Mrs. Bernhardt's First Grade: November 30, 2018

Advent begins this Sunday.
Advent is a time that we prepare for the birth of Jesus our Savior.
At school we will have an advent wreath to help us count down the weeks till Christmas.
We will be doing special devotions as well.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADVENT DEVOTIONS TO DO AS A FAMILY
PLEASE EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND SOME TO YOU!!

Zion's Lessons and Carols is this Sunday, December, it is another way to take sometime to focus on Jesus. This service last about one hour and 15 minutes and focuses on Jesus coming into our dark world to bring light. It is Sunday December 2 at 7:00 pm.

MEMORY WORK- Your child's speaking part for the Advent Service is now on the memory sheet in the Homework folder! This needs to be learned at home!!

ADVENT SERVICE: We will lead worship WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19 at 10 and 7. We will begin practicing in the church for our service soon. PLEASE practice your child's individual part focusing in on loud and slow!

For the morning service the class should wear their uniforms and for the evening wear church clothes or uniform, no jeans please.

Please have your child to the church basement on Wednesday night at 6:50.

We will celebrate St. Nicholas in the classroom on Thursday, December 6. This is a German tradition that I grew up with and I like to share with my students. Traditionally on the night of December 5 you put your shoes outside and St. Nicholas comes and fills your shoes with candy, fruit, and coins. I want to give you a heads up in case your child puts his/her shoes outside on Wednesday night.

Christmas Party/Service Project

For our Christmas party on December 21 we will be baking cookies to give to others. I will need about 8-10 helpers to help with the mixing, baking, and packaging. I need a lead parent(s) to help set up at 8:45 while we are at chapel and be in charge of baking the cookies in the school kitchen (this parent will meet with Mrs. Boettcher the cook to learn how to work the ovens:)) I will also need a parent to go and get the pizzas from Little Caesars for us at 10:45.
Each child will get cookie gifts with a Christmas message to give away to neighbors, friends, and family members. If you can help on Thursday, December 21, 9:00-11:00 please let me know.

Thanks for the added helping hands!

A look ahead:

Memory: speaking part

Religion: Advent and An angel visits Mary
Spelling: Lesson 14, long i with a silent e
Grammar: plural nouns
Math: adding 2 facts,
Phonics: build new words by changing the beginning or the end

Science: animal unit
Art: More Nativity Art

Books are a great Christmas Gift.

Please go online to order books.

If these are a gift, just send me an email and I will let you know when the books arrive.

I changed the due date to MONDAY DECEMBER 3.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK ORDER LINK

As we enter into this busy time of year, may we remember to spend time as a family focused on Jesus. He brings calm to our chaos! Make family worship a priority and consider joining Zion's Sunday morning Bible Class at 9:30. Currently there is a Bible study on Raising Children. It is not necessary to have attended the previous weeks. Feel free to start this weekend.

In HIM,

Amy Bernhardt

Mrs. Duffy has been teaching full time this week, so I have been out of the room. Sorry for the lack of pictures!

Look Closely...

We received a guest from St. John's Lutheran School in Portage Wisconsin.

Flat Hoytt came to learn about our class and St. Charles Mo.

We made a book about a day in first grade at Zion.

Take a look at our pictures