Hello, Parents! It has been another fun, but busy
week!
As I mentioned last week, there are many important events
coming up!
*Progress reports went home on Wednesday. Please check your
child’s backpack. Thank you!
*The Scholastic Book Fair begins today. Come and check
it out!
*Our students are singing in church! Grades K-3 sing
on this Sunday, Jan. 22, at our north site (8:30/9:45). Please be there
by 8:15 in the music room. Grades 4-8 sing on Jan. 29, at our south
site (10:00). Please be there by 9:45, in the gym.
*Lutheran Schools Week is next week. There are special
events and special dress days all week long! Each day, at different
times, we will meet as a whole school, with our Chapel Families, and do a fun
activity. Friday the 27th, our last school day of LSW, is Grandparent’s
Day! Students can bring special guests for fun activities, our talent
show, and more. We will dismiss at 12:30 this day. Here are some
more specific details:
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Monday special dress: Fan Favorite (dress as your favorite anything)
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Tuesday special dress: Favorite Book Character – students bring your favorite
book too. We will share these in the afternoon with Chapel
Families.
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Wednesday special dress: Chapel Family Choice (see flier we sent home)
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Thursday special dress: Class Color Day (3/4 grades are RED!)
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Friday special dress: Dress Your Best
*Mrs. Carrasco’s birthday is January 26th—We will
be making her a special card in class. J
*Wednesday, February 1st, is Morning with Mom! Similar
to our Donuts with Dad day, students can bring a special guest, eat breakfast
at school, and do a fun activity with mom (or someone else near and dear to
your child). Doors open at 7:45.
*Enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year will be starting
in February! You will receive your enrollment information the first week
of February. If you know of any friends looking for a new school home, be
sure to mention us!
*Achievement tests are coming up! These will be
February 21st-24th. The testing will be in the mornings from
8:30-12:00 every day. The home school students are invited to do this
as well. If you are interested, please let me know and Mr. K will order
your supplies. Thank you!
Here is what we have been up to in our classroom:
Religion:
We have been discussing all of the names of Jesus, and
discussed how we view Him. We learned the words: incarnation and
annunciation. We discussed how He took our place, and fought against sin,
death, and the power of the devil for us! This week in Chapel, we were able
to witness the baptism of our first grade friend, Vera. We praise God
that she has been washed by the waters of Holy Baptism! How
exciting!
Memory for next week:
January 24- Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
January 31- And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever
and ever. Amen.
Language Arts/Social Studies:
We read and learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. all
week long. We read the story, “Happy Birthday, Dr. King,” and
learned about his life, as well as what he stood for and taught in his many
speeches and life lessons. He was such an amazing man. We had so
many great discussions as a class. I hope some of these came home, and
you were able to have some meaningful talks too! This week, we also
learned how to use pronouns to replace nouns, and the differences between
synonyms and antonyms. We WILL have spelling words and a reading
selection next week. We will have our tests on Thursday, instead of
Friday. We have talked so much about the office of the president
during our Washington, D.C. unit, that we were able to take some time today to
watch the inauguration. It was very neat that the kids were able to
witness this part of history!
Spelling Words for Thursday, January 26th:
3rd-
air
wear
chair
stairs
bare
bear
hair
care
pear
pair
share
near
ear
beard
earring
compare
*carnivore
4th-
risky
track
topic
blank
question
pocket
monkey
junk
equal
ache
public
attack
struck
earthquake
picnic
banker
electric
blanket
mistake
stomach
request
skeleton
*carnivore
Math:
Third graders this week worked with solving division word
problems, and breaking the information apart so it is more easily
understood. We reviewed today and will test over division on
Monday. Please keep working on memorizing those facts! Fourth grade
is working with long division, checking your answers, and working with word
problems. They too, reviewed today and will test next week.
During Art, we created portraits of MLK after reading
a book about him. We used pencil, sharpie, and tempera paint. These kids
are SO talented!
For Writers’ Workshop, we each wrote “I Have A Dream”
speeches. These will be in the hallway to view for Grandparents’
Day…along with our amazing MLK portraits! We also worked on our research
papers, which are coming right along!
In P.E. this week, we have begun playing parachute
games—washing machine, popcorn, switch-places—we are having a lot of fun!
In Music, we are continuing to learn our songs for
National Lutheran Schools Week, and have reviewed notes.
Upcoming Dates:
JANUARY
22-29- National Lutheran Schools' Week, Scholastic Book Fair
22- K-3 Choir Sings (North Campus) 8:30 and 9:45 am
26-Mrs. Carrasco’s birthday
27- Grandparent's Day, Dress Your Best, Talent Show, 12:30
pm Dismissal; games at Messiah (6:00, 7:00)
28-BB games against Calvary at home: 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00
29-4-8 Choir Sings (South Campus) 10:00 am
31-Basketball Pictures at 3:45; 4th grade book reports are
due
FEBRUARY
1-Morning with Mom—7:45-8:15—Please come and join us for
donuts and fun! :)
8-9-Leading ECC Chapel 9:45
12- Mrs. Barnett's Birthday
14- Valentine's Day—we will have a party in our classroom
after lunch
16- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:00 Dismissal, Morning Home
School Classes
17- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:00 Dismissal
20- No School or Childcare - Presidents' Day
21-24- Achievement Tests for Grades 3-8
22- Mrs. Anderson's Birthday
26- K-3 Choir Sings (North Campus) 8:30 am
28-4th grade book reports are due
MARCH
1- Ash Wednesday
10-Science Fair (Please notice the date change)
15- TLS Serves Lenten Dinner 5:30-6:45 pm
17- End of 3rd Quarter, 1:00 pm Dismissal; 3rd
grade book reports are due
19- K-8 Choir Sings (South/School Campus) 10:00 am
31-4th grade book reports are due
Blessings,
Kim Brunkhorst
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