Alphabet Search

Our classroom jobs are in full swing now. I will work with students for the next few weeks to learn the different jobs before letting them pick their job.

The Gardener

Meteorologist - weather helper
Recording the temperature on the thermometer

We had chapel this morning led by Mr. Debrick but we also had a special guest (below) Pastor Sam from the Christian Resource Center in India. Our chapel offerings this year will be going to support their ministries.

Pastor Sam taught us a special work Namaste - we learned that this word means good morning, thank you, and good-bye

Everyone will get a turn to be an offering helper at chapel 

Sitting in the pews at the end of chapel

 This morning during our large group time we went on a Alphabet Search. We used our clipboards and papers to help us keep track of the letters we were finding.

 

After our alphabet search we did some small groups working with letters.

In one center we used the wood pieces to build our names

 In another center we had to find our name and then use then match the letter tiles to the letters in our name.

In the next center we had to find letters hidden in the rice table and then match them to the letter cards on the floor.

In the last center we used watercolors to do a water resist painting of the first letter of each of our names

Next week in the gym we will start doing some more organized games. Today it was fun to try to hit or throw the ball over the volleyball net.

The class photographer, KayLee got to take pictures while we setup our cots.

Alphabet Search

We started doing our jobs this week. Our "Gardener" is watering our Aloe plants.

Since it was so wet outside today we played in the Commons with Miss Kirby's class

This morning as part of our large group activity we are going around the school on an Alphabet Search. We have our clipboards and pencils so that we can mark off the letters that we see.

We saw signs along the way that we could read.

There is a P

This week is also the first week that we are doing our small groups. Our class was divided into 3 groups today. Some friends worked with Mrs. Schilling doing a watercolor tape resist painting. Others worked with Mrs. Helmkamp and use the wood pieces to make their name.  Others were on a letter hunting and matching game in the rice table.

Students had to stay at their station until it was time to switch.

In Jesus Time we talked about a few new things.  First of all throughout the year we are going to be learning how to pray. I am going to help the students learn different ways they can pray. We will use the acronym :ACTS to help us remember how to pray. For the next few weeks we will be working on Adoration. We will praise God in our prayers and share with him how we adore him.  I have the students a few examples to get us started.

God you are:

We also talked about how God created each of us and he loves us not matter what.

We went on a walk around the whole school since today is not our gym day. We had fun balancing on the curbs and walking on down the Jr. High Building ramp

Back in the classroom we had fun dancing to a new song, "The Gong Song"