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Friday, May 1, 2026

We have A LOT of exciting things happening in 4th grade!

Hello, all! Happy May Day! As many of you know, we had an accreditation team here this week. The atmosphere around our building has been a little bit different, but good! I have been proud of the kids and how they have shared their experiences here at Timothy. It has all been very insightful! I do know this: I am proud to serve here and teach young people about Jesus. You can just see the kiddos being transformed by the Gospel message and talking about His love. We are blessed!

Upcoming Events: (We have A LOT!)

*3rd-5th's Spring Program is next Tuesday night, May 5th, at 6pm. Please have your kiddo to our classroom at 5:40. We have the beautiful t-shirts for the program! They are bright yellow, with the names of our Savior on them. Students should wear nice pants or a skirt with them, please. If you would like me to send the t-shirt home ahead of time, please email me. If not, I will keep it here in the classroom, and your child can change into it when they arrive. Also, if your child has a baseball cap (any team!) and/or a cowboy or straw hat, please have them bring them to school on Monday. Thank you for your help with this!

We are SO looking forward to this! The kiddos have been practicing so hard!

*Next Thursday, May 7th, at 6:30 pm is our Timothy Lutheran School Band Concert. These kiddos are awesome, so if you are able, come and enjoy!

*FUN DAY is NEXT Friday, May 8th! Please remember to send your kiddo to school with tennis shoes, some comfy clothes, sunscreen, etc. It will be a FUN day! Volunteers are still needed, please:

Class Escorts: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949A8AA22A5FDC34-63847228-class

Station Helpers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0949A8AA22A5FDC34-63755486-station

*As a whole school, we are all going to wear our Yahweh shirts on Wednesday, May 13th! (4th grade can change into their Famous Missourian outfits and then back again!)

*4TH GRADE'S FAMOUS MISSOURIAN LIVING MUSEUM -

You have been invited to attend 4th Grade’s Famous Missourian Living Museum

When? Wednesday, May 13th, from 9 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Where? Timothy Lutheran: 4-G’s Area

Why? 4th graders have been studying Missouri History and we want to share some of our knowledge with you!

**There is no need to R.S.V.P. Please just come by at your convenience. The entire museum will take about 20 minutes to go through and to see all of the exhibits. Thank you!

*4th GRADE'S END-OF-THE-YEAR FIELD TRIP is on Thursday, May 14th. This is an all-day trip! We will be visiting the Harry S. Truman Library for a scheduled tour at 9:30, (I was also thinking about treating them to sodas/ice cream at Clinton's), then head over to Pink Hill Park for a picnic lunch and to play. Afterwards, we will hike some trails at Burr Oak Woods. We will need parent help, so if you are able, please sign up! Thank you! (Also, don't forget to not sign up for hot lunches that day!) ;)

Here is the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DADAB2DA7F58-endoftheyear2

***Attached is the permission form. Please have your student turn that in. Thank you!

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

RELIGION- We had an in-depth study about confession and the importance of confessing our sins. We discussed the different types of sins and how we should confess, repent, and turn away from evil. We can only do this with the help of God! We learned the story of Saul becoming Paul and how the disciples helped him. We learned the story of the jailer at Phillipi and how God desires that all hear the Gospel. He calls us ALL to share it with others, even when times are challenging.

MEMORY-

5/5-Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life. ~Revelation 2:10b

5/8-For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord. ~Romans 6:23

5/12-I am fearfully and wonderfully made. ~Psalms 139:14

LANGUAGE ARTS- We finished our literature study about Harry S. Truman this week and tested over the material! We discussed his many jobs he had after high school and his presidency. We will visit his Presidential Library and Museum in a few weeks! We also worked on our Biography Lap books this week--researching, writing, drawing, and publishing!

(Our LAST!) SPELLING WORDS for Friday, May 7th:

Story: The World According to Humphrey: event, humor, rapid, music, relief, planet, detail, unite, frozen, figure, siren, polite, hotel, protest, punish, defend, relay, habit, student, moment, rumor, jealous

Challenge Word: consensus

MATH- We have learned what a line of symmetry is and have figured out how many lines of symmetry various shapes have. We reviewed our unit about geometry and tested yesterday. The last weeks of school will be reviewing all that we have learned this year, with a final assessment.

MISSOURI HISTORY- We learned about our state's climate and resources, and how we can preserve them. We learned the terms natural resource, renewable resource, and nonrenewable resource. We learned how to read global addresses and what latitude and longitude lines were. Study guides for our final test will come home this weekend. Our test is on May 6th.

Playing this Jeopardy Game at home might help! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/151BVgnNKYWbysO1OlHauC3jA1gm6q7kREs90bFbKtQ8/edit?usp=sharing

Special Classes:

Art- We watercolored flowers to help decorate our Spring Concert stage and we painted our Osage pottery.

Writers' Workshop- We worked on our reports about our famous Missourians and began the publishing process.

Computer Lab- We published reports and worked on our All About Me slideshows.

Music- Students have been practicing their songs for their spring concert.

P.E.- We learned how to run relays and throw the turbo javelin.

Spanish- Students reviewed this week, speaking in conversation about all that they have learned!

Upcoming Events:

May

5-3rd-5th grade Spring Program 6pm

6-Missouri History Final Test

7-5th-8th Band Concert

8-Fun Day

11-Book Reports due (Biography Lap Books)

13-4th Grade's Famous Missourian Living Museum

14-4th Grade's End-of-the-Year field trip to Truman Library and Burr Oak

15-Last Day of School12:30 dismissal; Graduation Pre-K at 5:30 pm and 8^th grade at 7 pm

Have a beautiful weekend!

God's Blessings,

Kim

Tangram Fun today!

Friday, April 24, 2026

Have a gorgeous weekend! :)

Hello, all! It has been a busy week, full of testing, preparing for our musical, and learning SO much!

*We took our NWEA MAP Growth Spring Testing this week and the kiddos did fantastically! I was so proud at how conscientious each student was and how they took their time and did their best. The results will be coming home soon.

*We were able to hear and watch our AMAZING band play this week! Then, we were able to try out instruments with Mrs. Janie Wilson, our band director. We had so much fun and many of us decided that we may want to try Band next year!

Upcoming Events:

*FUN DAY is Friday, May 8th! Please remember to send your kiddo to school with tennis shoes, some comfy clothes, sunscreen, etc. It will be a FUN day!

*4TH GRADE'S FAMOUS MISSOURIAN LIVING MUSEUM -

You have been invited to attend 4th Grade’s Famous Missourian Living Museum

When? Wednesday, May 13th, from 9 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Where? Timothy Lutheran Ministries: 4-G’s Area

Why? 4th graders have been studying Missouri History and we want to share some of our knowledge with you!

**There is no need to R.S.V.P. Please just come by at your convenience. The entire museum will take about 20 minutes to go through and to see all of the exhibits. Thank you!

*4th GRADE'S END-OF-THE-YEAR FIELD TRIP is on Thursday, May 14th. This is an all-day trip! We will be visiting the Harry S. Truman Library for a schedule tour at 9:30, then head over to Pink Hill Park for a picnic lunch and to play. Afterwards, we will hike some trails at Burr Oak Woods. We will need parent help, so if you are able, please sign up! Thank you! (Also, don't forget to not sign up for hot lunches that day!) ;)

Here is the link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DADAB2DA7F58-endoftheyear2

***Attached is the permission form. Please get that in. Thank you!

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

RELIGION- This week, we have been learning about the first Christians. We discussed what deacons are and the role that Stephen played in the early Christian church. We talked about Peter and Cornelius and how the Holy Spirit gathers believers around us to help us to share and show the love of Jesus.

MEMORY-

4/28-You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

5/1-Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

LANGUAGE ARTS- We learned more about Harry this week and the relationships he had in his childhood that shaped the adult he became. We will finish the book next week, learning all about the jobs he had as an adult, as well as his presidency. This will be just in time to visit his Presidential Library and Museum in May! We also worked on our Biography Lap books this week--researching, writing, drawing, and publishing!

SPELLING WORDS for Friday, May 1st:

Book: Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President of the United States

government, lumberyard, courthouse, fountain, responsibility, reputation, disappointed, graduated, president

Challenge Word: foreign

MATH- This week we added and subtracted angles, measured angles, and classified polygons and angles. We are ALMOST finished with our mad minutes too!

MISSOURI HISTORY-We discussed A LOT this week! We talked about Missouri's nickname, famous people from Missouri, voting, famous places in MO, our neighboring states, the weather, native American tribes from here, our state song, and some other fun Missouri Trivia. WE will dive back into our history books next week and will test over all Missouri things on May 6th.

Special Classes:

Art- We created coil clay pots in the style of the Osage Native Americans. We learned how to use slip and seal the clay. That was fun and messy! We will paint them next week. These will be on display at our Museum in May.

Writers' Workshop- We worked on our reports about our famous Missourians and began the revising and editing process.

Computer Lab- Those of us ready to publish our reports began today.

Music- Students have been practicing their songs for their spring concert.

P.E.- We walked the 800 meter and compared this to the Rams Run, and the 100, 200, and 400 meters we ran last week.

Spanish- Students learned the family tree and watched parts of "Coco."

Upcoming Events:

April

28-K-2nd Spring Program

May

3rd-5th grade Spring Program

7-5th-8th Band Concert

8-Fun Day

13-4th Grade's Famous Missourian Living Museum

14-4th Grade's End-of-the-Year field trip to Truman Library and Burr Oak

15-Last Day of School12:30 dismissal; Graduation Pre-K at 5:30 pm and 8^th grade at 7 pm

Have a beautiful weekend!

God's Blessings,

Kim

Friday, April 17, 2026

Have a wonderful weekend! :)

Hello, 4th grade parents! It has been a good week! Stay safe with the crazy weather out there!

*SHINE, SHINE, SHINE! Thank you for your donations for our Shine event! The students had a wonderful time writing cards and packing bags for others this week!

*We had fun at our pizza party today! Thank you, PTL and Kash!

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

RELIGION- This week, we learned about Jesus Asension, the Pentecost, and how God rescued Peter from prison. We had some beautiful, in length discussions about how we are never alone and how God has promised to always be with us. He has given us the Great Commission as our command to go out and tell others about Jesus, His power, and His promise to always be with us! We also talked about the MANY problems and temptations in the world, so we shared the 4 things below, and my prayer is that the kiddos will ALWAYS remember them:

1. God can fix anything.

2. God can bless us with people who help us with our problems.

3. God can help us adjust or cope with living with a problem.

4. God will wipe awas all of our problems in heaven. (Revelation 21:1-4)

MEMORY-4/21-The 23rd Psalm

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.

4/24-He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil, for you are with me;

your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

4/28-You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

5/1-Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

LANGUAGE ARTS- We have been learning SO much about Harry S. Truman, his childhood, his antics, and what characteristics shaped him to be president! We have learned a lot of new vocabulary as well.

SPELLING WORDS for Friday, April 24th:

Book: Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President of the United States

positive, believe, presence, wonderful, interesting, delicious, schedule, temperature, church, request

Challenge Word: excruciating

MATH- We began learning about geometrical shapes, parallel and perpendicular lines, and how to use a compass to measure angles.

SCIENCE- We discussed ants, termites, and honeybees, and how they live in communities and are social insects. On Wednesday, Mrs. Sullivan was our sub, and we were able to ask a lot of questions and learn about bees and beekeeping from her! What a blessing!

Special Classes:

Art- We made stained glass crosses from tissue paper.

Writers' Workshop- We read and wrote about our famous Missourians.

Music- Students have been practicing their songs for their spring concert.

P.E.- We learned how to the track events: 800-meter run and our cross-country course.

Have a beautiful weekend!

God's Blessings,

Kim

Early Dismissal – Weather Update--12:30

Early Dismissal – Weather Update

Due to impending weather, Timothy Lutheran School will dismiss early today at 12:30 PM.

Aftercare will still be available for families who need it.

Please plan accordingly and reach out if you have any questions. Thank you for your understanding as we prioritize the safety of our students and staff.

Friday, April 10, 2026

He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia!

Hello, 4th grade parents! It was wonderful to see your kiddos again after Easter Break! He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed, ALLELUIA!

*Our own Mr. Don McGhee was baptized in Chapel this week! We are so thankful for his faith and the washing of the waters of baptism!

*Information about the Rams Run came home this week. If your child is interested in running, please let me know. Thank you!

*Thank you for your donations for our Shine event! We are all set on our fruit snacks!

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

RELIGION- We have discussed the stories of Jesus' Resurrection and how He appeared to Mary, His disciples, and to Thomas. We talked about "not seeing and believing" and how we are BLESSED! Next week, we will talk about His message of the Great Commission and His Ascension.

MEMORY-4/14-Day by day, at home, away, Jesus is my staff and stay. When I hunger, Jesus feeds me, Into pleasant pastures leads me; When I thirst, He bids me go Where the quiet waters flow.

4/17-Who so happy as I am, Even now the Shepherd's lamb? And when my short life is ended, By His angel host attended, He shall fold me to His breast, There within His arms to rest.

LANGUAGE ARTS- We began reading and learning about the childhood of Harry S. Truman this week. We have learned a lot of new vocabulary words and have focused on sequencing and cause, and effect. During class, we have been working in Literature Circles, with each student taking on a different role during discussions.

Yesterday, each fourth grader received a biography of a famous Missourian. Your kiddo’s job is to read the biography, take notes about this person, and then, in class, we will begin writing about the person we studied. This will be our April/May book report and project. We will create a Biography Lap Book, which we will begin in class, but will need to be finished at home. They have been given a due date of May 8th. In the meantime, please help your child come up with a plan to dress up as his or her famous Missourian. Please use the resources you have at home or borrow from a friend. We will be reciting the facts we have learned about these people, dressed as them, at our Famous Missourian Living Museum on May 13th. (Think: Night at the Museum!) You will get to meet George Washington Carver, Harry S. Truman, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Daniel Boone, Mark Twain, Walt Disney, and Ulysses S. Grant! I have some excited kiddos in here! (Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

SPELLING WORDS for Friday, April 17th:

Book: Harry S. Truman: Thirty-Third President of the United States

although, magazine, introduce, predicted, tremendous, stomach, disease, probably, gradually, difficult

Challenge Word: diphtheria

MATH- We tested over Unit 13 and began learning geometry in Unit 14! We discussed points, lines, line segments, and rays. We will learn geometrical shapes and lines of symmetry next week.

SCIENCE- We created our imaginary arthropods this week! They are AMAZING! I love the creativity all of the students shared, as well as the knowledge about God-made arthropods and their structures.