Welcome to the new school year! Our classroom is full of excitement and we are happy to see each other again! There are lots of new procedures to learn and follow. We can always know that Jesus is with us through all the “new stuff” and all of our anxious moments!
Our theme for this school year is “Endure” based on Hebrews 12:1-3
Weekly Assignments
Memory work is recited each Wednesday. Your child needs to know the assigned memory selection before he/she arrives at school in the morning. This week we reviewed Luther’s Morning Prayer. This prayer was used regularly at Hope, so most of the kids already have it memorized.
Memory for August 21 is the first part of this year’s theme verses:
Hebrews 12:1-2 – Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Spelling– This week we will be taking a practice spelling test that will not count as a grade but will help me assess general strengths and weaknesses. We will take our spelling tests on Friday each week (unless we do not have school, in which case we will adjust to a different day that week.) I will send the new list home each Thursday for the following week. Each week’s spelling list will include a sentence that will be dictated to them. Proper capitalization and punctuation count as well as the spelling in the sentence.
Spelling words for next week: Syllable Pattern VC/CV
| basket | subject | lesson | traffic | mustard |
| compact | absent | cosmic | disgust | fantastic |
Sentence: I hope we have a fantastic year!
I am looking forward to our new school year with all of its excitement, challenges, and blessings!
Important Upcoming Dates:
8/16 – Ice Cream Social
8/18– Installation and Blessing of the Backpack
8/26 – Back to School Night for 3rd grade
9/2 – Labor Day (no school)
9/14 – Carnival & Pie Auction
9/19 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (early dismissal)
9/20 – Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school)
