Issue 17 – March 15, 2013
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Preschool: Mrs. Angulo and Ms. Arocho-Morales
Our little giants had an exciting week, starting on
Monday enjoying a show by gymnasts from Washington
Adventist University. It was spectacular! We ended the week
with a beautiful Christian music concert by the philharmonic
orchestra from Kingsway College (a Seventh-day Adventist
high school in Canada).
Heroes of the Bible: We learned about Abraham & the
special plan that God had for him, giving him a wonderful
promise to make his descendants a great nation – the
Israelites! We enjoyed singing “Father Abraham!” We also
learned about Moses, the Israelite slave baby saved from the
Nile River by the princess of Egypt. God had a special plan
for this baby, too, as the leader & liberator of God’s people,
the Israelites.
This week, we introduced the letters M (for “mittens,”
“Matheus,” & “Maria”) & N (for “newspaper” & “Narayan”).
We made cute lion faces to reinforce our letter “L” from last
week, & we made mittens for the letter “M.” We also talked
about the number 8 – we decorated the number “8.”
Remember: No school on Monday. See you on Tuesday!
Happy Sabbath and God bless
p: Laura Angulo/Anaely Arocho-Morales
Pre-Kindergarten: Ms. Norton
This week in Pre-K we have been focusing on the letter S. We have had fun drawing in Shaving cream, matching different
types of socks, and becoming experts on writing the letter S. We have also been learning about the ocean. Thursday we colored
dolphins and sharks and tore paper to crumple up and glue onto our pictures. We had so much fun this week!
We have also been focusing on the last days of Jesus during our Bible time. We love hearing the story of Jesus's love and that
He's coming back for us again some day soon!
We hope each of you has a wonderful Sabbath!
ps: Bethany Norton
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Kindergarten: Mrs. Slocum
MEMORY VERSE: ALL of our
children have learned Psalm 23!! We’re so
proud of them! Our new memory verse
is: “The Holy Spirit will come to you.
Then you will receive power. You will be
My witnesses.” - Acts 1:8, first part.
BIBLE: A Jewish man named Saul
persecuted the Christians, helped to put
them in jail, & even had some of them
killed. Ask your children what happened
to Saul when he was going to Damascus
to arrest some Christians.
MATH: We are learning to figure
out how 2 numbers can be added
together to create 1 number (the “sum”).
For example: ____ + ____ = 6. Please
practice this with your children. Give
them 6 items (the same item), & have
them figure out how to divide the 6 into 2
groups to make all of the ways that those
items can be divided & then things added
to total 6. (0 + 6 = 6, 1 + 5 = 6, 2 + 4 =
6, etc.) Practice, practice! We’re learning
to add numbers! For example, 3 + 1 = 4.
L A N G UAG E A RT S : We a r e
beginning to put consonants and vowels
together to form words. For example: c –
a – t = have your child sound out each
letter, then put the sounds together.
REMINDER: SCHOOL DAY ON
S U N DAY M A RC H 2 4 f o r o u r
Educational Fair.
SABBATH, APRIL 6: The Early
C h i l d h o o d P ro g r a m ( P r e S c h o o l ,
PreKindergarten, & Kindergarten) is in
charge of the preliminaries for the
Worship Service at Stoneham Memorial
Seventh-day Adventist Church on
Sabbath, April 6.
NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY,
MARCH 18! See you on Tuesday. Happy
Sabbath!
p: Olga Slocum/Judy Harper
First Grade: Mrs. Purba
We have begun our planet unit this
week in preparation for the Academic
Fair on March 24th. We have previewed
words for the unit and have worked on
some key vocabulary like learning about
comets, asteroids, and meteorites.
Students were able to see pictures of
these objects from Google Images. From
there, they worked in groups to create a
definition and list characteristics. We also
did some inquiry learning by counting
out Cheerios and putting 10 of each in
small cups. We counted out 100 cups of
10 Cheerios and practiced counting by
10’s.
From there, students took the
Cheerios and glued them onto a large
circle which was our model of the planet
Jupiter. Later, we read about Jupiter and
learned that 1,000 Earths can fit inside
this planet. This project really helped
students understand the size of this
planet. Please come to the Academic Fair
on the 24th from 11-3pm. See you there.
p: Karen Purba
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Second Grade: Mrs. Daniel
This week the students took part in
group activities researching habitats. I
was so proud of the good job they did
and how well they cooperated with each
other. They identified characteristics,
animals, and plants of each habitat and
now they will draw a picture of one
habitat and animals found there.
Learning takes place in many forms. One way that the students are enjoying is
through games. Some of the popular
games are Cause and Effect, Verbs, and
Can Do Science. I can tell they are really
learning from playing them and better yet
it doesn't feel like work!
Please continue to help your child
with their project for the Academic Fair
that will be held on March 24. They are
to bring it in on Wednesday and present
it to the class then.
The students enjoyed the two
assemblies we had this week. The
gymnasts were very exciting to watch.
Have a great Sabbath.
– Mrs. Daniel
p: Bonnie Daniel
Third and Fourth Grades:
Mrs. Cook
Fifth and Sixth Grades:
Mr. Gowasack
Hello Greater Boston Academy. We hope you have had a
wonderful week because we have. On March 7th we went to
the Boston Symphony Orchestra and heard some amazing
music. It was so fun. We have been learning a lot and growing
closer to God too. This week we learned about telling others
about Jesus and the early Christian church in Bible. In Math
we have been having fun with fractions. What is 2 3/12 minus
1 2/12 ? In P.E. we have been learning a lot and working hard. In Reading we have been reading about Julius the Perfectly
Pesky Pet Parrot. Julius is so funny. We have been writing
mysteries and friendly letters in Writing and in Science we have
been doing experiments and a WebQuest project on Inertia. Isaac Newton's 1st law of motion. We have also started a
project on Animals. Well, have a wonderful weekend and may
God bless you.
3rd and 4th grades
Hello everyone. The 5th and 6th graders had a loud and
good week. The 5th graders are having a fractions and integers
test. The 6th graders are learning about angles and shapes. We
also had a book report, which most finished. We are also about
to finish our Guided Reading book, The Apple and The
Arrow. In Science, we are learning about the stomach and how
things get digested. In Bible, we are in a new unit, Gentleness.
And finally in Social Studies we got a new book. We also have
an academic fair. It counts as a school day so everyone should
be there. We also need you to pray for Bertude that she feels
better. Have a happy Sabbath and may God bless you.
Emmanuel Bryan, 6th grade
Daniel Cortes, 6th grade
p: Robert Boismier
p: Darrell Gowasack
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Seventh and Eighth Grades: Mr. Ayala
This week went by very well we had
gone through a series of exciting events
coming up. We are first hosting a
spaghetti dinner on the 30th, including
featured artists known all around. All 8th
graders are excited about their upcoming
trip to D.C. This week we’ve also been
told about our upcoming projects for the
Academic fair. We are working hard and
making sure that we get these projects
done so we can assure that we are going
to get good grades.
Olivier Louissaint, 8th grade
p: Robert Boismier
School Update
This week we had two groups come and perform for our students. First, on
Monday, the Acro-Airs gymnastics team from Washington Adventist University
wowed everyone with their tumbles, tosses, and then led out in Physical Education
class for the 7th-12th grade students. Then, on Friday, the band from Kingsway
College, an SDA high school in Canada, performed beautiful music for the students.
Be sure to attend our Academic Fair on March 24th and visit us for our Open
House on March 28th.
p: Robert Boismier
p: Robert Boismier
Upcoming Hot Lunch Schedule
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March 18:
No school
March 19:
Fri-Chik and
gravy
Potatoes
Peas and
carrots
March 20:
Haystacks
and fixings
March 21:
Pizza
Salad
Fruit
March 22:
Grinders
Chips
Upcoming School Events
March 18: Teacher Inservice
No School
March 22: End of 3rd Quarter
March 24: Academic Fair
March 28: Open House
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ISSUE 17
Greater Boston Academy
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Principal
Angela Walton
Journalism Advisor
Robert Boismier