 Cave of the Mounds in the 1940s A different format You will notice that this week's newsletter looks a little different. With this last week of school being a little different, I thought it would be more helpful to explain the week day-by-day. OUR WEEK...
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 Shaving cream, shower caps, and cheese balls at Field Day Our Class...
RELIGION: God Makes Us His Witnesses This unit looks at what God's Word means for our daily lives, who we are as Chrit's twenty-first century disciples, and how we witness to the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ, in word and action. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Precious Resources "Precious Resources" invites students to identify ways to protect the environment and to identify renewable and nonrenewable resources. Whole Group Reading will emphasize creating images. In writing, students will finish and present their problem/solution stories, working on presentation. SPELLING: 14-Suffixes -NESS, -MENT, -ION, -TION This week's spelling words consist mainly of words containing suffixes. Our spelling test will be on Thursday. Please check the Spelling City website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. MATH: Customary Measurements, Time, and Temperature Students will be focusing on measuring lengths, weight, and capacity using customary units and on the measurement concepts of time and temperature SOCIAL STUDIES: Communities at Work In unit 4, students consider the big idea, "How do people in a community meet their needs?" We are exploring the following ideas in this unit:
A Few Additional Thoughts... Library Materials: Library materials must be returned by May 26th. Cave of the Mounds Field Trip: On Tuesday, May 31st, grades K-3 will be going on a field trip to Cave of the Mounds. This is the day after Memorial Day. We will plan to leave GSLS on the bus at 8:15 and will return before 3:00. We will take the cave tour and attend an educational program from 9:30-11:30. We will then eat lunch on site and take a short hike. Watertown Artwalk: Our school will be participating in this year's city-wide artwalk. Join us downtown at the Schempf Building between 4-7 pm on May 31st. Tuesday Tutoring: This coming Tuesday will be the last Tuesday I am available for tutoring. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by Monday and should state the subject in consideration. Fourth Quarter Chapel Offering-Fond Blanc Orphanage, Haiti: Money from the fourth quarter offerings will be used to help feed chickens and building a chicken coop for Fond Blanc Oprhanage, the destination of Mrs. Schempf's summer mission trip. Our offerings will help enable the children to add chicken and eggs to their regular twice daily meals of rice and bean, providing much needed protein. Students may bring their offerings in the plastic egg they were provided. Our Class...
RELIGION: God's Love Leads Us to Respond with Love This unit looks at confession and absolution, as well as worship. Throughout the unit, there will be a constant theme that the focus of worship is God (not us or our interests), and there will be the continual reference to worshiping God in all that we do by living a life for Christ Jesus and giving all the glory to God. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Making Laws "Making Laws" invites students to examine the basic structure of local government, to identify government officials, and to explain how they are chosen. Whole Group Reading will emphasize monitoring understanding. Writing looks at prewriting while working with the problem/solution organizational pattern. SPELLING: 14-Suffixes -NESS, -MENT, -ION, -TION This week's spelling words consist mainly of words containing suffixes. Our spelling test will be on Thursday. Please check the Spelling City website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. MATH: Fractions Chapter 14 focuses on using fractions to describe parts of a region or parts of a set. This week, we will focus on...
SOCIAL STUDIES: Communities at Work In unit 13, students consider the big idea, "How do people in a community meet their needs?" We are exploring the following ideas in this unit:
A Few Additional Thoughts... No Choir on May 15th: The K-3 choir will not be singing on this Sunday. Field Day: On Friday, May 20th, Good Shepherd will be holding its annual all-school Field Day. Please contact the office if interested in helping. All students, staff, and volunteers will have lunch provided by our traditional cookout. Library Materials: The last library day will be May 19th. Library materials must be returned by May 26th. Cave of the Mounds Field Trip: On Tuesday, May 31st, grades K-3 will be going on a field trip to Cave of the Mounds. This is the day after Memorial Day. We will plan to leave GSLS on the bus at 8:15 and will return before 3:00. We will take the cave tour and attend an educational program from 9:30-11:30. We will then eat lunch on site and take a short hike. Watertown Artwalk: Our school will be participating in this year's city-wide artwalk. Join us downtown at the Schempf Building between 4-7 pm on May 31st. Tuesday Tutoring: On Tuesdays, I am available to work with students who would like some extra instruction in areas that are challenging for them. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by the prior Monday and should state the subject in consideration. Fourth Quarter Chapel Offering-Fond Blanc Orphanage, Haiti: Money from the fourth quarter offerings will be used to help feed chickens and building a chicken coop for Fond Blanc Oprhanage, the destination of Mrs. Schempf's summer mission trip. Our offerings will help enable the children to add chicken and eggs to their regular twice daily meals of rice and bean, providing much needed protein. Students may bring their offerings in the plastic egg they were provided.  Praying during the International Day of Prayer Taking Time to Pray What a privilege it was to be able to spend a solid hour of prayer with the students on Thursday. Often, I find myself going through prayers somewhat quickly while praying for the same things I commonly do. Setting aside a large block of time allowed me to pray differently... thinking about different kinds of details and having a more "real" talk with God. I saw this same occurrence with the students. Many of them became quite involved in their prayers as they brought personal petitions to God, as well as petitions involving the school, the church, their classmates, the town, the state, the country, and the world. Prayer is a powerful thing, and God promises to listen to us every time we come to Him. Isn't it wonderful that we have a God who cares about all of our concerns and is eager for us to spend time with Him. Our Class...
RELIGION: God's Love Leads Us to Respond with Love This unit looks at confession and absolution, as well as worship. Throughout the unit, there will be a constant theme that the focus of worship is God (not us or our interests), and there will be the continual reference to worshiping God in all that we do by living a life for Christ Jesus and giving all the glory to God. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Making Laws "Making Laws" invites students to examine the basic structure of local government, to identify government officials, and to explain how they are chosen.. Whole Group Reading will emphasize monitoring understanding. Writing looks at prewriting while working with the problem/solution organizational pattern. SPELLING: 14-Suffixes -FUL, -ABLE, -LESS This week's spelling words consist mainly of words containing suffixes. Our spelling test will be on Thursday. Please check the Spelling City website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. MATH: Fractions Chapter 14 focuses on using fractions to describe parts of a region or parts of a set. This week, we will focus on...
SCIENCE: Heat, Light, and Sound In unit 13, students consider the big idea, "Heat, light, and sound are different forms of energy that can move from place to place." We are exploring the following questions in this unit:
A Few Additional Thoughts... No Choir on May 15th: The K-3 choir will not be singing on that date. Field Day: On Friday, May 20th, Good Shepherd will be holding its annual all-school Field Day. Please contact the office if interested in helping. All students, staff, and volunteers will have lunch provided by our traditional cookout. Library Materials: The last library day will be May 19th. Library materials must be returned by May 26th. Cave of the Mounds Field Trip: On Tuesday, May 31st, grades K-3 will be going on a field trip to Cave of the Mounds. This is the day after Memorial Day. We will plan to leave GSLS on the bus at 8:15 and will return before 3:00. We will take the cave tour and attend an educational program from 9:30-11:30. We will then eat lunch on site and take a short hike. Watertown Artwalk: Our school will be participating in this year's city-wide artwalk. Join us downtown at the Schempf Building between 4-7 pm. Tuesday Tutoring: On Tuesdays, I am available to work with students who would like some extra instruction in areas that are challenging for them. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by the prior Monday and should state the subject in consideration. Fourth Quarter Chapel Offering-Fond Blanc Orphanage, Haiti: Money from the fourth quarter offerings will be used to help feed chickens and building a chicken coop for Fond Blanc Oprhanage, the destination of Mrs. Schempf's summer mission trip. Our offerings will help enable the children to add chicken and eggs to their regular twice daily meals of rice and bean, providing much needed protein. Students may bring their offerings in the plastic egg they were provided. Our Class...
RELIGION: God's Love Leads Us to Respond with Love This unit looks at confession and absolution, as well as worship. Throughout the unit, there will be a constant theme that the focus of worship is God (not us or our interests), and there will be the continual reference to worshiping God in all that we do by living a life for Christ Jesus and giving all the glory to God. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Folktales Students are finishing with publishing their folktales electronically, illustrating and recording them using the iPads. They will also be doing other creative writing. SPELLING: 14a-Adverbs This week's spelling words consist mainly of adverbs. Our spelling test will be on Thursday. Please check the Spelling City website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. MATH: Bar Graphs and Line Plots Chapter 13 focuses on how bar graphs and line plots help to organize data. Bar graphs are used to compare data. Line plots show how data is spread out. This week, we will focus on...
SCIENCE: Heat, Light, and Sound
A Few Additional Thoughts... Brianna Kurtz Funeral: The funeral for Brianna Kurtz will be held this Saturday, April 30th, at 1:00 at Good Shepherd. Please continue to keep the family in your prayers. Fourth Quarter Chapel Offering-Fond Blanc Orphanage, Haiti: Money from the fourth quarter offerings will be used to help feed chickens and building a chicken coop for Fond Blanc Oprhanage, the destination of Mrs. Schempf's summer mission trip. Our offerings will help enable the children to add chicken and eggs to their regular twice daily meals of rice and bean, providing much needed protein. Students may bring their offerings in the plastic egg they were provided. Cave of the Mounds Field Trip: On Tuesday, May 31st, grades K-3 will be going on a field trip to Cave of the Mounds. This is the day after Memorial Day. We will plan to leave GSLS on the bus at 8:15 and will return before 3:00. We will take the cave tour and attend an educational program from 9:30-11:30. We will then eat lunch on site and take a short hike. The cost for adults is $14. The cost of the bus and student ticket is paid for by the PTL. Since I need an exact count, please answer the field trip survey being sent on Class Messenger. Tuesday Tutoring: On Tuesdays, I am now available to work with students who would like some extra instruction in areas that are challenging for them. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by the prior Monday and should state the subject in consideration.  Bare feet... a sure sign of warmer weather. Time for Rest As we look at Jesus' life and ministry, we see that he set aside times to get away and have some quiet. This was a time to pray and recharge. This week, students will be involved in standardized testing for a couple hours every day. This can be a stressful time for them. As such, we will be taking a rest from homework this week. There will be no homework and no tests. In addition to this, please help to ensure that your children have time at home to relax and to play outside. While many kids love to play inside, playing actively outside really helps to recharge them, allowing them to achieve greater levels of focus when needed. Also, please ensure that they have healthy meals and snacks and that they get a good amount of sleep at night. Thanks! Our Class...
RELIGION: God's Love Leads Us to Respond with Love This unit looks at confession and absolution, as well as worship. Throughout the unit, there will be a constant theme that the focus of worship is God (not us or our interests), and there will be the continual reference to worshiping God in all that we do by living a life for Christ Jesus and giving all the glory to God. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Folktales Students are finishing with publishing their folktales electronically, illustrating and recording them using the iPads. They will also be doing other creative writing. SPELLING: No List There will be no spelling list this week while students focus on standardized tests. MATH: Bar Graphs and Line Plots Chapter 13 focuses on how bar graphs and line plots help to organize data. Bar graphs are used to compare data. Line plots show how data is spread out. This week, we will focus on...
SCIENCE: Heat, Light, and Sound In unit 13, students consider the big idea, "Heat, light, and sound are different forms of energy that can move from place to place." We are exploring the following questions in this unit:
A Few Additional Thoughts... Fourth Quarter Chapel Offering-Fond Blanc Orphanage, Haiti: Money from the fourth quarter offerings will be used to help feed chickens and building a chicken coop for Fond Blanc Oprhanage, the destination of Mrs. Schempf's summer mission trip. Our offerings will help enable the children to add chicken and eggs to their regular twice daily meals of rice and bean, providing much needed protein. Students may bring their offerings in the plastic egg they were provided. Cave of the Mounds Field Trip: On Tuesday, May 31st, grades K-3 will be going on a field trip to Cave of the Mounds. This is the day after Memorial Day. We will plan to leave GSLS on the bus at 8:15 and will return before 3:00. We will take the cave tour and attend an educational program from 9:30-11:30. We will then eat lunch on site and take a short hike. The cost for adults is $14. The cost of the bus and student ticket is paid for by the PTL. Since I need an exact count, please answer the field trip survey being sent on Class Messenger. Tuesday Tutoring: On Tuesdays, I am now available to work with students who would like some extra instruction in areas that are challenging for them. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by the prior Monday and should state the subject in consideration.  Experimenting with electricity Spring has sprung! It looks like God has sent us some beautiful warm weather this weekend. I pray you get a change to spend some time outside and enjoy it. Our Class...
RELIGION: God Hears and Answers His People This unit focuses on God's invitation to communicate with Him in prayer, sharing our thoughts and concerns. The Lord's Prayer will receive special attention as students explore the blessings of our connection to our God. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Folktales Now that students have created "folk tales" of their own, they are publishing their folktales electronically, illustrating and recording them using the iPads. SPELLING: 13b-Pronouns This week's spelling words consist mainly of pronouns. Our spelling test will be on Thursday. Please check the Spelling City website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. MATH: Metric Length, Mass, and Volume Chapter 12 focuses on using using bar models to solve one- and two-step measurement problems. This week, we will focus on...
SCIENCE: Electricity and Magnets In unit 13, students consider the big idea, "Electricity and magnetism are related and are part of things you use every day." We are exploring the following questions in this unit:
A Few Additional Thoughts... No School Friday, April 22: There will be no school this Friday. Please make sure you have made arrangements for your child. Fourth Quarter Chapel Offering-Fond Blanc Orphanage, Haiti: Money from the fourth quarter offerings will be used to help feed chickens and building a chicken coop for Fond Blanc Oprhanage, the destination of Mrs. Schempf's summer mission trip. Our offerings will help enable the children to add chicken and eggs to their regular twice daily meals of rice and bean, providing much needed protein. Students may bring their offerings in the plastic egg they were provided. Cave of the Mounds Field Trip: On Tuesday, May 31st, grades K-3 will be going on a field trip to Cave of the Mounds. This is the day after Memorial Day. We will plan to leave GSLS on the bus at 8:15 and will return before 3:00. We will take the cave tour and attend an educational program from 9:30-11:30. We will then eat lunch on site and take a short hike. The cost for adults is $14. The cost of the bus and student ticket is paid for by the PTL. Since I need an exact count, please answer the field trip survey being sent on Class Messenger. Tuesday Tutoring: On Tuesdays, I am now available to work with students who would like some extra instruction in areas that are challenging for them. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by the prior Monday and should state the subject in consideration.  Singing for our spring concert Prayer We've been spending a lot of time talking about prayer in third grade. As we examine prayer, we are careful not to think of God as a magic genie, granting any wish we desire. God indeed answers and responds to our prayer, but He does so knowing what is best. Sometimes, what He knows is best matches what we think is best, but that's not always the case. Sometimes, we can't imagine how something will work out for the best, and we may never find out what good comes from what seems like a bad situation. Yet, we need to continue to go to God in prayer, knowing that He listens and responds. Afterall, He is all-loving, all-knowing, and all-powerful. What a great combination for us who only dabble in love, knowledge, and power! Our Class...
RELIGION: God Hears and Answers His People This unit focuses on God's invitation to communicate with Him in prayer, sharing our thoughts and concerns. The Lord's Prayer will receive special attention as students explore the blessings of our connection to our God. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Folktales Students apply what they've learned about folk tales to the creation of "folk tales" of their own, writing stories with a moral or stories that explain why something is the way it is or how it came to be. This week, we will be making be publishing our folktales electronically. We are also starting our new small groups this week. SPELLING: 13a-Contractions This week's spelling words consist mainly of contractions. Our spelling test will be on Thursday, April 14th. Please check the Spelling City website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. MATH: Metric Length, Mass, and Volume Chapter 11 focuses on using metric units of measurement to measure length, mass, and volume. This week, we will focus on...
SCIENCE: Electricity and Magnets In unit 13, students consider the big idea, "Electricity and magnetism are related and are part of things you use every day." We are exploring the following questions in this unit:
A Few Additional Thoughts... Tuesday Tutoring: On Tuesdays, I am now available to work with students who would like some extra instruction in areas that are challenging for them. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by the prior Monday and should state the subject in consideration. Spring Music Concert: Good Shepherd's spring music concert is this Thursday evening, April 7th. More information will be coming soon.  Enjoying breakfast, our reward for winning the box top competition! Fools for Christ I was quite surprised today at the low level of pranks pulled during April Fools Day. On a day like this, though, it's always good to have the kind of attitude that can withstand a little foolishness. As Christians, we are sometimes considered foolish by those who do not believe in our God. However, 1 Corinthians 1:18 and 25 say, "For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.... For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men." When you stand by your faith and face the criticism of the world around you, take confidence. You are stand with God, the ultimate Wisdom. As Christian adults, it is also our duty to prepare our children to face future criticism, preparing them to counter conflicting views, and rooting them in God's love. It's a big job. May God bless us as we prepare our kids! Our Class...
RELIGION: God Hears and Answers His People This unit focuses on God's invitation to communicate with Him in prayer, sharing our thoughts and concerns. The Lord's Prayer will receive special attention as students explore the blessings of our connection to our God. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Folktales Students will apply what they've learned about folk tales to the creation of "folk tales" of their own, writing stories with a moral or stories that explain why something is the way it is or how it came to be. SPELLING: 12b-Prefixes RE-, PRE- This week's spelling words consist mainly of words with the prefixes re- and pre-. Our spelling test will be on Thursday, April 7th. Please check the Spelling City website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. MATH: Metric Length, Mass, and Volume Chapter 11 focuses on using metric units of measurement to measure length, mass, and volume. This week, we will focus on...
SOCIAL STUDIES: Many Cultures, One Country In unit 3, students consider the essential question, "How do people change communities?" This week we will review unit 3 with activities and worksheets (No formal test this time) SCIENCE: Electricity and Magnets In unit 13, students consider the big idea, "Electricity and magnetism are related and are part of things you use every day." We are exploring the following questions in this unit:
A Few Additional Thoughts... Tuesday Tutoring: On Tuesdays, I am now available to work with students who would like some extra instruction in areas that are challenging for them. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by the prior Monday and should state the subject in consideration. Spring Music Concert: Good Shepherd's spring music concert is this Thursday evening, April 7th. More information will be coming soon.  Telling folk tales on Grandfriends Day Happy Easter! I pray that over the course of this past week, you were able to take some time to rest and share some special time as a family, remembering the great love God has shown us by sending Jesus to live on earth, die an awful death, and rise again for our sake. Alleluia! He is risen! Our Class...
RELIGION: God Hears and Answers His People This unit focuses on God's invitation to communicate with Him in prayer, sharing our thoughts and concerns. The Lord's Prayer will receive special attention as students explore the blessings of our connection to our God. This week, we will look at...
LANGUAGE ARTS: Folktales Students will apply what they've learned about folk tales to the creation of "folk tales" of their own, writing stories with a moral or stories that explain why something is the way it is or how it came to be. During small group this week, most students will be involved in benchmarking and in creating book reports. SPELLING: 12a-Prefixes NON-, IN-, DIS- This week's spelling words consist mainly of words with the prefixes non-, in-, and dis-. Our spelling test will be on Thursday, March 31st. Please check the Spelling City website for our current spelling list and corresponding activities. MATH: Money Chapter 10 focuses on adding and subtracting numbers. This week, we will focus on...
SOCIAL STUDIES: Many Cultures, One Country In unit 3, students consider the essential question, "How do people change communities?" This week we will mainly be talking about...
A Few Additional Thoughts... Tissue Concern: In a previous newsletter, I communicated that we had no more tissues. Now that we have a few boxes of tissues, the status has been downgraded from an emergency to a concern. However, our supply is still quite low. Please consider sending one or two boxes of tissues for our class to use. Tuesday Tutoring: On Tuesdays, I am now available to work with students who would like some extra instruction in areas that are challenging for them. Parents of interested students must use email or Classroom Messenger to contact me by the prior Monday and should state the subject in consideration. |
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