2/20-2/23

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: The Eighth Commandment- You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
Spelling: ou/ow: sound, round, ground, around, surround, know, glowing, throw, showing, mowed
Grammar: Homophones
Phonics: summary of s, ed, and ing word endings
Reading: Fairytales--we will be learning about the structure of a fairytale and will be reading a different fairytale each day. We will also be working on retelling skills as we read our stories.
Math: We will have a test on Wednesday. The kids will have 2 1/2 minutes to finish their 25 subtraction fact test, and then 5 minutes to finish their 70 subtraction fact test.
Social Studies: Ch. 7-8 Who provides services in a community, and how can we be a good consumer in our communities. This unit will cumulate with Market Day on Tuesday, March 6th. See homework folders for a blue informational sheet!
Writing: We will be beginning a project on writing our own fractured fairytales.

Important News and Information:
-A blue informational newsletter about the upcoming Market Day was sent home in homework folders on Friday.  Market Day will take place on Tuesday, March 6th. Please let me know if you have any questions!
-Our field trip to the Painted Pot is coming up on March 8th. A permission slip was sent home on Thursday. This needs to be signed and returned back to school by March 5th.
-The last day to take AR tests for 3rd quarter is Wednesday, March 7th.

Compound Word Day from last week! The kids had some creative compound words!

In science this week, we did various experiments testing out gravity, forces, motion, and friction. In this particular experiment, we learned that the marble traveling on the construction paper road moved faster than the marble on the sand paper road. This result was caused by friction! 

In math on Thursday, we learned how helpful it is to make equal sized groups. This was an intro unit to multiplication. Our curriculum will continue touching on multiplication every once in a while throughout the rest of the school year. 

At the pep rally on Thursday. Go Bobcats! Safe travels to anyone traveling for state basketball this weekend!

Stop Motion Videos

The kids worked hard on making these stop motion videos to represent their knowledge and understanding of their favorite African American Hero we learned about this week. 

2/12-2/16

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: The Seventh Commandment-You shall not steal.
Spelling: an/00: thankful, bank, tank, shrank, cookie, wood, cocoon, proof, gloomy, balloon
Grammar: Adverbs
Phonics: Adding the Suffixes -ed, and -s to words ending in y
Reading: Inferences
Math: Test on Tuesday
Science: We will continue to learn about forces and motion. A study guide will go home on Tuesday with our test on Friday. This is a larger test then what we've had, as the material covers the entirety of chapter 11.
Writing/Social Studies: In honor of President's Day, we will be learning about presidents and their role as the leader of our country. The kids will then be working on writing about what they would do if they were president.

Important News and Information:
-No School on Monday, Feb. 19 for President's Day
-Jump Rope for heart is this Friday, Feb. 23. If your child has raised at least $5 for Jump Rope for heart, they may wear athletic clothing to school on Friday, rather than their regular school uniforms. Mrs. Steinbacher is still looking for help. If interested, contact msteinbacher@zionharvester.org
-Yearbook order forms were sent home in Friday folders last week. Place your order by March 2nd to make sure you get a yearbook.
-Zion is having a box top collecting contest. The class with the most box tops with get a prize. We will be collecting box tops until Feb. 21st. 
-Third Quarter is quickly coming to an end. The last day to take AR tests is Wednesday, March 7th.
-Grandparents’ or Special Friends’ Day is scheduled for Friday, March 9th from 8:00-11:00.  Please plan on having a grandparent or special guest attend.  Your child must have an adult present. A dismissal consent form is in Friday folders. Please fill this form out and return to school by Friday, March 2nd. 

8:00 - 8:30                   Arrive anytime between 8:00 - 8:30     

8:00 - 9:45 AM             Guests and students stay together and spend time at various activities.  A map will go home with students and extra maps will be available that day. Family units decide where they want to start.

*ZION ASKS YOU STAY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY UNIT FOR PROPER SUPERVISION*

9:45 - 10:00 AM           Guests and students travel to church sanctuary

10:00 - 11:00               Closing program and chapel
11:00 AM                     Dismissal (from the church sanctuary)

The kids had a blast at our Valentine's Day Party! Thank you so much for our room moms who put the party together!

We learned about the Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. We read the book, "Unspoken," a wordless book about a girl who finds herself helping an escaped slave on the Underground Railroad. The kids had to use inference skills to figure out what was happening in the story and how the girl was feeling. After we read the story, the kids wrote a diary entry from the girl's perspective, retelling the events that happened to her, and the many emotions she experienced throughout. 

The Magic House presentation was a lot of fun! We learned about sound vibrations, forces, motion, and all sorts of other scientific things. The kids had a blast!

The season of Lent began on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday. 

2/5-2/9

Looking Ahead to Next Week
Memory: The Sixth Commandment--You shall not commit adultery.
Spelling: alk/ea: talk, stalk, talking, chalk, walked, steam, dream, scream, treat, teamwork
Phonics: ain, ail, an word endings
Grammar: Compound Words. Instead of having a typical grammar assessment, we will be having a fun activity next Friday called Compound Word Day. Look for the blue informational sheet that will come home on Monday. Let me know if you have any questions!
Reading/Social Studies: In honor of Black History Month, we will be learning about important African American historical figures including Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, Rosa Parks, and Ruby Bridges. The kids will be making a stop motion video project over their favorite character on Friday.
Math: We are officially finished with 100 addition facts! However, we will now be moving onto subtractions facts. With each test, the total amount of facts increases by 10. We will start with 60 subtraction facts in 4 1/2 minutes. Eventually, we will work towards 100 facts in 6 minutes. At this point in the school year, I am going to be strict on the time limit. Any facts not finished within the time limit, will be counted as incorrect. We do practice the facts everyday! I am not planning on having a test next week, I will let you know if that changes.
Science: We will have our ch. 10 Lesson 3 quiz on Tuesday. We will then begin our unit on Forces and Motion. This test will not take place until the following week.
Writing: Biography Writing


Important News and Information:

-We will have our Valentine's Party on Wednesday. If your child is bringing in Valentine's (no candy), have them bring them in on Wednesday. They will need one for each child in our class. Thank you!

-The Lenten season begins on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday.

-On Monday, we will have a special presentation from the Magic House! They will teach us about spectacular things in science, including forces, gravity, and motion---a great introduction to our unit in science this week!

-Yearbook order forms were sent home in Friday folders. Place your order by March 2nd to make sure you get a yearbook.

-Zion is having a box top collecting contest. The class with the most box tops with get a prize. We will be collecting box tops until Feb. 21st. 

---Excitement is building for our Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart Events.  Zion has participated in this fundraiser for the American Heart Association for 20 years. Last year our enthusiastic students and their generous families and friends raised over $16,000 to help fight heart disease in Missouri.  That was the second highest amount raised in our state by Jump/Hoops for Heart Schools.  Way to go Bobcats!

#1-THE  SCHEDULE for 2018

Wed. Feb 21              8:10-8:40       KR-All Students

                                    8:40-9:10       KL-All Students

                                    9:15-10:15    5C and 5CC-All Students

Thurs. Feb. 22           8:10-9:10       3B and 3K-All Students

                                    9:10-10:10    4E and 4M-All Students

Fri. Feb. 23                 8:10-9:10       2B and 2S-All Students

                                    9:10-10:10    1B and 1T-All Students

                                    10:20-11:20  6P and 6R-Fundraisers only

                                    1:45-2:45       7^th and 8^th Graders-Fundraisers only

#2- PARENT VOLUNTEERS are needed for our Kindergarten through 5th grade events. Contact Mrs. Steinbacher at msteinbacher@zionharvester.org with any questions or to volunteer

#3- To register online use our direct URL link www2.heart.org/goto/zionlutheran

or go to www.heart.org/jump.

#4- DONATION ENVELOPES were sent home in homework folders on Friday. These should be turned in by FRIDAY, FEB. 23, but may be turned in before that date.

#5- STUDENTS WHO HAVE RAISED AT LEAST $5.00 for the American Heart Association may wear ATHLETIC CLOTHING on their event day.

#6- Mrs. Steinbacher will be distributing the “Scare Squad” rewards as quickly as possible.

--Grandparents’ or Special Friends’ Day is scheduled for Friday, March 9th from 8:00-11:00.  Please plan on having a grandparent or special guest attend.  Your child must have an adult present.

8:00 - 8:30                   Arrive anytime between 8:00 - 8:30     

8:00 - 9:45 AM             Guests and students stay together and spend time at various activities.  A map will go home with students and extra maps will be available that day. Family units decide where they want to start.

*ZION ASKS YOU STAY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY UNIT FOR PROPER SUPERVISION*

9:45 - 10:00 AM           Guests and students travel to church sanctuary

10:00 - 11:00               Closing program and chapel

11:00 AM                     Dismissal (from the church sanctuary)

Working on phonics

In science, we experimented with how adding heat or cold could potentially change matter

We went to the STEAM lab with the goal of making a way for Sphero (Bob) to carry a flag for the Olympics opening ceremony.