Friday, March 18, 2016

3/14-3/18

Enjoying the beautiful weather after Achievement Tests


We painted Easter eggs inspired by the intricate patterns of traditional Russian Easter eggs


Miss Kirby's classroom had baby chicks that we visited!




Paper airplanes with Ms. Buerges's 5th grade class



Read and Relax Friday was well deserved




Kelly McCoy from First Community Credit Union came by and talked to us about the importance of saving. If you stop by one of their banking locations and open a savings account for your child, they will earn a free dollar. First community also pays a dollar for each "A" earned on a report card!


Our Reader's Theater presentation of, "Tacky the Penguin!"


Looking Ahead to Next Week:
MemoryThe Tenth Commandment- You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Spellingobe/atch:
globe, robes, earlobe, latched, matching, latch, patch, catcher, ratchet, scratch
Grammar/Phonics: Review of commas
Reading: Stories of Courage
Math: Written Test, 25 subtraction facts test (2 1/2 minute timed test), and 70 subtraction facts test (5 minute timed test) will be on Wednesday
Science:  Chapter 12 Lesson 3 Light. We will not have a written test for this lesson. 
Writing: Stories of Courage

Important News and Information:
-We will not have school on Good Friday 3/25. Friday marks the beginning of Easter Break. School will resume Monday, April 4th. 

-The School Musical for grades 1-3 will be on Thursday, April 21st. Please have your child arrive in the church basement at 6:30pm. The musical will begin at 7pm. 

-We have a small wishlist for our classroom: We are in need of dry erase markers  and 20 manilla file folders for our classroom. 
Also, if you do any spring cleaning this weekend and come across magazines you no longer want, our classroom will gladly take them:) We need magazines for a project next week about courage.  

-Some information about Titus Tuesday coming up: Ladies, please join us for a Titus 2'sday evening!  Tuesday, March 29, 6:30-8:30 pm.  Topic:  Women’s Health.  Presented by the Women’s Center of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters and Progress West Foundation.  Free admission, refreshments and Christian fellowship.  Invite a friend!  Titus 2’sday is a women’s mentoring ministry based on Titus 2:3, which reads: "Teach the older women to…teach what is good.  Then they can train the younger women.”  www.zionharvesterwomensnetwork.org.  For childcare, please contact Sue Bredow at sbredow@hotmail.com before March 22.