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

 What’s Happening Around Town

This week we wrapped up our study of Abra-

ham and Sarah and their family, and we turned

our attention to Zacharias and Elisabeth. Thiscouple, like Abraham and Sarah, received news

 that Elisabeth would have a son when they were

 very old. They were to give their son the name

 John, later known as John the Baptist. He was

born for the purpose of turning “the hearts of 

 the fathers to the children, and the disobedient

 to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a peo-

ple prepared for the Lord.” We learned we are

not PREPARED for Christmas until we yield

our hearts in obedience and worship to Christ

 the Savior! Having all of our gifts selected and

wrapped, checking off all of the special holiday

festivities, and finalizing the plans of delicious

meals does not mean we are ready for Christmas.

Instead, we should focus on the birth of Jesus

and His perfect life, death for our sins, and res-

urrection from the dead. THIS is Christmas!

We have attempted to worship the Savior by

doing our best in our studies! The students arelearning the one, two, and three addition fami-

lies as well as all number families through eighty.

In phonics, we began reading circles and

focused on the double consonant rule at the

end of a word (makes the same sound) and on

reading and writing sentences. The students

are doing an outstanding job in handwriting, and

 they are also learning how to sit and read during 

reading circles! I am so proud of their efforts!

 this week! Ecclesiastes 9:10 says, “Whatsoever

 thy hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might,”

and that is exactly what the class did during 

many different times this week!

Though, we are all ready for a break, I want

 to encourage you not to take a break from

working with your child on phonics and math! Look for ways to incorporate a little bit of both

into your daily life! Have your child read several

pages of his or her blend book each day, and

help them add consonants to the blends to

make words. You might also ask your child to

look for letters on signs while out and about or

on the cereal box while eating breakfast! Chal-

lenge them to see how high they count while

 traveling by car to the store or invite them to

make and complete a pattern using left-overwrapping paper! The Book It! Program contin-

ues this month, so invite your child to read for

a few minutes to you before you read to them!

Continue to use the blend cards, and visit the

class notes section by clicking on my name at

www.ankenychristianacademy.org for ideas

from the Rarin’ to Read activity guide. Please,

please, make a little time to work with them

each day! When we return in January, we will

do DIBELS testing again, and I expect to see good growth in the students. However, they

need opportunities to practice at home so they

retain what they learned this semester!

In closing, I want to thank you for be a bless-

ing to me! May you be blessed with the joy and

peace found only in knowing Christ as Savior!

Merry Christmas!

Miss Hult

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Spotlighting Students and Volunteers

 Thank you to the Kruger family for

providing snacks this week! It was such a

blessing to me and to the students. I know

 they appreciated having a new variety of 

snacks to choose from other than some of 

Miss Hult’s favorite munchies! I also want

 to thank those who have brought in birth-

day snacks for your little one! It is always a

 joy to celebrate student birthdays!

Finally, thank you to EVERYONE who

helped make our Christmas party special! I

know hours of hard work went into the

preparation of it, and I am thankful for yourwillingness to serve in whatever way you

could during this busy time of year! God

bless you!

 A Bible Course Map for the Upcoming Week

At the present time, I am unsure if I will

finish up with Christmas lessons (the shep-

herds, the wise men, etc.) or if I will move

right into our study of Isaac and Rebekah

and their son, Jacob. I hope to spend lots of

 time in prayer and in the Word over break,

asking the Lord to direct my heart according

 to His will. So, I will not be able to give you a

detailed description of what we will be learn-

ing about each day. As the time approaches,

I will do my best to get that information out

 to you! Thank you for your patience!

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” - John 3:16