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
