Safari Snippets

I hope everyone enjoyed the surprise snow day on Tuesday! It sounded like the kids had lots of fun getting outside to build forts and towns, playing with siblings, and going sledding! Kids sure help us appreciate all the seasons, don't they?! We have another fun week ahead next week with Pajama Day on Wednesday and we can't wait to celebrate God's faithfulness with 100's Day. Homework: We will stick with the usual. New reading slips and math homework will come home on Monday, January 31. Please return them the following Monday. New Bible Memory will come home in the Homework Folder on Monday, January 31 for the month of February. Thanks so much for working on Psalm 1. Jungle Explorer of the Week:  Sophia was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with the class. We enjoyed getting to know more about you and that you love playing soccer, Playmobil, reading, and writing, and your favorite food is brussel sprouts. Your favorite...

I hope all of you had a wonderful and relaxing long weekend! These short weeks go so fast. We had fun this week celebrating and remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and his accomplishments. Can you believe it? Our first semester is complete, and next week we will be celebrating our 90th day together! 100's day is right around the corner! Homework:   *Current reading and math pages are due Monday, January 24.  *On Monday, a new reading slip and math page will come home, and they will be due Monday, January 31. We be starting our subtraction pages. *Keep Practicing Psalm 1 together at home.  JUNGLE EXPLORER OF THE WEEK: Rhys was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week!  Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with our class. We enjoyed getting to know you and learning that you love playing soccer and video games, your favorite place is Florida, Disney World, and your favorite foods are mac 'n cheese and rotisserie chicken! We love that you want to be a chef when...

Can you believe it? Our first semester is complete! This week has been busy with Delta and NWEA assessments and preparing for our chapel. Your child is amazing! I am always amazed with how much they have learned in such a short amount of time. Our classroom community continues to grow close, just like a family. It has been so great to laugh together, and to support each other when life is tough. Thanks for being an active part of our classroom, and for supporting us the many ways you do! Martin Luther King Jr. Day :  Monday we will have off school to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Next week, we will have some conversations and lessons about the active work he completed in our world. We will look at how MLK Jr. brought kindness to the world around him and cared so much about people, rather than judging them based on what they looked like. We will talk about the call we have to love others. Homework:   *Current reading and math pages are due Tuesday, January 18.  *On Tuesday,...

Welcome back everybody! I hope all of you had a wonderful and relaxing break, and that you also had some special moments to reflect on our Lord Jesus Christ and his amazing gift to us! It feels great to be back learning and growing with your child at school! What a crazy week with all the snow days! I hope all of you stayed warm and cozy and enjoyed some fun family time together! HOMEWORK: Next week we'll stick with the usual: *Purple Reading Slip and Math homework will be due Monday. New homework will be sent home on Monday, Jan. 10 and due back Tuesday, Jan. 18, and the new Homework pages will come home on that Tues. because of no school on the 17th. *Psalm 1. Please keep practicing this with your child when you have time.  SUBTRACTION:  We just started double digit subtraction, and we are easing our way into it this week. If you find some spare time, give your child a few extra problems at home and see how they're doing. We'll get lots of practice--we learned a lot of st...