January 16, 2015

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: 
NO SCHOOL MONDAY FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY

Memory: Mark 10:14
Religion: Jesus in Nazareth
Grammar: has and have
Spelling: Lesson 18 review long vowel with a silent e
Math: subtracting 2 facts 
Science: stars and consolations
Art: Wassily Kandinsky


Literacy Centers:
Writing: How to build a snowman
Phonics: ed and ing
Alphabet: abc order
Word Work: more contractions 
Math: even and odd numbers

Love and Logic helps:

• By being a trusted leader in the market for over 35 years
• Parents raise really responsible kids by giving specific strategies, tools/techniques and the actual words to say

• People see that they can enjoy healthy, happy relationships

It is not too late  to join the Bible Class on Love and Logic.  

Due to the class size we will be meeting in the Family Life Center (lower level of the church, the glassed in room).

Sundays, January 8-March 15, 9:30-10:30

GRANDPARENTS DAY - Save the Date: We invited all Grandparents or special adult friend to attend school on March 13, from 8-12.  More information and invitation to come!

100 CEREAL BOXES:  We will need 100 empty cereal boxes by January 28.  Please send in your empty cereal boxes!!!

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 Celebration January 30 at 11:30-3.  If you can help with this day please email Erin Hoehnher at ehoehner@zionharvester.org.  If we do not get 10 parent volunteers we will have to cancel this event.

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.


Up COMING Dates to Remember:


Thursday January 22 the zoo will be coming to our classroom.  Due to the cold temperatures the zoo needed to reschedule their visit.  We look forward to visiting with the animals.

National Lutheran Schools Week 

January 26-30, 2015

It is so awesome that we are in a Lutheran School that is raising up faithful disciples.  These children are being nurtured in the faith and can go out and serve others for Christ.
LET'S CELEBRATE!!!!
Schedule for Lutheran Schools Week

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) and dollar bills (negative).  The classrooms (prek-3 & 4-8) with the most positive amount by the end of the week will receive a Pizza Party!

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 Service 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

ZION OPEN HOUSE: January 25, 1-3 pm Invite your friends to see for themselves the great things happening at ZION.  You will find a postcard for you to share in the Friday Folder.

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!  This year we are asking that you DO NOT send candy 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.

Use your free book coupon when you order books this week.
Coupon in the Friday Folder.

Book Orders are being sent home in the Friday Folder.  

Please order online at:

Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub
One-Time Class Activation Code: GPF69

I will place the order after school on Wednesday January 21, 2015.

It was great to see all of the Dads and Grandpas on Wednesday.  It was nice that so many were able to  join 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 "Lily's Purple Plastic Purse".  Ask your child about the play.

I will be having an outpatient surgery next Friday so there will be a sub.  I will try to do the blog Thursday night.  Please pray for a quick recovery as I plan to be back at school on Monday.

Have a wonderful three day weekend.  No School MONDAY for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Give your family the gift of worship this weekend and join me in Bible class.

In HIM,

Amy

Happy Baptismal Birthday Audrey and Bradley!

Happy Half Birthday Grace!
Thanks for the doughnut holes!

We covered a design with shapes, then we graphed the pieces,  last we switch graphs and had to recreate our partners design.

It was a fun math experiment!

We learned about perspective.

We painted snowmen with a close up perspective.

DONUTS WITH DADS AND GRANDPAS!

We created art in the style of Jim Dine.

Look for our art at the art show after church on Lutheran Schools Week Sunday January 25.

We painted the moon.

We used watercolors, glue and salt.

The we wrote a paragraph about the moon.

Look at our great moon posters.

In centers we sorted long and short vowel words.
We then had to chunk them up to spell them correctly.

We found contractions and match them to the two words.

We read a poem called, "Alice Where are you Going?

This is a poem I remember from my childhood.

We used cubes to measure items then we ordered them shortest to longest.

We put sentences in order and made sure we wrote correct sentences.

We used macaroni noodles as quotations marks and added them to sentences to show who is talking.

I am thankful for good helpers and cleaners.
You children are becoming so responsible.

We were very polite on the bus to the play.

Riding a bus is a treat.

We patiently waited for the great play!

Digital Posters from this week.