Hello everyone!
I hope you are enjoying the cooler and very fall-like weather. :)
Here are a few brief items of note:
If you know any families that may be interested, please pass this information on to them--- On Monday, October 6, parents of prospective students are invited to drop in at the Lancaster Campus of Lancaster Mennonite School for light refreshments in Alumni Dining Hall and the opportunity to chat with school administrators, including elementary principals. Student-led tours are available from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m., and parents are welcome to observe high school chapel from 9:54 -10:30 a.m. The Lancaster Campus is located at 2176 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster.
Also, Fridays at LMS are spirit days! So, if you need some black and gold apparel, this one's for you! --- We are kicking off the new school year with an LMS apparel sale! Orders can be made by going to: http://www.ourmerchshop.com/lms Orders may be placed today until Friday September 19th.
And now... A Peek at our Week:
- Math --- This week we will have our first official math test. I will provide students with a few days to review and solidify the main concepts. The test will be read to them so that it truly tests the math concepts and not their reading abilities. After I grade the tests, you will receive the results, the test, and an explanation of their grades. We will just dip into Unit 2 before the week ends. You will receive a family letter with additional information regarding this unit.
- Language Arts --- We will be doing our first author study this week on Cynthia Rylant (author of the Henry and Mudge series)! Students will analyze plot, sequence and begin working on identifying the main idea through Rylant's stories. During our Writer's Workshops, we will work on lengthening our stories by adding details to make our writing more interesting.
- Bible --- We will continue to learn about Egypt's geography and continue with the Moses story. Students will also be able to sign up to recite their Bible memory verse if they are ready to do so. If students need additional practice, they have opportunities to recite until the end of September. A new memory passage will be assigned at the beginning of October.
- Science --- We have five more chrysalises to observe! I expect there will be more releases this week. :) Students will continue learning about the monarch life cycle, and we will introduce the concept of pollination.
Before students left for the weekend, I asked what I should do if monarchs emerged from the chrysalises on the weekend. They (with some disappointment and sadness) told me that I should release them so they could begin their journey south. To cheer them up, I informed them that I would post a picture of any that I had to release without them. Here is a picture of the one I released, as promised. Could you show it to them?
And here are a lot of other pictures of releases throughout the week... can you tell it was the highlight? We released ten monarchs this week!
Here is a craft that we've been working on of the life cycle of a butterfly. Aren't they doing a great job? I just love how you can see all of their little personalities come out in their work!
You'd think that all we did this past week was learn about butterflies! What can I say? It was a highlight for all of us, even the camera holder. ;)
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