Classroom Notes:
Report cards are being sent home today in your child’s folder.
Monday – Art
Wednesday – Music
Friday – PE, Show & Tell, chess club
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Feb. 16-17 Mid-winter break, no school
Feb. 23-Parent Information Night, 6:30-7:30pm
Feb. 24- Thoughtful Reader Book Club Activity (in class)
Feb. 16-17 Mid-winter break, no school
March 1- Book Character Day, come dressed as your favorite book character. More info coming soon.
Classroom Notes:
This Friday we will leave by bus after morning prayer to visit the Grand Rapids Public Museum and return to school by 12:30. Joshua Matlack and Dan Knapper will be our Kindergarten chaperones.
Coming up:
Friday December 13- All school field trip to GR Public Museum
Friday December 20- We will present Lessons and Carols at 10:30 am. Students should wear dress uniform for this event. Classroom parties will take place the last hour of the school day.
Monday –Art
Tuesday – Craft, PE
Wednesday – Music
Thursday – Nature walk
Friday – Motor Lab/PE
Classroom Notes:
Parent-Teacher Conferences are next week! Thank you for signing up. I am sending home a pre-conference questionnaire to help prep for our conversation. Please take a few minutes to fill it out and send it back by Wednesday.
We have an all-school photo rescheduled for Monday Nov. 11. Please send your child in dress uniform, but they may also bring a change of clothes to everyday uniform.
Speech Meet is Wednesday, Nov. 13. This is also a dress uniform event. Please have your child practice daily with good volume and slow enough to be understood by others.
Monday –Art
Tuesday – Craft, PE
Wednesday – Chapel introducing Faith, Music
Thursday– Dismissal at 11:35, Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday – Motorlab/PE, Dismissal at 11:35, Parent-Teacher Conferences Read the rest of this entry »
Classroom Notes:
Please send in extra clothes, labeled in a bag, for accidents. I will keep these in a classroom cupboard. If your child already has clothes at school, please replace any shorts with pants or a skirt. Thanks!
Game Night this Saturday (see newsletter for details).
Picture Day is Wednesday. Students should arrive in dress uniform.
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday and Friday November 7 and 8. We will dismiss at 11:35 on Friday Nov. 8. I look forward to meeting with all of you for conferences. The office will be sending out a form to use to sign up.
November 1 is a busy day: Show & Tell (two items that rhyme) Community Lunch (Chick-fil-A), End of 1st Quarter, Color Day (no uniforms), Pot-Providence at the Poortengas (a social event for parents).
Speech Meet is Wednesday, Nov. 13. Thank you for choosing a piece, they all look great! Please help your child to start memorizing their selection now.
Monday –Art
Tuesday: Craft, PE
Wednesday – All school photo (dress uniform), Music
Thursday: Nature Walk
Friday – PE, Show & Tell, Community Lunch, Color Day Read the rest of this entry »
Classroom Notes:
This newsletter is a two-week edition, as next week is a short week.
Grandparent/VIP Day: On Wednesday October 9 we will be sharing a song from music class and two poems from our classroom with grandparents and special guests. Students should wear dress uniform. Dismissal is at 11:35am.
Information about Speech Meet (November 13) is going home today in your child’s folder. Please read that over and help your child choose a poem or nursery rhyme to share. I am happy to help in choosing a piece. All selections should be printed and shared with me by Oct. 21 (this helps us oversee selections, avoid duplicates, etc). Thank you!
Please mark your calendars for our field trip on Friday Oct. 18 to Calvin Nature Preserve. We will start our activities with pressing apple cider in the classroom at 9am. Students will then have recess and snack. We will leave for Calvin Nature Preserve at 10:20am and return to school by 1:00pm. I have one chaperone/driver so far, but would love to have more. Let me know if you can join us!
You will see your child’s lunch towel sent home on Tuesday Oct. 8. They have gotten a lot of use and we think it might be nice to have them washed over the long weekend. Please return towels to school again after fall break.
Monday (Oct. 7) – Art, Baking for Grandparents/VIPs
Tuesday – PE, Craft, lunch towels sent home
Wednesday – Grandparent and VIP Day, dismissal at 11:35am
Thursday – No school, Fall Break
Friday –No School, Fall Break
Monday (Oct. 14)–Art, bring clean lunch towel back to school
Tuesday – PE, Craft
Wednesday – Music
Thursday– Nature Study
Friday – PE, Field Trip, Friday Focus
What We’re Learning:
Phonics: Students are learning correct letter formation as well as letter sounds. These next two weeks we will focus on L, M, N, rhyming words, syllables and creating simple sentences.
Poetry: We continue to memorize a traditional rhyme called “The Wise Old Owl”.
Math: We will work with graphs and numbers up to ten.
Geography: We continue learning about Michigan. Next week students will paint our state bird, the robin.
Science: We will do an activity that demonstrates why leaves change color. On Friday for our field trip, we will collect leaves that will later be made into a book.
Bible Story: We will hear the story of Isaac and Rebecca, then Jacob and Esau.
Virtue: Mrs. Hinthorne opened our staff meeting Monday with this Scripture verse about FRIENDSHIP: “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.” (Romans 12:10) What will our school and homes and communities look like if we try to “outdo” one another in this way?
Monday – Art
Tuesday – Motor Lab, Nature Walk
Wednesday – Music
Thursday – Craft
Friday – PE
May 3: No School-Orthodox Good Friday
May 9: Fine Arts Night, 7pm. Artwork from the year will be displayed. Students will be presenting a piece learned in music class. Optional: students can present an individual piece or submit an individual piece of artwork. See me if you have any questions.
May 10: One hour delayed start due to Fine Arts Night, Community Lunch
May 13: Muffins with Mom
Phonics: Students continue to work on reading with short vowels, digraphs, and sight words.
Math: We will continue to work on addition, as well as numbers to 50.
Geography: We will read about and paint a map of Australia.
Science: We began a unit on motion. This last week we learned about pushes and pulls, and gravity. Next week students will experiment with slopes.
Bible Story: We will hear the story of Daniel in the lion’s den. Our Bible timeline song sings, “Daniel is faithful to God, he’s not hurt by the lions.”
Virtue: As we cultivate the virtue of LOYALTY, we are also practicing our Discipline with Purpose skills of Distinguishing between Fact and Feeling and Serving and Sacrificing for Others.
Composer: Our music classes are learning about the Romantic period Polish composer Frederic Chopin. Save this link to Ten Famous Chopin Pieces on your phone and listen on your way to and from school.
Fine Arts Night forms were sent in your child’s folder. Please read that over and let me know if you have any questions.
Monday – Art
Tuesday – Motor Lab, Nature Walk
Wednesday – Music
Thursday – Craft
Friday – No School, Spring Break
Monday – Art
Tuesday – Motor Lab, Nature Walk
Wednesday – Music
Thursday – Craft
Friday – PE; TR Book Club
I hope you have a restful mid-winter break!
Monday- Art
Tuesday– PE
Wednesday – Music
Thursday –PE
Friday – Tests: Asia map test 5, Latin, spelling, and history.
Chess Club
Notes:
Classroom Notes:
Monday – Art, Show & Tell
Tuesday – Nature Walk
Wednesday – Music
Thursday – Craft
Friday – PE
