Mrs. Bernhardt's First Grade: January 29, 2021

We had a wonderful week celebrating our Lutheran School! Take a look at the picture overload this week to see how we celebrated and learned!

A LOOK AHEAD:

Memory: Mark 10:14

Religion: Miracles of Jesus

Spelling: Lesson 19

Grammar: Verbs

Math: Adding doubles plus 1

Writing: Non Fiction writing

Social Studies: Maps

Art: Valentine Boxes

We will be celebrating the 100th Day of School on Friday February 5 in the afternoon!

VALENTINE'S CELEBRATION FEBRUARY 11: Please see January 15 blog for pointers and class list.

February 12- NO SCHOOL Teacher In Service Day

February 15- NO SCHOOL President's Day

Scholastic Book Orders are in the Friday Folders feel free to look at the paper and online offerings of books. Please order online by February 5. Thank you!

Scholastic Book Order Link

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy time in church (online or in person) as a family!

In HIM,

Amy Bernhardt

We are SENT TO SERVE!

Here is an article off Facebook about Why Lutheran Schools are Special:

It’s National Lutheran Schools Week!

For one week a year, Lutheran school kids get to ditch their uniforms to dress up like their favorite storybook character or like a hippie from the ’60s.

The really good news about this? If your kid goes to a Lutheran school, they probably wear a uniform the other 180 school days. Uniform = no dressing drama in the busy mornings. Young divas, I’m looking at you.

Lutheran school teachers teach because they are called by the Holy Spirit.

If a call from God seems like a really big deal, you’re right. It makes all the difference in the world. Teachers come earlier, stay later, email when your child seems upset or especially ecstatic, pray with your child, visit their students’ homes for dinner, and worship alongside your kids during chapel.

In a Lutheran school, your child is not just part of a school, they are part of a rich education history.

Lutheran schools have taught kids—and taught them well—for generations. Your kids’ Lutheran teachers are part of a close-knit group of outstanding educators, doing what they’ve done well for centuries. Teachers and administrators gather together to share teaching ideas, share their faith, and inspire one another. Lutheran schools have thrived for so long because we do education well.

Martin Luther would be so proud.

(Not too proud, though.)

Different is better.

More and more public schools are relying on minimum skills tests to evaluate their students and teachers. Here’s the report card on these tests: they are the epic failures of America’s education system.

Many people agree these tests stress out teachers and kids, they don’t accurately measure what kids have learned, and the pressure to perform well short-circuits real learning.

In most Lutheran schools, there are no required state-issued tests, which frees the kids, teachers, and administrators from all that extra stress. It also gives teachers extra time to perform afternoon-long science experiments or to slow down the class until every kid masters the concept. Not surprisingly, teaching to kids instead of to tests works wonders.

1.The most important thing of all: the Gospel!

Kids have deep questions about the Bible, they want to pray about their sick uncle and their family trip, and they like to sing beautiful songs about Jesus. In other words, childhood is about developing academically and physically, yes. But most important, childhood is about growing spiritually. Lutheran schools nurture each child’s spiritual growth. Teachers start class with prayer, they teach kindness from the example of Jesus, and they help kids articulate and defend their faith. The most important thing of all is that Lutheran Schools teach the children the good news of their Savior Jesus. They help children understand their need for forgiveness and the wonderful news that Jesus lived perfectly in their place, died for them, and rose again, so that they too will receive the gift of eternal life. If there was only one reason to send your kid to a Lutheran school, this would be it.

But let me tell you, those uniforms are also really nice.

Take a look at our fun week...

Monday: Don't let the pajamas fool you, we were wide awake and busy al day.

Tuesday:We learned that in Thailand they have a COLOR DAY with race competitions. We had on our favorite colors and even had races with our color groups.

Wednesday:We had so many fans of so many different things...

Thursday:

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Friday: Ultimate Spirit Day

WOW!!! We collected $155.04 for Thailand Gospel Packs. Just our class is able to send 31 packs to children in Thailand.

We watched many videos about Thailand in Religion this week.

Look for the class ceiling tiles in the hallways. Each class decorated a tile for Lutheran School's Week. We used Dale Chihuly's Macchia Bowls as our inspiration.