News and Classwork

Information
- Today marks the end of the third quarter. Report cards will come home on Friday, March 28.

- The start of the fourth quarter is the end of science and social studies, as we will be focusing exclusively on health- body systems, nutrition, and family education.

- Achievement tests will take place from March 31-April 4. Over the course of the week, students will take 11 tests that range from 30-60 minutes each. You can help your child do his best by promoting sleep and brain-fueling breakfasts.

- As our math concept become tougher, it is important that students have the multiplication facts memorized. Please encourage extra practice at home if you notice your child is struggling with certain facts. Click here for some ideas that could be tweaked for multiplication facts. A website that we often use in class is this one.


  Repeats 
- As we journey through Lent, you are invited to worship at Zion at 3:30 or 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays.

- We are running low on tissues. Please consider sending in a box to share with the class, or including some tissues in your child's backpack for personal use.

- Mrs. Heather Link will finish the year for me while I am on maternity leave. You will be able to reach her via my email address (ablackford@zionharvester.org).

Class Work
Memory
Tuesday: Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim His salvation day after day. I Chronicles 16:23

Friday: And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on His name. Acts 22:16

Religion
We will continue Unit 6- God's Love Leads us to Respond with Love.

Spelling
Spelling Pattern:
"ound" like round
"ph" like phone
"udge" like drudge

Challenge: geography, transport, photograph, everything, formula.

Grammar
We will continue to learn about pronouns, making sure a sentence has pronoun-verb agreement. ("He likes to read." -vs- "He like to read.")

Math
We will focus on adding money amounts, division story problems, division number sentences, multiplying by 10, 100, and 1,000, and "Multiplying by 9" facts.
 Our next test will be on Monday, March 31.

Health
We will begin our health unit by learning about bones and muscles and how they work together.

Zion Lutheran School's Vision: Ministering to families in Jesus' love while embracing and enhancing each child's gifts.