January 27

Dear Parents,

This past week is a fun week. We celebrated Chinese New Year with native Chinese students in Holland Christian High School on Friday. (Please check out photos at the end.) We had a fun culture-enriching time together.

As some of you might have learned from news, China is having a very serious coronavirus outbreak now. The condition is very bad. I ask for your prayers for peace and healing in China.

I have another professional training about how to teach Language Arts better this Thursday morning. Ann Hildenbrand will sub for me.

Announcement:

Lunch for this Friday

On January 31, due to family group sledding, we will NOT have regular hot lunch. Please email me if you want to order your child a sack lunch. Orders will be accepted until the end of school on MONDAY, January 27. We will not have extra sack lunches. Sack Lunch Menu: Turkey and Cheese on Bun, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Veggies, Rice Krispies and Milk.

**If your child is bringing a lunch from home on Friday, please make sure it is peanut free since we will be eating with our Family Groups. Thank you!

Report Card

Report cards will be coming home with your child. Please also look for the information sheet included that explains PBIS–a system to support positive behaviors around ZCS.

Tuesday Lunch Helper for January 28: Abby Allen

Tuesday Lunch Helper for February 4:Joanna Haveman

Featured Friend:

If your kid is the featured friend for that week, please have him/her bring in pictures on Mondays. They may bring in up to 6 pictures, but please bring in one picture of him/her in the past, one recent picture and one picture of his/her family.

Week of January 27: Harmoni Osterink

Week of February 3: Reese Palmer

Field Trip Driver Sign-up

Field Trip sign ups for the 2nd/3rd grade will be on a combined sign up genius this year so we can keep better track of drivers. Please see below for the sign-up link.

Thank you for your help! We could not do this without you!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f45acaf2aa1fd0-2nd3rd

TerraCycle

Here is a detailed list of everything we accept to TerraCycle at ZCS. Please look it over carefully, as the program changes a bit each year and even during the year.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HGFofovT_xYoLFC0LgxxffbdIG4jDZLW/view?ts=5dd85401

Calendar:

January 27 Holland Christian High School Showcase 7:00 – 8:15 p.m.

January 28 . Report cards will be coming home with your child.

January 31 Family Groups – 11:45-12:45

January 28: Online Preschool Registration Open for current ZCS families *password required*

January 30: Online Preschool Open Registration *no password required*

February 13: NO PM Busing

February 14 & 17: NO School *Winter Break*

March 6 &7: 8th Grade Play

March 28: Basket Breakers 3-on-3 tournament

Curriculum Corner

2nd Grade Math:

Unit 4 Subtract 2-Digit numbers

1. Compare word problems

2. Mixed word problems

3. 2-step word problems

3rd Grade Math:Unit 3 Measurement, Time, and Graphs

Before and After the Hour
Elapsed Time
Add and Subtract Time

Your kids should be practicing math facts at home during the week. They can do https://es.xtramath.org/#/home/index or https://www.timestables.com/ Also, there are numerous fun computer games for practicing. I’ve put some on my blog under “Resources”.

Mandarin High Frequency Words to Produce and to recognize:

Students will learn a new set of words this week. I will send out homework sheets on Monday. There will be a test on Friday for words to produce and to recognize.

Here is this week’s quizlet for flashcard words. The last two words are only for 3rd graders. If 2nd graders are interested, go ahead and give it a try. https://quizlet.com/_7w7pli?x=1qqt&i=2eu679

If possible, please help your kids practice flashcard words (using the quizlet app) at home. It does help your kids a lot in the long run. Thank you very much!

Pinyin:

Able to recognize “j” and “k”.

Grammar:

Complements of a result are words describing nouns and verbs that come after a main verb to show us the result of an action.

word order: verb + complement of result.

Bible:

Unit 6: Isaac and Jacob

Isaac and Rebekah

During our devotion time, we are learning a new song called Thank You For Choosing Me 谢谢你拣选我. Here is a link to this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4FDL1eMI_8

Bible Memory

Due date: Friday, February 7.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:3

我们主耶稣基督的父　神是应当称颂的。他照着自己的大怜悯，藉着耶稣基督从死人中复活，重生了我们，使我们有永活的盼望，

彼得前书 1:3