February 16-19

Psalm 139:10 "even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me."

This Week:  
**Children need to have entire poem memorized. Also, memorize Psalm 139:1-10.**
Happy Helpers - Tuesday - Tommy; Wednesday -Zane; Thursday - Avery
Wednesday -9:25 Late Start - Optional wear yellow day in honor of Kylie
Thursday - Mystery Reader - Grant or Monique Wells (8:30 or 11:45)
                    Library & Bake Sale (Bring $1.00)

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Psalm 139:10 & review 1-9 
• Book of The Week -  Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers by Karen Winnick 
• Phonics/Reading/Writing - Begin Wilson Unit 4 - Digraphs - 2 consonants make 1 sound (th, sh, ch, ck, wh). Long/short vowels. Make words and sentences with sounds/letters learned thus far. New decodable reader, "Pig's Jet", Story elements (characters, setting, main events)
  Trick Words (new cards sent home this week) - we, she, he
• Math - Comparing and measuring lengths, identifying/comparing shapes with geoboards, coin identification and value, number identification and writing.
• Centers - Mystery Picture (number identification, fine motor); tie shoes, President letter
  
• Habit -Thinking

Prayer our class and families - Massie family (Mary Michael's healing & Henry's job); Wurttemberg family (moving - nearer to school/work); Wells family (buying a house/moving)

School - Myers family, Rhonda Jernigan (K teacher - she is Kylie's aunt), Bobby & Valerie Scott (they are very close to the family)

Please let me know of any others.

Mrs. Lawrence

February 9-12

"If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,"

Psalm 139:9

This Week:  
Happy Helpers - Monday - Jack; Tuesday - Mary Grace; Wednesday -Phoebe; Thursday -Sawyer 
*Bring something (bible story, verse, book, etc) displays love or kind words the rest of February.
Wednesday -Dressy Enrichment Lower Elementary Chapel 8:35

Important Dates in February:

Monday, Feb. 16 - No school

Tuesday, Feb. 24 - ASO - 11:15

Thursday, Feb. 26 - 8:45  - Poetry Recital (Please continue to work on poems and verses at home.  They will recite Psalm 139:1-10.)

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Psalm 139:1-9   
• Book of The Week -  Author Study - Leo Lionni.  We will read a book each day.  Some of the books are "Swimmy", "Frederick", and Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse."
  No book of the week narration this week, but homework on Tuesday will be a book report on a book that your child will bring home Tuesday by Leo Lionni.
• Phonics/Reading/Writing -  Last week of Unit 3 - Review all skills in this unit.  We will read decoadable readers, dictation work, sentence and story structure.  I will assess them next week on Unit 3.
  Trick Words (practice at home with cards) - was, into, look
• Math - Measuring using cups and quarts and reading a recipe.  Adding, writing numbers in order and correctly, numbers bingo, right/left, before/after; Money (dimes); measuring length
• Centers - Centers each day coincide with our Leo Lionni book of the day. 
  
• Habit -Thinking

Have a great week!
Mrs. Lawrence

February 2-5

   

Psalm 139:8 "If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!

This Week:
Happy Helpers - Monday - Tommy; Tuesday - Zane; Wednesday -Avery; Thursday -Evie - bring in your spanish word.

Thursday - Mystery Reader - Mindy MacDonald

                  Library - return books

                  9:45 - Make pizzas (Monique Wells to help) 

                 

Important Dates in February:

Wednesday - Lower Elementary Chapel - dressy enrichment

Monday, Feb. 16 - No school, winter break

Wednesday, Feb. 18 - Late Start - jeans day

Tuesday, Feb. 24 - 11:15 - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra - normal carpool time but will be located in front of the chapel (more details to come) - Anna Voss to help

Thursday, Feb. 26 - 8:45  - Poetry Recital & reception - both are in our room

Mary Michael Massie (MOM February) has emailed a sign-up for refreshments.  Poems were sent home last week.  All memorization must be done at home.  We will practice at school.  The children will also recite our school passage that we have learned thus far, so please continue to work on that at home as well.

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Psalm 139:8 & learn and practice vocabulary words within this verse.  The Jesus Storybook Bible.  
• Book of The Week -  "Little Nino's Pizzeria" by Karen Barbour.  Themes in this book are: bigger is not always better, father/son relationship, servant's heart, homophones (knead,need).  Narration homework on Thursday.
  Also, we will make our own pizzas on Thursday to culminate this study.
• Phonics/Reading/Writing -  Unit 3 - Review new concept - /k/ sound at beginning of words.  When you hear the /k/ sound at the beginning of word, it will be a c if followed by a,o, u.  Use k if followed by e or i.  Story elements (characters, setting, main events)
  Auditory discrimination between long and short vowels; Decodable readers; Journal Writing; Making sentences and punctuation. Morning writing book.
  Trick Words (practice at home with cards) - as, has, had 
• Math - Months & Make February calendar, write numbers 1-20 correctly, beginning addition by combining sets and counting on; reading color words and following directions
• Centers -  This week - Make/paint pizza book; Reread decodable reader (Ben is Ten); Make short vowel book; games;
• Habit -Thinking

Have a great week!
Mrs. Lawrence

January 27-30

Psalm 139:7 "Where shall I go from your Spirit?  Or where shall I flee from your presence?"

This Week:

Happy Helpers - Monday - Jack; Tuesday - Mary Grace; Wednesday -Phoebe; Thursday -Sawyer - bring in your spanish word

Thursday - Mystery Reader -  Ginny Wurttemberg (8:30 or 11:50?)

                   Library - return books

Important Dates in February:

Wednesday, Feb. 11 - Lower Elementary Chapel - 8:35 am -dressy enrichment clothes

Monday, Feb. 16 - No school

Wednesday, Feb. 18 - Late Start/Jeans day

Thursday, Feb. 19 - Bake sale

Thursday, Feb. 26 - 8:45  - Poetry Recital

 (MOM February) to coordinate refreshments after recital in our room.

Children will choose their poem(s) this week and I will send it home to memorize.  All memorization must be done at home.  We will practice at school.  The children will also recite our school passage that we have learned thus far, so please continue to work on that at home as well.

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Psalm 139:7 & learn and practice vocabulary words within this verse & The Jesus Storybook Bible
• Book of The Week -  "The Little House" by Virginia Lee Burton.  Continue studying personification displayed in this book and application in writing.  Narration homework on Thursday.
• Phonics/Reading/Writing -  Unit 3 - Review double rule (f,l,s,z - 1 syllable word after a short vowel); New rule - c, k (use c before vowels a, o, u & use k before e, i, y).  
  New Trick Words (practice at with cards) - is, his, on                                                Dictation - they tap and write words; Nonsense words; Sentence frames; Distinguish between long and short vowels; Decodable readers; Journal Writing; ABC order
• Math - money (dimes); number recognition and counting; matching numbers to set; more/fewer; balance/weight; more/less - counting objects & addition sentences; calendar concepts (time, days, months, date)
• Centers - New decodable reader (Ben is Ten); Make short vowel book; games; Make house book (memorize & write address); Listening center
• Habit - Self-Control
• Poem readings and selection

Have a great week!
Mrs. Lawrence 

January 20-22

This Week:

Happy Helpers - Tuesday - Zane; Wednesday -Avery; Thursday -Evie (On note card, write a Spanish word with English word on opposite side)

Tuesday, Jan. 20th -6:15 - Parent Meeting; Campus Meeting 7:30-9:00

Thursday - Library

February:

Thursday, Feb. 26 - 9:00  - Poetry Recital (in our room, more details to come)

 

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Psalm 139:1-6;  The Jesus Storybook Bible
• Book of The Week -  Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton. Study personification within this book and application in writing.  Narration homework on Thursday.
• Phonics/Reading/Writing -  Unit 3 - Tapping Words; Dictation - they tap and write words; Nonsense words; Sentence frames; Distinguish between long and short vowels; Decodable readers; Journal Writing.
  New Trick Words (practice at with cards) - yes, no, go
• Math - Dimes (identify, count, value of money); time to half-hour
• Centers -Snowman Letter hunt and making words; snowball trick words/write; listening center; snowman dice game; snow word families
• Habit - Self-Control

HOMEWORK - Tuesday - snowman (due next Monday); Wednesday - reading practice sheet - read words; Thursday - Book of the Week narration

New - Read 20 minutes each night (either take turns, child reads to you, or you read to them)

See you tomorrow night!
Mrs. Lawrence 

January 12-15

 

Psalm 139:6 "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it."

This Week:

Happy Helpers - Monday - Mary Grace; Tuesday - Phoebe; Wednesday -Sawyer; Thursday -Tommy

New - Since my time in Guatemala and my lack of speaking Spanish, I thought it would be fun and educational for us all to learn some Spanish.  I will introduce tomorrow to the children what I expect.  Each day beginning Tuesday, the Happy Helper will pick a word - write on index card in Spanish and English.  He/she can even draw a picture.  We will keep cards on a ring in the classroom to review. I hope to remember to send cards home.

Tuesday - First Semester Narratives (report cards) ready for pick-up in the office at noon.   

Thursday - Mystery Reader  - Anna Voss - 8:30 or 11:50 ?(beginning this week - it will be a secret who the reader is until he/she comes in that morning).  If you want to sign up, send me an email.  There are plenty of slots.

                -Library (send books back)

Next Monday - out of school

Next Tuesday, Jan. 20th - Parent Meeting @ 6:15 & Campus Meeting @ 7:30

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Psalm 139:6 & review verses 1-5.  They will need to have memorized all verses at poetry recital which will be the end of February.  We should be at least to verse 10 by then.  Please work on these at home each day. 
• Book of The Week -  Here is Antarctica by Madeleine Dunphy.  Narration homework on Thursday.
• Phonics/Reading/Writing -  Unit 3 - Tapping Words, Dictation - they tap and write words, reading/writing/tapping nonsense words, & sentences. Story Parts (Setting) & Comprehension; Distinguish between long and short vowels.  Decodable readers. Journal Writing.
  New Trick Words (practice at with cards) - to, not, can
• Math - Hundreds chart, counting by 1s, 5s, 10s, months, calendar and concepts of time, number recognition, AAB &AABB patterns, Estimation of pennies - count, put in groups of 10s and exchange for dimes.
• Centers - Penguin pushpin activity, map skills (Antarctica); Penguin Vocabulary book & penguin memory game; make snowflakes using shapes (fine motor, make design, identify shapes) & penguin math game.
• Habit - Self-Control 

Glad to be back!
Mrs. Lawrence

December 8-11

This Week:

Happy Helpers - Monday - Phoebe; Tuesday - Sawyer; Wednesday - Tommy; Thursday - Zane

Wednesday -Late Start - 9:25, Jeans Day $3

Thursday -  Service Project 10:30-noon (Ginny & Mindy)  Our children will be blessing the cleaning staff who cleans and turns around our room every night and weekends.  We will be making goody bags with treats, decorating their workroom, and making a poster.  We will also clean our room and move things around for Sunday services.

**Next Thursday - 9:30 am - Christmas Program

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Psalm 139:1-4 & Jesus' birth (gospels, Isaiah.) Please continue to memorize verses 1-4 at home.  I will be "testing" them next week.
• Book of The Week -  The Crippled Lamb  by Max Lucado.  They will have narration homework on Thursday.
• Phonics/Reading/Writing -  Unit 2 - Handwriting and tapping/spelling book.  Dictation of letters, words, and short sentences; Reading decodable readers; Journal writing; Phonemic awareness activities.
  No new trick words this week. (These trick words are very important.  Please work on these at home & if your child knows them quickly, he/she can start learning to spell them."
• Math - Identifying pennies, dimes and counting.  Number sense and addition using ten frames, tally marks and addition sentences.
• Centers - Christmas program practice, Ornaments, Journal writing, Evaluations
• Habit - Responsibility (great story from Thursday - My key fob somehow got detached from my lanyard and one of the children told me that was not being very responsible.  So I guess they have been listening!)

At Home : 
Monday - Memorize Christmas program part if you have one, Reading practice sheet - read words at home until mastered.
Tuesday - Homework sheet
Wednesday - Practice/Memorize Psalm 139:1-4;Trick word flash cards.
Thursday - Book of the Week Narration

Looking forward to a great week and focusing on Jesus' birth!
Mrs. Lawrence