February 22, 2013

Have mercy on me, O God,

    according to your steadfast love;

according to your abundant mercy

    blot out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

    and cleanse me from my sin!

  

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

    wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Psalm 51: 1-2 and 7

Whenever there is a fresh snow fall I think of this Psalm.  David had sinned and taken another man's wife for his own, not only that but he had that man killed.  When David was confronted with his sin he turned to God and wrote this Psalm.  Our God is steadfast in His love and abundant in His mercy.  There is no sin that is too big for Him to forgive.  He and He alone can take away our sins and clean us so that we will be whiter than snow.

A look ahead:

For the most part we will be finishing up last week and then begin new work.

Memory: Luke 18:13

Spelling: TEST ON MONDAY for last week's words

            Test on Friday over Lesson 24
Science: Weather Unit

On Monday Invitations to Grandparent's Day will come home in the homework folder.  GRANDPARENT'S DAY is MARCH 8.  This day is for Grandparents or another special adult to spend the morning with us at school.  This is a half day of school.  In the invitation is a schedule of the mornings events.

Please fill out the permission form (also sent home Monday in homework folder) so that I know who is taking your child home from school on Friday, March 8, Grandparent's Day.

This past week's papers I will save and send home with next week's work in the Friday Folders.  I will ask the students for their church attendance and will mark it.

I wanted to share with you a short video the class made after studying the Bible Story, "Jesus Calms the Storm".

I hope you enjoyed your second 4 day weekend.  It will be tough to be in school for a whole week.

I hope that you are using your Lent Worship Centers and I pray that you are in church this weekend!

In HIM,
Amy

February 15, 2013

"Sign us with ashes, merciful God, 
children of dust, as to dust we return.


Sign us with ashes, merciful God, 
mark us and make us your own."

God has marked us at our baptisms.  He makes us His and promises to never let go.  As we journey through Lent let us focus on the price that was paid for us.  To claim us God sacrificed His only Son.  Praise be to God for His everlasting love for us.

I hope your family has had the opportunity to use the Lent worship center.  May this be a reminder to spend time as a family around God’s Word and in prayer.  Thank you to Paul Trinklein, my dad, for cutting out the cross pieces for us to put together!

A Look Ahead:
Memory: Ephesians 2:8-9
Religion: More miracles, Calming the Storm and Raises the Little Girl
Spelling: Lesson 23 ar words
Grammar: Stretching a sentence and editing
Math: Timed Test THURSDAY over doubles +1 and review of all facts
Social Studies: Schools of the past and future
Art: Wassily Kandinsky
Literacy Centers:
writing: describing a picture using adjectives
phonics: the different spelling of long e
alphabet: sorting long and short vowels
name: endmarks on sentences
math: tally marks
computers: tinyurl.com/zionarword

SIX FLAGS READING due: FEBRUARY 27

YEARBOOK ORDER due: February 20

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART DONATIONS due: February 28

THANK YOU to Mrs. Tomlinson for planning our Valentine Party and THANK YOU to the moms and grandmas who came to help!!

Grandparents Day will be March 8.

Auction is March 22, it is a great night.  It would be fun to have several first grade tables attend!!

Enjoy the long weekend.  Make a point to be in worship this weekend and join me in Bible class on Sunday morning!

IN HIM,
Amy

Enjoy the pictures of our week!

Hoppy Valentine's Day

Second Grade Career Fair learning about the Military

Learning from a "Scientist" at the Career Fair

Second Grade Career Fair
Being a Nurse

Making fruit as a morning work activity

Mrs. Helmkamp teaching us to use a new language arts website.

Some of us are very good at using chopsticks.

Valentine Bingo

We couldn't wait to hand out our Valentines!

Sharing Valentines is so much fun.

We went on a heart hunt.

YUM!!! We enjoyed a hot chocolate bar.

Cupcake Walk

What a great snack, hot chocolate and cupcakes!

Games

February 8, 2013

It is hard to believe that Lent begins next week with Ash Wednesday.  Lent is my favorite time of the church year.  I like the Wednesday after school church services, and I have to admit I like the meals following.  During Lent I try to recommit myself to personal devotions and prayer.  This is a time to focus on Jesus and His great love for us.  Jesus gave His life so that I can life. 

For it is by GRACE you have been saved through faith and this is not from yourselves it is a gift of God, not a result of works so that no one can boast.  Ephesians 2:8-9

There is nothing I can do to gain forgiveness and eternal life it is God's gift through Jesus!  So instead of giving something up for Lent try doing the opposite and adding something ... maybe commit to Wednesday night church, attend Sunday Bible Classes, do personal devotions, do family devotions, or make weekend worship a priority in your family.  I know your faith life will be strengthened.

A LOOK AHEAD:

Memory:  John 6:35

Religion: Miracles of Jesus

Spelling: Lesson 22

Grammar: Working on Sentences

Math: Adding 2 digit numbers with Regrouping

Social Studies: School Long Ago

Art: continue Wassily Kandinsky

Literacy Centers:

Writing: Valentine’s for school staff

Phonics: sorting long A

Alphabet: sorting real and nonsense words

Poetry: John 3:16

Math: Class store adding money on the receipt

Computer: Valentine's Puzzles

Don’t forget this Sunday is OPEN HOUSE 1-3.  Tell your friends and neighbors about our AWESOME school.

We will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Thursday.  Please send your child’s Valentines in the morning.  We have made our boxes and look forward to giving out the Valentines in the morning.  Our party is in the afternoon.  If you can help please let Chris Tomlinson know.

Please included everyone and if you are planning to send in a candy treat PLEASE REMEMBER OUR PEANUT POLICY.

Henry      Erica     Kayla     Kaitlyn     Lucas     Isaiah     Colin      Calvin      Gabby      Grace      Gabriel     Kendyl

Charlie     Gracyn     Gigi      Nikki      Jack      Anderson

JUMP ROPE for HEART is Monday February 11 at 8:15-9:15.  Please turn in your pledges by Wednesday February 27

We will have no school next Friday, February 15 as teachers have meetings and no school Monday February 18 to honor President’s Day.

ACHIEVEMENT TESTS are March 18-22 (sorry for the wrong date last week)

YEARBOOK ORDERS:  please see the email from Mrs. Adams about school Yearbook orders which are due February 20.

SAVE BOTTLE CAPS:  I would like to do an art project with plastic bottle caps in April.  I will need a lot.  Please save plastic caps off of water bottles, milk and orange juice, any plastic cap any size and color.  Thanks

SIX FLAGS 600 MINUTES of READING DUE: February 27

LENT WORSHIP CENTERS:  On Tuesday of next week each child will be making a worship center for your home to help you will Lent Devotions.  This will come home on Tuesday, the cross can be used like an advent wreath, as you light a candle each week till Easter.  I hope this helps your family focus your thoughts to Christ this Lent.  If you need a lent family devotion book please let me know.

As we prepare to focus on Christ and His passion, may I encourage you to join one of the new Sunday Morning Bible Classes.  This Sunday Zion is offering 4 Bible classes.  My husband and I will be attending the class on the book of John, I invite you to join us and sit at our table.  Bible class is at 9:30 in the Church Basement.  Sunday School is in the main school.  Signs will be up in the church basement directing you to the different studies.
 IN HIM,
Amy

Enjoy the Groundhog's Day Poem and pictures from this week!

The before and after shot of the shelves at THRIVE.
They were very grateful for our donation!

Making Congruent Shapes

Stretching Out a Moment to Write About

Using Chalks like Wassily Kandinsky

Taking a Brain Break and Doing some DANCING

Fun Indoor Recess

100th Day Celebration

We had a great time celebrating the 100th day on Friday.   A hundred Thank yous to all the moms and grandmas who came to help run this fun day.  A special thank you for Mrs. Collins for planning, prepping, preparing, and running this day!

Enjoy the pictures!

We celebrated 100 days of serving our Lord by collecting over 284 baby food items for THRIVE!
What a great way to SHINE in our community!

We made 100 cards to send to Zion shut ins and those in the hospital.

We made 100 finger print gum balls!

We made crowns with 100 stickers!

 

We did math and science experiments with 100 pennies!

We made portraits of what we will look like when we are 100 years old!

We counted 100 pieces of candy.  Mrs. Bernhardt made us wait till we got home to eat the 100 pieces!! 

We did dot to dots with 100 dots.

We made 100 day glasses!

 

We played with 100 'big block' cereal boxes!

We used them like giant dominos.

We ate a special 100 day treat.  Do you see the 100?

We had the best 100th day ever!!
Here's to 100 more, or at least 76 :)

Hundreds of Blessings in First Grade