Week 1

We made it through our first week with smiles on our faces!  I am very please with the way my students have stepped up into their bigger "7th grade shoes" and are ready for the year ahead.  God has great plans for us!

The first day of school, look at all these beautiful smiling faces!!
"What was your favorite part of this week?"
- Teachers
- Friends
- Reading
- Eating lunch with besties :)
- No homework

Academics:

• Student's gmail and AR accounts are up and running.  Students need to have an AR book at school everyday (first book check will be Monday 8/25).
• Bible Memory work is different this year for 7th graders.  Memory is due Tuesdays and Fridays; one verse chosen by their teacher and one verse personally chosen by the student.  Students will also be spending time meditating on their verses in the form of a devotional composition book.  I am excited to see what verses students choose!!

These 7th graders are excited about serving our school by collecting recycling bins!! 

News & Notes:

• I look forward to seeing parents at Zion's Back to School Night Aug. 28 when I will share more about what to expect in 7th grade.  Sessions will run from 6:30 to 6:50, 7:00 to 7:20 and 7:30 to 7:50.  The first session will include a time for new families to meet in library with Mr. Debrick to review basic procedures.

• Dedication weekend for Zion's new commons & EC wing is September 6-7.  All church services will be celebrating!!  5:00 Saturday, 8 and 10:30 on Sunday services all held in the gym.  Monday service will be regular service in the church.  A ribbon cutting will take place at the end of each service and a small reception will be held in the commons.  All rooms in all buildings will be open after services for viewing.  Please come and celebrate with us as we see God's hands working here at Zion!

• Hot Lunch Program – Food Allergies:  Since Zion participates in the National School Lunch Program, we are reviewed by the state every 3 years.  Last spring we had our Administrative Review with the state, and it was brought to our attention that we need a note from a doctor when a student require substitutions for lunch – milk included.  Please send a note from your doctor or chiropractor to the school office specifying which foods your student can’t have.

I hope you have had many great conversations with your child this week about everything new this year.  Ask them about the lunch commons, the bobcat pit, their teachers, classes, friends, etc.

I hope to see you at Back to School Night and would welcome you to any of Zion's worship services this weekend!

Zion's Church Services:

In Christ,