It was a great Walk-A-Thon!

 

Dear 4th Grade Parents,

It has been a great, fun week!  We finished up with our Walk-A-Thon today and had tons of fun!  God blessed us with beautiful weather, healthy bodies, and great friends. THANK YOU for all of your support, volunteerism, and donations!    Your child will be coming home with a name tag today that indicates how many laps he or she completed.  If you need to use this to collect money from your loved ones, please do so.  We will be collecting until October 5th.  :)  You can still donate online too!   I have attached the QR code.  We are excited to purchase the much-needed new tent for our playground.  ;) 

 Upcoming Events:

*UPCOMING FIELD TRIP- 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, just in time for lunch! We have all of the parent drivers that we need.  Thank you!  Please sign and return the waiver.   

*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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Here is what we have been up to this week:

TESTING-We finished up our Fall NWEA testing this week and your kiddos worked hard!  For those that missed a test, they will make these up next week.  Results will come home at parent/teacher conferences.  

RELIGION- Pastor Ryan came in on Tuesday so we could ask him a lot of questions about becoming a pastor, what his Calling entails, and how we can pray for him and assist him.  It was a wonderful time, and we learned so much from him!  We learned that we must always listen to the “nudge” or Call from God, and that He truly does speak to us through different people.  We also need to make sure that we are always praying for our pastors—uplifting them in daily prayer, that God gives them peace, clarity, and rest.  They are such a BLESSING to all of us, and we must take care of them!  

Upcoming MEMORY: 

9/29-THE THIRD COMMANDMENT Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it. 

10/2-Matthew 22:37-39 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

LANGUAGE ARTS- In class, we read a play entitled, “The Power of W.O.W,” which was a story of kids collaborating together to save their beloved library.  Fourth graders had some fun acting all of this out and showcasing our acting talents!  :) In class, we discussed sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and how to use a graphic organizer to document a story.  We have been busy!  Please remind your 4th grader that Newbery Award book reports and projects are due next Wednesday!  

SPELLING WORDS for the Week of October 11th:

Story: Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude

bunch, fruit, argue, crumb, crew, tune, juice, refuse, truth, young, clue, trunk, amuse, suit, rude, trust, dew, stuck, rescue, brush, computer, mustard

Challenge Word: horrendous

MATH- This week, we worked on solving long word problems with multi-step solutions.  I am proud of the kiddos and their hard work.   We tested over Unit 3 and will begin multiplication and division next week!  We are onto our 5’s in mad minutes and doing well!  

SPECIAL CLASSES

ART- We discussed blind contours and practiced doing several blind contour drawings in class.  This was a lot of fun, and we had a ton of giggles!  We then studied some adorable cats, and drew cat contours, filling them in with tempera paint.  They are beautiful!  

MUSIC-In music class, students furthered their understanding of the difference between pitch and notes while also being introduced to beats and rhythm. The students also spent a large amount of time learning their songs for the Veteran's Day concert. 

WRITING- We worked on BioPoems this week and also worked on finding run-on and fragmented sentences.  

COMPUTERS- We published in the Computer Lab. 

P.E.- We stretched and ran as a group, and played outside in the beautiful weather this week.  

SPANISH- In Spanish class, students continued to develop their understanding of the Spanish alphabet; additionally, students read their first story in Spanish which was around four lines long. 

Have a blessed weekend!

Kim 

Walk-A-Thon!

 

Have a blessed weekend.

 Dear 4th Grade Parents,

We have had a busy, fun-filled week!  Thank you for working with your child at home too!

Thank you for the many prayers for my family.  I know I may sound like a broken record, but being here daily, among these kiddos who LOVE Jesus, is healing to my heart.  They share their faith openly, and we share highs and lows as a sweet, little family. 

Some of my extended family is coming in this weekend to spend time with Dad.  We are trying to cherish each sweet moment.  Thank you for lifting us up in prayer.  

 Upcoming Events:

*EARLY RELEASE - TODAY!  We dismiss at 12:30!  Midterms are coming home in your student's Homework Folder.   Thank you! 

 *Timothy Lutheran will be walking in the Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest PARADE on Saturday, September 19th!  This is such a fun event! The parade begins about 10am, so please arrive at our float at 9:30.  Please have students wear Rams t-shirts, uniforms, or Timothy colors (red, blue, white).  It begins near the Career Innovation Center (where the old Freshman Center was) on Vesper Road, and always ends at St. John LaLande on R.D. Mize Road.  We ask that parents walk (or ride) with your kiddos, please.  What a way to show and share the love of Jesus with all of Blue Springs!  Come and show our Rams’ pride!

*4th graders will be taking our MAP Growth Assessments NEXT week!  Please make sure your kiddo eats a healthy breakfast and gets plenty of rest. 

 *Timothy Lutheran School’s 10th annual WALK-A-THON is Friday, September 25th from 1:30-2:30.  We are hosting this fundraiser to raise funds for our school to purchase a much needed canopy shade tent for our big-kid playground!  All students will be participating and can get pledges for completing their laps around the school’s parking lots.  If a student chooses not to get pledges, it is okay!   We need parent volunteers if you are available.   We will need people to send in snacks, to keep track of laps, and to stand as route guards and cheerleaders!  Forms will come home next week!  

-Pledges can be made online!   Please click here: 

 

-Please use this link to volunteer: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DADAB2DA7F58-timothy

 

-Please use this link to send in snacks: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DADAB2DA7F58-walkathon

Thank you so much for supporting our school!  

Spirit Wear Store- Don’t forget to check out our Online Spirit Wear Store! There are lots of great options to show your Timothy pride, but don’t wait too long — the store closes September 25!

https://tlsspirit26.itemorder.com/shop/home/

🌯 Upcoming PTL Restaurant Night- Mark your calendars for our next restaurant fundraiser at Chipotle! Chipotle will donate 25% of qualifying sales back to our PTL, so grab dinner and support Timothy at the same time!

📍 802 SW US-40, Blue Springs, MO
⏰ 4:00–8:00 PM

The fundraiser flyer is attached, with the code needed for online orders. If ordering in person, simply mention Timothy Lutheran School when you order. Thank you for supporting our students, school, and PTL! 

💻 Online Payments Are Now Available in Sycamore!

Great news! You can now make payments directly through Sycamore for lunches, Before & After Care, and other school charges! 🎉

Lunch accounts are currently up to date and ready to go. I am still working on entering all Before & After Care charges, but those should be completely up to date by Monday. Thank you for your patience as I get everything entered and transitioned over. We’re excited to have a much easier way for families to view and pay their school charges!

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, just in time for lunch! We are allowed up to 12 additional adults in total.  We will need plenty of drivers for this field trip!  If you are able to drive, please let us know on the field trip waiver form coming home today.  (This will be in your child’s Homework Folder.)  Please sign and return the waiver coming home with your child today.  

Here is what we have been up to this week:

RELIGION- In Religion class this week, we talked about how God gave Moses his helpers—Aaron, Joshua, and Jethro, amongst others… Then, we had a discussion about how God intends for us all to have Christian helpers in our lives to guide and assist us, including our beloved pastors.  We had a whole lesson about elders and how they assist the pastor.  Next Tuesday, Pastor Ryan is going to visit us and share his knowledge with us and answer our questions.  We will meet with Pastor Kendall when he returns from his mission trip!

MEMORY for Next Week: 

9/22-THE FIRST COMMANDMENT You shall have no other gods. What does this mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. 

9/25-THE SECOND COMMANDMENT You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not curse, swear, use satanic arts, lie or deceive by His name, but call upon Him in every trouble, pray, praise, and give thanks. 

LANGUAGE ARTS-We read a story entitled, Stormalong, a tall-tale about a sailor on one of the northeast’s’ old clipper ships.  We had so much fun reading and discussing this crazy story!  Next week, we will start bringing our reading books home once a week because it is very important for your child to review the story we are sharing in class.  This helps with retention, as well as oratory skills.  With this story, we discussed hyperboles, homophones, and discussed how to use reference materials.  In English, we learned how to use common and proper nouns.  Please remind your student that our Newbery book reports and projects are due September 30th. 

SPELLING WORDS for the Week of September 25th:

Story: The Power of W.O.W.

block, shown, oatmeal, wrote, fellow, scold, coast, odd, locate, slope, throat, host, online, shock, solve, known, remote, stock, boast, globe, bonus, approach

Challenge Word: copasetic

MATH- This week, we have been reviewing long addition and long subtraction and using these skills to solve real-world word problems.  We are struggling a bit with subtraction and regrouping, so we will be practicing this skill next week too.  We also have been focusing on our 4’s multiplication tables.  The kiddos are doing well!  Please keep practicing at home.  

SCIENCE- We learned all about leaves this week and how photosynthesis works.  We discussed that it is part of God's design for living things.  He designed plants to need the carbon dioxide that people breathe out!  What an amazing God we have!  Next week, we will be leaf detectives!

SPECIAL CLASSES

ART- We learned all about LINES this week!  We discussed the term “contour line,” and have drawn a contour of an animal to fill in with all of the lines we have learned.  They are cool!

WRITING- This week, we finished up our BioPoems and shared them in Readers’ Theatre! 

P.E.- We worked on volleyball--bow and arrow hitting and serving! 

SPANISH-Students began their study of the Spanish alphabet and very rudimentary phonics. They focused on the differentiation between vowels in both languages. 

MUSIC-In music, students expanded their warmup, learned about the difference between pitch and notes, and sang their first songs together.  

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings to all of you!

Kim

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