Hi, 4th grade parents! (Almost 5th grade!) It is hard to fathom that today is already the last day of school. This year has gone by so very quickly. I have thoroughly enjoyed being your child's teacher. We have had so many moments of laughter, learning, insight, and prayers in here. Thank you for sharing them with me.
We have had a FABULOUS week and A LOT of fun! Thank you, Becky, for the help with our field trip and to all of you for coming to our Famous Missourian Museum, and just all of the prayers and love and support. You all are so gracious and I will miss you TONS next year!
Before I get to more sentiments, a little bit of business...
*Please join us for graduation tonight! Preschool Graduation will begin at 5:30 PM, and the reception will immediately follow the ceremony. 8th Grade Graduation will take place at 7:00 PM, with a reception immediately following the ceremony too.
*Please join us as we celebrate and honor our sweet Beckie Hatcher and her many years of faithful service, love, and dedication to our students and school community. Mrs. Hatcher’s passion for music, joyful spirit, and lasting impact on generations of students has been such a blessing to TLS, and we are so grateful for the way she has shared her gifts with so many children over the years.
We will be celebrating her this Sunday following the 10:30 AM service with cake and fellowship.
We would also love for families to join us for an additional celebration on Monday, May 18th from 5:00–7:00 PM at Station 7. Bring the kids out for a fun, family-friendly evening of music, laughs, kids’ karaoke, and celebrating the incredible impact Mrs. Hatcher has made through her love of teaching and music.
*Summer Care enrollment is still open! Register here: https://timothylutheran.shelbynextchms.com/external/form/cd713136-a063-4eb1-8338-c69d7925b17c?utm_source=chatgpt.com
*Don’t forget about Vacation Bible School this summer, June 22nd–26th! VBS is always an amazing week filled with faith, fun, music, games, and friendships. More details and registration information can be found here: https://timothylutheran.com/vbs/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
*REPORT CARDS are coming home today in a sealed envelope. Their year's progress on our NWEA testing results will be in there too. It is sealed. They will be in your child's backpack with a BUNCH of other stuff--books, art projects, papers, notebooks, art utensils, "treasures" they purchased today at our classroom auction, and a special memory book I have made for them. I am just telling you this because I remember the last day of school as a parent too, and sometimes we did not look in that backpack until August! ;)
*Please make sure you look on our classroom blog to find all of the amazing pictures from this week! I also want to share a Google Photo Album with you—It has all of the photos I have taken of the class this year.
Every year now, I share this poem that I penned the year I was teaching from home during Covid, but so much of it still rings true... You are the best and I am so thankful for you!
THANK YOU for all of your hard work.
THANK YOU for lifting your student and their teacher up in prayer.
THANK YOU for entrusting me with your child's education.
THANK YOU for being my team player, for supporting me, us, when the going got tough.
THANK YOU for sending your child to a Christian school where we can share about Jesus EVERY DAY.
THANK YOU for choosing Timothy, so I can call your child one of my own.
THANK YOU for being amazing role models of adults who go with the flow, yet keep your eyes set on what is Above.
THANK YOU for teaching your child to stay true to who they are, but to also remember and cherish WHOSE they are.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for sharing your child with me. It has been an absolute honor to be their teacher and to work alongside you.
The kiddos and I had a heart-to heart conversation today, as I shared the Memory Book with them, and we prayed together. I have reminded them that I will always be here for them, no matter how mature and cool they get! I truly mean it.
You all are loved, cherished, lifted up, and always prayed for. Please know that and ALWAYS remember it! As I tell the kiddos, "Jesus and I love you SO much!"
Have a beautiful, blessed summer. Please keep in touch!
Blessings,
Kim
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