1st & 2nd Grade News
December 3, 2009

Show & Tell: A special Christmas decoration

Memory Verse: “I will live with the people of Israel. I will be their God. And they will know that I am the Lord their God.” Ex. 28:45, 46

Spelling: 2nd Grade: 12/4 judge, bridge, fudge, budge, catch, scratch, crutch, stretch, switch, stitch, away, below 12/11 knelt, knife, knot, knock, knob, knee, wreck, wrote, wreath, wrong, don’t, small

2nd Enrichment: 12/4 boulders, crawled, juiciest, mushrooms, bullfrogs, crickets, moss, pillow, ceiling, insects, multiply, salamanders

Spelling: 1st Grade: 12/4: the, and, of, in, on, up, it, at 12/11 hot, not, got, top, mop, flop, plop, stop

Hot Lunch:
Monday Stroganoff/green beans
Tuesday Soup with Grilled Sandwich
Wednesday Breakfast for Lunch
Thursday Tater Tot Casserole
Friday TCJA Lunch

Spoons/Forks: Some children have still forgotten to bring something to eat with in their lunch. Thanks for reminding your student to include a spoon in the lunchbox.

Christmas Offering: This year we are going to take a special Christmas offering in place of gifts for ourselves for ADRA. (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.

I thought it would be good for the students to have a project that they can do to raise some extra funds for the Christmas offering. I’m proposing that we have a cookie sale on Thursday, December 10. You could make cookies with your child over the weekend, freeze them and then send them to school on the 10th.

We will make posters and advertise to the rest of the school. My plan is to sell one regular sized cookie for 25 cents. If the cookies are really small maybe they’ll be 2 for a quarter.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: Thursday evening, December 18, at 6:30, is our Christmas program. We are participating in a musical with the 5/6th classroom. Mrs. Short, our director, is asking that the students wear a white shirt and black pants/skirt.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR! December 8 will be Taylor’s 7th birthday!