Friday 16 March 2018

Friday News 3/12-3/16

Here's a look at our week:

Reading: This week we learned how to identify the Topic, Main Idea, and Details of a story. We read the books The Snowy Day and Swimmy and found the Main Idea and Details.


Writing: We worked on nominating our favorite books for different awards! We learned how to think about why a book is special and what award it should receive. Then we looked for places in the book that proved our opinion and added them to our nomination.

Math: This week we wrote our own survey and went to different classes to conduct the survey. Then we took the information and made some graphs and answered questions.















Bible: We started learning about Passion Week which is the last week of Jesus's life before He died on the cross.  We learned about Palm Sunday and Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey. We also learned about Jesus cleaning out the temple and teaching there.

Important Information:

1. Because next week is a short week we will not have any Spelling words or a Memory Verse.

2. Next Tuesday and Wednesday are our Student Led Conference. Please make sure that your child comes with you because they will be sharing what they have learned this year with you. Here is the schedule for you to reference:

Tuesday (3/20)
3:30-3:50 - Mark Blanchard
3:50-4:10 - Jonas Ross
5:10-5:30 - Alex Lee
5:50-6:10 - Isabella Yellope
6:10-6:30 - James Murray

Wednesday (3/21)
8:30-8:50 - Nico Katsumi
8:50-9:10 - Shinnosuke Okada
9:10-9:30 - Ami Kambayashi
9:30-10:10 - Valentina Cooper
10:10-10:30 - Yuna Kaname
10:30-10:50 - Keito Kosinski
10:50-11:10 - Tobin Sneller
11:10-11:30 - Vivian Yonamine
1:00-1:20 - Mahiro Tamamoto
1:20-1:40 - Alyssa Sherwoon
1:40-2:00 - Karen Ota
2:00-2:20 - Sango Hiraoka
2:20-2:40 - Coco Sagawa
2:40-3:00 - Alan Qi
3:00-3:20 - Taizan Yamada

3. Next Friday is our 2nd grade field trip to the Aquarium! Please make sure that your student comes to school on time as we will be leaving at 8:30. Each student needs to bring a home lunch, wear their red Friday t-shirt (or another red shirt), and bring a small bag or backpack. Please do not send any money with your student as we will not have time to spend in the gift shop.

4. Our Scholastic Book Order will end next Friday, March 23rd. If you would like to order you can do so online at https://world-shop.scholastic.co.uk/schools/okinawa-christian-school-intl or send in the money and order form to me.

Upcoming Dates:
3/21 - Student-Led Conferences
3/23 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Aquarium
3/30 - End of 3rd Quarter
3/31-4/8 - Spring Break
4/12 - 3rd Quarter Report Cards go home
4/20 - Kid City
4/27 - Elementary Field Day

Have a great weekend! :)

Friday 9 March 2018

Friday News 3/5-3/9

Here's a look at our week:
















Reading: We finished learning about character traits and started learning about main idea and topic. We looked at a group of objects and thought of one word that connected them all together.

Writing: We have been working hard on writing letters about our favorite books! This week we finished our letter writing and next week we will move on to writing nominations for our favorite books.

Math: We learned about graphs. We learned how to read picture graphs, make and read bar graphs, and make line plots.

Bible: This week we finished our unit on parables. We learned that God has given each of us different abilities and talents and that He wants us to use them to honor Him and help others.

Important Information:

1. Spelling Words: cherry, cherries, peach, peaches, box, boxes, teacher, teachers, bench, benches, dish, dishes, family, families, class, classes, tear, working

2. Memory Verse: But here is how God has shown his love for us. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

3. Scholastic Order: We have a new Scholastic Book Order! If you would like to order you can go to https://world-shop.scholastic.co.uk/schools/okinawa-christian-school-intl. You can also fill out the order form and return it to school. The last day to order is March 24th.

4. Student Led Conferences will be March 20th and 21st.

5. Our 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Aquarium will be Friday, March 23rd. We will need 5 parents volunteers to help us on that day. Permission Slips will go home next Monday.

Upcoming Dates:
3/21 - Student-Led Conferences
3/23 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Aquarium
3/30 - End of 3rd Quarter
3/31-4/8 - Spring Break
4/12 - 3rd Quarter Report Cards go home
4/20 - Kid City
4/27 - Elementary Field Day

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Friday 2 March 2018

Happy Reading Week!

We had so much fun celebrating Reading this week! Here are some snapshots from our days:

Monday: Stuffed Animal and Guest Reader Day















Tuesday: Character Parade















Wednesday: Hat/Sunglasses Day

Thursday: Shirt With Words and Buddy Reading Day















Friday: Pajama Day


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

Reading: This week we studied characters. We learned how to describe a character on the outside and how to describe their personality.

Math: We started our unit on graphs. We learned how to make a tally chart. We also learned how to make and read a picture graph.

Bible: We continued learning different parables of Jesus. This week we learned that part of obeying God is loving each other. God wants us to love all people, not just those who are kind to us.

Important Information:

1. This week we are reviewing some of our spelling words: doesn't, squeal, February, Thursday, January, through, threw, clothes, scene, triangle, building, become, thumb, once, brave, ground

2. Memory Verse: See what amazing love the Father has given us! Because of it, we are called children of God. 1 John 3:1

3. Our 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Aquarium will be Friday, March 23rd. More information will be coming soon!

Upcoming Dates:
3/21 - Student-Led Conferences
3/23 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Aquarium
3/30 - End of 3rd Quarter
3/31-4/8 - Spring Break

Have a great weekend! :)