In first grade, at St. John and throughout Merrill it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!  Here are some pictures of shopping at the Holiday Mall and decking the halls first grade style!

I hope and pray that you have all had a blessed Thanksgiving.  We have entered the season of Advent which is a great time to emphasize the true meaning of Christmas with your child. Before Thanksgiving your child should have brought home a bright green sheet that has the recitations we are learning for our Christmas service at St. John.  The recitations will be our memory work during the month of December so if you have lost it please let me know so I can get you another copy.  Here we are making turkeys and writing what we are thankful for.  I love how well this class works together and what great friends and helpers they are to each other.

I am praying that you all have a blessed Thanksgiving. Please remember to take time in your celebration to focus on thanking God for all the many gifts He has blessed you with.

Then if you have time here are some fun Thanksgiving books that you might want to share with your child.

It is hard to believe that we are already approaching Thanksgiving.  I have so many things to be thankful for.  Have a great and safe weekend and don't forget to worship The Lord this weekend.

Your child should be bringing home two math sheets to finish and also they have memory work for tomorrow,  Memory is, "The Lord is near to all who call on Him." Psalm 145:18

We had a really fun time today.  We had some "guest teachers" as two fifth graders were rewarded with some "teacher time".

Later in science we saw the effects of air pressure on balloon rockets.  Some of us even saw the effects of rubbing a balloon on your hair.

This week we will be working on initial r controlled blends.  The kids are doing great on memory work, keep up the good work.  

What a crazy and fun week we had.  Book fair bingo, book fair, parent/teacher conferences, Veteran's Day Assembly, bring someone special to lunch day, The Queen of B.-ba, the Book Fair-oh and the crowning of the new Book Fair-oh, Mrs. Germain.  All in all it was a lot of fun.

This weekend your child brought home his/her reading book.  They should read, "A Musical Day" starting on pg. 70 3x.  They also have two math sheets to finish for lesson 48, and memory for Monday, 11/18/13, is on pg. 4 and is, "Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might." Ephesians 6:10

Finally, as noted in the menu and in the reminder note sent home today, the Kindergarten and first grade sing this Sunday at the 8:00am service here at St. John.  Don't forget to worship the Lord.

Here are a few pictures of the kids taking a math test and using math offices!  Have a great weekend.