First Grade Weekly Note May 20, 2021 Christ Light- Happy Pentecost Weekend! We have enjoyed this hymn verse this week. O Spirit of life, O Spirit of God, Enlighten us by that same Word. Unless your grace the pow’r should give, none can believe in Christ and live, O Spirit of life, O Spirit of God! O Spirit of life, O Spirit of God, Lead us to love your sacred Word, The holy flame of love impart, that kindness may inspire each heart, O Spirit of life, O Spirit of God! Hymn of the Week: O Spirit of life, O Spirit of God 186 Read a Loud Your children are loving “My Father’s Dragon” by Ruth Stiles Gannett. It is an award winner from 1946. It is a classic! Find the sequels Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland at the library or online. Math stations: 1) Spatial reasoning and identifying shapes 2) Moby max math 3) Puzzles 4) Coin Counting Game 5) Xtra Math (fact fluency). Xtra math is a fact fluency program. Each child works and progresses at their own pace. CONGRATS to Asher and Ben for completing addition. IE 1) Listen to “Mr Putter and Tabby” and respond in journal 2) English/writing with Mrs. W 3) Read leveled books 4) Read various Superkids stories 5) Epic books. Ms. Wentzel visited on Tuesday. She graduated and was assigned to teach 1-2 grade in Iron Ridge, WI. She will teach 1 year and then get married and move with her husband his vicar year (internship year at a church). Final mission offering envelope was sent home. May our gifts be used to share the gospel with lost souls in Pakistan.

First Grade Weekly Note May 13, 2021 Christ Light- Happy Ascension Day! We celebrated by watching the livestream of chapel from MLC, our pastor and teacher training college in MN. Ms. Wentzel graduates on Saturday. Hymn of the Week: On Christ’s Ascension I Now Build 173 Math stations: 1) Spatial reasoning and identifying shapes 2) Moby max math 3)Problem solving 4) Number Bonds 5) Xtra Math (fact fluency). Xtra math is a fact fluency program. Each child works and progresses at their own pace. CONGRATS to Maverick for finishing subtraction this week! IE 1) Listen to “The Pinata that the Farm Maiden Hung” and respond in journal 2) English/writing with Mrs. W 3) Read leveled books 4) Read various Superkids stories 5) Epic books Aviation Week! Each year I love spending some time studying aviation and the history of flight. Our proximity to EAA certainly inspired me! Today, Aaron and Laura Lane, visited the class and told us a bit about what they do as air traffic controllers in Oshkosh. (Their daughter Sophie is in 2nd grade here). We also assembled our cardboard gliders! (Thank you Reid and family for the generous donation). Tomorrow we will add the stickers and give them a test flight at 1:30 on the playground. Tonight, complete the page I sent home with your child about one aspect of flight history. It is due Friday. Email if you have questions. We will arrange them like a timeline and then assemble a class book. 3rd Grade Play This afternoon we watched the third grade musical “Go West.” Their performance is tonight at 5:30.

First Grade Weekly Note May 6, 2021 Christ Light- Opposite! The Maunday Thursday night Peter disowned Jesus 3 times. Fast forward 52 days and he gets up and preaches a powerful sermon. The Holy Spirit had filled him with courage and confidence. As God’s Word was preached the believers were cut to the heart, filled with sorrow over their sin. Peter also proclaimed the sweet message of Christ and over 3000 people were baptized that day. May we use every opportunity to study God’s Word and let the Holy Spirit do his work of strengthening our faith! Hymn of the Week: Holy Spirit Light Divine 183 Read-a-loud- This week we are reading legends and folktales. Ask about “Tikki Tikki Tembo,” a tale from China, that we read today. Math stations: 1) Color Cube matching game 2) Moby max math 3) Brain games for spatial reasoning 4) Large number games 5) Xtra Math (fact fluency). Xtra math is a fact fluency program. Each child works and progresses at their own pace. CONGRATS to Aubrey for accomplishing addition this week. IE 1) Listen to “Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples’ Ears” and respond in journal 2) Mother’s Day Art 3) Read leveled books 4) Read Superkids “Slumber Party” and “The Runaway Dragon” 5) Epic books First Grade Night is Monday, May 10th at 6:00. We will meet in the SUNRISE ROOM to perform our readers’ theater poetry and do a little bucket drumming. The school board open forum is at 6:30. I will plan to supervise children on the playground when our performance is done so you may attend that. Poetry Please have your child read our poems this week to you. The paper should be in the poetry pocket of their binder. Cinco de Mayo is best sung. :) Mother’s Day, too, is super cute on the back side. Pizza Party Way to go!100% spelling test score last week earned us a party today. See the picture above.

First Grade Weekly Note April 22, 2021 Christ Light- Ask about the “Don’t Tell” illustration in Christ Light. May we be the opposite and GO and TELL everyone the good news of who Jesus is and what he has done for us!!! Tonight is examination and Sunday is Confirmation. Blessings to our 8th graders as they confess their faith and make their promise to stay connected to Christ. Hymn of the Week: Jesus, Shepherd of the Sheep 436 Read-a-loud- This week we are reading Kevin Henkes books. Ask about “Owen,” or “Weekend with Wendell.,” or “Chrysanthemum.” Math stations: 1) Tangram puzzles 2) Moby max math 3) Domino Math 4) Play Skipbo! 5) Xtra Math (fact fluency) Xtra math is a fact fluency program. Each child works and progresses at their own pace. I do not start Xtra Math until later in the year because I want kids to have a pretty good grasp of their facts so they are less likely to just guess. I will give you the code to access this site at home. 10 minutes a day is plenty so he/she does not start random guessing. Students will progress from addition facts, to subtraction facts to multiplication facts. CONGRATS Mady for already accomplishing addition! IE 1) Listen to “Weekend with Wendell” and respond in journal 2) Digital book reports on Seesaw with Mrs. W 3) Read leveled books 4) Read “Lost Mitt” in Superkids. 5) Epic books Art and poetry Come and peek at our artwork and poetry in the hallways. First Grade Night is May 10th at 6:00. We will meet in the large commons to perform our readers’ theater and do a little bucket drumming. Plan on 1 hour. I know May is busy. If your child is unable to make it, please let me know ASAP. Your child will certainly practice and participate in the preparations even if I know they are unable to come. Shadow pictures Check out Seesaw for the shadow pictures. We are studying light in science this week and this is a fun activity to go along with that. I want a picture from every student. Many have already posted theirs. :) Great job. Digital book reports See the digital book reports on Seesaw, too.

First Grade Weekly Note March 11, 2021 Christ Light- But Jesus was pierced for (your name) transgressions, he was crushed for (your name) iniquities; the punishment that brought (your name) peace was on him, and by his wounds (your name) are healed. Isaiah 53:5 That verse cuts to the heart a bit deeper when I put my name in it. May we be led each day to see our need for Jesus and then look to the empty cross. The price for sin is paid in full and life eternal is ours. Christ Light Journal - Hopefully you noticed your child’s Bible journal sent home on Tuesday. It contained a collection of illustrations and main ideas from our Bible stories this year. Please take time to read and reflect on it with your child. Praise God for over 120 days together in His Word! I hope the journal finds a special place on your child’s bookshelf. Hymn of the Week: Glory Be to Jesus #103 We sang it in church Wednesday night, too. Read-a-loud- “Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge” by Mem Fox is a charming story about a young boy who lives next to a nursing home. When he finds out a special friend of his in that home is losing her memory, he brings a collection of objects to her that make her memories come alive. Math stations: 1) NEW Begin identifying and creating arrays (foundation for area and multiplication) 2) Moby max math 3) Measure with paper clips and inches 4) Sum of 10 fact families with dotters/ten frames. IE 1) Listen to “Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend” and respond in journal 2) Plan realistic story for writing 3) Read leveled books 4) Read Superkids 2 Unit 4 5) Enjoy creating and using simple machines. 3rd Quarter Ends tomorrow. Report cards and a reading/writing portfolio from 3rd quarter will be sent home Tuesday, March 23. I am thrilled with all the writing we have been doing this quarter. Simple Machines The class is getting a week of “hands on science.” The kids are learning about the different kinds of simple machines and then making/using them. I borrowed fabulous STEM kits from the FdL library. We are also using them in IE so the kids will have a few turns. Maybe over spring break you can find some 1) levers 2) wedges, 3) inclined planes, 4) wheels and axles and 5) pulleys. We will try to post pictures on Seesaw as we wrap up the study tomorrow.

Week of January 18th Christian Education Week

♡ Christian Education Week 🕆 Monday ✰ January 18 Happy Birthday ELLA! Christ Light Read 8A The Pharisee and the Tax Collector Sign ___ MT: Luke 18:13b God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Literacy Read “Tomas and the Library Lady” A parent may help. It is a high 2nd grade level book. Math Lesson 75 B BRING in a 10 dimes, 10 pennies and 10 nickels. Church Attendance Weekend worship (1/17) at Faith or online? YES or NO Tuesday✰ January 19 Christ Light Family Devotion. Literacy Read “Frog and Toad… The Garden” pg 126-141 Math Test today. No homework. Wednesday ✰ January 20 Happy Birthday ROSA! Christ Light Read 8B The Lost Son Sign ______ MT- Eph 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. Literacy Read a book bag book for AR test. Math Lesson 76B (new skill: Adding facts doubles +1) Vocabulary words this week (Amazing Words). Talk about these: gardener, sprout, shade, destroy, nature, dim, sprinkling, humongous Thursday ✰ January 21 Happy Birthday AVA! Christ Light Family Devotion Literacy Read a library book. Math No math. MAPS test today. Friday ✰ January 22 Christ Light Family Devotion at home. Literacy Read at home. Math Lesson 77 done in school. Spelling words this week. Test on Friday! plan, planned, help, helped, drop, dropped, call, called, ask, asked Optional challenge words: knotted, trimmed, target, darkness, sparkle, marble High frequency words your child should be able to read. afraid, how, again, read, few, soon

First Grade Weekly Note December 3, 2020 “Freedom is Coming” was the song going through my head yesterday. It is an annual favorite at the WLA Christmas concert. Of course it points to Jesus and the freedom he alone gives through forgiveness and life in him. My freedom is only a result of the CDC shortening the length of quarantine from 14 days to 10 days (after exposure). Today, I celebrate both!!! Christ Light- The line that shocked me the most from the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 was when Jesus told his disciples, “You feed them.” They were thinking impossible! Expensive! Jesus was thinking, “Ask me for help. Do not look to yourselves. Trust me.” The first graders and I talked about how he abundantly feeds our bodies and our souls. Hymn of the Week: On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry. Read-a-loud “What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?” Math Stations: 1) Create a design with symmetry with pattern blocks. 2) Clocks and domino problem solving 3) Number bonds 4) Coin Count IE 1) Listen to “What Do You Do…?” 2) Read Unit 7 in Superkids. 3) Leveled readers 4) Read on Epic 5) Study about the heart. Writing: We started some Christmas descriptive writing today. Ask your child what he/she is writing about. The December calendar was sent home.