The Tyler Times: 1.25.13

WEEK TWENTY-TWO

Next Week:

Memory Work: Isaiah 43:1
Religion: Jesus' Miracles
Grammar: Adjectives that compare with -er and -est
Spelling: Lesson 20
Math: Assessment on facts

Art: Finish Jim Dine and LSW Door Decorations
Reading: Literacy Centers -
Writing: My 100 Book
Phonics: Syllables
Alphabet: Long and short /a/
Name: Sentence unscramble
Poetry: Riddles
Math: Groundhog Day predictions and graph
Computer: 100 Toppings (graphic art)

News and Notes:

We Sing
We sing THIS Saturday evening, January 26th at 5:00pm. Have your child in the upstairs music room by 4:45p to warm up.

National Lutheran Schools Week

Next week we celebrate being part of a Lutheran School! Lutheran schools across the nation will be celebrating with special activities all week. There are many special dress days for Lutheran Schools Week. Your child does not have to wear a uniform if he/she is participating in the special dress days. If your child chooses not to wear the special dress then he/she will need to be in uniform. Jeans are allowed this week for those participating in the dress days.

Monday: Pajama Day- Wear PJ's to school
Ice Cream treats @ lunch
Tuesday: Crazy Socks Day
Lost and Found concert - Join us at 1:30pm
Wednesday: SHINE Day- Wear your brightest clothes
Chapel
Thursday: Spirit Day- Wear your Bobcat RED
Assembly at 1:30 - 8th grade vs. Teachers volleyball game
Friday: Favorite Book Character Day- Dress like any book character
Read-a-thon with the 5th graders
100th day celebration

We are so thankful that we are part of a lutheran schools where we can celebrate and share the love of Jesus each day!

100th Day of School
Today was our 100th day of school! As part of our 100th day celebration we will help others with a service project. First Grade will be collecting baby food. We hope to collect 100 items of baby food to be donated to THRIVE an organization that supports life, pregnancy, and new moms in need. Please send in your baby food items by Friday. We will be collecting the baby food in special boxes created by Mrs. Collins (1B parent) in the classroom. Remember, next Friday, February 1st is our 100th day celebration!

Advent Service DVD

Your child has a DVD of our Advent service in the Friday Folder. This was recorded the night of the service. It is yours to keep.

Grandparent's Day
Save the Date! We invite all Grandparents or VIPs to attend school on March 8th from 8-12. More information and an invitation to come!

Jump Rope for Heart

First graders will participate on February 11th, 8-9:15. Mrs. Steinbacher could use some parent volunteers. If you can help, please email her at: msteinbacher@zionharvester.org

Campus Expansion Plans - Bobcat the Builder
Many of you have been waiting to see and hear about campus expansion plans. You will have a chance to look at drawings and plans of real possibilities put together by our architect. Saturday evening, January 26th and Sunday morning, January 27 schematic drawings will be displayed. Sunday, architects and campus expansion team members will be there to answer questions and enhance the excitement. You will also hear about
"Building the Mission, a capital campaign to fund the project. Make sure you have a chance to look at things and feel the momentum. You will also want to follow "Bobcat the Builder" on Facebook to keep up to date and track our progress at www.facebook.com/buildingthemission or scan the QR code in the banner to go directly to Bobcat's page!

Open House Invitation
This week in the Friday folders we are giving you an invitation. This is an invitation for you to give to someone else to our Zion School Open House. Please tell your friends about Zion and invite them to come to our Open House on February 10th.

Planet Fun Field Trip

Thank you for your participation in the Auction Round Up! Because of your resourcefulness and generosity, we have won the field trip to Planet Fun! The boys and girls are so excited. We will send information on when our trip will be when the dates and times are set. Thank you!

Bobcat Coupons
This is an example of what one of our new coupons look like for earning tickets:

Bobcat Coupon
This valuable coupon entitles you to
Bring Stuffed Animal

The boys and girls are very excited and I am asking your support when your child decides to turn in a ticket to reap his/her reward. Please make sure that whatever your child got a coupon for, he/she brings in something that is not going to interfere with our day or disrupt your child's chance of learning. For example, if your child chose the stuffed animal coupon (above), please make sure the stuffed animal is quiet and small and can easily sit on his/her desk, so your child will still have room to work and have a "normal" day made just made a little more special.

Orange Book Bags

I forgot to pass out the orange Book Bags this week so it is my fault they didn't get home. I will continue as normal next week.

Check out what we did this week:

WE GOT SNOW!!

Working on illustrations for our published book.

At the beginning of the school year, Mackenzie and her family gave our class this book as a gift. We read it and really enjoyed hearing this true story about this amazing dog.