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Heart For Missions Update

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The total is in! The Lower School raised a total of $3,339 for their Hearts for Missions campaign with Second and Third-grade classes raising the most in the K-2 and 3-5 grade levels!

Lower School Principal Dr. Rick Martin sums up the success of the event. “Several months ago, Hadley Silvester brought the idea to raise money for children in Honduras to the student council. The student council, led by President Greta Kate, rallied behind this idea and together they initiated a lower school coin drive. The student body then responded and each class, K-5th grade, started dropping their coins into their classroom jar. As students started dropping coins throughout the last week of February, I was amazed to see the jars fill up to total over $3000!! All it took for Jesus to bless 5,000 was two fish and five loaves. Our prayer for this coin drive was simply to ask Jesus to use our coins to bless the children in Honduras. Great job, Lower School! It is an honor to serve the Lord and love others alongside you. I believe God answered our prayers.”

Celebrating Read Across America Day!

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Last week the lower school hallways were a sight of red, white, blue, green and most of all stripes! The first grade celebrated the annual Read Across America Day, which is also the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Dressing up as their favorite Dr. Seuss characters, each subject of the day incorporated a Dr. Seuss book and activity!

“Phonemic and phonological awareness are foundational skills in first grade,” said first grade teacher Melissa Shockley. "Playing with sound while enjoying various Dr. Seuss books is a great way to reinforce these concepts... and a lot of fun!" 

Math students read 1 fish, 2 fish and then sorted and graphed colored goldfish. Hop on Pop involved phonics and the sorting of rhyming words activities. During reading instruction, students focused on non-fiction; learning real facts and information about Dr. Seuss; then they read The Cat in the Hat. Finally, for independent reading, they grabbed their favorite Dr. Seuss book, a partner, and practiced reading together.

The students left that day feeling as happy as “Who’s”. 

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