Mrs. Bernhardt's First Grade

Thursday, February 13, 2014

February 13, 2014

God has showed us what love is, He sent His only Son to die that we might live. Thank you God for your love and care for us. Watch us as we sing about how God wants us to GO and SHARE His LOVE!

A Look Ahead:
Memory: Matthew 28:20
Religion: More miracles,
Spelling: Lesson 23
Grammar: Stretching a sentence and editing
Math: Timed Test TUESDAY over subtracting 2 and adding 2
Social Studies: Schools of the past and future
Art: Wassily Kandinsky
Literacy Centers:
writing: building a sentence
phonics: sort long and short vowels
alphabet: sorting long and short vowels
word work: describing nouns with adjectives
math: class store
Poetry: A Snow Poem (hopefully this is all the snow we will see!)

Remember: NO SCHOOL MONDAY to celebrate President's Day!

SIX FLAGS READING due: FEBRUARY 24, You may turn them in as soon as you finish.

Spring Picture Day February 20: Students may wear casual clothes for the picture. Each child will get a picture taken and you will get the proofs. Then you can decide if you would like to purchase the picture.

THANK YOU to Mrs. Phipps and Mrs. Cooseman for planning our Valentine Party and THANK YOU to the moms and who came to help!! Check out the pictures!

Grandparents Day will be March 14: Invitations to come!

Auction is April 4, it is a great night. It would be fun to have several first grade tables attend!! We will be starting our special artwork for the auction! You will want to be there to bid on the framed one of a kind student art!

We have had a lot of tardies lately. Please help your child start the day on a good note by giving them enough time to come into the classroom, turn in the homework, mark lunch, and put on their gym shoes. A reminder that we leave for music or P.E. at 8:02 everyday but Wednesday and then we go to church. When your child comes in late they miss those classes as they need to do the other morning jobs first. A good time to get to school is 7:50. Thank you

Enjoy the long weekend. Make a point to be in worship this weekend and join me in eating sausage on Sunday!

In HIM,
Amy Bernhardt

We had a great time at JUMP ROPE FOR HEARTS on Monday!

We had more indoor recess this week.

We made monster Valentine Boxes.

It was fun decorating our monsters.

One day during recess we did puzzles.

Puzzles with Friends

This is a new Chihuly puzzle.

A group effort

We decorated fishing hats to wear with our new profession, "Fishers of Men".

We are ready to go fishing!

We had a WILD time at our Valentine Party!

We passed out our Valentine's.

We made a fun spinner craft.

It made a heart with a arrow going through it.

We made a bubbling love potion!

We did a heart walk.

We ate ice cream sandwiches and drank purple juice!!

Friday, February 7, 2014

February 7, 2014

This week we learned the story of Jesus telling the little children to come to Him. This is one of my favorite pictures of that story and it hung in my sister's room when we were growing up. The class is very excited to learn how important they are to Jesus. The class couldn't believe the disciples who told the children to go away. This weekend bring your child to church so that they together with family can worship and be with Jesus.

A LOOK AHEAD:

Memory: Matthew 28:19

Religion: Miracles of Jesus

Spelling: Lesson 22

Phonics: er

Math: Adding 2 digit numbers

Social Studies: School Long Ago

Science: TEST Wednesday over The SKY C2-C23
A book about Planets came home in the Friday Folder,
There will be an essay question on the test that will ask to give one fact about any planet. I will want them to name a planet and write a fact in a complete sentence. Use the planet book to help study for this question.
Art: continue Wassily Kandinsky

Literacy Centers:

Writing: Valentine’s for school staff

Alphabet: sorting real and nonsense words

Poetry: John 3:16

Math: Class store adding money on the receipt

Computer: Valentine's Puzzles

Don’t forget this Sunday is OPEN HOUSE 1-3. Tell your friends and neighbors about our AWESOME school.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART: FIRST GRADERS WILL PARTICIPATE ON FEBRUARY 10, 8-9. PLEASE SEND IN ANY SPONSOR FORMS AND MONEY ON MONDAY. MRS. STEINBACHER COULD USE SOME PARENT VOLUNTEERS. IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE EMAIL
HER THIS WEEKEND. msteinbacher@zionharvester.org

We will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Thursday. Please send your child’s Valentines in the morning. We have made our boxes and look forward to giving out the Valentines at the party. Our party is in the afternoon, 1:45-2:45. We still need helpers, please let me know if you can attend.

We will have no school Friday, February 14 and no school Monday February 18 to honor President’s Day.

SAVE BOTTLE CAPS: I would like to do an art project with plastic bottle caps in April. I will need a lot. Please save plastic caps off of water bottles, milk and orange juice, any plastic cap any size and color. Thanks

SIX FLAGS 600 MINUTES of READING DUE: February 24

You may have noticed that we have been reviewing the sight words from past weeks on the back of the spelling test. These are review and practice right now and are not being graded. In the fourth quarter these words will be graded as part of the spelling test.

I hope you read the email about the new MILESTONES MINISTRY.

Here is the important milestone for first graders. This is for you and your child even if they have already turned 7.

The focus of this class is for 6 year olds and their parents to better understand worship and how to enhance the family worship experience; there will be a focus on The Lord’s Prayer. This is a 1 week class. The milestone concludes with the 6 year olds and their parents presented a worship kit during the following week’s worship service. Children will also lead Lord’s Prayer during that weekend’s worship service. Parents will need to RSVP to attend this class. 

• Spring class: March 2nd at 9:30 a.m., meeting in Zion’s School library

• Presentation in church on March 9th at 8 a.m.

• Fall class: November 2nd at 9:30 a.m., meeting in Zion’s School library

• Presentation in church on November 8th at 5 p.m. service

I have had a few concerns about cold temperatures. I want to assure you that I will always keep your child's safety as a top priority. Mr. Debrick keeps an eye on the temperature also. If the 'real feel' or wind chill is in the single digits or below or the temperature is in the teens we will not be going out. If the temperature is in the twenties and the wind chill is above 2o then we may go outside for a few minutes. Please dress your child appropriately for if we go out for a little fresh air when the temperatures are high enough.