I hope all of you are finding ways to cope with the heat. I just want to remind you that I appreciate it if the children wear sun screen. I just never know what the days will bring, but I feel badly when they get sun burned. Also, please remember to send the water bottles every day.

This week we will be reading the story The Wolf’s Chicken Stew by Keiko Kasza. Along with this story, we will be working with consonant blends. The children already do this, but we will put more emphasis on it. In math, we will be reviewing the different concepts that we have studied. We will also be writing our numbers up to one hundred. We have practiced this, but I want the children to get faster with it. For our circle time, we will talk about oceans. If you or your child has any sea shells, it would be nice to see them. We will do the same thing with the sea shells as we did with the rocks. The children must bring them labeled. I would like to return them as soon as possible. Our Bible lessons will be “Daniel and the Writing on the Wall” and “Daniel in the Lion’s Den.” From these lessons we will learn that with God we will never stand alone. Our memory verse will be Acts 5:29. We must obey God rather than men!

I will be in and out of the classroom on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Miss Beutel will be handling the class. As you all know, she does a lovely job and the children are lucky to have her in their lives. I will return on Wednesday.

Sometime this week Mr. Greg Crofts will be coming into the classroom to talk about bicycle safety. He has had several conflicts, but he has promised to work something out. I hope this will help some of our young riders.

This next weekend we will observe Memorial Day. There will be no school on May 26 so please mark that on your calendar. Classes will resume on May 27.

I believe that is all for this week. Enjoy your week and the long weekend which will soon be upon us.

Dear Parents,
Thank you all for the lovely flowers, gifts and cards that you sent my way for teacher appreciation week. I was truly touched by your thoughtfulness. I am the one who should thank you for letting me teach your child. I get more joy out of the cute things that the children say and do. Anyway, thank you again.
This week we will be reading the story Flower Garden by Eve Bunting. Along with this story, we will be reviewing all of the letters and sounds that we have had this year. I am also adding three new sight words to your stack. They are get, where and and. Please continue to go through these words. In math, we will begin the process of subtraction. I wanted to get to this sooner, but we have been very busy with different projects. During our circle time, we will talk about the five senses and how they help us to explore our world. Our Bible lessons will be “Hezekiah Prays for God’s People,” “Hezekiah Prays for Himself” and “The Three Men in the Fiery Furnace.” From these lessons, we will learn how God promises to help believers in times of trouble. Our Bible verse will be Psalm 56:11. In God I trust; I will not be afraid.
This next weekend is confirmation for my daughter, Christa. For my family, this is a big event and I will be having relatives coming from Nebraska. My father is also coming. As many of you know, he has Alzheimer’s. Since I don’t know what his needs are, I don’t know what to expect or what I will need to do to make this an okay trip for him and my mother. Therefore, I might not be here on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Miss Beutel will have the children if I am not here. I am sorry for this inconvenience, but I really need to take the time to deal with my family.
I have told you all about the graduation ceremony for the kindergarten children on June 5. We will start the ceremony at 11:00 and probably end around 11:30. You do not need to come to the graduation service planned for the evening unless you want to do so.
I believe that is all for this week. Have a great week!

I apologize for not reminding all of you that we did not have school yesterday. For those of you who I did not see, I hope you got my messages. I know how difficult it is to arrange child care. I certainly hope everything worked out for all of you.

This week we will be reading the story Hush! by Minfong Ho. Along with this story, we will be working with the letter U. This will be the last letter that we will learn. However, during these last few weeks, we will get a peak of what awaits in first grade. For math, we will be working with addition and subtraction story problems. We will also be working with the numbers up to one hundred. During our circle time, we will finish the unit on rocks and go into magnets. Our Bible lessons will be “A Young Girl Helps Naaman” and “Jonah.” >From these lessons we will learn that God wants us to share his Word with unbelievers.

Our class has been confirmed to go to the zoo on June 3. I do need to get the permission slips so any time you can get them to me I would appreciate it. Also, if you have not taken the “Keeping Kids Safe” class, I need to know. This class is a prerequisite for chaperoning on any field trip. Please let me know soon so that I can arrange a class for you.

As I mentioned in the last note, we will have a simple graduation ceremony on June 5 at 11:00 am. Please make every effort to come to this. The children will sing songs and then receive their diplomas. You are welcome to invite any friends or grandparents who would like to come. If you need more information, let me know.

I want to take this time to thank all of you for coming to the Ascension service. The children did a wonderful job of praising their ascended Lord.

This week Thursday, we will be seeing the dress rehearsal of ‘Way out West in a Dress.’ This is a play being done by the children in grades four through eight. You are welcome to come to this if you want. It will start at 9:30. They will also put this production on Friday evening at 7:00 pm.

I believe that is all for this week. Enjoy the nice weather and have a good week!