What a privilege it has been to teach your children this year and especially over this past week. We walked through the last week in the life of Jesus before his death and then resurrection. It was so good to talk with them daily about how important this story is to who we are and how we live. We talked about how important it is to know that Jesus died for each of us not just a few. He loved us that much! We are also continuing to work on our verse,

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here for he has risen just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.”
– Matthew 28:5-6

It gives me goose bumps as I listen to them say “He is risen,” their enthusiasm truly indicates that they understand what an amazing gift Jesus is!! May you celebrate our risen Savior not only on Easter but every day!

Important Dates:

• April 26: Field trip to the Critter Barn
• May 2: Pen pals pizza party
• May 8: Half day for Tulip Time

Additional Information:

Thank you for all who volunteered to chaperone for our field trip to  Critter Barn. We have enough chaperones and I am so very thankful for all your help. Please make sure that if you are driving that you have a copy of your proof of insurance in the office. Also, if at all possible, please bring your child’s car seat to school on that Friday morning because we have limited car seats available! Once again thank you for all your help!

I will be sending out a sign up genius this week for our pen pals pizza party. I will need help with donating items as well as helping the kids put them together in the classroom!

Curriculum:

Bible: This week we studied all the events of Holy Week. It was such a great time to talk about our faith together. We had a great discussion about why this is one of the most important parts of the Bible and why.

Daily 5: This week I was able to meet with each group once. We also worked on the blending cards and are working hard on vowel sounds.

Word Wall Word: when

Phonics: This week we continued our study of word families. We worked on the –ut, -ug and –un families.

Math: This week we worked hard on the difference between adding and subtracting as well as reviewing different ways to make 10.

Writing Workshop: This week we wrote letters to our pen pals in Mrs. Bronsink’s class.  We told them about something we liked and then asked if they liked it too. They will be writing us back and we will be responding next week.

Science: This week we studied some of the things plants need to grow, sunlight, water and soil, and then we each planted our own lima been seed and will be watering it at school before we bring it home in a few weeks.

Handwriting: lowercase a, d, and g

Up in Lights: This week Barrett Smock was Up in Lights. We enjoyed learning about Barrett when his mom came in to share about him and he also had lunch with his mom and brothers. We are blessed to have Barrett in our class and love the enthusiasm and joy he brings.

Afternoon: This week we had some extremely “normal” afternoons and were able to get a lot done. We had our regular quiet and playtime as well as math centers twice and Daily 5 twice and also enjoyed art on Friday!