St. Peter's Lutheran School

6th Grade News

chellem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:58:29 +0000

2/17/12

Dates to Know:

1. Presidents Holiday (No School) – 2/20
2. End of 2^nd Trimester (Parent Hours Due) – 2/24
3. Report Cards Go Home – 3/2
4. Parent-Teacher Conferences (Minimum Days) – 3/7–3/9

Bible: We will continue with the book of Matthew by looking at how Jesus called Matthew to be a disciple. We will also be looking at the first time Jesus sent out all of his disciples. Our Bible verse for this week is Psalm 149:1.

Language Arts: In Language Arts we will be reading “The Challenge” by Gary Soto and focusing on story structure. We will be creating story maps for “The Challenge,” as well as other stories we have read this year. The new spelling word list can be found on practice book page 417.

Science: Chapter 8, Weathering and Erosion will be coming to an end. The chapter 8 test will be on Friday, 2/24, following Jeopardy on Thursday.

Math: Chapter 6 test Thursday, 2/23. On Friday, we will be exploring the customary units of measure. I need donations of CLEAN, EMPTY milk jugs: gallon size, pint size, and quart size. I also need to borrow cup size measuring cups. These items need to be brought to class by Wednesday, 2/22, to see if we will have enough for Friday’s activity.

History: Students will review Chapter 7 vocabulary on Tuesday. They will review major concepts on Wednesday and the Chapter 7 test will be given on Thursday, 2/23.

Your child earned _____ demerits for the following reasons:

___ Conduct/disrespect ___ Dress Code ___ Eating in class

___ Talking ___ Supplies Lacking ___ Off task

___ Tardy ___ Missing Assignment ___ Agenda unsigned/empty

Weekly Bible Verse: Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of the saints. –Psalm 149:1

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1st Grade News

chellem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:56:44 +0000

News letter First Grade News February 17, 2012

Mrs. Caudle

ccaudle@splseagles.org

Monday is Presidents day holiday. School and day care is closed. Have a wonderful 3 day weekend.

Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-up sheets are on the classroom window.

This morning we had a wonderful time at our Pancake party. Our story this week was

“If You Give a Pig a Pancake.” Good thing everybody didn’t want a bath, a rubber ducky and a tree house to go with them. Whew!

Thank You for all the Valentine treats. We are loved!

So nice to see all of you at the Family Appreciation Day. Thanks for your continued support!

Science Notes

What’s up for Next Week: Reading: Theme 7 reading test : We Can Work It Out! Introduce Theme 8.

Spelling: cup, cups, frog, frogs, tree, trees, * gloves, birds Math: Chapter 7 test, Addition and Subtracting to 20, adding 3 numbers Bible: Christians that show their light for Christ, Miracles of Jesus

Handwriting: Weekend news, handwriting workbook, Journal Scripture: “Never forget to be truthful and kind” Proverbs 3:3

High Frequency Words: Theme 8

Social Studies: time lines

Spanish: Cuando y donde?

Star of the Week : Emily Ontiveros

Please mark your calendars:

Monday, Feb. 20 - Presidents’ Day Holiday-School and Daycare Closed

Friday, Feb. 24 - End of 2^nd Trimester-Parent Hours Due

Friday, March 2 - Report Cards go home

Wed, Mar. 7-Fri. Mar.9 - Parent Teacher Conferences; Wed-Fri, min. days

2nd Grade News

chellem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:54:54 +0000

Second Grade Mission Statement

In Second Grade, we know that God will help us to learn many new skills.

We will work hard, do our best, and always try to accomplish our goals.

Even if we don’t always succeed, we will have a CAN-DO attitude!

Second Grade Slogan

Can Learn, Can Try, Can Do!

February 17, 2012

Curriculum Highlights for the week of 2/19/2012:

Math: Begin Unit 8: Measurement

Reading: Begin Theme 5: Family Time; Insect Research Reports

Spelling: Unit 20; Test Thursday

Bible: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego; 23^rd Psalm Due Fri. 2/24

Social Studies: Begin Unit 4: People at Work

Spanish: Finish Unit 8: Todo el ano ; El Calendario

Greetings from Second Grade!

Don’t forget that Monday is Presidents’ Day, and that school and daycare are closed! I will see you all on Tuesday. Have a great 3-Day weekend!

Thanks so much to everyone who provided all of the lovely treats for our Valentine’s Party! We had a great time! J

Thanks also go out to all of you who took time out of your busy schedules to join us for Family Appreciation Chapel. It was a wonderful morning, and I took such pleasure in seeing all of you moms, dads, aunts, grandmas and grandpas spending special time with your kids! You did such a nice job on all of your pages—I can’t wait to see the completed book!

Wow! I am so impressed by the lovely and creative American Symbols Projects! Your kids were very proud to show them off—they did a great job! I truly appreciate all of your time and efforts to help them with this project! I hope you enjoyed learning something new with your child!

No Way Jose!!! Just a reminder! The end of the trimester is this Friday, Feb. 24^th, and report cards will go home the following Friday. Parent/Teacher Conferences will be from Tuesday, March 6^th-Friday, March 9^th. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of that week, we will dismiss at noon. Look for signups on the classroom window. Thanks!

Yikes!! I just realized I had the wrong dates listed on the sign-up on the classroom window. I apologize!! Please be sure to check that you have the right date on your calendar for your conference day. Please forgive me for that mistake!!

23^rd Psalm: Please keep practicing the 23^rd Psalm with your child. This is due this Friday, February 24^th.

1,000 Projects: We’re still working hard! More kids have finished-congratulations to Allen, Lauren, Greyson, and Rodolfo!!

Spotlight on Me! We will skip next week due to Presidents’ Day. Gavin Tapp will be featured the week of February 27^th.

Science Notes from Mrs. Rowley: No notes this week.

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us,

that we should be called children of God!”

1 John 3:1

Love, Mrs. Wacker

Please Mark Your Calendar:

· Monday, Feb. 20^th Presidents’ Day Holiday
· Friday, Feb. 24^th End of 2^nd Trimester-Parent Hours due
· Friday, March 2^nd Report Cards sent home
· Tues., March 6^th-Friday, March 9^th Parent/Teacher Conferences (W, Th, F minimum days)
· Sunday, March 11^th Daylight Savings begins
· April 9^th-13^th Easter Vacation-School & Daycare Closed
· April 17^th – 26^th SAT Testing

Spelling Words: flower, water, under, over, better, sister, brother, mother, father, after, winter, zipper

Challenge Words: other, center, sweater, hamburger

Bible Verse: One more week! 23^rd Psalm is due (recited) by next Friday!

4th Grade News

chellem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:43:51 +0000

Dear Parents,

Oh my, we have had one wonderful week. God has so blessed us. We had terrific valentine parties this week, one with our buddies and one with the class. Many, many thanks to Mrs. Rustad and Mrs. Fedor who stuck with me (literally throughout the day). I appreciate all the wonderful goodies that were sent in and a special thanks to Mr. Johnson for making those awesome heart shape pizzas. The children loved them! I would like to thank you also for Family Appreciation chapel, our lighthouse pages were beautiful. The children all had a great time creating them.

I want to give you plenty of warning ahead of time. Our chapel presentation will be Wednesday, March 22nd. We begin looking over our scripts next week. Yikes, time flies.

Upcoming Classroom Events:

Math: continuing with Chapter 7 “fractions”

English: verbs continue

Writing: field trip observations and poetry

Bible: God Chooses Samson

Spanish: spanish speaking countries

Reading: class novel – Patty Reed’s Doll

Spelling: words from Patty Reed’s Doll

History: field trip to the California Railroad Museum – then picking back up on pre-gold rush era

Bible Memory Verse: “The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His steadfast love.” Psalm 147:11

Science News:We will be choosing an electrical project to build in class. Although this is a group project, student will be graded on their part only. To review, ask your students to tell you the difference between current electricity and static electricity. We have also discussed safety, so ask them to review those rules for you. We built simple circuits this week. Ask them what they did and maybe even complete one at home. You would need insulated wire, a tiny bulb, and a C or D battery.

Field trip: our field trip to the California Railroad Museum will be next Tuesday, that’s the day we come back after a three day weekend, so don’t forget to have your child wear their blue St. Peter’s Shirt and bring lunch money. I so appreciate all my parents who are willing to drive, you make my job so much easier. These people are driving: Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. O’Brien, Mrs. Rustad, Mrs. Hironaka, Mrs. Prasad

and Mr. Paras. We will be going out for lunch at Five Guys Hamburger on Laguna Blvd. behind BJ’s restaurant. Please make sure your child has lunch money. Thanks.

ACSI Speech Meet: next week the students will be given the opportunity to select their poem, fable, or Bible verse for this year’s speech meet. We will begin practicing next week. The school wide speech meet will be on Tuesday, March 27th.

School Happenings:

22 February – Ash Wednesday – Pastor Salge’s last chapel

24 February – End of second trimester

2 March – report cards go home with student

7-9 March – parent/teacher conferences – minimum days

27 March – elementary classroom speech meet – grades 1-6

Have a wonderful three day weekend. May God bless you and your family.

Doris Dahle

7th Grade News

chellem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:41:53 +0000

St. Peter’s seventh grade class exists in order to grow in our Christian values, advance in our education, and improve our socialization skills. We will achieve these goals by following the Laws of the Bible, working hard at our studies, and being supportive of our peers.

February 21^st-24th

Speech Meet is Friday. I have given your child more than 7 hours of class time to memorize their speech. They need to know the whole speech by Friday. They will be graded on this.

2/22 Opening paragraph due

2/27 Treasure Island project due (Rubric will go home Tuesday)

2/24 Speech Meet at SPLS

2/22 Create Jolly Rogers

2/24 Science test

Language Arts: We are continuing to work on our Pirate Report. They must have their opening paragraph done by Wednesday. The first draft of their report is due March 1^st. They will have time in class to work on this. If they waste their class time, they may have to work on it at home.

In addition, your child will have a pirate project every few weeks. This is an at home project. The second choice sheet will go home on Tuesday.

Instead of grammar this week, we will focus on our speeches for Speech Meet.

Math: We will finishing up our study of Chapter 7- 2-step equations and Inequalities.

Your child DID/DID NOT complete their Homeconnect Math Facts this week.

Bible: There will be no Bible verse quiz this week- so that all of their memory can be focused on their speeches. We will be focusing on the book of Proverbs.

Latin: It’s Alive! ALIIIIIVVVVEEE! We were back in the lab this week. Your child has completed _________ of the 4 tests I will require for this trimester. Latin Lab is available after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Science: 7th grade will be presenting on their slice of geologic time on Tuesday. The test for chapter 8 will be on Friday.

History: Our study of the Middle Ages continues as students role play life on a manor and design a fief.

From the Office:

Current class grades are updated every Tuesday by 4pm. These grades can be found online in Sycamore using your username and password.

Your child earned _____ demerits for the following reasons:

___ Conduct/disrespect ___ Dress Code ___ Eating in class

___ Talking ___ Supplies Lacking ___ Off task

___ Tardy ___ Missing Assignment ___ Agenda unsigned/empty

5th Grade News

chellem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:47:57 +0000

Great News from the Fifth Grade Cow Dogs!

February 17, 2012 01:00:00 By Naomi Kennicutt Binder Update:

History: Day one (2/16) Day 3 source (2/15) Source 4 (2/17) Intro, Day1, Day2 (2/16)

We are looking forward to Daniel’s devotion next week!

Memory verse: No memory verse for the next two week’s due to studying our lines for our chapel program coming up!

3rd Grade News

chellem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:45:56 +0000

Third Grade

Feb. 17, 2012

“We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

Office Notes:

· Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be March 14, 2012.
· Please keep saving the soda tabs for 5^th grade mission –Ronald McDonald house.

Classroom Notes:

· Family Appreciation Chapel – Fantastic to see so many special people the children brought. Thanks so much for coming.
· Tues., Feb. 28 – We will get together with the 4^th graders @ 11:10 to ask/answer any questions they might have about 4^th grade & play Bible beach ball.
· Elementary Speech meet – March 27. Look for more information next week. I am hoping to have their speech choice come home on 2/17. That will give your child over 4 weeks to learn their selection. I don’t have the date yet for the ACSI meet on a Saturday for the winners here at SPLS.

Curriculum:

Reading: Story “Animal Habitats,” with related activities.
Math: Division of 8’s – 10’s in Chap. 7.
Social Studies: Begin Chap. 7 – Community Government.
Bible: Verse: I John 5:20 “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true.”
Spelling: (pattern: familiar spelling patterns) girl, they, want, was, into, who, our, new, would, could, a lot, buy, wouldn’t, world, through, while.
Spanish: Tues. 2/21: test on Unit 3. See pre-test sent home in Fri. folder to study from.
Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz is adding on more musical notes for the students to learn.

Science: 1st-3rd:We built simple circuits this week. Ask them what they did and maybe even complete one at home. You would need insulated wire, a tiny bulb, and a C or D battery. To review, ask your students to tell you the difference between current electricity and static electricity. We have also discussed safety, so ask them to review those rules for you.

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

2/20 – President’s Day – no school.

2/24 – End of 2^nd trimester.

3/2 – Report cards go home with students.

3/27 – Elementary School Classroom Speech Meet (gr. 1-6).

Kindergarten News

chellem — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:44:24 +0000

DATE: Feb. 20-24, 2012

PARENTS’ KINDERGARTEN CORNER

v Theme for the Week: Down on the Farm #8

v Letter for the week: Xx

v Sharing: Letter: X

v Beary Special Person: Mikayla

v High Frequency Reading Words this week: Reviewing ALL the words.

v Chapel: ECC Building

v Feb. Bible Verse: I John 4:19 “We love because God first loved us.” TEST this week.

v Bible Lesson for the Week : “” #24

v Math:

v Calling All Boxes: We are in need of child size shoe boxes. If you have any, please bring them in. You also may bring in cereal boxes, cracker boxes. We are doing a special project next week. I will need ALL boxes to come in by Tues. I need to have time to wrap them by Thursday for the project.

v Book Orders: The orders are due on Feb. 21^st. Bob books are great to buy right now. It is #10 in the Firefly order form. These books the kids can read. It’s right at their level for reading. I highly recommend them!!

v Parent Conferences: I will have the conference sheet out for you to sign up for a conference in March 7-9. Mark your calendars these days will be ALL School ½ days 12:00 noon.

v DATES TO REMEMBER

*Feb. 20^th – Holiday

*Feb.29^th- All School Chapel

*Mar.- 2^nd –2^nd Trimester Report Cards go home

*Mar.-7-9 – Parent Conferences. ALL School ½ Day 12:00 dismissal

*Mar.16^th – Sports Day. Come dressed in your favorite sport.

*Mar. 21^st– All School Chapel

*Mar. 23^rd– Fire Station field trip.

In His Love & Grace, Mrs. Storm

SNACK/PARENT HELPERS

SNACK PARENT HELPERS: PARENT CLASSROOM HELPER:

Monday: Holiday Monday:

Wednesday: Mikayla Tuesday:

Friday: OPEN Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

6th Grade News

chellem — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:43:24 +0000

2/10/12

Dates to Know:

1. Family Appreciation Chapel – 2/15
2. Carpenters Tools International – 2/16
3. Presidents Holiday – 2/20
4. End of 2^nd Trimester (Parent Hours Due) – 2/24
5. Report Cards Go Home – 3/2

Bible: We will be updating our bulletin boards this week with the study of Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer. We will also be looking at several other famous historical Christians who let their light shine to the world. Please be sure to bring a blindfold to class for Monday. Our Bible verse for this week will be Romans 12:12.

Language Arts: This coming week we will be reading a portion of Last Summer With Maizon by Jacqueline Woodson. We will continue to work on making inferences about our reading.

Science: I really enjoyed creating and erupting volcanoes this week. Our next chapter in science is on weathering and erosion.

Math: We will continue to explore Integers. On Wednesday, we will play Integer Hopscotch. Each child needs to bring in a small token (rock, eraser, coin) to mark their spot on the hopscotch grid.

I will be sending home a Math Facts Progress Report for each student. The goal is for a student to complete 20 levels of Math Flash each trimester. Please sign and return the form on Monday.

History: Our study of ancient India continues. There will not be a test on 2/17. The Chapter 7 test will be scheduled for the week of 2/20.

Your child earned _____ demerits for the following reasons:

___ Conduct/disrespect ___ Dress Code ___ Eating in class

___ Talking ___ Supplies Lacking ___ Off task

___ Tardy ___ Missing Assignment ___ Agenda unsigned/empty

Weekly Bible Verse: Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. –Romans 12:12

1st Grade News

chellem — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:51:38 +0000

News letter First Grade News February 10, 2012

Mrs. Caudle

ccaudle@splseagles.org

Our 100^th day of school was a lot of fun. We had a special assembly that brought the entire school into the fellowship hall. Everyone got to see our 100 day projects. Such a variety! Good job! Thank you all for working so hard at putting your projects together. We even got to spend time with our 7^th grade buddies. They wrote a 100 word story about their 1^st grade buddy. Wow! Thanks to all the parents who made it such a success

Our Anthology story this week is “If you Give a Pig a Pancake” We will be having a pancake breakfast with butter and syrup on Friday. If you would like to come in to cook pancakes for us please let me know. We would love for you to join us!

Science Notes for Mrs. Rowley

We actually spent an extra day on static electricity because the students were so interested. Get some balloons and straws and ask them to recreate and expand on the experiments we did. Next week we will begin our current electricity coverage.

Family Appreciation Chapel

Please plan on joining us for Family Appreciation Chapel on February 15, 2012. This is a special morning filled with worship, and fellowship. Each child will make a scrapbook page about their family. This book will be bound and put in the library. Please bring a picture of you family so your child can use it for their page. If you know you will be unable to attend please send a picture of you family for your child to use and another parent can assist your child in the making of your page. Thanks!

Math Facts in a Flash

Please make sure to practice Math Facts in a Flash sometime this weekend. We will be in the Computer lab on Monday to test. Your child should be on Level 9 by the end of the 2^nd Trimester. By the end of 1^st grade we should be on level 19. Our 7^th grade buddy class has begun working with us on our math facts. On Wednesday afternoons we get together for flashcards and fun. Every time you practice at home you are getting your child further down the road of success.

Next Week we will:

Spelling words: zoo, food, too, moon, soon, room * moose, balloon

Reading: If you give a pig a pancake, Clues from boots, Lou’s Tooth

Math: fact families, graphs, Addition and Subtraction patterns

Social Studies: history, time lines

Bible: Handwriting – Handbook, Journals, Weekend News, Star of the Week

High Frequency Words: build, old, piece, shoes, start, under, very, wear

Scripture: “Lord you know alol things” 1John 4:8

Praises through Art: – Let the Earth brings forth plants!

Library Books and Videos are due Wednesday

Star of the Week: Kealani Nitta

* * *MARK YOUR CALENDARS * * *

Feb, 14 - Valentines Day Party

Feb. 15 - Family Appreciation Chapel

Feb. 15 - Enrollment opens to the community

Feb. 20 - Presidents Day Holiday – School and Day Care closed.