Newsletter 3-13-15

Dear Parents,

What a great week!  Today is the end of 3^rd quarter and report cards will go home next Tuesday, March 17th.  The children have been working very hard to get their grades up to where they want them to be!  Monday begins a new clean slate for 4^th quarter.  Can you believe that our school year is ¾ finished?  Goodness! 

Memory for the next few weeks:

March 17- For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the wicked foe may have no power over me. Amen.

March 20- Say the entire Evening Prayer.

In Religion,  we still are continuing with the Lord’s Prayer.  This week we discussed “daily bread” and all of God’s blessings. 

Language Arts: 3^rd graders read, “Life on the Ice,” and 4^th graders read about Sacajawea, which was another mini-biography that they all enjoyed.  We learned about adjectives and found them in sentences.  In cursive this week, we learned r, s, and t. We continued with Book Clubs this week, and took on new roles.  Third graders shared their book reports this morning and all did well!  Their next book report will be over a biography and the project is one that we will begin at school.   

Spelling words for next week:

3^rd Grade:

coming

swimming

dropping

tapping

taping

invited

saving

stared

planned

changing

joking

loved

gripped

tasted

freezing

scared

*treacherous

4^th Grade:

event

humor

rapid

music

relief

planet

detail

unite

frozen

figure

siren

polite

hotel

protest

punish

defend

relay

habit

student

moment

rumor

jealous

*treacherous

Math was SO fun this week! We changed up the pace a little bit and had a class unit about polygons, lines, and circles.  Today we learned about radius, diameter, and circumference, and the I introduced Pi.   We measured circles in the classroom, including the pie that we ate!  Yum!  Happy Pi Day tomorrow!  3.14.15  J 

We had our Science test about heredity, plants, and animals today!  They did well!  These graded tests will be coming home next week. 

Here is what we did during Specials this week:

Art-we began self-portraits of what we want to be when we grow up… We will paint these next week!  Music-we practiced our recorders and had Recorder Karate sessions.  They are still doing great!  Please urge your child to practice at home… and to remember to bring his or her recorder to school!

P.E.-We learned the rules of four-square and enjoyed the beautiful weather by playing it outside

Writing-We began autobiographical sketches. Most of us completed the planning sheets—which were fun and easy—as we wrote about ourselves!  Next week, we will go through the other steps of the writing process. 

 Spanish-We are getting ready for Cinco de Mayo!  Thursday we practiced dancing!  Please remember to send shoes with your child on Thursdays if needed. 

Reminders:

• Enrollment forms have been issued to all current students.  Enrollment will open up to new families soon.  Please send your forms back in as soon as possible to reserve your spot for next year.

• For Trivia Night, our class is sponsoring a STL Cardinals basket.  We are still taking items at any time up until April 10^th.  Thank you. 

• On Saturday, March 21^st, Timothy Lutheran School has been invited to take place in a special choir and worship event with the Chamber Choir from Trinity Lutheran church in Lisle, IL.  They have invited us to participate in their worship and a concert here at Timothy—the North Campus.  A note went home this week about it.  It is from 3:30-6:00, and then Saturday evening worship at 6:00.  Please let Mrs. Fangmann or myself know if you are going to be able to come.  Hope you can make it!

·         Our students are going to be going to Harvester’s in April!  We need lots of drivers and parents to help when we’re there.  If you are interested, check out this link.

·         Next Wednesday, students will be learning about our last mission project of the year.  They will be coming home with information next week, including the types of challenges we have planned!  Stay tuned.

Upcoming Events:

MARCH

21-Worship Event with Trinity Lutheran 3:30-7:00
31-4th grade March book report due

APRIL

1-  K-2 Sings South Campus 10:00am

2- Maundy Thursday, 1:00 Dismissal, Morning Home School Session

3- Good Friday, No School

6- Easter Monday, No School

7-1^st-8^th grade goes to Harvester’s 10-12; Track begins

9-Track team pictures

17- Trivia Night 6-9pm

22- Administrative Professionals' Day

30-4th grade April book report due

Have a great weekend!

Blessings,

Kim Brunkhorst