Safari Snippets

January 26, 2024

Another great week! The kids have worked so hard this year! We have been studying the
Jesus' ministry and it's been so great to talk about how Jesus was teaching his disciples who he was through the miracles he performed. He was showing them that he was God. He was showing them how they should live according to God and not all the rules and regulations the Pharisees had made up over the years. The rules were not bad but it's not the rules that make us clean, it's Jesus' blood and living for Him. The kids rocked chapel and I hope it was a blessing for you! Check out the pictures at the end of the blog!

Homework:

We'll stick with the usual- Monday a new reading slip, math homework page will come home and be due- February 5.
*Psalm 1 was sent home, please keep practicing at home.

*Review the words of the week, we will be having a test on Feb. 2.

Jungle Explorer:

Lyla 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 to read, build, draw, and play with your pets. Your favorite place is Tennessee, and your favorite food is ramen noodles! We love that you want to be a marine biologist when you grow up! You are so special to God and to us, Lyla, and we loved getting to know more about you this week!

Lunch Helpers:

We are getting back into the groove of things after Christmas break and the snow days we had and I could use some lunch helpers for our Wednesday meetings. If you are able and willing please sign up using the link below. Thanks so much for your help!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D48A4AB2BA4F58-lunch1#/

WORDS OF THE WEEK:

Thanks for helping your child practice these words at home: does, friend, enough, should, you're, through, ready, suddenly, might, special, beautiful, couldn't, either, thought, they're.

Please make sure to go back and practice words that your child has had trouble with in the past. Our test will be on February 2!

100TH DAY OF SCHOOL:

Wednesday, February 7 (if we have no snow days) will be our 100th day of school! Where has the time gone? We are looking forward to celebrating 100 days of God's faithfulness together! We have lots of fun activities planned, and one of them is dressing like we are 100 years old! (No wheelchairs or walkers though, our classroom just isn't big enough!) Don't feel like you need to go buy things...just get creative with this! We wanted to give you a heads up so you can start raiding your Grandma's closets for some fun ideas!

CEREAL:

Another thing we need you to have your child do is count out 100 pieces of their favorite cereal and bring it in a baggie with your child's name on it by Friday, February 2. We'll provide the bowls, milk and spoons and we'll be having a hundred's day breakfast together on our special day! Your child might need to eat a little at home too--100 pieces is not as much as you'd think! :)

Valentine's Day:

We will have a small party in our classroom on Feb. 14. If you are getting an early start on those valentines their is a class list coming home in your child's homework folder on Monday the 29th. I have linked a sign up genius for a snack/drink for our party on the 14th if you would be willing to help out. Please checkout the link below. Thanks so much!!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D48A4AB2BA4F58-47496799-valentines

WACKY WEDNESDAYS:

We'll have some fun themed Wednesdays coming up in January/February to spice up these wintery days.

These days will be as follows:

January 31-Hat Day

Wacky Wednesday Feb 7

Currently Feb 7 will be our 100th day of school! We like to celebrate this BIG, so at South Side and Pine Ridge we are switching up the last Wacky Wednesday. Feb 7 will now be "Wear Numbers Day!" Find clothing with numbers on it and wear it to school and we will see if we can name all the numbers, not just 100. 2nd graders at South Side will still plan on dressing up as if they are 100 years old.

Lost and Found

The office is continuing to update our South Side Lost and Found Album as items come into the gray tub in the office. Please check it out to see if any of these items belong to your child. Feel free to email Rachel Steen, to claim your item(s), and we will be sure to get it into your child's backpack.