Dear Parents,
I pray that you had a restful weekend with your family! We are back in our learning routines after the long weekend.
Week at a Glance
Our reading focus this week are words with short “o” sounds. In language we are identifying words using pictures and rhymes. We are practicing writing words that are straight up and down for legibility in handwriting. This week’s religion lessons are about Samuel and prayer. In music we are preparing for Veteran’s Day by learning “America the Beautiful”. We are continuing our lessons about sound in science. Your students are practicing high frequency words in spelling. This week’s social studies lessons are on holidays and why we celebrate people and events.
Schedule
October 14 – 7th/8th Volleyball Tournament @ Hope
October 16-20 – Food Collection Drive
October 20 – Early Dismissal 12 pm
October 26 – Chick-fil-a Spirit Night 4-9 pm @ Oak Park Mall Store
October 27 – Trunk or Treat at Hope 5:30-7:00 pm
Auction
The Parents Auction for Hope School is coming up soon on November 4th! Please return any auction-related forms to school. If you send them in your child’s backpack please ask them to give the forms to me. Thank you to everyone who has signed up to donate an item for our auction basket! Those items need to be turned in to school today, October 12th.
Field Trip
First grade will be taking a field trip to the Coterie Theatre to see Rudolph the Musical on November 14th. Second and third grade will be attending as well. Permission slips will go home today in Thursday folders. Please return the permission slips by October 20th.
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child will begin soon. The boxes will be collected during chapel on Wednesday, November 8th. Shoeboxes will soon be available at the school entrance and the church narthex. Please consider donating items for an Operation Christmas Child shoebox with your family!
Food Collection Drive
Our students are collecting canned goods to support our local food pantry during the week of October 16th-20th. You are welcome to donate canned goods to help support our community.
Trunk-or-Treat
Hope will be hosting Trunk or Treat on October 27th from 5:30-7:00 pm. Please consider hosting a trunk. If you are interested in hosting a trunk please contact Miss Mondary at mondary@hopelutheran.org. You are invited to bring a friend or neighbor to this fun event!
Early Dismissal
School will dismiss early on October 20th. First grade will dismiss at 11:20 am. Please plan accordingly.
Lunch
Please do not send sugary drinks or flavor packets with your child for lunch. Students are not allowed to drink those while at school. Water helps your child stay hydrated at lunch and throughout the school day. Please do not send food or snacks containing tree nuts or traces of nuts to school. Thank you for helping keep our classroom safe!
Reading Books
Your students are doing well with their assigned reading! Please put the reading books back into your child’s backpack each night after they read to you. The books must come back each day so we have them available for reading groups. If there is no new assignment please have your child reread their previous assignment.
Spelling
black
sick
tack
stuck
stack
My mat was stuck on a stack.
Memory
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” – The Eighth Commandment
Miss Hannah Christian
