Fall is here, Grammarland!

It's time to witness the glorious beauty that God gives us during this lovely season. Our students are loving the cooler weather for their post lunch recess!

6th graders have been working hard on verbs. Today we discussed "interrupting adverbs", and how they are the "rudest" of the parts of speech. We have also been discussing our exciting castle project, which is due October 29. Next week we will begin writing our parts for a special chapel service - we will teach the elementary students how to pack an Operation Christmas Child shoebox! I love how my students react to this ministry! Last year we had an unprecedented 400 shoeboxes...and I cannot wait to see what God does this year!

8th graders are either finished or close to finishing the last Narnia book. It's sad to say goodbye to such beautiful novels that reflect God's word. We will be moving on to poetry for a while, and we will study "The Raven", by Edgar Allan Poe (which is spooky, eerie, and endlessly cool). We will also begin a unit on MLA formatting, which will help kids do research without plagiarism, and which will get them ready for writing papers. We've been hard at work learning about progressive verbs and the difference between active and passive voice. My hope for my 8th graders is to prepare them abundantly for what they will encounter in their high school and college English classes.

My constant hope for your children is that they will know Christ, that they will follow Him, and that they will live the life of abundance He has planned for them. Please know that I'm joining you in prayer for your child. May God bless you, and as always, I am beyond grateful that you've allowed me to be part of your child's middle school story.

Mrs. Desjarlais