Category: School News

This morning was another cold one with frost on the windshield lucky I didn’t need to scrap it this morning.

I remembered to get the photo of the tooth chart this morning! I also got a picture of the new bulletin board along the back wall.

The kids get to write their own name on the tooth. Lincoln and Isabel are the only ones so far to loose a tooth for October. However I did hear Mrs. Boettcher ask someone this morning if their tooth had fallen out yet!

The bulletin board along the back is decorated with pumpkins (the month before it was apples – should have gotten a picture). Isabel’s pumpkin is the bottom left corner.

When Isabel got out of class today all she could talk about was Lliam and how nice he had been to Isabel all day. I thought that was great, since he sits beside her and tends to be rough with her. She told me on the way home that Lliam and been talking about “zombies” (seriously, who lets their 5 yr. old watch something with zombies?!?!). Isabel said she didn’t know what zombies were but Lliam told her that they were dinosaurs!..I’ll stick with that for now!

When we got home she was still talking about Lliam and before lunch she sat down to draw him a dinosaur picture for him.

Opening activity this morning was first name practice. She did a great job!

Phonics practice with the letter “Nn“.

Back: more phonics practice with “Nn“.

“Tt” and “Aa” phonics work.

Back: word blending “Aa” – “Tt”.

This apple was from the bulletin board last month.
Should have gotten a picture of the whole board.

This week’s Bible verses:

“Hh” – “Honor thy father and thy mother.” Exodus 20:12

“Gg” – “God is love.” 1 John 4:8

“Ff” – “Fear not for I am with thee.” Isiah 43:5

“Ee” – “Even a child is known by his doings.” Proverbs 20:11

“Dd” – “Depart from evil and do good.” Psalm 34:14

“Cc” – “Children obey your parents in the Lord,  for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

“Bb” – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31

“Aa” – “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

Today is day 40 of our school year, only 60 more days until the 100th day! Looking forward to that and I know the class is too.

I had to actually scrap the windows this morning before we headed off to school. It was very cold out! While I was scrapping, Isabel was singing loudly in the car, “This is the Day”. She sang it all the way to school!

“This is the day. This is the day. That the Lord has made, that the Lord has made. I will rejoice. I will rejoice and be glad in it and be glad in it. This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day. This is the day that the Lord has made.”

When we arrived at class Mrs. Boettcher showed me the large tooth with Isabel’s name written on it. I have to remember to take the camera before class and get a picture!

Today was a busy day with Chapel included. Isabel said Chapel was good. She said Mrs. McCarty (the other kindergarten teacher) brought in a craved pumpkin and it wasn’t scary. It had a smile carved into it.

I later learned what the lesson was about. The lesson Mrs. Mccarty gave was about the “Pumpkin Patch Parable” by Liz Curtis Higgs (love this book!). God watches as our faith grows in Him. He washes us clean, scoops out our fears, doubts, and sin. He “carves” a beautiful smile and puts His light inside us. We are part of God’s garden and he is the master gardener tending to us and helping us to be the best we can be.
Luke 8:11 “The seed is the Word of God.”

The opening activity was a maze in a nest.
I loved how Isabel colored this, she did such a great job!
I love the purple eyes of the birds too.

More “Nn” work with nests.

Back: more “Nn” work. Along the edge is the tower of Babel.

Their math work for today. They didn’t get to finish this because it was toward the end of class and one of the mom’s brought cupcakes for her daughter’s birthday today!

This week’s Bible verses:

“Hh” – “Honor thy father and thy mother.” Exodus 20:12

“Gg” – “God is love.” 1 John 4:8

“Ff” – “Fear not for I am with thee.” Isiah 43:5

“Ee” – “Even a child is known by his doings.” Proverbs 20:11

“Dd” – “Depart from evil and do good.” Psalm 34:14

“Cc” – “Children obey your parents in the Lord,  for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

“Bb” – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31

“Aa” – “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

Isabel was excited to get to class this morning and tell Mrs. Boettcher all about her weekend. After arriving at school she showed everyone the space in her mouth where she lost her tooth. What a silly girl!

The opening activity was capital “Aa” practice. I had noticed on the board that Mrs. Boettcher had written how to write it correctly. Keeping the top at a point and not rounding it. Isabel did a great job on her paper except for one. Great job!

(Bad bleed through!) Back: She wrote about losing her tooth. Haha! Love it!

Today the 5th grade class had a harvest party with games, crafts, and treats in the gym. The older kids helped the younger kids play games and do crafts. Isabel said she played a bean-bag game and did a race with a pumpkin on a spoon (her pumpkin fell off once she said). She also got to decorate a cookie (w/help) and made a fall craft with Popsicle sticks. From the sounds of it, it seems like she had a really fun time at the party. She even got to bring home a decorated paper bag with candy inside. However the decorated cookies the class got to eat for their snack during snack time! I only got to see the evidence on her face!

One of the other girls in class got sick at her desk. All the other kids had to leave the table and sit elsewhere. Isabel said that the girl wasn’t feeling well and she was upset after she got sick. Her mom and Grandmother came to get her to take her home.

Isabel got to write her name on “The Tooth”. Which is a large tooth-shaped paper(s) that the class uses to record who loses teeth each month. Isabel got to put her name on the paper today! She was so excited and showed me paper on the bulletin board after we got into the classroom. I will have to get a picture of that!

This week’s Bible verses:

“Hh” – “Honor thy father and thy mother.” Exodus 20:12

“Gg” – “God is love.” 1 John 4:8

“Ff” – “Fear not for I am with thee.” Isiah 43:5

“Ee” – “Even a child is known by his doings.” Proverbs 20:11

“Dd” – “Depart from evil and do good.” Psalm 34:14

“Cc” – “Children obey your parents in the Lord,  for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

“Bb” – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31

“Aa” – “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

This weekend is going to be a busy one. We are looking forward to heading to the pumpkin patch and picking out a few pumpkins. So happy weekend!

Opening activity was lower case “Cc” practice. Isabel used a light green crayon so it’s hard to make out.

“Aa” practice.

Back: more “Aa” practice.

Isabel was going to tell me all about her day after lunch but the day was completely forgotten about with the discovery of Isabel having her first loose tooth! We were so excited about it we didn’t talk about school the rest of the day. I did learn that it was free choice Friday but I didn’t hear what Isabel choose to do.

Wiggle. Wiggle. She’s got the tongue wiggle down!
She named her first loose tooth Mr. Wobbles.

We got our car back yesterday morning! It was at the dealership for 2 days but the problem wasn’t all that major. The button that connects the washer fluid to the wipers was broken. A quick fix and it was all good. We even got the work and part covered under warranty! Praise the Lord!

Again, not much was said about Isabel’s day at school. She couldn’t remember she said because she had such a busy day!

I did learn that one of the boys went home sick before Isabel left to go home. Also the Bible story was about the story of the city and their tower or otherwise known as the Tower of Babel from Genesis 11:1-9.

She also told me that Mrs. Boettcher’s dad was back home from the hospital but would have to return next week (I’m thinking for testing). Will keep the family in prayer.

The opening activity was a blank page sitting on the desks.
Isabel drew 2 pumpkins on each side of her paper.

“Aa” practice.

Back: “Aa” practice.

“Aa” phonics work.

Back: “Aa” phonics work and writing.

Relating “Kk” to “Cc“.

Back: High-frequency word usage “like“.

This week’s Bible verses:

“Gg” – “God is love.” 1 John 4:8

“Ff” – “Fear not for I am with thee.” Isiah 43:5

“Ee” – “Even a child is known by his doings.” Proverbs 20:11

“Dd” – “Depart from evil and do good.” Psalm 34:14

“Cc” – “Children obey your parents in the Lord,  for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

“Bb” – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31

“Aa” – “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

 

This morning we all headed out to school because the car is in the shop from yesterday. Gino walked Isabel into class, while I stayed in the truck. Afterward we drove down to the dealership to see about the car and learned that the whole motor, button, and connection were bad! Yikes!! They told us they would have to keep the car until tomorrow at the latest because they didn’t have all the parts. So we headed across the street to rent a vehicle for the day.

While Gino headed north to Seattle, I spent the morning strolling through 2 Goodwill’s scouring the shelves for some great books. I found 5 great ones for Isabel and 2 for me! I so love a great book! I’ve been reading a lot of Karen Kingsbury lately and I’m in the middle of the Bailey Flannigan Series. The next book in the series doesn’t come out until next month and the final book doesn’t come out until March! So I’m trying to be patient until then. Hurry up spring!!

Anyway, after school Gino called and said the car was ready for pick up. The original diagnosis was wrong it was only the switch that was bad! Woohoo! So he’ll return the rental and get the spork this evening!

Isabel didn’t tell me much about school today. She told me about recess and how she played with Madeline, Reese, and Emma. They played babies and Isabel was a baby. Her mommy was Madeline.

Mrs. Boettcher was back in the classroom. Didn’t learn if everything was O.K. with her dad though. She didn’t bring home any paperwork… I’m hoping Gino can get some more out of her at dinner! We’ll see.

This week’s Bible verses:

“Gg” – “God is love.” 1 John 4:8

“Ff” – “Fear not for I am with thee.” Isiah 43:5

“Ee” – “Even a child is known by his doings.” Proverbs 20:11

“Dd” – “Depart from evil and do good.” Psalm 34:14

“Cc” – “Children obey your parents in the Lord,  for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

“Bb” – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31

“Aa” – “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

Today as we were heading out to school, I realized that my wipers weren’t working. Luckily it wasn’t raining and the frost had melted enough to wipe off. Later Gino checked out the fuses but that didn’t turn up the cause for not working. He had to take the car down to the shop. They looked at the car and decided that they needed to dig deeper, so tomorrow they will look further under the hood.

Around 10 the sun came out and resulted in a gorgeous day! Isabel and I were able to dust (literally!) off our bikes and ride around the block. What a great day to ride!

Today was Chapel at school.

Mrs. Boettcher wasn’t in the classroom after school. Isabel told me that she left the classroom early when she got word that her father was in the hospital. Hopefully it’s not to serious…

Opening activity was capital letter “Cc” practice.

Back: (bleed through!) A Cat in a Canoe!

More “Cc” practice.

Back: high-frequency word usage “Ii“. Isabel drew that she likes rainbows, candy, carrots, and a stick. Yup, that’s about right!

This week’s Bible verses:

“Gg” – “God is love.” 1 John 4:8

“Ff” – “Fear not for I am with thee.” Isiah 43:5

“Ee” – “Even a child is known by his doings.” Proverbs 20:11

“Dd” – “Depart from evil and do good.” Psalm 34:14

“Cc” – “Children obey your parents in the Lord,  for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

“Bb” – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31

“Aa” – “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

We had our first frost last night! Luckily I didn’t have to scrap the windows on the car before heading off to school. We need to get that garage space cleaned up!

I also finally figured out how to scan documents from my printer again. I can no longer use my printer program but have to use a website for the printer. It works, just requires a few more steps in getting the pictures posted to the website. Bear with me as I get this figured out and go back to see a few older posts to see new scans that I took for last weeks school work.

Isabel was excited to tell Mrs. Boettcher about the things she made over the weekend. When she went to tell her though, she forgot! Mrs. Boettcher was asking her all kinds of questions as to what she had made that was sticky. Like did you take a hike and get tree sap on you? Did you have pancakes with syrup? Isabel forgot what to say because she was giggling so hard!

Lower case “Pp” practice was the morning activity.

Back: this one scanned weird, don’t know why. She drew a pumpkin.

“Cc” practice.

Back: more practice with the letter “Cc“.

This week’s Bible verses:

“Gg” – “God is love.” 1 John 4:8

“Ff” – “Fear not for I am with thee.” Isiah 43:5

“Ee” – “Even a child is known by his doings.” Proverbs 20:11

“Dd” – “Depart from evil and do good.” Psalm 34:14

“Cc” – “Children obey your parents in the Lord,  for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1

“Bb” – “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” Acts 16:31

“Aa” – “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23