March 28, 2014

What a wonderful theme for this year!  As we continue through Lent we remember the price that Jesus paid to give us a Future with a Hope.  As we pray and support Drew Albritton's family may we remember that God's plan is for us to have a future in heaven and that He made that plan happen with His Son's death and resurrection.  May we be comforted knowing that Drew is living his future with Jesus in heaven.

I encourage you to keep the Albritton Family in your prayers.  If you want to send them a note or card you will find their address in our school directory.

A LOOK AHEAD:

A Look Ahead:

Memory: 1 John 1:9

Religion: Jesus leading up to Holy Week

Spelling:  We will have NO SPELLING TEST next week due to Achievement test, 

                 Since we are in 4th quarter each week I will be     
                 including past sight words as part of the 

                 spelling test.  This will be similar to the third 
                 quarter but now the words will count toward the    

                 grade of the test. 

Grammar: No new Grammar we will review how to make 
                 correct sentences

Literacy Centers:  We will not have centers due to testing.
Math: counting money wit dimes, nickels, and pennies
Social Studies: Families
Science: Changing Matter
Art: Claude Monet

ACHIEVEMENT TEST NEXT WEEK

Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.  This is the first time the students will be experiencing this type of testing.  It is important that they learn the process and get used to this type of evaluation tool.  Although in first grade the accuracy of the assessment maybe compromised due to the limited exposure to this type of test.  The test is another tool to help assess students achievement.  It is good to practice taking these types of tests and will give some sort of a baseline for future years.  We will be spending a lot of time this week talking and learning about taking tests as well as taking the achievement tests.  I always stress to just do your best.  Please don't put any pressure on your child about this test.  You probably don't even need to mention the tests to your child.

REPORT CARDS are in the Friday Folders.  If you have any question please contact me.

OPTIONAL PARENT CONFERENCE:  If you have received an email from me requesting a conference or if you have concerns and would like a third quarter parent conference please go the google doc I have set up.  You can access the doc with this link and sign up for a date and time.  These are optional conferences and if you don't hear from me specifically about meeting, these conferences are your choice.  I wanted to make them available to everyone.  This conference would be to discuss your child's progress so far this year. 

PLEASE SIGN UP BY MONDAY so I can plan accordingly.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuoN-Fc4hnfIdG92N3gzVmZORmRldldsZXkzSEhVV3c&usp=sharing

EASTER EGG HUNT: You are invited to Zion's EASTER EGG HUNT on APRIL 12 , 10:00am-12:00am
Please see banner for details.

CANDY NEEDED:  Non chocolate candy is still need for the Easter Egg Hunt please bring donations to the school office.

MONDAY IS CARDINAL DAY!!!  
To celebrate the Opening Day of Cardinal Baseball we are having Cardinal's Day.  
Your child may wear JEANS and a CARDINAL shirt!

Please make church a priority this weekend for your family.  As we continue our journey this Lent, may you look to Jesus our Savior and spend time in worship to Him.

In HIM,

Amy Bernhardt

Take a peek at our week!

This week we measured things with paper clips. 

Ww worked together to measure.

Putting down the tape bridge for our Monet painting.

We painted like Monet using lots of paint.

We layered the paint making the picture look blurring in the style of impressionist painting.

We used different color to show shading and movement in the painting.

We played a Math game helping us learn sums of 10.

 WE DID AN EXPERIMENT WHERE WE MADE GAS!!!

We put baking soda into a balloon.

We measured 1/2 cup vinegar.

We poured the vinegar into the water bottle.

We carefully put the balloon on top of the water bottle.

We lifted up the balloon so that the baking soda would fall into the vinegar.

We watched as...

...the balloon began to be filled with air.

When you mix baking soda and vinegar it makes a gas.

We shared what we did on Spring Break.

We are working on Small Moment books that we will turn into video stories.

We use the ipod to make the video story.

We continue to do Lent devotions ...

... and focus on Jesus.

March 14, 2014

This week we learned that God gives food to the birds and beautiful clothes to the flowers.  God loves us so much more than the birds and the flowers.  We need not worry, but TRUST God as He gives us what we need.  We thank God that He provides for our earthly needs and that He sent Jesus to die and rise for us, He provides for our eternal needs!
May we continue to keep our focus on Christ this Lent.  


A Look Ahead: (after Spring Break)
Memory: 1 Timothy 1:15
                (4th quarter memory sheets are in homework folders on Monday)
Religion: Jesus Teachings
Grammar: Subjects Predicates
Spelling: Lesson 27
Science: Changing Matter
Social Studies: Families
Centers:
phonics: sorting or and ar sounds
alphabet: following directions
writing: sticker story
word work: flip a word word building
poetry:   A Spring Poem
math: comparing and ordering numbers

FRIDAY MARCH 14 was the end of the third quarter.  Report cards will go home Friday March 28.  I will include information about optional parent conferences in my next blog. 

Please keep collecting PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS, any size or color!!

SHARE my BLOG address with the student's grandparents and special friend so that they can view our classroom and pictures from Grandparent's Day.  www.zion1b.blogspot.com

I want to tell you what a wonderful blessing your child is to me.  I really love coming to work everyday.  Your children make my job a joy.  Thank you for your support.  I can't believe we are entering the fourth quarter and I will soon be passing these blessings on to another teacher!

I will not be at school on the Monday we return from Spring Break.  My cousin is getting married in Florida and I will be returning on Monday.  Mrs. Masa will be subbing for me.

Enjoy your Spring Break!

IN HIM,

Amy Bernhardt

Enjoy the pictures and watch our talent show performance at the very end of the blog!

March 7, 2014

"Sign us with ashes, merciful God, 

children of dust, as to dust we return.


Sign us with ashes, merciful God, 

mark us and make us your own."

God has marked us at our baptisms.  He makes us His and promises to never let go.  As we journey through Lent let us focus on the price that was paid for us.  To claim us God sacrificed His only Son.  Praise be to God for His everlasting love for us.

I hope your family has had the opportunity to use the Lent worship center.  May this be a reminder to spend time as a family around God’s Word and in prayer.  Thank you to Paul Trinklein, my dad, for cutting out the cross pieces for us to put together!

Memory: John 20:21
Religion: Jesus speaks to the people, we will learn about parables

Phonics: or and ar sounds

Spelling: Lesson 26 
Science: Gas is matter
Social Studies: Families
Centers:
phonics: long a words
alphabet: positional words
writing: How to catch a Leprechaun
word work: compound words
poetry:   Five Little Speckled Frogs 
math: Regrouping trading pennies for dimes

Friday March 14 - GRANDPARENT'S DAY- Please let you grandparent or special guest know the schedule that was in the invitation.  Our class will be performing The Presidents Song in the Talent Show.  (I will video our performance and post it on the blog) We will end the day in Church.  The students will be dismissed from the church, so if the child's grandparent is not taking him/her home please come into the church to pick up your child.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND BACKPACKS to school on Friday.  Friday Folders will come home on Thursday.I look forward to spending sometime with our Grandparents and special guests.

BOOK FAIR:  Next week we will be going to the Book Fair Wednesday morning.  If your child would like to purchase a book please send money in an envelope with your child's name on the front.  I will collect the envelopes and help children make purchases.

The BOOK FAIR WILL BE OPEN ON GRANDPARENT'S DAY.  Grandparents may take the child to the book fair before school beginning at 7:30 or during the classroom time on Grandparent's Day.  I would suggest before school as during the class time is very busy.

St. Charles Chill Hockey Tickets:  Mr. Hall has given our class tickets for the Chill Hockey game on Friday March 28, at 7:05 at the Family Arena.  If you are interested in tickets for your family let me know.  I still have tickets available.

The First-Third Grade Musical is May 2.  Please plan on attend that evening.  If your child is not able to attend please let Mrs. Roehrig know.

Achievement Test will take place March 31-April 4.  Please make every effort to have your child in school that week!  

SPRING PICTURES:  The Spring picture proofs are in the Friday Folders if you would like to order pictures please return the form by next Friday, March 14.

Zion Auction is April 4.  It would be great to have a table of first grade parents.  It is a fun night and you could bid on our class artwork.  Invitations have been put in the mail or you can pick on up in the office.  I hope to see many of you there!
 

Our Auction Artwork, Come to the auction and bid on this original!

God is Good:  Three of our friends are getting baptized this Sunday!  God's Blessings to Brayden M., Lucy, and Adianna as they get baptized.  Welcome to God's family.  Your future has been planned for you  and you have a Future and a Hope in Jesus!!

May you continue to look to Jesus this Lent.  May you set aside time to worship Him this weekend and time to listen to Him this week as a family in devotions.

In HIM,

Amy Bernhardt

In Science we tested the viscosity of 5 liquids.  

We applied the scientific method and observed the results.

We then recording our findings.

We put together words to make compound words.

We sanded the wood pieces of the Lent crosses.

We stained the crosses.

We glued the pieces together.

We are learning about regrouping with pennies and dimes. 

Partner Reading during indoor recess.

We can do this doubles plus one game in 2 minutes and 55 seconds.

 We observed one cup of liquid in different shaped containers.
We concluded that liquids have no shape of their own.

We are working on writing how to paragraphs.

We wrote out sins on black paper.

We nailed our sins to a cross.

We hung the cross up to remind us this Lent that Jesus suffered and died on a cross to take away our sins.