May 4, 2018

Upcoming Dates/Reminders:

• Homework next week:  We are going to take the week off from everything with Tulip Time.  
• May 9 (Wednesday):  Tulip Time.  We will dismiss at 11:30
• May 10 (Thursday):  We will be marching in the Kinderparade.  See attachment to email.
• May 15 (Tuesday):  End of the year convocation.  We will be gathering at 9:00 at the High School to close the school year as an entire student body.  Come and join us as we praise the Lord!
• May 25:  Tetrahedron Kites.  I need several volunteers this afternoon!  If you are able to help please send me an email.
• May 28 (Monday):  No School.  Labor Day.
• May 29 (Tuesday):  Field day in the afternoon.
• May 30:  Tetrahedron Kites from 8:30-10:00.  Once again I could use a few volunteers.  
• June 1 (Friday):  Last day of School.  We will dismiss at 11:30.  (Insert Mrs. Stielstra's tears!

Curriculum Highlights:
Math:  We are busy finding the area and perimeter in different shapes.  We are also learning how to find side lengths.  We are working carefully and trying to remember that perimeter is the outer edge and area is inside a shape.  This takes careful work and reading!

Language Arts:  We are close to wrapping up our mystery book clubs!  I love listening to the kids discuss their books and they are doing a wonderful job of digging deep into the text for their teaching points each day too.  In writing we have begun our rough drafts on how we see God in creation and in the Bible.  There will be no word work next week.

Social Studies:  This week we looked at the pioneers as they started to make their way to Michigan.  We looked at what life was like for the pioneers and how they traveled in the wagon trains.  We also looked at the log cabins that they lived in.

Bible: We learned about the tabernacle the Israelites build this week.  We went outdoors and created the dimensions of the Holy Place.  We then pretended to be the tribes of Israel and pack up the tabernacle to move to the next location.  We talked about how the tabernacle was always in the center of the camp and how God desires to be in the center of our lives as well.

Have a great weekend!

Lynae