Hi, parents. God always amazes me with His timing, and how He lays plans out for us when we feel weak. Yesterday’s tragic events at the SuperBowl celebration left me speechless, devastated, and angry. I love the city I was born and raised in, and I was hurt that this joyous day was taken from us. I prayed about it most of the night. I knew the kiddos would have questions, and answers I could not give, but I also knew the right thing was to talk about it all in God’s light, reminding them of His strength and guidance. He provided. I still did not know how to talk about it when I came to school this morning, and then I as I processed it, I reviewed the Religion lesson that I was teaching today—"The Temptation of Jesus.” What did He use to fight the temptation? GOD’S WORD. Satan offers his temptations with the doubt that God’s way really is the best way. Satan encourages us to be independent of God and to rely on our own ways. When we are lost, when we don’t know what to say or how to feel, we HAVE to rely on God. In His Word are the answers. So, this morning, when student came in, I had them look up five Bible verses that spoke to them about the love that God has for us. They were to write them down and be ready to share. They could also write down whatever was on their hearts in minds in their journals and share if they felt compelled to do so. This led to a beautiful shared conversation of God’s love, the sin in the world, the bad choices we make, forgiveness, God’s healing power, and most importantly, His promise to never, ever leave us. I am so blessed to be here with your children. Everyday, I am gently reminded of this. Today was no different, but the message was loud and clear.
*I am excited to meet with each of you tomorrow! Your kiddo is prepared and ready! See you then!
*We celebrated Ash Wednesday and our Valentine’s Party yesterday afternoon, and fun was had by all! Thank you for sending in yummy treats!
*If the cost is a hardship for you, please let us know.
Here are updates about our classroom:
RELIGION: This week, we
discussed John the Baptist preparing the way for Jesus and Jesus’ temptation. May we always draw strength from God’s
Word.
MEMORY:
2/20-Recite the entire Apostle’s Creed.
2/23-Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown
of life. Revelation 2:10b
LANGUAGE ARTS: We finished up “Ramona and Her Father,” and her father this week, and our first “go” at Literature Circles! They did a great job, and realized how important it was to get their job completed, so they did not let their group down.
SPELLING for next Friday, February 23rd,
(from “Riding in the Cars,” an excerpt from By the Shores
of Silver Lake)
steel, steal, led, lead, wait, weight, wear, ware, creak,
creek, beet, beat, meet, meat, peek, peak, deer, dear, ring, wring, *conductor
MATH: We began fractions this week and learned what equivalent fractions are. We will continue learning fractions next week and learn to compare them and decompose them.
SCIENCE-We tested over living things this week! Graded test came home today. We will begin MO History again on Monday.
ART: We finished up valentines and our 100 year old portraits.
WRITING: We began persuasive essays today! We read examples, did the planning process, and began drafting.
P.E.- We spent some time outside in this beautiful weather!
MUSIC-Students read in the music books and played wooden instruments.
Yours in Christ,
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