Monday, February 22, 2010

Upcoming Field Trip Week of February 22

GRACE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
FIRST GRADE FIELD TRIP
Dear Parents,
Below is the information about our next field trip. We are so excited for yet another opportunity to enjoy first grade out of the classroom.
WHEN: Thursday, March 11
WHERE: You guessed it! California Pizza Kitchen, Northridge We will be making our own pizzas!
COST: $3 for CPK and $2 for gas. Please send your money in single dollar bills.
Permission slips and money are due back no later than Monday, March 8.
Please let me know ASAP if you can drive by returning the slip below.
With thankfulness,
Shirley Mollica
____________ Yes, I will be able to drive on Thurs. March 11 to CPK.
I have ____________________ seatbelts for children.

Name_____________________________________________________________________

Other Parent Information for week of February 22

There will be no school next week, March 1 –5 due to the GCC Shepherd’s Conference. School will be back in session MONDAY, March 8

Since the beginning of the school year, we have had the privilege to pray daily for some of our GCC missionaries. One of the families we have prayed for is the Stanisci family in Rome, Italy. Mr. Stanisci will be coming to our classroom this Friday from 2:30-3:00 pm to share about his ministry in Rome and what he hopes for the future of the gospel in Italy (he will be in town for the Shepherd’s Conference). He will be joined by my son, Massimo, whose family will be leaving soon to join them in Italy as missionaries. I would like to invite any of you parents to join us for this time. The children have been learning the importance of getting the gospel preached all around the world. We are excited at the opportunity to have these men come in.

Please let me know if you will be joining us Friday afternoon at 2:30. How thankful we are for these missionaries, and the calling God has given them to get the gospel message around the world. Have a restful week off and I will see you back on Monday, March 8. Please let me know how I can pray for you and your families.

Homework for Week of February 22

· READING: Homework will come home Monday, Tuesday and Thursday only this week.

· LANGUAGE: We will spend this week working on story writing and creative writing.

· MATH: We will take chapter 8 tests this Friday. Homework will be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Please be sure you are checking your child’s homework carefully. All homework should be returned 100%
· SPELLING: We are on List 20 this week (“a” in asleep ). The test will be Friday as usual, and there will be a practice test for homework on Thursday.
· FIELD TRIP: Please read attached flier concerning our next field trip.

Please be reminded that the boys are all to be wearing belts with their school uniforms. Thanks!

Bible for week of February 22

And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.” I John 2:2

This week we continue in the life of Christ, including the story of healing the ten lepers. Our memory verse is I John 1:9, 10. Your child should be ready to say it for me by Friday.

I John 1:8
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Other Parent Information for week of February 16

The children did a great job last Friday for Grandparents’ Day. Thank you so much for your efforts and work at home in helping them prepare their parts.


Please be sure your calendars are marked for the week of March 1-5. GCS will be closed because of the Shepherd’s Conference on the GCC campus. What a privilege for us to close our school campus for this amazing week of teaching pastors from around the world.


Our class has been challenged the last couple of weeks with lots of colds, coughs, etc. PLEASE help your child and the others by not sending them back to school until their fever has been gone for 24 hours.

Bible for week of February 16

This week we will continue with Jesus’ life and ministry here on earth. We will include the stories of Jesus feeding the 5000, and also calming the storm. Our memory verse this week is I John 1:8. Your child should be ready to say it for me by Friday.



I John 1:8
“If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.”

Homework for Week of February 16

· READING: Homework will come home Tuesday and Thursday only this week.

· LANGUAGE: This week we will continue with words beginning with capital letters.

· MATH: We continue chapter 8, working on symmetry and shapes this week. Homework will come home Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

· SPELLING: We are on List 19 this week (“ar” in stars and “wa” in wash). The test will be Friday as usual, and there will be a practice test for homework on Thursday.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Other Parent Information for week of February 1

Your child should now have their part memorized for Grandparents’ Day on Feb. 12. Please continue to review it with them, encouraging them with a loud, clear, slow, expressive voice.


If you have taken any pictures of our class this year (at school or on field trips), please could you either e-mail them to me or send them in on a CD? I would like to submit some for the yearbook. Thanks!!


PLEASE! Do not put any cans of soda or cans of any other kinds of food in your child’s lunch or snack. Thank you for supporting me in this rule.



Please check your child’s graded paper folder for how you can help this Friday as we celebrate the 100th day of school.

Bible for week of February 1

“I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, ’I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,’ and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.”
Psalm 32:5

We will spend the next two weeks going through some of Christ’s parables, beginning the the parable of the seed and soils. We also begin the February GCS passage, which is I John 1:5-10 (“Children of the Light repent of their sins”). This week we will memorize I John 1:5

I John 1:5
“This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.”

Homework for Week of February 1

· READING: Homework will come home Monday, Tuesday and Thursday this week. Please continue to encourage your child to pay attention to expression and also the punctuation at the ends of sentences. Thanks!

· LANGUAGE: This will be the last week that we work on ABC order. We are now working on it from the second letter as well.

· MATH: We continue with coins this week, adding quarters to our combinations. Please give your child extra help if they are still struggling. They should now be able to count dimes, nickels and pennies together. Homework will come home Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

· SPELLING: We are on List 17 this week (-ank, -ink, -onk, -unk, -ang, -ing, -ong, -ung_. The test will be Friday as usual, and there will be a practice test for homework on Thursday.