Pumpkins and More!

We had such fun on our first field trip of the year to the pumpkin patch. We began by cheering for Hamlet, Raphael, Miss Piggy, Porky, and Wilbur in the pig races. Then we fed and petted goats, pigs, and donkeys at the farm zoo. After that, everyone climbed onto the hay wagon for a trip through the Christmas tree farm. Then we raced through the hay maze and took turn riding on the Cow Train. Even Mrs. McNabb and Mrs. Parscale climbed aboard for the bumpy ride. After playing on Hay Mountain, each child picked out a pumpkin to take home. We hope all of our field trips will be this much fun!

First Grade Friday News - October 1

Chapel offerings in October will go to The Rice Depot to help feed the hungry here in central Arkansas.

Please join us on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Larry’s Pizza on Bowman.  This evening is such fun – a chance to visit with friends and meet new families at CLS.  CLS will receive a portion of the cost of each buffet purchased that evening between 5:00 and 8:00.  Your teachers will be your servers.  In order for us to receive our percentage, you must present a CLS coupon when you pay for your dinner.  Coupons may be printed off of our website.  We will also happily accept tips.  See you there!

Dates to remember:

Wed., Oct. 3          Larry’s Pizza night, 5:00-8:00

                    (Come and eat, have fun, and let your teacher be your server!)

The week ahead:

Spelling words :  hen, pen, men, end, send, set, all, call, very, that

                         (Practice these words at home for our Friday spelling test.)

Religion:  Moses leads God’s people

Reading skill:  Setting

Math:  Addition double facts, Using a balance

Language/Writing:  Naming parts of sentences

Science/Social Studies:  Australia, Healthy bodies

Character Education: Respect

Nature Club: Spiders

 

 

 

What Is Nature?

Our class went on a nature hike around the school campus.  We took photos of interesting things and made a poster grouping our items into things that are a part of nature and things that are not nature.  We decided that things that are a part of nature are those things that were made by God.  Things made by people are not nature.

First Grade Friday News - September 24

                       

Chapel offerings in September will go to The Lutheran Malaria Initiative (www.lutheranmalaria.org).    Our offerings will purchase bed netting and medicine for those who need our help in Africa.

Dates to remember:

Fri., Sep. 28          Field trip to pumpkin patch

(Drivers will be:  Baker, Burt, Hall, Hauser, and Priddy)

Fri., Sep. 28          Tag Day

Wed., Oct. 3          Larry’s Pizza night, 5:00-8:00

                             (Come and eat, have fun, and let your teacher be your server!)

The week ahead:

Spelling words :  all, call, fall, ball, tall, wall, on, not, so, of

                        (Practice these words at home for our Friday spelling test.)

Religion:  Baby Moses

Reading skill:  Sequence

Math:  Addition double facts

Language/Writing:  Naming parts of sentences

Science/Social Studies:  Australia

Character Education: Kindness

Nature Club: Field trip to pumpkin patch
 

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First Grade Friday News - September 17

Chapel offerings in September will go to The Lutheran Malaria Initiative (www.lutheranmalaria.org).    Our offerings will purchase bed netting and medicine for those who need our help in Africa.

Check out our first grade blog on the CLS website.  Our First Grade Friday News will be there every Friday along with photos and information about what we are learning in our classroom.  Here is the link:   http://www.clutheranschool.org/student-life/cls-favorites/

For Nature Club next week, we would like each child to bring two kinds of seeds.  They may be from flowers, trees, fruits, vegetables, etc.  Place each kind in a Ziploc bag and label the bag with the type of seed.  You may send these to school any day.

Dates to remember:

Mon., Sep. 17         Fund raising orders and money due

Fri., Sep. 28          Field trip to pumpkin patch

(Drivers will be:  Baker, Burt, Hall, Hauser, and Priddy)

The week ahead:

Spelling words :  hot, hop, pop, dot, not, back, pick, now, want

                         (Practice these words at home for our Friday spelling test.)

Religion:  Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph

Reading skill:  Drawing conclusions

Math:  Writing addition number sentences, Double addition facts

Language/Writing:  Writing sentences with capitals, periods, question marks,       and exclamation marks

Science/Social Studies:  Plants, Australia

Character Education: Kindness

Nature Club: Seeds

 

 

 

Bees!

Our kindergarten and first grade students meet once a week for Nature Club.  We enjoy learning about plants and animals and promise to take care of God's creation.  At our last meeting, our very own Nurse Barker gave a talk about bees.  Nurse Barker keeps bees in her backyard and collects the honey.  She explained how beekeepers take care of their bees and taught us lots of interesting facts about these insects.  The children got to try on a beekeeper's helmet and even got to taste some of Nurse Barker's honey!

First Grade Gardeners

In science, we are learning about plants.  Last week, our class planted carrots and radishes in our garden plot. We will watch for our seeds to sprout and then observe the plants as they grow.  Later in the fall, we will harvest and taste our vegetables.  We will also be doing some science experiements in our classroom about plants.  We will dissect bean seeds, record the stages of plant growth, and use real flowers for a "sticky stima" experiment to learn about pollination.

First Grade Friday News - September 10

 

Chapel offerings in September will go to The Lutheran Malaria Initiative (www.lutheranmalaria.org).    Our offerings will purchase bed netting and medicine for those who need our help in Africa.

Dates to remember:

Tues., Sep. 11         Back to School Night (We will begin with a PALS meeting in the sanctuary at 6:30.  Following the PALS meeting, you will come to our classroom.  Bring your questions about first grade.)

Fri., Sep. 28          Field trip to pumpkin patch - afternoon (Let me know if you can drive.  We will not be able to include siblings on this trip.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words :  pick, pack, tack, back, sack, sick, big, is, they, walk

                   (Practice these words at home for our Friday spelling test.)

Religion:  Abraham

Reading skill:  Sequence

Math:  Counting pennies, Dividing in half

Language/Writing:  Writing sentences with capitals, periods, question marks, and exclamation marks

Science/Social Studies:  Plants

Character Education: Kindness

Nature Club: Nature hunt

 

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