Thank you.

 

Dear 4th Grade Parents,

Hello!  I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the beautiful flowers for my father's funeral.  They are breathtaking, and we placed them right next to his picture in the front of the church.  Everyone that passed by commented on their beauty and told me that I must have the sweetest class.  Yes, yes, I do!  Thank you for your prayers, generosity, and patience with me the last few weeks.  My family has all made it safely home to Indiana and Illinois and I am back to school.  I love you all dearly.   Once again, I am thankful that Mrs. Rachel Carper was here to be with and teach the kiddos!  They thrive under her instruction and grace.  

Reminders/Updates: 

*We do not have school this Thursday or Friday.  Teachers will be at our Missouri District teaching conference in Osage Beach, MO.  

*PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are coming up--Thursday and Friday, October 29th and 30th. I am looking forward to visiting with you about your child's grades, work habits, and how they are generally doing in 4th grade!  Please pick a time that works best for you and your family.  If you cannot find one that suits you, please email me, and we will work something out! 

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*This week, we willl begin learning all about the Reformation and Martin Luther.  The day before REFORMATION DAY, (October 31st), October 30th, we will have a special German lunch (provided by the Brunkhorsts).  Students are welcome to bring their own lunches or to partake in our feast in the classroom.  We will be having family recipes of wiener schnitzel and sauerkraut, German potato salad, corn, and German chocolate cake.  We will have our Fall Party in the afternoon.   (Oh, and book reports are also due Friday, October 30th!  Just a reminder!) 

*We will be commemorating VETERAN’S DAY on Wednesday, November 11th, with a service celebrating them!  Our students will be singing, reading poetry and prayers, and thanking God for our veterans!  We encourage you to use the attached flyer to invite family, friends, and neighbors to Timothy Lutheran School’s Veterans Day Celebration.  Everyone is welcome! 

 Date:  Wednesday, November 11th, 2026

Time:  9:00 am

Coffee and Donuts will be served at 8:30 am

*Also, if you have any veterans you love and want us to celebrate in our slideshow, please send information to me (kimb@timothylutheran.com) by November 2nd.  Thank you!

Here is what is needed for each veteran:

-A photograph (digital copies are preferred, please):

-First and Last Name of the veteran

-Which student this veteran is related to, and how...

-Branch of Service

-Years of Service

-Any other important information you may want added! 

(If your photos were in last year’s slideshow, please let us know this, as that information has been saved and you don’t need to send it in again.)

THANK YOU to all veterans!  It is humbling to know how many have given their lives, their time, and their service to God, to us, and to our country.  Thank you SO much! 

MEMORY this week- 10/20-A Mighty Fortress (first stanza) 

A mighty fortress is our God,

A trusty shield and weapon;

He helps us free from ev'ry need

That has us now o'ertaken.

10/27-The old evil foe

Now means deadly woe;

Deep guile and great might

Are his dread arms in fight;

On earth is not his equal.

SPELLING WORDS-for Friday, October 30th: Martin Luther, afraid, church, knight, monk, trust, choir, shield, scare, forgiveness, indulgence, Lutheran, heaven, victory, statements; Challenge Word: Reformation

SCIENCE-We have finished up Chapter 1 in Science and will review this week!  Our first Science test will be next Wednesday.  I have attached the study guide and here is the link to a fun Jeopardy game we will be playing in class.  This will help practice for the test!  

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1btpJtpobFF46KFRSeMGAwg52nOWgHTUEx9inMOtMpts/edit?usp=sharing

SPECIAL CLASSES

ART- We have been making woven pumpkins and zentangle pumpkins!

MUSIC- Students reviewed all the concepts they have learned so far this year and continue to prepare for their Veterans and Christmas programs. 

P.E.- We have been playing different forms of dodgeball.

SPANISH- Last week, students spent significant time listening and speaking only in Spanish while reviewing the things they learned last year. This week, students read several stories, watched videos for children, and studied letters D and H.

Blessings to all of you!

Kim 

God keeps all of His promises...

 Dear 4th Grade Parents,

Hello!  Thank you all for your uplifting notes this week.  I am blessed to serve here, where my family and I are lifted up in prayer.  I have been open with the kiddos, and told them that I am thankful that Dad is celebrating in heaven, but I am devastated because I miss him so very much.  We discussed what grieving is and I am truly learning myself what that looks like.  Thank you for your words of comfort.  God is good and His promises are what guide and lead us.  

I am thankful that Mrs. Rachel Carper was here to be with and teach the kiddos!  Please thank her when you see her!  She is a blessing and is already an amazing teacher.  We are lucky!  :)  She will be here to sub for me next Wednesday-Friday as well.  

We had a wonderful time at the K today!  We went on a tour of the stadium, the visitors dugout, the press room, and much more.  It was very cool!  

Thank you to those that were able to come to Donuts with Dad on Wednesday.  I was sorry to miss it!  

Reminders/Updates: 

*PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are coming up--Thursday and Friday, October 29th and 30th. I am looking forward to visiting with you about your child's grades, work habits, and how they are generally doing in 4th grade!  Please pick a time that works best for you and your family.  If you cannot find one that suits you, please email me, and we will work something out! 

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*Later this month, we will be learning all about the Reformation and Martin Luther.  The day before REFORMATION DAY, (October 31st), October 30th, we will have a special German lunch (provided by the Brunkhorsts).  Students are welcome to bring their own lunches or to partake in our feast in the classroom.  We will be having family recipes of wiener schnitzel and sauerkraut, German potato salad, corn, and German chocolate cake.  We will have our Fall Party in the afternoon.   (Oh, and book reports are also due Friday, October 30th!  Just a reminder!) 

*We will be commemorating VETERAN’S DAY on Wednesday, November 11th, with a service celebrating them!  Our students will be singing, reading poetry and prayers, and thanking God for our veterans!  We encourage you to use the attached flyer to invite family, friends, and neighbors to Timothy Lutheran School’s Veterans Day Celebration.  Everyone is welcome! 

 Date:  Wednesday, November 11th, 2026

Time:  9:00 am

Coffee and Donuts will be served at 8:30 am

*Also, if you have any veterans you love and want us to celebrate in our slideshow, please send information to me (kimb@timothylutheran.com) by November 2nd.  Thank you!

Here is what is needed for each veteran:

-A photograph (digital copies are preferred, please):

-First and Last Name of the veteran

-Which student this veteran is related to, and how...

-Branch of Service

-Years of Service

-Any other important information you may want added! 

(If your photos were in last year’s slideshow, please let us know this, as that information has been saved and you don’t need to send it in again.)

THANK YOU to all veterans!  It is humbling to know how many have given their lives, their time, and their service to God, to us, and to our country.  Thank you SO much! 

Here is what we have been up to this week:

RELIGION- We have begun a new unit where we are studying some of God’s chosen leaders.  We talked about Deborah, Barak, and Ruth.  This has been enlightening because we are discussing respecting authority and how to strengthen our personal character as we talk about life circumstances and how we react in them.  We are seeing God at work in our lives, and with this are learning how to live our lives of faith.   Yesterday, we talked about scenarios where we are called to serve. 

MEMORY- 10/13-THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other. 

10/16-THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT You shall not steal. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not take our neighbor’s money or possessions, or get them in any dishonest way, but help him to improve and protect his possessions and income. 

LANGUAGE ARTS-This week we read the story “Coming Distractions: Questioning Movies.”  We learned lot of new “movie-making” vocabulary terms, and how we should often analyze the movies we see to check for content and how truthful the images are.  We had some great discussions about many of the movies that we have seen, and how music and lighting make you feel a certain way, and how often the fight or chase scenes don’t show what is happening all around them.  It was interesting!  This week, we also practiced writing a summary, finding verb tense, and finding facts and opinions.  

SPELLING WORDS-for Friday, October 16th:

Story: Me and Uncle Romie

aloud, bald, hawk, south, faucet, proud, claw, tower, stalk, couple, howl, false, dawn, allow, drown, pause, fault, cause, amount, cloudier, applaud, foul

Challenge Word: mesmerize

MATH- We finished up Unit 4, which worked on word multiplication and division problems and how they related to one another.  We tested over this material on Thursday and will begin our next chapter which will work with properties and rules, and factors and multiples.  Please keep practicing those math facts!  We are onto the 6’s in class!  They CAN do this!!!

SPECIAL CLASSES

ART- We played catch-up this week in art!  Please be sure to check out our hallway displays.  

MUSIC- Students learned about rhythms, beats, dynamics, and timbre while continuing to prepare for the Veterans Day program.  

P.E.- We worked on stretching, running, and enjoying the beautiful outdoors.  

SPANISH- Students continued to review body parts, days of the week, and clothing. 

WRITERS’ WORKSHOP-We worked on our Favorite Movie informational writing and on our fractured fairy tales this week.  

Have a blessed weekend!

Kim

Dad

Obituary

Have a blessed weekend! Happy October!

 Dear 4th Grade Parents,

Happy October!  We have had a great week, full of learning and fun!  

Reminders/Updates: 

*WALK-A-THON donations are due next Monday, October 5th.  :) You can still donate online too!   I have attached the QR code. 

*DONUTS WITH DAD is next Wednesday, October 7th.  Dads and other special people, please join us from 7:45-8:20ish and enjoy donuts, milk, coffee, and games with your kiddos!  Donuts/coffee will be served in the 4-G's area and seating will be in the gym. 

*UPCOMING FIELD TRIP-On Friday, October 9th, the 4th, 5th, and 6th graders will be traveling to Kauffman Stadium for a stadium tour and some activities!  We will leave school at 8:45 and return by 12:00.   We will be eating lunch in our classrooms, so please be prepared to send a lunch.  (Please eat a big ol' breakfast too!)  We have all of the parent drivers that we need.  Thank you!  

*PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are coming up--Thursday and Friday, October 29th and 30th. I am looking forward to visiting with you about your child's grades, work habits, and how they are generally doing in 4th grade!  Please pick a time that works best for you and your family.  If you cannot find one that suits you, please email me, and we will work something out! 

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*We will be commemorating VETERAN’S DAY on Wednesday, November 11th, with a service celebrating them!  Our students will be singing, reading poetry and prayers, and thanking God for our veterans!  Please invite family, friends, and neighbors to Timothy Lutheran School’s Veterans Day Celebration.  Everyone is welcome! 

 Date:  Wednesday, November 11th, 2026

Time:  9:00 am

Coffee and Donuts will be served at 8:30 am

*Also, if you have any veterans you love and want us to celebrate in our slideshow, please send information to me (kimb@timothylutheran.com) by November 2nd.  Thank you!

Here is what is needed for each veteran:

-A photograph (digital copies are preferred, please):

-First and Last Name of the veteran

-Which student this veteran is related to, and how...

-Branch of Service

-Years of Service

-Any other important information you may want added! 

(If your photos were in last year’s slideshow, please let us know this, as that information has been saved and you don’t need to send it in again.)

THANK YOU to all veterans!  It is humbling to know how many have given their lives, their time, and their service to God, to us, and to our country.  Thank you SO much! 

Here is what we have been up to this week:

RELIGION- This week, we learned all about the tabernacle and God’s lessons with the snake on the pole!  We have talked about the sovereignty and power of God, and also of His forgiveness and grace.  We talked about the “fiery serpents’ in our lives, and what those might be.  We took some time to lift these silently up to God in prayer.  On Tuesday, we had a wonderful discussion about heaven and how our faith in Jesus leads us there.  

MEMORY- 10/6-THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT Honor your father and your mother. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise or anger our parents and other authorities, but honor them, serve and obey them, love and cherish them. 

10/9-THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT You shall not murder. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need. 

LANGUAGE ARTS-We read a new genre of a story this week: a fractured fairytale!  It is titled, “Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude.”  It was one of those stories that was a blast to read, and really just gets kids on fire for reading!  They loved it!  I also found two other stories written by Kevin O’Malley that I shared with the class this week!  We had some fun. We shared our book reports in a Readers’ Theatre setting.  We received information about our October book reports.  Be on the lookout for this in folders!  We also learned how to compare and contrast using Venn diagrams and how to make predictions.  We reviewed suffixes and hyperboles.  We also discussed different types of verbs—action, helping, and linking.  

SPELLING WORDS for the Week of October 9th:

Story: Coming Distractions

bloom, cookbook, tool, shampoo, put, wool, stool, proof, prove, group, brook, foolish, bush, crooked, booth, raccoon, hook, groom, roof, soup, bulletin, cocoon

Challenge Word: omnipotent

MATH- We have been learning how to use multiplication to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparisons.  We have learned some new skills on how to solve word problems!  We are also working through fives in mad minutes! 

SPECIAL CLASSES

ART- We talked about taking our line knowledge that we learned last week and turned them into a composition drawing.  We created a still-life, using everyday items from our classroom.  We used “viewfinders” and chose a certain view of our still-life, drew it, and painted it using primary colors, and mixing the secondary and tertiary colors we needed.  They are beautiful! 

MUSIC- In music class, students learned about rhythm/beats, and dynamics while continuing to progress toward the Veterans Day Concert.  

P.E.- We worked on underhand and overhand serving and began game play!  

SPANISH- In Spanish class, students reviewed previously known parts of the body and days of the week. 

WRITERS’ WORKSHOP-We started writing fractured fairy tales this week!  These are going to be fun!

COMPUTERS-We published our stories and worked on typing.com.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings to all of you!

Kim

Leaf Detectives

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