Information and Reminders:
Picture Day: Monday, Oct. 3 11:30am Please remember to bring the order in tomorrow if you have not done so.
Hot lunch and PM bussing will not be offered Friday, October 7
Bookworm book orders is due on Wednesday, October 5
Wonderfully Made: 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, and or share special talents your family members may have been blessed with. Just inform me ahead of time what is your plan. Ben Brower Oct. 3-7 Lily Delcalzo Oct. 10-14
Book it: ZCS is participating in the Pizza Hut reading program again this year. If your child fills out his/her sheet for the month, he/she will earn a free personal pan pizza! The first one for October will be sent home tomorrow. Please return them back to school at the end of each month. Participation is optional of course but reading each day is encouraged.
Holland Christian High School passed this announcement on to us in case any of our Mandarin immersion families might be interested: Those interested in hosting an international student and current host families-On Thursday, October 13, at 7pm in the Holland Christian High School Media Center, Andy and Josie Wen will be speaking about the Chinese culture and the Chinese family. Andy and Josie support Holland Christian’s international program by having connections with our international student’s natural parents. They are currently based in Hong Kong and have worked closely with many Chinese families and US Christian schools for student placement. Andy received his Ph.D in Economics from Penn Sate and MA in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. After that they moved back to Hong Kong and raised their two daughters. They will be sharing the valuable insights they’ve gained regarding Chinese parents and Chinese student’s adjustments to the American school environment and American host families. Please RSVP to Karen DeRoo at kderoo@hollandchristian.org if you plan on attending.
October Birthday Celebrations:
Andres Duran Wednesday, October 19
Mike Moeller Thursday, October 27
Curriculum
Language Arts
-Reading Strategy:
Accuracy-cross checking: when we read books, we always ask ourselves the questions-Does it look right? Sound right? Make sense? We want to make sure we read the correct meaning.
-Writers’ Workshop: This week we will talk about how to zoom in a small moment and write details. We will use story hand to help us plan. Students will learn that we need to use storyteller’s voice, showing not telling.
Math
-First Grade: We will start a unit about addition and subtraction strategies. This week, we will learn how to use pictures and equations to represent addition. Then we will create addition story problems.
-Second Grade:We will continue to learn how to solve various kinds of word problems: ‘add to’ (+) and ‘take from’ (-), put together and take apart, compare, and mixed. (with Li Laoshi)
Social Studies
We will explore maps and globes. We will also distinguish between landmasses and bodies of water using maps and globes.
Science
-First Grade: This week we will construct a rain gauge to collect data for rainfall.
-Second Grade:We will continue to talk about the function of flower, we will look at the relationship between flower and fruit, and we will also discuss the importance of flower, fruit, and seed to the survival of plants. (with Li Laoshi)
Bible
We will talk about Sodom and Gomorrah; Isaac’s birth and Ishmael’s response. Then we will start learning about Isaac and Jacob. This week we will talk about a wife for Isaac.