Safari Snippets

What a great week! We have continued our Holy Week stories and the kids have taken to heart what Jesus has been teaching and preparing disciples for, His death  and resurrection. Our meaningful conversations show the love and growth the students have for Jesus! The students are doing a great job in swimming! They are getting to be stronger swimmers each day! Check out the pictures at the end of the blog! Remember parents may come the last 2 days of swimming to watch. Those days will be Mar. 27 and 28! Homework:   *Current reading and math pages are due Monday, March 18.  No Homework next week. Continue to read and memorize Matthew 28 as we will celebrate Easter over Spring Break. We will start up again after break!   Conferences: I am looking forward to a special conference time with you AND your child! Remember, that these conferences are STUDENT LED and your child must come with you. The students have worked hard in preparation for this night!  Be sure encoura...

What a beautiful program last night! I got chills as the kids sang! What a great night of praise and worship!! The kids did a fantastic job! We have begun our lessons on Holy Week.  So far it's been a special experience learning and studying the Holy Week stories with your child. The conversations we are having are so meaningful. Ask your son/daughter what they've learned about our stories so far: Jesus Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem,  Jesus Cleansing the Temple, and Jesus' teachings in the Temple. We will learn some deep things together, and I look forward to these teachable moments to share God's awesome gift of love for us, and what it means as we learn how Jesus fulfilled God's plan of salvation! We serve such a loving Savior!   Homework:   *Current reading and math pages are due Monday, March 18.  *On Monday, a new reading slip and math page will come home, and they will be due Monday, March 25.  -Continue to practice Matthew 28. New words of the week...

The 2nd graders are excited about our new reading unit! We have started informational books and talked about how we can read about the world God created and learn about his world, the people from our past, and those in other parts of the world. We have discussed how we are Wisdom Seekers and can find wisdom and knowledge about God in reading. We had a good trip to Kids Food Basket! They really appreciated our donations and said they came at a great time for some of the needs they have in the next few weeks! Way to help support our community!! Pictures at the end of the blog. Homework:   *Current reading and math slips are due Mar. 11. *On Monday, a new reading slip and math page will come home, and they will be due Mar. 18.  *Practice the words from set 4 as we will have a quiz on the 15th! *Keep practicing Bible Memory- Matthew 28:1-10. Beautiful passage about the Easter story! WORDS OF THE WEEK : Thanks for helping your child practice their words at home: while, themselves, ...

It's been a great week in second grade! We have enjoyed the changes in the weather and there was lots of excitement for recesses that allowed them "no coats"! We even learned outside and had lunch outside on Tuesday! Amazing! The sun has been a wonderful addition to our days! We had a fabulous time with our Reading Blizzard! We enjoyed lots of fun things and read a lot of books! Look for pictures throughout the blog. Thanks so much for letting me be a part of your child's life each day. It is a joy seeing them grow and change, and I find it hard to believe we are almost three fourths of the way through the year!   Homework:   *Current reading and math slips are due Mar. 4. *On Monday, a new reading slip and math page will come home, and they will be due Mar. 11.  *Blue half slip with our words of the week. * New Bible Memory for March will be coming home. It is Matthew 28:1-10. WORDS OF THE WEEK : Thanks for helping your child practice their words at home: while, them...