October 14, 2022

 

It seems like some many things can make us feel afraid.  

God's promises are true.

 He will always love us, care for us, provide for us, and forgive us.

Trust in HIM!!

 A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

Religion: 10 Commandments 
Memory: Matthew 22:37
Writing: writing more than one sentence about a picture

Grammar: sentences that ask a questions
Phonics/Spelling: sh- 2 letters make one sound

Math: word problems

Science: animal classification

Social Studies: continents and oceans

Reading: fairy tales, reader's theater, explore fiction and non fiction texts

Art: Dale Chihuly

 Red Ribbon Week is NEXT WEEK:  October 17-21

We will celebrate healthy habits and pledge to be drug free with special dress days...

Monday - PJ Day - full relaxed dress day

Tuesday - Tie-dye day - tie dye shirt and dress bottoms

Wednesday - Superhero day - superhero shirt and dress bottoms

Thursday - Hawaiian day - Hawaiian shirts and dress bottoms

Friday - all-out spirit day - Zion spirit wear, jean pants, or athletic bottoms

October 19: Super Hero Toy Collection

Don't forget to bring your NEW Super Hero toy to school by Wednesday.  The toys will be donated to Friends of Kids with Cancer in memory of Drew Albritton.

October 25:  Field Trip to Missouri Botanical Garden

We will leave at 8:30 and return to school at 2:15.  

If you are a chaperone you will be receiving an email with details especially for you.

What everyone needs to know:

-Each child will need a carseat.  Please send in your child's LABELED carseat on Tuesday.

-Your child should wear his/her field trip shirt, red Zion shirt that was given on the first day of school.

-Each child needs a sack lunch as we will be eating near Botanical Garden.

-Due to allergies we ask for no peanut butter or peanuts in your child's lunch.

October 26: Fall Service Project Harvest Party

 You can help: 

I need more parent helpers. link to sign up to help  

Send in MONEY to pay for snacks BY FRIDAY OCTOBER 21

My VENMO is @Amy-Bernhardt-3, or send in cash.

We need shoeboxes.

 

We plan to make and send 30 care packages. 

Thank you for your help.

October 27: No School- Parent Conferences

October 28 - 31: No School Fall Break

Thank you for your help in teaching your child about helping others and sharing Jesus.

First Graders would love the  opportunity to make some money for offerings!

Have a wonderful weekend and may worship be a priority for your family,

Amy

Enjoy our Reader's Theater Plays

coloring plastic to melt 

Israelites cross the Red Sea

Way to Go

memory journal

reader's theater

Way to Go Cross Country

Thank you Dr. Ernstmeyer for leading chapel on being Alive in Christ.

the Passover

number paths

practicing phonics and handwriting

science station

eating all parts of a plant

sorting middle sound

word work

writing the who, what doing, where, and add a describing word in a sentence about a cow

working on liturgical art for church

October 4, 2022

A Look Ahead: 

Memory:Psalm 56:3

Religion:  Moses and the Children of Israel

Reading:  We are learning some fairy tales and twists on fairy tales in Shared Reading

Writing: adding adjectives

Phonics: short e

Handwriting: lowercase letters with slants

Math: Subtraction 

Science: Plants 

Art: Dale Chihuly

 

No School October 5-8- Teachers attend the National Lutheran Teachers Conference in Milwaukee, WI.

See Sycamore for information on the 

TJ Pizza Fundraiser

 Red Ribbon Week:  October 17-21

We will celebrate healthy habits and pledge to be drug free with special dress days...

Monday - PJ Day - full relaxed dress day

Tuesday - Tie-dye day - tie dye shirt and dress bottoms

Wednesday - Superhero day - superhero shirt and dress bottoms

Thursday - Hawaiian day - Hawaiian shirts and dress bottoms

Friday - all-out spirit day - Zion spirit wear, jean pants, or athletic bottoms

October 19: Super Hero Toy Collection

Avengers Assemble!

On Wednesday October 19, we will be having a special Super Hero Day.  In honor of Drew Albrittons’ birthday, we will be wearing Super Hero T-Shirsts and collecting superhero items that will be delivered to the superheroes at Friends of Kids with Cancer and they will distribute them to children and their siblings through the pediatric cancer treatment centers in St. Louis at Mercy Kids, St. Louis Children’s, and Cardinal Glennon hospitals. Drew’s family has donated over 3,000 superhero items, in the memory of Drew, to kids battling cancer.

Drew was a preschooler here at Zion who bravely fought cancer and now is with the biggest superhero of all, Jesus!  The Albrittons thank you for your support in avenging pediatric cancer in honor of Drew.

Please bring your superhero items to school by October 19, we will take them over to chapel on Wednesday, October 19.  Action figures, costumes, toys, movies, backpacks, Lego sets, video games, shirts, or any items with a super hero theme are all welcome. 

October 25:  Field Trip to Missouri Botanical Garden

Mrs. Kuhlmann and I are finalizing the details for the field trip and will share more information soon.

October 26: Fall Service Project Harvest Party

 You can help: 

I need more parent helpers. link to sign up to help  

Send in MONEY to pay for snacks.

My VENMO is @Amy-Bernhardt-3, or send in cash.

We need shoeboxes.

If you know of any college students please send me his/her address.

Please send money by October 20. 

 

We plan to make and send 30 care packages. 

Thank you for your help.

October 27: No School- Parent Conferences

Information coming soon to Sycamore for Parent Conferences.

October 28 - 31: No School Fall Break

Enjoy the extra days off school.  Make church and Bible class/Sunday school a priority for your family this weekend.

In HIM,

Amy

You may send your Superhero Toys anytime!!

Learning about the plagues.

finishing STEAM from last Friday

reviewing addition strategies

observing apples, taking pictures, and writing sentences

We learned about Johnny Appleseed and wrote sentences about him.

JOHNNY APPLESEED STATIONS

directed drawing of John Chapman

making apple butter

still life art like Cezanne

making tens with apples

apple poem

listening game

painting apples

sequencing a story

measuring with apples

apple taste testing

 coming next week :)