God's Most Amazing Creatures...

Hi, 4th grade parents! Thank you for all of your prayers this week, as we have had a fun time navigating through the FUN of National Lutheran Schools Week! We are BLESSED to go to school here, where we get to talk about Jesus EVERYDAY! Thank you for supporting us! We had so much fun!

On Tuesday, it was crazy sock and crazy hair day! :) We also had a DANCE PARTY in the afternoon!

On Wednesday, it was Chapel Family Dress Day! Our school family dressed like community helpers. We also had our Bible Bee! Kash, Zeke, and Jackson represented us so very well! We are SO proud of you, boys! The winner was Levi Haussman and the runner-up was Winston Kinard.

On Thursday, it was red, white, and blue day--Timothy Gear! We interviewed Pastor Kendall too, and learned SO much about our new Senior Pastor! What a joy and privilege it is to have him here at Timothy! We shared our historical fiction book reports and the Zoomobile visited in the afternoon!

Today, was Grandparents'/Special Persons' Day, and we had a blast visiting the stations with them and enjoying the Talent Show. :) Phew! What a week!

Since we missed school on Monday, we will wear our Bible verse t-shirts this next Monday, and write our homebound members cards then as well. What a wonderful way to show love and witness our faith!

Upcoming Events:

*All of the 4^th grade students have entered a drawing contest sponsored by the Rotary Club of Blue Springs. Their topic was, "To me, kindness looks like..." If you would like to view your kiddo's submission or to vote for your favorite, please use this link:

https://www.gogophotocontest.com/rotarybluesprings Voting takes place February 1st-Febrary 13th.

*Monday is the 100th Day of School! We will have a fun day celebrating with stations and special lessons. :)

*Our third quarter MISSION PROJECT is underway! We are collecting hygiene products and change for LUMA. (Lutheran Urban Mission Agency.) Our class is specifically collecting bars of soap and change. We will be collecting these items in the classroom until February 6^th. We have been talking about how GOing out and helping people is our mission as Christians. THANK YOU for your help!

*The annual AUCTION, “Boots and Bling,” to support our scholarship fund, will be held February 28, 2026.

What time? 6:00-10:00

Where? The Farmhouse

17221 E 32nd St S, Independence, MO 64055

* If you would like to purchase your tickets for the annual event, just go to the home page of our website, www.timothylutheranschool.com, and click on the graphic or use this link: TLS AUCTION

*4th Graders finished our project that will be auctioned off too! It is a mosaic that focuses on the Bible verse Romans 6:23. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." We have entitled our art, "Eternal Life."

*STUDENT-LED CONFERENCING is coming up—February 12^th and 13^th! Your child will be leading this conference, so please make sure they are able to be present! They are excited to share their work, their personal report card, and their NWEA scores with you! If you are unable to come on the 12th or 13th, please just send me an email and we will find a time after school that works for you and your child. Thank you!

Here is the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DADAB2DA7F58-1stquarter

*VALENTINE’S DAY is coming up! We will have a classroom party the morning of the 13th. We will be making valentine bags, playing some games, and having some treats. :) You don’t need to make a special valentine holder at home, unless you want to, as we will be decorating bags here at school. If your child chooses to send in valentines, please make sure each child in our classroom receives one. Here is our list. Thank you!

CLASS LIST: Kash, Vedder, Olivia, Wylin, Zeke, Jackson, Maddie

Here is what we have been up to in the classroom:

RELIGION- We learned the story of Jesus blessing the children. Our favorite verse from this story is, "“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” ~Matthew 19:14

We also had the amazing opportunity to interview Pastor Kendall this week! What a blessing!

MEMORY-

2/6 -The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

2/10-was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.

The third day He rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven

and sits at the right hand of God

the Father Almighty.

LANGUAGE ARTS- We read a chapter from On the Shores of Sliver Lake, entitled, "Riding in the Cars." (By Laura Ingalls Wilder) This story is about the Ingalls family, and it led to a great discussion about transportation and how it has changed. We talked about how Laura was "sight" for Mary, and what this would be like, and how the girls reacted to experiencing a train ride for the first time. We learned a ton of new vocabulary and had a great discussion about being thankful for the things that God has provided for us. Students shared their historical fiction oral reports.

SPELLING WORDS for Friday, February 6th:

Story: I Could Do That!

dentist, final, finish, narrow, shelter, ahead, corner, hollow, divide, famous,

recent, silver, capture, cabin, dinner, minus, minute, value, reward, broken,

decent, secure

Challenge Word: legislature

MATH-We learned how to add and subtract fractions with like denominators. We worked with word problems that contained fractions and discussed how best to solve them. We will test over this chapter next week.

SCIENCE- We reviewed parts of the flower and parts of the seed.

Special Classes:

MUSIC- We practiced our songs for the Talent Show and for Sunday! ("Children of the Heavenly Father" and "Shalom.")

SPANISH- Students learned more Spanish verbs and how to use them in sentences.

ART- We painted eastern bluebirds (MO State Bird) in flowering dogwoods (MO State Tree).

WRITERS' WORKSHOP- Students shared their paragraphs about why they love our school!

Have a fabulous weekend!

God's Blessings,

Kim