October 27-30

I enjoyed the conferences this past Thursday! It was such a fun, enjoyable time to talk about your child.  I was so encouraged by you and appreciate your words and prayers!

"O Lord, you have searched me and known me!"

Psalm 139:1

This Week:

Happy Helpers - Monday - Avery; Tuesday - Evie; Wednesday - Jack; Thursday - Mary Grace

   Happy helpers can bring a show and tell item.

Thursday - Guest Reader - Monique Wells (8:30 or 11:50 - let me know)

                    Library

Next Week - Wednesday, November 5th - Late Start (jeans $1 for missions)

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Begin memorizing school scripture passage - This week we will discuss and memorize Psalm 139:1 - Work on it every night at home please.  It is in the front of the school calendar.  
• Book of The Week - May I Bring A Friend?
• Phonics/Reading/Writing - Trick Words -five and six ; Letters Xx, Yy; Journals, Handwriting Sheet, Making Words & Sentences; Decodable Readers; Phonemic Awareness (beginning & ending sounds)
• Math - Shapes - identify, draw, classify; Numbers - Writing, Before/After, Identifying; Time to hour, Clocks
• Centers - Friends, Pumpkins - Fall graphing, Estimation Journals, My Pumpkin Report, Tissue Paper Leaves, Journal Writing, Trick Words bingo
• Habit - Attention

HOMEWORK: Monday - Reading Practice sheet, Tuesday - Word Families Sheet, 

Wednesday - Decodable Reader (Stan's Pigs) - sign and return, Thursday - Book of the Week Journal

**Each day - Psalm 139:1 - memorize

Hope you have a great week!

Mrs. Lawrence 

October 20-23

This Week:

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

   Happy helpers can bring a show and tell item. 

Thursday - No School K-2 - Parent conferences 

Conference schedule below:

     Tuesday @ 12:30- McNeely

     Thursday:

     8:00 - Crawford

     9:30 Wells

     10:00 - MacDonald

     10:30 - Wurttemberg

     11:00- Voss

     11:30 Massie

     12:00- Summers

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Monday - Nature Walk Wear sneakers please. 
• Creation - God Rested -  Day 7 of creation - Genesis 2:1-3
  "Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.  So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation."
• Book of The Week -The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant, 1996 Caldecott Honor
• Phonics/Reading/Writing - Trick Words -three, four; Letters Vv & Ww ; decodable reader, "Stan's Pigs",Reading Practice 4 assessment;  journal writing; handwriting; phonemic awareness activities; asking sentences - question mark & telling sentences - period
• Math - Bingo (recognizing numbers); Writing numbers from dictation to 31; directionality skills; before/after; fewer/more
• Centers - Creation book day 7, Family Book; 
• Habit - Attention
• Homework - Family Foot Book (sent home Tuesday); Wednesday - Reading Practice Sheet #4 & Book of the Week Journal

See you at conferences!
Mrs. Lawrence

October 13-16

                           This Week:
Happy Helpers -  Tuesday - Jack ; Wednesday - Mary Grace; Thursday -Phoebe
Thursday - Guest Reader - Grant Wells
(8:30 or 11:45 - let me know)
    Bake Sale (Send $1) & Library

                         Next Week:
Thursday, October 23 - Conferences - No School K-2

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Creation of Man & Woman -  Day 6 of creation - Genesis 1:26-31
• Book of The Week - "You Are Special" by Max Lucado - It will be great. This might be a book that you want to borrow from me or purchase.  We will talk about how God made each child and how unique each child is made.
• Phonics/Reading/Writing - Trick Words -zero, one, two; Letters Ll,Kk,Hh; decodable reader 1 & 2, journal writing, phonemic awareness activities; Reading practice 3 - decoding words
• Math - Color words, patterns, following directions; counting to 100 by 1s, 5s, 10s. Days of week and months - sequencing; number recognition; Writing numbers correctly 0-10.
• Centers - Title page for creation book, Journal Writing, Thumbprint book
• Habit - Attention

Homework - Tuesday - rhyming sheet; Wednesday - decodable reader "Hop on a Mop" - read and sign; Thursday - Book of the Week journal & reading practice 3 (sign in blue folder)

Hope you have a great week!
Mrs. Lawrence

October 6-9

This Week:

Happy Helpers - Monday - Tommy; Tuesday - Zane; Wednesday -Avery ; Thursday - Evie

   Happy helpers can bring a show and tell item.

Conference Sign-ups this week. Will send sign up genius this week. Conferences will be Thursday, October 23rd from 7:30-Noon. However, I am flexible and can work with you if that day doesn't work. Please just email me if you need a different date or time.

Thursday - Library & Guest Reader - Mary Michael Massie (8:30 or 11:50 - just let me know)

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Reptiles & Amphibians -  Day 6 of creation - Genesis 1:24
• Book of The Week - The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer
• Phonics/Reading/Writing - Trick Words -black & white ; Letters PpJ,j; Journals, Handwriting Sheet, Making Words & Sentences
• Math - Shapes, writing numbers, identifying missing numbers 1-100, sorting, math evaluations
• Centers - Decodable Readers, Day 6 Creation Book, Journals, Reading Practice 2
• Habit - Attention

Homework - Tuesday - Sheet; Wednesday - Review all trick words (colors);
                      Thursday - Book of the week journal and read words Practice Reading Sheet 2.

Hope you have a great week!
Mrs. Lawrence

September 29-Oct 2

One of my favorite things all year is when the children share their obedience stories when they are the happy helper.  We all learn so much and honestly the kids learn more when their friend shares than when I share.  Last week, we had stories about Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego, Moses and Abraham (Isaac).

This Week:

Happy Helpers (obedience bible story) - Monday - Mary Grace; Tuesday - Phoebe; Wednesday - Sawyer

Tuesday - 6th grade general store - (optional bring money) 

Wednesday, Oct, 1st - Dressy Enrichment and pictures - Remember to order online or send in forms before or on Wednesday.

Thursday - Oct. 2nd -  Service project - Cami Summers, Judith McNeeley - Noon carpool

Next Week:

I will be out of town next weekend through Monday.  Mrs. Tara Rose will sub for me on Monday.  I doubt that I will have time to update the blog before next Tuesday afternoon.  If you have a question or concern, please email or text me.

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Spiders - Begin learning Day 6 of creation. We will spend 3 weeks on Day 6.
• Book of The Week - The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
• Phonics/Reading/Writing - Trick Words - brown, pink; Letters Rr,Ee; Alliteration, Journals, Handwriting Sheet, Making Words & Sentences
• Math - Identify ordinal positions, writing numbers 1-5 with correct formation, sequencing daily events, identify shapes, Identify missing numbers 1-30; counting to 100; counting by 10's; place value,
• Centers -  Letter hunt, Make "If I were a spider" book, fine motor activities, reading groups, journal writing
• Habit - obedience 

Have a great week!
Mrs. Lawrence

September 22-26

This Week:

Wednesday - Late Start 9:25 (carpool begins at 9:00)

Friday - Family Field trip Apple Picking - Ginny Wurttenberg is lead parent

Guest Reader - Jeff Summers @ 8:30 or 11:45 Thursday

Happy Helpers - Monday - Zane; Tuesday - Avery; Wednesday - Evie; Thursday- Mary Grace

**Remember Happy Helpers this week and next are to narrate (tell) about a person in the Bible who displayed obedience for their show and tell time. They can bring in pictures, Bible, or whatever they want to tell the story.  

 Upcoming:

Next Wednesday, Oct, 1st - Dressy Enrichment and pictures

Next Thursday - Oct. 2nd -  Service project (Cami Summers & Judith McNeely)

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Apples - (Please remember to send in an apple) Psalms 17:8 "Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings." 
• Book of The Week - Johnny Appleseed by Reeves Lindbergh
• Phonics/Reading/Writing - Trick Words - orange, purple; Letters Ss, Dd; Rhyming, Journals, Handwriting Sheet, Syllables, Making Words & Sentences, Mid-unit assessment
• Math -  Identify missing numbers 1-30; counting to 100; counting by 10's; place value, graphing apples, AB color pattern, visual discrimination, write # correct formation 1-12
• Centers -  Stained glass apples, make apple book, journal writing, decodable reader 1 "Hot, Hot, Hot"
• Make apple waffles
• Habit - obedience (happy helpers to teach)

 Homework - See Happy Helper above for obedience story; Tuesday - sheet; Thursday - Book of the Week Journal 

 Have a great week!
Mrs. Lawrence

September 15-18

 Thank you so much for coming to Curriculum Night last Tuesday. I hope it was informative and not too long.  Remember, please email or call me if you ever have questions and/or concerns.

This Week:

Tuesday - Bake Sale - If your child wants to buy anything, bring money ($1)

Thursday - Library - Bring books back.

Guest Reader - Ginny Wurttenberg @ 8:30 or 11:45 Thursday(let me know which is better)

Happy Helpers - Monday - Hannah, Tuesday - Jack, Wednesday - Mallory, Thursday -Ryan

**New for the next few weeks (if you don't have it ready this week, he/she can do it his/her next time) - Happy Helpers this week and next are to narrate (tell) about a person in the Bible who displayed obedience for their show and tell time. They can bring in pictures, Bible, or whatever they want to tell the story. 

 Upcoming:

Next Wednesday, Sept. 24th, Late Start 9:25

Next Friday, Sept. 26th - Apple Picking Field Trip 

What We Will Learn This Week:

• Bible - Creation Day 5 - Genesis 1:20-23 - God created birds, creatures of sea
  
• Habit - Obedience
• Book of The Week - "The Little Island" by Margaret Wise Brown (Caldecott Medal winner)
• Picture Study & Reproduction - Kingfisher by James Audubon  
• Phonics/Reading/Writing - Trick Words - Blue, Green; Letters Aa,Gg; Rhyming, Journals, Handwriting Sheet, Syllables, Making Words & Sentences
• Math -  Identify missing numbers 1-20; counting to 100; counting by 10's; place value, graphing, naming shapes by attributes
• Centers -  Drawing/Painting day 5 creation book (underwater scene); Bird Feeders, Estimation Journals/Graphing, Color Words Activity Sheet, Science experiment with paper towels, dye colors