Happy Friday!

This Week:

Reading - We did a Readers Theater together on famous fairy tales. Readers Theaters helps with our fluency and expression in reading. All the students did great! Here are the final videos!

Math: We jumped in to GRAPHS!! They are so fun! We got to survey our classmates, compile the date and answer questions about the graphs. The students are learning important vocabulary like “altogether” and “in all” as well as what “How many more” means. The students had a blast asking each other what their favorite food and pets were this week.

Bible - We finished the unit on the life of David with the crazy story of his son Absalom trying to make himself king! God was faithful throughout David’s life and kept his promises to David.

Spelling: We played some fun spelling games on Thursday - here’s some pics!

Writing: We finished our letter writing unit and moved on to narrative writing take 2. It’ll go a little deeper to help students write pretend stories with good characters!

Social Studies: We learned about the hospitals this week!

Next Week:

Spelling Words: Lord  start sort  horse far chore  more hard part jar  an were his

Bible Memory Verse: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your path straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6

FRIDAY IS FIELD DAY!!!

Parents are invited to come and enjoy the fun and cheer on the kids!

• Field Day activities are scheduled to begin at 9:00 and end around 11:00.
• Wear a hat, your Friday t-shirt (or a t-shirt of the same color), and comfortable shoes.
• Bring a water bottle and home lunch. Students will walk with their teachers to the new park down the hill for a picnic lunch and play time. A cool treat will be provided by the school for each student.
• Bring sunscreen and remember to apply it several times throughout the day.
• Parents are welcome to join the field day activities and picnic lunch. If you would like to take your child home before 3:00 p.m., please be sure to notify the classroom teacher.
• In case of rain, activities will be held in the gym and times may be adjusted.

Upcoming Events: 

SPRING BREAK APRIL 6-14

Kid City - April 19th - Check papers being sent home about Kid City!

May 3rd NO SCHOOL

May 27th No School

Friday News for the Week of March 18-22

Happy Friday!

Thanks for all the parents and students who came out on Thursday for Student Led Conferences! It was a great day of celebration to see how far we’ve all come in 1st grade. I’m excited that we have 2 more months to continue to grow!

This week:

Reading: Our focus was “Fairy Tales.” These stories are super fun to read!

This week we read, Rumpelstiltskin, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Elves and the Shoemaker, and Rapunzel. We tried to look for common themes throughout all Fairy Tales including a good opening (Once upon a time…) a good ending (and they all lived happily ever after), royalty (kings, princesses), love, magic, good characters, bad characters, and special numbers or repeated phrases. Some Fairy Tales have all of those and others only have some of them. The students enjoyed all the stories that we read!

Math: We finished up Chapter 6 and our first math book! The students did great working on double digit addition and subtraction! Please celebrate with your child tonight as they bring home their math workbook. (Feel free to have them work on the empty problems! :D)

Writing: We are continuing to write letters. The students will get to send their own letters next week!

Bible: We didn’t get to do much Bible this week because we were practicing for Student Led Conferences but today we learned about the end of Saul and Jonathan. They both died in a battle against the Philistines. David heard the news and he cried and was sad for both of their deaths. Soon we’ll see what happens when David becomes king!

Social Studies: This week we learned about the Police Station and Police Officers.

Next Week:

Spelling Words: that   what this with which   then when white where path   put each down

Bible Memory: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5

Upcoming Events:

April 5th - Field Day - Parents are invited to come and cheer on their children! Students will do 10 events, then go to the park for a picnic! Please send a home lunch this day!

April 5th - End of 3rd Quarter

April 6-April 14 Spring Break

April 19th Kid City - more information soon!

May 3rd - No School!

May - sometime in May our field trip to the zoo!

May 27th - No School!

Friday News for the Week of March 11-15

Happy Friday!

We had an exciting day today visiting various countries for Culture Fair! The students got to learn about countries from South America, Africa, and Asia!

Here are some pictures!

This Week:

- We learned all about the sh and ch sound.

- We read some famous folk tales. We learned that they usually start with Once upon a time, are fictional stories involving talking animals, and they teach a valuable lesson!

- We read Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Magic Fish, Three Little Pigs, and Little Red Hen.’

- We learned how to add and subtract double digit numbers!

- We learned how to write letters!

- We practiced a lot for Student Led Conferences next week!

Next Week:

Spelling Words: took, food, foot, soon, play, class, fly, glad, pray, dress, trust, frame, smile, stop, sleep, snack, wish, shape, much, child

Bible Memory Verse(again): “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b

Remember there is no school on Thursday! It is Student Led Conference! Here is the schedule:

Please arrive a few minutes before your time. Your child will be doing all of the talking to you. If you have something to discuss with me, please find an open time on that day or schedule another time to talk to me please!

When your child is done, they will ask, “Do you have any questions?”

Here are some questions you can ask your child about their learning:

What do you like to learn the most at school?

What is your favorite time at school?

What is the hardest part of school?

How can I help you at home?

What are you the most proud of in your portfolio?

What do you want to work on more?

Upcoming Events:

April 5th - Field Day - Parents are invited to come and cheer on their children! Students will do 10 events, then go to the park for a picnic! Please send a home lunch this day!

April 5th - End of 3rd Quarter

April 6-April 14 Spring Break

April 19th Kid City - more information soon!

Friday News for the Week of March 4-8

Happy Friday!

Sorry for the lapse in communication last week. I heard from the students and from Mrs. Hewitt that they had a fun week together! I was worried that they wouldn’t be excited to see me… but on Monday morning, they all ran to give me a hug! I missed them!

This week the 1st and 2nd graders had an amazing treat - Kid’s Club! The HS and MS students put on a Vacation Bible School type program for the kids. The students went to Bible time, music, crafts, and games on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. They had a blast! *clap clap* God’s promise *clap clap* is forever! Here’s some pictures:

Reading: We focused on Fables. Fables are stories where usually animals are the characters and they can teach us a lesson. We read some fun ones this week including The Tortoise and the Hare, The Fox and the Stork, The Ant and the Grasshopper, The Ugly Duckling, and The North Wind and the Sun. The interesting lesson we learned that almost every fable taught the readers to “BE KIND!” How great is that?

Math: Continued Chapter 6 with double digit addition and subtraction. We even learned how to add with regrouping!

Writing: We continued writing some poems this week! We wrote some acrostic poems and concrete poems (as well as some poems they wrote with Mrs. Hewitt last week. Today we wrote a variety of poems and picked our favorite to write and publish. Great job everyone!

Scholastic Book Orders: Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to http://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/okinawa-christian-school-intl to browse the latest books and order online. 

Please place your order online by March 29th, 2019.

Student Led Conference: March 21st is coming up! We are gearing up to share our portfolio and goals with you parents. If you want to confirm your time, please visit here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c44adac28a0fe3-student3

Next Week:

Bible Memory Verse: “Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7b

Spelling Words: wish  child she push shape  check shell much fish chips  been now

Upcoming Events:

March 18th - Culture Fair - Students will walk around to the 3-5th grade classrooms to learn about different countries around the world.

March 21st - Student Led Conference - check your time and please arrive 5 minutes before with your child!

April 5th - Field Day - Parents are invited to come and cheer on their children! Students will do 10 events, then go to the park for a picnic! Please send a home lunch this day!

April 5th - End of 3rd Quarter

April 6-April 14 Spring Break

April 19th Kid City - more information soon!