The first graders are preparing to celebrate the ancient Hebrew feast of Sukkot next week, and I have been admiring the sukas that they built in our small gym. These small "houses" are filled with pictures and display words such as "Thankfulness/ Agradecimiento", "Community/ Comunidad", and "Hospitality/ Hospitalidad". These words resonate with me so much this week, as I am SO thankful for this wonderful community we have built together at Rose Park. I enjoyed so much spending time with you at our SI Potluck, hear your stories, and see relationships being built. That's what it's all about!
Here are a few highlights from our week:*On Wednesday at chapel, we had a beautiful service together with the Beautiful Gate school in Lesotho (in the middle of South Africa). I especially loved looking for the country on our map afterwards and talking about how someday God will use each one of these precious children to do His work--there, here, or somewhere else!
*On Thursday, the SI classes enjoyed a special visit from 3 middle school students from Costa Rica! They performed a few traditional dances for us and then we did a writing and reading activity together. What a fun way to learn about another country where people speak español! (More photos + a video below!)
Bible: We've started to practice for our Christmas program (we're so excited!!). We also learned this week about Gedeón, Sansón, y Rut. Can you figure out these names in English? Ask your child to tell you about these heroes from the Old Testament!
Writing: We finished our unit on sentimientos (feelings), wrote about different feelings, and wrote about our favorite parts of a book.
Math: We're starting to talk more about teen numbers and seeing the 10-group inside these numbers. We've also started using the Freckle app. I'll send out instructions next week so you can check this app out at home!
Upcoming Dates to Remember/ Announcements*Cookie Sale: Thank you so much to all of you who have signed up to help with this event on Thursday, December 5th! If you have not done so yet, here is the link!
*Christmas Concert: We can't wait to celebrate the birth of Christ on the same day (Thursday, December 5th) at 6:30pm (sorry, I had the wrong time on earlier blog posts!). Please have your child wear a nice Christmas outfit to this event. I hope your child was excited to give you the invitations we made in class!
*Wednesday, November 27th: Half Day (11:30 dismissal)
*Thursday/Friday, November 28th/29th: No school; Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a great weekend and see you on Monday!
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