Reminders: Nov. 26-30

·         Wednesday, 11/28: Mid-quarter reports were sent home with your child today. Please review it with him or her, sign it, and return it to me.

·         Friday, 11/30: Chapter 5 Science Test

·         Saturday, 12/01: First practice for Children’s Christmas Program from 9:30-11:00am in the church sanctuary. I am delighted that our entire class is participating! Parts will be given out at the first practice. Please let me know if, for some reason, your child will be unable to make a practice on 12/01, 12/08, or 12/15. Thank you!

o   Vendor Fair in the gym from 8:00am-1:00pm to help the 7^th/8^th grade raise money for their class trip. Great way to Christmas shop!

·         Monday, 12/03: Santa’s Kottage available to all school children who return a form and bring their money. Children will have the opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts for their families.

·         Wednesday, 12/05: PTL hosts the Advent Dinner in the church basement at 5:30pm. Advent Service follows at 7:00pm upstairs in the sanctuary.

·         Friday, 12/07: 1^st Friday of the month so all Students of the Month can wear their special T-shirt with uniform bottoms.

o   Kids’ Night Out in the gym from 5:00-9:00pm. Must RSVP to Rhonda Lange at Rhonda.lange@bunge.com before 11/30/12.

Notes, Memory & Spelling: Nov. 12-16

Notes:

• Sunday, 11/11: Pizza Man fundraiser for Youth Gathering 4-8PM
• Thursday, 11/15: 1st basketball game of the season 6:30 & 7:30PM
• Friday, 11/16: Mid-quarter

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Memory: 
6th Commandment

You shall not adultery.

What Does This Mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other.

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Spelling Words-3rd Grade
Week 12: Incredible Stories Reading-Writing Workshop

1. and
2. said
3. goes
4. going
5. some
6. something
7. you
8. your
9. friend
10. school
11. where
12. myself

Challenge Words:

1. tonight
2. lying
3. field
4. enough

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Spelling Words- 4th Grade
Week 12: That’s Amazing! Reading-Writing Workshop

1. tonight
2. whole
3. while
4. could
5. world
6. writing
7. build
8. school
9. finished
10. morning
11. coming
12. stopped
13. getting
14. goes
15. going

Challenge Words:

1. happened
2. received
3. believe
4. quit
5. quite

Reminders, Memory & Spelling: Nov. 5-9

Reminders:

• Book-It Reading logs due last week. Last chance to return this week.
• Thursday 11/08: Ch. 4 Science Test
• Thursday 11/15: Ch. 3 Social Studies Test

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5th Commandment

You shall not murder.

What Does This Mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need.

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Spelling Words-3rd Grade
Week 11: The Mysterious Giant of Barletta

1. girl
2. clear
3. her
4. turn
5. dark
6. work
7. smart
8. word
9. hurt
10. serve
11. north
12. third

Challenge Words:

1. tornado
2. scurried

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Spelling Words- 4th Grade
Week 11: The Stranger

1. railroad
2. airport
3. seat belt
4. everywhere
5. homesick
6. understand
7. background
8. anything
9. ninety-nine
10. already
11. fireplace
12. ourselves
13. all right
14. forever
15. breakfast
16. whenever
17. everything
18. meanwhile
19. afternoon
20. make-believe

Challenge Words:

1. landmark
2. nationwide
3. postscript
4. motorcycle
5. handkerchief

Notes, Reminders, Memory & Spelling: Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Notes:

The children sang beautifully in Sunday's worship service. I was delighted with the number of students who attended and shared their wonderful gifts with our congregation. Parent/Teacher Conferences went very well last week. I'm so pleased with the progress in our classroom. These children are dedicated to their studies! As a reward last week, we enjoyed "Show & Share" time and played restaurant after our math tests. During our restaurant activity, the students learned to order within their budgeted amount, add the dollar amounts on the ticket, make change, and calculate a tip. They practiced good customer service as we have learned in social studies

the service industry must provide, and they treated their servers with the patience, kindness, and respect with which God calls His people to treat others. What fun!

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Reminders:

• Wed. 10/31: Trunk 'N' Treat 6-8p.m. in Saint Paul's School parking lot
• Fri. 11/02: Kid's Night Out 6-9p.m. in Saint Paul's Gym
• Sat. 11/03: PTL's Bowling Party 2-4p.m. at Camelot Bowl in Collinsville

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Memory: 4th Commandment

Honor your father and your mother.
What Does This Mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise or anger our parents and other authorities, but honor them, serve and obey them, love and cherish them.

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Spelling Words-3rd Grade
Week 10: Dogzilla

1. clown
2. lawn
3. talk
4. sound
5. cloth
6. would
7. also
8. mouth
9. crown
10. soft
11. count
12. law

Challenge Words:

1. bounce
2. officer

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Spelling Words- 4th Grade
Week 10: A Very Important Day

1. horse
2. chore
3. firm
4. learn
5. dirty
6. curve
7. world
8. pure
9. board
10. course
11. heard
12. return
13. cure
14. score
15. worm
16. thirteen
17. worn
18. curl
19. shirt
20. search

Challenge Words:

1. thoroughbred
2. fortunate
3. hurdle
4. foreign
5. earnest

Dress Down Day Tomorrow & Other Upcoming Events

TOMORROW, Friday, October 26: DRESS DOWN DAY - K-8. Every student qualifies for this event. 

•             DRESS DOWN NOTES: Jeans, pants, shorts or skirts (No sweats or pajama pants) may be worn. Length must be appropriate (mid-thigh) for skirts and shorts. Shirts must have sleeves and be opaque, and T-shirts must reflect a Christian lifestyle. 

SUNDAY, October 28: K-8 STUDENTS sing at the start of 10:30 a.m. service. I hope to see all of my students in attendance. The children sang with joyful praise at practice today! They’ve been working hard on these songs for a couple of months now. I’m excited for them to serve our congregation in this way!

MONDAY, October 29: Reservation form DUE for the PTL sponsored bowling event. No cost to you for two games and shoe rental. The event will take place on Saturday, November 3, from 2-4 p.m. at Camelot Bowl in Collinsville. Come join us for an afternoon of fun with friends!  Bring a snack to share; drinks must be purchased at the bowling alley.

MONDAY, November 5: The next PTL meeting is 6:00 p.m. in the lobby area of school.  The 7th & 8th grade students will be available to supervise younger students in the gym and will be accepting free will donations toward their class trip expenses. If you plan to bring your child with you to the meeting, please RSVP to Rhonda Lange (rhonda.lange@bunge.com) so that she can plan accordingly.

Reminders, Memory & Spelling: Oct. 22-26

Reminders:

• Tuesday: Science test over Chapter 3. We reviewed in class today.
• Wednesday: Social Studies test over Chapter 2. We took time in class to take notes on all vocabulary and main ideas of each lesson. Any notes taken tonight and tomorrow may be used on the test.
• PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are Wednesday. I will discuss each student's report card and progress with parents at our scheduled meeting.
• Sunday: Students sing in 10:30 a.m. church service. Hope to see my whole class there!

Memory: 3rd Commandment

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
What Does This Mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it.
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Spelling Words-3rd Grade
Week 9: Dancing Rainbows

1. wild
2. bright
3. die
4. sight
5. child
6. pie
7. fight
8. lie
9. tight
10. tie
11. might
12. mind

Challenge Words:

1. design
2. delight

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Spelling Words- 4th Grade
Week 9: Boss of the Plains

1. gear
2. spear
3. sharp
4. stare
5. alarm
6. cheer
7. square
8. hairy
9. heart
10. weird
11. starve
12. charm
13. beard
14. hardly
15. spare
16. stairs
17. year
18. charge
19. dairy
20. scarce

Challenge Words:

1. pioneer
2. awareness
3. startle
4. marvel
5. weary

REMINDERS

Mother/Daughter Banquet: Tonight is the Mother/Daughter Banquet at 6:00pm in the gym. Hope to see many of our young ladies there!

Staff v. Lady Tigers Volleyball Game: Our Staff v. Lady Tigers Volleyball Game in next Friday, Oct. 19 at 6:30pm in the gym. Our younger girls will keep score and ref the game while our boys cheer on the girls. It’s a fun event!

Book It! Reading Program: We started Book It! Reading Program the first week of October and will participate in it through the end of March. Each child is encouraged to talk with his/her parents and set an individual goal for him/herself this month. Some of my students chose goals based on the number of minutes read and others by the number of books read. I will leave that decision to each child. Please sign and return the form at the end of the month indicating you have witnessed your child working toward his/her goal. Students who meet or exceed their goals each month will be rewarded with a coupon for one personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Super readers who meet or exceed their goals every month in October – March will be specially recognized at our Awards Banquet in May.

Book Report: Our first book report is due tomorrow. The children have been reading and working toward this deadline in and out of class. They will have the chance to present them to their classmates.

Current Events: This Friday, we will hold our first Current Events discussion. That means each child must choose a news article, write a report about it, and bring both their written report and the news article they selected to share with the class on Friday.