Make a JOYful Noise!

Make a JOYful Noise!

Friday, May 16, 2014

Newsletter 5-16-14

Third and Fourth Grade News

May 16, 2014
Hello, Parents!  It is hard to believe that this will be my LAST newsletter this year!  Good grief!  We have had a super-fun week!  I have written highlights below…

Monday-We shared our Famous Missourian Living Museum with all of you and the school!  It was a great success!  I am so proud of how hard the students worked to make this day so much fun and memorable for everyone.  They were amazing statues!  This also was our last, full-length “regular” day of school.  We had Math, and Religion, Cursive, and English. 

Tuesday- I was actually absent on Tuesday, but the students had their first day of Tim-Olympics, where they formed teams, created a poster, made up a cheer, and started to work on a lip-sync for our competition next Tuesday.  The afternoon was full of specials, where we did our last writing assignment—an acrostic name poem.  

Wednesday- We had our field trips to Truman Library, McCoy Park, and Fort Osage.  We began at Truman Library.  It was all so interesting, filled with facts we had learned from school, as well as new facts gained.  It was awesome to see the paintings by Thomas Hart Benton, to see all the pictures of Harry, and to hear his voice speaking to us from his Oval Office.  They actually did not charge us for the visit, which was so wonderful!  So, if you paid ahead of time, your child will come home with $3.00 today.  Thank you!  Then we headed over to McCoy Park to eat lunch and play.  The weather was beautiful!  Our last stop was Fort Osage in Sibley, MO, where we learned about the Osage Indians and were able to also see the fort where the soldiers lodged.  We heard a lot of neat stories and were able to “shop” at the mercantile too.  Then we headed back to school!  Afterwards, our multiplication winners were able to enjoy some skyscraper ice cream sodas from Winstead’s! 

Thursday- We had Tim-Olympics in the morning…We practiced lip-syncs, played Four-Quadrant Dodge Ball, and had a Board Game Bonanza!  Make sure you check out the stats in the hallway outside of Mrs. Barber’s room.  The race is close!  In the afternoon, we were able to visit with Mr. Schnakenberg (former principal) and see some of his model cars.  We also had our last art project, which is where we had to draw the other half of a wild animal (check these out in the hallway).  We had Spanish, and Music, and shared the rest of our book reports.  They were awesome! 

Friday-Today is PLAY DAY!  There is a lot of excitement and laughter around here!  We are also having our Athletic Banquet tonight at 6:30, if you were involved with athletics at Timothy this school year.  Come join us! 

Upcoming Events:
MAY
16-Fun Day/Athletic Banquet 6:30
17-Track Meet—Hope Relays at Bishop Miege High School
18-8th grade graduation 2:00
19-Missouri History final quiz, Tim-Olympcis
20-Last Day for Home-Schoolers—report cards home with them
21-Last Day of School; closing chapel at 8:45 (lip syncs will be performed then, if you want to watch!); Please send a backpack!!!!; year book orders due (See note below.)

* Yearbook order forms came home with your child yesterday.  Books cost $13 and will be delivered at the start of next school year.  (For students graduating/not returning, we will still get your book to you.)  Orders can be placed online (See the order form for the web address and code) or in person.

It has truly been a joy to be your child’s teacher this year.  Thank you for sharing your treasures everyday with me!  I thank you for the support you have given, the words of encouragement you have said, and the prayers you have lifted up for me this school year too…It truly is an honor to work alongside you.  I love each of your children so, so much!  I am going to miss my 4th graders (and our students who are not returning. L) very much next year, but am excited to see what God has in store for them along the way!  I wish all of you God’s Blessings and a wonderful summer. 

Blessings to you,
Kim Brunkhorst


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