• God’s Word Prepares Us
  As we enter the season of Advent we look to make our hearts ready for Christ to enter. We also look to the skies for his coming again; ready to take all believers with him to heaven.
  
  Our Christ Light lessons for this week focus on preparing our hearts for Christ by taking a closer look at the TV shows we watch. Students have kept track of the shows they watched and taken a closer look at what some of them contain. We will be comparing the content of these shows to the use of our free time that God would want for us.
  
  Calendar Notes
• Friday, Dec. 7th, we will dismiss at noon due to Teacher’s Collaboration Day.
• Girl’s A basketball will practice Monday and Thursday this week.
• Guy’s A basketball will practice Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week.
• Our last day of school before Christmas vacation is Friday, the 14th. Classes resume on Thursday, Jan. 3rd.
• There will be no Hot Lunch on Thursday, Dec. 13th because many classes will be having their Christmas Party.
• The Christmas service will be on Saturday, Dec. 15th at 5:30 and 7:00.
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• Our spelling list for the week is Unit 14 and our hymn is “That First Nowell” which we will be singing for the Christmas service.
• Progress Reports should be signed and returned by this Friday.
• In the past, grades have said a class recitation as a whole group for the Christmas service. This year, the 8th grade students will recite a different passage or part of the program individually. They will have this for memory work this week.
• We will be exchanging gifts next week as part of our Christmas party. Guys should purchase a gift to be exchanged with another guy; girls should buy a gift to be exchanged with another girl. Gifts should be in the $5.00 range.
• Don’t miss out on the opportunity of the extra Advent worship services. In addition to our regularly scheduled services, Advent song services will be Thursday night from 7:15-7:55.
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner