March 27, 2015

As we journey with Jesus through Holy Week 
we begin with Palm Sunday but all to soon the  
shouts of HOSANNA turn to shouts of  CRUCIFY. 

We are given many opportunities to focus on Jesus.

Worship Opportunities 
during Holy Week

March 29: PALM SUNDAY 8, 9:30, and 11 Children at Zion meet in the back to be part of the parade.

April 2: MAUNDY THURSDAY: THE LIVING LAST SUPPER:  3:30 and 7:00

April 3: GOOD FRIDAY: 3:30 and 7:00

April 4: SATURDAY VIGIL: 5:00

April 5: EASTER SUNDAY: 8, 9:30 and 11

  If your church home doesn't have some of 
these special services,
you are invited and 
you are always welcome 
to attend Zion services.

A LOOK AHEAD:

Memory: 1 John 1:19 must be said by Thursday

Religion: Continuing our study of Holy Week

Grammar: subjects and predicates

Spelling: Lesson 27  TEST THURSDAY

Math:  begin subtraction facts

Science: TEST over Weather and Seasons Chapter 7 pages 226-261  TEST will be on WEDNESDAY APRIL 1.

Centers: 

Word Work: Compound Words
Phonics: Sorting or and ar
Writing: Letter Writing to Pen Pals
Poetry: A Jellybean Poem
Math: Ordering Numbers Least to Greatest
Alphabet: Visualizing a Story

Friday April 3,  Good Friday No School

Monday-Friday, April 6-10 Easter Break No School

PLEASE SEND IN AN EGG CARTON WITH 12 PLASTIC EGGS, if you have not already done so. 

I need all eggs and cartons on TUESDAY, MARCH 31.

We will be doing a religion project on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1.

EASTER EGG HUNT:  

Put on your warm coats and come hunt for eggs on Saturday, March 28, 10:00am-12:00am at Zion Church
All Games will be in the gym and commons the hunt will be outside.

I am sending home March and April BOOK ORDERS, remember you can order from any flyer online.  Please visit the website and order by TUESDAY, MARCH 31. (If I place an order in March I get 500 bonus points!)

Please order online at:

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

PLEASE CHECK YOUR CHILD'S MATH HOMEWORK,  BOTH PAGES.

First grade is too young for homework to be completely independent.  I am see far too many CAR papers in Math.  Please look over each paper with your child and help them see the problems that were skipped or done incorrectly!

I will be collecting READING LOGS and BOOK IT on WEDNESDAY, April 1.  Please make sure the logs are in your child's homework folder.  Completed logs will get a free book on Wednesday only.

WHAT:     Titus 2’sday is a women's mentoring ministry.  We are blessed to announce that our guest speaker team for this year’s opening event is coming in from Seward, Nebraska: Jessica Brashear is a former counselor, a married mother of three, and a published blogger.  She and her mother, Susan Biel, are both wonderful Christian mentoring moms. They will present Parenting Through the Years. 

Moms of young and old, as well as friends of moms, will benefit from this special presentation and open forum.

WHEN:     Tuesday, MARCH 31^st, 6:30-8:30^pm

WHERE:   Zion Lutheran Church, 3866 S. Old Hwy 94, St. Charles, 63304. 636-441-7425 or zionharvester.org.

 Admission is free and refreshments are provided

To find out more about upcoming Women’s Events at Zion go to http://zionharvesterwomensnetwork.org/ or Like Zion Harvester Women's Network on Facebook.

A Look to APRIL 13...  This is the first day back from Easter Break and it is also opening day for the Cardinals.  STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO WEAR A BASEBALL SHIRT AND THE UNIFORM BOTTOMS.

As we enter into the last week of Lent may you continue on the journey and make time for worship and daily devotions.

In HIM,
Amy Bernhardt

A peek into our week...

Happy Birthday Olivia!

Happy Birthday Alyssa!

We celebrated Palm Sunday.

We wrote praises to Jesus on palm branches.

We are learning how to measure in inches with a ruler.

Mrs. Masa handed out our class books.  I hope you enjoyed reading about our future plans.
I do have a special order form if you are still interesting in buying a book.

This was a different week as we did our achievement testing.

We all were given a WORK HARD DO YOUR BEST pencil.

After working hard we got to practice making bubbles with gum.

First you chew...

Flatten the gum on your tongue...

And blow!

Some of us were successful.

We had a ball with our tests and we even played with bouncing balls outside.

We finished the achievement tests on Thursday and received medals for out hard work!

On Tuesday we celebrated Drew Albritton's eternal life.
The preschoolers rang bells.

Pastor Rouland read us a book about heaven!

We blew bubbles a favorite activity of Drew.
Please keep this family in your prayers.

We worked on the Eric Carle inspired collage.

We cut...

We glued...

A finished project

Then we wrote fact about our animals.

We are working on writing small moments.
We are stretching out one small moment to make it into a story.

Grace wrote a small moment about doing the cycle in the cup stacking tournament.

In gym we did stretching and relays.

VIP Reader last week, Mrs. Schenck, Recruiter for Lutheran High.

One of this week's VIP Reader, Sydney a sophomore from Lutheran High.

Our other VIP Reader, Hannah, a senior at Lutheran High.(and my daughter!)

 

March 20, 2015

We learned this week that our sins were laid on Jesus and he took them to the cross.

A LOOK AHEAD:

Memory: John 15:13

Religion: Jesus leading up to Holy Week

Spelling:  We will have NO SPELLING TEST next week due to Achievement test, 

Writing:  We will work on writing a non fiction report as well as a personal narrative               

Grammar: No new Grammar we will review how to make 
                 correct sentences

Literacy Centers:  We will not have centers due to testing.
Math: counting money with dimes, nickels, and pennies
Science: Seasons
Art: Eric Carle

ACHIEVEMENT TEST NEXT WEEK

Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.  This is the first time the students will be experiencing this type of testing.  It is important that they learn the process and get used to this type of evaluation tool.  Although in first grade the accuracy of the assessment maybe compromised due to the limited exposure to this type of test.  The test is another tool to help assess students achievement.  It is good to practice taking these types of tests and will give some sort of a baseline for future years.  We will be spending a lot of time this week talking and learning about taking tests as well as taking the achievement tests.  I always stress to just do your best.  Please don't put any pressure on your child about this test.  You probably don't even need to mention the tests to your child.

Many students even report this as a favorite week because we do  many fun activities between tests!

REPORT CARDS are in the Friday Folders.  If you have any question please contact me. 

OPTIONAL PARENT CONFERENCE:  I will be email some parents that I would like to meet for a conference.  I want to offer to have a conference with anyone who would like to meet.  I am available most mornings before school as most days after school.  Please send me an email if you would like to meet.

I have several students who have read all of my fluency books.  Those students will no longer receive leveled books on Mondays.  I DO still expect them to read each night and complete the reading logs.  

PLEASE SEND IN AN EGG CARTON WITH 12 PLASTIC EGGS to school by March 30.  We will be doing a religion project on Tuesday, March 31.

EASTER EGG HUNT: You are invited to Zion's EASTER EGG HUNT on March 28, 10:00am-12:00am
Please see banner for details.

CANDY NEEDED:  Non chocolate candy is still need for the Easter Egg Hunt please bring donations to the school office.

Please make church a priority this weekend for your family.  As we continue our journey this Lent, may you look to Jesus our Savior and spend time in worship to Him.

In HIM,

Amy Bernhardt

Just a few pictures from this week.

We had a little fun on St. Patrick's Day.
There are many opinions on if leprechauns are real or not...
We did find a few surprises for us on Tuesday.

 
We even wrote a paragraph on how to catch a leprechaun, but not one of us was able to catch one.

We worked with partners measuring with small and large paper clips.
After measuring with large paper clips we estimated how many small paper clips we need for the line. 

We also learned how to measure in inches and how to draw line segments of various lengths.

After learning about 4 types of clouds we made models with cotton balls.

We displayed our cloud knowledge on a poster.