Dear Parents,
Yesterday began with Chapel and I noticed as we walked in,
Pastor Sherry was wearing a very peculiar ensemble. He was wearing jeans, tennis shoes, his suit
coat, and a tie. For the message he
spoke about how yesterday was National Ultimate Mismatch Day (which…I really
think that he made up…!). He spoke about
how as we are in the 2nd week of Advent and how we are preparing to
celebrate the birth of Jesus, we can reflect on the Christmas account. How, in
a way Christmas is a mismatch in of itself.
Our King, came to earth as a baby and was born in a stable with
animals. Jesus was a perfect and sinless
man who lived on Earth among sinners. He
died and rose for our sins, though we certainly didn’t deserve it. I thank God for all of the “mismatchness”.
Thank you to all that were able to come the Advent service
last night. The firsties (did you notice
that even Pastor called them firsties?!?!) and young 5’s class did a great job
praising the Lord! Thank you for going
through their speaking parts over and over again….it really DID help.
Yesterday we also tried a “new” strategy of reading out loud,
called “buzz reading”. Buzz reading is when
the whole class is reading out loud, and they are reading the same story. They are reading to themselves and when the
whole class does this, it sounds a little like a low buzzing sound.
Below is just a small sample of their first
time at buzz reading.
When your firstie is studying their spelling words, another
way to get the spelling of their words in their heads is pretending they are
dribbling a basketball. On each bounce,
a letter of the word is said, until the whole word is spelled and then you
pretend to shoot the “ball” into the basket.
Though we haven’t used this strategy a lot this year, it still is valid
and the kiddos love practicing their words this way! It gets them moving….if you
get a chance, give it a try!
Blessings to you as the weekend is upon us again soon!
Miss Gallagher
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