Happy Friday!

Dear Parents,

It was SO wonderful to see all of the kiddos this week!  I have missed them!  I hope you all had a blessed Christmas and relaxing time with family and friends.  God is so very good to us.  :)  We have had a great, short week!  Without having Spelling words and a Reading selection this week, we were able to spend a lot of time journaling and WRITING!  Yay!

Here is what we have been up to:

Religion- We learned about Elijah and the Prophets of Baal.  We discussed how God has a plan for each of us and our future! 

Math- We slowly returned to math this week, reviewing long multiplication and division.  Today we added another digit to our long division.  We are getting the hang of it!

Writing- We published our personal narratives and shared them today during Readers’ Theatre.  They are amazing!

D.E.A.R. Time-We have been listening The BFG by Roald Dahl.  This is such a creative, fun story! 

Science- We have been learning about plants, photosynthesis, and the transpiration process.  We observed and studied leaves, and made inferences about them.  Next week, we will study onions and learn why they are considered roots! 

We also began our first steps of the Science Fair!  Mrs. Stack met with us on Wednesday to introduce us to the concept and to get the ideas rolling in our heads!  She will be back next week to get the process started.  Your child should have brought home a permission slip.  Please sign and return this by next Wednesday.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  

P.E.-  We learned how to shoot correctly this week, what the basketball key is, and practiced shooting free throws. 

Upcoming Events:

JANUARY

5-Games with Christ at Timothy 6:00-10:00

6-Games with St. Paul at Timothy 9:00-1:00

11-Games vs. Plaza Heights at Timothy 4:30-8:30

12- End of 2nd Quarter, 1:00 pm Dismissal; Games at Bethany 6:00-10:00

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

17- Talent Show Tryouts 4:00-5:00 pm in Music Room

21-28- National Lutheran Schools' Week, Scholastic Book Fair

23-Jump Rope for Heart (Details coming home next week.) 

25-Games vs. St. Paul at Timothy 5:00-7:00

26-Grandparents' Day, Talent Show,  12:00 pm Dismissal, Mrs. Carrasco's Birthday; Games at Messiah 6:00-9:00

31-Historical Fiction Book Reports Due

Have a blessed weekend!

Kim Brunkhorst