Dear Parents,

Happy Wednesday!  Whoa! What a blustery day is has been…..but we still plan on going outside to get some fresh air and enjoy the sunshine! 

Has your firstie told you what we are learning about in Religion class?  We have been learning about Moses and how he helped to free the people of Israel (God's people) from slavery.  Moses asked the Pharaoh over and over again to let them go and each time Pharaoh refused.  And when Pharaoh refused, God sent plagues to the people of Egypt.  There were plagues of water turning into blood, and darkness all the time, and sickness, and swarms of flies, etc….each plague was bad, but the last one was the worst.  God told Moses to kill a spotless lamb and take the blood from it.  Then they were to use the blood to paint it on the door frames of Israelites’ houses.  When they did that, they were protected from the angel that God sent to kill all of the first born sons.  The angel passed over the home of the Israelites and God saved them…..the Passover.  We celebrate the Passover because Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins.  He was spotless and pure, and He shed His blood and because of that WE are saved!  As a reminder of that awesome gift, the firsties “painted” our door frame with blood too! 

If you get a chance to, check out the firsties’ artwork in the hallway by the Gym…it is SO NEAT!  

 

How are the math flash cards coming along?  The goal is try to have the firsties NOT rely on their fingers but rather practice mental math and knowing those math facts.  The more that they practice, the more they will have those math facts at their fingertips.  Please keep practicing at home (and it doesn’t need to be more than a few minutes at a time…!) Thank you for continuing to work on this at home. 

I had 5 firsties not get their homework done again last night.  Parents….PLEASE check your kiddo’s folders EACH AND EVERY NIGHT.  PLEASE help your kiddo make sure that their homework is completed EACH AND EVERY NIGHT.  They are learning and they are learning to become more responsible and more independent and they need your help with this.  

The Harvest Dinner is THIS SUNDAY!  It is also Reformation Sunday! Hope to see you at church and/or the Harvest Dinner. 

Blessings on the rest of your week!

Miss Gallagher