Week 21

This week is National Lutheran Schools Week, and we’ll spend the week celebrating how special and unique Lutheran schools are!  We also have dress up days all week.  Here’s the list:

-Monday:  Music Monday
-Tuesday:  Time Travel Tuesday
-Wednesday:  Where’s Waldo Wednesday
-Thursday: Throw the Ball Thursday
-Friday: Indoor Olympics!

Indoor Olympics:
One of the best days of the year, Indoor Olympics, is this Friday!  It’s a crazy morning full of friendly competition, bonding as a school, and crazy outfits!  A few things to note about this day:
-Students do not need to bring anything (no water bottles, lunch boxes, snacks, backpacks)
-We’ll be inside all morning, rotating through events
-This is a half day, so dismissal is at 11:15.  Students going to Eagles’ Nest will be sent down to Eagles’ Nest; those being picked up can be picked up in their classrooms or at pick up line.  Students will return to their classrooms to change out of gym shoes and for dismissal.

We do have a week full of learning, in addition to all of the fun things going on!

Christian Studies:
This week in Christian Studies we’ll be learning about Jesus’ childhood.  We’ll learn about Him being presented at the temple, and we’ll discuss Simeon and Anna and their reactions to Jesus.  We’ll also discuss the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, as John baptizes Jesus.

Math:
This week in math we’ll start the process of two-digit addition and subtraction.  We’ll learn how to move over our tens (we call this “regrouping”) to add and subtract.  I’ll talk to the kids about the language we use—I’ll tell them their parents might have learned the phrases “carry the one” and “borrow,” but we now call it “regrouping,” since it’s more accurate to what we’re doing.

Language Arts:
This week’s phonics concept is Bossy R: ar.  We’ll practice words with that pattern, and we’ll practice that concept in sentences.

Science:
This week we’ll start to look at a problem (fewer grand spider orchids in an area each year), and we’ll start to ask questions about why there might be fewer plants each year.  As the unit progresses, we’ll add questions based on what we’re learning.