Information and Reminders:
Wonderfully Made: Tyler Israels Jan.30-27 Kendal Klingenberg Feb. 6-10
Please finish and send your child’s timeline the week before your child’s special week. During your child’s special week, it is a wonderful opportunity to have lunch with your child, bring in pets, or share special talents your family members may have been blessed with. Just inform me ahead of time what is your plan.
February Birthday Celebrations:
Nehemiah Heinz Friday, February 3
Aiden Douma Monday, February 6
Tyler Israels Tuesday, February 14
Andrew Pyle Wednesday, February 15
Lily Delcalzo Wednesday, February 22
From the Immersion Programs Coordinator:
On Tuesday, January 31 at 7:00 pm we will host an informational meeting for anyone interested in learning more about the Spanish or Mandarin immersion programs at ZCS. We will present an overview of what immersion looks like at Zeeland Christian, hear from an immersion parent, and open it up for a question and answer time. This meeting will be geared towards potential families but will also address many questions that existing families might have, so spread the word to parents of young children and consider joining us yourself. Grandparents who want to understand immersion education better are also invited!
Valentines Day: To celebrate Valentines Day, we are going to exchanging valentines on Tuesday, February 14. Please prepare a valentine for each classmate. Here is the class list.
First Grade
Jude Allen 安建华
Andres Duran杜传恩
Gibson Geurink 高欣诺
Maxwell Harris 胡卓仁
Nehemiah Heinz何浩然
Tyler Israels殷天乐
Kendal Klingenberg柯瑜玟
Elijah Larsen刘佳卫
Michael Moeller莫志勇
Megan Pyle彭欣怡
Penelope Sprick宋恩慧
Benjamin Van Dyk范凯力
Owen Wickstra韦少勇
Second Grade
Ben Brower 白昱晨
Lily Delcalzo 邓纯美
Aiden Douma 杜爱德
Willem Haveman何伟明
Andrew Pyle彭毅祥
Kayleigh Van Dyk范凯洁
Curriculum
Language Arts
-Reading Strategy:
We will continue the read aloud called Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater. Each week we will focus on one or two reading strategies to help us understand plot and settings of this book. This week we will focus on 1 comprehension strategy.
-Vivid setting description and impact on character: When the author uses vivid description, slow down. Picture the details the author is giving you about the time and place. Notice what’s happening in the time or place alongside what a character thinks or feels.
-Writers’ Workshop: We are going to write more how-to books and role play directions with their partner to check clarity.
Math
-First Grade: We are also going to use place value to compare numbers and add ones or tens.
-Second Grade:We will practice solving 2 steps word problems and more complex word problems involving all the different types of word problems that we worked on before.
Social Studies
We will talk about how people modify or adapt to the environment.
Science
-First Grade: We will learn about winter by observing the temperature, cloud cover, wind and precipitation. Then we are going to compare the difference between fall and winter.
-Second Grade:Students continue to work hard on their Projects for Using Resources Wisely.
Bible
We will talk about the the fall of Jericho; in the promised land and the sun stands still.