God's Most Amazing Creatures...

Hi, my dear 4th grade families. I pray you all are well. I wanted to let you know that I have been having some health complications recently and will be having a surgery tomorrow morning. I had hoped to wait until summer, but my doctor had other plans. :) I will be gone for a while, but Ms. Judy MacLean, whom the students know and love, has so graciously offered to take my place while I recover and heal. My hope is to be back within the next several weeks. Our sweet kiddos will be in wonderful hands! I have plans ready to go for her, and my daughter will be stopping by to pick up and bring me papers to keep me up-to-date as to how the kiddos are doing and to enter grades into Sycamore. This will happen every three days or so.

Here is Ms. MacLean’s email address, in order to keep in touch with her:

judym@timothylutheran.com

I told my students about all of this today, and we talked about expectations and what the next weeks will look like. Like our AMAZING God always does, He provided me with a Religion lesson today that was just what the students and I need to hear. We talked about prayer, the power of prayer, and how to request things in prayer. To teach the students, we wrote a prayer from me to God, asking Him to guide the doctors and if it was His will, to heal me quickly. It was a beautiful moment that I know I will never forget.

Pastor Ryan came and prayed with us and over me. It was SUCH a blessing, and one more reminder why we are all here together in this place right now. I am so thankful for God’s healing grace and His promise to always be with us. Thank you for your prayers and for your love. I will miss the kiddos very much, and will be eager to get well and get back to what I love best.

Here is an early newsletter for the week:

Hi, all! We have had another EXCITING week! We had a BLAST at School of Economics, and I am SO very thankful to all of you that gave of your time and talents that day. THANK YOU!

Here are a several upcoming events:

*Tuesday, April 23rd, is our 6th Annual RAMS RUN! Our cross-country runners will be competing against other area Lutheran/Christian schools. Come cheer on our Rams! It is always a fun time! The first race begins at 5:00.

*Our class will be taking our last MAP Growth testing from 1:00-2:00 on April 29th, May 1st, and May 3rd. (MWF) I am just giving you these dates, so if you are making appointments, if you can, please steer away from these times. Thanks so much!

*You have been cordially invited to attend 4th Grade’s Famous Missourian Living Museum!

When? Wednesday, May 15th, from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Where? Timothy Lutheran Ministries: 4-G’s Area

Why? Both 4th grade classes have been studying Missouri History and we want to share some of our knowledge with you!

**There is no need to R.S.V.P. Please just come by at your convenience. The entire museum will take about 20 minutes to go through and to see all of the exhibits. Thank you!

*FUN DAY is only 4 weeks away! This year it is on Friday, May 10th. For those of you new to TLS, Fun Day is a day we set aside for the students to have as much fun as possible on campus but OUTSIDE of the classroom. To pull off such a large undertaking, we need all hands on deck! Here is a sign-up genius for all the ways you can help: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0A44A4A728A2FD0-48830283-2024

If you have any questions regarding Fun Day, please contact Melissa Struewe at melissa.struewe@gmail.com

*It is YEARBOOK ordering Time!!

Order your yearbook online (inter-state.com/order) enter this code: 83993Q or send cash or check in the flyer pocket to order this year’s yearbook for $14 each copy. Orders are due on May 10, 2024. Yearbooks will be delivered in the fall. Be sure to list your student’s name and current teacher on the form.

Here is what we have been up to:

RELIGION: We are learning all about Jesus clearing the temple, and what righteous anger is. We had some very enlightening classroom discussions about this. We also discussed the Last Supper.

MEMORY for next week:

4/23-Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. ~Proverbs 3: 5-6

4/26-”To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in You I trust.” ~Psalm 25:1-2a

LANGUAGE ARTS: We have been learning SO much more about Harry Truman as we discussed his high school years and some of the events that helped him become the man that he was. Next week, we will finish up this chapter book as we learn about his presidency.

SPELLING WORDS for next week, Friday, April 26th:

(from the book Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President of the United States)

government, lumberyard, courthouse, fountain, responsibility, reputation, disappointed, graduated, president, *foreign

MATH: We are learning about decimals and how they directly relate to fractions, and have been practicing how to correctly read tenths and hundredths, and how to compare them. We will review this chapter tomorrow and test over it on Monday. Then, we will start working with money! 😊 On that note, ALL of the 4th graders have passed their multiplication test! Woohoo! We will have a party to celebrate the last week of school.

SCIENCE: We discussed invertebrates and vertebrates this week! We made models of both, and hypothesized which type of animal was stronger and could hold more weight! We completed some group work, where we worked together on vocabulary and sharing previous knowledge.

ART: We studied Osage pottery this week, and recreated some pots using fast-drying clay. This was fun (and MESSY!) ;) We painted them today. :)

MUSIC: We practiced singing some of our songs for our upcoming Spring Musical.

WRITERS’ WORKSHOP: We worked on our Biography Lap books and MO History projects. We also wrote letter to the “Princess of Boglivia.” (Ask your kiddo!)

COMPUTER LAB: We published our letters on Google Docs in the Computer Lab.

Upcoming Events:

April

20-Alma Track Meet

23-Rams Run

26-Preschool/Kindergarten Spring Program @ 6:30 pm

27-Lutheran High Track Meet

29-May 3rd-NWEA Final Testing

May

3-1st-8th Grade Spring Program 6:30 pm

7-Hope Cross-Country Meet

10-Fun Day