We are so grateful for our new carpets! The rooms look so fresh, clean, and new! Today before we began chapel, Mrs. Jankowski and the students and staff showed our appreciation to Mr. Crawley and his crew of workers who moved furniture in and out of classrooms and layed the carpet for us. We praise God for those who are so willing to serve Him and His people!
Student of the Week- VIP / Classroom Visits
Thank you to those who were able to set appointment times for a VIP visit! Our 4th Quarter will go by quickly, and we want to be sure to honor each of our 4th graders and their VIP’s! Please use the Signup Genius link to set your appointment for your 4th grader’s VIP to come visit our classroom and honor your child as one of our Students of the Week! Please set aside one of the times offered and sign up to come into the classroom, share with the class about family, work, world travels, experiences, …and let us get to know you better! Please let me know if you have any questions. We can’t wait to visit with our VIP’s! Please use this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EACA82CA1FFC16-55644924-student
+ Student Ushers – Thank you to those of you who were able to sign up for ushering for the Lenten services. We would still be happy to have a few more join our ranks so that everyone has an opportunity to serve. We are in need of a few more ushers for April 2nd and 9th. If a student has already had the opportunity to serve, we would like to keep their names on reserve and offer the opportunity to others. Please add your child’s name as soon as possible so we can have everyone in place. Student helpers can stay with me after school, and I will accompany them to the sanctuary until after the service. Please use this Sign-Up Genius to indicate which service(s) your child could be available to serve. Lenten student usher sign-up
Mite Box Collection Extended – Please continue to save your loose change and keep filling your child’s mite box. We have extended the due date to Wednesday, April 2nd. Please allow your child to participate in this mission project. Even a penny-a-day can make a difference, much like the widow’s mite. Thank you!
4th Grade Field Trips: We have set the dates for our 4th grade’s two May Field Trips! Please consider driving and chaperoning for one or both of these days: Tuesday, May 6th – Topeka – Capital Tour, Dome Tour, Brown vs. Bd of Ed. National Park & Thursday, May 8th – DAY AT THE K White Sox vs. Royals Look for more information and permission slips to be coming home soon!
Cross-Curricular Project – International Fair– We will be learning to dance the minuet and will be wearing berets (black for boys and red for girsl) and scarves that will be purchased for the students. We would like the fourth graders to be ready to dress in white button shirts or blouses (Short sleeves are fine and will suit the season.) with black pants for the boys and red skirts for the girls. If anyone would like to coordinate this effort, please let the teacher know.
Reading/ Spelling– After our Spring Break, we will be reading the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio. The book is divided into parts rather than chapters. We will be studying the Vocabulary and Spelling the words in each part or parts as we read the novel. Your child will be completing a novel study workbook to follow the reading. We will also be taking a Vocabulary/Comprehension Test over each of the 8 parts of the novel. There will not be a Final Comprehension Test over the novel.
Spelling List – March 24th – 28th Wonder by R. J. Palacio – Part 1 – August
petrified* anomalies* hindsight* elective* schlep*
precept* contagious* phobia* aversion* mutant*
aisle* mumbling* stampeding* monuments* obnoxious*
prehistoric* pursue* straggle* coincidence* enchanted*
Memory–Assignments:
Tuesday, March 25th
The Second Petition pg. 20 “Thy kingdom come. What does this mean? The kingdom of God certainly comes by itself without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may come to us also.”
Thursday, March 27th
The Second Petition pg. 20 “How does God’s kingdom come? God’s kingdom comes when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe His holy Word and lead godly lives here in time and there in eternity.”
Multiplication Memorization
We are almost finished going over the Multiplication Tables. Several of the students have completed the tests and have passed all of the tests! We will finish testing after Spring Break. We will plan our ice cream party day soon! Congratulations to Nahom, Isaiah, and Oliver for completing the challenge. Several students are nearly done. We should be done with the tables by the end of March.
Coming up:
Wednesday, April 2nd – Mite Boxes presented in Chapel
Wednesday, April 9th – Kaufman Center for the Performing Arts: Kansas City Symphony Orchestra – Link Up
4th Grade Field Trip- Tuesday, May 6th – Topeka – Capital Tour, Dome Tour, Brown vs. Bd of Ed. National Park
4th Grade Field Trip- Thursday, May 8th – DAY AT THE K – White Sox vs. Royals
International Fair – Thursday, May 1st (calendar update)
Fine Arts Night – Thursday, May 15th
