Newsletter 10.28

“Bits and Pieces of Info to Make Life on the Ranch Easier to Manage”
October 28, 2010
What’s Happening Around Town Answers to Questions on the Ranch
The last week of October has seemed like a

whirlwind, literally, but the excitement of the up-
coming holiday season is a welcome ray of warm A: For the past two years, students at ACA
light and hope amidst the falling temperatures and have participated in Operation Christmas
busy schedules! It has been a joy to reflect on the Child. The program provides an opportunity
growth of the students thus far, and I trust you for parents and teachers to talk with students
will be encouraged as you hear about your child’s about the abundance of material blessings we
progress and will be filled with anticipation about have here in the United States despite how
his or her continued progress in coming months! little we may think we have at the present time.
The students are making great strides in their Each elementary class at ACA will have two
abilities to combine letters and sounds into whole shoe boxes, one for a little girl and one for a
words, and it is my goal to begin reading circles little boy, and students (and their parents) will
very shortly in the upcoming month. In order to sign up to bring goods such as new toothbrush-
help students be better prepared, I will be sending es, underwear, brushes, toys, etc. The sign-up
home blend cards and ideas for practice with the sheet will be available at conferences and will
cards at the end of next week, so please keep your be left up outside the classroom afterwards.
eyes peeled! In the mean time, I encourage you to Each family is asked to provide two of one
give your child practice sounding out and spelling good from the list of items needed for each
short words like hot, dog, etc. The students like shoe box. Please send your items as soon as
to be a detective and “discover” how to spell you have them available! We will package every-
words and then write them on a secret tablet with thing together and will present it to our area
a picture of the word next to it! Also, consider Operation Christmas Child director in early
spending time discussing rhyming words! One of December. I hope this project will be a tremen-
the most important and best ways you can help dous opportunity to teach the kids about gen-
your child is to read! READ LOTS to them! erosity and love for others!
The students have been introduced to num-
bers through 19, and they enjoy using cereal, toys,
and a whole variety of different materials to form
numbers! Any opportunity to practice forming
numbers in the teens family would be great! In sci- A: Picture retakes will be held on Wednesday,
ence and history we are studying farmers, food, November 17th. If your child was absent or if
and how food gets to our table at the restaurant! you would like another picture taken on that
It is great to put the process together as a whole! day, please mark your calendars and look for
As we enter the second half of the semester, more information to come in the weeks ahead.
we covet your prayers for strength and continued
growth in all areas! Thanks so much!
Miss Hult
A Bible Course Map for the Upcoming Week Spotlighting Students and Volunteers
- Abraham’s Guests Destroy Sodom We appreciate the Hernandez family and are
(Gen. 18:1 - 19:30) Angels visit Abraham and Sarah, thankful for the snacks they provided this
and it is later revealed that one of the visitors week! Though I always say it, I truly am grateful
was the Lord Himself. The two angels journeyed for your generosity! In tough economic times it
to the town of Sodom, but Abraham pleads with is difficult to make the dollar stretch very far,
the Lord to save the city even if only a few men so it is a wonderful blessing God provides so
are righteous. The Lord must destroy the wick- abundantly for our needs!
ed city, but He allows Lot and his family to get Another big thank you is extended to all the
out. Lot’s wife longingly looks back at the city parents who will take time from their busy
and is turned into a pillar of salt. Lot and his schedules to conference about your son or
family were friends of the world, but Abraham daughter! It is such a privilege to teach your
was the friend of God. child, and I love my 14 kiddos! Thank you for
- Review of previous lesson. faithfully raising your children in the nurture
- Chapel review and extension. and admonition of the Lord! Your love and
- Isaac and Ishmael (Gen. 21:1-21) Sarah leadership in the lives of your children is a chal-
gives birth to a little boy, Isaac, but throughout lenge and encouragement to me! I pray God will
his childhood, he was teased by his half brother, continue to bless you with joy and His richest
Ishmael. Sarah asks Abraham to send Ishmael blessings as you raise your family!
and his mother Hagar away in the desert. God
protects them and saves them after Hagar cries
out to Him in prayer. God hears and answers our
prayers too!
Jeremiah 29:11-13
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,
saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of
evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye
call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me,
and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me,
and find me, when ye shall search for me with all
your heart.”
Quick Glimpse Calendar
Monday, Nov. 1 - Friday, Nov. 5 - Introduction to letters J and K: Bible verse D quiz
Wednesday, Nov. 3 - - Theme: Selflessness/Generosity;
Friday, Nov. 5 - at 12:30 p.m.;

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

October 28, 2010

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

The last week of October has seemed like a

Quick Glimpse Calendar

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