Y-Principal's NL November 2017-18

CHAPEL PROGRAM
This year, we embark on a journey into the truth of
Jesus Christ and what He offers us.
Every day, our culture tells us how we should be
living. We grow up in a world that tells us how
to spend our money, what to wear, who to have
relationships with, what we should be striving towards,
and how to be successful. This is a message
of independence, self-importance, and pride.
We struggle with our own independence and realize
that even though we are so digitally connected, we have
never felt so alone. We struggle having to create importance
for ourselves, to build up our own name, and to somehow
convince the people around us that we are valuable.
There is another message out there! Jesus calls us to
Our class motto this year is “Step by Step”.
Throughout term one I have challenged each
of the students in Middle School to make a
commitment to take each challenge they face
“Step by Step”. Creating goals and reflecting
on God’s purpose for our lives is something
that sets us apart as a school, something that
I am proud of, and something that will benefit
the lives of our students as they navigate the world around
them.
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
PBL - To highlight our recent PBL project students
took on the roles of influential Canadians and presented
monologues during a Wax Museum. Real world application
is a focus of 21st century learning. Our goal is
to provide our students with opportunities to affectively
communicate, collaborate, and critical think through
curricular content in meaningful ways. Mr. Haughton,
Middle School Lead Teacher
ART - In art we have been focusing on landscapes
and perspective. Learning how to effectively understand aerial
perspective and break a drawing down into foreground, middle
ground, and background. The students have been introduced to
chalk pastel and have learned how to properly use this medium.
Mrs. Blue, Art Teacher
FRENCH - In Middle School French students have been practicing
their oral communication skills daily during our Prof du
Jour and Marchez et Parlez at the beginning of class. Students
have worked on reviewing and building vocabulary and grammar
structure through various written and oral projects such
as creating and sharing Mes Devinettes riddles booklet, and
performing speeches on La meilleure saison. This month students
will demonstrate their oral skills by putting on a fashion
show, discuss health issues by role-playing a doctor and patient,
along with creating posters on good nutrition for a healthy body, all
en français! Mme Trombley, French Teacher
MUSIC
Our middle school students are joining in with our high
school students in performing in the Santa Claus parade
in Fort Erie, and at the tree lighting ceremony in
St. Catharines. Our music classes are split right now
between preparing for our Emmanuel - God With Us
Christmas presentation and reviewing music theory in
preparation for our upcoming band unit.
Mrs. Broomer, Music Teacher
be a part of His family. What does it mean to live together in
the “city on a hill”, and live out the life that Jesus calls us to?
In chapel, we want to work out exactly that. Each month
will focus on a “key” to the city, a topic that Jesus talks
about very differently than our culture. Things like family,
relationships, and identity will be discussed. Please be in
prayer for our chapel program! Pray that God will be honoured
through our work, and that His message
will be spoken clearly.
Also, congratulations to Emma Winger, a
grade 9 student who won our logo design
contest this year! Great work Emma!
MIDDLE
SCHOOL
Tim Durksen, Chapel Program Director
EMMA WINGER
MATH - In Middle School math we are making
our way through the Jump Math program in
grades 6-8. We find ourselves wrapping up and
remembering fondly our time with fractions and
look forward to our Measurement Unit ahead!
Our grade 6 class exercised their entrepreneurial
spirits through running their own store
in class and exploring money, profits, and even
some customer service. Even with a late-arriving teacher, (I’m
happy to have finally arrived!) the middle school spirits are high
and they bring great enthusiasm to math class.
Mr. Appleyard, Math Teacher
MS STUDENTS GIVING BACK - WOW CHRISTMAS
For the last few years, NCC middle school has been
supporting the WOW Missions (Working with Orphans
and Widows) Christmas program.
WOW Christmas gives children in Zambia and Uganda
the opportunity to participate in a classroom while
supporting the local
economy. Basically, a $25 donation will send a student to school with
a uniform and supplies, but the unique thing about this ministry is
that the $25 is spent in the local economy. It’s mothers and widows
in these countries that will be paid to make the uniforms for these
students. Even though our donations go to support students, the
money goes much further.
This December, students will present an Awareness Fair to our
local school community to raise money for this organization. We
want our middle school students to become global citizens and
think about what goes on outside of their little corner of the world.
Please check out the link to a blog that was posted by the WOW
organization about a cool project that our middle school did last
year, and a video link to learn more about WOW Christmas.
Blog: http://www.wowmission.com/5671-2/
WOW Christmas Video:
http://www.wowmission.com/get-involved/wow-christmas/