It's Friday, It's Friday, It's Friday! :)

Dear Parents,

Hello!  We have had a fun week!  This week, we have learned more about Martin Luther King, Jr., and have incorporated that learning into our Social Studies, Language Arts, and Art curriculums.  

Here are some important upcoming events:

*Please say a prayer for our church youth (6^th-8^th), as we travel to St. Louis this weekend for YouthQuake.  We leave right after school! 

*Report cards are coming home today!  Be on the lookout for those!  ;) 

*Achievement testing dates have changed.  They will now take place the week of March 19.  More info will come home later.

Lutheran Schools Week is NEXT WEEK!  (January 21-28)  PLEASE SEE THE PACKET OF INFO YOUR CHILD BROUGHT HOME LAST WEEK, but here is a super-brief rundown of things. 

•             Sunday, January 21-Grades PreSchool-3 sing at the south campus – Please be in the gym by 9:40.

•             Monday, January 22-School Spirit Day - wear red, white and blue!

•             Tuesday, January 23-Chapel Family Colors - see flier for which color your child should wear; Jump Rope for Heart at 2:15.  Fundraising is completely optional.  Thank you!

•             Wednesday, January 24- Chapel Family Choice - see flier for what kind of theme your child should follow…

•             Thursday, January 25- Pajama Day; Reading in chapel groups in the afternoon – Please bring your favorite blanket/pillow/stuffed animal -AND- your favorite book. BB games here in the evening. 

•             Friday, January 26-Grandparents’ Day – (send back RSVP form by Monday, January 22); Talent Show - 10:30-noon; Dress Your Best; 12:30 dismissal - sack lunch day.

•             Sunday, January 28-Grades 4-8 sing at the north campus - two services – Please arrive at 8:20 in the sanctuary.

WOW!  What a fun week that is going to be!

Here are some details from our week:

Religion-We talked about Naaman, Elisha, and Jonah this week. 

Memory-

January 23rd-For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. ~1 Corinthians 12:12

January 26- Luther’s Morning Prayer: I thank You, my Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger;

Reading/Social Studies- We read “Happy Birthday, Dr. King!” and learned lessons about segregation and Rosa Parks.  We played a game called’ “Just or Unjust?”  This brought about some great discussions! 

Spelling Words for Thursday, January 25^th: (from “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes”)

scarcely, shrines, throngs, pang, murmur, scold, toward, through, bamboo, several, *leukemia

Math-We reviewed long multiplication and division, and tested over it this week!  I am so proud of the kids and the progress they have made with this material.  It is so neat for me to see those “lightbulbs” going off!   Next week, we will begin Unit 7 about non-numeric patterns. 

Science-We met with Mrs. Stack to tell her our plans for the Science Fair.  She helped us “tweak” our ideas, and gave us ideas to put them into action.  Now, the kiddos are on their own for a bit, so please make sure they are working at home!  They are welcome to come and receive their “board” from me when they are ready.  We also began our onion study this week!

Art-We each thought of our DREAMS for the future, wrote them down, and then painted pictures depicting them.  These are hanging in the hall…and they are FABULOUS! 

Music-We are working hard at recorders and our songs for NLSW, as well as for the Talent Show!  Please make sure that your child is bringing his or her recorder to school each week!  Thank you! 

P.E.-This week, we took a break from basketball to practice our jump roping skills!  Boy, we are having fun! 

Calendar Dates:

JANUARY

21-28- National Lutheran Schools' Week, Scholastic Book Fair (Please see above for details about each day.)

23-Jump Rope for Heart 

25-Games vs. St. Paul at Timothy 5:00-7:00

26-Grandparents' Day, Talent Show; 12:00 pm Dismissal, Mrs. Carrasco's Birthday; Games at Messiah 6:00-9:00

31-Historical Fiction Book Reports Due

FEBRUARY

1-The 100^th Day of School!  (We will celebrate here!) 

2-4-4^th/5^th/6^th BB Tournament at Trinity Lutheran, Atchison, KS

7-8-4th grade hosting preschool chapel at the ECC (I will be sending a Sign-Up home soon!)

9-11-7^th/8^th BB Tournament at Martin Luther Academy

12- Mrs. Barnett's Birthday

14- Ash Wednesday/Valentine’s Day (Please bring valentine’s…we will celebrate here!)

15- Mid-Term; Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:00 Dismissal, Morning Home School Classes

16- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:00 Dismissal

19- No School or Childcare - Presidents' Day

22- Mrs. Anderson's Birthday

23-Science Fair—3:45-5:00

28-Book Reports due

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!

God’s Blessings,

Kim

Just or Unjust?!