November 8, 2013

This week we talked about leaders.  God gives us leaders to guide us.  God called David, a little shepherd boy, to be the leader of His chosen nation.  Even though David was little God gave him gifts and skills to help others as a faithful leader.  We are young, and small, and may not feel important, but God has given us different gifts and we can use those gifts to help others and guide them to Jesus.  Jesus takes away the sin from our hearts and fills our hearts with HIS LOVE, JOY, PEACE, and KINDNESS! Maybe we have future leader in our mist!

A Look Ahead:
Religion: David and Goliath and Soloman builds the temple 
Memory: Psalm 95:6
Spelling: Lesson 12 long a with a silent e
Grammar:Action verbs
Math: even numbers, dimes and pennies, and symmetry
Science: Begin Habitat Unit
Social Studies: The first Thanksgiving
Art: Keith Harring
Literacy Centers:
math: measure lengths
poetry: Sally Go Round, working on days of the week
writing: interview a partner and write about their favorite food
phonics: sorting digraphs ch, sh, th
alphabet: sort long and short a
word work: sorting common and proper nouns

IMPORTANT DAYS:

Thursday, Nov 14 - CUP STACKING WORLD RECORD:  We will be participating in breaking the world record of people stacking cups on one day.  We will be stacking cups at 1:15-1:45!  Please make sure your child has their gym shoes.  If you can help Mrs. Steinbacher please email her, msteinbacher@zionharvester.org

Wednesday, Nov. 27-  THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE:  We ask that the students bring in canned or boxed goods to provide Thanksgiving dinners to 30 seminarians.  Our offerings for the month of November will go to buy the turkeys.  What a great way to help support those who spread the Good News.

Fundraising opportunities:

TOGETHER WE'RE BETTER CONTEST: Please remember use Together We're Better to buy your gift certificates.  There is a contest next week to see which class can buy the most gift certificates.  What a great way to get ready for Christmas shopping and help raise money for our school!!

Zion Auction 2014

ZION'S AUCTION :

Plans are underway for the 2014 Zion School auction, which will be held on April 4, 2014 at the Columns Banquet Center in St. Charles. Once again, we plan to bring a few of the latest and greatest technology tools and toys up for bid in the oral auction. 

Starting November 11-22, 2013, we will hold a “Technology Drive” for Zion school families. We are asking for cash or check donations, which will be used to purchase cutting edge technology products that you won’t want to miss at the auction! For example - Ipad Air, PS4, Nook. 

Please send oral auction check (made out to the Zion PTL) or cash donations to school starting November 11, 2013 through November 22, 2013. Donations should be given to your child’s teacher in a sealed envelope marked “Oral Auction Donation”. Those envelopes will come home with your child. Donations of all amounts are greatly appreciated. We are hoping to raise enough money to purchase at least three technology items for the oral auction. You will definitely want to be in on the bidding war for these hot technology tools. 

Our school-wide auction round-up is scheduled for January 27 – February 7. Be on the lookout for those after-holiday sales! Toys, games, household items and décor, sporting goods (jerseys, equipment, etc.), kitchen gadgets, and outdoor equipment are all great ideas to donate! 

Make sure you “save the date” of April 4, 2014 for a fun filled night. Thanks for your support! 

If you have any questions please contact one of the following ladies: 

Gina Powley - ginanbutch@msn.com 

Melissa Roos - melroos@att.net 

 Nicole Wood - nmwood03@gmail.com 

Whitney Brickner - whitneybrickner@gmail.com

Thank you for making worship a priority in your family.  Your children are growing in God's love and I love to see them share God's love everyday.  Thank you for providing your child the opportunity to be filled with God each day and worship on the weekends!


Join the Generation iY Bible Study this weekend in the Church Basement.  It is a great class and really an eye opener to the next generation and how we parent them!

Enjoy the pictures from Muffins for Moms, our Social Studies candy for veterans project, and a few classroom happenings!

In HIM,
Amy

Our MOMS are HEROS, but JESUS is the ULTIMATE HERO!
Enjoy the songs from this week's chapel.

 

Thank you for all the candy for our Heros in the Military

We had a 'ton' of candy!

The students sorted the candy into one pound bags. 

We used a scale to weigh the bags.

Lauren had the most: 6 pounds!

We made Thank You cards to send with the candy!

We sorted common and proper nouns.

We did a math experiment.

This week we read non fiction books.
This group chose to take a fact quiz as a final project.

The rest of the groups made fact posters.

We used our books to find the facts.

We listened to Christmas music and made a Christmas art project.

Look on Artsonia for the project it would make cute Christmas cards or gifts!

Metro Theater came and did a wonderful assembly for us!
Ask your child about the play.

I hope you have seen your child's prayer journal.
These are a way to organize and focus your child's prayers as well as a way to remind them to pray!