Week 14: World Cup Stacking Day

Our week has been exciting and intense with Advent rehearsals, research on environmental issues in S.S.,  learning about Prezi, a new Religion unit (see tab above) working on Christmas art, World Cup Stacking Day, and health screening.  There was never a "normal day" - which keeps us on our toes! 

Kids were excited to bring home a kit this weekend sponsored by Ameren UE to help educate them on energy efficiency.  We will use some of the educational resources over the next 2 weeks to learn about renewable and nonrenewable resources.  The kit is yours to keep.  Please encourage your child to take the lead on finding out about your family energy use - taking the temperature in your refrigerator, measuring the flow of water from a faucet, learning how to change a furnace filter, etc.  What a wonderful opportunity to learn about caring for the precious resources God gives us!

I will send a survey next week to complete by Dec. 8 on how you will use the kit.  If we return a majority of the surveys, Ameren will donate an additional $50 to our classroom.  I told the kids to use what you can and pass on other items to a neighbor, friend or family member.  Feel like you have a little support now when you say, "Turn that light out when you aren't in the room!"

A note from Mrs. Dersch

In English, we have been studying sentence diagramming and appositive phrases. Friday students had a quiz on appositives. Our writing emphasis this week is a mystery story based off a writing prompt. For spelling, we worked on Unit 10 and had a quiz on Friday.

From our class photographers, Gavin and Lucas:

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