Is it the Lunar Space Module???

Or is it 8th Grade Desks all decorated for Christmas???

After a week of pranks by the 8th Grade class on the 6th Grade Class; the 6th Graders finally said "Lets wrap up some presents for the 8th Graders".  See more photos of their wrapping expertise to the right in the slideshows (double click on the picture to bring up the full album from Picasa, which will enlarge the photos).

More Video from Advent Service #1

Click Link below to see 6th Grade Thanksgiving Skit
http://picasaweb.google.com/karly1961/ThanksgivingDinner?feat=directlink

Click Link below to see Mercades Solo
http://picasaweb.google.com/karly1961/MercadesSolo02?feat=directlink

Click Link below to see Elisa's Flute Piece
http://picasaweb.google.com/karly1961/ElisaOnFlute?feat=directlink

Advent Service #1 (12/7/2010)

Pictures are from the 1st Advent Service on Wednesday, December 7th.

Christmas Wordle #2

Can you name this Christmas Song?

Christmas Wordle

"Turkeys Gone Wild"

The 2nd Grade has been busy with a cornucopia of Thanksgiving artwork.  Turkey's are taking over the Media Center and flocking to the bookshelves, taking their spot on top for all to see.

Mrs. Gerken and the 2nd Graders also put together a beautiful cornucopia to hang in the church entrance for Thanksgiving.  Be sure to stop by and admire their efforts and let them know what a good job they did.

Students also had the opportunity to be in a video (always very cool) and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.  We apologize for some of the jerky motion in the video.  Enjoy!

Team Emma

Click Here to See the Panthers working for Team Emma (movie has sound)

The 5th and 6th Grade PAL Volleyball Team sponsored a fundraiser with Team Emma for the American Cancer Society.  Emma Miller is an 11 year old young lady that has had cancer since she was three.  She has always wanted to play volleyball, but due to the cancer has never had the opportunity.

Coach Laura and Kari Ridder were able to get a fundraiser set up at a Midland University Volleyball game on October 20th.  The girls made posters and stood out in the lobby encouraging people to give to the American Cancer Society and Team Emma.  There were lots of smiles and anticipation as they waited to see if Emma was able to make it to the game.  Composure and restraint were nearly impossible once they saw Emma come into the gym with Coach Laura - they did great and did not overwhelm her.

The Midland Warriors presented Emma with a t-shirt and poster, while the Panthers assisted with a serving contest.  The girls raised a total of $143.00.

Veterans Day

   Today we had the privilage of Honoring

All Who Served the United States of America.  The day started off with a visit

from State Senator Charlie Janssen and the local VFW Honor Guard who

displayed how to properly fold the American Flag and then ended with a 21

Gun Salute.  Our own Mr. Garmon, an Army Veteran played Taps for us.

Melony Fiala and Elisa Dorsey read their essay's on "Does Patriotism Still Matter", they did an awesome job.  Congratulations to both girls for standing up in front of everyone to read their essay's without getting too nervous!

Elisa & Melony with
State Senator Charlie Janssen



One Day a Pickle. . . .

The 3rd Graders had a great time creating their own story. Each had the opportunity to add a word or phrase to their story.

And Now. . . . One Day A Pickle?

One day a pickle was driving and fell into pickle juice.  It was sweet pickle juice, then he drank it and spit it out and turned purple.  People packed and broke out.  Then he turned pink.  He was happy.  Then he turned orange.  He turned into an orgre and grew dredlocks.  Then Superman came and batman and pushed each other over.  The orge ran away.  They played connect 4 and won the superbowl.  The score for Pin the Tail on the Ogre was 50 ouches to 40 ouches.  Then they played dodgeball and nobody won.  The Ninja met a talking beaver.

Adopt-a-Shelf Program Begins

Adopt-a-Shelf

This program is starting with the 7th and 8th Graders, after evaluating how effective the program is, it will be extended to 5th and 6th Graders.  The long term goal is to have 5th through 8th grade volunteer for this program.

How the program works: 
   Students volunteer to select a shelf in the media center that they will keep organized, faced neatly, select a
   book to recommend and write a review for.  Students will work the shelf at least once a week (should only
   take 5 - 7 minutes total time) for a total of 10 times.  The shelfs will be rated by the Library Committe and
   awarded one to five gold stars depending on accuracy and neatness.

   After completeing their turn, each student will receive a personal pan pizza, soda, and be allowed to have
   lunch in the media center as a group or individually.

7th Grade Adopt-a-Shelf Volunteers

8th Grade Adopt-a-Shelf Volunteers

The Long Term Goal:

   Students will have a solid understanding of how libraries are structured and will be able to find books in a public or school library with ease.

6th Grade Artwork on Display

The 6th Grade is Proud to Present

"Feelings of Kandinsky"

Please feel free to stop by the Media Center to view the awesome examples of

Kandinsky style artwork by the 6th Graders.

The artwork will be available for viewing until November 15th.

Calling all Dads!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

During library time, we take a few moments to read a book.  Even the 8th graders enjoy having a good book read to them.  We have many wonderful volunteers that read to the students, however, they are ALL moms. 
Mom usually thinks reading is cool, encouraging kids so they might decide it is worthwhile. When dad also jumps on the bandwagon, the kids start to really think there must be something to this reading thing. The more people that seem interested in reading will keep reinforcing that reading is something important and enjoyable.

We would like to ask Dad's or even Grandpa's to come in and read to a class.  Pick the class.  Contact the library volunteers and we will select a book, unless you have a favorite to read.

The Library times are listed below.  Times and days can be subject to change depending on field trips or other events.  Give us a call or e-mail the library to work out a time.

School Phone:  721-5959 (leave a message for Heather or Karla)
Library e-mail:  trinitylibrary1546@gmail.com

 

Time	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Fri
10:30 – 11:00				1st Grade	Kinder- garten
11:00 – 11:30				8th Grade	7th Grade
2:00 – 2:30				3rd Grade
2:30 – 3:00	4th Grade	2nd Grade	6th Grade	5th Grade

STAR WARS COLLECTION

The Force is strong at the Trinity Media Center this week.  Several new Star Wars books have been added to the library, along with a few Star Wars books borrowed from Keene Memorial Library.

There are also some really fun Star Wars coloring pages for the students to take home and color. 

May the force be with you!

6th Grade Fashion Show

The Sixth Grade just finished reading "Bridge to Terabithia".  In the story a young lady named Leslie starts the first day of school wearing clothes that she is most comfortable in, while all the other children come in their very best clothes.  As one of their reading projects the students opted to participate in a fashion parade which expressed something about each of them.

As you can see the class is a mixture of funny, serious and shy individuals who make up a truly extraordinary group of young people.

Nice job Sixth Grade!!! (Please view the video)

Artwork on Display

The 1st Grade Artists

are proud to present 

"Little Monsters" 

These wonderful and imaginative characters will delight you
 and have you wondering what inspired the painter.

Be sure to stop by the Media Center and take a look at all
 24 paintings before November 1st when the
exhibit will be taken down. 

October 2010 Newsletter

The first Trinity School Media Center newsletter went home today.  It included Class Library Schedule, a book review and recommendation by Heather Norris, information about the Art Club and Adopt-a-Shelf programs and other important information.

500 NEW BOOKS!!

What an exciting summer for the Trinity Library! In addition to the aesthetic and technological changes that were made, we have also enhanced the diversity and number of books available for the students to read. The reaction of the kids has been amazing! During the course of the summer we added over 500 new titles to the main library. That is a ten percent increase in books!

For the younger readers, the library has a new area devoted to “I Can Read” books. These books allow kids to develop confidence in reading by leveling the terminology that is used. These books cover a diversity of topics and are organized in a way that is easy for the kids to find their reading level. 

 

One of the main focus areas of the library was building a solid selection of Junior Fiction novels. These are novels written primarily for 3^rd to 5^th graders. In order to work toward this goal, the library added over 20 new Magic Tree House books, in addition to beefing up on popular series like A to Z Mysteries, the Dragon Slayer’s Academy, Junie B. Jones, Marvel graphic novels, Geronimo Stilton, 39 Clues, Star Wars, Dear America, Hank Zipzer and more.  

 

For the older grades we have added series books as well such as Harry Potter, Seekers, Percy Jackson, Artemis Fowl, Series of Unfortunate Events, and Beacon Street Girls.

 

For all grades, we have added a new “Christian Books” section that includes fiction and non-fiction books. From Veggie Tales to Janette Oke, children will have the opportunity to access a larger number of Christian- based novels and picture books.

We are working diligently to update the non-fiction area of our library. We were able to add quite a few new books, but there are many that are out- of-date and worn. We have applied for several grants to obtain money to purchase new books, so please keep the approval of these grants in your prayers. 

 

We pray that your children are enjoying all of the new books that Trinity is providing for their use. We will continue to keep you updated on what new books are coming in and encourage you to use Destiny Quest with your children to assist them in choosing books. God Bless!