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Thank you for bringing your children to sing and play their instruments for the audience at Crown Center! They sounded wonderful and were well-received!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grades 1-8 Christmas program<\/strong> – December 19 @ 6:30. <\/strong>All students should wear their \u201cChristmas best.\u201d This should not include jeans. There will be no basketball practice this evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading\/ Spelling- <\/strong> In January we will begin reading a book set in The Family Under the Bridge<\/em> by Natalie Savage Carlson. The next Vocabulary \/ Spelling List is as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spelling \/ Vocabulary List (Jan. 6 – 10, 2025):<\/strong> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Family Under the Bridge<\/em><\/strong> by Natalie Savage Carlson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

fastidiously * witless * roguish * daintily * maneuvered * <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

morsel * blithely * vagabonds * haughtily * forlorn * <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

rakish * humbly * Seine River * Louvre * alms *\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

monsieur * sprig * starling * fledgling  * gypsy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandatory Parent \/ Teacher Conferences<\/strong> – <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Parent \/ Teacher Conferences will be January 16th & 17th. I look forward to visiting with you on your child’s progress and growth! Here is the signup link: 4th Gr Sign Up<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craft Supplies needed<\/strong>– Thank you for sending in toilet paper tubes for our Christmas project!   We will still be needing wrapping paper tubes and paper towel tubes for a project for 2nd semester.  Thank you for holding on to these items and sending them<\/strong> to school as soon as it is convenient for you – just, don’t throw them away! Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memory<\/strong>– Thank you for all of your help with practicing for our Christmas Program. The first Memory for the New Year will be as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, January 7th – Genesis, Exodus, Leivitcus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1st & 2nd Samuel,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, January 9th – 1st & 2nd Kings, 1st & 2nd Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiplication Memoization<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will be going over the Multiplication Tables of 0 – 12 in the New Year! Please practice the tables using flash cards, computer games, etc. so that your child can increase in speed and accuracy. We will be taking multiplication tests over each of the tables at the beginning of 3rd Quarter. Your child will need to know each fact and answer in 2-3 seconds and will need to get a score of at least 90% to pass each timed test and move on to the next one. Students will be working to earn a special treat for passing each of the tests. We are sending home some Math practice sheets in the Thursday folder to practice over the Christmas break. More information will be coming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book-It <\/strong>Please continue recording your child’s minutes of reading outside of school. Be sure you and your child sign the completed calendar. <\/em><\/strong>Your child will receive a coupon for a Personal Pan Pizza<\/em> from Pizza Hut for meeting the 600-minute monthly goal! The January calendar was sent home last week n the Thursday folder to be completed and returned by Friday, February 7th.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christmas Party – <\/strong>We will celebrate our Savior’s Birth as a school on Friday, December 20th with an all-school sing-along before returning to our classrooms for our parties. Our 4th grade party will run from 10:30 until pack up and dismissal at 11:30. Thank You<\/em><\/strong> for allowing your child to bring in special treats and surprises for our stockings! The students have had so much fun with this and are very grateful! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dress-up Days:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday 12\/19- Wear your Christmas hats with uniform.                                                     <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday 12\/20-  Wear a Christmas t-shirt & Socks with uniform bottoms.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope that you find joy in worshiping our Lord, wherever you are. There are many worship opportunities here at Hope over the holidays too. We would love for you to join us in worship of the Infant King!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n