3/26-3/29

Looking Ahead:
Memory: My sheep hear My voice and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27

Spelling: obe/atch: globe, robes, earlobe, latched, matching, latch, patch, catcher, ratchet, scratch
Grammar: We will review the differences between nouns, verbs, and adjectives
Phonics: st, mp, nk, and nd consonant clusters
Reading: We will begin our unit about Poetry. Throughout this unit, we will learn about what poetry is, different elements of poetry, and will even be writing several poems of our own.
Math: We will spend some time reviewing our math skills on Monday. We will have homework on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. No test until the following week.
Science: We will begin a three week unit over how we use energy through heat, sound, light, and electricity. We will have a larger chapter test at the end of the unit towards the end of April.
Writing: 5 paragraph writing about Easter Break

Important News and Information:
-Happy Easter to all! May we rejoice in the resurrection of our Lord and Savior this weekend! Enjoy Easter Break! School will resume on Monday, April 9th.

- See the following schedule for special services this week.  Remember to sign the attendance cards for church attendance records.

• Maundy Thursday –”Living Last Supper” 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM – March 29 
• Increased attendance is expected.  Please do not park in the handicapped spaces.  Cars attending services may use different traffic patterns than what we are used to for normal pick up.  A super service for the story to come alive for kids.
• Good Friday – Tenebrae Services 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM – March 30
• Easter Vigil – Saturday, March 31 at 5:00 PM
• Easter Sunday Services – 8 AM, 9:30 AM, and 11: 00 AM – April 1

-Week of The Young Child is coming up the week of April 16-20. These dress up days are only for students age preschool-2nd grade.

April 16 Monkey Around Monday

• Crazy Sock Day - Wear your silliest socks!

April 17 Tasty Tuesday (Popsicles at recess)

• Spirit Day - Show your Bobcat pride...wear red, white and black!

April 18 Work Together Wednesday

• Sports/Athletic Day - Wear your favorite team or workout gear!

April 19 Artsy Thursday

• Favorite Color Day - Wear your favorite color...from head to toe!

April 20 Fun Friday

• Pajama Day - Wear your comfy pajamas and slippers (remember a change of shoes).
•  You may bring one small stuffed animal.

After reading I Survived together, the kids worked in literature circle groups to discuss the book and answer questions about what they read. 

Working together to learn the tricky vocab words from the story

We used geoboards to learn about parallel lines 

On Friday, we went to Mrs. Stanglein's class to read our fractured fairytales to the preschool kids. It was a lot of fun!

3/19-3/23

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.    Matthew 24:35
Spelling: oi/ay: boil, foil, coil, point, choice, voice, join, away, display, replay

Grammar/Phonics: Articles A and An
Reading: We will be reading a whole class novel: I Survived the San Fransisco Earthquake
Math: Test on Thursday. We will also test over our 100 subtraction facts with the goal of finishing in 6 minutes.
Social Studies: We will be learning about earthquakes, San Fransisco, and how a very strong earthquake changed that community
Writing: We will be finishing up our fractured fairytales from last week

Important News and Information:
-No school on Friday for Good Friday and the start of Easter Break.
-This week during our Faith Family Event we put together 160 care packages for Friends with Kids with Cancer.  Thank you to Thrivent Financial for helping to pay for the items in the care packages.  As a Faith Family, we studied Matthew 5:13-16 and were reminded that as Christians, we are the salt and light to the world.  We pray these care packages will help in a small way ease the suffering of the kids who receive them and let them know that someone cares for them.  It is good to work together and share God’s love.  It was also good to celebrate baptismal birthdays in the months of March and April.  

- If you are looking for services to attend over Easter weekend, Zion will have many to choose from:  Maundy Thursday –”Living Last Supper” 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM – March 29

§  Good Friday – Tenebrae Services 3:30 PM and 7:00 PM – March 30

§  Easter Vigil – Saturday, March 31 at 5:00 PM

§  Easter Sunday Services – 8 AM, 9:30 AM, and 11: 00 AM – April 1

We spent time during centers and during writing time this week brainstorming and then writing our fractured fairytale stories. The kids then worked together to help each other edit their stories and make them even better. 

Editing stories

After a week of brainstorming and editing, on Friday, the kids were able to start working on their final copies. They are super excited to publish their very own book!

We did math centers on Friday to review the skills we've been learning about throughout the week. 

Practicing telling and writing the time to the minute during math centers. 

3/12-3/16

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”    Hebrews 13:5

Spelling: ock/out: clock, blocked, dock, shock, stock, knock, about, shout, scouting, sprouted
Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes
Reading: We will be reading several different fractured fairytales and comparing and contrasting them with the original versions of the story.
Math: We will have a math test on Wednesday. We are up to 90 subtraction facts. The goal is to have them finished in 6 minutes.
Social Studies: How Communities Change Over Time
Writing: The kids will be working on writing their own fractured fairytale

Important News and Information:

Enjoying our ice-cream sandwich prize for collecting the most box tops!

-3rd Quarter Report Cards went home on Friday
-Book Orders went home on Friday. These are due on Wednesday, March 21st.

Looking for geometric solids in our classroom

Mrs. Smith from the St. Louis Dairy Council stopped by our classroom to talk with us about our adopted cow, Oreo. The kids were able to share everything they've learned about dairy farms and cows. 

Experimenting with magnets

Experimenting with magnets

3/5-3/9

Looking Ahead to Next Week:
Memory: The 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.

Spelling: Lesson 24--ow/ou:how, now, plowed, town, brown, owl, scowl, could, would, should
Grammar: Compound sentences and conjunctions
Reading: We will be reading many stories by Dr. Seuss. We will be working on retelling, as well as finding the theme in a story.
Math: We are going to slow down a little bit this next week and spend some time reviewing the many concepts we've been learning, especially spending time reviewing money, time, double digit addition and subtraction, and facts. We will only have math homework on Tuesday and Thursday next week.
Science: Magnets--ch. 11 Lesson 4. A study guide will go home on Monday and we will have a test on Friday.
Writing: Descriptive Writing

Important News and Information:
-I will be out of town from Thursday afternoon (3/15)- Friday 3/16. I'm traveling to Wisconsin for a family thing. If you have any special updates to dismissal arrangements or anything those days, please contact Julie Schmidt, and she will let the sub know.
-4th Quarter starts on Monday!
-The Zion Auction is next Friday, March 16th


-3rd quarter is the first quarter of the year that we grade writing. Below are samples of writing with their scores, and explanations. This will help give you an idea of how I grade your child's writing.

Market Day was a huge success! 

They practiced buying and selling goods in an authentic way

And had to do lots of problem solving!

Practicing reading our shared reading story together. The kids were able to act out the story in small groups.

Adding quotation marks and commas to sentences with macaroni noodles

We learned how to measure using feet and inches in math this week.