Week of March 10 to 14

What We Have Learned this Week:

Bible: We are studying the prophet Elisha and the work he did. We studied the story of the healing of Naaman and learned that God can use young children to do His work. Later, we studied the miracle of the floating ax head and how it was NOT some magic trick Elisha performed. My father, Henry Damsteegt, came to the classroom and showed us that an ax head does indeed sink in water. He also showed us a couple of magic tricks. The kids loved it! Finally, we learned how Elisha captured the Aramean army and extended God's grace to them by inviting them to a great feast. The chapter 13 test over Elisha is scheduled for early in the last week of March. I am providing the English study guide here so the parents can help support their student's studying. I am also including the Spanish study guide here for the students. They will receive their physical copy on Monday. Additionally, I am providing the links to some Blooket games that the students can play to prepare for their test:

Tower Defense 2

Monster Brawl

Tower Defense

Cafe

Factory

Crazy Kingdom

Tower of Doom

Math: We have finished the measurement unit! We took the practice test, reviewed, and took the real test this week. Next week, we will work on correcting our tests and will move on to our new fractions unit. I have added all the students to Frax, so they are able to practice that at home if they would like to. It can count towards their math log homework. It is the exact same login for their Reflex Math account.

Reading: This week, we have been comparing characters from books with similar themes by discussing their similarities and their differences. We also compared ourselves to characters in our books that we have read and are currently reading.

Writing: The students should have selected their topic for their personal expertise essays. We have thought about some creative possible titles for our essays by thinking about some appropriate adjectives that could be used to describe our topic. We concluded the week by grouping our ideas of what to talk about in our essays into chapters. We talked about the importance of naming our chapters with attention-getting titles that creatively tap into our topic of the essay. It was fun!

Social Studies: We are starting to reach the end of our social studies unit! We will be switching over to Government by the middle of next week so that we can go on our field trip to Lansing prepared with the appropriate background knowledge. This week, we have been studying in-depth the implications of human and environmental interactions. 

Spelling: Here is the link to next week's spelling list!


Quarter 3 Conferences:

Quarter 3 conferences are coming up soon! These conferences are special because they are STUDENT-LED! Please plan on your student being present for these conferences AND leading them.


Lansing Field Trip

Our Lansing field trip is coming up! We are going to the State Capitol and the Impression 5 Science Center on April 2! More details will be shared with you later. I can take five parent chaperones on the field trip. If you are interested in going, take a look at the sign-up. 


From the Office:

TULIP TIME is coming! 1st through 4th grade parents - please fill out this google form to indicate your students participation and attire for the Kinderparade on May 9th.


March is Reading Month! - Drop everything and read whenever it works for your class on each of the days below! 

    • March 21- Build a fort and read- students bring in a beach towel or blanket

    • March 28- Flashlight read- students bring in flashlights from home to read in their classrooms in the dark

Swimming Lessons Our Holland Aquatic Center is providing swim lessons for us again this year! I recognize this program is new for some children and families. Because our children are blessed to be raised in Michigan, surrounded by bodies of water, we believe this safety instruction is a blessing that we pray they will never need but feel responsible to equip them. If you find yourself pondering over the “why” of lessons, please take a listen to HC mom Jenny White on the why for swim safety. HCAC Swim School welcome video will help you understand a bit about the logistics. Our 1st-4th graders will be bused to the pool each day the weeks of April 14-25.

  • 9-10am: 1st Grade

  • 10-11am: 4th Grade

  • 11am-12pm: 2nd Grade

  • 12:35-1:35pm: 3rd Grade

From Mrs. Rietman:

From Mrs. Rietman:
Link Up Concert:  On Tuesday morning, we will be attending a Holland Symphony Concert at Hope College's Jack Miller Auditorium.  This is a wonderful participatory concert where students will not only get to listen to pieces they've studied, but they will also be encouraged to sing, move, and play along.  A recorder piece the 4th graders have been working on for the concert is  "Shibolet Basadeh."  Please encourage your child to practice this piece at home, and remember to send the recorders to school on Tuesday.  

Glow Party: On your child's music day next week (Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday), there will be a Glow Party in music class.  This is a reward that was earned for good class behavior throughout the year. All of our music activities that day will revolve around hands-on, glowing/light-up items.  It is going to be a blast!  Your child is welcome to wear clothing that will "glow" under the black lights.  Most white and neon colored clothing appears to glow.  If your child has anything they can wear that lights up/glows (glasses, hat, etc...) they are welcome to don that as well.   No extra toys please.  Thanks for your support. 







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