Category: School News

Today is Thankful Thursday!

Thankful Thursday is P.E. with Mrs. S and computer lab with Mrs. T. For P.E. with Mrs. S they played “four corners”. Not sure how to play but she said they played the game in library because the room was smaller then the gym.

I am working a full day the next two days. My lead Teacher Mrs. D is home sick with the flu. Yuck! So I will be filling in for her for both the a.m. pre-school 3’s class and the p.m. class. This should be fun!!!….

Today Isabel went into the Extended Day program.

The Extended Day program is our school’s after school care for elementary kids. Since I was working this afternoon, Teacher Mrs. B dropped her off after school and then I picked her up after I was finished with class. It worked out great but I missed out about hearing about her school day and only heard about her after school Extended Day.

The Bible verse for this week is…

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

Not much work from class but she did have 2 pages of math homework and spelling words to practice.

Read the story and then write about the “details”!
Love that it’s a ladybug!!

Working with nouns; a person or place.

Today is Wonderful Wednesday and it’s music class with Mr. G and science lab!

Today’s music class with Mr. G was rehearsal for the program next week. Isabel is very excited about the Christmas program because she has 2 speaking parts!!

Today was science lab as well and Isabel loves doing science! Today’s lesson was on “properties of matter”.

The science lab is called “milk color mix”.
Sounds interesting…

Working around Teacher Mrs. B the class observed the reaction from the experiment above with dye, milk and soap.
Isabel said she thought this was cool!

Changing properties and what it might look like.
Great stuff!!

Front: listen for the /sh/ sound in each picture.

Back: working with the /sh/ sound more.

Fill in the word that best completes the sentence.

It’s Marvelous Monday and it’s the first one in December!

• There are only 9 days until the Christmas program,
• 2 weeks until our SUPER CHRISTMAS SURPRISE arrives,
• and 3 weeks until Christmas vacation!!

Marvelous Mondays are All-School Open.

This morning she had 4 Shining “R’s” on her desk when we arrived. She didn’t get her name draw for this week but that’s O.K. she did last week.

However, her whole class won the “Spirit Award“, for the first time this year! This award is given to the class that has the most student participation on “Spirit Friday’s” (which was last Friday!). The class gets to keep the banner in their room until the next “Spirit Friday“, which should be some time next month.

The “Spirit Award“ hanging in the classroom.
Isabel and her fellow classmates, are so excited about this!

The new Bible verse for this week is…

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

The new bulletin board in class… “What can I give Jesus”.
There answers are written on each one of the 21 bells on the tree.

My Best Work – Audrey
My Respect – Fiona
My Faith – Anthony
My Mind – Maddie
My Time – Isabella
My Life – Galen
My Soul – Lliam
My Best Words – Eden
My Strength – Ben
My Praise – Maliyah
My Thoughtfulness – Colby
My Heart – Mila
My Love – Cheyenne
My Best Smile – Tyler
My Joy – Nancy
Myself – Isabel
My Confidence – Madeline
My Worship – Anabella
My All – Teacher Mrs. B
My Best Behavior – Tyler
My Prayers – Jackson

Awesome! Such a great reminder of what I need to GIVE and not what I WANT to get at Christmas and throughout the year. Amen! PTL!

Not much school was completed today. Isabel mentioned that they had practice for their Christmas program next week.

She said they had 2 recesses today. 1 in the gym and the other outside. In the gym, she played with tools and wood building something (like Daddy!). Outside she said she ran around chasing some of the other kids, “… actually the whole class did,” she said.

Today was Maddie’s Birthday and they had chocolate cupcakes. She brought home the cupcake topper which was a “Tangled” ring.

Front: spelling words for the week.
Each week she is given 10 new words that she has to learn for a spelling test that is given on Friday.

Back: make compound words.
Take a word from the left and a word from the right to form a new word.

Front: phonics work with the /sh/ sound.

Back: more phonics work with the /sh/ sound.

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Tomorrow is a BIG day for the whole class (today they did the recording but tomorrow it will air)…

They have been chosen (nominated) by our local Christian Radio Station to pay tribute to all military personal by saying the “Pledge of Allegiance” on the radio tomorrow!!!
After saying the “Pledge of Allegiance“,  they will sing a small song that they sing each day after doing the “Pledge”. So be sure to tune in and hear!
(I will record it and the recording today was filmed as well)

Today is Thankful Thursday!

Thankful Thursday is P.E. with Mrs. S and computer lab with Mrs. T. For P.E. with Mrs. S they played “pac-man”, a form of tag and crab soccer. Isabel said she liked playing “pac-man” better.

The school has read over 11,464,805 words so far this year! They are getting closer to making their goal of 50,000,000 words!! Isabel alone has over 56,000 words and that’s just recorded at school! Way to go!!

Teacher Mrs. B really had the kids working hard today. I know it was probably in preparation for the class room party they are having tomorrow. I’m not going to add all the work to keep it short…

The next few pages are from a social studies lesson that they did. Isabel said she couldn’t remember what it was for.

Dressing for the weather.
Loving the artwork!

Name resources; soil, water, air, gas, and trees.

Front: fill in the missing words to complete the letter.

Back: learning to classify items; either sunny or snowy.

Bible verse writing practice.

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I just wanted to share a note from Principle Mrs. B. I know this is specific to our parking lot but the lessons learned can be used toward any area of our life. When going about your day, think about our 3R’s; Respect, Responsibility, and Relationship. The world needs more of each and what I great way to show Christ’s love to other’s around you.
Great message and lesson.

We love our campus! We have an amazing amount of space, and the parking lot on this campus is spacious. If you use it, you will find…

• …friendly people to talk with while you walk to the building.
• …unencumbered access to come and go.
• …less frustration.

I just wanted to give you a quick refresher on how we can all use this great feature to everyone’s benefit:

• When picking up your students:
• Please park in either parking lot and walk to the classroom.

We can use the 3R (Respect-Responsibility-Relationship) model for parent parking:

• I show respect when I…
•  …park only in a designated parking spot.
•  …pull all the way up to drop off.
• I show responsibility when I…
•  …am concerned about the safety of all children, not just my own.
• I show relationship when I…
•  …ensure that walkways, entrances and other people’s cars are unblocked.

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35

Today is Wonderful Wednesday and it’s music class with Mr. G.

Not much was said about class today. I know that the whole class is super duper excited about Friday and their party they are having.

Today they did work on another science experiment; today’s lesson was on surface tension and a soap boat. Isabel really enjoys seeing these experiments during the science lessons.

Learning about surface tension and the bond between water and things that rest on the surface.

Getting a better understanding of surface tension.

Science experiment that the class did together to see what surface tension looks like.

Finishing the story of Joseph.

Put the pictures in order that they happen for Joseph in his life.

Front: phonics work with the /ch/ sound; as in church, school, and Cheyenne.

Back: phonics work with the /ea/ sound; as in eat, head, and great.

Complete each word and then draw a picture for each word.
Love her art work!

Today is Terrific Tuesday which means it’s Chapel and library day!

Today was “Family” Chapel which is lead by the 6th graders. Isabel said they wrote down what they were thankful for on a card.

I didn’t get to hear about her day today or ask any questions because right after school let out, I had a staff meeting to attend. I put Isabel in the after school program and didn’t see her again for another 2 hours. By the time my meeting was over, I was hungry, she was hungry, and she had homework to do before bed. So my mind wasn’t on school events for this day…

Working with this weeks spelling words.

Front: add a picture to the the picture given.
1. add more bricks (top left)
2. add a bug that stings (top right)
3. add two things to the beach ( a ball and a blanket)
4. add a snack (2 apples for the boys and a cookie for the girl!)

Back: read the  story and then answer the questions.

Answer each question or statement. Then circle the /u/ sounds.

Write the word for each picture.

It’s Marvelous Monday, after 4 days off for the Thanksgiving holiday. I know when I woke up this morning I wasn’t ready for the week to begin. I took Isabel to school and then came home and fell asleep until noon to get rid of headache that was beginning to form. I felt so much better afterward, I just hope it doesn’t mess up my sleep schedule!

Marvelous Mondays are All-School Open. Today Isabel got her name drawn again for the Shining “R” award. She went to the office and picked a pencil from the prize box.

Today was also music class with Mr. G. They are working very hard on their Christmas program songs. Today, Isabel said they sang “Jingle Bells” in both music class and during All-School open. She sang it for me on the ride home.

The Bible verse for this week is…

“The Lord your God is with you… He will take great delight in you.” Zephaniah 3:17a

The sun was out for most of the day, after the fog lifted, and the class was able to go outside for recess. Isabel said she played with a few people but mainly she just jumped rope.

Working with the spelling words for this week.
I love that she colored the pencil, so beautifully and her penmanship is just amazing!

Front: listen for the sound that matches the first picture.

Back: listen for the beginning letter sounds.

Since last week was Thanksgiving, Teacher Mr. B had them do a writing/drawing assignment for what they are most thankful for…

Isabel says, “I am thankful for my family and my pet.”
Love Love Love it!