Category: School News

Today is a my 600th posting!!! I can’t believe that I have posted that many stories. Do I really have that much to say?!?!

Today we rushed out the door just to make it school on time.

Today was picture day at school. Isabel’s class had their pictures taken first thing. Afterward they went into the church sanctuary to practice their program for Grandparents day tomorrow.

Isabel said that they had a small recess and she played with Taylor.

(No photos until I can get my printer program working again… sorry).

**UPDATE! (10-17-2011)**

Opening activity letter practice for the letter “Pp“.

This week’s Bible verses:

“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 the sun was shining as we headed off to school. We slowed down again by the ponds and got to see the geese (and a lot of ducks) in the ponds again. Isabel said they were having breakfast together as a family before heading off to work.

The first thing Isabel had to tell me about when she got out of class was Presley getting hurt on the playground. Isabel said she didn’t hurt Presley but someone else had. Isabel said at first she was worried about Presley’s fingers because they were all red. Luckily though, it wasn’t blood it was just fingernail polish.

The Bible story was the conclusion of Noah.

(No photos until I can get my printer program working again… sorry).

**UPDATE! (10-17-2011)**

The opening activity.

Back: a dinosaur (this dinosaur has no face because it is looking away from you!)

Practice with the letter “Pp“.

Back: more letter “Pp” practice.

A mini book on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She was singing the peanut butter and jelly song chorus all afternoon.

This week’s Bible verses:

“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

When Isabel and I headed off to school this morning it was raining really good. We also noticed in the ponds along the road 40 – 50 Canadian geese! I slowed down to a crawl and we watched them for a minute before continuing on our way to school.

Today was Chapel. Pastor Shawn gave the message today. He started the message off with a bit of science. He took a match and lit some paper, he then placed the burning paper in a jar. Next he took an egg and placed that over the mouth of the jar and with a loud pop, the egg was in jar! Isabel thought it was neat but didn’t like the loud pop sound. She covered her eyes when he brought the egg back out again. During Chapel she sat by Mishy until he had to move, then she sat by Audrey.

The opening activity was “Pp” practice.

Back: “Pp” is for popcorn!

The class did more MAP testing today. Isabel said she got all the way to the end with the puppy barking. The Bible story in class was the conclusion of Noah. Noah sent out the dove and Noah, his family, and the animals got to get out of  the ark.

Isabel got to go to the front of the class and build a pattern with the tools Mrs. Boettcher provided. She said she used white and black squares with holes in the them to make a patterned telescope.

Back: 4 practice.

There was no recess today because of Chapel and the MAP testing. Isabel was a bit disappointed but seemed to get over it with the way the weather was today. One minute it was sunny and bright, the next cloudy and dark, followed by a down pour of rain then next. This continued all day. She called it a “wacky-weather” day and I agree!

We also got a mini progress report on how she was doing. S
e meets all the requirements! Way to go Isabel!!!

Back: Her handwriting has improved.

This week’s Bible verses:

“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 were cautious as we approached the main intersection. Over the weekend someone had redirected the traffic after adding painted lines to the road. Well, Saturday someone got “t-boned” just up the street and then this morning there was evidence that the same thing had happened in front of our intersection as well. So I was cautious pulling out across the road to get to the other side…

After school, Isabel was very excited that they were able to go outside to play for recess, since it had been raining all morning long. She said they had to go a different way because there was a large puddle, as big as Noah and the ark, she said. During recess her and Taylor played birthday again. Today it was Isabel’s birthday. They made a cake out of rocks, sticks, and pine cones.

The opening activity was practice with slanted lined.
She did a great job coloring the page afterward.

“Pp” practice.

Back: more “Pp” practice.

Letter review “Rr“, “Ss“, and “Tt“

Back: letter review “Mm“, “Rr“, and “Tt“

The class went to the all school open and they got to see Clifford the Big Red Dog and a Large Brown Mouse. She really liked seeing Clifford. She enjoys reading his books whenever she gets a chance!

They also worked on their Grandparent program that is scheduled for this Friday. She said they got to go up on stage.

During class time they heard more of the story of Noah, his family, the animals, and the waters rising higher and higher.

Number review.

Back: number review with simple addition.
(Her paper is wrinkled because somehow it got wet during class.)

This week’s Bible verses:

“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 Mrs. Boettcher was telling me about a mouse she had in her car yesterday! She noticed evidence of the little rodent when she was driving home. She picked up a candy bar that she had left in her car and before placing it into her mouth. She thought to herself, “I don’t eat my candy bars like that?” and then noticed little teeth marks on the bar. EEEEEWWWW!!!! She threw it down and drove the rest of the way home with her leg in the air and her fingertips on the steering wheel! She said her husband put a mouse trap in the car over night and this morning, it had caught her furry friend passenger!!!! So glad she didn’t munch down on the candy bar. She would have gotten very very sick. “No more food in the car.” she said…

The opening activity was the upper-case “Mm“. Great job Isabel!

Back: Mrs. Boettcher told the class to draw a “Mm” picture on the back. Isabel drew a camping scene of roasting marshmallows. She said that it was Mommy and Isabel roasting, while Daddy was in the tent sleeping.
Her attention to detail on this one is amazing when you look at it closely! From the stars in the night sky. To the thickness of the s’mores with chocolate, marshmallow, and graham cracker. To the glasses she drew for me on my face! Love it!!!

 She was excited to tell me that she got to see her 1st grade friend today. They saw it other only in passing but got to wave at each other!

During recess she asked Presley to play with her and Taylor but Presley didn’t want to play with her and walked away. She and Taylor played birthday party together and it was Taylor’s birthday. They made a cake out of rocks, pine cones, and sticks.

Mrs. Boettcher read the 4th part of Noah today. Noah loaded all the animals on to the ark. Isabel said that he added wolves and bears too.

Today was “free choice Friday”, Isabel picked the computer and the craft table again.

Great job on the coloring.

Back: great job with writing the number 3 and coloring again.

This week’s Bible verses:

“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

All Isabel would tell me about school today was how rough the boys are. After keeping her talking about class and not the boys, I was able to get a few other details but not many.

The opening activity was upper-case “Ss“. I am so glad for any reviews in writing. Isabel still tends to get sloppy and lazy when it comes to writing but she is getting better. The second line is probably the best, with all the “Ss’” being started on the top line and followed through to the bottom line and not going past. Great job!

Back: Mrs. Boettcher told the class to draw something that started with “Ss“. Isabel said that Liam and Ja’Siah are always drawing snakes, so she decided to draw one too. It’s great! The attention to detail is wonderful with the snake and the frame around it. Love it! Now if we could only get that much attention to her writing.

Review of  phonic letters “Tt“, “Mm“, and “Ss“.

Introduction of new high-frequency word: “the“. Isabel was supposed to draw a toy like the other toys on the paper. She said she didn’t know how to draw a toy so she drew candy instead.

Today they sang the animal alphabet song, were all the letters are of animals only.

More phonics review.

Back: phonics review. She did a fantastic job writing her letters here. She told me she wanted to get them right.

Today they went to Mrs. Seal’s room for music. They worked on their Christmas program songs. When I asked her if she liked singing the Christmas songs. She said no, because they are to long and she doesn’t know them. I told her that is Mrs. Seal is having you sing them in October so by December when you have your Christmas program you’ll know the songs. She didn’t seem to like that answer. She did tell me that one of the songs was called, “The Shepherds Story”.

High-frequency word book: my.

Bible verses for the week.

“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 actually got out the door early! On the way into school we ran into our friend from 1st grade. He was brought today by his Dad and we visited on the way to Isabel’s classroom. Isabel even got to see Mrs. W and give her a BIG hug too!

The opening activity was a “Tt” tree maze. Isabel and Liam were the only 2 who found another way to get from start to finish.

Number work.

Back: number work. I am very glad for this review of numbers. Isabel usually writes her numbers backward so review is always great!

“Tt“.

Back: “Tt“.

Today they sang the phonic’s alphabet song, which is not like the animal alphabet song.  Today at recess Isabel said she played with several different kids including Taylor. They played “camping” again. The class continued the story of Noah and his obedience to God in building the ark.

The Bible verses for this week:

“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