Mrs. Cluck's Class Blog: Week 4 Sept. 5-9

Friday, September 9, 2016

Week 4 Sept. 5-9

Memory Meditations

I was blow away by the meditations turned in this week. These teenagers are truly a witness to me in faith. I am excited to read the next one Tuesday (9/20) and pray through their writing the Holy Spirit builds up their faith. Start a conversation with your child about what verses they chose and what they wrote. They would love to hear from you!

Second Step

Our homeroom started their first lesson in "Second Step" a social skill/character building program we are implementing this year. It emphasizes social skills, group work, peer pressure, how to be a good friend etc. We will tie the program in to our religion class and discuss how all the attributes of a good friend, good teammate, a contributing group member all reflect what God wants for us in our lives. Next week we plan to write a class pledge on how we can actively build strong character, positive relationships, and reach our goals.

Non Fiction is Literature Class

We compared fiction vs non-fiction in Literature this week. The Ruby Bridges Story and Henry "Box" Brown were two non fiction pieces shared by Mrs. Cluck & Mrs. Murray. We brought in a box to see if students would fit in order to mail themselves to freedom! **See hilarious pictures on Mrs. Murray's Blog (https://zionmurrayclassblog.blogspot.com/).

Color Wheel Painting

Students had a fun afternoon of mixing paints to make all 12 colors of the color wheel this week. I'm excited to see the final projects next week once they cut out their creative shapes and complete their color wheel mounting it on black paper.

Point of View Posters
7th graders mastered their understanding of 5 different types of point of view by writing creative stories from each narrative point of view (first, second, third objective, third limited, and third omniscient).