Week 17 Merry Christmas

 

Dec 20, 2022

         By Korrinne and Elizabeth

This week we had a lot of fun doing the different dress up days.

 Monday was Pj day, Tuesday was christmas chaos, Wednesday

 was red or green shirt day. On monday we got to do an escape

 room. On Tuesday we went to the gym and played poor poor puppy. 

Wednesday we had our classroom party. It was a great week for all

 

 of us. We also watched the nativity scene movie on Monday and on

 Tuesday. The end.

 

 From Mrs. R:

It's been a fast paced week, with several tests, Among the Hidden presentations, watching

 The Nativity Story in Religion, and a bit of fun mixed in - ask your kids about the dice game

 called Chicken.  Today we had a special Christmas worship led by the 8th grade and

 Kindergarten focusing on the blessing of Jesus, no matter how mixed up Christmas might be. 

THANKS ROOM PARENTS for the great food at our party!  If anyone is inspired to lead the

 classroom auction gifts, let me know!!
 
I pray you and your family are able to have a restful and worshipful holiday.  Jesus came

 to bring peace, love, and joy.  May we reflect the wonder of knowing He saves us!

Merry Christmas!
Mrs. Riemenschneider

**Join us for one of the five Christmas services at Zion. 

 

Solving puzzles for the Elf breakout...

Playing card games and enjoying pizza!

The kindergarteners singing

The 8th grade chancel drama...

Enjoying friends at the party!

Merry Christmas!

Week 16: Almost Christmas!

 OOPS!!  I forgot the iPod with the student photographers pictures at school - look for lots of pictures next week!

Dec 16, 2022

By Mia and Elizabeth

This week, we had library on Monday. We played basketball

 in Gym on Tuesday. On Wednesday we had chapel at 10:00 to watch

 the 1st and 2nd grader’s advent service. They did a great job. On

 Thursday we had free time in the gym with Mrs. Donner’s class. On

 Friday we had our first Christmas dress down day. We got to wear 

Christmas sweaters. We will get to wear Christmas Pjs or any PJS

 we want.I will be a lot of fun!

 

 

 Enjoy the video of our Christmas Art.  6R projects start at 5:40  Thank you, Mrs. Crenshaw, for compiling the video.  So glad many of you could stop down to see the projects on Thursday!!

Christmas Party

We will celebrate the birth of the Savior with a Pizza Party on Wednesday, 12/21.  Student may bring in board games for the party.  Thanks to the moms who are providing goodies and picking up the pizzas for us!

  

City planning committees in S.S.

How should we plan for population growth?

Teams of special interest groups take up the cause

We are investing urban growth in 3 cities

We've looked at Portland and Toronto so far

Planning commissioners try to get the interest groups to agree on what's best

Mrs. Donner sends her greetings!

Baby Mason is doing great!!

Week 15: Mid quarter & Art Display

 

Dec 9, 2022

By Darren and Mia

This week we had a library on Monday. We played basketball in gym

 on Tuesday. On Wednesday we had a late Chapel at 10:00 to watch the

 3rd and 4th graders advent service. We made $334.80 in offering money 

this week bringing our total to $1,033.35. This money is going to pay for

 heating bills. We have paid for 10 bills so far. We started a new art 

project on Friday. Our dress down days for christmas start next friday. 

 

 

From Mrs. R

Monday officially marked the MidQuarter of 2nd quarter. It is a good time

 to check in with your child and help them set goals for the week and a half

 of Dec. and the beginning of January. Highly encourage them to finish that

 AR book, clean out that binder, and start using that planner again! Need 

stocking stuffer ideas? School supplies of pencils and red pens - they are

 running low.

 

With the Advent service and number of absences, I do not have Sycamore

 updated today, but will by Monday. Thanks for you patience!

SCROLL DOWN TO LAST WEEK FOR OUR CHRISTMAS DRESS DAYS THAT START ON FRIDAY.

 

    6th grade - Canvas paintings

   7th grade - Wreaths

   8th grade - Christmas Card oil pastels

 

 

A few more photos from our service

 

Among the Hidden in Lit

Heated discussions!

Devotion partners

Looking at getting into God's word together

Students had to find a devotion to share

Then they shared a prayer request for the week

 

 

Week 14: All About Waiting...

Dec 2, 2022

By Kipton + Darren

This week we had our advent service, one at 10:00 and one at 7:00. 

We had a great time doing it. We had two tests and one quiz: memory, 

english, and science. In gym we played basketball. We have been working

 on our Christmas art, it is coming together beautifully. We also had our

 photography art this week. Mrs. Donner left this week to have her baby. 

Lots of people want to see it and wonder what his name is going to be.

 Mrs. Arens is her sub, she is also Nick’s mom.

 

From Mrs. R   It's been a busy time!!! 

In Devotions we have been using the idea of a Jesse tree, where each ornament reminds us about God's work in our lives and the wait for God's perfect timing - both in the sending of his Son as our savior and the wait for his return to take us to our heavenly home.  Even these big kids are still thrilled to light the candle on our advent wreath each morning.    Plus we have an Advent Trivia calendar helping us count down the days!

In Religion we are beginning our walk through the New Testament with the Gospel of Matthew.  We are discovering how Jesus came at the "just right" time.  See the Religion tab above for more of our new unit. 

 
Other units: 
Soc. Studies:  Environmental issues

Science:  Cells

 G Math - Order of Operations with exponents and variables

T Math  - Beginning algebraic expressions and the Order of Operations

Note: all students benefit from math facts review.  I encourage the games on ReadyMath or Prodigy as they building in facts practice and conceptual reasoning in fun ways.  Playing board and card games involving counting/adding are great activities too.

Literature: novel study:

WHAT IF...

...the government could force you to sell land?

...we had laws on what you could grow on your farm? or that said NO PETS ALLOWED?

...your family was limited to one or two children?

Would you exist?

I hope talks about our Literature novel have popped up in your family conversations.  Students began the novel, Among the Hidden by Margaret Petersen Haddix, and I have to put a STOP sign in the novels to get them to put it down.  Through the novel we discuss literary elements like characterization and conflict, but also propaganda, morals, and faith.  It also coordinates with our next  S.S. unit on Urban Sprawl. 

CHRISTMAS PARTIES will be hosted on Dec 21 before a NOON DISMISSAL.   We will serve a pizza,  so the students will not need lunch that day.   Our party will be from 10:30-11:45 a.m..  Want to help with  the party??  Please email me!!

 -    Coming in 2 weeks   -  Christmas Dress Up Days!!!: