I hope all of you were able to go out and enjoy the nice weather we have been having. It was such a wonderful weekend and a welcomed change from the constant rain we were getting. I was happy to see so many of you venture out on Saturday evening to our ‘Dinner and Movie’ night. It was great fun and I hope you had a good time.
This week we will be reading the story On the Go by Ann Morris. Along with the book, we will be working with the vowel O. I am starting to notice that some children have not had the time to practice their word lists. Please keep up this tradition. It really does help the children. In math, we will work with addition and we will start working with the numbers one through twenty. During our circle time, we will talk about the Chinese New Year. I’d love to learn more about this tradition so if anyone has anything they would like to share or tell me, please do. I appreciate finding out more about the customs followed by all cultures. Our Bible lessons will be “The Day the Sun Kept Shining,” “Joshua Says Good-Bye,” and “God Chooses Gideon to Lead the Israelites.” From these lessons, we will learn how God cared for the Israelites by giving them good leaders.
On Thursday, we will have our Valentines party. Please make sure that your child has a Valentine for each child in the class. It means so much to the children and I don’t want anyone to feel left out. Also, we will start our party at 1:30 pm. At 3:00, we will let the children go. Let me know if you have any questions. There will be hot lunch served that day, but we will also have some nice snacks coming into the classroom.
On Sunday, February 17, we will have the kindergarten children sing in the 11:00 service. Please have your child come to the kindergarten room by 10:45 am. They will run through the song and then go into church. Thank you for your cooperation in bringing your child to sing. If you will not be here for this singing opportunity, please let me know in advance.
Next week, we will not have school or childcare. This will be our winter break. We have never done this before, but during this week, the teachers will be going to a conference. I am sorry for the inconvenience that this may cause.
I hope that all of you have a good week and a nice break.

As many of you know, we have a nasty flu bug going around. Please watch your child and try to give him or her as much rest as possible. I will try to do my part here at school by keeping everything as clean as possible. Miss Beutel and I really do miss the children when they are gone so we hope this bug goes away quickly.

This week we will be reading the story Honk! Honk! A Story of Migration by Mick Manning and Brita Granstorm. Along with this story, we will work with the letter G. This letter is often confused with J, but we will try to reinforce the sound that we want. In math, we will continue to work with the addition. During our circle time, we will talk about patriotic topics such as the right to vote, the symbols that mean a great deal to us and the important documents which spell out our freedom. For our Bible lessons we will study “God Gives His People Jericho” and “Achan Disobeys God’s Command.” From these lessons, we will learn how God blesses the obedient faith of this people and warns them against disobedience.

I handed out the Valentine list to everyone. On the door, you will see a list of items that we will need for our party. Remember, everyone from Nguyen through Valverde will be providing the treats for this party. Mrs. Peach has volunteered to organize the event. You are welcome to ask her or me any questions about the party. We will start our party at 1:30 pm and we will go until 3:00. You are welcome to come if you have time.

On Friday of this week, we will be celebrating one hundred days of school. You will not have to do anything special, but if your child comes home excited, you will know why.

On February 9, after the 5:30 service, they will have a special dinner and movie night. I have a flyer coming home concerning that so please take note of what is indicated on the sheet. We would love to have all of you come and enjoy an evening of fellowship.

On February 17, we will be singing in the late service. I know that this is the beginning of our winter break. It was an over sight, but since we are scheduled, it is a little hard to change things now. Therefore, please let me know if you have a conflict. Thank you for your help.

I believe that is all for this week. Have a good week and stay healthy!