Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

1st & 2nd Grade News
March 31, 2011

SHOW & TELL: A picture of you as a baby.

MEMORY VERSE: Don’t worry, because I am with you. Don’t be afraid, because I am your God. I will make you strong and will help you. Isaiah 41:10

Spelling: Grade 2: 4/1: tied, treat, next, growl, cried, broom, each, zoom, first, plow, crow, speak 4/8: thief, yellow, shook, shield, crook, bread, never, own, chief, crow, under, weather 4/15: cause, chew, pause, grew, ouch, sauce, stew, them, cloud, mouth, threw, with

Spelling: Grade 1: 4/1: crib, trim, drum, crop, trot, as, has, said, drop 4/8: damp, fist, nest, she, jump, land, send, have, band 4/15: duck, bank, drink, wink, one, skunk, once, deck, what

Reading Calendar: Reading Calendars will be due on Friday, April 1. (That’s no joke!)

April 2: TCJA is going to be presenting the program at the Riverview Church (Road 36 & Sylvester) on Sabbath, April 2. The 1st & 2nd graders will be singing all of Isaiah 53. I hope you can plan to be there for that event. We’ve worked diligently to learn the whole chapter. The church will be providing a potluck at the end of the service. Stay by and eat lunch with the church and school family.

April 4: Monday, April 4, will be visitor day in our classroom from 8:30-1:00. If you have any friends who are interested in our school, this would be the day to invite a 1st or 2nd grader to attend.

Happy Birthday, Gabriel! Gabriel turns 8 on April 5.

April 6 & 7: We will be having Parent-Teacher Conferences during the afternoon of both days. Students will be dismissed at 1:00. Mrs. Hibbs is scheduling the conferences so check with her if you forgot to turn in your appointment paper.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

1st & 2nd Grade News
March 17, 2011

SHOW & TELL: Something that begins with the letter M

MEMORY VERSE: When a good man prays, great things happen. James 5:16
Spelling: Grade 2: 3/18: pepper, nurse, supper, give, shirt, circus, ruler, person, myself, third, turn, burn 4/1: tied, treat, next, growl, cried, broom, each, zoom, first, plow, crow, speak 4/8: thief, yellow, shook, shield, crook, bread, never, own, chief, crow, under, weather 4/15: cause, chew, pause, grew, ouch, sauce, stew, them, cloud, mouth, threw, with

Spelling: Grade 1: 3/18: flop, with, yet, flat, who, his, yes, clot, blot 4/1: crib, trim, drum, crop, trot, as, has, said, drop 4/8: damp, fist, nest, she, jump, land, send, have, band 4/15: duck, bank, drink, wink, one, skunk, once, deck, what

Week of Prayer: The children have enjoyed the special meetings this week. Ask your child to tell you one of the stories our speaker has shared.

Spring Break: Our Spring Break begins tomorrow. Remember there will be no school from March 21 through 25. Keep reading during the break. There will be only 4 days of school left in March when we return. Reading Calendars will be due on Friday, April 1. (That’s no joke!)

Mark Your Calendar: It’s a few weeks away, but TCJA is going to be presenting the program at the Riverview Church (Road 36 & Sylvester) on Sabbath, April 2. The 1st & 2nd graders will be singing all of Isaiah 53. I hope you can plan to be there for that event. We’ve worked diligently to learn the whole chapter.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

1st & 2nd Grade News
March 10, 2011

SHOW & TELL: A stuffed endangered animal

MEMORY VERSE: Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God. And trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you. After I go and prepare a place for you. I will come back. Then I will take you to be with me so that you may be where I am.” John 14:1-3

Spelling: Grade 2: 3/11: porch, mark, sport, sharp, shark, found, our, March, start, market, short, horse 3/18: pepper, nurse, supper, give, shirt, circus, ruler, person, myself, third, turn, burn

Spelling: Grade 1: 3/11: log, they, job, are, mug, gum, tell, bun, tug 3/18: flop, with, yet, flat, who, his, yes, clot, blot

Congratulations: Enoch and Colby received their gift certificate from Barnes & Noble for finishing 50 books!

Spring Break: Just a few days until Spring Break. Remember there will be no school from March 21 through 25.

Mark Your Calendar: It’s a few weeks away, but TCJA is going to give the program at the Riverview Church on Sabbath, April 2. The 1st & 2nd graders will be singing all of Isaiah 53. I hope you can plan to be there for that event. We’ve worked diligently to learn the whole chapter.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

1st & 2nd Grade News
March 3, 2011

SHOW & TELL: Something that reminds you of spring

MEMORY VERSE: Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God. And trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you. After I go and prepare a place for you. I will come back. Then I will take you to be with me so that you may be where I am.” John 14:1-3 ( We will be working on this verse for another week.)

Spelling: Grade 2: 3/4: about, plenty, tiny, around, sidewalk, airplane, easy, pony, sunny, homework, skateboard, runway 3/11: porch, mark, sport, sharp, shark, found, our, March, start, market, short, horse 3/18: pepper, nurse, supper, give, shirt, circus, ruler, person, myself, third, turn, burn

Spelling: Grade 1: 3/4: tax, fox, six, mix, on, fix, when, box, for 3/11: log, they, job, are, mug, gum, tell, bun, tug 3/18: flop, with, yet, flat, who, his, yes, clot, blot

Math: Our new lessons in math are telling time! 1st graders need to know time to the hour and half hour, second graders by 5 minute increments before and after the hour. The chapter test will be Friday, March 4.

Book: We just finished reading the book Hachiko Waits during story time after lunch. The children were fascinated. Several of them want a copy of their own. I can still order it from Scholastic for $4.00. If you want your child to have the book, send $4.00 by Monday and I’ll place an order.

A brief synopsis: The story takes place in Japan in the 1920’s & 30’s. Every day, Hachi greets his master at the train station after work. But when his master doesn’t come, Hachi keeps waiting—for 10 years! A heartbreaking true story of loyalty.

We looked up pictures of the dog online this afternoon. We love having the computer and projector in the classroom. It adds so much to our learning.

Mark Your Calendar: It’s a few weeks away, but TCJA is going to give the program at the Riverview Church on Sabbath, April 2. The 1st & 2nd graders will be singing all of Isaiah 53. I hope you can plan to be there for that event. We’ve worked diligently to learn the whole chapter.