LITERACY-  We are reading Charlotte's Web aloud. Through the story we learn more about character, setting, and plot. Equally important in the story are the wonderful examples of friendship, loyalty, kindness and humility. It is a story full of truth, beauty and goodness, things we strive to focus on here at Covenant. Please help us by not allowing your child to watch the movie, if they haven't already, until we finish reading the book!!

MATH-  We are introducing the concepts of dividing and multiplying, in their very basic forms. In stations we continue to work on skills we've learned all year including time, addition, and subtraction.

BIBLE-  May's Bible Verse is Nehemiah 9:5-6  "Stand up and praise the Lord your God, who is from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise."   We learned, through the story of Saul, that God can indeed change hearts. Next week we'll learn more about Saul.

SCIENCE- Skills of the Tracker 1 will be our science focus for the rest of May. This unit is written by Chris Hall and it continues in second and third grades. The activities will help students learn how to be more aware and attentive to God's creation all around them.


UPCOMING EVENTS

*May 13- All are welcome to join us for a special Chapel honoring retirees Marie Trotter, Doris van der Meulen, Jane Thomas, Marvin Boswell and Joan Poole.

May 15- Field Day- First graders should wear as much orange as possible, especially on shirts. Each grade is given a different color. Use that UVA apparel! Athletic shorts may be worn.

May 21- Rising 1st and 2nd grade Brown Bag Lunch- 12:00-1:00 in the library. Come hear from  the second grade teachers about what next year has in store for your child!

May 21-STEM night 6:00-8:00

May 25- Memorial Day, no school

May 26- First grade End-of- the-Year-Picnic at Greenleaf Park- 11am-2pm, many volunteers are needed. Summer birthdays will be celebrated.

May 28- last full day of classes

May 29- Closing Ceremony at 8:30 in the Gym, no classes. Students wear "Sunday best".