Being Thankful

Heaven. Stars. Family. Bible. Jesus. Friends. Teachers. A warm house. My grandparents. My dog. My mom. My Dad. School. The beach. The sun. Snow. Fall.

These are a few of the things that have spilled out of your child's heart as we have been reflecting on having a thankful heart over the last few weeks in our Gratitude Journals. God is SO good, isn't He?! It is truly a blessing having the opportunity to partner with you each day. Thanks for your love, support, and prayers for our classroom. I am thankful for YOU, for your investment in sending your child to HC each day, and for partnering with me to help your little grow to know and love Jesus. 

SHORT WEEK AHEAD:
We have a short week coming up! As a result, there will be no math homework or purple reading slip coming home next week. Continue to spend time enjoying books over break, but no formal homework will be collected. We have full days Monday and Tuesday, and no school Wednesday through Friday. Our current reading slip and math homework page are both due on Monday, November 21. 

There is a blue 1/2 sheet in your child's Friday Folder with the next 3 words which will now come home next Tuesday.

BIBLE MEMORY: 

Continue to practice Psalm 100. This is a special Thanksgiving scripture passage--see if your child is willing to recite it for your family next week for Thanksgiving! 

WORDS OF THE WEEK:
Our words from this set so far: often, such, best, think, family, never, house, wait, same, ask, again, each
Next week's words that we'll be adding in are: begin, goes, together.
You'll see a blue sheet with these 15 words to practice in next Tuesday's  Friday Folder. We will have our next Spelling Test on these 15 words on Friday, Dec. 2 so keep practicing!

Jungle Explorer of the Week:

Tessa was our special Jungle Explorer of the Week! She will share her poster and pictures with our class next week. She loves to knit, do crafts, swimming, and reading and learning, her favorite place is Florida, and her favorite food is pizza! She wants to be an American Ninja Warrior when she grows up! You are so special to God and to us, Tessa, and we are excited to know more about you next week!

Book Order:

A book order is coming home in your child's Friday Folder on Tuesday. If you would like to order books please have your order in by Dec. 2. I am happy to keep it a secret if you would like me too, if you have your order sent home let me know if it needs to be kept a secret.

Sledding Hill:

Along with the snow comes recess time on the sledding hill! South Side will be providing sleds for the hill this year, so please do not bring your own sleds from home. This will allow us to keep them stacked neat and tidy in the building, and give all students that want to, a chance to sled! Please make sure that your child has the appropriate gear for being outside!

Mocha & Merch Christmas Open House

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 30 from 4:30 - 8:00. You are invited to The Maroon and White Shop’s First annual Mocha and Merch Christmas Open House! Come stroll along Main Street at HCHS while sipping provided hot chocolate and coffee, listening to Christmas Carols played by members of the HC Jazz Band and start your Christmas shopping! We will have all the latest HC gear available. Every purchase directly supports the Special Olympics Unified Sports program at the high school. It’s an event you won’t want to miss!

Important Dates:

Nov. 21: Math and purple reading slips due, library books due

Nov. 23, 24 & 25: No School: Thanksgiving Break

Dec. 2: Sight word quiz

Dec. 5: 5th Grade Buddies

Dec. 16-Jan. 2: Christmas Break

Thank you for sharing your child with me again this week! Each new day with your child's smiling face is a blessing, and I love seeing their passion and joy for learning while exploring God's creation. This week we got to study some more about different groups that were around when Jesus was born in Bible, added ideas to our stories in writing, and read accurately, fluently, and with expression in reading! We recognized Veterans Day and learned about this day, why we remember and honor those who served and those currently serving! Thank you for your service!

HOMEWORK:
Next week we'll stick with the usual:
*Purple Reading Slip and Math homework will be due Monday, New pages will come home on Monday and be due Monday, November 21.  

*Keep Practicing Psalm 100

*Blue 1/2 sheet with the new words of the week.

Words of the Week:

Our words from this set so far: often, such, best, think, family, never, house, wait, same

Next week's words that we'll be adding in are: ask, again, each

You'll see a blue half sheet with these 12 words to practice in Monday's Homework Folder.

Jungle Explorer of the Week:

Reagan 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 with friends and basketball, your favorite place is Florida, and your favorite foods are grapes and pizza! We love that you want to be a D.J. when you grow up! You are so special to God and to us, Reagan, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

IMPORTANT DATES:

Nov. 14: Math and Reading slips due, Library books due

Nov. 17: 5th grade Buddies

Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving break

Dec. 2: Hand2Hand Information coming home for our Christmas Giving Project

Dec. 15: Field Trip to Hand2Hand to deliver items

Dec. 17-Jan. 2: Christmas Break

Waiting

Waiting for the Messiah- this was our topic in Bible and how the Jews were waiting for the promised one! We talked a lot and learned some things about how waiting can be hard, and that in the waiting we have to continue to trust God and that he knows best. God is good and He is working each and every day in our lives even when we don't see it. We have talked about how we are waiting now, like the Jews, and have to trust while waiting-but waiting for Jesus' glorious return!

Homework:

Next week we'll stick with the usual:
Purple Reading Slip will come home Monday (due Monday, Nov. 14)
Math Homework Page will come home Monday (due Monday, Nov. 14)

Blue half sheet with our new words of the week.

WORDS OF THE WEEK:

Our words from this set so far: often, such, best, think, family, never

Next week's words that we'll be adding in are: house, wait, same

You'll see a blue half sheet with these 9 words to practice in the Homework Folder on Monday.

Jungle Explorer:

Leland 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 with Legos and playing football, soccer, and baseball. We love that you want to be a Football player when you grow up! Your favorite place is Florida and your favorite food is pizza. You are so special to God and to us, Leland, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

Winter is coming! Get ready to hunker down with a pile of good books. The Parent Board will be hosting a Book Fair at Pine Ridge the week of November 7 as a library fundraiser; all proceeds go to keeping the school library shelves stocked! Families are welcome to shop Thursday, Nov. 10 from 3-4:15pm and Friday, Nov. 11 from 11:15-12:15pm in the Pine Ridge media center.

Interested in helping at the Book Fair? Please check out our Sign-up Genius Link.

Children’s Advocacy Center Visit 

The Children's Advocacy Center will be coming to do a presentation about body safety in our Kindergarten through 2nd grade classrooms in November. Please check out this Children’s Advocacy Center handout for more information. You are welcome to attend the presentation with your child! Please contact the South Side office by calling 616-820-3535 or emailing jritsema@hollandchristian.org or pmeiste@hollandchristian.org to receive the date and time of the presentation for your child’s class, and to let us know that you plan to attend.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Nov. 7: Math and Reading slips due, Library books due, Book Fair at Pine Ridge

Nov. 7: Children's Advocacy Talk

Nov. 9: Lakeshore Story at Hope College

Nov. 11: 1/2 day of school teacher PD

Nov. 17: 5th grade Buddies

Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving break