Friday News 1/21-1/25

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: We learned about sequencing events in the story. We read several stories together and practiced putting the events in order from beginning to end.

Writing: We finished writing nominations for our favorite books! This week we wrote nominations for the Funny Award, Most Creative Story Award, or the Kindest Character Award.

Math: We started our unit on three-digit subtraction. We reviewed how to borrow and subtract and extended our knowledge to three-digit numbers.

Bible: In Bible we continued to learn about Jesus's miracles. We learned about Jesus healing a man who had a withered hand.

Kid City: This week we started our Kid City unit! We started by learning about different kinds of communities. We will continue to learn about different businesses and people in our community up until our 1st and 2nd grade Kid City event on Friday, April 19.

Important Information:

1. This week we will review some previous spelling words. Here are our words for the week:
taught, thought, caught, above, pitcher, flour, brought, bought, rejoice, preacher, around, pause, which, while, our, where

2. Bible Verse: Who is this? He commands even the wind and the waves, and they obey him. Luke 8:25

3. Spirit Week: This next week is OCSI Spirit Week (1/28-2/1). Each day will be a different theme. Students are welcome to participate and dress-up for these days.

Monday - Mathletes vs. Athletes
Tuesday - Twin Tuesday
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday (Crazy Hair/Mismatch)
Thursday - Throwback Thursday (Decades Day)
Friday - Class Color (Red Shirt Day)

4. Our 2nd grade field trip to the Aquarium will be on Friday, March 22nd. More information will be coming soon.

Upcoming Dates:

1/28-2/1 - Spirit Week

2/18-2/22 - Week of Reading

3/21 - Student Led Conferences

3/22 - Field Trip to the Aquarium
4/5 - Elementary Field Day

4/8-4/12 - Spring Break
4/19 - Kid City

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Friday News 1/14-1/18

We had a great week with Kite Day and Parent Observations. It was a great day to be outside together and fly our kites.

Here's a look at the rest of our week:

Reading: We finished learning how to draw conclusions. We worked in partners to draw conclusions based on four clues, we drew conclusions while reading, and finished the week by drawing conclusions from the Pigeon books by Mo Willems.

Writing: We continued to write our Nominations for our favorite books. We learned how to add quotes and important parts to our writing to convince the reader.

Math: We finished our unit on three-digit addition. Next week we will start three-digit subtraction.

Bible: We learned two miracles of Jesus. First we learned how Jesus healed a Centurion's servant from far away. We also learned how Jesus healed a paralyzed man and forgave His sins.

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: draw, saw, ought, pause, straw, paws, lawn, bought, August, caught, brought, taught, because, thought, sure, goes

2. Memory Verse: I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6

3. Our Scholastic Book Order will end this Friday (January 25th). You may order online at http://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/okinawa-christian-school-intl or you may send in the money and order form with your student (Japanese yen or American dollars is okay).

4. Spirit Week: OCSI Spirit Week will take place 1/28-2/1. Each day will be a different theme.
Monday - Mathletes vs. Athletes
Tuesday - Twin Tuesday
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday (Crazy Hair/Mismatch)
Thursday - Throwback Thursday (Decades Day)
Friday - Class Color (Red Shirt Day)

5. Our 2nd grade field trip to the Aquarium will be on Friday, March 22nd. More information will be coming soon.

Upcoming Dates:

1/21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
1/28-2/1 - Spirit Week

2/18-2/22 - Week of Reading

3/21 - Student Led Conferences

3/22 - Field Trip to the Aquarium
4/5 - Elementary Field Day

4/8-4/12 - Spring Break
4/19 - Kid City

Have a great long weekend! :)

Friday News 1/7-1/11

We had a great first week back from Christmas Break! We enjoyed hearing about our breaks and being together again!

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: This week we learned how to Draw Conclusions. We practiced looking at clues to figure out what was happening even when the author did not say.

Writing: In a few weeks we will be giving out awards to our favorite books. We spent this week learning how to nominate a book for an award. We practiced picking an award, finding evidence in the book, and writing about it.

Math: We started learning about three-digit addition. We reviewed how to regroup if the answer is more than ten. Next Friday we will take our chapter test.

Bible: We started our unit on the Miracles of Jesus. We learned about Jesus turning water into wine, healing a boy that was sick, and healing a man that had leprosy. With each miracle we learned something about Jesus's power. This week we learned that Jesus has power over water, sickness, and distance.

Science: This week we learned about butterflies with Mrs. Lyons!

Important Information:
1. Spelling Words: flour, down, south, hour, flower, now, towel, about, mouth, how, out, our, houses, around, away, above

2. Memory Verse: He has removed our sins from us. He has removed them as far as the east is from the west. Psalm 103:12

3. Observation and Kite Day: Next Monday is Parent Observation Day and Kite Day! Parents are welcome to come and observe our class any time between 8:30-10:30. We will also be flying our kites outside from 9:30-10:00. Every student needs to bring their own kite to school. Please label your child's kite with their name.

4. Scholastic Book Order: We have a new Scholastic Book Order. You may order online at http://world-schools.scholastic.co.uk/okinawa-christian-school-intl or you may send in the money and order form with your student (Japanese yen or American dollars is okay). The last day to order will be Friday, January 25.

5. Spirit Week: OCSI Spirit Week will take place 1/28-2/1. Each day will be a different theme.
Monday - Mathletes vs. Athletes
Tuesday - Twin Tuesday
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday (Crazy Hair/Mismatch)
Thursday - Throwback Thursday (Decades Day)
Friday - Class Color (Red Shirt Day)

Upcoming Dates:

1/14 - Kite Day and Parent Observation Day
1/21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School
1/28-2/1 - Spirit Week

2/18-2/22 - Week of Reading

3/21 - Student Led Conferences

4/5 - Elementary Field Day

4/8-4/12 - Spring Break

Have a wonderful weekend! :)