Week of May 13, 2024

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Religion: Jesus teaches His disciples to trust Him; Our lessons: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand and Jesus Walks on the Water from Matthew 14, Mark 6, Luke 6, and John 9

Friendzy goal for May: TO SUPPORT OTHERS THROUGH UNDERSTANDING, EMPATHY, AND ACTION.  Our catchphrase is I AM FOR YOU. Our lessons this month are based on Galatians 6:2 and Hebrews 10:24.  Make sure read about Friendzy this month in our Echo! 

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works Hebrews 10:24

Math: Lesson 13-3: Partition Shapes into Fourths; Lesson 13-4: Describe the Whole; Lesson 13-5: Describe Halves and Fourths of Shapes; Fluency Practice: Add and Subtract 10

MATH FLASH CARDS: Plus Zero - "Number Stays the Same"; Plus One - "Neighbors Up"; Doubles - Doubles Rap; Doubles Plus One (Neighbors) - Circle the lower number and say it's double, then go up one;  Plus 2 "Add 2 Skip to My Lou!" Say the addend, whisper the skipped number counting forward, say the sum outloud; Sums of 10 (Missing Addend) - Understand the pairs of addends that make 10: 0/10, 1/9, 2/8, 3/7, 4/6, 5/5; Adding/Subtracting 10 - Move down or up on the 100s chart; Minus Zero - "Number Stays the Same"; Minus 1 - "Neighbors Down"; Minus 2 - "Subtract 2 Skip to My Lou!" Say the minuend, whisper the skipped number counting backward, say the difference outloud

Social Studies: Our Nation

Science: Light Energy

Writing: Poetry

Grammar: Contractions

Phonics/Phonemic Awareness/Word Study:

Reading Road Race Rally update: Race Car Driver Andy will be racing in Utah.  Please make sure you have your souvenirs sent in by the Monday of your week and your child has their reading logs to school on Friday.

MAY

9 - MAP Reading Testing

16 - MAP Math Testing 

17 - Band & Choirs Spring Concert

24 - SURPRISE Reading Road Race Rally Party 

24 - 1/2 Day of School 11:40am Dismissal 

27 - Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL 

31 - Last Day of School; Closing Chapel; 10:00am Dismissal

Happy Birthday and God's Blessings!

May 22 - Nora F.

May 27 - Brielle

Student of the Week for the Week of:

OCTOBER  2 - Jakobe, 16 - Auggie, 23 - Brielle

NOVEMBER  6 - Kylie, 13 - Cole, 27 - Gavin

DECEMBER   11 - Nora                

JANUARY  8 - Anna, 15 - Hannah, 29 - Cooper

FEBRUARY   5 - Kennedy, 12 - Clark

MARCH  4 - Cameron, 11 - Lexie

APRIL  8 - Natalie, 15 - Josiah, 22 - Addison, 29 - Oaklee

Good to Know!

Spelling City is a great resource for your child to practice their spelling words each week.  No login is required.  Please follow this link: http://www.spellingcity.com/deannemb/

Reading logs are due every FRIDAY.  Please make sure to sign by each day your child has read.  Please remember, the goal is to have your child read to you.  It's ok to help them, but please make sure the majority of the reading is done by your child.  ALSO, please make sure your child is reading and taking quizzes for at least 2 RAZ KIDS online books.  You do NOT have to list every title your child is reading to you (1 title is fine.  If it's Raz, just write RAZ)  Just make sure they have read for the 20 minute daily requirement!  Thanks!

Throughout the year we will have uploaded photos on our 2022-2023 Photos link.  Our password to get into Photos on the website is spl2031

Room Parent update:  Please watch for emails from them on how you can help this year.  Thanks! 

A good rule of thumb is to keep all of your child's school work  for the entire trimester.  Sometimes, a paper gets home before it  gets  handed in to me, or occasionally I might accidentally hand an assignment back that didn't get into the gradebook.  After grades come out on trimester report cards feel free to recycle them! 

Special Lunches with Kids: At times during the school year, parents may wish to have a "special lunch" with their children. Most notably, this occurs on birthdays. Parents are welcome to excuse their children from school and go off campus for lunch. If parents prefer to have lunch here on campus during lunch periods, it is policy that traditional bag lunches are used or hot lunch is ordered. Hot lunch can be ordered for parents as well. Please do not bring food from local fast food restaurants or other eating establishments on campus during lunch periods.

Please remember to pack a healthy snack and a kid-sized water bottle (either with a sports cap or thermos type, etc.) for your child each day.  Our little tummies get very hungry by 10:00 and a healthy snack is a great way to rev up our energy up to lunch time.   Snack this year is an individual snack.  You only need to send snack for your child.  Please make sure the snack you send with your child is a healthy snack. 

Each night your child's reading pouch comes home, your child is responsible for reading that week's spelling pattern decodable passage, blending lines, and decodable reader. Then read a previous decodable for review.  Please initial your child's Pouch Planner.

If you would like to donate items for our classroom, this is our wishlist link.  https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2T5SW272L63C?ref_=wl_share  Thanks!

It might be a good idea to pack a light sweater of zippie sweatshirt for your child to keep at school.  Depending on where they are sitting in the classroom, it may get chilly for them.  Thanks! 

Try St. Paul's online calendar to see all church & school activities! Not sure when a meeting or practice time is? You can access it from our website and even subscribe to it through your smartphone.   Directions to St. Paul's online calendar:  On both church and school homepages, click on the calendar button below the picture on the right.You may also go directly to  calendar.splgrafton.org to see the calendar.  To see fewer events, use the drop down menu for just church or school activities or get even more specific groups like music ministry or athletics. You can also search a keyword using the box at center top.  Clicking on an event may give more details about time and location. From here you can also share it with others via email, Facebook, or Twitter.