Week of November 6th

Did you hear about our "change challenge"? 

The kiddos are pretty stoked to practice self-sacrifice - and do extra chores around the house to earn money for their CCLS-U change jars! 

The plastic jars to collect the change went home on Friday. Our first collection date in November 20th. Please let me know if you have any questions! 

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION PROJECT
This week we will revisit the virtue RESPECT. Respect is God's power for you to honor Him and others. We will read from 1 Kings and learn about how God chose to divide the nation of Israel in two. Solomon’s son, Rehoboam, would rule the southern kingdom of Judah, but Jeroboam, who was one of Solomon’s officials, would rule the northern kingdom of Israel. Jeroboam was seen as a respected young man, but once given reign of Israel, he did not obey and respect God in the responsibilities that God gave him. As we discuss, we will ask ourselves this "big question" - How can you respect God through the responsibilities He has given you?

PHONICS and SPELLING
There are a lot of ways to spell "long e!" This week, students will read, sort, and spell words with all of the "long e" spelling patterns. We will also practice rhyming with the words! 

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES 
Students will continue to visualize to help them "make sense of the text." We also learned about "activating our schema" to prepare us for reading... We have a filing cabinet in our brain! 😊 As we read our mentor text, The Paperboy, next week, we will practice both of those skills. I encourage you to ask your children about this at home too! 

 

GRAMMAR and WRITING 
Grammar skills will target the apostrophe again, but this week, we'll see it in contractions. So much grammar to learn in our crazy English language! We always practice applying spelling and grammar skills in our writing, particularly this week as students finish their "thanksgiving paragraphs." These paragraphs will be sent to Student Treasures Publishing Company to be published as a hardcover class book! Please be on the lookout for the note coming home about purchasing this book for your family! 

NEWS and NOTES 

• November 12th - CCLS Sunday at Mt. Calvary 
• First "Change Challenge" collection - November 20th
• November 22nd Thanksgiving break begins 
• November 30th - November Reading Logs Due
• December 18th - CCLS Advent Service 6:00pm

BLESSINGS ON YOUR WEEK!