Mrs. Bernhardt's First Grade: January 2024

A LOOK AHEAD:

Memory: Matthew 14:27

Religion: Jesus miracles on water

Word Work: FLOSS rule, words with one syllable and a short vowel and end the sound /f/,/l/,/s/, and /z/ double the last consonant. example: gloss, fluff, buzz, bell

HFW: want

Core Knowledge: The Earth

Grammar: adjectives

Math: numbers 1-40

Writing: informational paragraphs

Social Studies: American symbols

Science: clouds

Art: Wassily Kandinsky

We will be celebrating the 100th Day of School on Friday February 2! WOW 100 DAYS of LEARNING!!

We have all the cereal boxes we need, THANK YOU!!

February 4- We sing at church at 10:30. Please have students in the upper music room at 10:15 or right after Sunday school.

Field Trip: Friday February 9. 9:15-12:00

Please have your child bring a peanut free cold lunch and wear the RED Zion field trip shirt and uniform bottoms

Jump for Heart Day: Friday February 9, 12:20-1:15

Since we have a field trip we will need to wear our RED Zion shirt and uniform bottoms.

VALENTINE'S CELEBRATION FEBRUARY 14: Please see January 19 blog for pointers and class list. If you have extras JULIA AND TYLER would love Valentines! Remember no candy, please.

February 16- NO SCHOOL Teacher Professional Development

February 19- NO SCHOOL President's Day

Save the Date:

Something new this year! Grandparents' can order and wear a special shirt for Grandparent's Day!

Link to order special Grandparent's Day shirts

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy time in church as a family!

In HIM,

Amy Bernhardt

Jesus gives us calls us to be His disciples and He has CHOSEN US and promises to go with us as we tell the GOOD NEWS!

(a ton of great pictures after the article)

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: ICE DAY No School!

Tuesday...