Hi! I missed these kiddos SO much over Christmas break! I am SO happy we are together as a family again! I hope you had a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year! We are “back into the swing of things” here at school, so hang on tight! ;)
*Today is the END OF 3RD QUARTER and a 1:00
Dismissal. Report cards will come home
on January 16th.
**ALL of our basketball games are CANCELLED for this weekend (tonight and tomorrow) because of impending inclement weather! Thank
you!
*TLS TALENT SHOW tryouts are January 15th after
school in the music room.
*LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL is having a cheer camp on January 18th
from 9-noon.
*Our SNOW MAKE-UP DAY is January 20th (MLK Day).
*Lutheran Schools Week is coming up! (January 26-31) Details about each day are listed in the Dates To Remember below. Thank you!
Here is what we have been up to this week:
Religion- This week, we learned all about Solomon and
the temple he built for the Lord. We
discussed his gift of wisdom, details of the Ark of the Covenant, and made a
floor plan of his amazing temple.
Memory for next week-
1/14- We will have a short matching test over the
commandments.
1/17-The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven.
Language Arts- This week, we read some powerful
stories! Third graders read the story,
“The Science Fair,” which led to some great discussions about science projects
and being confident! Fourth graders read
the true story about Cesar Chavez entitled, “Harvesting Hope.” We discussed the inequality and
discrimination that took place, and how he overcame his insecurities to stand
up for what he thought was right and to make some lasting changes. These discussions have gotten us ready for
our class study of Martin Luther King Jr. next week! We are excited to learn all about him! In Language Arts this week we also learned
all about onomatopoeias and idioms, and shared third grade book reports!
Sharing our stories from a silly writing prompt...
Spelling Words for Friday, January 17th:
(Whole Class)
peaceful, protest, boycott, civil rights, dream, equality,
freedom, movement, treatment, kindness, Challenge Word: discrimination
Math- Third graders began multiplying and dividing by
2’s, 5’s and 10’s this week. Fourth
grade tested over Chapter 5, (long multiplication), and began Chapter 6, which
introduces long division! Knowing those
facts is helping tremendously! We also
learned how to lay the fun math game Count 10, where we use all the
skills—addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division!
Social Studies- In our Scholastic News (current
events), we read about the city of Montgomery, Alabama, and their first African
American mayor in the city’s history. We
also read and learned about the other historic events that took place in that
city—Rosa Park and MLK’s involvement in the bus boycotts.
Art: We learned all about “Snowflake Bentley” and his
amazing life. We studied snowflakes and
their intricate patterns. We then cut
out snowflakes and with watercolor, oil pastels, and construction paper, made
snowflake snowmen.
Writing: We wrote short stories over a picture prompt
and then shared these in Readers’ Theatre.
This was fun as we shared the adventures of a raccoon and kitten!
P.E.: Basketball Skills: shooting and free throws!
This is how we lined up to run during PE on Tuesday... Notice anything?!
Music: We are practicing our songs for National Lutheran Schools Week.
Dates to Remember:
JANUARY
10- End of 2nd Quarter, 1:00 pm Dismissal; 3rd grade book
report due; BB Games at Timothy-- CANCELLED
11-BB Games at MLA--CANCELLED
14-Mrs. Otte’s birthday
15-Talent Show Tryouts after school
20- No School or Childcare, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
23-5-8 boys’ BB game at Plaza Heights at 4:00
24-BB Games at Timothy 6:00-8:00
25-BB Games at St. Paul, St. Joseph 9:00-11:00
26- National Lutheran Schools' Week (NLSW), TLS Choirs Sing
Wyatt Road Campus, Scholastic Book Fair
27- NLSW- Hero Day, Pennies for Patients (Leukemia and
Lymphoma Foundation) Assembly
28- NLSW- School Spirit Day, Thank You Card Creation
28- NLSW- Pajama Day, All-School Movie
30- NLSW- Chapel Family Choice, Bible Games
Laynie- Animals (Lily, Kolton)
Ava- Sports (Irelyn)
Luz- When I Grow Up... (Jackson)
Annabel- Holidays (Lawson)
Malinda- FBI Agents (Ella)
Adam- Disney (Addison)
Javier- TV Show/Movie (Myla)
Maddie- 80s (Lydia)
Morgan- Skittles (Violet)
Eden- Teenagers (Vera)
31- NLSW- Dress Your Best Day, Grandparents' Day, Mr.
Holland's Birthday; 4th grade Book Report due
30-Feb 2- BB 4/5 Girls’ Tournament at Bethany Lutheran (more
details to come)
Blessings,
Kim
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