December 18, 2020

For unto you 

is born this day 

in the city of David 

a Savior 

who is Christ the Lord!

Luke 2:11

I pray you have a very Merry Christmas     

and that your family's focus remains on Jesus this season!      

    

A look into 2021: 

We will return to school on WEDNESDAY JANUARY 6

Memory: Titus 2:11

Religion: Epiphany

Spelling: no Spelling Test

Grammar: plural nouns

Math:  adding 2

Science: animal adaptations and habitats

Writing: non-fiction writing

Phonics: magic e

Please make sure your child spends some time reading over break even just 10 minutes a day!

Thank you for all the prayers for my daughter.  Her surgery went well. We are praying she comes home from the hospital Friday night, if not then on Saturday.

She has 4-6 weeks of recovery ahead but we are thankful that the surgery is over and she is doing well.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD'S RICHEST BLESSINGS TO YOU!!!

Amy Bernhardt

Adventures with Jake the Monkey...

This week has been the week of JOY!!

Did your child JINGLE for JESUS?

drawing a manger scene 

working on time

thank you for the hot chocolate

STEAM center

guided writing

reading 

writing the Christmas story

sentence work

word work

guided reading

In Chapel the Lutheran High School students did a play to help us learn about the TRUE MEANING of CHRISTMAS.

learning about the names of the days of the week

memory journal

even Moseley wore PJ's on Thursday

We published a book and read it to others.

a figure if out craft

Christmas Bingo

a snack-tivity- a craft you can eat

December 11, 2020

 

This week we learned that the angel told Mary and Joseph that the baby should be named 

JESUS, which means "GOD SAVES".

The prophets foretold that Jesus name would be 

EMMANUEL, which means, "GOD IS WITH US"

Make time this weekend to worship and prepare your heart for the Baby who came to earth to be WITH US and to SAVE US!

A Look Ahead:

Religion: The Christmas story

Memory: Luke 2:11

Spelling: long o with a silent e lesson 14
Grammar: singular and plural nouns

Writing:publishing

Phonics:blends, beginning words with 2 sounds 

Math: working with money

Art: Nativity Art

FRIDAY IS A HALF DAY WITH DISMISSAL AT NOON!

I have planned a small party for us including a snack-activity, BINGO, and short Christmas video.

Christmas Spirit Week is NEXT WEEK - December 14-18

My daughter, Hannah, is having surgery on Monday.  I will be here Monday but plan to be gone Tuesday afternoon to be with her in the hospital.  Thank you for your prayers.

I really enjoy preparing for Christmas with the kids, this second week of Advent.  I look forward to next week, the third week of Advent and the JOY it will bring!

Enjoy the pictures from this week and spend time worship our Savior who comes to bring JOY!

In HIM,

Amy 

Adventures of Jake:

This week's Read Aloud Books

We are learning about lines of symmetry and we made "symmetrees",

we learned different was to divide shapes in half using symmetry.

We love practicing our fluency with little plays.

decorating our class tree

memory journal page

sorting singular and plural nouns

Christmas puzzle

Thank you Mr. Braddy for the great chapel and helping us focus on Jesus!  Check it out out Zion's Facebook page.

We learned about printing and made wrapping paper.

counting money

publishing our books

playing number sense games

practicing spelling words

Centers:

making a sentence

using positional words

guided writing 

We read, "The Legend of the Poinsettia" and then made a paper poinsettia!

In STEAM we were given 2 pipe cleaners, a light, and a battery, the challenge was to make a Christmas tree with a light at the top, that actual lit up!

We really had to work and try different things to make it work. It really had us work on problem solving and GRIT!

Christmas Tree Tessellation Group Project