Happy Friday!  I hope this note finds you well!  It is such pretty weather outside.   Please enjoy God’s creation!

This week has been a busy one.  We have been getting back into the swing of things, and have learned so much! 

Today in Religion, we discussed what it means to belong to Jesus, and I just have to share some of their answers!   It is so beautiful to me how the students and I can learn and inspire each other…

What does it mean to belong to Jesus?

“We are God’s children.”

“It’s an amazing feeling!”

“We are free from sin.”

“We are forgiven.”

“It is the meaning of love.”
“It is more than even my parents’ love for me.”

“EVERYTHING!”

Aren’t we blessed?

Memory for Next Week:

March 7- Say the entire Evening Prayer.

March 10 -The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate

During Language Arts this week we worked with compound words and also read the stories “Life on the Ice” and “Sacajawea.”  We learned so much!  We have also almost learned the entire lowercase cursive alphabet!  Woohoo!

Spelling Words for Next Week:

3rd Grade:

coming

swimming

dropping

tapping

taping

invited

saving

stared

planned

changing

joking

loved

gripped

tasted

freezing

scared

*conspicuous

4th Grade:

event

humor

rapid

music

relief

planet

detail

unite

frozen

figure

siren

polite

hotel

protest

punish

defend

relay

habit

student

moment

rumor

jealous

*conspicuous

Math-3^rd graders finished up their unit on simple multiplication and division today.  We completed the review and will test over these skills on Monday.  They will be able to use their multiplication charts.  Keep working on memorizing those facts at home!  4^th graders worked with their 8’s, 9’s, and completed their tests today.  They will work with mean, median, mode, and stem and leaf plots next week. 

Science-We finished our chapter about living things.  The students will bring home a study guide on Monday, we will play our jeopardy game to review on Wednesday, and our test will be on Friday.  They will basically need to know the vocabulary words from the chapter.  Please remind them to use their study guide.  Thank you! 

Art-We completed our self-portraits of us in the future, and I will hang these in the hall today after school!  We began to make projects about our animals that we researched.  These are beautiful!

Writing- We share our research reports this week, and will begin working on poetry next week! 

P.E.- We played Wesley’s favorite:  dodgeball! 

Reminders:

*Our hot lunch program has changed.  Effective this next Monday, we will not be offering hot lunch each day, as our cook position has not been filled.  We will still offer pizza for lunch on Wednesdays.

*How is your child’s Science Fair project coming along?  The Science Fair is next Friday, March 10.  I am so excited to see what each child has prepared and how it all turned out!  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Stack – jennifer@the-stacks.com

*Our School Ministry serves Lenten Supper at our north site on Wednesday, March 15.  The menu will be pizza, salad, and cookies.  We will need some help serving and contributing items, so look for more information to come home soon!

*Enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year is underway, and as of writing this, we are already up to 53 students for next year!  That’s awesome!!  The early-bird cut-off date has come and gone, but it’s not too late to enroll!  Since some rooms are filled with more students than others, you may want to return your enrollment information as soon as possible to be sure your spot is saved for next year.  Enrolling as soon as possible helps us make the proper arrangements for the upcoming school year (textbooks, staffing, etc.), which we’re eager to plan well for!  If you know of any friends looking for a new school home, be sure to mention us, too!

*Today, we sent home a flier about Trivia Night, a GREAT fundraiser for our school!  On Friday, April 21, there will be 10 rounds of general knowledge questions + prizes given out for various reasons (one of the top teams, last place, best decorations/costuming, etc.)  Participation is limited to 9th Grade and older.  7th/8th grade will be there selling items; proceeds will benefit their upcoming class trip!  Play is limited to 30 teams of 8, so register early to ensure your spot!  Tickets purchased before April 2 are $120 per team or $15 individual; after April 2, tickets are $140 per team or $20 individual.  Please let us know if you have any questions!

Upcoming Events:

MARCH

10-Science Fair 4:00-6:00

15- TLS Serves Lenten Dinner  5:30-6:45 pm

17- End of 3rd Quarter, 1:00 pm Dismissal; 3rd grade book reports are due

19- K-8 Choir Sings (South/School Campus) 10:00 am

31-4th grade book reports are due

APRIL

4-Track Begins

13- Maundy Thursday, 1:00 Dismissal, Morning Home School Classes

14- Good Friday, No School or Childcare

17- Easter Monday, No School or Childcare

21- Trivia Night Event

22- Earth Day; Track Meet in Alma

23-4-8 Choir Sings (North Campus) 8:30 am and 9:45 am; Confirmation Sunday

26- Administrative Professionals' Day

29-Track Meet at Hope

Kim Brunkhorst