We had a great week! On Wednesday, our class had a wonderful time visiting Ramirez Bakery and learning about pan dulce Mexicano (Mexican sweet bread). You should have received a green paper in your child's folder with some ideas to visit the bakery again and talk about what your child learned!
Here's what we've been up to this week...
Lectura / Reading: This week we studied the syllables ja, je, ji, jo, ju, as well as ge, gi--all of which make a hard /h/ sound in Spanish. The kids have done a great job learning new vocabulary and writing words!
Escritura / Writing: We continued our instructivo, or how-to, unit by brainstorming our own ideas about things we know how to do. We started brainstorming and making outlines, and next week we'll write our own how-to books!
Math / Matemáticas: This week we started a new unit which will focus on examining numbers in real life and working on addition and subtraction problems.
Class Chapel
This coming Monday, our class will be leading our school chapel service at 10:40am in the small gym. The kids will lead a few worship songs in Spanish and English, and I'll be sharing a short message. You are welcome to join us for this time of praise and worship together!
GLOW DAY: Next week Tuesday we will be having Glow Day in music class. This is a reward that was earned for good class behavior throughout the year. All of our music activities that day will revolve around hands-on, glowing/light-up items. It is going to be a blast! Your child is welcome to wear clothing that will "glow" under the black lights. Most white and neon colored clothing appears to glow. I will be providing a simple glow necklace for each student, but If your child has anything they can wear that lights up/glows (glasses, hat, etc...) they are welcome to don that as well. No extra toys please. Thanks for your support.
Stacey Rietman
From the Office
Tulip Time is coming! If you have a 1st through 4th grade student, please select how they plan to participate in the Tulip Time parade by using this form!
Upcoming Dates:
March 26 + 30: Parent Teacher Conferences
April 3-10 Spring Break
April 27 - May 8: Swim Lessons 1st - 4th at Holland Aquatic Center
Guinea Pig Sleepovers? Is your family interested in caring for a guinea pig over Spring Break? It’s a great way to try out having a pet for a short time! If so, please contact Mrs. VanderZwaag (kvanderzwaag@hollandchristian.org) to connect. Thanks!
Hello Rose Park Parents! Exciting news… we have a new book fair company this year—Literati—and the online fair is officially live! Shopping online is a great way to find books that won’t be available at the in-person fair. It’s also the best way to purchase from teacher wishlists, since some of those titles may not be on-site. A special bonus: Gift cards are available online! This makes it easy for students to shop at the fair without bringing cash to school. Start browsing here: https://literati.com/store/?school=rose-park-christian-school-holland-mi Happy reading!
The in-person book fair will take place at Rose Park on April 22, 23, and 24.
That's all for now, familias! Have a great weekend and see you next Monday! Here are LOTS of pictures from this week (also on Smugmug)...
