissal, Thanksgiving Break

New Bible Study Opportunity: You've heard of the Baby Boomers, the Gen Xr's and Gen Y'rs, but what about today's kids? Today's kids are a "different animal".  Consider these facts about today's kids: they've never rode a bike without a helmet, never road in a car without a seatbelt, have always cooked popcorn in a microwave, and think that Bono and Madonnna are aging singers.  Today's generation of kids are referred to as Generation iY.  Come to Bible study at Zion starting this Sunday (November 3rd) and learn how we can best parent and educate this generation of kids.  Based on Author Tim Elmore's book, Jon Bernhardt will lead you through a discussion rich study on Generation iY!

Red Ribbon Week Festivities:
Tuesday: "I mustache you a questions..."

Wednesday: "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Drugs aren't for you!"

Thursday: "Tip your hat to being drug free!"

Friday: "The hero in me is drug free!"

I am so proud of my seventh graders for winning the door decorating contest!!  They were creative and worked very well together to celebrate Zion  & Cardinal Nation being drug free, check it out:

Academics: Students are working on time management skills; asking themselves, "am I using my time in the best way I can?"  I love seeing better choices being made and helpful attitudes toward each other.

I hope every Jr. High student had a wonderful at the Masquerade Dance Friday Night!!  The dance is a great time for fellowship, friendships, and fun (awesome dance moves too).

Blessings on your weekend,