MERRY CHRISTMAS

TODAY is our last day before the holidays.  I trust you and your family will have a joyous Christmas and a wonderful New Year.  The Chittendens plan to celebrate with some Christmas caroling, worship, skiing, family gatherings, and even a run in North Muskegon on New Year's Day.  Cheers to you and yours!  Here are a few photo highlights from the recent class potluck at our home.

Andrew, Sara, and Caitlyn decked out in their holiday attire.

Harry, Chyna, Hailey, and Zack enjoyed some great food.

Sara, Jacob, Devon, Joe, MaKayla, Samantha, and Jessica
enjoyed prime seating at the Chittenden dinner table.

These people (and dog) truly do look hungry.

Josh, Cameron, Cassandra, Caitlyn, Jonathan, and Harper
camped out in the media room for dinner.

Zac, Andrew, Autumn, and Alexis
relax around the coffee table.

 Singing the "Twelve Days of Christmas" was awesome!

'TIS THE SEASON

OUR CLASS CHRISTMAS POTLUCK will be at the Chittenden Home tomorrow evening from 6:15 to 8:00.  Students should wear casual dress (no jeans, tees, or sweatshirts) and bring a dish to pass: last name A-K (dessert); L-R (main dish); and S-Z (salad).  Please drop off your child in front of our house; do not pull into the drive.  Proceed to the end of the cul-de-sac and return back to Pruin Street. Click the LINK for a map to our home.

A HOLIDAY CONCERT will be presented by the Lake Hills' choir, band, and orchestra this Monday morning, December 13, at 9:00 in the school gymnasium.  Parents and friends are invited to attend.

Zack uses the interactive whiteboard to demonstrate fraction and decimal equivalencies on a number line.

IN MATH we are concluding our fifth unit of study. Our focus will now shift from fractions to geometry once again. Understanding fraction concepts is important because the techniques students learn for fractions are exactly the same ones they will need for parts of algebra. If we don't understand and master the ideas for fractions, we will find learning algebra difficult.

Katie Mueller will be teaching Spanish to our class during the second trimester.

SNOW CAMP is on the calendar for Wednesday and Thursday, January 26 and 27.  Information about camp tuition balances will be sent home tomorrow. After the holiday break, students will receive information about our schedule and what things they will need to bring for the two days of outdoor education.  If you are interested in chaperoning this event, please contact Mr. Chittenden as soon as possible.

Sara, Joe, Devon, and MaKayla play Monopoly during our first compliment party.

OUR ONLINE CLASSROOM has provided a great meeting place to respond to each chapter we are reading in the C.S. Lewis novel, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."  Students take a 10 question quiz after our reading and receive instant feedback on their comprehension.  They then plot their results on a bar graph.  We will soon begin applying our knowledge about thesis statements and essays to writing about this classic work.