We had another fantastic week in first grade! Here’s a recap:
This Week:
Reading: We have been continuing to build stamina - today, we finally made it to 22 minutes! Wow, great job first graders! We also started writing simple stories, reviewed the short a sound, learned some sight words, learned what a sentence is, and practiced word work. The students got to make their spelling words out of macarroni!
On Friday we had our first spelling test! The students were nervous but did well.
Math: We learned how to count with tally and played some games with tally. We also learned about calendars as well as thermometers and temperature. Here’s a fun song we listened to about temperature:
We also asked the class what their favorite weather was and graphed the final vote with tally.
On Friday we learned about number stories, as well as had our first test. The students did great!
Bible: We had an exciting week with Bible. After learning about how God created the world, we then heard the sad story of Adam and Eve and how they disobeyed God’s rule and so brought sin and sadness to the world. But how exciting it was that God gave us hope! He sent his son Jesus so that we are not separated from God forever.
God's Story: Creation from Crossroads Kids' Club on Vimeo.
God's Story: The Fall from Crossroads Kids' Club on Vimeo.
On Friday we practiced several drills including fire drill, earthquake drill and intruder drill.
On Tuesday, we had some drama class HS students come in and read some stories to us!
Here's a video of the students singing in chapel:
Armor of God
Next Week:
No School on Monday September 7th!!!
Spelling Words: job, God, mom, hop, top, got, not, fox, a, and
Bible Memory: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1
Upcoming Information:
1st and 2nd Grade Field Trip to Toguchi Beach (一、二年生の渡具知ビーチへの遠足）
WHEN: September 17, Thursday 10:30am-2:00pm ９月17日木曜日
WHO: The 1st and 2nd Grade students will be going to Toguchi Beach for a Field Trip! All parents are invited to join us!子供たちは渡具知ビーチまで遠足にいきます。ご父母の皆さんもどうぞ来てください。
WHAT: Students will enjoy God’s creation at the beach, while getting to know their fellow students and teachers. Students can spend the day playing at the park and searching for wildlife on the beach front.子供たちは神様の素晴らしい世界と生徒たちとの交わりを過ごしながら遠足を楽しみます。
TO BRING:持ち物
Home lunchお弁当 Sunscreen 日焼け止め Hat帽子 Bag/ Backpack鞄 Waterbottle すいとう Towelタオル
Water-shoes (If you want to wade in the water, you MUST have water shoes)
水に入りたければウォーターシューズが必要です。
Location: Toguchi Beach Address: 228 Toguchi, Yomitan, Okinawa
場所：渡具知ビーチ
〒904-0315 沖縄県中頭郡
読谷村字渡具知２２８
Scholastic Book Orders:
This last Friday, you may have received something that look like this:
If you would like to order some books for you or your child, you can!
You can order in 2 ways:
1. Order by marking on the back of the paper the quantity (how many) and which book you want while adding up the total. Send that back to school with the money in US$ Dollars.
2. OR Order by Credit Card online.
Here is the website: http://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/okinawa-christian-school-intl
You can now browse books online as well.
I followed through a few of the steps to show you if you wanted to order online with a credit card.
1. Select what books you want and add them to your basket. When you are finished, press "Go to Checkout"
2. Type in your email address, press "next"
3. Schools - Make sure it says Okinawa Christian School, press "next"
4. Deliver Option. Make sure it says OCSI and my name, Sarah Turner and select "Dispatch Order to School."
5. Child Details - Enter your child's name and the class (ex. 1.2, 2.1)
6. Choose Payment Method - enter Credit Card information and select "Pay Using this Address"
7. The last step should be confirm! You should get an email about your confirmation and Scholastic will also send me a confirmation email.
THIS CURRENT September Order is due by September 25!
http://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/okinawa-christian-school-intl
