Happy October!

 There's so much going on in middle school!

Come to our Fabulous Fall Festival! It's this Saturday at the Lee County Fairgrounds. You can enjoy food, games, and fun, and you can be a part of our almost-famous class basket auction! Come bid on the coffee-tastic 8th grade basket! Below, you will find: a Keurig, about $130 in gift cards, many coffee cups, bags of ground coffee, decorations, and so much more!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084EAFA822A7F58-fall - 8th grade parents, please sign up to work our game at the fall festival, if you can. Thank you to all who have signed up already!

I'm so excited about OCC! I will bring these boxes to the Fall Festival, so if you'd like one, or if you have any other questions, please let me know!


CONFERENCES: NOV. 4: If you'd like to meet with me about your wonderful middle schooler, stop by my room on Monday, November 4. It's not a school day for the kiddos, but teachers will be here to meet with you as needed.  Please click on the link to sign up for a specific time:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084EAFA822A7F58-conferences

Projects are all over my classroom!
Here are some of the 8th grade projects for The Last Battle. I'll post some more next week.

6th grade castle pictures coming soon!

7th grade: Narnia projects due Tuesday, Nov. 5
8th grade: first half of "The Raven", Thursday, November 7

6th grade: "The New Colossus" due November 15

See you at the Fall Festival tomorrow!

Word of the day: (hint: it ties in with the 6th grade castles!)

Crenellations: Architectural features at the top of a wall of a castle May God richly bless you and your family. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your child's middle school years! Mrs. Desjarlais

Hello, Grammarland!

I've been blown away by your students' creativity these past weeks!

Here are a few of the 7th graders' fall poems currently adorning my bulletin board:

This week I tried something new with my 8th graders: one pagers. My 7th graders loved them, and now they want to do them too. Here are a couple of the 8th graders' interpretations of "The Raven":

If you are an 8th grade parent, please click on the link below to sign up to work our fall festival game. Thank you to the wonderful parents who have already signed up!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a084eafa822a7f58-fall


SHOUT-OUTS!!! To Taylor, Nathan, and Grayson, because you spoke at my OCC chapel; to Jonas, because you closed in prayer at said chapel; to Erika, for lending me her beautiful highlighter in my time of need; and to McKenzie, for adding a showstopper item to our Fall Festival basket.

COFFEE: PLEASE and THANK YOU - Our basket is looking amazing! You have until October 28 to turn in items. We still need a great big basket. A couple more gift cards will help increase the value of our basket, but any item is appreciated.

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

It’s time to pack Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes! Each year, LCS students send boxes to impoverished children all over the world. To pack a shoebox, simply choose: Boy or Girl,  age 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14, and pack the box with age-appropriate necessities and toys.

 Here are some guidelines for packing shoeboxes:

 Pack: school supplies (some children cannot attend school if they don’t have supplies), small toys, stuffed animals, hair bows, brushes & combs, soap, wash cloths, socks, t-shirts, stickers, tissues, flashlights, fishing kits, sewing kits, hats, scarves, soccer balls, pumps, Slinkies, plastic cups, cars  - anything small, packable, and necessary.

Don’t pack:  food, vitamins, liquids, lotions, shampoo, chocolate, glass,  or any toys that suggest war. No Pokemon and no Harry Potter. NEW in 2017: DO NOT pack any candy or toothpaste.

 Any standard size shoebox is fine. You may wrap or decorate the box in any way, but the top of the box must be removable. Don’t tape the box closed. We will secure each box with rubber bands.

Dollar Tree, WalMart, and the clearance/dollar sections of Target and Office Max are excellent places to shop.

Pinterest is full of craft and packing ideas for shoeboxes!

If you still have a rainbow loom and bands, please make some bracelets for shoeboxes!

One of the most important things you can place in your shoebox is a note from you. You can include a picture and your address; the child may write a letter to you! Your shoebox may introduce a child to Jesus Christ, so do your best to share His love!

You may pack as many shoeboxes as you wish.

Shoeboxes are due by November 22!  Please drop them off in my classroom (room 124). If you have any questions, please email me!

PROJECTS DUE SOON!

8th Grade Narnia - MONDAY, Oct.28

6th Grade Castles: Thursday, October 31

7th grade Narnia: November 4

Word of the Long Weekend:

vermillion: a vivid orange red.

May God bless you!

Mrs. Desjarlais