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Newsletter 3.10.11

This document provides information for parents on activities to do with their children over spring break to practice phonics skills, as well as a Bible course map and calendar updates. The phonics section recommends using blend cards to have races and writing activities. The Bible map lists Scripture passages to be covered for the upcoming week. The calendar notes upcoming days off for conferences and spring break.

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Newsletter 3.10.11

This document provides information for parents on activities to do with their children over spring break to practice phonics skills, as well as a Bible course map and calendar updates. The phonics section recommends using blend cards to have races and writing activities. The Bible map lists Scripture passages to be covered for the upcoming week. The calendar notes upcoming days off for conferences and spring break.

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“Bits and Pieces of Info to Make Life on the Ranch Easier to Manage”

What’s Happening Around Town Answers to Questions on the Ranch

Colossians 1:9,10, and 12 says, “For this


reason also, since the day we heard, we have
not ceased to pray for you and to ask that you A: The second set of blend cards are com-
may be filled with the knowledge of His will in prised of special sounds followed by a long or
all spiritual wisdom and understanding.... so short vowel. The goal is to help students read
that you may walk in a a manner worthy of the words more quickly by providing them with
Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit practice reading special sounds together with
in every good work and increasing in the knowl- vowels. I believe this is a great time to give
edge of God.” The Lord brought this passage you the second set of cards because we’ve
to my attention while preparing for conferences, learned quite a few special sounds, and I hope
and I hope conferences were just as much an you can practice them with your child using
encouragement to you as they were to me as we some of these fun activities over spring break!
shared about the fruit God is producing in your You may start by having your child “walk”
child’s life! through a blend (st-a) and then “run” through
As we wrapped up the last week before the blend (sta). Encourage them to “run” as
break, we focused on the seven addition family, much as possible! Make sure your child reads a
and we also spent extra time practicing identify- mixture of short and long vowel blend cards,
ing and grouping pennies, nickels, and dimes. and discuss the markings used to remind us of
We also learned the sign language for these short and long vowel sounds.
three coins, and we are learning how to add Another idea is to have a race. Time your
nickels and pennies together to purchase items! child each day to see how quickly he or she can
We continue to plow on in phonics, and I will read a group of ten cards, and record his or
look forward to seeing the progress each child her time. Then, the next day, see if your child
makes over break! Please consider spending can beat his or her personal best!
time reading to your child each day, listening to Allow your child to become an author or
them read from their reading books or Al- editor while practicing blends. Help them write
phaTales books, or just talking about the print words beginning with the blends from a few
in the environment all around them! You might cards, and then draw a picture to illustrate a
consider allowing your child to chose a special story he or she writes using some of the words.
Post-it! note shape, and then help him or her Have your child search newspapers or maga-
label furniture and items around the house (i.e. zines for blends and words he or she recognizes,
bed, door, dresser, etc.) Kids love this kind of and then allow your son or daughter to high-
reading! light or circle blends and words.
Have a wonderful spring break! Read as much as possible to your child and
Miss Hult discuss what you read! It really helps!
Spotlighting Students and Volunteers A Bible Course Map for the Upcoming Week

I want to express my gratitude to each and Monday, March 21 - Jesus Heals Jarius’ Daugh
every parent who attend our parent-teacher ter (Mt. 9:18-26)
conferences on Thursday and Friday! It was a
blessing for me to be able to share with you Tuesday, March 22 - Review of previous lesson.
about your child’s growth in particular areas,
and I hope you found our short time together Wednesday, March 23 - Chapel review.
a help and an encouragement as we looked at
areas of growth and areas needing growth! I Thursday, March 24 - Jesus and the
so appreciate your willingness to take time Children/Lost Lamb - (Mt. 18:1-14; 19:13-15)
from your busy schedule to attend, and, as
always, please contact me if you have further Friday, March 25 - Review of previous lesson.
questions, concerns, or thoughts! Thank you! (Mk. 16:12-14; Lk. 24:13-45)

***I apologize for failing to get the main points typed up for the up-
coming lessons this week. I hope the passages will give you a clear
picture of what will be taught, and it is my goal to return to writing
up the details each week for the Bible lessons after spring break.
Thank you for your patience and willingness to bear with me this
week while I am running a little low on time and energy!

Malachi 3:16-17
“Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another,
And the LORD listened and heard them;
So a book of remembrance was written before Him
For those who fear the LORD
And who meditate on His name.
"They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts,
"On the day that I make them My jewels.
And I will spare them
As a man spares his own son who serves him."

Quick Glimpse Calendar

Friday, March 11 - Parent-teacher conferences; no school!


Monday, March 14 - Friday, March 18 - No school - Spring Break!

Monday, March 21 - Friday, March 25 - Letter S Bible verse


Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1 - No school for kindergarten due to kindergarten round-up

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