What a beautiful morning it is. This morning I (Erin) had the privilege of watching many of our students play soccer and how they are a reflection of the image of God. As a teacher, when I go to events such as this, I am reminded of how awesome God's creation is within each unique child. There is so much more to our children than what they can do academically.
Here is what I saw:
- Children encouraged one another on the field when goals were made as well as when goals were missed---LOVE DOES.
- I listened to parents praise efforts rather than end results--LOVE DOES.
- Teams won and lost with humility and grace--LOVE DOES.
- Coaches coached with integrity and positive encouragement--LOVE DOES.
"See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in Heaven. Matthew 18:10
With that said, we know this is our focus as teachers, to grow them up in the LORD through ALL we do in the classroom. We are having so much fun with your children as we are getting to know them as individuals. We love seeing who God has created them to be and hope to foster His will in their lives.
Here is what we have done this week in class.
Reading: We have worked hard this week on how to retell a story in sequential order using only the main events. This is a skill that we will continue to work on throughout the next week. We have also finished taking our DISCOVERY reading test and the children worked so hard on that. We have officially started our word work/spelling and you will get the graded spelling tests on Monday. Reminder that reading minutes are due Monday. Please make sure to add up the total and have a parent signature.
Writing: We have picked our small moment stories that we want to publish. We have also started to organize them by using a time line to make sure we are telling the story bit by bit and not leaving out any details. Your students are doing an amazing job with their first personal narratives. They also LOVE to write which is so wonderful to sit back and watch.
Math- This week we continued to learn about multiplication and division. We focused specifically on the factors of 9 and 3 and also worked at building fluency with the factors of 2, 5 and 10. Most of the students are becoming quicker at coming up with strategies to solve their math problems and I am pleased with their progress. We begin each day by seeing multiplication as a repeated addition problem, drawing pictures to help us, and understanding how each multiplication equation is related to division. Most students use their fingers to help them multiply and this is also a strategy they have been taught! We are continuing to focus a lot on word problems. At this point I am not nearly as concerned about their fluency with their multiplication and division facts as what I am about each student understanding the process.
Science- This week we focused on earth materials, particle size, and water. The class had a lot of fun seeing how water mixes with different soils and how some soils allow water to seep through while other soils with smaller particle size hold the water at the top of the surface longer. We were able to related this to the different soils found at the South Side playground (sand) compared to the Pine Ridge playground (clay) and how this affects their play after a rainstorm.
Bible- We began this week by studying the table of contents. We learned that their is an old and new testament and how many books of the bible are in each one. We studied the table of contents and spent time finding books in the bible using this as well. We also began a book with twelve bible verses students can hold close to our heart and read to remind them of God's promises to them.
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UPCOMING DATES: September 29: NO SCHOOL
October 9: 1:00-2:30 Grandparents Day
October 13: 3rd Grade DITTO work night 6:00-8:00pm
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Mrs. Wyma and Mrs. Stielstra
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