Team A
Kindergarten/Grades 1 & 2
To the Most Fairest of Parents,
Greetings from Team A. As you can tell by the greeting, we are about to enter in our study of Medieval Times. Term 3 will be exciting as we delve back in time to castles, kings, queens, and knights. We are looking forward to a field trip in mid-May to the Hammond Castle in Gloucester. You may look it up online. It is an authentic reproduction of a medieval castle with many artifacts of Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance times. We will end the term with a Medieval Feast which is an event you do not want to miss!
Thinking back to last week we are so thankful for a highly successful end of the term celebration of Paul’s Journeys. Ask your child what their favorite part of the day was and how they contributed to their class re-enactment.
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This week is part one of the Read-a-thon. W
e are responsible for acquiring sponsors. All manila envelope sponsor sheets (which were sent home Monday) should be turned in this coming Monday for a chance for your child to win a prize from Mrs. Lundergan. If everyone in your child’s grade participates the whole class will get a prize!
Please, please, please take the time to help your child gain the minimum sponsor amount to make this fund raiser a success. Starting Monday we will begin part two of the Read-a-thon which will last through February vacation. Part two, is reading as much as you can and recording totals online. Awards will be given for all who participate!! We are not having our annual banquet this year so please consider helping this fund raiser double in success from last year!
It really is winter…don’t forget to send your child’s snow clothes for recess, daily: a hat, gloves and boots. Tossing them into the dryer at home is the best way to guarantee they will be dry for the next day.
No more to you at this time, but the Holy Trinity have you in keeping.
In Our Partnership
- Team A Teachers:
Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Caron and Mrs. Torres
Team B
Grade 3
It always amazes me how quickly time passes during the school year. Our time this week has been spent tying up loose ends for term two and getting excited for term three. We will be beginning the new term learning about Medieval Times, Simple Machines and Parables of the Kingdom. This is also the time of year we begin to think about starting seeds for the garden.
Our big day this term will be a Medieval Feast Day scheduled March 31st.
We continue with multiplication, (2 and 3 digit) and students write everyday.
Spring is around the corner! Can I get an, "Amen!"?!
Blessings, Mrs. Jorritsma
Grade 4
I am SO happy for your children...they are understand double divisor long division!!!! YAY!!! Thank you for your support and assistance in helping them succeed and feel confident!!
We will be moving on to fractions within the next few weeks. They're ready!!
Medieval cereal box book reports (fiction or non-fiction) are due Friday, February 17th. Thanks to Mrs. Lundergen, almost everyone has a book.
Grades technically closed last Friday, but there are a few students who have not been ready for their test re-takes. They have had a few weeks and now have until tomorrow. Term 2 grades are due on Monday to be ready for report cards going home next week, so please make sure you check RenWeb.
Thank you for your continued support!!
Blessings, Ms. Reed
Team C
Grades 5 & 6
Greetings from Team C,
Wow! Term 2 was a blur! Can you believe we are already at the end of January? Last week students were delighted to take in a performance of 'Christmas in Comfort', which starred many of their peers and siblings. It seemed to allow all of us to take one last breath of the Christmas season and to reflect once again on the amazing birth of Christ. Kudos to Team C participants: Madeline Curran, David Dellana, Alison Cummings, Hannah Pollitt, Maddie Graham, Nandi Haire, and Carlie Paharik.
We ended term 2 last week with a summative learning experience reenacting 'Paul's Missionary Journeys'. Each classroom in our school was transformed into a different ancient city that Paul visited during his travels. Student's took turns traveling and reenacting scenes and scenarios from the New Testament accounts of Paul. Grade 5 became Athens and focused on Paul's message of worshipping the one true God. Grade 6 turned into mighty Rome and recreated Paul's house arrest which forced him to write. That afternoon Mrs. Hayward hosted a trivia game show that showcased students learning and knowledge from term 2 material.
A couple of important dates:
Monday January 30th Read-A-Thon begins
Thursday February 2nd Report Cards Sent Out
Tuesday February 7th Field Trip to Boston Museum of Science
Team D
Grades 7 & 8
Greetings! It is difficult to believe that term 2 is behind us and that we are at the midpoint of the school year. Kudos to all grade 7 and 8 students for their impressive roles in Paul's journeys. Fabulous acting, art and organizational skills were on full display.
What's ahead? In Language Arts, we will be starting a creative writing unit while continuing to bolster grammar skills. The students will also get to try their hand at reading some "Olde English" as we read snippets of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (don't worry; I will translate :)
In support of our "Royal Readathon", we will not start our next (class-wide/ mandatory) novel until the end of February. Nightly homework for the next month will mainly consist of reading 20 minutes from a book of their own choosing. I will be challenging the students to read a variety of genres and authors. I hope you will support this effort by encouraging your child to read something at or above their grade level. This will be the only opportunity this year the students will have the freedom to choose what they read (as class/homework). Maybe you could offer them suggestions of books you have read and enjoyed so you can discuss it together?
In Christ,
Mrs. Hamilton
