January 23rd News and Notes

Important Events For Next Week
Wednesday- St. John's Students will be meeting Holy Family students at St. John's Lutheran Church for a combined chapel service.  Then, we will be walking to Holy Family to tour their facility and meet friends who are our age.  Please be sure to dress students warmly and with appropriate shoes for this walking event.

Friday - St. John's Night at Bonkers - 6:30-9:00 p.m.  Be sure to tell the attendant at the door that you are from St. John's.  Some of the proceeds from the event are kicked back to St. John's.

Six Flags Read to Succeed Challenge!
Three weeks left....please keep reading for this goal!  Also, January Book It! forms due Monday, February 2nd!

Library Time is on Thursdays
Please help your student remember to bring their library books to school on Thursdays each week so that they can check out new books.  If you have lost books, please contact Mrs. Kendall in the office. Lost books are forgiven after a $5.00 fee per book is paid, and the student can check out books again after that...

Extra Pants/Warm Clothing for Recess
As long as the temperature is above the 20 degree mark, we plan to go outside for recess and get as much fresh air as possible!  Please remember to send your child to school each day with the appropriate coat, hat, gloves, etc...  Also, your child may want to keep an extra pair of pants in their bookbag or in a sack on their hallway hook.  Sometimes with melting snow on the parking lot, accidents happen, and we may need to change into something dry for the afternoon!  Thank you!

Save The Date!
Our big year-end field trip for the first and second grade will take place on Thursday, May 7th.  We will be touring the Fox Theatre and The Butterfly House in St. Louis.  We will need lots of parent chaperones for this event.  Please let me know if you might be able to join us!  More details to follow as we get closer...

Religion
Memory Work for the Week of January 26th:

Tuesday (First and Second)
Jesus said, "Let the children come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God."  Mark 10:14

Thursday (First and Second)
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  Romans 3:23

Friday (Second)
Your faith has saved you; go in peace.  Luke 7:50

Reading

First Grade Reading Story:  Rose Robot Cleans Up
Vocabulary:  find   after   old   new

Second Grade Reading Story:  Click, Clack, Moo:  Cows That Type
Vocabulary:  furious   neutral   emergency   impatient   demand   sincerely

Spelling

 First Grade Words:  my  tell  her  soon  shall  stringy  made  feelings  packed  number  want  don't
Bonus Sentences:  My little dog likes to nap with me.  He snores and cuddles on my lap.

Second Grade Words:  north   port   more   store   wore   tore   fort   oar   roar   board
Bonus:  sincerely

McDonald's Superstars of the Week:
First Grade:  Mercedes Miller
Second Grade:  Riah Wigfall

Next Week's Book Nook Topic:
Doreen Cronin

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

Love and Blessings,
Mrs. Bradshaw
kbradshaw@stjohnshannibal.org