Many of you read about the reading challenge our school had going during the first quarter. It was a lot of fun for the kids and teachers alike and was a great opportunity to encourage our kids to enjoy reading! 

 

Recently, our school has begun a new challenge...a memory verse challenge.  It is a way to encourage our kids to know their Bible well!  Each level, all the way down to preschool, has set a goal of a certain number of verses to memorize each week whether it be 1, 2, 3, or 4..  Throughout the week, the kids practice them in class and at home and then share them with their teachers on Friday! 

 

It is so much fun to hear them quoting scripture!  Every day at snack time kids run up and tell me, "Teacher Tammy, I know my verse!"  They love reciting them to anyone who will listen.  The Level A students have even been wearing their verses on a necklace so anyone can stop them and ask them to recite the verse.  Yesterday, I stood in the middle of the yard at the shelter with a few kids and all together we ran through the verses we had memorized in the last few weeks!  What a beautiful sound that was!