Week of December 5th

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... What a wonderful time of year!

Last week was a great week. It was so refreshing to dive back into our routines. We were so busy that I didn't take many pictures, but here's a few of your kiddos working on research for their nonfiction writing pieces... 

 And... Happy Birthday to Derek!

 

This week is going to be full of excitement as well. Here's what's in store:

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION 

Take a moment to think about this, "How can you learn to obey God even in circumstances you can't explain?" This week's virtue is integrity. Integrity is God's power for you to be true to Him and yourself. As we study Matthew 1: 18-25, we see Joseph, a humble carpenter. God called Joseph to be the earthly father of Jesus. It was a big job and wasn’t easy. Joseph probably had to face some opposition and embarrassment because of it. God calls us to live our lives for Him. It isn’t always easy, and we sometimes face opposition and embarrassment. It’s okay for us to feel these feelings when we’re asked to do something we don’t want to do. However, God’s Word tells us to honor Him. Sometimes we do things that we might not want to do, but when we honor God, we are showing integrity. We might just find more joy in doing those things than we first suspected. 

READING SKILLS and STRATEGIES

It's going to be a fun week as we read a few Christmas stories and discuss decoding strategies. We will focus on how fluency can help with comprehension. Stay tuned for a Seesaw e-mail... we'll be working on readers theatres this week!

PHONICS and SPELLING 

This week students will identify and spell words with long u.

LIST ONE

bugle	fuse	flute	duke	tune
dune	music	use	June	mule

LIST TWO

bugle	fuse	flute	duke	tune
dune	music	menu	cute	unit

BONUS - Merry Christmas

GRAMMAR and WRITING 

In grammar we continue our focus on verbs. This week we will zone into changing a verb based on its tense (past, present, or future). Your children are doing their best using all the phonics, spelling, and grammar rules they know to apply this skill in their writing!

Have you asked your child about what topic they chose to write a nonfiction (informational) piece of writing yet? If not, ask them this week! Last week they used their schema and did some extra research from a few library books. This week they'll work on transforming their brainstorming into chapters with headings.

NEWS and NOTES 

• Field Trip - TODAY to sing at the nursing home! 
• Thursday, December 8th - Santa's Workshop
• Monday, December 19th - CCLS Advent service 
• December 20th - End of 2nd Quarter 
• December 20th - Class Party 
• December 21st - Christmas Break begins