Winter Carrots

We are still harvesting carrots from our garden that we planted last September.  Just last week, we dug enough carrots for everyone to enjoy at snack time.  Here is a photo of a few of our gardeners.

100 Days of First Grade

Last week, we celebrated 100 days in first grade by making cereal necklaces.  Each child counted out 10 groups of 10 to make 100.  Here we are showing off our creations.

First Grade Friday News - January 28

Check out these opportunities to share God’s love with people around the world:

 

• Chapel offerings through February 13,  will go to Heifer International.  We will start by buying a water buffalo to give to a family overseas. Water buffalos will provide families with milk and help in the planting of crops.  Send your banks back to school when they are full.

·        Two members of Christ Lutheran are traveling to Rwanda to visit the Rwandan Orphans Project (ROP). We want to send basic necessities with them for these school-aged boys!  During National Lutheran Schools Week (January 28-Feb 1), we are collecting the following items to send to these boys: Blue and black ink pens, Black cotton socks (for boys, ages 5-18), Cotton underwear (for boys, ages 5-18), Soccer balls (we will send them deflated.)

• Your children can read books on the site:  wegivebooks.org    When children read books on this site, books are donated to global literacy charities.

Dates to remember:

Weekk of Jan. 27       National Lutheran Schools Week

·         Sunday – Join us at Christ Lutheran Church at 8:00 or 10:30.

·         Monday – First grade wears any purple shirt and crazy socks.

·         Tuesday – Wear any CLS shirt.

·         Wednesday – Dress in nice clothes.  Invite your pastor to chapel.  Kindergarten and first grade lead chapel.

·         Wednesday evening – Come and eat at Larry’s Pizza on Bowman.  Your teachers will be your servers.

·         Thursday – Free tag day

·         Friday – Dress for the tropics.  Bring a board game to play with friends on Friday afternoon.

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  quit, quick, quiz, whiz, which, when, arm, card, who, there

(Most children need daily, written practice to do well on spelling tests.)

Religion:  Zacchaeus

Reading skill:  Character

Math:  Doubles plus 1 addition facts

Language/Writing:  “Tell me more” sentences

Science/Social Studies: Animal families

Character Education:  Trustworthiness

Nature Club:  No Nature Club this week

                       

 

 

 

First Grade Friday News - January 21

  

Chapel offerings during January will go to Heifer International.  We will start by buying a water buffalo to give to a family overseas. Water buffalos will provide families in need with milk and help in planting crops.  Send your banks back to school when they are full.

Dates to remember:

          Fri., Jan. 18           Book orders due (Order online or pay by check.)

Mon., Jan. 21         No school, Teacher professional development day

Wed., Jan. 30        Kindergarten and first grade lead chapel.  (Come and worship with us.)

Week of Jan. 27    National Lutheran Schools Week (Watch for information coming home soon.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  far, farm, arm, art, cart, card, chin, inch, live, soon

(Most children need daily, written practice to do well on spelling tests.)

Religion:  Zacchaeus

Reading skill:  Setting

Math:  Doubles plus 1 addition facts, Adding two-digit numbers

Language/Writing:  Verbs, “Tell me more” sentences

Science/Social Studies: Martin Luther King, Groundhogs

Character Education:  Trustworthiness

Nature Club:  No Nature Club this week

                  

 

 

Feeding the Birds

We have been learning about birds in Nature Club this month.  We learned that God gave birds different kinds of beaks to allow them to eat different kinds of food.  We practiced being cardinals, ducks, and hummingbirds so that we could see how their beaks work.  This week, we made bird feeders using rice cakes, peanut butter, and birdseed.  We hung them in the courtyard so that we can observe the birds as they eat.  The birds must really appreciate our feeders during this cold, icy weather. 

First Grade Friday News - January 14

Chapel offerings during January will go to Heifer International.  We will start by buying a water buffalo to give to a family overseas. Water buffalos will provide families in need with milk and help in planting crops.  Send your banks back to school when they are full.

Report cards and your child’s latest STAR reading test report were sent home on Thursday, Jan. 10.  You do not need to return either of these to school, but please sign and return the attached signature form so that I know you received them.

Dates to remember:

          Fri., Jan. 18           Book orders due (Order online or pay by check.)

Mon., Jan. 21         No school, Teacher professional development day

Wed., Jan. 30        Kindergarten and first grade lead chapel.  (Come and worship with us.)

Week of Jan. 27    National Lutheran Schools Week (Watch for information coming home soon.)

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  chip, chin, inch, catch, match, itch, wish, shop, how, many

(Most children need daily, written practice to do well on spelling tests.)

Religion:  Jesus calls His disciples

Reading skill:  Predicting outcomes

Math:  Doubles plus 1 addition facts, Adding two-digit numbers

Language/Writing:  Proper nouns, “Tell me more” sentences

Science/Social Studies:  Antarctica, Martin Luther King

Character Education:  Trustworthiness

Nature Club:  Making bird feeders

                  

 

First Grade Friday News - January 7

 

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that everyone has recovered from

the big snowstorm.  I’m sure the children will have many stories to tell about snow.   

Chapel offerings during January will go to Heifer International.  CLS will buy a water buffalo to give to a family overseas. Water buffalos will provide families in need with milk and help in planting crops.

Report cards and your child’s latest STAR reading test report will be sent home on Thursday, Jan. 10.  You do not need to return either of these to school, but please sign and return the attached signature form so that I know you received them.

Dates to remember:

Mon., Jan. 7           School resumes

Thurs., Jan. 10       Report cards go home

The week ahead:

Spelling words:  shot, shock, shell, she, shelf, trash, crash, rush, he, Jesus

(Most children need daily, written practice to do well on spelling tests.)

Religion:  The baptism of Jesus

Reading skill:  Details

Math:  Buying things with dimes and pennies, Subtraction

Language/Writing:  Proper nouns, Compare and contrast stories

Science/Social Studies:  Antarctica

Character Education:  Trustworthiness

Nature Club:  Bird beaks