1st & 2nd Grade News
December 10, 2009

Show & Tell: A gently used stuffed animal to put in Mrs. Short’s box for the Bangladesh orphans.

Memory Verse: “The people must build a holy place for me. Then I can live among them.” Ex. 25:8 (To be said December 11.)

Spelling: 2nd Grade: 12/11 knelt, knife, knot, knock, knob, knee, wreck, wrote, wreath, wrong, don’t, small 12/18 plain, chain, raid, paint, pair, bait, gray, May, stay, clay, are, only

Spelling: 1st Grade: 12/11 hot, not, got, top, mop, flop, plop, stop 12/18: fog, dog, hog, hen, den, you, all, am
Hot Lunch:

Monday Mac & Cheese/w peas
Tuesday Sloppy Joes w/Fries
Wednesday Quesadilla or Burrito w/Rice
Thursday Vege Loaf w/Mixed Veggies
Friday TCJA Lunch

Christmas Offering: This year we are going to take a special Christmas offering for ADRA in place of gifts for ourselves. (Adventist Development and Relief Agency International) The money will be matched—each $1.00 donated becomes $7.00 to feed hungry children. “Through God’s goodness, ADRA has a remarkable matching opportunity to help end hunger. EVERY $1 DONATED becomes $7! These matching gifts are often the difference between life and death for those who suffer from daily, excruciating hunger. Your gift will permit ADRA’S FOOD PROGRAMS to expand, thereby helping more people each day.”

We will take this offering on Friday, December 19. Several children have already been bringing in money. We have red and white stockings hanging on our Christmas tree which we’re filling with the offerings.

Thank you for your part in sending the delicious cookies on Thursday. We’ll update you as soon as we know the total for the cookie sale.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: Thursday evening, December 18, at 6:30, our Christmas program begins. We are participating in a musical with K-6. Mrs. Short, our director, is asking that the students wear a white shirt and black pants/skirt. Each family is asked to bring a Christmas dessert to share in the fellowship after the program.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSUE & RIVERS: Both students will turn 8 just before December is over. Josue on December 30 and Rivers on December 31. We’ll celebrate after we return from Christmas break.

TEN COMMANDMENTS: I forgot to talk about the 10 commandments that came home last week typed out on a paper. I’m challenging the students to learn all of the commandments. It’s not a requirement but if a student can say all 10, he/she will receive something special as a reminder of those verses committed to memory. The memorization must be completed before the end of the school year!