Looking ahead:
Memory: Advent parts are Due on Friday
Spelling: Lesson 14 (ing/ink) bring, sing, wing, fling, string, link, drink, pink, think, shrink
Math: Fact  TEST on Wednesday and Written TEST on Thursday

Important Info:

Scholastic book order: I will place one more scholastic order before Christmas. If there are any orders I  will submit them on Dec. 11th to make sure they are in by Christmas break. Let me know if they are a gift and I will send them home per your directions.

Advent Service: December 18th at 10:00a.m. (students are to wear regular school uniform dress) and 7:00 p.m. Please dress your child in church clothes for the evening service and drop them off in the church basement at 6:30.

Polar Express: Mark your calendar for Thursday, Dec. 19th. I will be taking the class on the Polar Express. This is my Christmas present to the students. They will come to school dressed in pajamas ready for departure.

Reflecting on our week:
We were able to use the computers as a whole class this week!! The students posted Acrostic poems on Kidblog. They are becoming very computer savvy!

 Meet Antonym Al and Synonym Sue! We had fun making these cute characters as we learned about these types of words.

Looking ahead:
There is no memory or spelling due this week.
We will have a fun short week learning about adjectives, writing invitations, and blogging about Thanksgiving. Mrs. Kuhlmann will come in on our half day to teach an art lesson. We will have a short science test on Tuesday, covering the moon, stars, and the planets.

Important Dates/Info:

Thanksgiving Break starts with a noon dismissal on 11/27

Scholastic book order: I originally said the book order would be placed on November 29th. I am changing that date because I need to place the order sooner. I need to place the order this weekend. I am  using bonus points, earned because all of you are fantastic and order so many books, to order three sets of books. I need to read all of these books and plan over Thanksgiving break because I would like to do three lit circles when they return in December using these books. 

Please let me know if you would like to order books before Christmas and I will place another order before Christmas break.

Advent Service: December 18th at 10:00a.m. (students are to wear regular school uniform dress) and 7:00 p.m. Please dress your child in church clothes for the evening service and drop them off in the church basement at 6:30.

Polar Express: Mark your calendar for Thursday, Dec. 19th. I will be taking the class on the Polar Express. This is my Christmas present to the students. They will come to school dressed in pajamas ready for departure.

Reflecting on our week: 
We received thank you cards from two of the veterans we sent cards to last week. 

 We used marshmallows to lay out some favorite constellations in science.

 We had a blast growing our schema by trying some new foods mentioned in one of our guided reading stories. Ask your child about what they liked and disliked.

Looking ahead:
Memory: He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Romans 8:32
Spelling: Lesson 13 (oo) too, zoo, food, room, soon, boot, hoop, scoop, groom, school
Grammar/Phonics: Review beginning consonant clusters/ words ending in -ly and -able/ synonyms
Math: Fact  TEST on Thursday and Written TEST on Friday
Science: Chapter 7 TEST on Tuesday and start Chapter 8 (Moon, Stars, and Planets)

Important Dates/Info:

Typhoon Haiyan:

Three congregations of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP), a partner church with The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, are in the area hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan, which tore through the country Friday, Nov. 8 and is one of the strongest storms ever recorded. At least one of those congregations is reported to have significant damage. 

More than 10,000 people are feared dead and thousands more have lost their homes in the wake of the typhoon  — also known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Yolanda. 

Link for information.

http://blogs.lcms.org/2013/lcms-pledges-150000-for-philippines-typhoon-relief 

For Donations:

If you would like to help LCMS Disaster Response in its ministry to support those devastated by disaster:

•Make an online gift at lcms.org/givenow/disaster.

•Mail checks payable to “The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod” (with a memo line or note designating “LCMS Disaster Relief”) to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, P.O. Box 66861, St. Louis, MO 63166-6861.

•Call toll-free 888-930-4438 (8:10 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday).

Thanksgiving Food Drive Chapel will be Wednesday, November 20 

Oral Auction Donations: Technology drive envelopes are coming home in the Friday folders today. If you are able to help Zion purchase technology items for our school auction please send donations back to school by November 22.

Health Screenings will take place on Thursday, November 21^st

Thanksgiving Break starts with a noon dismissal on 11/27

Scholastic book order: The next book order will be submitted on Nov. 29th. This will be the last order placed before Christmas. Please let me know if you are ordering any books for Christmas presents and would like to arrange special delivery instructions.

Reflecting on our week: 
On Monday we mailed thank you cards and our flag art to Veterans from our church.

We had a blast at World Sport Stacking Day! We have some expert stackers in this class!!!

We used oil pastels for the first time this week and the kids loved it! Our fall leaves will be on display in the hallway, now until Thanksgiving break.

Ms. Steinbacher stopped by to do a little dancing and singing with us on Thursday.

Looking ahead:
Memory: For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; He is to be feared above all gods.

Psalm 96:4

Spelling: Lesson 12 (oke/ell) broke, choke, yoke, stroke, awoke, tell, yell, shell, smell, yellow
Grammar/Phonics: Past and present irregular verbs/ Syllables
Math: Fact  TEST on Wednesday and Written TEST on Thursday
Science: Chapter 7-The Sun and Earth

Important Dates/Info:
Oral Auction Donations: Technology drive envelopes are coming home in the Friday folders today. If you are able to help Zion purchase technology items for our school auction please send donations back to school by November 22.

TWB contest is next week. The class with the most amount of money purchased will win an ice cream party. Forms came home last week in Friday folders, order forms will come home again today.

Spirit Day  is a week from Friday, November 15^th.  We missed October so Zion or LHS T-shirts with regular dress bottoms will be on tap for Spirit Day.

Thanksgiving Food Drive Chapel will be Wednesday, November 20 

Health Screenings will take place on Thursday, November 21^st

Thanksgiving Break starts with a noon dismissal on 11/27

Scholastic book order: The next book order will be submitted on Nov. 29th. This will be the last order placed before Christmas. Please let me know if you are ordering any books for Christmas presents and would like to arrange special delivery instructions.

Reflecting on our week: 
The New Kid play

 We had fun listening to two different points of view about what really happened to the three little pigs. After hearing these two stories we worked on writing a story of our own based on a villains point of view. It was amazing how convincing A. Wolf was; only three students believed the three little pigs side of the story after they read his story.

 The students loved working on their social studies project. They are creating a Barefoot Island that must include specific things they learned over the past two weeks. They will be displayed in the hallway next week!

 We had a busy week but we took time out to talk about Veterans Day. We are making a flag art project, inspired by artist Jasper Johns. We will be sending our flag art, along with special cards to a few Zion Church members who are Veterans.

Looking ahead:
Memory: Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.  Psalm 26:8
Spelling: Lesson 11 (or/ea) according, before, more, bored, snore, eating, reading, appear, beach, cheaper
Grammar/Phonics: Past and present tense verbs/ oo vowel team
Math: Fact  TEST on Tuesday and Written TEST on Wednesday
Social Studies: Chapter 4-Geography

Important Dates/Info:
Mr. Bernhardt will be leading a new Sunday morning Bible study for parents, starting this weekend, during the Sunday School hour (9:30-10:30). I had the privilege of hearing Mr. Tim Elmore speak at the LEA conference this past weekend. I am excited to discuss the topic of parenting and educating generation iY. I hope you can join me. Below is a preview:

You've heard of the Baby Boomers, the Gen Xr's and Gen Y'rs, but what about today's kids? Today's kids are a "different animal".  Consider these facts about today's kids: they've never rode a bike without a helmet, never road in a car without a seatbelt, have always cooked popcorn in a microwave, and think that Bono and Madonnna are aging singers.  Today's generation of kids are referred to as Generation iY.  Come to Bible study at Zion starting this Sunday and learn how we can best parent and educate this generation of kids.  Based on Author Tim Elmore's book, Jon Bernhardt will lead you through a discussion rich study on Generation iY!

Metro Theater presents "New Kid" at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5th in the gym.

Muffins for Moms is Wednesday, November 6th.  Starts at 7 AM in the church basement.  Moms are invited to chapel that morning also starting at 8:10. 

Thanksgiving Food Drive Chapel will be Wednesday, November 20 

Thanksgiving Break starts with a noon dismissal on 11/27

Reflecting on our week:
We had an exciting week. In addition to all the fun dress days we started our comic writing unit, learned about artist Jasper Johns, and had a Reformation Day Party. 
Sunglass day:

 Mustache day:

 Yellow Day:

 Working hard on our comics!!

 Reformation Day Party: