October 26th News and Notes

Wednesday is the last day of October!
October is coming to a close already!  If your student plans to participate in Book It! this month, please have completed forms sent to school by Wednesday, October 31st.  A form for November will come home in the Friday folder. 

Scholastic Book Order for November
Also in the Friday folder, please look for a book order for the month of November.  If you would like to order, please return completed form along with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs to school by Wednesday, October 31st.

Looking forward to our meeting next week!

Conference meeting days and times were sent home in the Wednesday night folder.  Please let me know if you did not receive it.  I'm looking forward to discussing your child's progress so far this year with you sometime next week!  Please remember also that there is NO SCHOOL FRIDAY due to Parent/Teacher Conferences.  Look for the Parent Questionnaire pictured below in the Friday folder.  Please consider filling this out and bringing it to our conference next week.  I find that it helps direct our conversation and allows us to remember topics that we wanted to talk about together! 

Changes To Schedule Next Week
Due to no school on Friday, and trying to avoid homework on Halloween, weekly Reading assignments will come home on Monday and Tuesday evenings.  Memory will be said on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.  Our Spelling tests will be on Thursday, so please plan ahead so the bulk of the studying will not be on Halloween night!  Thanks!

Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 29th continues to be words to the song "All Creatures of our God and King" that we will be singing in church on November 11th.  You can type the song title in on You Tube to see a video and get the tune of the song (although it may be a somewhat different version than the one that Mrs. Begley is using)!

Tuesday (First and Second)
Let all things their Creator bless, and worship Him in humbleness!
O praise Him!  Alleluia!

Wednesday (First and Second)
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, and praise the Spirit, three in one!
O praise Him!  O praise Him!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!

NO FRIDAY MEMORY WORK

Reading
First Grade Story:  The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud
Vocabulary:  could   again   one   make   then   three

Second Grade Story:  One Grain of Rice
Vocabulary:  collectors   store   reward   clever   double   amount

Spelling
Spelling City awaits!
(Also be sure to check out Arcademic Skillbuilders above for practice of basic math facts!  First Grade should work with addition up to sums of 12, and Second Grade should work with subtraction up to 18-9!)

First Grade Words:
run   fun   nut   cut   bug   rug   grass   spin   Bonus Word:  could

Second Grade Words:
grow   mow   bowl   most   told   goes   toe   toast   foam   soap    Bonus Word:  clever

Sonic Superstars of the Week:
First Grade - Brynn Dolbeare
Second Grade - Megan Kendall

Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
My Favorite Book - Students are encouraged to bring in ONE favorite book of their choice.

Thanks for all that you do!  Have a nice weekend and week ahead!

Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org

Family Tree Extra Credit Opportunity

Here is a copy of the Family Tree worksheet that I sent home with the kids today.   I told them if they could fill it out and return it by Friday, they would receive something "extra".  This is not a required assignment, but something that the kids could learn about their family history from,  as we are in our "History" portion of our Social Studies curriculum right now.  If you would happen to have some pictures that could be scanned and sent along with the worksheet, that would be neat too.  Please do not send priceless, irreplaceable  originals!  :  )  Again, this is not a required assignment, but something that may allow the kids to dig further into the study of History.  Thanks!

October 19th News and Notes

Bibles For Second Graders Are Available From The Office
We have begun our "Bible Challenges" each week during Jesus Time, and I have noticed that several second graders still do not have a Bible.  These are available for purchase from the school office ($5 each) and can be used throughout your child's time here at St. John's. (Or if you would like to send a Bible from home, that would work too.)  The students enjoy these challenges and the experience of looking up verses in their Bibles. 

Big Coat/Small Coat
Tis the time of year when the weather in the morning is often drastically different from the weather in the afternoons.  Please consider sending two coats with your child each day - a heavy one for the morning and a lighter option for the afternoon.  That way they can be comfortable for whatever the weather situation throughout the day.  Thanks!

Quincy Community Theatre Trip - Tuesday, October 23rd
We are SUPER excited about our trip to Quincy next Tuesday morning!  If you have a first grade student, please make arrangements to have a car seat available for the trip to Quincy.  These can be dropped off in our classroom when you come in on Tuesday.  Please remind all students of the importance of good behavior as we take St. John's out into the public and to a live theatre performance.  Thanks for your attention to these matters!

Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 22nd:

Words to the song "All Creatures Of Our God and King"  that we will be singing in church on November 11th:

Tuesday (First and Second)
All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing!
Alleluia!  Alleluia!

Thursday (First and Second)
Thou burning sun with golden beam, thou silver moon with softer gleam,
O praise Him!  O praise Him!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!  Alleluia!

Friday (Second)
The second commandment:  You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. 

Reading
First Grade Story:  On the Map!
Vocabulary:  live   many   out   place

Second Grade Story:  A Tall Tale
Vocabulary:  independence    landmark   state   government   symbol

Spelling
Spelling City rocks!  Check it out today!

First Grade Words:  spill   spin   grab  grass  drip  drop  men   let     Bonus Word:  many

Second Grade Words:  light   sight   high   wild   mind   lie  tie  try  cry  dry
  Bonus Word:  independence

Sonic Superstars of the Week:
First Grade:  Aaron Logsdon
Second Grade:  Gabriel Foster

Next Week's Book Nook Author:
Laura Numeroff

Thanks for all that you do!  Have a nice weekend and week ahead! 

Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org

October 12th News and Notes

Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 15th:

Tuesday (First and Second)
I have had God's help to this very day.  Acts 26:22

Thursday (First and Second)
Thanks be to God!  He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.  1 Corinthians 15:57

Friday (Second)
It is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose.  Philippians 2:13

Reading
First Grade Story:  Little Red Hen
Vocabulary:  who   some   of   no   eat

Second Grade Story:  Dona Flor
Vocabulary:  advice  commotion  rattled  respected  shivering  tangle

Spelling
Spelling City is a great studying resource and is ready to go with this week's lists!

First Grade Words:  leg  beg  men  hen  let  get  top  lot  Bonus Word:  who

Second Grade Words:  need  queen  seek  leaf  mean  eat  baby  pony  he  we  Bonus Word:  respected

Sonic Superstars of the Week:
First Grade:  Maddie Bradshaw
Second Grade:  Leo Zhang

Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Tall Tales

Thanks for all that you do!  Have a nice weekend and week ahead!

Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org

October 5th News and Notes

Please prepare for recess!
The weather people are saying that cooler weather is on the way!  Please remember to dress your child appropriately each day for outside recess.  We will be going outside on days that we can, and some of those may start getting a little chilly. 

Memory Work Mix-Up
My apologies on the mix-up on Memory this past Thursday.  I practiced one verse with the kids at school, but then too late discovered that I had a different verse published on the blog.  So I allowed your student to say whichever verse they practiced, and gave them a plus (excellent), check (fine), or minus (needs work) grade in place of the usual number grade.  Sorry for the confusion!

Reading Homework/Unit Tests
Last week I forgot to mention that during our review (unit test) week in Reading, we will not have the regular Tuesday/Thursday night Reading homework.  Kids work hard on the unit tests all week during school time and we do not begin a new story on those weeks.  This will happen approximately once every six weeks.  Please look for the regular Tuesday/Thursday evening homework again this coming week.

St. John's is in session on Monday!
We will be having school on Monday, October 8th at St. John's, although some places will be closed due to the Columbus Day holiday.

Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 8th:

Tuesday (First and Second)
The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.  Joshua 1:9

Thursday (First and Second)
God says, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."  Joshua 1:5

Friday (Second)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  Proverbs 3:5

Reading
First Grade Reading Story for the Week of October 8th:  Animal Moms and Dads
Vocabulary:  our   two   her   they

Second Grade Reading Story for the Week of October 8th:  Babu's Song
Vocabulary:  figure  vendors  concern  collection  exclaimed

Spelling
Please check out Spelling City for the new lists!

First Grade Words:  hop  top  log  hog  hot  lot  fast  wink  Bonus Word:  our

Second Grade Words:  jay  hay  may  main  wait  tail  sail  train  pay  stay  Bonus Word: exclaimed

Sonic Superstars of the Week:
First Grade - Jacob Flowers
Second Grade - Jade Miller

Next Week's Book Nook Author: 
Doreen Cronin

Thanks for all that you do!  Have a nice weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org