Newsletter April 15-19

Information and Reminders
Kids size scissors are needed: Our class needs a few pair of scissors, we have lost a few during the year. If you like to donate a couple, we’d love to have them. Thanks!

Critter Barn: Friday May 3 We will leave school at 9:10 in the morning.
LUNCH— Each child will need a lunch, snack and drink from home. To make lunch the easiest we can, it would be helpful if you sent your child’s lunch and snack in a sack that can be thrown away. Keeping track of lunch boxes could be tricky. We will have a large cooler or bag to keep the lunches in so please label your child’s lunch. Please pack a juice box or plastic water bottle for a drink.
CLOTHING—The Critter Barn does not cancel for rain so please dress your child appropriately. I would suggest either boots or old shoes and clothes that could get a little dirty. We will spend time both indoors and outdoors.
LAWRENCE PARK—Weather permitting, we will spend some time at Lawrence Street Park right in Zeeland. We will be back to school by 3:15 in time for the bus and pick up. I would like to have one more driver for this field trip. Please sign up at https://docs.google.com/document/d/11N2ysK2h3OIJDNf15RIGihGLSXfauwVq4a3vCbyUyEY/edit
Thanks to Paul Pyle and Kristi Van Dyk for driving the field trip. Drivers, please bring a cooler to put the kids’ lunch and snack in(each of you will take about 4-5 kids’ lunch and snack) and bring all the boosters you have. Thanks!

May Birthday Celebrations:
Wesley Elenbaas Thursday, May 2

Farmer’s Market and Kollen Park: Wednesday, May 29 Rain date: Wednesday, June 5 9:00am-12:45pm This is our last field trip. Each kid needs to bring their own sack lunch and drink. We will begin the day following a map of Holland Farmer’s Market and helping the children decide what to buy. We will go to Kollen Park to have lunch and play after the market. We will be back to school around 12:45. I am looking for more drivers for this field trip. Please sign up at https://docs.google.com/document/d/11N2ysK2h3OIJDNf15RIGihGLSXfauwVq4a3vCbyUyEY/edit Drivers, please bring a cooler to put the kids’ lunch in and bring all the boosters you have. Thanks!

Mandarin camp 2019
1st-5th Grade($40)
August 12-15 from 9:30-11:30
Through fun innovative methods, children will successfully start to speak, read, and write the language.  For children who are fluent, our camp provides them the opportunity to use the language everyday while enjoying all the fun activities.
A step by step Chinese calligraphy class, Chinese jump rope, kung fu, arts & crafts, story time, sports, culture,  and so much more, all in Mandarin!
Your child will have a great time while being exposed to Mandarin 2 hours/day, 4 days/week.  The easiest and fastest way for your child to learn and retain this important language before school starts!

Here is the link: https://expanded.regfox.com/zcs-expanded-summer-camps

Curriculums

Language Arts
Reading Strategies—cross checking: Check the pictures and context to see if you read correctly. Does it make sense?

Writers’ Workshop:
We will talk about how to think more details to add to our small moments stories.

Math
We will learn about 3-D shapes.

Science
We will observe the seeds growth for the next couple of weeks.

Bible
We will learn about resurraction and Jesus’s parables: Good Samaritan; Friend at midnight; great banquet and lost sheep and lost coin.

We will learn about the fruits of the sprit throughout the year. For the month of April, we will learn about the fruit of gentleness.

Social Studies
We will focus on science for the next couple months.

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