Jennie Williamson and Airson Concert

November first if almost here and that means that the PATT family night with dinner and concert is almost here as well. This event is happening at the CCLS elementary campus (8749 Watson Road).  PATT is sponsoring the dinner of pasta, salad and bread from Psghetti's beginning at 5:30 in the gym.  A free will donation will be accepted to cover the cost of the dinner.  If you will be joining us for dinner, please go to the CCLS website and click on the PATT tab and register for dinner.  We need the reservations placed by Sunday, October 28th. 

The concert will be a concert of Christian Family music performed by Jenny Williamson and the group Arison.  They are from Nashville and have performed all over the country, including performances at many Lutheran Schools.  Below you can click on the you tube link for a sample of their music. This is a free concert.  We will have a door offering and the proceeds will be going to CCLS-U to help with the expenses of building a dormitory and a medical clinic. 

We are looking for a few more sponsors for the concert as well, so that all of the donations can go to CCLS-U.  For a donation of $50 or more, you will receive reserved seating for the concert and a big thank you from the children of CCLS.  Please contact Janet Leet, 314-961-6595 or jleet@ccls-stlouis.org, if you would be interested in being a sponsor.  

Looking forward to being together on Thursday, November 1st. Please be sure to invite your family and friends as well.  We would love to have a full house!!

Newsletter October 22nd-25th

Math:  We have completed our first 30 lessons in math!  We will keep going strong as we begin lessons 31-34 this week.

Reading: Our theme this week is Baseball, very appropriate for St. Louis this time of year!  This week will start with a short story, "Women Pick Up the Ball" using our vocabulary for the week.  Then we will begin reading "Mighty Jackie: The Strike-out Queen".  
*Book Report* The first book report must be a John Newbery Medal winner.  We go to the library on Tuesday to pick out a book if you do not have one selected already. So pick out a good book and begin reading. We will go over requirements for the book report presentation in the next few weeks.

Kid Blogs:  Here what your child said if they had a raft for the summer on kidblogs.  Feel free to make comments too!
Mrs. Endorf's class
Mrs. Brannan's class

Art:  Our fall leaf banners will be ready for hanging sometime next week!  The students did a great job of  capturing the colors of fall.

Character Development: We had a discussion about how God makes us all unique and special.  We have similarities and differences which make us all unique.  We did a group discussion about three boys who have similarities and differences and how they can get along together.

Chapel Buddies: Thursday fourth graders helped their chapel buddy prepare for their student-led conferences next week.  Kindergartners through 4th graders have the opportunity to lead their conference with their parents and teacher and to share what they are doing in school.

Scholastic Book Orders:  I will only be collecting online orders.  You may place an order online through Friday, October 26th.  Check out the catalog online or the one sent home with your student. Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a link to scholastic books on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!
Parent Code: J3CX6

Missouri Botanical Gardens presentation -- The students had an opportunity to design and make their own flowers.  A staff member came on Thursday to wrap up our time with plant adaptations with the Botanical Gardens.

See what the students are leaning with Mrs. Killian in music class.

Student-Led Conferences on Thursday and Friday.  Your student should have brought home a yellow sheet with their conference time.  Students will have 20 minutes to lead a conference showing you how they have been doing this first quarter of fourth grade.  
Early Dismissal on Thursday, October 25th at Noon.

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, spelling, and much more!!   

Newsletter October 15th-19th

CCLS Sunday: Join us at Webster Groves this Sunday at 10:45 a.m. for a special CCLS Sunday worship service.  Mrs. Killian has been working with the students to sing a special song during worship, "My Number One".  If you can attend the service please arrive at 10:10 a.m. There will be a service at 8:00 a.m., a reception in between services and a service at 10:45 a.m.  Look forward to seeing you there!

Math:  This week in Math we will be finishing lesson 30 and reviewing for our 5th test.  The test will be on Thursday, October 18th over lessons 1-25.  We will also complete Investigation 3 on multiplication patterns, area, squares and square roots.

Reading: Our theme continues this week about wildlife.   The classes are reading "The Raft."  They are also developing a setting flow chart that highlights events and character's reactions in the story.  The test over "The Raft" will be this week.

Art:  This week the students learned about a type of art called batik. This type of art was used by people in Indonesia and South Eastern Asia.  They would use hot wax to create intricate designs for clothing and other items. In class we used glue to mimic the hot wax designs.  Students made fall leaf banners that they should be bringing home next week.  Remember to check the hallway for other artwork that has been posted.

Character Development: We continued to discuss characteristics of working in a group.  The students listed characteristics such as compromising, listening, acting Christ-like, sharing or taking turns and many others.  Hopefully they can put those to good use in the future!

Chapel Buddies: Thursday fourth graders helped their chapel buddy play Safety Bingo.  The fourth grader would read a clue and the kindergartner would pick which safety item it described.  October is fire safety month.  Make sure your child knows an escape route and a meeting place for your family in case of emergency.  

Scholastic Book Orders:  I will only be collecting online orders.  You may place an order online through Friday, October 26th.  Check out the catalog online or the one sent home with your student. Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a link to scholastic books on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!
Parent Code: J3CX6

Today fourth graders had a Missouri Botanical Gardens presentation -- ask what they presented about and what class was like today to prepare for Monday.  See Mrs. Brannan for details about our field trip Monday to the Gardens.

See what the students are leaning with Mrs. Killian in music class.

New quarter starts Monday.   Student-Led Conferences are coming soon!  Your child will have a sign-up sheet for times to meet with their teacher in their binder on Monday.  These forms need to be returned by Wednesday, October 17th.

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, spelling, and much more!!   

Newsletter October 8th-12th

Math:  Monday we will review and Tuesday we will test over lessons 1-20.  Then we will continue with lessons 27-29 the rest of the week.

Reading: Our theme this week is wildlife.  We will be reading "Rafting-Ready of Not" and "The Raft."  We are working on new vocabulary words and making a flow chart for the setting and events in the story.

Art:  The students finished their artwork of drawing like artist Pablo Picasso.  Check out the hallway for their hanging artwork!

Character Development: This week we did a group activity to see how groups can peacefully work together and compromise about ideas.  The students were in small groups, they had to act out a machine and present it to the class.  They worked for 5 minutes to prepare a 10 second action scene.  Hopefully the skills they worked on they will be able to use in their everyday lives.

Chapel Buddies: Thursday was so beautiful outside the fourth graders enjoyed playing outside with their chapel buddies.

You may order online through Scholastic Book Club through Friday, October 26th.  Check out the catalog online. Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a link to scholastic book on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!
Parent Code: J3CX6

**Save the Date** Missouri Botanical Garden field trip
We will start with a classroom presentation by a garden staff member discussing plant adaptations.  Then we will take a trip to the gardens to explore hands on about plant adaptations.  Finally, a staff member will return to the classroom to do a final presentation.  We will be visiting the Mo Botanical Gardens on Monday, October 15th from 8:30a.m. - Noon.
***$9.25 is due to Mrs. Brannan ASAP***
If you would like to come on the field trip with to chaperone we would love to have you.  We are allowed so many adults with a free entry.  If you have a botanical garden pass, can you please let Mrs. Brannan know so we have all adults with free entry.
See what the students are leaning with Mrs. Killian in music class.

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, spelling, and much more!!