Welcome to Thursday!

What a rainy, gloomy day it has been...a good day to spend the afternoon watching a Christmas movie and eating popcorn...which is exactly what we did!

There is no homework over the long break. I/we even managed to get everything corrected from this week and the students came home with it all today in their folders along with an updated progress report.

Bring back tomorrow: Signed pink slip, Progress Report, filled mission envelope

Don't forget to bring your Christmas presents for our exchange!

If you have questions about what to bring for the party, please call Mrs. Amy Schneider. Thank you in advance for all of the treats!

Christmas Eve Service is on Monday beginning at 5 pm. Students should be in our classroom by 4:30 pm.  Boys-no jeans or tennis shoes; Girls-no strapless/sleeveless dresses unless there is a sweater to cover....thank you! We do not want our appearance to distract from the message of our Savior's birth.

This is my last post of 2012. May the Lord richly bless you in 2013. Enjoy the break and make use of all the worship opportunities that are given as we worship our Savior!

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

First 10 people to email me the answer to this question get EC in a subject they choose:

What city will I be spending Christmas in?

Welcome to Wednesday!

Christmas Concert tonight at 6:30 pm...see you there!

Students were given shortened assignments and lots of study time today. We also studied for History in class today. SO...the students should not have a lot to do tonight. I know a test on a night of the concert is not ideal, but I tried to make sure that the students were prepared as best as possible without too much extra work tonight.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 5a/5b (from Monday due tomorrow)
Catechism - Summary of Law and Gospel (done in class)
Lit - Pg. 201 #1-5 and Pg. 204 #1-5 in complete sentences - We watch the movie tomorrow!
English - Sharing of the essays continues
Math - Lesson 57, EVENS
No Science assignment
History Test tomorrow

WoD: praises

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

What a beautiful snowy day!

We enjoyed our time playing class kick ball out in the snow today during our second recess...it was snow-errific! Please remember to wear boots when there is snow on the ground! Also, don't forget coats must be worn but hats and gloves are always a good idea.

We practiced our lock down drill today. The students did great, just as I had expected. My prayer is that we never have to do that again.

An extra thank you to the students for putting up with my weird cases of hiccups today...

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 5a/5b due THURSDAY

Catechism - Ws. 28 on the visible church here on earth

Memory Work - Hymn 42 st. 3-4

Lit - Pg. 194 #1-6 and Pg. 198 #1-5 in complete sentences and on one sheet of paper

English - We are not starting a new chapter before break. We have been sharing our Expository Essays

Math - Lesson 56, All

Science - TEST TOMORROW! Study your vocabulary!

History - Study Guide should be filled out for tomorrow along with Wb. 42

WoD: Hiccups

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to the last week of school for this year!

Parents,

Here is a link to some tips on talking to your students about the tragedy that struck our nation recently:

Click Here

I used some of this information to start the conversation in class today. I assured the students of all the things that we do here at school to assure their safety. I did not go into the details of the events but had them ask me questions or share their thoughts/feelings. If they wanted more details than what I gave them, I said that it would be a good discussion to have with mom and dad tonight. We also prayed for the families of those who lost loved ones and how we could help them. We came up with the idea of writing letters/cards/posters and sending them. 

Tomorrow, we will be practicing our emergency plan in our classroom (closing the blinds, locking the door, getting in a corner of the room away from door and window and remaining quiet). This is meant not to scare the children, but assure them their teachers know what to do when an emergency would occur. It is very much like having a tornado or fire drill...we have to be prepared.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 5a/5b

Catechism - Ws. 27

Memory Work - Hymn 42 st. 1-2

Science - Study Guide...test on Wednesday

History - Study Guide and Wb. 42...test on Thursday

WoD: blizzard (could the weather reports be true?!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

I'm tho thappy ith Thursday!

Notes coming home: Progress Report, graded papers, Six Flags reading note, TST, pink slip, mission envelope, a Boy Pioneer note was supposed to go home...look for it tomorrow

Notes to return: Bottom portion of progress report, pink slip, FILLED mission envelope

Christmas presents for the exchange next Friday can be brought in anytime. Please speak with Mrs. Amy Schneider if you have any questions about the party on Friday - all are welcome to attend.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 4b from Wednesday
Catechism - Ws. 27 on the Communion of Saints
Lit - We started reading, "A Christmas Carol" today. Pg. 186 #1-8 and Pg. 189 #1-6 on one sheet of paper - complete sentences
English - Revise and Edit / Final Draft on Docs by MONDAY
Math - Lesson 55, All
Science - Ws. 68/69 on the review of Lesson 4...test coming up next week!
History - Read Lesson 4, notes, Wb. 41...test coming up next week!

WoD: cookies (we decorate tomorrow afternoon!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

What a Wacky Wednesday!

We had lots of visitors and things going on at Trinity this morning. We also had Christmas practice and it was Aaron Rodgers' Day! Because of our busy morning and some harder assignments this morning, we took a lot of the afternoon for study time because of church this evening. The majority of the students used their time very wisely.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 4b on Jesus teaching the disciples using Peter's confession
Catechism - Ws. 26 from Tuesday
Memory Work - Recite the Christmas Service to your parents (yes, again...)
Lit - None
English - Rough Draft of the 5 paragraph Expository Essay
Math - Lesson 54, All
Science - None
History - Read Lesson 3, Notes, Wb. 40

Church tonight at 6:30 pm...see you there!

WoD: keys

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Happy Tuesday!

Please keep in your prayers our classmate, LA, who is out for a little while with a concussion. We pray for a speedy recovery so that she may join us in the classroom soon!

Thank you for sending all of the items in (hot lunch, Christmas gifts, spirit wear, etc.) in marked envelopes  It makes my life so much easier...thank you!

It is about this time of year that students start to run out of loose leaf paper, notebooks, pencils, etc. Please check with you student to make sure that they are prepared for the school day and that they have the necessary supplies.

It was cold outside today...don't forget to wear hats and gloves.

We are decorating cookies for ourselves and shut-in's on Friday afternoon...should be a good time!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 4a from Monday on Transfiguration
Catechism - Ws. 26 on how the Holy Spirit preserves our faith
No Memory Work for tomorrow
Lit - Pgs. 178 & 179 #1-9 in complete sentences
English - Pick a topic and three main points for the expository essay...notecards!!
Math - Lesson 53, All
Science - Vocabulary Ws. for Lesson 4, Ws. 70
History - Read Lesson 3, Notes, and Wb. 40

WoD: busy

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to a new week!

We will be decorating cookies sometime this week as a result of our Box Top contest prize.

Ask your student about memory work for this week. Memory work Moms, we do not need you until after Christmas break...thank you for your service!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 4a on Jesus' Transfiguration
Catechism - Lesson 25 Ws. from Tuesday
Memory Work - Ask your student!
Lit - We continue to read about the shaggy dog murder trial
English - We shared our Creative Writing essays today
Math - Lesson 52, All
Science - Group Finch Study...the conclusion tomorrow!
History - Geography Skills Wb. 39

WoD: snow

God's Blessings!

Miss Lau

Happy Thursday!

Thank you to the following moms for all of their work in putting on a successful homemade pizza party today: Mrs. Schneider (our room mommy), Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Kassen, and Mrs. Kasabian. THANK YOU!

More big news: Our classroom won the cookie decorating contest for collecting the most box tops! We will do this sometime next week. In addition to decorating cookies for our consumption, we will also be decorating cookies to pass along to our church's shut-ins. What a wonderful way to show them we are thinking of them especially in the holiday season...thank you to Mrs. Schattschneider for coordinating this for us.

Items Coming Home: Midterm Reports, pink slips, mission envelopes  note from Teacher Recognition, TST is in your email inbox, Spirit Wear Order Form

Items To Return: Midterm Reports (just the bottom part), pink slips, filled mission envelopes (our goal is $20)

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 3b from Wednesday
Catechism - Ws. 25 on Sanctification
Memory Work - "Christmas from the Heart"
English - Creative Writing assignment
Science - VoBo from Lesson 3
History - Lesson 2 and Notes and Wb. 38

WoD: pizza

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to Wednesday!

We had a "perfect storm" of sorts today. Christmas practice and the Geography Bee accounted for very little homework for tomorrow.

Christ Light - Ws. 3b 
Catechism - Ws. 24
Memory Work - Change of plans to the calendar. Students should have "Christmas from the Heart" memorized by Friday. They can recite it ahead of time and are encouraged to do so because of the light homework tonight.

Church tonight at 6:30 pm. Pizza Party tomorrow - bring your favorite board game!

WoD: Geography

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Tuesday Greetings!

Congratulations to KH, JP, IE, and GB for advancing to the next round of the Geography Bee. The final round will be held tomorrow afternoon with grades 5-8.

Pizza Party on Thursday! There are just three students who need to bring in $3 yet.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 3a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 24 on Forgiveness
Memory Work - Check the calendar ----->
Lit and English were skipped today because of the Geography Bee preliminary round
Math - Lesson 50, All - Test tomorrow!
Science - VoBo for Lesson 3
History - Read Lesson 2, Notes, Wb. 38
Spelling - None

WoD: Brownie (do all my WoDs have to do with food?!)

Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to a new day, week, and month!

Pizza Party is on Thursday. There are still a handful of students who have yet to turn in $3. Please bring that to school tomorrow if at all possible.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 3a on Jesus feeding the 5000
Catechism - Ws. 23 from last Thursday - "With Your Family"
Memory Work - Check the Calendar ----->
Lit - We started a unit on plays today. Ask your student what our first play is about.
English - Sentence practice: Ws. 24/26
Math - Lesson 49, All...Test on Wednesday
Science - Ws. 66 on Lesson 3 Vocabulary and 2 words in VoBo
History - Read Lesson 1 (Chapter 5), take notes, and Wb. 37
Current Events - Read through assigned play

WoD: Spring (oh, wait, it's December 3...)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Happy Friday!

A very light homework day today. We had all of our classes but I only assigned Lesson 48, Evens.

WoD: 7UP

Have a great weekend!

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Good Afternoon!

Notes that went home today: January Lunch Menu, Boy Pioneer note, December school calendar, Book Order forms (great Christmas presents!), pink slips, mission envelopes, progress reports (not midterm!)

Please return: Filled mission envelope (we have been lacking a bit in the 2nd quarter compared to our great 1st quarter), pink slip, signed portion of report

Book Orders are due on or before December 7.

Pizza Party money should be turned it.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 2b from Wednesday
Catechism - Ws. 23 on the blessings we receive from the Holy Spirit
Memory Work - Check the calendar ------>
Lit - Essay on favorite story/character
English - Ws. 25/23
Math - Lesson 47, All
Science - We took a quiz on Lesson 2 today. Read about antibiotics on Pg. 158
History - Chapter 4 Test was taken today

WoD: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (You knew this was coming....)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to Wednesday...almost done though...

Sorry about the late post. We had no internet here at school until just a bit ago.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 2b on the Woman and Simon the Pharisee
Catechism - Ws. 22 from Tuesday
Memory Work - Check side bar for the calendar ----->
Lit - Essay on favorite story and character from the past unit...due Friday!
English - Ws. 24/22
Math - Lesson 46, Evens
Science - Ws. 58 & 59 and Quiz on Lesson 2 tomorrow
History - Chapter 4 Test tomorrow!
Spelling - Pgs....?

WoD: Internet!!!

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Happy Tuesday!

Pizza Party Money - bring it in tomorrow!

Pictures (baby or from recently) for our bulletin board...bring them tomorrow...the bulletin board is up and almost complete. Parents: Stop in and see what we have done while studying about heredity. "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made..." Psalm 119:14

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 2a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 22 about the Holy Spirit
Memory Work - Check Christmas calendar...recite something in advance!
Lit - Pg. 138 #1-7 in complete sentences on Tom Sawyer's loose tooth
English - Ws. 23/21
Math - Test today...corrections done in class
Science - Complete pedigree at home with family, quick lab done in class today
History - Fill out Chapter 4 Study Guide. Test is on Thursday!

WoD: Sprite

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome Back!

I pray that everyone had a safe and relaxing holiday weekend. We are now in the homestretch to Christmas Break which means Christmas Eve practice has begun! Look for a yellow/blue folder to come home just about every night and ask your student what they are working on. Recitations may be said ahead of when they are scheduled on the green calendar. I will post all of the items here on the side bar later on tonight so that there are no excuses for forgetting the folder at school!

Pizza Party - Please turn in the $3 soon!

Progress Reports - Do you have questions? Please let me know.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 2a on John the Baptist
Memory Work - See calendar ---->
Lit - Read, "The Image" and complete Pg. 133 #1-7 in Complete Sentences
English - Ws. 22/20
Math - Lesson 45, All
Science - Ws. 60 on Lesson 1 vocabulary
History - Wb. 36 on Chapter 4 vocabulary
No Spelling (class moved to Tuesday)

WoD: Pretzels

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

It is Thursday...er, Tuesday!

I sent home papers today because of the short week. We had a busy afternoon (but I can't tell you why because it is a surprise...) so I did not get a progress report ready like I had planned. I will send that home in the folders tomorrow with a note. Please look for that!

Thanksgiving Eve Service - We sing at the 6:30 pm service tomorrow evening. Students should be in our classroom by 6:15 and they can be picked up from here after the service...thank you!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 1a from Monday
Catechism - Study for the test that we will take tomorrow!
Lit - Pg. 127 #1-6 in complete sentences
English - Vocabulary Word from Lesson 1
Math - Lesson 43, All

WoD: Blessings

Because most of you may not check the blog tomorrow or this weekend, my Thanksgiving note to you all:

There are many things I am thankful for: my family, my faith, food, clothing, and that I get to call Trinity "home". I am thankful to God for giving me the chance to teach your children each day. Of course I am thankful for the As that they get or the improvement in their grades, but I am most thankful for the fact that I will see each of them in heaven some day. They are truly a blessing to me as are you, parents. Thank you for being my supporters and lifting me up in prayer. 

We all have things to be thankful for and this time of year, and it is such a wonderful thing to take a moment and reflect on those things. 

May God richly bless your celebration of Thanksgiving.

Miss Lau

Welcome to a short week!

Reminder: Turn in your $3 for the "make your own" pizza party. See the note that is attached in a previous post.

We sing at the 6:30 pm Thanksgiving Eve Service on Wednesday evening. Students should arrive at 6:15 and meet in our classrooms.

Homework:

Christ Light - Lesson 1a on Jesus healing the centurion's servant
Catechism - Review sheets from Lessons 1-21
Math - Lesson 42, All
History - Read Lesson 5, take notes, Wb. 35
Current Events - "Words to Know" and Pg. 7 #1-10

WoD: thankful (What is one thing you are thankful for? Share with your family and ask them!)

Blessings,

Miss Lau

It is FRIDAY!

The students have a few things to work on over the weekend:

1. Catechism Review...big test (Lessons 1-21) on Wednesday
2. Math Lesson 41, Evens
3. Relax!

Short week next week. Please remember to send a note if your child will not be singing on Thanksgiving Eve.

Pizza Note from Thursday is attached HERE.

WoD: Health Fair (I'll be there all day...see you there!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Good evening,

Sorry for the late post. We had a great time canvassing tonight. Another 130 houses reached through our students..way to go! Now...pray!

The students should be working on sharing their final draft with me tonight or tomorrow morning. Parents, please look over their essay before they send it...thank you!

Ask the students about our genetics projects today. We had a great time and spent just about our whole afternoon working on it.

WoD: Wings (they were yummy :-)

Blessings,

Miss Lau

Class Trip to Madison, WI - November 1, 2012

Welcome to Wednesday!

Still plenty of spots open for canvassing tomorrow night. Pastor Burgess even agreed to come along. Pizza for $3 and a chance to hang out with Miss Lau after school (priceless)....doesn't get much better than that!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 13b on worrying (don't worry...be happy)
Catechism - Ws. 21 from Tuesday
Memory Work - #1016 (I must have been in easy mode when I did the calendar!)
Lit - Group work in class
English - Type up final draft on Docs by Friday and have Mom or Dad look it over.
Math - No assignment...test today
Science - Ws. 54 & 55 on Lesson 1
History - Read Lesson 4 on Buddhism, take notes, Wb. 34

WoD: VoBo

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

What a beautiful fall day today! 

Yes, it may be chilly, but the beautiful sunshine is a blessing! Just a reminder to make sure that your student is prepared for the colder weather.  If you send them to school with a coat in the morning, that is what I will make sure they wear at recess. Encourage them to wear hats and gloves as we get even colder weather. I know it is (hopefully) a ways off, but I do require students to wear boots when it snows; however, snow pants are optional.

Reminder - take home Social Studies Fair projects. Thank you.

We sing as a school next Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm for the Thanksgiving Eve service.

I am sending home a note today (I know...it's not a Thursday...sorry!) about an extra canvassing date for this Thursday, November 15. This is entirely OPTIONAL and it is after school. I would take students after school to some of the neighborhoods that we have not been covered yet and distribute flyers till about 4:45, when it starts to get dark. We would then come back to school for some pizza. All I would ask is for $3 donation to cover costs of the pizza and juice. Parents are welcome to join me in driving and pizza. Please fill out the form if interested or if your child would just like to go.

Tuition payments for this month also came home with some students.

Wow, turned out to be more announcements than I thought...

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 13a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 21 on judgement day
Lit - "The Whistling Boy" Pg. 121 #1-7 in complete sentences
English - Rough Draft of 3 paragraph expository essay...on paper, skip lines!
Math - Lesson 40 from Monday. Test tomorrow! Meet Math was today. Ask your student how they did.
Science - VoBo (ask your student to explain. Thank you to the 6th grade girls for being creative!)
History - Read Lesson 3 on Hinduism, take notes, Wb. 33

WoD: sunshine (how many songs come to mind when you hear that word? I got three...)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome back to a new week!

Please pick up your Social Studies projects as soon as possible so that we may get our fellowship hall back to normal. Great job to all! I received lots of compliments on your behalf over the weekend.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 13a on showing love to others
Catechism - Ws. 20 from Thursday
Memory Work - #973, 1003, 1015
Lit - Write descriptors of the castle
English - Research three animals for essay
Math - Lesson 40, all
Science - 3 vocabulary words in vocab book
History - Read Lesson 2, Notes, and Wb. 32

WoD: chips

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

It's Social Studies Fair Time!

See you there at 6 pm tonight...I am very excited...but then again, I love history!

I made sure it was a light afternoon today so that the student's could get their morning work done and not have any new assignments this afternoon. This way they could enjoy the fair tonight and not worry about getting home and still have a ton of work to do. I hope this helps.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 12b from Wednesday
Catechism - Ws. 20
Memory Work - Hymn 382 st. 1 & 4 (students had the opportunity to say it early)
English - Final Draft of creative writing assignment
Math - Lesson 38, ALL
Science - We did a lab about dominate traits today

WoD: Root Beer..mmmmm

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Spelling Games

This may or may not work:

Spelling Games for Unit 10

Alright, so the link may not work. I will try something tomorrow for next week's list. This will help the students study for their spelling unit tests each week. It will just take me some time to input all their data.

Welcome to Wednesday!

Social Studies projects are done...yay! Please check your email this afternoon for a reminder about tomorrow evening's Social Studies Fair. I can't wait!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 12b on the young man from Nain
Catechism - Ws. 19 from Tuesday
Memory Work - #948, 953, 954 in blue Catechism book
Lit - Finish "Sounder" and complete #1-6 in complete sentences from Pg. 112 (we also started watching "Where the Red Fern Grows" during lunch since we read a portion of that novel last week in class)
English - Creating Writing assignment on loose leaf paper...NOT Google Drive
Math - Lesson 37 ALL
Science - We discussed genetically modified food today and came up with a list of +/-. Does your family buy organic food? We also made our vocabulary books for Lesson 1
History - A new routine to try! I am having the students read the lesson themselves ahead of time and then we will discuss it the next day in class and/or have a quiz. Assignment for tomorrow: Read Lesson 1, take notes, Wb. 30

PE - We continued our aerobic circuit training today and measure our heart rate before and after

WoD: tired (too many late nights in a row for this teacher!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Happy Election Day!

We had a great time in our election today. Ask your student about the results. A reminder for all of us on this night:

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

Please pray for our country and our leaders!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 12a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 19 on the Resurrection
Lit - Read Pgs. 107-109 and character lists


We took a few tests today and held the election in the afternoon...a light night to give time to finish up those Social Studies projects. Bring them in tomorrow!

WoD: Election Day

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to November!

Election Day tomorrow - go and VOTE - and then - PRAY. Pray that no matter who is elected, that God watches over him and all those who are elected to serve in government.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 12a on Jairus' Daughter
Catechism - Ws. 18
Memory Work - #928, 944, 946
Lit - Pg. 104 #1-8 in complete sentences
English - Chapter 4 Test tomorrow!
Math - Lesson 36, ALL
Science - Chapter 2 Test tomorrow!

WoD: Beauty and the Beast (we see this play tomorrow!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Good Morning!

A few things to work on over the weekend:

1. There will be a Science Test on Tuesday. The study guide was sent home this past week. Use the online vocabulary games to help!

2. Finish up your Social Studies Project! Projects should be brought to school on Wednesday morning. Judging will take place on Wednesday night and the Social Studies Fair will be held on Thursday night at 6 pm.  All students are expected to be at the Fair on Thursday night.

We had a great time in Madison yesterday. Thank you to all the parents who were able to join us.

Have a great weekend,

Miss Lau

Bonus WoD: basketball

Welcome to wacky Wednesday!

Madison Field Trip tomorrow. Some things to remember -

1. Wear your Trinity T-shirt
2. Pack a lunch in a bag you can throw away
3. Be here EARLY...I will let kids in if you need to drop them off early so that you can get to work.
4. Be prepared to have fun!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 11b on Jesus healing the paralyzed man
Catechism - Ws. 18 from Tuesday
English - Vocabulary sheets and Ws. 20/18
Science - Study Guide for Chapter 2 due Monday...Test on Tuesday

WoD: Field Trip!!!

Blessings,

Miss Lau

Science Games for Chapter 2

Looking for a fun way to review the Science terms for next week's tests? Check out the link below! We played these in class today and had a great time. Make sure that your student is actually reading the word and the definition...

Science Vocabulary site

What a windy Tuesday (should have been a Wednesday)!

A few notes for this week:

Madison Field Trip - As of this morning, the students will get to meet with the State Representative from Racine county on Thursday morning. Originally, he was not able to make it and plans have since changed. In my 7 years of taking students to Madison, this is the first year that the students will get to meet a Representative who is working in the Capitol...very cool! See the note from yesterday's post if you have any questions about the day.

Voters' Meeting - See you there tonight at 6:30 pm! Babysitting and snacks will be available.

Book Order - These are due on or before November 16 (Christmas gifts?). Ordering online is also available at scholastic.com. 

Notes coming home tonight - Graded papers, Boy Pioneer note, Pie sale reminder (orders due tomorrow!), pink slips, mission envelopes

Items to return - Pink Slip, Pie sale order forms, filled mission envelopes

TST - This was emailed to you today and included some good tips on family time. Please check it out! My favorite tip is playing games with your family. I have some great ideas for board games that are different than your typical Monopoly  Let me know if you'd like to borrow mine...they are fantastic and my family enjoys them whenever we get together.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 11a from Monday

Catechism - Ws. 18 on the cost of our redemption

Math - Test tomorrow!

English - Ws. 18/16 

Science - Pg. 130 #1-20 on a separate sheet of paper...complete sentences not needed

History - Test tomorrow!

Spelling - Pg, 66 & 67, Test tomorrow!

WoD: windy

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a great break. I enjoyed time with college friends and my parents this weekend after teacher conference were over. While at conference, I picked up a handful of useful tips that I hope to use in our classroom. I went to sectionals on Math, History, and Athletics.

Madison Field Trip is on THURSDAY! Please see the note below as a reminder about the trip. Another paper reminder will be sent home on Wednesday.

Madison Trip PDF

Mrs. Proeber sent home some forms to be filled out and there are still quite a few that are out there. Please hand those in to the office!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 11a on Jesus calming the storm
Catechism - Ws. 17 from last Tuesday
Memory Work - #903 and 904 in blue Catechism book
Math - Lesson 35 ALL - TEST on WEDNESDAY
English - Ws. 18 / 16 we learned about homonyms and contractions today
Literature - We finished the movie of La Mancha today....dream the impossible dream!
Science - Ws. 44 & 45 as a review of Lesson 4 - TEST next TUESDAY
History - Pg. 108 #1-12 (6-12 in complete sentences) and Wb. 29 - TEST on WEDNESDAY

WoD: Sandy (pray for all those out east!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to Wednesday!

Mission Offering from today: We collected $19.75 today which brought us to a total of $188.90 for the 1st quarter...thank you!!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 10b on the parable of the wheat and the weeds

Catechism - Ws. 17 from Tuesday....with your family!

Math - Lesson 34 Evens

English - Ws. 17/15

WoD: Long Weekend 

Have a blessed weekend...relax...work on those Social Studies projects ;-) !

Miss Lau

Happy Thursday...er, I mean Tuesday!

Graded papers came home tonight but remember NO progress report. Report cards will go home next week. Those of you who have conferences on Monday will get them then, every one else will see them come home on Tuesday.

Conference schedules came home today, also. Please check it over for errors!

Send back the mission envelopes tomorrow! We are trying to reach our goal of $200 for the 1st quarter and we are $31 short.

I will see all of you basketball parents here at 6 pm for the Parent Meeting!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 10a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 17 on Christ as our Redeemer
English - Vocabulary word box for Lesson 1
Math - Lesson 33 ALL
Science - Vocabulary Ws. 46 from Lesson 4
History - Wb. 28 on Nubia and Kush

WoD: Half Day! (Please pick up your children at 12:15 pm, buses are available.)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to a short week!

I was able to get everyone scheduled for conferences next week. I will send that home tomorrow along with graded papers, and a mission envelope - please look for those items! Let me know if the schedule is wrong.

A special thank you to Mrs. Proeber for the "Fall treat" today. We had apples and caramel sundaes and apple cider...yummmmmy!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 10a on the parable of the four soils
Catechism - Ws. 16 from last week...with your family!
Memory Work - #892, 893, 897 in blue Catechism book
Lit - We are watching, "The Man of La Mancha" this week...ask your student about it. We read a portion of it in Lit class last week.
English - No Assignment
Math - Lesson 32 all
Science - No Assignment; reviewed Lesson 3 today
History - Wb. 27 on Ancient Egyptian Culture

WoD: basketball

Basketball Parent's Meeting tomorrow, October 23 at 6 pm. See you there!

Blessings,

Miss Lau

Happy Weekend!

Thank you to all those that responded about meeting early for conferences. Having them spread out and only doing a few a day will help a lot and I thank you for that. If you haven't talked to me yet but would still like to meet Monday - Wednesday, October 29-31, please let me know.

Mission update: We collected $33.72 over the last two weeks which brings our classroom to a total of $169.15. We have one more week in the 1st Quarter. Can we make it to $200 in one quarter? Look for the last envelope to come home on Tuesday along with corrected papers and notes!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 9b from Wednesday
Catechism - Ws. 16 from Thursday
Lit - Pg. 95 #1-7 in complete sentences on the story of Don Quixote. Any parents ever see that movie/musical? One of my favorites!
English - Ws. 16/14 on writing and editing sentences. Use: SN V A Adj Adv P OP
Math - Lesson 31, ODDS
Science - Ws. 38/39 as a review of Lesson 3 on Cell Division. Ask your child about the difference between meiosis and mitosis!
History - We watched a video on the election process today. More projects to come as we are only 18 days away from Election Day!

WoD: soccer (God's Blessing's to the boys this weekend in their tournament!)

Blessings,

Miss Lau

Thank goodness it is Thursday!

We had an AWESOME time canvassing today. 6 drivers and 23 students delivered 789 flyers to 789 houses. WOW! Please join me in prayer that those flyers might lead some to our church which will lead them to their Savior. Depending on how many maps are finished after this weekend, we may do another round of deliveries in two weeks. I will keep you updated. Thank you to all of our drivers for braving the the windy and slightly rainy weather.

The final Progress Report for this quarter has come home this today. The next time that you see grades will be on the report card in about two weeks. Hard to believe the first quarter has come to an end.

A note regarding the Madison field trip has come home. Please look it over and let me know of any issues.

A plethora of other notes also came home today with your student. Please take some time to look those over and bring back to school those that need to be returned. Thank you!

Most of you got my e-mail about conferences, but just in case you didn't: If any of you would like to sign up to meet with me October 29-31, please let me know. I have some time slots still available. If you'd rather sign up on Thursday and Friday, send the note back that you received today.

Bring back mission money tomorrow! Children's Service at 8:50...see you there!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 9b from Wednesday

Catechism - Ws. 16 

Memory Work - Hymn 401 st. 1-3 and refrain

History: Political Ads worksheet

WoD: conferences

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Sorry for the late post tonight. I have no excuse other than, I forgot.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 9b
Catechism - Ws. 15
English - Share and edit buddy's paragraph

A pretty easy day!

WoD: forgetful

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Totally tubular Tuesday to you!

Thank you for all your responses about canvassing. We should be set to go! Students are reminded to wear their blue Trinity shirts on Thursday.

Look for a few items to come home on Thursday: a note for the Madison drivers, basketball worker plea letter, and a cheerleading note. Lots of things on my to-do list and I am hoping that since it is now being ready by you, I will for sure get it done!

A huge THANK YOU to Dr. and Mrs. Erbe for their Science presentations this week. The students learned alot about bacteria and cell growth. Ask you student what they grew on their plate!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 9a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 15 on the offices of Christ...With Your Family!
Math - Lesson 30 ALL
English - 3 Point Paragraph on Google Docs
History - Political Ads activity from Monday

WoD: music (ask the students about what song was in my head today...gave me a headache)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to a new week!

We had a great discussion this morning during Christ Light class about being, "fishers of men." We studied Luke 5:1-11 where Jesus called his disciples to no longer catch fish, but "catch" people for him. In a sense, we are called to be fishers of men, as well. One of those opportunities presents itself as we assemble to canvass the neighborhoods on Thursday afternoon as a class. The students seem very excited to help their church in this small way. If you are unable to help us on Thursday but would still like to help in the flyer delivery effort, there is a canvassing day set for this Saturday starting at 10 am and running until 3 pm with a potluck at noon. All are welcome!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 9a on being fishers of men
Catechism - Ws. 14 from Thursday..."With Your Family"
Memory Work - #838, 844, 856 in blue Catechism book
Math - Lesson 29 All
Science - We began reading about cell division today and it correlated with what Mrs. Erbe talked about to us this morning during her presentation...tomorrow we look forward to Mr. Erbe coming in and showing us all the cool bacteria that we grew today!
History - We started a politics unit today. The students are living through history this year and I want to take advantage of that. The 8th graders in my American History class are running a mock election in which they have taken on the roles of made-up candidates, campaign managers, reports, etc. We look forward to learning from them, as well as taking a day or two off of "normal" history class to learn about the election process ourselves.  This week, students are to take a look at one or two political ads and fill out the sheet given to them today. This is due on Friday.

PE - We started our football game today. We will play this week and next and then finish up our unit with assessments during the first few weeks of November.

WoD: Canvassing

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Brewers Racing Sausage visited us at school today!

Welcome to the end of another week!

We still need 5 parents to help us drive for the canvassing trip next Thursday. If you are willing and able, please send the slip in on Monday...thank you!

The soccer tournament for this weekend has been cancelled due to the poor weather forecast for this weekend. Mr. Schultz is sending home a note today.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 8b on Jesus healing the possessed man and preaching the Gospel
Catechism - Ws. 14 from Thursday
English - Creative Writing...ask your student about the topic that they chose!
Math - Lesson 28 EVENS

WoD: quiet (students are at Art class right now...very quiet in here!)

Have a superb weekend...God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Good afternoon!

Items going home: Basketball Camp at WLC, Hot lunch menus, Progress Reports, graded papers, pink slip, mission envelope

Items to return: Menus, signed portion of progress report, pink slip, filled mission envelope

MLC Meet Math: Congrats to the following for getting the top 5 scores in this month's Martin Luther College math challenge: JK, TJW, LS, CU, and LA! Our school is ranked #1 in our division as of this afternoon!

Flyer Delivery: Please see note sent home today and return tomorrow! Thank you!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 8a
Catechism - Ws. 14
Memory Work - Hymn 503 st. 1
Lit - Read, "The First Shlemiel" and Pgs. 86 and 87 #1-7 and #1-3 in complete sentences
Math - Lesson 27 ALL
Science - Ws. 40 on vocabulary from Lesson 3
History - Wb. 26 on the empire of Egypt

WoD: bananas

God's Blessings!

Miss Lau

A warm welcome to Wednesday!

The weather outside is quickly changing which means our choice of clothing should, too! I will not keep a child in for recess because of some article of clothing (coat, hat, mittens, etc.) are not on. The students are old enough to remember these things for themselves. Please encourage them to dress appropriately. This goes especially for Mondays and Wednesdays, PE days. We will be outside with our football unit for at least a few more weeks and we are outside for 45 minutes on each of those days.

Progress reports will come home tomorrow!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 8a on Jesus being rejected in Nazareth
Catechism - Ws. 13 from Tuesday...with your family!
Memory Work - #814, 815 in blue Catechism book
Literature - "Tuesday of the Other June" Pgs. 80 & 81 #1-8 in complete sentences
English - Chapter 3 Test tomorrow!
Math - We competed in the MLC Meet Math contest today...No Assignment
Science - Ws. 34 & 35...Lesson 2 Review...students: use your book and the headings in the book and on the worksheet to help you!
History - Lesson 1 Ws. 24 on the Nile River
Spelling - Pgs. 54 & 55 (double check your notes...I don't remember what Mrs. Naker assigned)

WoD: tournaments (Go Crusaders!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome back!

I hope that everyone had a nice, relaxing weekend. I enjoyed time spent with family, even though it was a very cold Saturday of sitting and watching softball and football!

On Monday, our faculty spent the day at Shoreland Lutheran High School with other teachers from the area learning about forms of assessments.  There are many ways that teachers can assess students and it is not just through a test or a written assignment. I will be working on implementing a few of the ideas that I learned yesterday including one that I already used with the students today. They are called "exit cards" and I will mainly use them for Math. They are mini-assignments that the students do before we are done with math class. They tell me if the concept taught was grasped. I correct them and then talk over the ones marked wrong with the individual student. Today went very well! I did promise to make the writing space easier to write on...I'm still learning :-)

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 7b from last Wednesday
Catechism - Ws. 13
Memory Work - #792, 793 in blue Catechism book
Math - Lesson 26, all
English - Ws. 15/13...review of the chapter. Chapter TEST on Thursday!
Literature - We are reading a short story that deals with the tough topic of bullying. Discuss with your children the importance of being open and honest with you and with me if this issue ever arises.
Science - Simple diagram of a cell in their Science notebook
History - We watched a video (slightly cheesy...) on the Nile River. If anyone has any books at home on Egypt that they'd like to bring in to share, that would be greatly appreciated!
Spelling - Pg. 53 and Ws.
Handwriting - Assignment from Thursday

WoD: windy (hold on to your hats out there!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Happy Friday!

Mission update: Today we collected $10.06 which is about $20 under our goal. To date, our class has collected $135.43 for the Mission to the Children. Thank you!

Progress Reports: Just a friendly reminder that these will go home next Thursday.

Thank you: Thank you to Mrs. Burnett for spending a week and a half proctoring our Terra Nova tests! The tests are packaged up and heading to be corrected. We will see the results in a few months.

No school on Monday...see you on Tuesday!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 7b from Wednesday
Catechism - Ws. 12 from Thursday...due on TUESDAY!
English - Ws. 14/12

WoD: fall colors (Have you taken a drive yet to enjoy the beauty of God's creation during the fall season?)

A light day today with two tests...enjoy the weekend...God's Blessings!

Miss Lau

Happy Thursday!

A few notes...

Progress Report: There is NO report coming home this week. I will send an update home next Thursday.

Substitute Teacher: I will be leaving at 12:15 pm tomorrow and heading to my hometown of Onalaska, WI. The students will have Mrs. Naker for the afternoon.

M & M Jar: Ask your student about our "Behavior Jar" and it's reward when it is full!

Items to return tomorrow: Basketball approval forms, concussion forms, pink slip (some volleyball girls didn't get one), filled mission envelope

Keep at home: Graded papers, Basketball information and schedules

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 7b
Catechism - Ws. 12
Memory Work - Hymn 532 st. 1
Literature - Plot questions on Pg. 71 #1-3
English - Classify two sentences, noun chart for one of them, Vocabulary Word
Math - Lesson 25...Test tomorrow!
Science - Vocabulary Ws. 36 on Lesson 2
History - Chapter 2 Test tomorrow!

WoD: busy (It was a busy one today!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Happy Wednesday!

We are starting to drop like flies in our classroom...stay healthy! Drink lots of OJ and take some vitamins. Get lots of sleep and maybe most importantly...wash your hands!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 7b on Jesus and the woman from Samaria
Catechism - Ws. 11 due tomorrow...With Your Family!
Memory Work - 2nd Article "What does this mean?"
Literature - Plot details on a movie or book (conflict, pattern of events, climax/turning point, solution)
English - Ws. 13/11..we learned subject/verb agreement today
Math - Lesson 24 all (Test on FRIDAY!)
Science - None...ask your student about the great potato experiment!
History - No Assignment...test has been moved to FRIDAY since we didn't get a chance to play a review game today

WoD: potato

God's Blessings!

Miss Lau

Top of the Tuesday to ya!

Have checked the Social Studies blog lately: http://trinityssfair.blogspot.com/

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 7a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 11...With Your Family
Math - Lesson 23 all
Literature - Read "Michael Egerton" and complete sentences for Pg. 65 #1-7
English - Ws. 12 / 10 students are encouraged to work on this AT school so that I can help them if problems arise!
Science - Assignment from yesterday
History - Assignment from yesterday

WoD: seating arrangement (We got a new one today! We change desks each month. Ask your student where they are sitting now. Thank you to CU for the new arrangement.)

Have a blessed evening,

Miss Lau

Welcome to a new week and a new month!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 7a on Jesus and Nicodemus
Catechism - Ws. 10...with your family!
Memory Work - 1st Paragraph of 2nd Article
Literature - Great play performed by the 5th graders today!
English - Vocabulary Word Box
Math - Lesson 22 all
Science - Ws. 30/31 review of Lesson 1 on Cells
History - Study Guide for Chapter 2 due on Wednesday

WoD: Brewer Game! I'm going tonight..my last one for the season :-(

Have a blessed evening!

Miss Lau

Happy Friday (or Sunday)!

We had a busy day of testing today in the 6th grade and practicing for our little Dragon play in 5th grade.  Not a whole lot of homework for the weekend. Enjoy the beautiful weather and precious time with your family!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 6b
Catechism - Ws. 10
Math - Lesson 21 Odds
History - Pg. 78 & 79 #1-12 and 14-20 (#7-12 should be in complete sentences)

WoD: Leaf

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Terrific Thursday to you all!

Notes for this week:

Social Studies Fair: Check out our new blog: Social Studies Fair. Lots of tips will be posted and there is information linked on there that will be useful if a student has lost it.

Progress Reports: These did come home today. Please look it over and discuss it with your student. Sign the bottom portion and return it to school tomorrow.

Items that should return tomorrow: Filled mission envelope, pink slips, signed portion of Progress Report

Items that should stay at home: Homework papers, top portion of Progress Report

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 6b from Wednesday
Catechism - Lesson 10 Ws.
Memory Work - Hymn 486 st. 1
English - Share final draft with Miss Lau on Google Docs
Literature - "Dragon, Dragon" Pg. 57 #1-6
No Science or History today because of testing...make sure the assignments are done from Wednesday!

WoD: testing

God's Blessings!

Wacky Wednesday!

Because of testing, our daily schedule has been a little goofy. Today, we had Christ Light in the afternoon instead of the morning and it was great! The students seemed more awake and eager to answer questions - we may just switch it for good...

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 6b on Jesus healing the centurion's son
Catechism - Ws. 9
Memory Work - #722, 725, 726 in the blue Catechism book
English - Edit/revise buddy's essay on Docs
Math - No assignment...test today!
Science - We studied cell theory today, Ws. 32
History - Time lines and vocabulary, Wb. 20 & 23

WoD: 2 minute drill (We learned a fun new game in PE today...ask you student about it!)

God's richest blessings,

Miss Lau

Welcome to Tuesday! 

I am almost recovered from last's nights loss...I hope the same can be said of all you as you read this. It is just a game after all....right?

We had a missionary come speak to us about Mission to the Children, our first semester mission, this afternoon. It was a great presentation and showed the children exactly where their gifts of money are being spent. So far, our classroom has donated $103.92! God be praised!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws.6a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 9 "With Your Family"
English - The students should have shared their document with a buddy and should be using the editing checklist to edit those paragraphs. We will put on the finishing touches tomorrow and Thursday and then will have completed our first writing project on Google Docs!
Literature - Ask your student about all the mean things that Dragon did to the people of the village...
Math - Lesson 20...TEST tomorrow!
Science - Organism poster
History - Assignment from yesterday (skipped because of testing today)

WoD: applesauce

Have a blessed evening!

Miss Lau

Welcome back!

Another quick reminder to the 6th graders that Terra Nova testing begins tomorrow. Students should have at least two #2 pencils and a good book to read. Remember: lots of sleep (no staying up TOO late to watch the Packers WIN), eat a good breakfast, and relax!

Google Docs reminder: Parents...this one is for you: As painful as it may be to see your student typing very slowly at the computer, please let them do the work. They will only get better if they practice. They complete two typing lessons each day and should be encouraged to work on it at home in their free time as well. Encourage proper hand placement as I will be testing them in this in the 2nd quarter. I know it is hard but in the end...you are helping them!

Homework:

Christ Light - Lesson 6a ws. on Jesus changing water into wine
Catechism - Ws. 8 "With Your Family"
Memory Work - #697, 700, 702 in blue Catechism book
English - Rough drafts MUST be typed up on Google Docs for tomorrow. PARENTS: please edit!
Math - Lesson 19
Spelling - Pg assignment and Ws.
Handwriting - Assignment from Thursday (check assignment notebook)
Science - Poster work (in class) on organism
History - Finish reading and notes on Lesson 4 and Wb. 22

WoD: GO Pack GO!

Have a blessed evening,

Miss Lau

Thank you to all those who came to sing this morning. I got lots of compliments not only on the students' singing, but also from a few members who were in the balcony on how well behaved the class was. Thank you - to GOD alone be the GLORY!

ATTENTION 6th GRADERS: Terra Nova testing will begin on Tuesday this week and run through Friday. We will be skipping a few classes each day in order to complete these achievement tests. I will also avoid any other major tests this week except for a Math test on Wednesday.

We thank Mrs. Burnett for agreeing to proctor the tests.

Tips during test week:

Get 8+ hours of sleep each night
Eat a good breakfast each morning with lots of OJ (to stay healthy!)
Come to school each day...making up tests can be stressful on teacher AND student
Finally...RELAX - these tests are not graded but instead they give me an idea on where the student is academically

Extra Credit: First 10 students to email me (mlau@trinitycaledonia.org) the answer to this question get some EC in a class that they choose: What was the theme of today's worship services?

Have a good Sunday!

Miss Lau

DON'T FORGET

We sing on Sunday at the 8 am service! Please come to our classroom by 7:40 am! Thank you!

Friday is here!

Here is the "How To" on how to use Google Docs:

Google Docs How To

Here is an important announcement about the buses starting this Monday:

Bus Note

Homework:

Catechism - Ws. 8
English - Type up your rough draft on Google Docs...PARENTS: Please edit your student's work with them!
Literature - "Cougar, Wildcat, and the Giant" review on Pg. 42 #1-7 in complete sentences
Math - Lesson 18 EVENS
Science - Performance Assessment on Pg. 81 (students are allowed to use the internet to find the information on the plant or animal that they choose) This does NOT need to be typed up or in complete sentences. The information found will help us to work on our posters on Monday and Tuesday. Students, if able, should print off a picture of their plant or animal and bring it to class on Monday.

WoD: Rain

Have a blessed weekend,

Miss Lau

Happy Thursday!

A few notes:

Progress Reports: They are coming home today! Please look it over and compare it to last week's. Did your student improve? Is there still room for improvement? Please email me or call me with questions/concerns.

Church Singing: We sing this Sunday at the 8 am service. Students should be in our classroom by 7:40 am.

Field Trip Drivers: Please have your slip turned in if you are able to drive by next Friday!

Social Studies Fair: Approval forms are due TOMORROW!

Items going home that should return tomorrow: Mission envelopes, pink slips, bottom portion of progress report.

Items going home that should stay home: Homework papers, PTA booklet, Pioneer (girl and boy) notes

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 5b from Wednesday
Catechism - Ws. 8 "With Your Family"
Memory Work - Hymn 453 st. 1 & 2
English - Rough Draft (handwritten)
Math - Lesson 17
History - Finish Lesson 3 Notes and Wb. 21
Spelling - Pgs. 34 and Ws.
Handwriting - Rosner Dots 101-106 and h,n,m,k,c (all upper case)

WoD: Children's Service (we meet tomorrow...all are welcome!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

A wonderful Wednesday to you all!

Science test on Chapter 1 tomorrow...your student should be asking you to quiz them tonight!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 5b on the temptations of Jesus
Memory Work - Rest of the 1st Article in Blue Catechism book
Catechism - Ws. 7 "With Your Family"
English - Sentence Outline
Literature - Poems from yesterday
Math - Lesson 16
Science - TEST ON CHAPTER 1 TOMORROW!
History - Finish taking notes and reading Lesson 2 and Wb. 19
Spelling - Pgs.34 and Ws.
Handwriting - x, y, x, v and Rosner Dots up to 100

WoD: Fall

God's Blessings on your evening,

Miss Lau

Good Afternoon!

I am working on setting up the students with Gmail accounts to make use of Google Docs. They will get an email address but the email part will be disabled. Look for more information to come home soon.

I failed to put in the blog post for yesterday about the upcoming tests for this week. Here it is now:

Tests: 

Math Test - Today! (This was a mid-chapter review...not counted as heavily as a test that is every 10 lessons)
Science Test - Thursday! (Study Guides were filled out during class tonight...be sure to quiz them tonight and Wednesday night as there are a lot of terms)
Spelling Test - Friday

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 5a and Baptism info/pictures
Catechism - Lesson 7 ws. on the Creation of Man
English - Pre-writing Map
Literature - Write a "How Come" or a "Why Do" poem
Math - Test Corrections
Science - Study for the test on Thursday! (see note above)
History - Wb. 18 as a review on the Geography of Mesopotamia
Spelling - assignment from Monday
Handwriting - Rosner dots to 100 and x, y, z, v for THURSDAY

WoD: Birthday (A very happy birthday to IE and RH as we celebrated with them this week!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

PAWS for Reading...

The students got some information about this in class. Not everyone has to do it but it is a way to encourage reading at home and at school. These minutes can also be used in the Pizza Hut BookIt program that starts in October.

http://www.scholastic.com/ups/campaigns/paws Click on this link

Click on Get Started

Enter the username and password that you used in class today

Log your minutes as you read each day

Happy Reading!

Welcome to a new week!

Sorry for the late-ish post tonight. I had some issues to work out with a certain first grade teacher...ask your student about our interesting afternoon :-) Sometimes, being the youngest teacher on staff here at TLS is much like being a little sister: never a dull moment!

Anyway....

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 5a and Baptism Info and picture (if available)
Memory Work - 1st Article in Blue Catechism book up to, "...my abilities."
Catechism - Ws. 6 "With Your Family"
English - Pick topic and three main points
Literature - We took a quiz on "Autumn" today
Math - Lesson 15
Science - Ws. 27 (both sides!) and Pg. 81 #11-20

WoD: Fritos and Dr. Pepper (perfect end to a rough Monday!)

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

We did it! We made it to another weekend!

Mission Update: As a class, we have collected $80.29 over the last three weeks. That is just under our $30 a week goal...THANK YOU! Continue to pray for the Mission to the Children.

Progress Reports came home today. Please sign and return the bottom portion on Monday. Do not be too alarmed by the grades. In some classes, like Literature and History, we only have a few grades in the grade book. One really bad grade could really bring the overall grade down. Encourage your student to work really hard in that class over the next week or two and I'm sure you will see immediate improvement.

Homework:

Catechism - Ws. 6
Math - Lesson 14 Odds
Literature - Read "Autumn" and be prepared for a quiz on Monday

WoD: clean (we did a number on our classroom today...come by and check it out...we have more room!)

Have a great weekend!

Miss Lau

Thrilling Thursday! (Thanks, JK, for the suggestion)

A few items:

Class Singing - We will be singing in church on September 23rd at the early (8 am) service.  We will be signing Hymn 771, which is their memory work for tomorrow.

Progress Reports - MY APOLOGIES! I was so excited to hand out the Scholastic Book Order and play a memory game at the end of the day, that I failed to print off the progress reports. I will have them printed tomorrow. Look for the folder to come home...again. F+ for the teacher :-(

Social Studies Fair - Packet came home on Monday. Approval forms are due next Friday. Think about it over the weekend or bring them in tomorrow so that the FUN can begin!

Madison Field Trip - Note came home today. Please turn in the red slip whether you can drive or not. These are due back on or before September 28th.

Mission Money - Our goal as a class is to collect $30 a week. We are $11 shy of this goal after the first two weeks. Thank you for your continued support of our missions and helping those who are less fortunate!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 4b from Wednesday

Catechism - Ws. 6 "With Your Family" due Tuesday

Memory Work - Hymn 771 st. 1-3 and refrain

Math - Lesson 13

English - Ws. 11 / Ws. 9 - Test on Friday!

Literature - "Happy Prince" picture

Science - Ws. 23 on Animal Adaptations (blessings!)

History - No Assignment...we took the Chapter 1 Test today

Spelling - Test on Friday!

Current Events - Read the whole handout, complete Pg. 11 and Words to Know

WoD: bee dance 

Blessings to you!

Miss Lau

Greetings Earthlings...

Could this be the last hot day of the fall? Let's hope so...we all get very sleepy on these warm afternoons. (And by we, I do mean the teacher is included.) We enjoyed Science and History out on the grass today. It was a gorgeous afternoon to be outside.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 4b on John preaching repentance

Catechism - Ws. 5 "With your Family" from Tuesday

Memory Work - NT Books part 2

English - Ws. 10 / Ws. 8 on topics and paragraphs (Test on Friday)

Literature - We finished reading our play, "The Happy Prince." Students are to make a drawing on what they think the prince and the swallow look like. This is due on Friday. Ask your student to summarize this love story for you!

Math - Lesson 12 (5th-lines, number lines, tallies/6th-place value and multi-step problems

History - We filled out the study guide in class today. Quiz your student for the test tomorrow!

WoD: headache (insert sad face here)

Have a blessed evening!

Miss Lau

It's Tuesday! (in case you forgot)

As we remember 9/11, may we never forget the lives that were lost and the sacrifices that were made. We talked about that day in class, a day that many of the students do not remember. I shared with them my "story". If you are interested...ask them to share it with you.  Please pause for prayer this evening with your family. Pray that God continues to bless us through our leaders and those who work to keep us safe.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 4a from Monday
Catechism - Ws. 5 on God the Father (With Your Family section)
Math - Lesson 11 on word problems
English - Ws. 9 / Ws. 7 on practicing writing sentences
Literature - We started reading a play today...no assignment
Science - Ws. 19 on Animal Systems
History - Pg. 50 #6-11 in complete sentences and Wb. 17

PE - bring a football tomorrow! These can be "regular" or softies

WoD: Crusaders

Blessings to our traveling volleyball and soccer teams this evening!

Miss Lau

Happy Monday!

I hope that this post finds you all relaxed and energized for a new week.

Reminders:

1. We sing on September 23rd. Thank you to the few families who cannot make it that sent a note already today.

2. B Team Volleyball and Soccer dismisses early tomorrow...check your schedules!

Your child received their Social Studies Fair packet today. We talked about the entire thing. If you have questions that your child cannot answer, please email or give me a call. Encourage your child to work on their project throughout the eight weeks and NOT at the last minute..thank you!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 4a on the twelve year old boy, Jesus
Catechism - Ws. 4 from Thursday - "With Your Family"
Memory Work - NT Books (Matthew - Colossians)
English - Ws. 8 / Ws. 6
Math - Investigation 1 done in class today
Literature - "King of Mazy May" Pg.10 #1-6 in COMPLETE SENTENCES
Nothing in Science or History for tomorrow

Tests coming up this week:

English - Chapter 2 Test on Friday
History - Chapter 1 Test on Thursday
Spelling - Test on Friday

WoD: football (new PE unit we started today!)

God's Blessings!

Miss Lau

Friday Greetings!

A few things to take note of as we wrap up this week:

Class Singing - We will be singing in church on September 23rd at the early (8 am) service.  Children should bring a note to school if, because of a scheduling conflict, they are unable to attend. We will be singing Hymn 771 - I want to Walk as a Child of the Light.

Typing Program - The students received their username and passwords this week. The link to the program is on the right hand side of this blog post. Students are allowed to work on it from home but are doing at least two lessons each day. I am also working on developing a simple computer curriculum to help the children learn more about computers and using them in a POSITIVE way.

Book Order - Thank you for placing an order this month! I was able to get lots of free books with bonus points that will be enjoyed by all. Orders are expected to arrive next week. We will skip October because of the Book Fair. Look for the next order in November.

Room Parent - Volunteer sheets went home yesterday, please return!

Progress Reports - You will find the first progress report NEXT WEEK. They will then come home daily until the week before the quarter ends. These will need to be signed and returned the next day.

Social Studies Fair - This is in NOVEMBER this year. More information to come home next week!

Mission Offering Update - We collected $27.23 this week for a classroom total of $49.97. Wow...thank you! Continue to pray for the Mission to the Children in Mexico.

Homework:

(On Fridays, I like to try and keep the homework load light so that students are truly able to relax over the weekend and come back to school on Monday refreshed and ready to work hard)

Christ Light - We did have a lesson today...Ws. 3b for Monday. (Students...what are you supposed to tell your parents?!)
Catechism - Ws. 4 "With Your Family"
Math - We took a test today...no assignment
Science - We did an experiment today. Ask your student to explain our findings!
World History - Ws. 13 and 16 on map projections and Lesson 3 (Students are getting very good at taking notes in an outline format...I am really impressed!)

WoD: rain

Have a very blessed weekend and....

GO PACK GO!

Miss Lau

Good evening!

It is 8:20 pm and I'm still at school...something is wrong with this picture!

I am sorry for the late post. I am sure most of you kiddos are checking this on Friday morning anyway so I won't post assignments, just a few reminders and, of course, the WoD.

Book Orders due this Friday!

Late slips are to be returned the next day. I will try to email you if you child receives one. Sometimes they get "lost" on the way home. Keep on encouraging your child to write down their assignments and make sure the work is in their folder/binder before heading back to school. Thank you!

I know there was probably more I wanted to write, but have now forgotten.  I bid you...farewell.

Miss Lau

WoD: tired

A wonderful Wednesday to you all!

Nothing to note today...check back tomorrow for the weekly announcements!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 3a on the Wise Men
Catechism - Ws. 3 "With your Family"
Memory Work - OT Books part 2 (Proverbs - Malachi)
English - Ws. 6 / Ws. 4
Literature - Terms Quiz on Thursday!
Math - Lesson 9
History - Wb.14 on Stone Age Technology
Science - Ws. 15...wordsearch!

WoD: soccer

Blessings!

Miss Lau

Happy Tuesday!

I hope this finds you all doing well on this warm, Tuesday evening. Judging by the tired eyes and sleepy responses, I am guessing everyone had a fantastic weekend.  We look forward to another week of "growing in  HIS grace" here at TLS.

Homework:

(From now on, if there are two assignments listed, the first is for the 5th grade and the second is for the 6th grade)

Christ Light - Ws. 2b from last week
Catechism - Ws. 3 "With Your Family"
Memory Work - OT Books from Genesis to Proverbs
English - Ws. 5 / Ws. 3 and Vocabulary word
Math - Lesson 8
Science - Ws. 9 on plant reproduction and cycles
History - Wb. 12 on the early cultures...we also learned how to do and outline and take notes today!

WoD: volleyball

Have a blessed evening,

Miss Lau

Happy Friday and extended weekend!

May God bless your family time this weekend and may we all return next week well rested and ready for some more learning.

Book Orders - Due next Friday

Homework:

Catechism - Lesson 2
Math - Lesson 7
Science - Group work: Photosynthesis project
History - Cave Art

WoD: Labor Day

Blessings,

Miss Lau

Terrific Thursday to you all!

Folders came home today - lots of papers including: picture order form, Mission Envelope, pink slip, Book Fair sheet, classroom volunteers, and graded papers. These folders should come back empty tomorrow except for the FILLED mission envelope and the signed pink slip.

Hot lunch orders for September are due tomorrow. Please send those in a marked envelope.

Book Orders are due next Friday, September 7th. Please send that in a marked envelope and checks made payable to Scholastic Book Order.

First Field Trip is set! Thursday, November 1st. If you'd like to chaperon, a note will be coming home soon. Mark your calendars for our class trip to Madison...home of the Badgers and our state capitol!

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 2b
Catechism - Ws. 2 "With Your Family"
Memory Work - Hymn 556 st. 1 & 2 (quiz you student at night and in the morning!)
Math - Lesson 6
History - Pg. 20 #1-10 Introduction Review
Spelling - Assignment from Wednesday and TEST tomorrow!

WoD: sweltering 

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Whooa...we're halfway there! (that was for you Bon Jovi fans out there)

Be sure to check tomorrow for the most important blog post of the week. TST will be arriving via email. If you don't get one electronically, let Mrs. Proeber in the school office know.

Homework:

Christ Light - Ws. 2b on Simeon and Anna's reaction to meeting baby Jesus
Catechism - Ws. 1 especially pay attention to the "With Your Family" section!
English - 5: Wb. 4 / 6: Ws. 2
Math - Lesson 5
Science - Finish leaf classification chart
History - Wb. 7
Spelling - Pg. 17 & 18
Current Events - sheets from last week are due tomorrow

WoD: water

Have a wonderfully wacky Wednesday!

Blessings,

Miss Lau

Totally tubular terrific Tuesday! (students...what is that called? Hint: Lit class today!)

We had a few students who had unfinished assignments today. For the first one at the beginning of the year, I do give them a "gimmee" but the next one will be a late slip.

The students are given ample time during the day to get their work done and at the end of the day to check their work. They are to keep their finished assignments in their binders and unfinished work in their "Homework Folders" which goes home EACH night. Please look for this folder and check over any work before signing their assignment notebook.  I have been drilling this process each day and am confident that we will see results in fewer late slips...but I need your help - thank you!

Homework:

Christ Light (from Monday) - Ws. 2a on Jesus' Birth
Catechism - Ws. 1 on the Bible and Teachings (ask your student about the "With Your Family" section!)
Math - Lesson 4
English - 5) Wb.3 and 6) Ws. 2
Science - Lesson 1 Outline
World History - Wb. 7 on Culture changes
Spelling - Assignment from Monday
Handwriting - Rosner Dots and specified letters - 10 times each

Tomorrow is PE day! We will continue with our team building activities.

WoD: fans

Blessings on your evening!

Miss Lau

Good Afternoon!

I hope that everyone had a great weekend. We enjoyed a very warm Monday of our first NORMAL schedule of the year. Homework may start to increase and Memory Work schedules will come home soon.

Students are encouraged to bring water and drink lots. We don't want the unwanted headaches and tiredness that comes along with being hot and dehydrated.

Homework:

Christ Light - Jesus' Birth, Ws. 2a
English - 5th Grade - Ws. 2 / 6th Grade - Ws. 1
Math - Lesson 3 (5 & 6)
Spelling - Wb. 15 & 16...on separate sheet of paper!
History - Wb. 6

WoD: sweaty (ewww)

God's Blessings on your evening!

Miss Lau

Happy Sunday!

It was great to see so many of you at our outdoor service and church picnic this afternoon. If you weren't able to make it, you missed out on a good time...rain and all!

Homework:

Christ Light: Lesson 1b ws.
Math: Lesson 2 (grades 5 and 6)
English: "What I did on my Summer Vacation" essay

Here is what you have all come here for...the WORD of the DAY or WoD!

WoD: cookies (freshly baked from the oven just a few minutes ago :-)

See you all tomorrow. God's Blessings on your week.

Miss Lau

Good Evening!

Sorry for the late post tonight. With volleyball season just getting under way, these later posts may be more frequent until October.

We had a great "normal" day today. Other than the bloody noses and losing teeth, it went smoothly. Great bunch of kids so far... kudos to the parents! We also to the school picture to spell out, "TLS". I am so excited to see the outcome - Thank you to NE's dad for taking the picture for us and being brave enough to climb on the roof!

Homework:

Christ Light - Lesson 1a on the announcement of the births of John and Jesus (Luke 1:5-56)
Math (5) - Lesson 1 EVENS
Math (6) - Lesson 1 EVENS
Current Events - Read pgs. 2-7 of magazine and complete worksheet for next Thursday

Tomorrow is Friday! The students will enjoy starting some new classes with another adjusted schedule and their first Art class with Mrs. Naker. If students did not bring a paint shirt yet, please bring that tomorrow.

God's Blessings,

Miss Lau

Good Afternoon!

Thank you again for coming to "Cruise On In Night" last evening. It was great to see all of you and it really got me that much more excited to begin the 2012-2013 school year. Here is your extra credit assignment for checking the blog:

Write me an email (mlau@trinitycaledonia.org) with the responses to the following:

Name:
Favorite subject in school:
Favorite candy bar:
Favorite color:
What you are looking forward to most about the new school year:

Don't forget to mark the blog as a favorite on your list or copy a link right to your desktop! Please check back often for updates.

May God richly bless our year together!

In Him,
Miss Lau

Summer Greetings!

I have updated the blog a bit and most of you are seeing this for the first time. Please take some time to look around and see what is available for you to use here on a daily basis. Once the school year starts rolling, daily assignments and announcements will be posted.

Look for a special assignment and incentive after "Cruise on In Night"!

Looking forward to a great year with God's Blessings!

Miss Lau