Embedded Files
DIVING DEEP
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."
Colossians 2: 6-7
Grade 5-8 Choir!
Mrs. Garden is excited to invite all Grade 5, 6, 7 & 8 students to join a Christmas Choir. We will meet every Thursday during snack and first recess until December 18th.
Our choir will sing at the LHCS Christmas Concert held at Community Christian Reformed Church on Wednesday, December 17th (during the school day) and Thursday, December 18th at 6:30 p.m.
Here is a link to help you practice at home (**please note: this is not the key we will be performing in**). A paper copy of the lyrics will be sent home on Thursday.
Grade 7A - Mrs. Van Pelt and Mr. Kooy's homeroom (updated Dec. 3)
Welcome to 7A! Coming up... Please return permission forms for Christmas Matinee on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
Secret Santa begins on Monday, Dec. 8 and culminates on our last day, Friday, Dec. 19 with a Secret Santa reveal/party. The idea is this: students can purchase 3-4 small gifts to share throughout the next two weeks (shh! they are secret) and bring a “larger” gift on the Friday of our gift exchange/Secret Santa reveal. Students are asked to limit the total amount to $15.
Memory Work is weekly. A link has been posted below for a digital copy of Memory Work.
Grade 7A Bible memory work 2025-26
Mrs. Van Pelt:
Reading: Book Talk We have finished our book talk presentations. We will be starting a new Short Story Unit, "Building Community".
Writing: We will be meeting to discuss our Article of the Week responses and are finishing the rough drafts of our "Where I'm From" poems. Good copies are due on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
WWW/Vocab: Students have an exercise book with all of their words and definitions. To find flashcards or other games/quizzes online, look for the root words at quizlet.com. Next quiz on "sect": Thursday, Dec. 4. Note: no quiz on Thursday, Dec. 11.
Art: Students need to print off or bring a landscape/picture of something in nature by Friday, Dec. 5, so that they can start their Pointillism Painting in the style of Georg Seurat. Note: there will be a quiz on Colour theory and Georg Seurat coming up in the next two weeks. Date TBA.
Geography: We are starting our individual poster projects about vegetation regions in the world. See googleclassroom and/or notes for details.
Science: We have started the unit, Pure Substances and Mixtures. We hope to learn more about atoms, elements, compounds, and mixtures through labs, slideshows, and videos. Element cards are due Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Mr. Kooy:
Bible: Our first Bible unit is an introduction to the Gospels- the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Math: Our current chapter focuses on "ratio, rate, and percent", as well as operations involving decimal numbers. Students are reminded to keep up with daily practice work. Our test on calculating percentages will be returned this week. Our current topics include financial literacy, multiplying and dividing decimal numbers, and data management.
Mrs. Eelkema
Tues. Nov 18: Be prepared to play anything from page 9.
Tues. Dec 2: November Practice Sheets are due.
Helpful links: Britannica online
username: lhcsonline
password: lhcsonline
Grade 7B: Mr. Mischuk
Updated Dec 5
Updated Dec 5
This week in 7B:
Monday:
Tuesday: Math Data Organization quiz (misleading graphs, analyzing data)
Wednesday:
Thursday: Girls Volleyball Tryouts, Vocabulary Quiz
Friday:
What 7B is up to...
Thank you to those who came out to support your student at our chapel on December 3rd. I was so proud of how well our students led and participated in bringing the Word to our fellow school mates.
*Please ensure your student has a functioning calculator for math. It does not have to be a scientific calculator.
Reading: Last week we began our novel study unit. We are reading "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen. We are learning how to create deep questions that led us and others to a deeper understanding of the book.
Writing:
Math: Last week we began learning about data collection, organization and interpretation. Next week we will begin learning how to use Google Spreadsheets to organize and display data from surveys and data that we collect.
Geography: We have been learning about vegetation regions and patterns around the world. We will begin learning about natural resources next week.
Science: We have been studying our new science unit on Pure Substances and Mixtures. We have been learning about particle theory and how all matter is made up of atoms, elements, and molecules.
Bible: We are learning about the Gospel of Luke and will be learning about John next week.
Art:
Vocab: We learned about the root word "sect" meaning part of a whole, and are reviewing the root words "spect", "dict", and "ject".
Due dates:
Tues. Dec 9: Data graph quiz
Regular Due Dates:
Bible Memory Work: See linked list
Vocabulary Quiz: Thursday, Dec 11.
French Quiz:
Grade 8A -Mrs. Eelkema (updated Dec 7)
Math: We are working on our fourth unit, Patterns and Relationships. We will wrap it up with a test before Christmas break.
Reading: We are working through a series of short stories, focusing on how we respond to injustice.
Writing: .
Geography: We will have a final Global Inequalities test on Tuesday, December 16. We will then focus on our cumulative research project exploring the factors that contribute to the quality of life in different countries around the world.
Mrs. Hunse
Health: We are completing our discussion on how digital media impacts our brains and we will discuss a Christian response to AI (Artificial Intelligence) next. We will have a open book quiz on this topic next week.
Art: We are working on a wire sculpture of the human body. The end product will be a sculptural portrait of a human expressing an emotion or movement.
Bible: We continue our study of the early church in the book of Acts. Our persecution project presentations are wrapping up this week.
Mrs. Van Pelt
Science: We are working through our unit, Fluids, studying what Fluids are, investigating fluids on the move, and learning about the Great Molasses Flood, density, and buoyancy through labs, slideshows, and videos. Students are beginning a video project about Fluids, in the style of Bill Nye science videos. Stay tuned for more details.
WWW quiz on "pel, puls" on Wed. Dec. 10. Homework is due on Monday. Students can practice, searching the root word, on quizlet.com.
Due Dates
Thurs. Dec 11: Health AI Quiz
Tues. Dec 16: Geography Test
Thurs. Dec 18: Math Test
Weekly:
Monday: Band
Tuesday: Library, Phys Ed
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz, Phys Ed
Thursday: Band, Memory Work
Grade 8B 2025/2026 - Ms. Miedema (updated Dec. 5th)
Reading: We have started our next novel study, Inside Out and Back Again, that tells the story of Ha and her family who leave Vietnam and move to America during the Vietnam War.
Math: We have started Unit 4: Patterns and Relationships
Geography: Students are working with a partner to explore the factors that contribute to the quality of life in different countries around the world. This is a large project - most work will be done in class, but there may be a bit of finish up that happens at home. Students will need a tri-fold board for their final product.
Science: We have started our unit on Fluids. We will study what Fluids are, investigate fluids on the move, and learn about the Great Molasses Flood, density, and buoyancy through labs, slideshows, and videos.
Mrs. Hunse:
Writing: Our personal narratives are complete. We have an Article of the Week assignment due next Monday.
Health: We are completing our discussion on how digital media impacts our brains and we will discuss a Christian response to AI (Artificial Intelligence) next. We will have a open book quiz on this topic on Friday.
Art: We are working on a wire sculpture of the human body. The end product will be a sculptural portrait of a human expressing an emotion or movement.
Bible: We continue our study of the early church in the book of Acts. Our persecution project presentations are due this week, Tuesday and next week Monday.
Ms. Huinink:
Vocabulary: Here is a document with all the vocabulary lists for the year. Please bring a dictionary to school if you do not already have one. This is an important tool to have for vocabulary class.
Due Dates
Remember to bring your instrument to school on Monday!
Mon. Dec 8: Article of the Week paragraphs due
Weekly:
Monday: Band, Memory Work
Tuesday: Band, Memory Work
Wednesday: Phys Ed
Thursday: Library, Phys Ed
Friday: Vocabulary HW & Quiz
Page updated
Report abuse