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Calendar
¨ February 1st
10:00 start &
Parent Drive Morning
¨ February 2nd
Basketball Game HOME vs Trinity - Nicollet, 4:30
¨ February 3rd
Drive Day
(No bussing available)
¨ February 7th
Basketball Game HOME vs Immanuel – Gaylord, 4:00
¨ February 2nd
Basketball Game AT Maplewood Academy
3:30
CALENDARS FUNDRAISER
Keep selling! We have handed out 5 calendars/family. Each family is asked to sell the 5 given to them or as many as possible (extra will be in my office), we are selling them for only $10/calendar!
Please return money or checks to the school and either give to a teacher or to the secretary. Any unsold can be brought back into the office as well or if you'd like extra sent home, please let us know. Thank you!
WORKSHOP VOLUNTEERS
March 2nd, we were hoping to do some sort of small workshops that would be fun and interesting for the kids (crafting or demonstrations). If you or someone you know would be interested in volunteering or have an idea of who to contact, please let us know.
DRIVE DAYS
We have two Parent Drive Days coming up in February.
Friday, February 3rd, there will be no bussing available.
If before or after school care (Latchkey) is needed, please let us know as soon as possible to schedule caregivers.
Monday, February 20th, there will be no bussing available.
If before or after school care (Latchkey) is needed, please let us know as soon as possible to schedule caregivers.
NO SCHOOL
Friday, February 24th we do not have school.
SCHEDULE CHANGE
Wednesday, March 1st will NOT be a 10:00 start, we have activities planned for Christian Education week so we will have a regular 9:00 start this day. Bussing is available.
Mrs. Eckstrand’s Room
This week our Jesus story is The Parable of the Lost Coin. When a woman finds her one lost coin, she is so excited she shares her good news with her friends and family, and they celebrate. We get lost from Jesus in our sin. Yet, when we repent (say we're sorry and try not to do it again) Jesus and all of heaven celebrates! We were lost and then we were found. "For it is by grace you have been saved" is our memory treasure this week.
In Science we learned how you can tell if something is living or nonliving.
In Social Studies we are going to a climate a bit warmer than here. We'll travel to Egypt and discover if the Sphynx is living or nonliving.
For Art we practiced more with our paint brushes, and we created our very own creature.
For Movement, we've put a pause on our jump roping due to the cold. We are instead dancing in circles to the “Looby-Loo, all on a Saturday Night”.
Preschool: Our number this week is 19. “Long line down, circle then a line, 19! come dance with me!” Our letter is Ii for igloo, iguana (not lizard!), inchworm, ice, and Iron Man.
Kindergarten: In Reading we met Tik, Tak, Toc who like to have fun triple trouble. In Math we are figuring out the ten’s place and one’s place, as we break apart all those teens.
Mrs. Utsch’s Room
In 1st grade Math we made tens and ones with objects and drawings and wrote tens and ones in three different ways. In Reading we read CVVC words with -ue and -ie patterns.
In 2nd grade Math we rewrote addition and subtraction problems to solve. In Reading class, we read words with -ture and -tion, and -ea and edited sentences to make complete sentences.
In 3rd grade Math we used strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems and solved two step problems. In Reading we are reading the novel “Ramona Quimby, Age 8” by Beverly Cleary.
In Religion we heard how Mary chose to listen to God’s Word. God doesn’t want us to let anything keep us from hearing and learning his Word. We also heard how people who thought other things were more important missed the rich man’s dinner. God invites all people to believe his Word and receive the gift of heaven, but many refuse his invitation.
Mr. Gephart’s Room
Hi Parents, Family, and Friends,
Here is a look into the classroom this week.
In Reading, the 4th-5th graders are reading “Old Yeller”. How does a dog play a big part of a boy’s life? The 6th-8th graders are reading “The Boy in the Stripe Pajamas”. It is a WWII story about a German boy befriending a Jewish boy.
In Grammar this week we are learning about adverbs.
In Math, the 4th graders are learning about division. The 5th graders are learning about fractions. The 6th graders are learning the basics of Geometry. The 7th graders are learning about different graphs. The 8th graders are factoring polynomials.
This semester, Geography will take the place of science. This year, we will be studying Europe and Asia.
In History, the upper graders are studying ancient civilizations. We are currently learning about ancient Islam and how it got started. The lower graders are learning about the start of the United States. We are studying the beginnings of the Revolutionary War.
In Writing, we are practicing our descriptive paragraphs.
Next Week’s schedule - Spelling Lesson 22, Memory Work - Ephesians 3:20-21
Monday –
Tuesday –
Wednesday –
Thursday - Spelling Pre-Test
Friday - Spelling Final Test