Feb. 28

Look at these Wacky Fans!

On Wednesday morning, we had an opportunity to visit Hand2Hand in Jenison. This organization gathers food and meal for child in our West Michigan community. They feed over 8,000 children in West Michigan.

We had a chance to walk through their storage/distribution room. We heard how the food is donated and/or purchased at a low cost. Then a draw string bag is packed for each child. In each bag is three suppers, several snacks, and two breakfasts.

We had the opportunity as a class to pray over these bags and the impact these small bags can have on the children receiving them.

 

We also wrote notes of encouragement. These notes will be placed in the bags.

We also had a chance to play a guessing game. The students had to figure out 6 mystery food objects that were placed in brown bags. Their job was to figure out the snack in each bag.

Hand2Hand Ministries are truly being the "hands and feet" of Jesus. In your child's folder on Friday was a list of packing dates. In our community, there are a few churches that support Hand2Hand. The church hosts a packing party. Families are welcome to help pack these weekend snack bags for the 8,000 hungry children in our community. Please consider these packing parties as an opportunity for your family to practice being the "hands and feet of Jesus" in our community around us.

What are we learning...

- Math - Starting our Complex Story Problem unit.

- Reading/Writing - Creating a project that displays their learning of a specific topic that they have been reading about for the last 3 weeks.

- Bible - The Israelites exodus out of Egypt and the treasures hidden in the meaning of the Passover

- Science - The path of light and how light changes our world

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES: It is that time of year again! Time for parent teacher conferences. I am changing it up a little bit from previous years. Usually your child will lead the conference, but with early spring break plans and needs to "reschedule"...I am changing it up. 

Parents and I will meet for 15 minutes to celebrate the strengths of your child and talk about how they can grow as they move towards 4th grade expectations. Your child will record a small video sharing about their areas of strength in the classroom and where they believe they can grow and be challenged. This video will be sent to you and you can view it at home :)

Please sign up for a 15 minute slot on Monday, March 28 or Wednesday, March 30 from 4:00-8:00pm. These will be the only two days I am able to meet with families. If you are unable to meet in person, please let me know. We can meet VIA ZOOM during one of the selected times on that Monday or Wednesday. Thank you for your support. I am so excited to meet together again.

Cleaning/Clorax Wipes Needed: Our stock of Clorox/cleaning wipes has run out. If you have any room on your grocery bill for a tub of wipes, a tub of wipes would be MUCH appreciated. Thank you ;)

GRAND RAPIDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: On Monday, March 7, we will headed out on another field trip! We are headed to the GR Children's Museum with our kindergarten friends. We will leave school around 8:30 and return to school after eating lunch. Your child will need a packed lunch to eat at the museum. Parent/s are welcome to join us. We are asking any volunteers to pay $10 for admission and meet us at the museum (50 kiddos on the bus...will be a bit much). Please let me know if you would like to join us on the trip. We would love to have you join us!