Sept. 10 Weekly News

We are now entering week number three of the school year! The students and I are settling into our routines and getting accustomed to filling our minds with much knowledge! I continue to enjoy learning more about the class and each individual student.

Please look for a chapel offering envelope which will be attached to the weekly note each week. The envelopes can be returned to school any day during the week.

Thanks to all the students and parents for participating in our first singing opportunity of the year. The students did a wonderful job using their voices to praise the Lord! Thank you, parents, for seeing the importance of bringing your children to this service.

Please remember to send the earthquake kits back to school by Monday, Sept. 17. The yellow information form should be included with the bag of supplies. Also, please have all hard cover textbooks covered by this Friday, Sept. 14. Thanks much!

This week’s memory work is due on Tuesday and Thursday. Hymn 225:1-2 is due on Friday. It is very important that the students do some work on memorization at home! Thanks for your help in this important matter! We practice at school during the day, but some extra time will be required of each student. The students recite their memory work at the very beginning of the day, so please remind your child to review before arriving at school. Students are welcomed and encouraged to recite their memory work before the due date! Please also remind your child to bring the catechism and hymnal back to school each day.

The students will have their first math test this Wednesday! There will be a math test after each five lessons, and the test will cover all material previously studied. A review sheet will be sent home the day before each test. Please feel free to help your child review the material and prepare for the test.

This week we are finishing the first chapter in science. We have been studying cells and what they do, how body systems transport materials, and how bones, muscles, and nerves work together. The students will have a test this Thursday. This first test will be a guided activity completed together as a class.

The 5^th graders have been working on a personal narrative story during writing. Several students will share their work for each style of writing. The students will be reading their story to the class this Friday.

This week during reading class we will begin reading the novel “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen. Gary was born in Minneapolis, MN and attended school in Bemidji, MN. This is especially interesting to me as a native Minnesotan! : ) We will be reading the novel over the next few weeks.

Please note that school dismisses at noon this Friday, Sept. 14! The teachers will be having collaboration meetings during the afternoon.

Have a wonderful week!