Newsletter

Hello!  We have had a great and BUSY week of school! 

*Thank you for donating money for our Angel Tree children.  As a class, we ordered the gifts, created cards, and I delivered them on Wednesday.  We are so blessed.  Thank you for sharing your treasures. 

* Last Friday was the mid-quarter!  We sent home reports this past Tuesday.  If you’ve not signed and returned them yet, please do so soon.  (An email saying you’ve seen it is also just fine.)

* We have just over two weeks left of school before our Christmas break, and they are a very busy set of days!!  Next week will pretty normal, with spelling words, reading selections, and memory work. 

*Memory for next week:

December 13- THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.  What does this mean?  We should fear and love God so that we do not tell lies about our neighbor,

December 16- betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way.

*Spelling Words for Next Week:

3rd grade:

I’d

he’s

haven’t

doesn’t

let’s

there’s

wouldn’t

what’s

she’s

aren’t

hasn’t

couldn’t

he’d

they’re

we’re

weren’t

we’re

weren’t

*cacophony

4th grade:

wiped

covered

mapped

pleasing

slipped

putting

traveled

seeking

visiting

mixed

shipped

phoning

offered

smelling

hiking

checking

fainted

landed

becoming

wandering

amusing

entertained

*cacophony

*Here is what we have been up to:

Religion-We are marveling at God’s creations—the amazing ways that our bodies work and how the world works.  We also discussed how God takes care of us and reviewed the story of the prophet Elijah and the widow. 

Reading/Language Arts—we talked about idioms this week, and after we learned about them, they just seemed to jump out at us from everywhere!  Hold your horses!  ;)  We read “Science Fair” and “The Earth Dragon Awakens.” – one about an adventure during a science fair and the other about the earthquake in San Francisco in 1906.  We learned cursive h and k this week.  Fourth graders received information about their historical fiction book reports due at the end of January. 

Math-

3rd- We are continuing to learn multiplication—facts up to 8.  We also have been doing a lot of work with word problems.  Today we had fun with Christmas tree facts.    

4th- We are working on multiplying by two-digit numbers.  We will continue this next week.  Keep memorizing those facts! 

Social Studies—Hopefully, you heard about this at home!  We elected our President: Mr. Adam Gannan, and created a House and Senate.  Speaker of the House is Mr. Jimmy Shearer and Majority Leader is Mr. Peyton O’Donnell.  We learned how to write bills, and the process they need to go to before they reach the president, and either get vetoed or become laws.    We will finish our meetings next week, and they I will share with you the laws that passed.  How fun! 

Art-We made Christmas cards for the nursing home we will be visiting later this month, and for our pen pals.   We will work on your gifts next week.  ;)

Music-We have been working on music for the Christmas program, as well as reviewing names of notes.  4th graders will be playing the recorders beginning in January.  If you have a recorder you would like your child to use please have them bring it to music class after Christmas break.  If not, they will be using the recorders that belong to the school but you may choose to have them play their own instrument for sanitary purposes.

P.E-We are learning basketball skills-dribbling, passing, shooting. 

Writing-We finished up persuasive essays.  We will have a fun Christmas writing project next week. 

Upcoming Events:  We have so many!  Check them our below!  Thanks!

DECEMBER

9-Games at home-6:00, 7:00, 8:00 (Bethany)

16-Games at home-6:00, 7:00, 8:00 (Hope)

17- Christmas Program practice at the South site in the gym from 10-11.

18 - Christmas Program beginning at 6.

*Students should arrive at 5:30pm, meeting in the classrooms.  They should wear church clothes, “Christmassy” would be nice.  Children wearing costumes will have them on the entire performance, so they should dress appropriately. The kids will be sitting on the stage risers during the entire performance.

There will be snacks after the performance, but the kids will not be asked to provide anything. 

19-Bowling Party at Lunar Bowl-9:00-11:00 a.m.-- The cost per bowler will be $4.00 for students, $7.00 for parents; caroling at Benton House at 1:00; (A paper sign-up came home yesterday - fill this out and return it with your child.) 

20- Early Dismissal 1:00 pm—Polar Express Party—ALL students!  Wear PJ’s to school!  We will take a break for a special music class. 

22- Mrs. Barber's Birthday

21-31- No School, Christmas Break

JANUARY

2- No School, Christmas Break

3- Classes Resume

7-Games at home—9:00, 10:00 (MLA)

13- End of 2nd Quarter, 1:00 pm Dismissal; Games at home 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 (Calvary)

16- No School or Childcare, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

17-Games at Plaza Heights (4:30, 5:30)

18- Talent Show Try-Outs 4:00-5:00 pm

22-29- National Lutheran Schools' Week, Scholastic Book Fair

22- K-3 Choir Sings (North Campus) 8:30 and 9:45 am

27- Grandparent's Day, Dress Your Best, Talent Show, 12:30 pm Dismissal; games at Messiah (6:00, 7:00)

29-4-8 Choir Sings (South Campus) 10:00 am

God’s Blessings,

Kim