Mrs. Bernhardt's First Grade: January 17, 2014

Last week I talked about the gift of a Christian Education. This week I want to tell you about another gift my parents gave to me, it was the gift of weekly worship together. When I was growing up there was no question what we would be doing on Sunday morning. We would be in church and Bible Study or Sunday School. We went to church as a family, 8:00. I didn't always like getting up for early church and many times as a teenager I begged to drive myself to a later service. But my parents insisted that we went to church together. I still remember being on vacation and finding a local church to attend. Yes, I think I would have rather got up and swam some more on vacation but on Sunday we went to church. Wow, what an impression. God is most important. My parents showed me that in their actions. God is worth one hour even on vacation. I continue to worship on a weekly basis. Jon and I try to always go to church as a family. But times are different and my girls often have games on Sunday. Yet we ALWAYS make sure that church is part of our weekend. Even if it means going on Monday night at Chapel of the Cross. I am thankful for the opportunity to worship weekly for it is in worship that God comes to us and fills us up for the coming week, where God forgives us and gives us new life, where we stand with the body of believes and are built up, where we hear God's word explained to us, where we belong. We are in a new year and a new quarter here at school, maybe weekly worship could goal for you this year/quarter. It would be a great gift to give your family.

A look ahead:
Memory: John 3:16
Religion: Nicodemus Visits Jesus
Grammar: Adjectives
Spelling: Lesson 19, review short a words with consonant clusters
Math: adding two digit numbers without regrouping
Science: Planets
Art: Jim Dine

Literacy Centers:
Writing: writing in a speech bubble
Phonics: y as a vowel
Alphabet: alphabetical order
Name: using synonyms
Math: working with even and odd numbers
Computer: compound words

To help celebrate Lutheran School's Week we will be attending an AriSon concert Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 1:00. Please sign the permission slip and return it Monday. Thanks

GRANDPARENTS DAY - Save the Date: We invited all Grandparents or special adult friend to attend school on March 14, from 8-12. More information and invitation to come!

100 CERAL BOXES: We will need 100 empty cereal boxes by January 23. Please send in your empty cereal boxes!!!

Please start saving plastic lids from water bottles, milk, orange juice... We will be making a collage in April and we will need many lids. Thanks, you may send them in whenever and I can store them or you can keep them and send them in April.

We will be having a class 'store' to help us learn about money. Please send in an empty box or can to 'stock' our shelves.

100th Day Service Project: As a service project for Lutheran Schools Week we will try to collect 100 baby food jars to donate to THRIVE, an pro-life organization. Baby food jars maybe sent in beginning January 21.

100th Day Celebration January 24, 12-3. If you can help with this day please email Heather Horn. heatherbognarhorn@gmail.com

SECOND QUARTER REPORT CARDS: Were sent home on Tuesday in your child's homework folder. If you have any questions or concerns please contact me.

As we are now in Third Quarter and I will be preparing the students for Second Grade. I will expect them to be more independent. You can work on independence at home as well. Have you child be more responsible for getting their school things together and if they forget let them face the consequence here at school. I love to work with students on helping them solve their own problems. It is hard to solve a problem if moms and dads solve them before the child has a chance! For example if your child forgets the homework folder please allow the child to solve the problem at school rather than bringing the folder up to school. Thanks for your help.

I will also be grading the papers more carefully and will be working with the students on how to follow directions. I will be marking reversals and capital letters wrong on spelling tests.

National Lutheran Schools Week

January 27 - January 31, 2014

“Witness Always - Raising up Faithful Disciples”

“For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.” 1 John 5:7-8 (ESV)

CELEBRATION SCHEDULE

Monday, January 27

PJ DAY- wear pajamas/sweats, you may bring one stuffed animal, you may wear slippers in the room, but bring shoes for outside.

ICE CREAM TREATS at lunch for everyone!

Tuesday January 28

CRAZY CLASH DAY-mix up your dress with mismatched clothes, please no dyed or colored hair.

ARISON CONCERT at Immanuel Lutheran School for Kindergarten - 3rd grades. We will leave at 12:30 and return at 2:30

Wednesday January 29

DISCIPLES OF THE FUTURE- CAREER DAY- dress like what you want to be when you grow up, jeans optional

Thursday January 30

SPIRIT DAY- Wear your Zion Spirit wear red, white and black, jeans optional

TEACHER VS EIGHTH GRADE VOLLEYBALL ASSEMBLY at 1:30

Friday January 31

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM DAY- Wear your favorite sport's team apparel, jeans optional

SHOW ME JUMPERS ASSEMBLY 1:45

It was great to see all of the Dads on Wednesday. It was great so many of the Dads checked out our morning activities and joined us for Chapel.

Look at our smiling faces at the end of the blog!

We had a great time on our field trip today. We enjoyed watching the three short stories: Teacher from the Black Lagoon and the actors and actresses did a great job. Ask your child about the play.

Have a wonderful three day weekend. No School MONDAY for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Remember to spend time in worship.

In HIM,

Amy

DONUTS WITH OUR DADS AND GRANDPAS