CONGRATULATIONS!!!

In the regional level of the Soil and Water Public Speaking Contest last Wednesday, Grayson Waters won second place in the 8th grade division, and Triton Gaster won 1st place in the 7th grade division. I am so proud of my amazing middle school students!

8th grade field trip: I sent permission slips home with your students today. Please return them on or before March 11, and please indicate on the slip if you'd like to go with us, and if you are ordering lunch with us that day.

My middle school lunch prayer group wanted to do something nice in the name of Jesus, so we decided to help a precious member of our LCS F3. We are selling scrunchies for $3 to honor Mrs. Suzanne Neitenbach as she is fighting illness. If you'd like to help, buying a pack of scrunchies would be wonderful. They're called Threddies, the color is teal, and they are $36 for a pack of 36 (on Amazon). We will sell scrunchies next week for $3 each.  We've already pre-sold one pack!!

6th grade: "Roads Go Ever On", March 19

7th grade: vocab test Tuesday; Colossians 3:12-13 March 31

8th grade: Grammar test Tues (8-1) or Monday (8-2); SAT quiz Friday; "Do It Anyway", March 26

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Well, that was the color run last Friday! It's a mess, but it was so much fun! The best part is that we exceeded our goal for funds for an updated bus. Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this awesome fundraiser!

I hope you all enjoyed the snow!

Because we missed two days because of the weather, I've adjusted some due dates.

6th grade: poem due Monday
7th grade: test Monday; poem due Tuesday
8th grade: SAT quiz Tuesday and Friday

Enjoy the rest of this weekend!

Hey hey, Grammarland!

NC weather truly is something. Last Thursday, we had an early dismissal for non-February weather, a baby copperhead made an appearance in the parking lot, and then high winds shut us down on Friday. Unprecedented stuff! Usually if we close in February, it's because of beautiful snow. God knows exactly what we need, when we need it, and He took care of our school during this time. He is sovereign over all. These beautiful words from Jeremiah put this idea into perspective.
" It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. When he utters his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses." (Jeremiah 51:15-16)

The Color Run was today! Thank you to everyone who pledged and to all who participated.

Ask your child about chapel. It has been truly amazing lately. Students now sit in a semicircle around the stage, which gives the feel of a body of worshippers rather than just rows of students. Local pastors, LCS teachers and staff, and students share their hearts and their musical talent with us each week. This past Wednesday, 7th graders Jared Alderson and Tyler Berndt recited scripture at the beginning of chapel, and 8th grader Connor Stone gave his testimony. Connor shared his battle with a life altering disease; he also shared that this disease won't beat him because he trusts in God to fight his battles.

6th grade: "this is just to say", due Feb. 20
7th grade: "I carry it in",  due February 20; Phil. 4:8 due Feb. 28
8th grade: "Do it anyway", due March 26

Enjoy your long weekend! No school Monday - President's Day.

Blessings,
KD

Hello, Grammarland!

So many things are happening around here!

First, a huge thank you and a woo-hoo to my speech contest contestants! Levi Ricabal, Triton Gaster, Meredith McGuire, and Nathan Jones represented our 7th grade, and Kinley Scott, Grayson Waters, and Kavan Lee represented 8th grade. They worked around basketball, cheer leading, drama practice, and sickness to do an excellent job at the Lee County Soil and Water public speaking contest this past Wednesday. 8th grade first place went to Grayson Waters,  second place went to Kinley Scott, and third place went to Kavan Lee. 7th grade first place went to Triton Gaster, and second place went to Meredith McGuire. I'm beyond proud of them, and I can't wait til next year!

It's BoosterThon time!!! Please go to funrun.com and register your child for this annual fundraiser that combines fun with fundraising! My homeroom students: go on and register! We want to be the first class with 100%  of our students registered!! The Color Run is on Friday, February 14, so please help us pray for good weather for that day, and please pray that we will be fully funded. We are raising funds for a new bus!

My 7th and 8th graders are learning the ins and outs of proper usage. It's hard to teach this, as our country is dealing with a usage crisis. Despite what the internet says, "alright", "ain't", "alot", and the misuse of the word "apart" have no place in our writing. Yet we soldier on, teaching middle schoolers the proper way to speak and to write.

6th graders - off we shall go to adjective land!

I really, really love my job.

Love and blessings,
KD