"Jesus calls us to help others."
Matthew 20:29-34
The children will become aware of people who help them in different ways. They will see Jesus as one who helped others. We will read Bible stories about how Jesus used his hands to help others and be reminded that hands are for helping, not hurting.
We will share our want ads for friends and discuss what makes a good friend. The children have enjoyed reading about two best friends, George and Martha. It will be fun to watch them open their valentines after a healthy heart snack. The Healthy Heart program has been rescheduled for Wednesday.
Our reading selection is Seeds, an informational book. The focus will be on drawing conclusions, Oo short /o/, recognizing sentences as meaningful word groups, HF Words: they, you, of and -og Word Family: dog, fog, hog, jog, and log. Please continue to write on index cards and review. We'll draw and label the parts of a plant and use magnifiers to look at a variety of seeds. If would be great if you could send in any seeds that you might have.
We're working on numbers to 30. It's a good idea to review the ten frame. We''ll be counting and graphing pennies according to the year.
We'll discuss Washington and Lincoln and why we celebrate Presidents' Day. We'll make Lincoln penny pendants and Washington tricorner hats.
Mrs. Martino, a dentist, will speak to us about proper dental care. We'll see what happened to the hard boiled egg that we soaked in cola.
The children will recite "Winter Poems" on Thursday at 2:30 in the classroom. Our buddies will join us. You are welcome too. I hope your child has been practicing his/her lines.
Homework: Help your child complete the loose/missing teeth sheet.
Rhyming words sentences. Check your child's folder.
Reminders: Our "Pennies from Heaven" drive ends on Friday. The jar is filling up. Thank you so much.
Please sign and return your child's report card.
Please send in a box of tissues for the classroom.
Prayers start promptly at 8:15. Your child needs to arrive on time.
Photo albums, class books, etc. do need to be sent back in a day or two. Other children are waiting for a turn.
Your child needs to bring a folder every day.
The 6th grade is sponsoring a Valentine Tag Day on Monday, February 14th. Wear red or pink. Cost is $2.00.
CONGRATULATIONS!
We collected 132 cans of soup for our "Souper Bowl" drive. Bravo!
