Make a JOYful Noise!

Make a JOYful Noise!

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Happy Easter Newsletter!


Third and Fourth Grade News
April 10, 2014
Hello!  I am sending out my short and sweet newsletter this afternoon, because I will not be gone tomorrow....Mrs. Pascoe is going to sub for me, so the kids will have such a fun day! 

Trivia Night was such a success, and so much fun!  It brought in just over $10,250 for our school ministry.  We are praising God for what He has provided and the opportunities it will mean for our school ministry.  Thank you for your continued support of our schools.  It is such a pleasure for us to serve as partners in your child's faith and education.
We will have an Easter/Resurrection party next Tuesday morning, April 22nd, after we are back from Easter break.  I will have fun Easter stations, and learning that day, when we celebrate that Jesus has Risen!  If you would like to send in snacks, feel free to do so!  It will be a fun day!

We have practiced a lot for the musical this week!  We are only about a week and a half away!  Next Friday, April 25th, at 7:00 is the time and day!  We are so excited… J 

Religion- This week, we have been discussing the prophets, and how they foretold of Jesus coming.  We will test over all the New Testament books next week.

Reading/Spelling- This week, we learned our new spelling words and stories, but we will not test over those until next Friday.  We began Book Clubs this week, where the kids discussed different things about their stories to take the learning to a new level.  They each had a job to bring to the discussion.  One child had to find difficult words, one illustrated their favorite picture, one found important passages and what they mean, one made a text connection, and one listed questions they had while they were reading.  This really brought discussion to a neat level.  It also is great team-building.  Some kids forgot to their jobs, and let the other members down, so we have learned from these experiences as well.  We will continue doing this unit until the end of the school year, as we finish up our reading stories. 

Missouri History-
We began another unit in Missouri History and are learning about early life in Missouri.  The children have already begun studying their vocab words and will bring home a study guide for this short chapter soon.  We will soon begin learning about famous Missourians and each child will choose one to study before we have our Living Museum in May!  Exciting times! 

Handwriting- Check out our display in the hallway! Our cursive is beautiful! 

Math- We have several students on their way to Winstead’s!  Yeah!  Thank you for working with your child on their facts.  Third graders this week worked with word problems and division, and fourth graders worked with where to place the fist digit when completing long division.  We add more numbers to our math next week.

Special Classes:
Art-We created two art projects again this week.  First, we completed our Magic Circus pictures.  These will be up for you to enjoy soon!  Secondly, we created Night Garden pictures, with pastels.  They are pretty! 
Writing/Computer- We worked on mom stories and are working diligently on our biography runs…taking notes and coloring.
P.E.- We worked on track and field events and played pin dodgeball. 
Music- We continued to practice our parts and songs for the upcoming musical on April 25th.  Pastor Rich led our practices on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Enrollment is still underway! It's exciting to see our numbers increase. If you haven't gotten your paperwork in, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible!

TIMOTHY LUTHERAN SCHOOL – APRIL MISSION PROJECT
We have the opportunity to support two Timothy Lutheran School graduates who are responding to God’s call to spread the Gospel.  Samantha Hatfield and Rebecca Patterson, who graduated in 2012, are going on a mission trip to Nicaragua May 24-31.
They will travel with a faith-based organization, Project Hope.  Project hope is based out of Springfield, Missouri.   Rebecca’s father is a director for Project Hope.  He has been traveling to Nicaragua for quite some time. Volunteers will help build houses for displaced Nicaraguans, or for those with inferior housing.  They will also help lead VBS for the children of the village.  For more information about Project Hope, visit their website.  www.pjhope.org
As part of their mission, Project Hope will bring clothing, toys, household and hygiene items to families in Nicaragua.  Sami & Becca’s travel group is bringing hygiene items.  We can help supply items for the families in need.  Please bring donations to school by April 30. One more week! 

Our April mission project will be to collect the following full-size or travel-size items:
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Dental Floss
Shampoo
Soap
Deodorant
Brushes
Combs
Toilet Paper
Cotton Balls
Make-Up
Nail Polish
Nail Clippers
Alcohol
Peroxide
Hydrocortisone Cream
Band-Aids
Antibiotic Ointment
Foot Powder
Anti-Fungal Foot Ointment
Vitamins (adult or children)
Pain Relief
Ear Drops
Eye Drops
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Skin Lotions or Creams
Sewing Kit
Shoe Strings
Baby Wipes
Sanitary Napkins
Electric Heating Pads
Candles
Matches

Please look for the collection bin outside the school office & place your donations there.  Let's see how many times we can fill the bin before the end of the month!

Upcoming Events:
APRIL
17-Maundy Thursday (1:00 Dismissal)
18-21 Easter Break (Please check out Timothy's website for worship opportunities!)  
22-Easter Party in the morning, Mid-Terms come home!
23-Musical dress rehearsal
25-Musical, “Rescue in the Night” 7:00
30-4th grade book reports due

MAY

3-Track Meet –Alma, MO
10-Track Meet—Lutheran High Meet at Center High School
14-Tentative trip to Winstead’s...after school
15-3rd grade book report due
16-Fun Day/Athletic Banquet 7:00
17-Track Meet—Hope Relays at Bishop Miege High School
18-8th grade graduation 2:00
19-Tentative ¾ end of the year field trip…more details to come
21-Last Day of School


Have a BLESSED EASTER!
In the name of our Risen Christ,
Kim Brunkhorst



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