Mrs. Bernhardt's First Grade: January 21, 2022

A look ahead:

Memory:John 20:21

Religion: Zambia Bound- online mission trip for NLSW

Word Work: magic e makes a long

Math: Totals Greater than 10

Writing: Fact and Opinion Writing

Science: Animal Adaptations

Social Studies: Continents

Art: Cardnial Perspective Art

Next week we will CELEBRATE our Lutheran Schools!

A look ahead to January 24-28

National Lutheran Schools Week

Monday: Zoom Call Day

Wear business on top and jammies on bottom!

Tuesday: Crazy Day

Dress crazy from head to toe.

Wednesday: P.J. Day

Wear your P.J.s.

****CHRIS CAKES SPECIAL PANCAKE LUNCH****

On Wednesday, January 26th we will have a special pancake day to celebrate NLSW. Chris Cakes will come to flip pancakes and serve sausage & juice to students. The cost of this lunch will be provided by Zion. Grilled cheese and salad will not be offered as sides for lunch. Students who do not want to eat pancakes may bring a cold lunch.

Thursday: Holiday Day

Represent one or many holidays with what you wear!

Friday: Class Choice- Bernhardt Beehive

Dress like a bee, we will be making bee antenna in class!!

Don't forget to bring back your offering box on Wednesday!

$15 will cover the cost of a backpack, school supplies, and a christian activity book.

Class list for Valentines can be found on blog for January 14.

I am still in need of empty larger size Clorax wipe containers or 2 liter bottles. Please send them in by January 31.

Check the Friday Folder for information about our school's participation in the American Heart Challenge!

If you haven't donated toward our class EAT LOCAL Basket, you still have time! I plan on getting the gift certificates on January 29, so please venmo or send in cash before Friday!

Thank You if you have already donated!

As we look ahead to Lutheran Schools Week I want to share with you why I teach at and why you should be happy your child attends a Lutheran School.

This is why ZION is special...

Your child is literally and figuratively surround by God's Word everyday!

We start each day with an invocation, devotion, and prayer.

We end each day with a closing devotion song and prayer.

Your child is being nurtured spiritually everyday.

My students are learning to apply God's Word to our lives with Bible Journaling.

My students are given opportunities to serve through our classroom.

With our offerings we support Missionary Holz and the kids in Cambodia, we have have collected toys for kids with cancer, and we have provided food to seminaries at Thanksgiving.

My students look for other ways to serve each day.

My students are nurtured in sharing their faith and given opportunities to practice witnessing

We shared Jesus' love with college students.

We share our treasures.

We participate and are a top fundraising school for

AMERICAN HEART CHALLENGE.

We worship in chapel every Wednesday.

Lent worship centers (coming soon)

Child led family devotions

Students learn and practice being followers of Jesus!

We love Jesus.

We welcome.

We love one another.

We are baptized.

We give.

We read the Bible.

We tell.

We sing.

We help.

We pray.

We share.

We are Family. We are claim and redeem by Christ. We are brothers and sisters in Him. We learn to work together in His Kingdom. We learn to love one another and forgive one another.

JESUS is what makes us special.

Yes, we are strong in academics. Our schools scores consistently above the 75% on standardized testing and when our students go to Lutheran High (one of the most academic high schools in the St. Louis county with the highest average ACT scores in the county) the teachers at LHS comment on how well prepared Zion students are for upper level classes.

Yes, Zion has awesome music programs and sport programs as well.

And Yes, Zion is a school family.