Week #4

 

¡Queridos Padres!

What a beautiful full week we had! We enjoyed the first time this past week technology and art class. It was good to have a full week with all the specials and activities planned!  We also had a special visitor Mrs. Rynsburger and her daughter to share with us about the monarch butterflies.

Grace & Peace;

Maestra Ruiz

If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions; please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Announcements

* Upcoming Events…

September 21 No p.m. Bus, We will have hot lunch

Menu for the 21st 
A – Chicken Nuggets w/Roll
B – Beef Fiestada
C – Soybutter & Jam Sandwich w/String Cheese & Cheddar Goldfish
All meals served w/Green beans, Mandarin Oranges and Salad Bar

September 28 – No school for students, PD day for Teachers

From the immersion program director
Welcome to another year of immersion at Zeeland Christian! It is always exciting to see our students jump back into their language use after the summers months. I will use this space to educate you and keep you updated on immersion education at ZCS. There are many different approaches to dual language and immersion education in the United States and beyond. It is my goal that you will feel confident in our approach to education and that you will understand what makes the immersion classroom at ZCS unique.
For this week, I want to celebrate the idea that Zeeland Christian is a tri-lingual Christian school. With two English classrooms, two Spanish classrooms, and one Mandarin classroom at each grade level K-5, all of our students benefit from the presence of multiple languages and cultures. Our Mandarin program is now through 7th grade and our first class of Spanish students graduated from high school last year. All of our students (K-8) study Spanish in some capacity, and all of our immersion students are learning Mandarin at some level. The diversity in culture and language is a blessing to all of us at ZCS!

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Curriculum

BIBLE:

– Unit 1

The Creation
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7

– Bible Memory:

We already memorized the first Bible Verse!!! Once we have had memorized 3 we will celebrate. ¡Fíjense que gran amor nos ha dado el Padre, que se nos llame hijos de Dios! ¡Y lo somos!
1 Juan 3:1

MATH:

– Unit 1 Partners and Number Patterns Through 10

Partners of 6
Partners of 7
Partners of 8
Partners of 9

SCIENCE:

Unit #1 An Animal’s Life

Life cycles that begin with an egg
Observing Monarch larva
What do Monarch caterpillars eat?
How does a Caterpillar change?

Weather Watchers – Summer

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Unit #1 –What is a Family? 

All about me

* Children grow and change over time.
* Things that happened last year, or in Kindergarten, are in the past.
* Things that happen this year, or in First Grade, are in the present.
* Things that have not happened yet are in the future.
* Everyone has differences or special qualities that make him or her unique.

GRAMMAR:

Unit #1: Language helps me contribute to the big idea

  • Structure: la concordancia entre sujeto-predicado
  • Word study: (Mm) ma, me , mi, mo, mu
  • Culture: Latinos en los Estados Unidos.
  • Communicate: ¿¿Puedo ir al baño, maestro/a? / ¡Caracoles!
  • Poem: Caracol
  • Read aloud: Diez puntos negros
  • Vocabulario from reading aloud: las llaves, los globos, el almuerzo, la cara, los puntos, el viento, las monedas, la paloma.
  • Word walls words:  mi, la casa, ella, su, la

READING:

Please, keep encouraging them to read at home daily.   A book bag with three books to review and re-read was sent home yesterday (Friday).  Books and book-bags should return to school on Monday. There is a $5.00 fee that needs to be paid for books and or book-bags that are not returned or found.

WRITING:

Using both pictures and words to write small moments. 

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Volunteers

Lunchtime 11:55 – 12:20. 

September 13 -> Thank you very much, Joe Helms!

September 20 -> Amanda Schrotenboer

September 27-> Olivia’s Wonderfully made/B-day celebration.

Thanks for reading it until the end! 

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