Weekly Update, October 15-20, 2018 - Grace Lutheran School - Jacksonville, FL

Details: Category: Kindergarten

Hello Kindergarten Families! Here are this week's updates:

*Friday is NO school. If you have not scheduled a conference with me via the Sign-up Genius email I sent you, please do so. If you are not able to meet with me on Friday, we can arrange to meet another time. Just send me a message and I will work something out. I will only need about 20 minutes of your time. I will be passing out report cards to you then, as well as highlighting some work from your child's portfolios. I look forward to meeting with you all!

*Scrip orders are due tomorrow morning.

*Mark your calendars for Trunk or Treat at Grace on Sunday, October 28th. Information went home last week in your child's folder. We hope that you will come out and enjoy this family-friendly fun event!

*Our Fall Pumpkin party is next Monday, October 29th. I am placing a separate sign-up sheet below for this.

*Homework packs will be a little shorter this week and due on Thursday. Please make sure to have your child start studying the sight words tonight since it is a short week. Our test will be Thursday.

Academics:

This week, we will work with cvc words and rhyming words. We will also work with nouns and learning what a complete sentence is. We will learn about animal babies and their homes, as well as owl facts as we conclude our study of nocturnal animals. In math, we will learn more about patterns, five groups, and begin learning about number families. In Bible, we will about Moses and the Burning Bush. Our sight words this week are: come, do, did.

Have a blessed week!

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Our theme verse this year is 2 Corinthians 5:7: For we walk by faith, not by sight.

At Grace Lutheran School, we strive to move "forward in faith" in all that we do! The Bible teaches us that we are to be active participants in our faith life. We achieve this through worship, communion with fellow believers, prayer, serving others, and discipleship.

At Grace, students are encouraged to move forward in faith through experiences and opportunities both within our school community and beyond. Children experience worship through chapel and songs. They are engaged in Bible lessons and devotions that expand their knowledge and faith. They participate daily in prayer both as a class and as a school. Children are exposed to core Christian values and principals through a cross-curricular approach that integrates the message of Christ into all we do.

We move forward in faith at Grace by serving and helping others through the many service projects we participate in throughout the year. Through children's interactions with people in the community and even outside it, they learn compassion, generosity, and caring.

Teaching in a Christian school, for me, is not only a calling, but a responsibility. Jesus instructs us in Matthew 28:18-20 to “go and make disciples of all nations.” I believe we must start with the youngest ones and instill in them the love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness that Christ gives to us.

I choose to teach Kindergarten because it is a very special year for both children and their families. It is a year of many "firsts", including making new friends and learning how to read and write. It is also a wonderful year of self-discovery! As children go about their day in my class, they will have many opportunities to ask questions, problem-solve, create, and explore through hands-on STEM activities, manipulatives, stories, and group discussions. They will also be given all the fundamentals they need for early reading and writing. Most importantly, they will gain a strong foundation for their Christian walk by hearing old testament stories and learning about the life of Jesus. They will sing traditional Sunday school songs, as well as praise and worship songs with sign language to accompany them! Christian morals and values are woven into all activities as children learn how to treat others with kindness, love, and respect. Our ultimate goal at Grace is that children show the light of Jesus in their actions, thoughts, and words.

Kindergarten promises to be an exciting year full of fun and learning, and I feel blessed to a part of kindergarten life here at Grace Lutheran School.

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