Week 2 Done!
We had a very busy, but good, first full week of fifth grade! I am so enjoying getting to know my students more and more. We reviewed procedures, started most of our academic subjects, and became more familiar with the daily mechanics of our classroom. As a parent myself with three WHCS students, I understand the quantity of information you receive on a weekly basis. My goals for this weekly newsletter are simple. I will share anything important or special happening in our classroom, rather than repeating information found in the WHCS weekly newsletter.
This will take place through the format of Pray, Learn, Grow.
PRAY
We were able to put many prayer requests for students onto our prayer board and it will be exciting to see how God answers these prayers.
Many of our requests this week were related to the floods and hurricanes occurring across the country.
One long term request on our class board is for Wyatt's continued healing. Thank you for praying for our class and our school as you feel led.
LEARN
This week our class was learning about place value and patterns, properties of addition and multiplication, review of end punctuation, capitalization, nouns, verbs, character/plot, and how to write a paragraph, just to name a few. We also had a mini lesson on the layers of human skin and what happens when the skin is burned.
Next week will include the formal start of our Bible curriculum (including weekly memory verses) and the first of many review games. We will also continue to work on the geography project we started this week, "My Place in the World". I will be encouraging the kids to listen to directions the first time and to then follow those directions. We will continue to learn how to function as a "team" and to care for and encourage one another. We will also all be enjoying the familiar traction found in the third week of school.
GROW
Our class, along with Mr. Riedl's fifth grade class, had the pleasure of a visit from the Oregon Burn Center. We learned a little more about Wyatt's story, the hard work of his recovery, and how to be a helpful support system to him as he continues to heal.
We also met with our Reading Buddies for the first time. I was so proud of all the students for being kind and helpful to the first graders. Many of them remembered being in first grade and that made our visit extra special.
