Newsletter 20: Week ending February 14

Happy 100 days of school! Happy Valentine’s Day! We had such a good day celebrating at school today. Thank you for all your help making it possible!


Important Dates & Reminders

  • Friday, February 14- Monday, February 17: No School
  • Tuesday, February 18: This is the next opportunity to add afternoons to your child’s schedule if you’d like. Please let me know asap if you plan to make a change. Adding time is optional this time. The next opportunity to make a change will be in April when everyone will begin to attend on Wednesday afternoons.
  • Conferences: If you’d like to schedule a conference with me for the evening of March 5, please let me know as soon as possible. Check your inbox for the instructions on how to sign up for a time slot. Thank you!

Curriculum

Bible: In Bible we are doing a unit on Jesus’ miracles. This week we talked about Jesus calming the storm.

Miracles Bible Verse: Pidan, y se les dará; busquen, y encontrarán; llamen, y se les abrirá. Mateo 7:7

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7

Literacy: With such a short week, lots of celebrations, and unplanned time with substitute teachers we were not able to give our leveled books the time and attention we normally do. I did not send new books home with your child. Instead, please read and enjoy the books from previous weeks again. Thank you!

  • Reading strategy: Visualizing
  • Read aloud: Quiero Viajar
  • Vocabulary words
    • avión (airplane)
    • yate/bote (boat)
    • el velero (sailboat)
    • el autobus (bus)
    • el cohete (rocket)
    • el tren (train)
    • explorar (to explore)
    • viajar (to travel)
  • Phrase of the week: Hice ___. (I did ___. or I made ___.
  • Words on the wall so far: el, él, no, la, si, sí, mamá, y, papá, soy, en, tu, tú, es, de, bien, son, voy, quiero

Math: Many of our math lessons this week centered around day 100! It was fun to participate in some different kinds of activities together!

Writing Workshop: We continue working on pattern books. We are working hard to make sure we stick to the same theme on all the pages of our pattern book. I hope to help students publish their books and celebrate their great writing in the next week or so!

Up in Lights: Emilia was Up in Lights this week!  She hopes to be a teacher or vet when she grows up.  Emilia very proudly showed us the outfit from her dance showcase last spring. She is taking dance through Turning Pointe. Emilia, we’re so glad God brought your family to ZCS this year! We love you!

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