Thanksgiving Feast & Awards

Congratulations to our November award recipients! Great job to Nathaniel for most improved, Kristen for student of the month and Joey for the integrity character trait. 

We enjoyed doing some worksheets on the history of Thanksgiving and Plymouth Colony.  We made bookmarks and did a Thanksgiving Reader's Theater.  AND we enjoyed eating all of the yummy food at the DAS Thanksgiving Feast!

I also gave out an extra credit assignment for those interested in extra credit work for social studies.

Have a safe and blessed holiday.  "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." 1 Chronicles 16:34

Thanksgiving Budgeting

After we did math facts and the 5th graders took their math tests, we did Thanksgiving budgeting with local grocery store flyers.  We made a Thanksgiving menu and the students had to make sure they had enough money to buy the food on their menu for 4 people.  There was a lot of math involved, for example: when they wanted to buy one item and the sale price said that the item was 5 for $4.00.  We had to figure out how many pounds of turkey to pie, etc...

We also watched a video on the history of Thanksgiving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsdzjdT_LkY#t=210 and read some letters from children during that era.  We also worked on a picture that shows what we are thankful to God for.

Tomorrow reading packets are due.  There are no other assignments for this week.

Our quote for today is from W.T. Purkiser, "Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving."

Happy Friday

We had a beautiful chapel today, given by one of our Kindergarten parents.  Our topic was integrity. 

The math assignments for today are in the picture.  The 5th graders will be retaking their math tests on Monday.

We took our social studies, spelling, vocabulary and memory verse tests today - the students did a great job!

Please have them finish their ReadingPlus for Sunday night and remind them that reading packets are due on Tuesday morning.

Have a happy Friday!!!

Conflict Resolution

This week we have been discussing the story of Jacob and Esau.  We used this story to help us talk about conflict resolution.  Here is a great website that has ideas on how to help children become better at conflict resolution: https://www.kidsmatter.edu.au/families/about-friendship/resolving-conflict/resolving-conflict-how-children-can-learn-resolve.

Today's math assignments are in the picture for today.  The 5th graders have a math test tomorrow.  Please make sure they review.

Today we reviewed for our social studies test, which is tomorrow. They can review their definitions in their notebooks.

We have also been working on our reading packets which are due on Tuesday.  These are a large part of their reading grade.  Here are some tips on helping your student with their homework. http://www.greatschools.org/students/homework-help/4234-tips-for-no-hassle-homework-time-video.gs.

Tomorrow, online and written weekly assignments are due.  

Our quote for today is from Paul Boese, "Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."

Thankful

We are thankful for the students, staff, and parents who helped collect non-perishable food items today.  We are also thankful for those in the community who gave.  If you have any items at home that you would like to donate please bring them in this week.

4th graders will be re-taking their math tests tomorrow.  Please have them review in their books.  Today's assignment is pictured.

We are reviewing in social studies for a lesson review test at the end of the week.  It will be an open book test.

We also did one lesson in handwriting.  Some students are behind and need to catch up.

Please make sure that your student is working on their weekly written and online assignments.  Also, the reading packets are due this coming Tuesday.

Dress Warmly

Thank you to the parent drivers who helped today.  Tomorrow we will be collecting the non-perishable food items.  If you have any donations to bring in that would be helpful also. Please have all students dress warmly and bring proper outdoor attire.

Today's picture is of the math assignments.  4th graders will be having their math test tomorrow.

Here is another video to help review the conjunctions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQM5pJOaw-M

Today we the took a chapter quiz in social studies.  This week we will review and take a unit test at the end of the week.

Our quote for today is from Winnie the Pooh, “Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”

Can Collecting Permission Slips

This is a full week, including all online assignments.  Our Bible verse for the week is, "

Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you." 2 Corinthians 13:11

I did our math assignments and then forgot to save the file correctly, so I will be giving them their assignments each day on the board.  I am putting up today's assignment in the picture. 

In writing we are studying conjunctions this week.  We will have a quiz on Thursday or Friday.  Here is a great video to help teach this concept: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODGA7ssL-6g

Tomorrow we will be passing out grocery bags for our canned food drive.  I will be sending home a permission slip which the students must return tomorrow in order to participate.  I am also in need of drivers Tuesday and Thursday.

Please also note that last week I handed out new reading packets.  These will be due on November 25.

Our quote for today is from Winston Churchill, "“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”

Math Assignments for Week of November 10

MONDAY

MATH FACTS

3^rd         209-212, (khan – division 1)

4^th         207-210, (Kahn – finding factors and multiples)

5^th         MID CHAPTER TEST (multiplication.com)

TUESDAY

NO SCHOOL

WEDNESDAY

3^rd         213-216, (mathfactspro.com – division)

4^th         211-214, (khan – prime numbers)

5^th         219-222 (khan – dividing by a multi-digit decimal)

THURSDAY

SUB ROTATIONS     

FRIDAY

SUB ROTATIONS

Fall Festival

Thanks again to all who made our Fall Festival a great success.  Congratulations to Samantha for winning the pie contest with her Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie.

Our Bible verse this week is:

Show me the right path, O Lord;
    point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me,
    for you are the God who saves me.
    All day long I put my hope in you

Psalm 25:4,5

Because of the short week and Science Fair, we will not be having SpellingCity and spelling words and definitions this week.

Next week we will be going into the local neighborhoods to drop off grocery bags and then picking them up the next day for non-perishable food item donations.  If anyone is able, we will need extra drivers on Tuesday and Thursday, November 18 & 19 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Today we reviewed on commas for our test on Wednesday.  Remember no school tomorrow!

Native American "Pottery"

Today our chapel was about integrity and making good choices, even when no one is looking.  This whole month we will be talking about this character trait.

In math the 4th graders took a mid-chapter test and the 3rd graders took their chapter 5 test. 

We continued to study commas and will finish up with them next week.  Here is one video that we watched on commas with quotations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrGhsiSYqTQ

We also made our own Native American "pottery."

Remember that Sunday is counted as a school day.  The Fall Festival will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Please support our class booth by entering a pie and tasting and voting for the others. 

See you on Sunday!

Welcome to Our New Secretary

DAS wants to give a warm welcome to Janet Rios our new secretary!  We are glad to have her as a member of the DAS staff.

In Bible we watched 3 different versions of the Abraham/Isaac story.  Not only is it an incredible story of faith but we also used the different versions to explain how we write differently depending on our audience.

In math the 3rd graders studied for their Chapter 5 test, which is tomorrow.  

In writing we continued to study commas and we took our reading test.

Tomorrow Spelling City assignments, spelling words and definitions, and Bible verses are due.  We will also have our memory verse and spelling and vocabulary tests.

PLEASE sign up to help at the Fall Festival on Sunday.

Our quote for today is, "Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success."

Reading Test Tomorrow

Today we talked at length about the reasons why our prayers might seem to go unanswered.  I am hoping that if the students heard anything I had to say, it was that God is always listening and caring. "He listens to me every time I call to him." Psalm 116:2

In social studies we continue to study Native Americans. Today's picture of a Native American Women was colored by Lizette.

In writing we worked on commas, WPP online and we studied for our reading test that is tomorrow.

Our quote for today is from Rick Warren, "If you're praying about it, God's working on it."

If you’re praying about it God’s working on it.

If you’re praying about it God’s working on it.

If you’re praying about it God’s working on it.

If you’re praying about it God’s working on it.

If you’re praying about it God’s working on it.

Native American History

Today the fourth graders took their chapter test again.  They will need to complete the assignment today which is about factoring numbers. The 3rd graders are multiplying by tens and the 5th graders are starting to divide decimals.

We also did a handwriting exercise which is due tomorrow.

We spent some more time on WPP online and also learning about commas, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua197s8d2TA and studying for our reading test on Thursday.

In social studies we have been studying Native American culture and history.  Joshua did a great job on this coloring page.

Our quote for today is from Joyce Meyer, "“My purpose in life is to do right and to glorify God.”

Chips-n-Salsa Party

Today the honor roll and principal's list recipients had a chips-n-salsa party with the principal!  Congratulations students! Keep up the hard work!

This week's Bible verse is John 3:16,
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Today the 5th graders took their math chapter tests again and the 4th graders took their chapter 4 math test.

Today we continued working on our WPP online assignments and we started studying for our reading tests this week. We also started studying commas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Tz_9d-ahc

Please remember that tomorrow the Science Project Proposal Forms are due.

Our quote for today is from Albert Einstein, "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.”