April 15, 2016

We continue to REJOICE and celebrate EASTER!


A LOOK AHEAD:

Memory: First Article of the Apostle's Creed

If your child would like to say the whole Apostle's Creed they may and then be done with memory for the year!

Religion:Jesus Appears to His disciples 

Spelling: Lesson 29 
Grammar: pronouns

phonics: aw and au

Math: comparing numbers

Science: Gas experiments

Social Studies: family traditions

Art:Clay Sculpture

The musical isTHURSDAY, April 21 at 7:00pm. 

Please have your child in the church basement at 6:45 pm.

First Graders are to wear a RED shirt (polo preferred or any plain red shirt) and KHAKI bottoms.

NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY APRIL 22 - SPRING BREAK DAY

Please look in the Friday Folder for at flyer for a FREE FAMILY NIGHT at the Botanical Gardens.
Your schools are invited to our May 12^th Family Night at the Garden!  

The event runs from 5:30-7:30 on May 12, 2016.  

Attendees that night will enjoy:

o   Free admission to the Garden and the Children’s Garden,

o   A light meal and 

o   Activities on the grounds,

o   An opportunity to explore and play in our new Brookings Exploration Center and

o   A chance to experience educational fun in the PlantLab!

I am part of the Sprouting Science Learning Group and this is a perk for us being a partner school!

See the pictures of us observing Spring growth in the blog pictures.

Thank you for the Birthday Cards and Together We're Better Certificate.  I traded it in for La Carrarita gift card and can't wait to go out to dinner.  Thank you for helping to make my birthday special.

May you continue your celebration of EASTER with worship this weekend.

In HIM,
Amy Bernhardt

A PEEK AT OUR WEEK:

Happy Birthday Haylee!

 CARDINAL'S OPENING DAY

We have a few future ball players...

Molina look alikes

Batter Up

Throwing

Running

Catching

Learning about subject and predicate

 Spring Growth Observations

Learning about long o

Learning about fractions

Working like Eric Carle

The Magic House 

We learned about magnets.

We learned about recycling paper and made paper from newspaper.

We learn about cleaning water by filtration.

We learned about oil spills and cleaning feathers.

We learned about making good decisions.

 Which is better for the environment?
Ask your child.

We had a great time, thank you parents who help lead our centers.

April 8, 2016

ALLELUIA CHRIST IS RISEN

HE HAS RISEN INDEED ALLELUIA!

Easter Sunday the woman were met at the empty tomb by an angel telling them that Jesus is no longer dead.  He is alive!  We celebrate Christ resurrection as He conquered sin, death, and the devil.  May we continue to celebrate the new life that Christ has won for us.  May we boldly tell others that Christ is Risen, He has RISEN indeed, ALLELUIA!

A LOOK AHEAD:

A Look Ahead:

Memory: Psalm 119:105

Religion: Jesus appears to Mary and Emmaus disciples

Spelling: Lesson 28

Science: gas 

Grammar: subject and predicates
Art: Eric Carle

Centers:

writing: picture prompt story

word work: compound words

math: measuring in inches

poetry:Spring is HERE

alphabet: sequencing

phonics: long i spelled different ways

WEDNESDAY, April 13, is a half day with school dismissed at 12:00.

To celebrate OPENING DAY for the CARDINALS
MONDAY, April 11, students may wear JEANS and CARDINAL/BASEBALL T-SHIRTS

On Friday we will have an in house field trip.
The Magic House will come to us as we learn about
ecology.  Thank you to the parents we signed up to help!

Thursday, April 21 is our Primary Grade Musical.
First Grade students are to wear RED shirts and Khaki bottoms.
Please have your child in the church basement at 6:45 for the musical.

Some students have a SIGHT WORD sheet in the Friday Folder.  Please practice the highlighted words for fourth quarter.  I will retest in early May.

I plan on having a Summer Reading Club to help students maintain their reading and writing.  Look for more information in coming weeks.

     

Christ is Risen, HE IS RISEN INDEED! 

Continue the celebration of Easter this weekend in church!!

Enjoy our reenacting of the EASTER STORY!

Blessed to Serve,

Amy Bernhardt

Mr. Bernhardt led chapel using eggs to tell the Easter story!

sorting Friends

writing about how we sorted friends

writing about how our groups we belong in

We scraped paint like Eric Carle.

We sponged paint like Eric Carle.

 We learned about Easter lilies.

We cut out our hands.

We cut out the leaves.

We used pipe cleaners as stems and inside the flowers.

Just like Easter Lilies trumpet the Good News we can tell others Jesus is Alive!

We made compound words.

Happy Birthday Caroline!

learning about a dozen

We did liquid experiments. 

We poured liquid into different shaped containers.

We tested the viscosity of different liquids.

We learned that people used to use their own feet to measure.

We all had different numbers.

We then learned the standard unit of a foot.

We got to be the teacher and lead the reading group.