Hello, Parents! We have a great week of school…It is hard to believe that October is right around the corner… We did a wonderful job at Chapel this week with our skit about the Belt of Truth! You have such talented children!
In Religion this week we talked about Isaac and how God had a special plan for him, with his wife Rebekah. We discussed how God intends for us to choose friends, who have faith in Him, and make kind and wise choices. We also talked about families and marriage, and how the sins of greed, slander, hatred, and adultery, can rip families apart. God tells us in the Bible to focus on forgiveness and love!
In Math, third graders are learning the addition properties, how to find missing addends, and how to estimate and round. Today we learned how to add numbers in our heads to find the estimations. Fourth graders tested over the skills of estimating sums and differences, and subtracting across zeroes. They did well! J Next week they will begin learning about algebraic expressions.
In Language Arts this week, we reviewed subjects and predicates, and dividing sentences into these parts. We concentrated on verb usage, and found these in sentences. We also learned some new vocabulary and stories. Third grade read a story about the amazing baseball player Roberto Clemente. If you did not hear your third grader read this story, make sure you take some time to read it. It is great! It is amazing how much we can learn from children’s literature! The fourth graders read a story called Stormalong. This was a tall tale written by the author of The Magic Tree House series that talked about an amazing, giant sailor! It was fun to read!
In Music this week we practiced rhythm again with the song “Miss Mary Mack.” We also practiced our song that we are going to sing in church on October 9th. We sound sooo beautiful!
In P.E. we played different versions of dodgeball. On Tuesday we played Pin Dodgeball and on Thursday we learned how to play Doctor Dodgeball. There has been such a backlash in previous years about dodgeball, but we have learned how to play it safely, with skill and strategy. All of the kids are having a great time, and it is fun to see them planning with friends how to win the game. We will learn some different versions next week!
In Art this week, we worked on Fall/Halloween pictures. We watercolored the background of our picture by wetting our papers and letting the colors run and mix together. Today we added scenery with construction. They are very cool, and spooky!
We started Science this week! We began reading and learning about parts of plant and
animal cells. We will be doing several experiments with next week that will help all of this sink in! Your child will be bringing home index cards with vocabulary words on them next week. Please help them review these words as we go through the unit. This will help them during the chapter tests. Thank you.
Please Remember: 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
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