Monday, January 30, 2017

News and Notes for January 30th-February 3rd

MATH: In Math this week the students will have a test on Monday and Lessons 56-59.

Here is a great visual dictionary for Math Concepts: Math is Fun Visual Dictionary

I am pleased to tell you that we will be using a website called IXL in our classroom this year. IXL is a comprehensive learning program offering unlimited math practice problems in thousands of skills.  One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child's progress! Your child's unique username and password are in their planner.  You may download the app or use on any device's web browser to access the website.  Please let me know if you need any help.

IXL Website 

Link to Online Math Book click here

Use this form to complete homework each night.
Blank Math Homework Sheet

READING: Students will be reading about precipitation...or snow!  We will read a wonderful, non-fiction story about William Bentley, in the story Snowflake Bentley.   They will be working on main idea and details from a paragraph.  You can help them at home asking them about the main idea when they are reading their own stories. 

Accelerated Reader is a program we use at CCLS to help with Reading Comprehension.  Students may use their login to check reading comprehension on their own books at home as well.  



ART: Students created art work like Pablo Picasso.  Please visit our hallway to see their artwork. 


LIBRARY DAY: We have an outstanding librarian this year, Mrs. Mary Beth Sullivan. Please give her a kind CCLS welcome when you see her around the building.  Mrs. Sullivan spends time reading with our students each visit and helps them when selecting books.  Our scheduled Library day is on Thursdays.  Please help remind your child to bring their book back by Thursday each week.


SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB:  You may place book orders online through Scholastic Book Club through Friday, February 24th.  Check out the catalog online.  Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a scholastic link to the Book Club page on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!
Parent Code: J3CX6

Click the link to see what students are learning in Music with Mrs. Killian.  Please help your child set up a time to practice the recorder each week.
mrskilliansings.blogspot.com 

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, science, social studies, field trips, and much more!

Take time to worship with your family this weekend.
CCLS partners with five Lutheran Churches in the area.
I hope you can attend one of these churches or a different church of your choice. 
Concordia
Glendale 
Mt. Calvary 
Prince of Peace
Webster Gardens


Save those BOX TOPS!
Each class will compete to collect the most box tops for the school.  The box tops are collected and turned in for money used to support the school.  Please feel free to bring in your BOX TOPS whenever you have them.

Check the Assignment Calendar for more details on classwork.  Students must use their ______@ccls-stlouis.org email account to view the calendar on any device.
4th Grade Assignment Calendar

**IMPORTANT DATES - Please mark your calendars**

February 13th: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development 
February 14th: NO SCHOOL - CCLS @ Hidden Valley Ski Day - Teacher Professional Development
February 16th: Field Trip to Faust Park for Maple Syrup Collection and Photosynthesis Lesson Outdoors - dress appropriately - pack a lunch; we typically eat outside, weather permitting
February 18th: CCLS Auction Sign Up Here

March 20th-24th: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL 

April 13th: Maundy Thursday - 4th Grade will lead chapel at 8:35 a.m. 
April 14th: Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
April 17th: Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL
April 27th: Grandparent's Day and Operetta
April 28th: Robotics Field Trip @ the Convention Center downtown **Parents please let us know if you can join us for the day**

May 1st-5th: Standardized Testing Week
May 19th: Field Day
May 26th: Last Day of School - Closing Chapel at 8:45 a.m. - please join us
                 Dismissal at 11 a.m. 

Katie Endorf | 4th Grade Teacher 
Christ Community Lutheran School
Crestwood | Glendale | Kirkwood | Webster314.961.6595 | www.ccls-stlouis.org


CCLS is a nationally recognized High-Achieving Blue Ribbon School.
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Friday, January 20, 2017

National Lutheran Schools Week Information and Classroom News

We thank God for the blessings He bestows on CCLS and for all Lutheran Schools around the world! Thank you for your continued prayers and support.  This week is known as National Lutheran Schools Week (or NLSW).

 We will be having special dress days each day next week.  These dress days are optional.  Your child may choose to do the special dress event or to wear his/her school uniform.  Remember that we are doing our Jump rope for Heart events in physical education on Thursday, so be sure to wear/bring tennis shoes on that day.

 Here are the dress-up day descriptions: (These are for our Kindergarten through Fourth Grade students.  The middle school students will have their own set of days.)

 Monday:  Comfy day - wear your sweats, pjs or other comfy clothes.  No slippers, please.
Tuesday: Crazy hair/hat day 

Wednesday: Dress up for Jesus Day (wear your nicest clothes)

Thursday: Favorite Team Day -  wear the jersey of your favorite sports team (school bottoms, please)

Friday:  100th Day of School -  Make a 100th Day shirt to wear on Friday Jan. 27th.  Attach or draw 100 things to a shirt to show off at our 100th day parade. (school bottoms, please)

 Also next week, we will have the Backpack Oatmeal Challenge.  Our school will be collecting boxes of instant oatmeal with single serve packets to help hungry children in our area. This is part of Operation Food Search, where they send a backpack full of food home each weekend to needy children. The children return the backpack the next Monday to be filled again. Please send boxes of instant oatmeal any day next week. The class that brings in the most, will get a little Emoji to clip on their backpacks. Thanks for helping!! (P.S. The boxes of instant oatmeal are on sale at Dierberg's this week!!)

We will be celebrating in other ways with our chapel families as well as our homeroom groups.  Watch for the banners with 100 reasons for ... that will be displayed in our hallways.  

 Sunday, January 29th, is CCLS Sunday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church.  Their service is at 9:00 a.m. and you are invited to join us for worship. 


Thank you to all our parents who are attending or helping with the auction this year.  We met our classroom goal and our class will have a free dress day in the future -- your child will be very excited! :)

MATH: In Math this week the students will have lessons 52-55.

Here is a great visual dictionary for Math Concepts: Math is Fun Visual Dictionary

I am pleased to tell you that we will be using a website called IXL in our classroom this year. IXL is a comprehensive learning program offering unlimited math practice problems in thousands of skills.  One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child's progress! Your child's unique username and password are in their planner.  You may download the app or use on any device's web browser to access the website.  Please let me know if you need any help.

IXL Website 

Link to Online Math Book click here

Use this form to complete homework each night.
Blank Math Homework Sheet

READING: Students will be reading about Great Plains Indians in the legend of Mystic Horse by Paul Goble.  We will also be focusing on Sequencing Events in stories.  



Accelerated Reader is a program we use at CCLS to help with Reading Comprehension.  Students may use their login to check reading comprehension on their own books at home as well.  



 ART: Students created art work like Pablo Picasso.  Please visit our hallway to see their artwork. 

LIBRARY DAY: We have an outstanding librarian this year, Mrs. Mary Beth Sullivan. Please give her a kind CCLS welcome when you see her around the building.  Mrs. Sullivan spends time reading with our students each visit and helps them when selecting books.  Our scheduled Library day is on Thursdays.  Please help remind your child to bring their book back by Thursday each week.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB:  You may place book orders online through Scholastic Book Club through Friday, January 27th.  Check out the catalog online.  Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a scholastic link to the Book Club page on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!
Parent Code: J3CX6

Click the link to see what students are learning in Music with Mrs. Killian.  Please help your child set up a time to practice the recorder each week.
mrskilliansings.blogspot.com 

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, science, social studies, field trips, and much more!

Take time to worship with your family this weekend.
CCLS partners with five Lutheran Churches in the area.
I hope you can attend one of these churches or a different church of your choice. 
Concordia
Glendale 
Mt. Calvary 
Prince of Peace
Webster Gardens


Save those BOX TOPS!
Each class will compete to collect the most box tops for the school.  The box tops are collected and turned in for money used to support the school.  Please feel free to bring in your BOX TOPS whenever you have them.

Check the Assignment Calendar for more details on classwork.  Students must use their ______@ccls-stlouis.org email account to view the calendar on any device.
4th Grade Assignment Calendar

**IMPORTANT DATES - Please mark your calendars**

January 23rd-27th: National Lutheran Schools Week

February 13th: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development 
February 14th: Hidden Valley Ski Day - NO SCHOOL- Teacher Professional Development
February 16th: Field Trip to Faust Park for Maple Syrup Collection and Photosynthesis Lesson Outdoors - dress appropriately - pack a lunch; we typically eat outside, weather permitting
February 18th: CCLS Auction Sign Up Here

March 20th-24th: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL 

April 13th: Maundy Thursday - 4th Grade will lead chapel at 8:35 a.m. 
April 14th: Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
April 17th: Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL
April 27th: Grandparent's Day and Operetta
April 28th: Robotics Field Trip @ the Convention Center downtown **Parents please let us know if you can join us for the day**

May 1st-5th: Standardized Testing Week
May 19th: Field Day
May 26th: Last Day of School - Closing Chapel at 8:45 a.m. - please join us
                 Dismissal at 11 a.m. 

Katie Endorf | 4th Grade Teacher 
Christ Community Lutheran School
Crestwood | Glendale | Kirkwood | Webster314.961.6595 | www.ccls-stlouis.org

          
CCLS is a nationally recognized High-Achieving Blue Ribbon School.
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Thursday, January 19, 2017

CCLS Dinner Auction

Please consider being a volunteer, donating to the auction, buying a raffle ticket, or reserving a table under our classroom name.  Use the link here for more information:

Classroom Auction Sign Up

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Monday, January 2, 2017

News and Notes for January 4th-6th

MATH: In Math this week the students will have lessons 46-48.

Here is a great visual dictionary for Math Concepts: Math is Fun Visual Dictionary

I am pleased to tell you that we will be using a website called IXL in our classroom this year. IXL is a comprehensive learning program offering unlimited math practice problems in thousands of skills.  One of the best things about IXL is that your child can access it from home, so you have a chance to see your child's progress! Your child's unique username and password are in their planner.  You may download the app or use on any device's web browser to access the website.  Please let me know if you need any help.

IXL Website 

Link to Online Math Book click here

Use this form to complete homework each night.
Blank Math Homework Sheet

READING: Students will be reading about Ben Franklin and Thomas Edison this week.  Our comprehension skill will focus on Problem and Solution.

Check out the Vocabulary for our story here:

Accelerated Reader is a program we use at CCLS to help with Reading Comprehension.  Students may use their login to check reading comprehension on their own books at home as well.  

ART: Students created video projects that show how Failure Leads to Success.  This is a great point I like to use throughout the year.  When we fail at anything in life, we can use that experience to help us improve the next time and hopefully succeed in the future.  Enjoy the videos from their Seesaw Accounts or from this link: Failure Leads to Success   

Students are currently working on Pablo Picasso inspired work using oil pastels as our medium.

LIBRARY DAY: We have an outstanding librarian this year, Mrs. Mary Beth Sullivan. Please give her a kind CCLS welcome when you see her around the building.  Mrs. Sullivan spends time reading with our students each visit and helps them when selecting books.  Our scheduled Library day is on Thursdays.  Please help remind your child to bring their book back by Thursday each week.

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB:  You may place book orders online through Scholastic Book Club through Friday, January 27th.  Check out the catalog online.  Please use our parent code to log in and order your books.  There is also a scholastic link to the Book Club page on the right side of this blog.  Happy Reading!
Parent Code: J3CX6

Click the link to see what students are learning in Music with Mrs. Killian.  Please help your child set up a time to practice the recorder each week.
mrskilliansings.blogspot.com 

Check out Mrs. Brannan's blog for updates on memory work, science, social studies, field trips, and much more!

Take time to worship with your family this weekend.
CCLS partners with five Lutheran Churches in the area.
I hope you can attend one of these churches or a different church of your choice. 
Concordia
Glendale 
Mt. Calvary 
Prince of Peace
Webster Gardens


Save those BOX TOPS!
Each class will compete to collect the most box tops for the school.  The box tops are collected and turned in for money used to support the school.  Please feel free to bring in your BOX TOPS whenever you have them.

Check the Assignment Calendar for more details on classwork.  Students must use their ______@ccls-stlouis.org email account to view the calendar on any device.
4th Grade Assignment Calendar

**IMPORTANT DATES - Please mark your calendars**

January 4th: Classes Resume 
January 16th: No School - MLK Day
January 18th: Field Trip to Busch Stadium
January 23rd-27th: National Lutheran Schools Week

February 13th: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development 
February 14th: Hidden Valley Ski Day - NO SCHOOL- Teacher Professional Development
February 18th: CCLS Auction Sign Up Here
February ?: Field Trip to Faust Park for Maple Syrup Collection and Photosynthesis Lesson Outdoors - dress appropriately - pack a lunch; we typically eat outside, weather permitting

March 20th-24th: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL 

April 13th: Maundy Thursday - 4th Grade will lead chapel at 8:35 a.m. 
April 14th: Good Friday - NO SCHOOL
April 17th: Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL
April 27th: Grandparent's Day and Operetta
April 28th: Robotics Field Trip @ the Convention Center downtown **Parents please let us know if you can join us for the day**

May 1st-5th: Standardized Testing Week
May 19th: Field Day
May 26th: Last Day of School - Closing Chapel at 8:45 a.m. - please join us
                 Dismissal at 11 a.m. 

Katie Endorf | 4th Grade Teacher 
Christ Community Lutheran School
Crestwood | Glendale | Kirkwood | Webster314.961.6595 | www.ccls-stlouis.org

          
CCLS is a nationally recognized High-Achieving Blue Ribbon School.
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