Mrs. Houck's Class: January 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014

6th Grade Bible Fun

In Bible for 6th grade we have been going through the New Testament. The past two weeks we've walked through Paul's letters to the Ephesians and Phillipians.

Last week we learned how important it is to use the armor of God to be spiritually ready for warfare in this world (Ephesians 6). The students were assigned different parts of the armor of God.

Thankfully because the Apostle Paul is already present in our classroom (Megan Gallagher's fabulous project!), we were able to add the armor to Paul!

The evolution of Apostle Paul in our classroom!

Ephesians 6:10-18

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people."

Lastly, We're using a Word of the Day/Week for transitions now. Last week's Word of the Week was Submit. The 6th grade students made a little cheer to help them remember what submit means :) Enjoy!

I don't know about you... but I can't be encouraged ENOUGH to "Submit to the Lord!" :)

Mrs. Houck

Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

Both 5th and 6th grade students are on their 4th week of reading The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. The Hiding Place is a biography of a Christian (Corrie Ten Boom) who was captured with her family by the Nazi's because they hid Jews and were taken to a concentration camp during World War II. This book is powerful and meaningful in too many ways to name. It is a 7th grade level book, but both 5th and 6th grade students are excelling greatly because they enjoy the subject matter. I've enjoyed watching the students grow spiritually while learning about our world's History. We are currently on chapter 8 together. The German's have invaded Holland and are beginning the process of capturing the Jews. The Ten Boom family and their home (the Beje) have become the source of rescue for many Jews in the area.

(A HUGE THANK YOU TO MRS. CICIO FOR DONATING THE BOOKS!)

Last week, I had the students write a Newspaper Article about the recent news in Harleem, Holland (Where the Ten Boom family lives.) Here are some of our students' work:

One of the other projects I had the students do was to make a secret room like Mr. Smit made for the Ten Booms in the Beje. Most of the students drew a picture, while three students took it on themselves to make a secret room by using Minecraft! I am a very impressed teacher! Watch below!!!!

Alex Cornwell made a movie trailer called "The Secret Room"

Zach followed in his footsteps and made one as well!

Pretty impressive, huh? It makes me want to read the book and rent the movie! I am so proud of these creative kids!

Noah made the whole Beje (Ten Boom family house!) via Minecraft! Using his Ipad, he took the class through the Ten Boom house and then showed us the "secret room!" When we get some footage I will upload it here as well!!!

The students reading diligently:

The students' shelves where they hold their chapter summaries!

Missing: Lexie and Zach due to absence.

Your Proud teacher,

Mrs. Houck

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

5th and 6th Grade Field Trips

Fifth grade went with Mrs. Bartlett to Yellowstone Academy in South Houston where they helped organize supplies and serve the students! What a sweet blessing that these students served the Lord in this way!

The 6th graders went to see the movie The Christmas Candle and then went to serve the elderly at The Forum. The Christmas Candle is a Christian movie based off of a Max Lucado book. The film was JAM-packed with good lessons about faith and trusting God!

Goofy pictures while waiting for movie!

The students made 60+ Christmas cards to give out to the elderly. It was a memorable moment for me as a first year teacher to watch these students share the love of Christ at the Forum Christmas Party.