Mrs. Bernhardt's First Grade: January 23, 2026

We enjoyed learning our memory in sign language and then not even saying a word to 'say' our memory!

A look ahead:

Memory: Psalm 98:4

Religion: Go Mongolia - online mission trip for NLSW

Phonics: lesson 71- review tch and dge

lesson 72- ild, -old, -ind, -olt, -ost

Heart Word: both

Spelling: through lesson 60

Knowledge Building: habitats

Grammar: pronouns

Math: graphing

Math Fluency: addition sums to 10 TEST on Friday

Writing: Information paragraph

Science: NLSW activities

Social Studies: NLSW activities

Art: NLSW activities

Next week we will CELEBRATE our Lutheran School with National Lutheran School's Week- NLSW

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

We are supporting Global Kids Network

to provide VBS to kids in Mongolia!

Last year Zion was #2 in Missouri and #1 in St. Charles County for raising funds to help the American Heart Association!

What a great way to share Jesus with others and show how much we love one another!! Information papers came home Wednesday or you can look on Sycamore.

The Whole School Art Show will be in the Welcome Center of Church the weekend of January 31/February 1! Plan to stop by before or after we sing and look at all the wonderful art!

All students are expected to attend our singing in church on

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 1 at 10:30 am.

Please have your child in the upper music room at 10:15, or right after Sunday School to warm up. Mrs. Brenner and Mrs. Bernhardt will be there to help your child get to the room.

Class list for Valentines can be found on blog for January 16.

Important Dates:

February 1, Sunday, 10:30: Sing in Church

February 6, Friday, 12:30-3 : 100th Day Celebration

February 12, Thursday, 1:45-2:45: Valentine's Day Party

March 6, Friday: Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day

Hello! This year for Grandparents & Special Friends Day, we are so excited to announce that we will be selling shirts guests may wear that day, or to show Zion spirit at ANY time! This is not required to order, but encouraged if your guests want some fun, customized Zion merchandise! You can also order these for guests who are not able to make it, but still want to show some Bobcat pride!

Order costs will be billed through Joyful Response. Please select the size of the shirts you would like to order. Shirts will be delivered to your child's homeroom prior to Grandparents and Special Friends Day. Shirt orders are due Friday, February 13.

The price will be $13 per shirt.

If you need more than 5 shirts, you will need to complete the form a second time. Thank you for your understanding.

Link to Order

Check your child's practice sums to 10 test in the Friday Folder. Remember we have completed the 30 lessons and 10 review lessons and next Friday sums to 10 tests will be recorded for a grade.

If you would like extra practice pages feel free to visit the website FACTS on FIRE

As we continue in the year we begin to focus on fluency in reading. At home you can help by having your child read the ROLL and READS and the STORY pages that come home. I have an incentive that if a parent signs the paper that indicates that the paper was read aloud, the student receives a bonus sticker. I don't always remember to put a parent signature stamp.

Bobcat Benefit Classroom Contributions

This year our class is collecting donations to provide this year’s Bobcat Benefit with Adirondack Chairs to auction off the evening of April 17, 2026. This is a great way for us to work together as a family to help further the mission of the school. Plus, it’s fun to see which classroom item brings in the highest bud come Auction Night! Donations are due end-of-day Monday, January 26th.

Please send monetary donations via Venmo
Noted: Auction - 1st Grade in memo line

-OR-

Cash or check may be dropped off in the School Office noted: Auction-1st Grade

Next week is a fun week to celebrate what makes Zion special and unique. 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. Yes, Zion has teachers who are love Jesus and their students. Yes, Zion teachers are dedicated and continue to passionate about learning. Yes, Zion is a school family. But is JESUS that makes Zion special.

Here are somethings we do everyday

that you may not even know we do ...

We have a devotion leader who now at this point in the year says the invocation, leads the doxology, and extinguishes the candle after devotions...

...each day we take prayer requests and take time to individual pray...

...we have a prayer leader who says his/her own prayer

aloud before lunch...

...and each month we learn a new lunch prayer to

sing after the prayer leader prays...

...each day we close the day by sing a benediction blessing to each other as we leave school.

These are just a few ways your child is learning to be a

disciple of Christ!

My prayer is that your family thanks God for the gift of Zion, a Christian education, and the blessing of your child being surrounded by Jesus love and disciples who are passionate to teach him/her to be a disciple and witness of Christ.

Stay safe and warm this weekend!

In HIM,

Amy