God's Most Amazing Creatures...: Jesus is the Reason for the Season!

Hi! It has been a fun and busy week! You can feel CHRISTmas here in our classroom and school!

Important News about this weekend and next week:

HOME BASKETBALL GAMES- If you are available, we need some helpers at the door and concession stand. Please take a look and see if you are able to serve! Thank you!

Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4dadab2da7f58-basketball

TLS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM- The Greatest Gift - December 15 6:30 pm

Invite your family and friends! All are welcome! Student should wear church dress. Please be in classrooms at 6:00. Thank you!

ALL SCHOOL BOWLING and CAROLING PARTY - December 17

We will need parent drivers for both bowling and caroling. The whole school will head to Lunar Bowl in the morning. We will return to school for lunch. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade will carol at Benton House from 1:00-1:30 pm. Watch for more information to come. We would love for you to join us! https://forms.gle/UxqQSMUdMmbVcaHf9

POLAR EXPRESS PARTY - December 20

Nest week, 3^rd/4^th graders will be reading books by Chris VanAllsburg, ending with “The Polar Express.” On the 20th, the kiddos can wear their pajamas to school, (please wear or send tennis shoes too!) and we will watch the movie with some hot cocoa and candy canes! Blankets and pillows are welcome for this fun morning. We dismiss at 1:00 for Christmas break that day!

DR. DAWN CALLAHAN DENNIS will be visiting our classrooms within the next couple of weeks. This is a continuation of our Professional Development that our staff here at Timothy has been participating in the last few years. I attached the informational letter from Mr. Holland to our newsletter. Thank you!

Here is what we have been up to this week:

Religion- This week, we have been talking about being citizens in the Kingdom of God here on earth. We divided up into three groups, with each group researching the Bible to find information about our rights and privileges, the promises God gives us, and what our expectations are. We created posters and documents to share with the class!

Memory next week:

12/17- betray him, slander him, or hurt his reputation, but defend him, speak well of him, and explain everything in the kindest way.

12/20- THE NINTH COMMANDMENT

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not scheme to get our neighbor’s inheritance or house, or get it in a way which only appears right, but help and be of service to him in keeping it.

Language Arts- This week, third graders read a short biography about Michael Jordan, entitled, “Jump!” Fourth graders read a story called, “Dear Mr. Winston,” where a girls sends the local librarian an “apology,” which truly was not much of one! This led to a fun and informative class discussion about how to apologize with meaning. We reviewed how to write friendly letters this week, and wrote some friendly letters to people we know! We will not have spelling words next week. Today we also finished reading "Indian in the Cupboard," and began watching the movie!

Math- Third graders are working on division, and will test over this chapter early next week. Fourth graders learned how to multiply with zeroes, and to also multiply 2-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers. They are realizing why it is helpful to have those facts memorized!

Science-We worked on our plant and animal cell posters, and shared them on Thursday. We began learning about classifying living things within the 6 Kingdoms.