The Newsletter from September 16th!

Who's the King of the Jungle? J-E-S-U-S!

Hello, Parents! We have had another enjoyable week. Your children are working so hard, and I am proud of their efforts. This week we focused a lot on our friendships…how to support and uplift one another. These children are great at that, and my prayer is that it will just become a habit, and they will focus on treating one another as Brothers and Sisters in Christ. (We sang that song in Chapel this week! ) We began the week by reviewing September 11, 2001, and writing prayers and remembrances in a book. It is beautiful and will be on display at teacher conferences for you to view.

In Religion this week we discussed the stories of Abram and Sarai (Abraham and Sarah) and talked about God’s covenant with Abram. We were inspired by his great faith, and discussed situations where we needed to put our trust in the Heavenly Father, instead of what we may have thought to be best. We also retraced Abram’s journey from Hebron to Canaan, and learned about his voyage there.

In Math this week third graders worked with comparing and ordering numbers in the ten and hundred thousands, and they also worked with rounding numbers to the nearest ten and hundred. This will take some more practice before we are experts! Any practice you can do on this skill at home would be beneficial. We will finish up this unit next week. Fourth graders took their test over comparing and ordering numbers today and did very well. They will begin their chapter on estimating and adding and subtracting larger numbers next week. Zooming right along!

In Social Studies we learned about the plants, animals, and people of Missouri. We finished
reading this chapter, and completed the review on Thursday. We will have a test over this on Monday. Students will bring home their vocabulary cards to study. If they are familiar with these terms, they will do just fine! We will begin our first Science unit next week.

In Language Arts this week, third and fourth graders read the stories Destiny’s Gift and How Tia Lola Came to Stay, respectively. These were both great stories about friendship and giving. The kids really enjoyed these and the vocabulary words accompanying them. In English, we reviewed the parts of a sentence and learned how to use periods, question marks, and exclamation marks effectively. We reviewed what commands were. Next week, we will focus on subjects, predicates, and good handwriting! The students also had to correct papers with editing symbols again this week. This will be a weekly lesson, and they are slowly getting better! If you see that your child needs more practice with this skill, please let me know, and I can send home extra work to practice. This will be a skill that is needed later in their writing, as the mature.

In Music this week we had a lot of fun! On Tuesday, we practiced the song that we will be singing in church on September 9th. We also learned some other new songs with Mrs. Mundt and her guitar. She is so talented! On Thursday, we went over music notes, learned about beat, and practiced our singing the notes in our song.

In P.E. we finished up our unit in volleyball yesterday with a scrimmage! The children are getting better at their serving, passing, and setting, but most of all, with their good sportsmanship.

Art this week was fun! We began by reading the story Where the Wild Things Are and listened to a poem entitled, “One Summer Night.” These helped imagine silly, goofy monsters, and the ways our mind plays tricks on us when we are tired or see things in the dark. We then created our own silly monsters on paper. Next week we will paint these using different shades of one color…and then we will add them to our jungle…because, as we all know THIS is where the Wild Things Are!

Please remember that we still need volunteers to help clean tables at the Fall Fun Fest. Your help appreciated. Our school receives payment for this service. Thank you!

Our Mission Project this year is to raise money to help Martin Luther School in Joplin, MO. This money will go toward their financial aide. Your child has been asked to pray about what he or she might want to give, and to bring these coins in on Wednesdays. Thanks!

Have a blessed weekend!
Yours in Christ,
Kim Myers