Weekly Update - Grace Lutheran School - Jacksonville, FL

Details: Category: Kindergarten

Good morning K Families:

Hi everyone! Looking forward to seeing you all tonight. Please remind me of who will not be attending this evening so I can pass this info along to Mrs. Crespo. Here are this week's announcements:

*As a reminder, info for tonight's service is listed in a post below and I also sent out an email.

*Candy Cane Lane is this week. This is a special shopping opportunity for your little ones to pick up things and surprise family members! We will do some browsing before your children come home with a list of what they would like to purchase. We will take them shopping, but you may also shop during the times listed on the info that went home last week.

*I will post Christmas party info in a separate post here.

*Reading is coming along well! I am so proud to have moved so many children up a book last week! We will begin long vowel sounds this week. Keep up the great work at home!

Academics:

*Reading/Language/Phonics: We will read stories this week that focus on Christmas legends and traditions from Mexico and Italy. We are working on proper nouns, adding plural form of -s to nouns, and opposite words. In phonics, we will begin learning the concept of long vowel words and silent /e/.

*Math: Review of 2-D shapes and patterns, problem solving, and chapter review of geometry.

*Bible: The story of the birth of Jesus. We will begin with the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary and Joseph. We will make a nativity scene this week and do a special writing assignment about the meaning of Christmas.

Science/Social Studies: The animals of the nativity and Christmas Around the World/Mexico and Italy. We will learn about customs and traditions from these countries and learn how to say Merry Christmas in Spanish and Italian!

Sight Words: you, with, Christmas

Show and Tell-Something Green, Odds

Have a wonderful and blessed week!

Love,

Mrs. Tracy

Kindergarten Home

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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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