PTC
It has been great meeting with everyone this week during Parent/Teacher Conferences! Please look for First Quarter pizza box work to be coming home in the folders sometime next week. This work can now stay at home.
Scholastic Book Order for November
In the folders today, 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 Reading Club to school by Wednesday, November 6th. Or online ordering is still available using the link above and classroom code GQYQQ.
Religion
Memory Work for the Week of November 4th:
Tuesday (First and Second)
Great is our Lord and mighty in power. Psalm 147:5
Thursday (First and Second)
If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:8
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
This Week's McDonald's Superstars:
First Grade - Remi Wallis
Second Grade: Hannah Epperson
Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Tall Tales.... continued
Thanks for all that you do! Have a nice weekend and week ahead!
Love and Blessings,
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
October 23rd News and Notes
The End of October... Already!
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 Thursday, October 31st. A form for November will come home in next week's communication folder.
Looking forward to our meeting next week!
Conference meeting days and times were sent home in the communication folder last Friday. 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 NEXT FRIDAY due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. Please consider filling out the Parent Questionnaire 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 28th:
Tuesday (First and Second)
The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14
Wednesday (First and Second)
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:11
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
Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Tall Tales
Thanks for all that you do! Have a nice rest of this week and weekend!
Love and Blessings,
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org
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 Thursday, October 31st. A form for November will come home in next week's communication folder.
Looking forward to our meeting next week!
Conference meeting days and times were sent home in the communication folder last Friday. 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 NEXT FRIDAY due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. Please consider filling out the Parent Questionnaire 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 28th:
Tuesday (First and Second)
The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. Psalm 118:14
Wednesday (First and Second)
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:11
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
Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Tall Tales
Thanks for all that you do! Have a nice rest of this week and weekend!
Love and Blessings,
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org
Thursday, October 17, 2013
October 18th News and Notes
The Wind in the Willows
The kids had a fantastic time on our trip to the Quincy Community Theatre for The Wind in the Willows on Wednesday! They were very well behaved on our first outing together out in "public"! Be sure to ask your student about the show and their experience watching live theatre!
No School Next Thursday and Friday
Also, we will be dismissing early on Wednesday. The teachers will be attending the Lutheran Education Association Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Week of October 28th
Please look for a slip in the Friday Communication Folder which will let you know the date and time for your child's Parent/Teacher Conference. I'm looking forward to discussing your child's progress so far this year with you! Also in the Friday folder, please look for a Parent Questionnaire. Please consider filling this out and bringing it to our conference during the week of the 28th. I find that it helps direct our conversation and allows us to remember topics that we wanted to talk about together!
Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 21st:
Tuesday (First and Second)
Do not fear, for I am with you ... I will strengthen you and help you. Isaiah 41:10
Reading
Spelling
Since our week will be short, there will be no Reading or Spelling homework or tests for the Week of October 21st. We will be focusing more instead on Math and Science for those days, so there may be a slight increase in the Math homework on Monday and Tuesday. This will be temporary and things will return to near-normal for the Week of October 28th. Please also look for a Science News sheet in the Friday folder. The directions are on the sheet along with a list of suggested websites for the research. These can be turned back in whenever they are finished, and your child will get to "show and tell" about the topic they studied as part of our science class.
McDonalds Superstars of the Week:
First Grade - Alana Lemon
Second Grade - Emily Lennox
Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
My Favorite Book
Students are encouraged to bring in ONE favorite book of their choice. Please write their name somewhere inside the book to make sure it gets returned to the right person.
Thanks for all that you do! Have a nice weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org
The kids had a fantastic time on our trip to the Quincy Community Theatre for The Wind in the Willows on Wednesday! They were very well behaved on our first outing together out in "public"! Be sure to ask your student about the show and their experience watching live theatre!
No School Next Thursday and Friday
Also, we will be dismissing early on Wednesday. The teachers will be attending the Lutheran Education Association Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Week of October 28th
Please look for a slip in the Friday Communication Folder which will let you know the date and time for your child's Parent/Teacher Conference. I'm looking forward to discussing your child's progress so far this year with you! Also in the Friday folder, please look for a Parent Questionnaire. Please consider filling this out and bringing it to our conference during the week of the 28th. I find that it helps direct our conversation and allows us to remember topics that we wanted to talk about together!
Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 21st:
Tuesday (First and Second)
Do not fear, for I am with you ... I will strengthen you and help you. Isaiah 41:10
Reading
Spelling
Since our week will be short, there will be no Reading or Spelling homework or tests for the Week of October 21st. We will be focusing more instead on Math and Science for those days, so there may be a slight increase in the Math homework on Monday and Tuesday. This will be temporary and things will return to near-normal for the Week of October 28th. Please also look for a Science News sheet in the Friday folder. The directions are on the sheet along with a list of suggested websites for the research. These can be turned back in whenever they are finished, and your child will get to "show and tell" about the topic they studied as part of our science class.
McDonalds Superstars of the Week:
First Grade - Alana Lemon
Second Grade - Emily Lennox
Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
My Favorite Book
Students are encouraged to bring in ONE favorite book of their choice. Please write their name somewhere inside the book to make sure it gets returned to the right person.
Thanks for all that you do! Have a nice weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org
Thursday, October 10, 2013
October 11th News and Notes
Quincy Community Theatre Trip - Wednesday, October 16th
We are SUPER excited about our trip to Quincy next Wednesday afternoon! 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 Wednesday. 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 - The Wind in the Willows. Also, kids may want to consider wearing nicer clothes than those for an average school day. Thanks for your attention to these matters!
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.
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.
First Grade Unit One Sight Word/Vocabulary Check
First grade parents - please look for a sight word/vocabulary sheet in the Friday Communication Folder. Please review with your child and work on any words that they may have missed.
Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 14th:
Tuesday (First and Second)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
Matthew 22:37
Thursday (First and Second)
Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:39
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 Reading Story for the Week of October 14th: Animal Moms and Dads
Vocabulary: our two her they
Second Grade Reading Story for the Week of October 14th: 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 - Atticus Sternke
Second Grade - Beau Johnson
Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Jane Yolen - The "How Do Dinosaurs..." books
Thanks for all that you do! Have a nice weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org
We are SUPER excited about our trip to Quincy next Wednesday afternoon! 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 Wednesday. 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 - The Wind in the Willows. Also, kids may want to consider wearing nicer clothes than those for an average school day. Thanks for your attention to these matters!
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.
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.
First Grade Unit One Sight Word/Vocabulary Check
First grade parents - please look for a sight word/vocabulary sheet in the Friday Communication Folder. Please review with your child and work on any words that they may have missed.
Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 14th:
Tuesday (First and Second)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
Matthew 22:37
Thursday (First and Second)
Love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:39
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 Reading Story for the Week of October 14th: Animal Moms and Dads
Vocabulary: our two her they
Second Grade Reading Story for the Week of October 14th: 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 - Atticus Sternke
Second Grade - Beau Johnson
Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Jane Yolen - The "How Do Dinosaurs..." books
Thanks for all that you do! Have a nice weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org
Thursday, October 3, 2013
October 4th News and Notes
October Book Order A book order form can be found in your child's Friday Communication Folder. If you would like to order this month, please send order and payment back to school by Wednesday, October 9th. Please make checks payable to the company from which we are ordering and return in an envelope marked with your child's name. NEW THIS YEAR: You can give online ordering a try! Please use class code GQYQQ and click the link above for Scholastic Reading Club.
Religion
Memory Work for the Week of October 7th:
Tuesday (First and Second)
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me. Psalm 50:15
Thursday (First and Second)
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2
Friday (Second)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5
Reading
The Week of October 7th will be review week for Reading and Spelling. Please take the opportunity to review all of the Unit One vocabulary and sight words with your child. Please refer to the links at the side of the blog for each individual parent letter post to recall all vocabulary and sight words so far...
Spelling
Please look for the updated lists on Spelling City labeled as "Unit One Review". Words for both classes this week are review words selected from lists throughout Unit One.
First Grade Words: man ran dad sad pin win clip flip Bonus: land
Second Grade Words: has wag went tell bag cap fin did box fox Bonus: because
Sonic Superstars of the Week:
First Grade - Eric Forney
Second Grade - Jacob Flowers
Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Number/Counting Books
Thanks for all that you do! Have a nice weekend and week ahead!
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org
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