Eugene W, Heuton

Education:  B.A. in Education + 54 credits, Concordia College, St. Paul, MN -1979 

Experience:  CLS Fourth Grade 1979 - 1984
                        CLS Sixth Grade 1984 - 1986
                        CLS Eighth Grade 1986 - current

I was born in Austin, MN (SPAM Town USA) and was the youngest of four boys.  I attended St. John's Lutheran School kindergarten through eighth grade.  I graduated from Concordia Academy, St. Paul, MN and then received my AA from Austin Community College.  I then spent seven years as a meat cutter at Wilson Foods Inc. in Albert Lea, MN.  During this time I met and married Lynne Olson, and we had our first child, a daughter named Hillary.  I returned to Concordia College, St. Paul, MN in 1977 and received my BA in Education in 1979.  My first call was to Central Lutheran as the fourth grade teacher and art teacher in grades five and six.  I served in this posistion for five years and then took the sixth grade position.  Two years later I moved to eighth grade and took over the art in grades five through eight.   In 1989 Lynne gave birth to our second child Kyle.  Hillary is now married to Paul Sawyer and lives in Pittsfield, IL.  Kyle is currently a sophmore at the University of Minnesota.

In my spare time I like to play softball, bowl, and follow my favorite Minnesota sports teams.

My greatest joy in working in a Christian School is the ability to share God's love with my students both in their times of trial and in their times of joy.  Christ's love allows me to see and deal with them as the family of Christ, not as strangers.

*National Lutheran Schools’ Week
                       Assignments for March 8 - 12

Monday, March 8 - Career Day
9:15-9:45:  School Devotions
9:45 - 10:15:  Team Breakfast
Math:  Test 22!!!(Lessons 1-88); Operations with Signed Numbers discussed in class
Lit.:  “Hamadi” p. 562-568; p. 570 (Build Vocab 1-3; 1-4; 1-6)
Spell.:  Unit 25 Pretest Wednesday
Health:  “Waste Woes” p. 10 - 13; WS 4, Scavenger Hunt
2:45 - 3:25:  Teacher Swap

Tuesday, March 9 - School Spirit Day
9:05 - 2:00:  All School Gathering at Concordia University

Wednesday, March 10 - Dress Your Best Day
Chapel:  Zamira is the reader.  Lucy the assistant. 
Eng.:  Demonstrative Pronouns; p. 315-316; WS 128
Math:  Roots by Cut and Try; p. 264 - 266 (1-30)
Lit.:  “The Finish of Patsy Brown” p. 580 - 585; p. 585 (CC 1-4)

Thursday, March 11 - Super Hero Day
9:15 - 9:45:  School Devotions
10:15- 12:00:  “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at CA
2:00-3:00:  Brian Young, “Textbook Lies”
6:30-8:00:  Brian Young, “Dinosaurs, The Ice Age, and The Pre-flood World”

Friday, March 12 - PJ Day
9:15-9:45:  School Devotions
Eng.:  Indefinite Pronouns, p. 321-322 (16 - 40)
Math:  Order of Division, p. 267-268 ( 1- 30)
Lit.:  “Tears of Autumn” p. 586-591; Read & discuss in class
Spell.:  Unit 25 Test!; Unit 26, p. 203 (1-20); p. 207 (1-10)
2:20-3:15:  8th Grade Ice Cream Eating Contest

     Mid-quarter grades will be sent home with the students on Tuesday, March 9.  Please sign the mid-quarter and return it to school Wednesday, March 10.  I will check the signature and the student may keep the mid-quarter report.

     Check the class calendar each day March 8 - 12 (National Lutheran Schools' Week) to see what special dress-up day we are having and what special activity will happen each day.

8th Grade Curriculum

Subject:     Religion  & Memory Work                        

Text:  Voyages – Exploring God’s Word - New Testament - CPH
           Changes and Choices – Family Films
Time:  New Testament:  Four Days/week – 40 minutes/day
    Memory:  Twice/ week - 10 minutes/ day

Major Goal:  Acquaint the students with the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and the early Christian church while preparing them for the next phase in their lives and beyond.  In memory work we cover the books of the Bible, the Six Chief Parts of Luther’s Small Catechism, and selected bible passages.

Subject:           Language Arts                                                                                

Text:  Literature - Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes, Silver - Prentice Hall
    English - Houghton Mifflin
    Spelling - Spelling Connections - Zaner-Bloser
    D’Nealian Handwriting - Scott Foresman
Time:  Literature - Five days/week - 30 minutes/day
    English - Five days/week - 30 minutes/day
    Spelling - Three days/week - 20 minutes/day
    Handwriting - Two days/week 1/ 2 of each quarter - 15 minutes/day

Major Goal:  To meet personal needs of each student in composition and grammar so that they may communicate more effectively.  In literature the students are exposed to a variety of writing styles and techniques used by authors.  Emphasis is placed on comprehension and appreciation's for a variety of literary style.  English concentrates heavily on grammar and writing skills while spelling concentrates on spelling patterns and vocabulary development.  Handwriting is done for one half of each quarter to help the students develop their fine motor skills and their handwriting technique.

Subject:                            Math                                                                                     

Text:  Algebra 1/ 2 - Saxon
Time:  Five days/week - 45 minutes/day

Major Goal:  To provide the student with a full range of topics for the successful study of
algebra.  Emphasis is placed on pre-algebra skills and concepts, such as variables, equation and problem solving.

Subject.:         Art                                                                                                    

Text:  Scholastic Art - Scholastic Inc.
Time:  Two days/week - 40 minutes/day

Major Goal: To expose the students to a minimum of six artist, their styles and techniques; to teach proper methods and techniques in the various types of art production; provide an opportunity for creative expression; help students begin an approach to art criticism by providing basic vocabulary to use in discussing their perceptions and judgments.



Subject:      Physical Education                                                                           

Text:  Curriculum on file
Time:  Three days/week - 40 minutes / day

Major Goal: Appreciate God's gift of our physical selves and come to enjoy and care for that gift throughout our lifetimes.   The skills and rules for the major team sports are each taught in their season.  Rhythm, dance, physical fitness, and life time sports are woven into the curriculum throughout the year.

Subject:          Health                                                                        

Text:  Current Health 1 - Weekly Reader
Time:  One day/ week - 40 minutes/ day

Major Goals:  To provide the student with current information on topics dealing with nutrition, health care, emotional well being, drug abuse, and the environment so they can make wise decision about the care of their body and of God’s world.

Subject:       Physical Science                                                                                 

Text:  Physical Science - Prentice Hall
Time:  Four days/ week - 40 minutes/ day

Major Goals:  The student will study God’s world and how it works using the scientific inquiry method of observation, posing questions, making inferences,  developing hypotheses, and designing and carrying out experiments.  They will develop laboratory testing skills, safety procedures, and charting and reporting skills.

Subject:           American History                                                                             

Text:  A More Perfect Union - Houghton Mifflin
Time:  Four days/ week - 40 minutes/ day

Major Goals:  The student will come to understand how and why our country was established, why our founding fathers made the decision they did, what the geography and weather is like throughout our country, who were the people that settled our land and why did they settle where they did, and how our country has grown and transformed over time.

Subject:          Music                                                                                          

Curriculum:   On File
Time:  Two days/ week - 40 minutes / day

Major Goals:  The curriculum focuses on musical choices and Godly consumerism of what the world has to offer.  Different genre, our taste in music, and how it effects our emotional state are discussed.  Each month the students learn a new hymn which is used in our worship.




                                                                 

    1Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. 2But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
    3Then Jesus told them this parable:    11"There was a man who had two sons. 12The younger one said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them.
    13"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
    17"When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' 20So he got up and went to his father. 
      "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
    21"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.[b]'
    22"But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. 24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.
    25"Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. 26So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 27'Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'
    28"The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. 29But he answered his father, 'Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. 30But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'
    31" 'My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "

Luke 15:  1-3; 11-32