Week 9

We had a fun PJ (comfy clothes) day on Monday - what a great way to start off our week! We had some sun, some rain, and a lot of time in our beautiful forest!














On Thursday we got to see our Y5 buddies again!  We were really looking forward to our time together!  We started with a nature scavenger hunt and I am so proud of my 2nd graders for being such great leaders and helpers to their Y5 buddy!  






I am constantly surprised by the love of nature and the creativity these kiddos have in the forest!  






Announcements & Reminders:

*Please remember to order lunch by 7am on Monday!  Remember you must order in this time frame for the whole week.  If you click on the three lines in the top left corner of the blog, there is a quick link to the lunch form.  


*Friday folders are coming home with school pictures inside! Please look over the papers together sometime this weekend and send the empty folder back on Monday.


*Homework bags are due on Monday. There will not be homework sent on Monday due to fall break.


*From the Office:

-Forest Merch 

Get ready for outdoor adventures with our latest Forest School gear! Our autumn merchandise sale is now live and features Forest School gear! Check out the warm fleeces, totes and fuzzy hats. Be sure to click each item for more color options as you peruse. Don’t miss out—the shop will be live today-11/3

-Little Maroons

Our K-2, 3-4 and 5-6 Little Maroons Basketball Clinics and 3-4 League is open for registration!  There is information about dates, times and locations in the linked registration: 

https://campscui.active.com/orgs/HollandChristianSchool 


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Bible:  We worked on a project about how God made us unique and wonderful. These are now hanging in our lockers as a reminder that we're special just the way God made us! We spent some quiet time in prayer this morning.





ELA:  We are working hard on our character study. We've read our character study book quite a few times and are now experts on our character.








We started to assemble our Character Study projects today!  We took all our hardwork from the week and created our own book.  We will share these next week.  





In writing we created leaf art with the leaves we collected during Outdoor Learning.  We told a partner about our creation and started to verbally tell our story.  Then we used an organizer to begin to get some of our thoughts down on paper.  



After that we created a picture plan to continue to brainstorm our ideas.  




Math:  We're still working on story problems, but are now looking at story problems with extra information, missing information, and hidden information. We have to be very careful readers to solve these types of problems.





Outdoor Learning:  We started our week with a leaf/nature hunt. We went for a hike and found many pieces of nature that were on the forest floor.




Then we created leaf/nature art!  We will use this art to tell a story in writing.  







We tried ground art as well.  In a group, students needed to clear a space on the forest floor and had to work together to create some art.  





We spent some time journaling in the forest.  



Star Student: Finley was our Star Student this week. We had a lot of fun looking at Finley's pictures and poster. We learned that she is really good at arts and crafts and wants to be a teacher when she grows up. Finley, you are a special child of God and we are glad you're a part of our classroom family!




Important Dates:  

*Monday, October 20 - Parent/Teacher conferences (P/T Conference sign-up)

*October 22-24 - No School due to teacher meetings and CEA convention

*Tuesday, October 28: K-2 Forest Celebration (Bella Vista Farm)

*Wednesday, October 29: Picture retakes at PR (please return your picture packet)

*Wednesday, November 5: Chapel at K-1 FS Cabins

*Tuesday, November 11: Off-Campus trip

*Wednesday, November 19: Chapel at K-1 FS Cabins

*Tuesday, November 25: Off-Campus trip


Have a Wonderful Weekend!

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