Mrs. Bernhardt's First Grade: January 2015

Friday, January 30, 2015

January 30, 2015 Lutheran School's Week

School Wide Display
for Lutheran School's Week

What a great week to celebrate our school!
What is even better is that we get to celebrate every day the love of Jesus our Savior!!!

Take a look at our fun week...

Monday we wore our PJs to school.

Tuesday we were WaCKy and TAcKy!

Wednesday we rustled up some cows and dressed in our Western wear.

Another cowboy and cowgirl!

At chapel Mr. Debrick told us that 27 Zion graduates have become professional church workers.
He read us letters and showed us videos from some of those teachers and pastors.
We encourage children to listen to God's calling in what ever profession they choose.
Can you name the 5 current teachers who are alumni of Zion School?

On Thursday we showed our Zion Spirit...

We wore red...

...and white...

....and black!
We are BOBCAT NATION!

We cheered for the teachers and eighth graders in the annual volleyball game.

The teachers won of course.

On Friday our classroom was filled with Super Hero girls.

We also had Super Hero boys.

There were princesses.

And more characters from fairy tales.

We even had 2 super Ethans!
Ask your child who else was in our room today!!

We had a 100 Day Project and we came up with 100 reasons why we LOVE Zion!

We went on a virtual mission trip to Latvia.

A Look Ahead:

Memory:1John 4:19

Religion: Jesus Miracles

Grammar Adjectives

Spelling: Lesson 20

Math: Timed Test over adding and subtacting 2

Social Studies: School Long Ago

Science: Planets

Centers:

writing:Write a Letter to Mrs. Tyler's Class

word work: roll a sight word

poetry:Moon Poem and ABC order

phonics: long and short a

alphabet: syllables

Wednesday February 4 is a half day for the students. School is dismissed at 12:00.

WE SING IN CHURCH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015 Please meet in the upper music room no later than 4:45. Thank you!!

VALENTINES- We will share valentines with our friends here at school. Our party in FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13. We will be making our valentines boxes at school.
Please send a valentine for each child in the class. Look in past posts for the class list.

Please included everyone and remember please DO NOT send in candy or food with the valentines.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART: Our class will be jumping Friday, February 13, 8:15-9:15. If you can help please contact Mrs. Steinbacher, msteinbacher @zionharvester.org. Thanks

SIX FLAGS READING PROGRAM: We are participating in the Six Flags Reading Program. Don't forget READING LOGS will be DUE FEBRUARY 23. You may turn it in as soon as you are done.

Enrollment for 2015-2016 opens to the community on February 1^st. PDO, PS and younger grades will fill up fast. Please don’t delay on getting your paperwork filled out online to make sure you have a spot. We look forward to healthy enrollment in many classes for the upcoming school year.

TOGETHER WE'RE BETTER: Please support our school by using this easy program. The forms for TWB can be downloaded off Zion's website under the News section.

In the Change War we collected $165.26 in change and $91 in paper money. Our total number of points was 7,426. Unfortunately that did not put us in first place.We did collect a total of $256.26 in just our bucket. The money will go to Pastor Sam Thomson and the Christian Resources Center for children in India!!! Once I know the grand total for the whole school I will let you know. What a great and fun way to raise money.

Don't forget to send in gently used coats and shoes for Valentine's Day!

Have wonderful weekend and may your weekend included Jesus and worship as well as some football :)

I will collect the reading logs and Book It forms on Monday, February 2. Please send them into school!

In Him,
Amy Bernhardt

Look for another post of our 100th Day Celebration!!!

Enjoy these pictures from this week.

We celebrated Asher's Half Birthday!

Look at the following pictures. We are working on sorting can you guess how we sorted ourselves?

We turned our Christmas tree into a Valentine Tree to remind us that Jesus Loves Us ALL.

We had a great time participating in the CHANGE WAR!

We have been working on building words and using the chunks we have learned!

We sang the "Cowboy" meal prayer.

We are working on editing on book to be published.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Friday January 23, 2015

For God so loved the world

that He gave His only Son

that whoever believes in Him

will not perish but

have eternal life.

John 3:16

The message is simple, God loves us, He sent Jesus to save us, Jesus gives us life eternal.

We don't need to make it complicated. Share this GOOD NEWS!

National Lutheran Schools Week
WE SHARE THE GOOD NEWS!!

January 26-30, 2015

It is so awesome that we are one of

2,255 Lutheran School in the United States.

Our students are among the

221,000 children in Lutheran Schools

that are being nurtured in the faith.

For more that 160 years Lutheran Schools are making disciples who will go out and serve others for Christ.

Lutheran School have touch MILLIONS of lives!!

Lutheran Schools Week Mission Project

Change War for Pastor Sam and the
Christian Resource Center in India:

Each classroom will have a tub outside of their door throughout NLSW for students to add change (positive)to our tub and dollar bills (negative) to other classes tubs.
The classrooms (prek-3 & 4-8) with the most positive amount
by the end of the week will receive a Pizza Party!

Schedule for Lutheran Schools Week

Monday, January 26

Wear your PJ's to school

Ice Cream treats at lunch

Tuesday, January 27

Wear Wacky Tacky mismatched clothes to school

Wednesday, January 28

Wear your Western Clothes

Special Chapel by Mr. Debrick

Class Cooperative Project

Thursday, January 29

Show your school spirit by wear your red and white Spirit clothes

Teacher verses 8th Grade Volleyball game

Friday, January 30

Dress like a Fairytale or Superhero

100th day celebration

Memory: Isaiah 53:4

Religion: Miracles of Jesus

Grammar: has/had (last week we did was/were)

Spelling: Lesson 19

Math: using a ruler, sorting, and 2 digit addition

Science: planets

Art: Wassily Kandinsky

Literacy Centers:

Writing: Winter Play Sentences

Phonics: Short and Long Vowel Sort

Alphabet: Sort Y Sounds

Word Work: End Marks

Math: 100th Day Book

Poetry:Penguin Poem

Important Dates:

ZION OPEN HOUSE: This SUNDAY January 25, 1-3 pm Invite your friends to see for themselves the great things happening at ZION.

Wednesday February 4 is a half day for the students. School is dismissed at 12:00.

February 7, 5:00 We sing in church. Please mark your calendars!

SIX FLAGS READING PROGRAM: We are participating in the Six Flags Reading Program. Don't forget READING LOGS will be DUE FEBRUARY 23. You may turn it in as soon as you are done.

VALENTINES: We will be making our valentine boxes here AT SCHOOL. Each child may give bring Valentines to hand out. Please include a Valentine for each child in our class. PLEASE NO CANDY or FOOD! This year we are asking that due to allergies you DO NOT send candy or food to school with the Valentines. Our party will be on February 13.

Thank you

Our Class List

Regan Ethan A. Alyssa Olivia Xavier Gracie C. Bradley Ethan F. Audrey Sarah G. Asher Grace H. Aaron Lucy Haley Adam Lizzie Cooper Eric Addison Gracie Ann W. Sara R.

As a special show of love to our neighbors, we are teaming with the other first grade class and the third grade classes to collect gently used shoes and coats. These donations will be given to the F.I.S.H. Food pantry to aid our neighbors in St. Charles County. You may bring your items to school and put them in the box in our room.