Newsletter from February 10th

We have had an amazing week in third and fourth grade! The highlight of our week was definitely the baptism of our good friend, Aidan Parker, at Chapel this week! We are so happy for you, Aidan, and wish you God’s Blessings! This was such a wonderful event to witness, as Pastor Rich baptized him, and Aidan’s family was present as well! Praise the Lord!

In Religion this week, we learned more about Jesus’ miracles! We talked about Jesus healing the man at Betheseda, and discussed how we, too, can witness to those around us, and share the Good News in all we say and do. We talked about the differences between being an invalid and being invalid! There is huge difference, and not one of us in invalid in the eyes of our Heavenly Father.

We also had a very good discussion in our classroom this week about the 6th commandment. You may have heard about this at home. As you know, we are learning about all the commandments and their meanings. I always explain this commandment to the children in terms that are easy for them to understand and on their level. They had a lot of questions and we had a very lengthy class discussion on the topic. We discussed God’s Law, and God’s views on these things, and how, despite the fact that we are indeed sinners, God always loves us, always forgives us, and God always gives us His peace and understanding. Please let me know if you have any concerns about this! Thank you!

In Math this week, third grade continued with multiplication, and tested over their math facts. Please keep working on flash cards at home! Fourth graders also tested this week and did well! They will be working with longer multiplication and division next week!

In Language Arts this week, we learned how to write the cursive letters “a,” “c,” “m,” and “n.” We also worked with adjectives and adding them to our written work. We are beginning to be quite good writers! Both third and fourth graders read interesting stories about trees and friendship respectively. Third graders then wrote nature poetry and fourth graders wrote about their best friends! These will be coming home today!

All of the children have expressed some interest in purchasing the devotion book that I use every day for our classroom devotions! They love it! It is a 365 Day Devotion book, and Miss Lydia can get them to you for $5.00 if you would like to purchase one! Please just send the money to school in a labeled envelope, and I will take care of that for you! Thanks!

In P.E. this week, we played kickball and had a blast! We played this with the rules of baseball, and enjoyed learning how to run the bases, and how to field the ball.

We will have our Valentine’s Day Party on February 14th, in the morning before Special Classes. A note is coming home today with details about our party. If your child chooses to bring valentines, please make sure there is one for each child in class. We have already made valentine holders and will play games and have a special treat. Thank you!

Student-led conferences are February 16th and 17th. The schedule is below. Tuesday, 2/14 @3:45-Steensma
Thursday, 2/16
2:00-Conley
2:30-Pascoe
4:30-Seever
5:30-Pastora
6:00-Gray
6:30-Wilson
7:00-Parker
7:30-Hatfield

Friday, 2/17
1:00-Myers
3:30-Smith
4:00-Richards
4:30-Gannan

Please Remember: Our Mission Project this year is to raise money to help Martin Luther School in Joplin, MO. Our goal this month is to see who can raise more: Kindergarten through fourth grade OR fifth grade through eighth grade!

I hope you had a great weekend!
Blessings,
Kim Myers