Friday, November 17, 2017

11/13-11/17

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
Spelling: oo: too, zoo, food, room, soon, boot, hoop, scoop, groom, school
Phonics: Vowel Teams U
Grammar: Past Tense Verbs
Reading: Protagonist and Antagonist
Math: Test on Tuesday 11/28
Science: Natural Resources--After learning about Natural Resources, the kids will be making a pic collage to demonstrate their understanding. There will not be a formal test for this unit. 
Writing: Write to Inform about Thanksgiving Break--We are going to be learning how to write a paragraph with a topic sentence, 3 detail sentences, and a conclusion sentence.

Important News and Information:
-We will be off of school on next week for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Enjoy the extra time with family and friends!
-I will be getting married on the 25th:) When I return, my name will change to Mrs. Forke (pronounced Fork-ey)  It's going to be quite the adjustment! I also wanted to let you know that I will not be here on Monday after Thanksgiving break, so the kids will have a sub that day. I will be back on Tuesday though!
-Advent Family Fun Night
Saturday, December 2nd from 4pm-5pm in the Church Fellowship Hall
Join us for a night of games, activities, stories, treats, and family fun as we learn about Advent together! This "open-house" style event will have stations for families to discover together what Advent is and why we celebrate it. Come for 15 minutes or the full hour and join us as we celebrate the coming of the birth of our King!
If you have questions, please contact Bethany Andrews at bandrews@zionharverster.org. We hope to see you there!
-Classroom Wishlist~~ We are in need of glue sticks! Thank you!!



#1-5 were able to practice coding with Bob the robot this week


We learned about the First Thanksgiving this week. The kids broke up into two groups, one learned about the Wampanoag point of view, the other learned about the Pilgrim point of view. They then partnered up with a friend from the opposite group and taught each other what they learned. Together, the partners compared and contrasted the Pilgrim and Wampanoag point of view. They did a great job! 


We went to the STEAM lab twice this week. 

The kids built Pilgrim houses one day.



















The next day, they built Wampanoag Wetu houses.