February 10

Upcoming Dates/Reminders: 

• Hemlock Crossings: On Wednesday we will be heading to Hemlock Crossings in West Olive.  We will be out of the building from approximately 8:30-1:00.  We will be learning about animal adaptations, becoming skull detectives, and snow shoeing if we have enough snow!  Please dress your child for the weather and pack a bag lunch for him/her that day.  I only have one parent volunteer and can take one more.  If you care to join, please email me at lstielstra@hollandchristian.org.  
• Valentines Day:  We will be celebrating Valentines day on Tuesday afternoon by exchanging Valentine cards and having a small party.  Thank you to Sara Wierenga and Jamie Dannenberg for suppling the snack for our class.  I sent home a class list if your child cares to pass out Valentines.  This is not required but I do ask that your child give a valentine to everyone if they do choose to participate.  Your child is welcome to bring in stickers or some fun paper to use to decorate his/her valentine bag, .  We will be decorating our bags on Tuesday morning.
• Friday, February 17- No school due to staff development
• Monday, February 20- No school due to winter break
• Maker's week- Your child will be participating in various hands-on learning activities during Maker's week at Pine Ridge.  This will be held every afternoon from 12:40-3:00 from February 21-24.  
• Fun Night: Friday March 10 from 5:30-8:00.  A coral sheet came home today in your child's Friday folder with ways you can help out.
• Reading minutes are due on Monday.
• No word work this coming week due to our field trip and no school on Friday.
• Math test- Our Math test on Multi digit addition, subtraction, and estimating will be Thursday, February 16.  A review test came home this week for the students to practice.  The review test is due back on Monday, February 13.  

Curriculum Highlights:

Devotions: Thanks to Hayden S. and Ellery for leading us in devotions this week!

Wacky Wednesday: Pajama day!  The class loved curling up with a good book, eating their snack, and snuggling with the stuffed animals and blankets they brought in!

Literacy:  Each child has picked an animal of interest that they want to research.  This week we started looking through books, articles, and different online sites for information about our animal's habitat.  There is a lot of reading and note-taking happening in our classroom.

Math:  We learned how to subtracted across zeros this week and also moved into story problems involving multi digit addition, subtraction, and estimation.  Most students are now confident and no longer need to draw a picture to help them with their work.  

Bible:  This week we continued to look at the life of Moses.  We saw how God gave Moses and Aaron signs to show Pharaoh that He was God but Pharaoh had a hard heart.  We talked about our own hearts and how we need to keep them soft so God can use us.

Social Studies:  We have begun our new The Economy of Michigan.  This week we learned what economics is and how we use limited resources everyday.  We looked at how the Michigan economy is dependent on these limited resources.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Lynae