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