August 31, 2012

This week we learned about God protecting Noah and how God's rainbow reminds us of His promise to care and love us.  God used the flood to wash the earth; the world was given a new life.  God uses His Word and the waters of Baptism to wash our sins away and gives us the gift of eternal life.  This weekend as we are anticipating needed rain, talk to your child about God's work in your life, tell your child about his/her baptism, share with them the Good News that God will never flood the earth again, instead He sent Jesus to die and rise to forgive us and give us new life.

A Look Ahead:
NO SCHOOL MONDAY- Enjoy Labor Day

Memory: Psalm 31:14
Religion: God gives us Families, God's promise to Abraham
Reading: We will begin our guided reading centers this week
Literacy Centers:
     writing: I wore...
     alphabet: sorting letters by shape
     poetry: build more verses to the poem, Mary Wore a Red Dress
     name: add friends names in a story
     math: make a rainbow graph
     computer: start a beginning sounds book using iPods and computers with Mrs. Helmkamp
Spelling: Lesson 3
Grammar: Sentences have capital letters and periods.
Math: Word Problems, Shapes with Geoboards
Science: Plants-characteristics and parts
Social Studies: Working Together
Art: Victor Vasarely and Op Art

REMEMBER FUNDRAISER PACKETS ARE DUE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4!!

Your child has art on Artsonia.  Please read the information sheet in the Friday Folder and go online to look at your child's artwork.  This is an online art gallery that you can use to view your child's art, share the artwork with family and friend, and purchase items with your child's artwork.

READING BOOK BAGS:  Beginning next week your child will come home with a blue book bag filled with a few books to read over the week.  Please send the bags back on Mondays.  Don't forget to record your child's reading on the calendar stapled in his/her Homework Folder.  (See Blue Information Folder from Back to School Night for more information about this Reading homework)


Book Order forms are in the Friday Folders.  Please order online.  Orders due by Friday September 7. The class activation code is GPF69.  Use this link or go to www.scholastic.com when ordering:

https://orders.scholastic.com/GPF69

Please work with your child on left and right.  This is a skill that some of them struggle with, help them to make the L with their hands to remind them of their left and right.  We played a game called Left, Right, Center in class.  This is a fun way to practice, the game can be purchased or google it and make your own game.

As we take time to relax and get renewed this 3-day weekend, please make time to get renewed and refreshed by God.  GOD IS SO GOOD!  Let us worship and praise Him this weekend!  If you do not have a church home please know that you are welcome at Zion. This weekend Zion resumes our regular worship schedule: 
Saturday-5:00, Sunday-8:00, 9:30, and 11:00.  Sunday School and Bible Class are at 9:30.  If you are looking for a Monday night option Chapel of the Cross, our partner church at Jungermann and Willott, holds Monday night services year round at 7:00.

In HIM,
Amy

Enjoy the Pictures!

First Week for Name Center

First Week of Computer Center
Next Week Mrs. Helmkamp will help us make our own letter sound books using iPods and iBooks!

First Week at Writing Center... I wish...

Science Center: Sorting Living and Non Living 

Using the Table of Contents at Library Center

                                         two funerals this week = lots of indoor recess

       SCIENCE IS FUN!!

For Science we used a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Theo, the hamster, and a Zhu Zhu pet.

Theo wasn't sure if he liked the Zhu Zhu pet.

Each child wanted me to take a picture of them with Theo.
Ask your child about something that was the same and different  between the two furry friends.