Week 13




Overview




Today we got to visit with the whole 7th grade class (some of these kiddos were the original FS kids!). The 7th graders were doing an Edventure at Sassafras and asked 2nd grade to be a part of it.  















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 and homework bags are due on Monday.


*Please help your child be ready for all kinds of weather - we need cold weather gear here! Thanks!


*From the Office:

3rd Annual “And Heaven And Nature Sing” Family Fun


We hope you can join us for a special evening in the Forest with your family from 6:00 - 7:30pm on Friday, December 12! As part of this third annual event for FS K-5 families, the FS Parent Board has planned a special craft, a guided nighttime hike through Luke 2, and Christmas caroling together!


Kindly RSVP for this event by Friday, December 5.


Christmas Lunch Helpers


Please join us in celebrating our  FS teachers and staff during the Christmas season. Several volunteers are needed to provide classroom coverage on 12/10 from 11:30am-12:45pm so that teachers are able to attend the FS Christmas Luncheon together. An email with a sign-up link is forthcoming.


Winter Gear


The cold temperatures are coming! Check out these tried and true gear recommendations compiled by the Forest School Parent Board as we welcome winter. 


Would you like to see your tuition bill decrease? 


It isn't all about the gift cards any more. In the past year RaiseRight has increased the ways to earn WITHOUT using gift cards, and we would like to share these new options with you! Join Kim and Kristi, our TRIP coordinators, in the High School Media Center at 6:30 on Nov. 18 and learn all about the TRIP program. 


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Bible:  We're talking about having an "Attitude of Gratitude" as we head toward Thanksgiving. We're slowing down during Bible time and taking the time to focus on the many things we have to be thankful for.





ELA:  In reading this week we're focusing on asking and answering questions about our non-fiction texts. In writing we're continuing to write opinion pieces. The "Favorite Cookie" opinion writing is coming home in Friday folders - be sure to take a peek! This week we moved into an opinion writing about the "Tastiest Fruit". I noticed some great details as to why students chose their fruit to be the tastiest.





Math:  We're moving into numbers over 100. We're using hundred squares, 10 sticks, and ones cubes to "build" numbers.





Outdoor Learning:  On Monday we hiked around Sassafras to see how the snow changes the landscape! The sun came out and it was a beautiful hike!



On Tuesday we visited West Side County Park in Fennville.  This park has a lot of signs with "rules" (local laws) posted so that visitors to the park know what they can do, what they can't do, and how to keep the space safe and healthy.  It was COLD - thank you for helping your child be prepared for the weather!  









Later in the week, we took that information from our off-campus trip and started brainstorming our own signs that could be used around Sassafras!





Star Student: Kennedy was our Star Student this week. We enjoyed looking at Kennedy's pictures and poster! We learned that she is really good at piano and wants to be an ornithologist when she grows up (this is someone who studies birds she taught us)! Kennedy, you are a special child of God and we are thankful you're a part of our classroom family!




Important Dates:  

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

*Tuesday, November 25: Off-Campus trip to Saugatuck Dunes (8:15-11:15)

*November 26-28: No School - Thanksgiving Break

*Wednesday, December 3: Chapel at K-1 FS Cabins

*Tuesday, December 9: Off-Campus trip to downtown Holland (8:15-11:15)

*Wednesday, December 17: Chapel at K-1 FS Cabins

*December 22-January 2: No School - Christmas Break

*Monday, January 5: School Resumes

*Wednesday, January 14: Chapel at K-1 FS Cabins

*Wednesday, January 28: Chapel at K-1 FS Cabins


Have a Great Weekend! 


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