Squanto and Stanley

Dear parents,
“Today will be a test of our character as we respond to the excitement and energy of our students, and a crazy schedule, and maybe, weather!” Mrs. Afanador cautioned us during Friday’s teacher meeting. “How we adapt and react will be evidence of the difference Jesus makes.” I wonder what you saw? As I reflected the next day on the fun we had, I realized I forgot to say “THANK YOU” to YOU, the parents who came to help change clothes, watch the parade, attend chapel, participate in booths, and care for your children during lunch and afterwards. YOU ARE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

BIBLE: Daniel 1 and 6 show his faithfulness to making wise decisions based on what God said, regardless of the king or lions!
MEMORY VERSE Hebrews 11:6 “Without faith it’s impossible to please God. Whoever comes to Him must believe that He is, and He rewards those who seek Him.”

US HISTORY: We continue chapter by chapter in the story of Squanto, who lived in the New World during the time Englishmen were exploring it. We identify examples of grammar, phonics, and vocabulary, and read with partners daily.

SOCIAL STUDIES : Second graders from a school in California sent a paper boy character from the book titled Flat Stanley for us to dress as an ECA student. On Wednesday we’ll take a walk around our school neighborhood, and Flat Stanley will go along. . We will send him back to CA with pictures and journal of his time at our school
We’ll make a map of the geographical community around ECA. NEXT WEEK your child’s assignment will be to draw a map of his house and community. Watch for details.

MATH: Counting by 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, and grouping by 10’s, we’ll work on problems like: How much money did we earn at our booth on Friday? How many days have we been in school since August 7?

WORDWORK: Spelling words this week include: old, bread, little, child, hot, star, cold, day, green, wall, ice, milk, long, hair, wild, shot, sea, floor, flat, land. Homework will be sentences and illustrations, alphabetical order, copying, and test sentences.

VISITORS: Our chapel speakers in the photos above were Cindy and Kelly Bourn, a mother and daughter visiting from Canada, who sang and acted out skits demonstrating ways to show love at school. Cindy, an experienced teacher, taught teachers about positive discipline. PRAY we will practice what we learned.

MRS. MOLINA successfully survived her surgery last week. She reports she is learning to take care of her body, and improving every day, with her husband’s help. PRAY for them both, as she recovers, as her kids adapt to her need to rest, and her husband seeks God’s guidance for a new job.

For the sake of the kids,
Mrs. Glenda Moyer

Special Days

Dear parents and friends,
THANK YOU so much for your helpful comments and insights about your children that you gave me at Parent-Teacher conferences last week! I appreciate praying and working on your child´s training team with you, under the Master Teacher.

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER DAY is the first exciting event on Friday. Please help your child plan the character and costume to wear. Fill in the blanks on “Christian Character Day” page for clues, due on WEDNESDAY. On FRIDAY, you are welcome to join us to help kids change into their costumes at 10 am, and stay for the chapel, led by Flavio and Renee Uribe. You may pick your child up at his/her classroom at 12:10, to eat lunch together. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CHILD FOR THE AFTERNOON. If you can´t come, please write me a note so I can plan for him/her.

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DAY begins at lunch on FRIDAY, the second exciting event! Second graders will sponsor a booth to earn money to buy a class pet. Parents and child can volunteer to be in charge to collect tickets and give out prizes. Write me in the student planner the TIME you would like to be in charge with your child, and if you can donate any CANDY--individually wrapped. I will set up the Festival booth and be in charge from 12:00 – 12:30 pm.
I need volunteers to be in charge for 30 minutes each from 12:30 -3:00
12:30 -1:00 1:00 – 1:30 1:30 – 2:00
2:00 – 2:30 2:30- 3:00 3:00 – 3: 15 cleanup
Thank you for helping your child learn responsibility this way, and contributing to our class pet fund!


BIBLE: Joshua obeyed God with his whole heart. We’ll look at what tempts us to disobey. Review Jeremiah 7: 23 AND practice
Colossians 3: 23
Whatever you do,
work at it with all your heart,
as working for the Lord,
not for people.

SOCIAL STUDIES and READING We will begin to read Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde R. Bulla. I plan to read one chapter each day between now and Thanksgiving break in November. We’ll study vocabulary, spelling patterns, read with partners aloud, and write sentences everyday in a Squanto notebook.

SPELLING: List E-2 includes words from Squanto:: fun, love, bad, wash, trade, robe, your, baby, wave, short, Squanto, Patuxet, wigwam, ship, wanted
Test will be on Friday.

MATH We are looking at patterns on the 100 chart, and identifying rules that describe patterns.

Thank you for helping with your prayers and presence, when you can.

For the sake of the kids,
Mrs. Glenda Moyer