June 8- August 31

For all of you whom I’ve had the privilege and honor to work with this year I want to wish you a fun and relaxing summer with your friends and family. Summer is a great time to read a book, play all the sports you want, go swimming and tubing, take a walk with your dog, sleep in except on Sundays, go on trips, and learn to enjoy your siblings and parents more than ever. I hope you all have the best summer ever. If you’d like to stop by the school and say “Hi,” do it anytime. If I don’t see you until after Labor Day you can rest assured we’re working to make next year the best it can be for all of you at LCS.`

June 1-5

Psychology

With the seniors gone and only the exam to be taken you know what to do and for what to prepare. By Wednesday all exams will be over and your psychology grade will have been calculated. You’ve had a solid year so don’t let down now. Ace the exam.

Bible

I wish we could have gotten further than we did but you have a good understanding of what the book of Revelation is about. The main thing to remember is that God gives all of us every chance He can to accept Him as Savior and only those who reject Him will face the many facets of His anger during the Tribulation. Make sure you are right in your relationship with Him and you can be sure you’ll be in heaven during the horrendous wrath of that period. We’ll finish the movie on Monday and then you’ll be having your exams on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday you’ll be going on a morning picnic and on Friday there will be yearbook signings and awards to finish off the year. I’ve enjoyed working with each of you this year and I wish you the best during the summer.


Speech

On Monday you’ll finish preparing for your play, which will be your exam. Use your time wisely on Monday and work on memorizing your part so your presentation will be excellent. Monday will be our last regular day for the year. You’ve done a nice job preparing the various presentations this semester and I’ve enjoyed working with you. Enjoy your summer and remember that your speech is by what most people will judge you.

May 25-29

Bible

It seems we’ve been in chapter 14 since Easter but this week we will be completing our study of it. We’ll test on our memory verses on Tuesday or Thursday and then we’ll test on chapter 14 on Thursday. We’ll begin an end-of-year project on Tuesday after finishing our discussion of chapter 14. It will be fun and a good way to wrap up the year.


Speech

We haven’t had a lot of time lately to do new projects but this week we’ll begin working on a short play. It will need to be memorized so you’ll need to spend some time on it out of class. The performance of it will constitute the exam next week so you’ll want to do well. You can turn in your books at any time now since we won’t be using them anymore. Thursday and Friday this week you will be on your trip so it limits the amount of preparation time, but you can do it.

May 18-22

Psychology

It’s hard to imagine that this is the final week for our class to meet. Because we only have class two days and then you are off on a field trip and then exams on Thursday and Friday we’ll need to finish strong on Monday and Tuesday. Remember, you have a two page paper due on the topic of your choice from chapter 18 and a poster as well on Monday. We’ll finish off the review process on Monday and then take a chapter test on Tuesday to complete the year. Your bulletin boards were very creative. You all earned 100% on them.

Bible

Our goal will be to complete chapter 14 on Monday and then test on it on Tuesday. If for some reason we can’t complete it on Monday the test will be on Thursday. You will also have the next two verses added on to your memory assignment for the week. This will be the final memory requirement for the year. You also need to submit a map of chapter 14 by Thursday. Next, you will begin an assignment that will take you through the end of the year.


Speech

With the concert rehearsal on Monday we will make our choral speaking presentations on Tuesday along with the humorous poetry presentations by those who are not in the concert. Then we’ll begin working on a play that will be our final main activity for the year.

May 11 - 15

Psychology

Last week was a whirlwind and we didn’t get a chance to cover nearly as much as I had hoped. This week we will complete our study of the chapter 18 and then begin three major assignments. I will not be able to teach on Monday and Wednesday but should be in class the other days. The seniors are down to only two weeks of school and we need to make sure these last projects are done well. Psychological disorders are interesting and very real in our society so studying this topic is something that will help you throughout your lives.


Bible

We’ll be taking our tests on Monday, which will complete our study of chapter 13. Following the tests we’ll continue to view the Left Behind video we started last week. We will then continue into chapter 14 but with a different approach. Upcoming will be a major project on everything we’ve studied on Revelation this year. We’ll be taking a verse test on Friday. I will let you know on Monday what verses will be included.


Speech

We had our first taste of readers’ theater and you did well. Next up is another script which will be more of a challenge, Shakespeare. You’ll enjoy it but it will be tougher than the first encounter. I’m looking for humorous scripts to end the year. I know you would enjoy that. All of you have done a fine job thus far. Keep up the good work.

May 4-8

Psychology

You will be gone on a field trip on Monday so we’ll begin a new topic on Tuesday. Chapter 18 discusses psychological problems and we’ll encounter many terms you’ve probably heard of before. This topic will be a long and detailed one so we may need two weeks to do it justice. Those who haven’t taken their test on gender roles will do so on Tuesday.


Bible

You’ll be gone on a field trip on Monday and on Tuesday you’ll have a substitute who will be teaching her own topic. Therefore, we won’t be able to get back to Revelation until Thursday. On that day we’ll take a test on chapter 13 and your chapter 13 map will be due. Then we’ll begin the second installment of Left Behind on Friday and probably the following Monday. Thank you for the nice job you did on Friday with OWB.


Speech

On Monday you will be presenting your final poetry speech. Remember all we’ve discussed on poetry presentations and do your best. On Tuesday and Wednesday we’ll be working on your first reader’s theater script. We’ll probably begin presentations on Wednesday or Thursday.

April 27 - May 1

Psychology

This week we’ll complete our discussion of gender roles and stereotypes. Does the Bible expressly imply gender roles? Think of OT relationships. Your bulletin board project is due on Monday and will be graded on Tuesday. After this week you’ll be down to only four weeks so please do your best to keep grades where they should be.


Bible

Last week we began the process of using “idea mapping” and this week we’ll use it specifically on chapter 13, which is a complex chapter. Remember we’re examining events from Satan’s viewpoint at this time. Once we complete chapter 13 we’ll watch the second segment of Left Behind. Friday’s verse test will add on an additional two verses.


Speech

On Monday and Tuesday we’ll be presenting your two poems with a visual. It was encouraging to see how well you were doing with them on Friday. The last poetry speech will involve you picking one you want and memorizing it and presenting it by the end of the week. We’ll talk more about that on Monday. You are all doing a nice job so keep up the work.