Richmond Heights Christian School

Greetings in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! My name is Tandy

Hicks and I am the firth and sixth grade Language Arts and History

teacher. I have been teaching for approximately 17 years, and more

then 10 of them have been at RHCS. I have completed a Masters of

Education Program in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana

Wesleyan University and believe that education is the number one

key to success. I am also a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

and have been preaching for more then 10 years. My motto is

Education + Salvation = a Perfect Combination.

As a parent of four school age children I start each year with mixed

emotions. Lots of thoughts flow through my mind. I wonder if my

children will do well this year. Will the teacher treat my child fairly?

Will I have to sit up late at night to do homework? Do I even know

this new math? I am sure you can relate. Therefore, I try to treat

each one of my students in the same manner that I treat my children.

Ecclesiastes 4:12 says "…and a threefold cord is not easily broken."

I also believe in developing a three stranded cord with the parents of

my students with the Holy Spirit being the third strand.

Communication and a "working together" approach helps my children

become more successful in the classroom and in life.

Students in fifth and sixth grade begin to solidify the autonomy they

have been developing throughout elementary school. This is the time

when they begin to strengthen their own identity. Each child

struggles with the acceptance of their peers and being true to

themselves. I love to challenge their belief system. I want them to

know who God is and for them to have their own personal relationship

with Jesus Christ. My goal is that they will be able to defend their

Christian beliefs to any one who challenges them and not be afraid of

what they believe. No longer can children stand against the evils of

society and say, "because the Bible says so." I want them to be

able to know for themselves that the Word is true.

This is also the time when the students begin to reach puberty. It is

necessary that they have a keen sense of their bodies and its

development. My goal is to teach them that they are fearfully and

wonderfully made, and to help them understand the changes going on

in their bodies and in their emotions. Fifth graders are engaged in

numerous school activities such as the ACSI Spelling Bee, Speech

Meet, Math Olympics, intramural sports as well as the Elementary

National Honor Society.

Accelerated Reader: Students must pick any book within their

reading level that has a test for it. If a topic is given, they must read

within the topic. Books without a test can not be counted. To see if

a book has a test go to www.arbookfinder.com.