Newsletter - January 31-February 4

Another great week under our belt!  During reading groups the students have been enjoying a keyboarding game at the computer center.  A few of you have asked for the link so that your child can play along at home.  I think it's the goat's British accent that they love the most!  All you have to do is click HERE!  Enjoy!

Here are a few dates for you to mark on your calendar. More details to follow soon.   
Monday: Pizza Hut Logs are due
February 15: Dad's Day
February 25: Six Flag's Reading Due
March 4: P.J. Day for Dr. Seuss's Birthday
March 15: Field Trip to the High Museum of Art

Memory Verse: 6-10 of the 10 Commandments.  Don't forget if you can say them in order to Pastor Jason at Chapel on Wednesday you will earn $10!  Congrats to the students in our class who have already done this! 
6.  You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10.  You shall not covet.


Spelling Words: Contractions
couldn't
he's
I'll
haven't
they'll
can't
she's
I'm
you'll
didn't
it's
wouldn't
doesn't
let's
*they've


Sight Words:
certain
passed
fire
seen
farm
north
against
toward
fast
wind


This week's vocabulary words come from our science unit on force.  We will also continue talking about energy. 


Vocabulary:
Work: A measure of the amount of force needed to move something a certain distance.
Weight: The measure of the force of gravity on an object.
Mass: The amount of matter that an object has.
Volume: The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object.
Gravity: A force that pulls objects towards the center of the earth.
Motion: A change in the position or place of something.
Speed: A measure of how fast something moves over a distance.
Force: A push or pull
Friction: Heat caused by rubbing two objects together.
Simple Machine: A tool that helps people do work.

Food for Thought:

Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.
       - Emmanuel Swedenborg