Safari Snippets

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. The kids had fun at Sassafras Ridge enjoying the change of seasons! We celebrated Pumpkin Day and we had so much fun! Thanks to all the parents who helped make it a huge success!  Homework: Homework Folders came home on Monday, Oct. 27 and the work inside is due on Nov. 3.  *Reminder- 100 minutes for Reading. This can be your child reading on his/her own OR you and your child taking turns.   Math papers- time each half and see how many correct.  The goal is to get faster at our facts each time. November's  Bible memory came home in the Homework Folder on Monday. Enjoy Psalm 100. Library books due on Wednesdays! Jungle  Explorer of the Week: Lenix was our Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster and pictures with our class! We enjo...

We had a fun visit from the 8th grade orchestra kids Wednesday! They played some songs for us and let the 2nd graders get up close to the instruments! They showed the 2nd graders how to play their instruments and then the 2nd graders played a song! Super fun! Look for pictures of this at the end of the blog. We had a super fun time with our  grandparents/friends on Monday! What a pleasure to see the beautiful connection between the generations! So much love to go around! The kids had so much fun being with them and singing for them! Homework: Homework Folders will come home again on Monday October 20,  and the work inside will be due the following Monday, Oct. 27.  100 minutes for Reading.  Math papers- time each half and see how many correct.   Blue half slip with the next three words. Friday Folders come back to school on Monday! Practice Psalm 23, it's a beautiful Psalm! Jungle Explorer of the Week: Brinley was our Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks fo...

God is good! All the time! We use these words as our call to prayer each day and it is a good reminder for all us. Even when bad things happen God walks with us and is always near us. He has chosen us and loves us all the time. We have seen how God used many situations in the Bible that were bad, and then turned used them for good and to help others know Jesus. What a wonderful reminder of His goodness and love!   Homework: Homework Folders will come home again on Monday October 13,  and the work inside will be due the following Monday, Oct. 20.  100 minutes for Reading.  Math papers- time each half and see how many correct.   We will start the 2nd set of 15 words. Blue half slip with the next three words. Friday Folders come back to school on Monday! Practice Psalm 23, it's a beautiful Psalm! Grandparents Day: Just a reminder Grandparents/Grandfriends Day is on Monday Oct. 13! Jungle Explorer of the Week: Caleb Z. was our Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thank...

What a beautiful week it's been. It's amazing to witness the intricate changes in season that our Creative God has designed and puts on display each fall!  We are reminded that despite what's going on in the world around us, God remains constant and He is with us! What a comfort that is! Homework: Homework Folders will come home again on Monday October 6,  and the work inside will be due the following Monday, Oct. 13.  Reminder- 100 minutes for Reading.  This can be your child reading on his/her own OR you and your child taking turns.     Math papers- time each half and see how many correct.  The goal is to get faster at our facts each time. We will have a test on our first 15 words next Thursday, Oct. 9 , please review any words your child may need extra help remembering. Friday Folders come back to school on Monday! Psalm 23 will come home Monday in the Homework Folder. Grandparents Day: Just a reminder Grandparents/Grandfriends Day is on Monday Oct...

We are in awe of God's faithfulness to His people despite their unfaithfulness to Him. What a beautiful reminder that our God who changes the seasons also holds each of us gently in His hands.  In Bible we saw God's amazing patience with His people and even though they went into captivity, He still promised them he would be with them and they would have the promise of the Messiah!  We had a great time at the Walk-a-thon! Thanks to all the parents who helped out to make it a huge success!  Homework:   Homework Folders will come home again on Monday, Sept. 29,  and the work inside will be due the following Monday, Oct. 6.  Reminder- 100 minutes for Reading.  This can be your child reading on his/her own OR you and your child taking turns.     Math papers- time each half and see how many correct.  The goal is to get faster at our facts each time. Next 3 words of the week on the blue half slip. Friday Folders come back to school on Monday! K...

2nd graders are full of wonder! We have been learning abut seeds and what a plant needs! God has created some amazing plants and they are so unique and special just like each of the students in my class! We have had fun learning about some cool plants and we started some investigations into what plants need! We had a great time at the ODC and learned about how seeds move from place to place! We have been observing our plants at school and taking notes to keep track of how they are growing!  Homework:   Homework Folders will come home again on Monday, Sept. 22,  and the work inside will be due the following Monday, Sept. 29.  Reminder- 100 minutes for Reading.  This can be your child reading on his/her own OR you and your child taking turns.     Math papers- time each half and see how many correct.  The goal is to get faster at our facts each time. Next 3 words of the week on the blue half slip. Friday Folders come back to school on Monday! Keep pr...

It's been such a joy this week to watch the students dig deeper into some of the Old Testament Bible stories and they have loved making connections of how God used these events in each person's life to keep his covenant with his people.  Homework:   Homework Folders will come home again on Monday, Sept. 15,  and the work inside will be due the following Monday, Sept. 22.  Reminder- 100 minutes for Reading.  This can be your child reading on his/her own OR you and your child taking turns.     Math papers- time each half and see how many correct.  The goal is to get faster at our facts each time. Next 3 words of the week on the blue half slip. Friday Folders come back to school on Monday! Keep practicing Psalm 8, we have been learning the first 4 verses at school. Jungle Explorer of the Week: Audrey was our Jungle Explorer of the Week! Thanks for sharing your poster  and pictures with the class. We enjoyed getting to know more about you! We lea...