We had a great day on Friday with all of Christ Church School at Walker Park! The school-wide clean-up campaign was so much fun. A friendly competition evolved to see how much trash each class could gather. The rest of the day was spent with picnics, scavenger hunts, kite flying (AKA running with a kite!), and various class activities. We returned to campus happily exhausted, and I'm sure WE ALL slept soundly that night. Thank you, Temple, for allowing us to adopt Walker Park!
Our leaf collections are due this week. In class we talked about how to recognize poison ivy, whose leaves are beautiful but deadly (there's a Bible lesson in there somewhere!), so please be cautious when collecting. If your leaves start curling or drying out, they can be pressed between heavy books to keep their color and shape. Use tissue or newspaper to line the leaves on both sides. I hope to see many different shapes and textures in our class collection.
On Election Day, first graders will have the opportunity to register to vote, and enter a voting booth in our classroom to make their choices for president. They will hear positive descriptions of the candidates for both parties, color a Presidential Seal, and bring home a USA map to color each state as the evening reveals the winner. (This is not homework…. just an optional activity for home.) We will pray for God to give our next president great wisdom to lead our nation for the next four years.
Spelling words for this week (November 5-9):
there, from, be, we, or, to, ask, asked, asking, October
Our Fall Book Fair will be on display all week. Please come in and see what book/s may want to find their way into your personal library. There are also books for everyone on your Christmas list! Thank you to Cindy Scott for setting up the book fair while we were all at the park having fun.
Blessings,
Mrs. E
