ONE Week of School Left?!

 Hello!  Can you believe that we are down to ONE WEEK of school left?!  Craziness, I tell ya!  We have been busy, busy, busy!

*I was so very proud of all our kiddos at the Spring Program on Thursday night!  They worked so hard, and it was evident!  Praise be to God for all of our amazing talents!  

*Today was FUN DAY!  ...and I do believe fun was had by all!  The laughter, teamwork, and comradery I witnessed were fun for me to see!  THANK YOU to all of the parents and grandparents that volunteered your time.  It was a GREAT day!  A special "thank you" to Jennifer Helmich, Angie Lantsberger, and Brenda Bond for helping our class all day!  We are so thankful!  Make sure you check on our blog to see all of the fun pictures!  Thank you!  

***This is AMAZING news!  Our own Charlotte will be washed in the cleansing waters of Holy Baptism next Friday, in our closing Chapel!  (8:45 am) We are SO honored to be able to witness this as a class and school!  Praise be to God for His saving grace!  Amen!***

Next Week:

*4TH GRADE'S FAMOUS MISSOURIAN LIVING MUSEUM - 

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

When?  Wednesday, May 14th, from 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

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

Why?  4th graders 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.  Please invite your family!  Thank you!

• For the Museum-I have met with each kiddo, and they have a plan for what they are going to bring/wear.  Please touch base with them, so we are all on the same page!  Please don't go out and buy anything...Please use old clothes, or borrow, or ask.  I have some that the kids can borrow too!  (Think:  Night at the Museum, when everything comes to life!)  ;)  We have been working on the facts that your famous Missourian will be saying too.  Please urge them to practice this at home, in front of you, in front of a mirror, or to a sibling or pet.  The more they practice, the more confident they will be!  Thank you for your help!  

*We are all SO VERY CLOSE to passing our multiplication tests.!  Only two kiddos left!  My plan is to celebrate with a MULTIPLICATION ICE CREAM PARTY during the afternoon on Wednesday!  

*4th GRADE'S END-OF-THE-YEAR FIELD TRIP is on Thursday, May 15th.  This is an all-day trip!  We will be visiting the Harry S. Truman Library for a scheduled tour at 9:30, then head over to McCoy Park for a picnic lunch and to play a bit.  Please send a sack lunch and a water bottle.  We will dispose of lunches at the park.   Afterwards, we will hike some trails at Burr Oak Woods.  (Also, don't forget to not sign up for hot lunches that day!)  ;)  ***Attached is the permission form.  PLEASE get that in.  Thank you!  

*FRIDAY-Closing Chapel and 12:30 dismissal.  We will have our closing Chapel at 8:45. All are welcome to attend!  Students that participated in special activities this year will be recognized after Chapel (athletics, band, academic team, etc.) Afterwards, we will have some fun class time, as we will have our classroom auction, pass out a special memory book, and I have some personal time planned with the kiddos.  We dismiss at 12:30.  

*YEARBOOK ORDERS

A flyer was sent home with a code for ordering your 2024-2025 yearbook.  Books will be distributed next fall.  The cost for each book will be $15.  Orders will be received until May 16th.

*BAND begins next year!  As you know, our 4^th graders visited with the Band this week!  They played some songs for us, and we were able to try out different instruments.  The kids were able to ask questions, and they visited with band members.  A note was sent home about our band program, along with some specifics.  (They are also attached, in case that form did not make it home!) Please sign and return this form by May 14th, so Mrs. Wilson, our band director, can make plans for next school year.  Thank you!  We are SO BLESSED to have her here at Timothy!  

Here is what we have been up to this week:

RELIGION: We have learned from our series entitled, "Sent Apart to Serve."  We discussed various vocations within church work and had a wonderful demonstration from Pastor Ryan.  He shared about parts of the church, parts of the service, and what the clothing that he wears mean and the stories they tell.  He shared his personal story of how and why he became a pastor.  It was so insightful, and we were able to witness God's Hand in his life!    We also watched several videos of some DCEs, pastors, deaconesses, and teachers, share their stories about why and how they listened to God's Call.  Students are bringing a small book home to keep that talk about these different vocations too.  Please look through this as well.  It is so interesting!  ...and you never know when God might speak into one's life!  

We learned:  

Who are Our Church Workers? 

How Do We Care for Our Church Workers?

How Do We Form a Culture of Church Work?

We also learned about Peter, Cornelius, and Saul (Paul) this week!  

Dear Heavenly Father, help us support our church workers.  Lead those whom You are calling into the holy ministry and church-work vocations, equipping them with Your good gifts and guidance.  In Your Son's Name we pray.  Amen. 

 

LANGUAGE ARTS:  This week, we read the story, "The Ever-Living Tree," which documents the life of a sequoia tree, and what was happening elsewhere in the world during its life.  We learned a lot about the redwood forest, which goes hand-in-hand with our Science unit too.  We practiced reading timelines, sequencing a story, and looking at text structure.  

MATH: We discussed area and perimeter, and how to interpret a line plot.  

 

SPECIALS:

Art- We had Art Catch Up time—finishing all off all of our projects to show off to YOU!

Music-The kiddos did an amazing job at our Spring Concert!  I am proud of how hard they worked on preparing, reciting, and singing.  

P.E.- We spent a lot of time outside this week!

Writers’ Workshop- We worked on our Bio Lap Book Reports and practiced reciting our facts for the Living Museum.  

Upcoming Events:

MAY

10-Hope Relays Track Meet

14-4th Grade’s MO History Living Museum 10:00-11:30 am; Multiplication Ice Cream Party

15-End of the Year MO History Field Trip-Harry S. Truman Library and Burr Oak

16-Last Day of School; Graduation 7 pm

 

God's Blessings,

Kim