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