Notes:
- Sun. 12/15: Children's Christmas Program:
- PreK students should meet no later than 1:40pm in their classroom for a 2pm service.
- K-8 students should meet downstairs in the church basement no later than 5:40pm for a 6pm service. K-8 students can be picked up after the service from the church basement.
- NO SPELLING WORDS OR CURRENT EVENTS next week!
- Ch 9 Social Studies test has been pushed back to Mon. 12/16.
- Ch 6 Science test is Thu. 12/19.
- Bring $10 and participate in a uniform-free week with proceeds going toward our sheep project!
- 2nd quarter ends Fri. 12/20 and report cards go out 1/08/14.
- Fri. 12/20 is our Christmas party. I allowed my students to plan our festivities today. They would like to make gingerbread houses and have signed up to bring the following*:
- Cayla & Maccenna: 2 boxes of graham crackers each
- Claire, Abby & Mrs. McLaughlin: 2 cans of frosting each
- Logan, Jack, Madeline, Emma & Alyssa: 2 items of candy each (to be used for decorating gingerbread houses)
*If you already have other supplies at home that could be used for gingerbread houses, let me know and I can switch your item with another person's. Supplies can be brought into the classroom any day between tomorrow and next Friday.
Memory: Students must memorize Luke 2:6-12 but will be awarded extra credit for any additional verses they can memorize from Luke 2:1-20. Any version will do- they don't have to memorize the NIV.
Luke 2 New International Version (NIV)
The Birth of Jesus
2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah,the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
