Make a JOYful Noise!

Make a JOYful Noise!

Friday, April 6, 2018

It's April Already?!

Dear Parents,
This has been such a fun and busy week! 
*Harvesters Update: As a school, we collected 736 pounds of food for Harvesters, providing 614 meals for families in our region.  We went to Harvesters on Thursday and volunteered our time packing and sorting meals for kiddos in the K.C. area--675 of them!  Woohoo!   All the students did a great job!  Way to go, Rams!

*Preschool through 8th grades sing at church this Sunday, at the north site, at the 8:30 and 9:45 services.  Please meet in the sanctuary at 8:10.  We will sing, and then your child can either come and sit with you, or they can go to Faith Roots (Sunday School).  Then, please stay, as they will be the opening for the 9:45 service as well.  They are then welcome to leave!  Wear Timothy gear or school colors (navy, red).  Thank you!

*Our musical, “The Rock Slinger and His Greatest Hit,” is here, Friday, April 13th at 6:30.  Our band students will also have their very first performance, so it will be an exciting night!  You won’t want to miss it!  We have been practicing hard!  Students will need to bring the following items for the full dress rehearsal of our musical “The Rock Slinger and His Greatest Hit” on NEXT Tuesday, April 10:
•             Tan, brown, gray, or denim shorts
•             A plain colored shirt preferably with no writing
•             Tan, brown, or black sandals or flip flops
We will provide a tunic type costume for each student to wear over their clothes. Students may wear their shorts and shirts to school that day or bring them in a bag with their name on it to change into later.  For the program, they will  need to come with their shirt, shorts, and sandals on.
On the NIGHT OF THE PERFORMANCE: (Friday, April 13)
•             The students need to arrive by 6:00 PM and go to their classroom. 
•             The band people will meet in the Music room and
•             The rest of the main characters will meet in the spare classroom across from the 7th & 8th grade room.

*Trivia Night is Friday, April 20, 2018 at 6 P.M. here at Timothy!  It’s 80’s night!  Please come and join the fun, and reserve your table now! 

*The 4th-6th Graders will be going to the School of Economics on Tuesday, April 24. 
o             The cost for this field trip is $15. Students will NOT need to pack a lunch, as this fee includes food for them. **If your child has food allergies and would rather bring in their own food out of safety concerns, that is preferred!!  Please speak with me about this.  (Volunteers do NOT need to pay the fee, but your lunch is included, too.) 
o             Our day ends there at 2:00, so we should return to school between 2:15-2:30.  We are so excited for this!

Here is what else we have been up to:
Religion: We discussed the parable of the Foolish Rich Man.  Why be greedy with your earthly treasures, when we cannot take them with us?  God calls us to be servants to others. 
       
Language Arts: We read Invisible Stanley, and completed our literature circle assignments.  Next week, we will receive directions for our last book reports, where we will be reading biographies about famous Missourians.  We will be picking out these books at school, and working on our projects here too, so the students do not need to do any work at home except read!  

Math-We learned how to add and subtract mixed numbers and how to put them in simplest form. 

Missouri History-We worked on chapter 4, discussing Missouri’s role in the Civil War.  We shared the book, Pink and Say, by Patricia Polacco, which is based on a true story of friendship during the Civil War, and we also are sharing a biography about Harry S. Truman.  In addition, we have begun our School of Economics studies.  Students learned all about the jobs, what the jobs entail, the businesses we will have, and began filling out applications.  Applications are due on Monday, and interviews will take place then.   Students know to take this seriously and to be prepared!

This week in…
Art-We drew and painted pictures about our favorite memories.  We studied paintings by the artists Norman Rockwell and Mary Engelbreit. 

Writing-We reviewed the steps to creating paragraphs, and wrote several on our own and shared them! 

P.E.-We began working on track and field events---conditioning, long jump, and sprinting. 

Music-We practiced the music, songs, and lyrics for the musical. 

 Have a fabulous weekend!
Blessings,
Kim

Practicing for the musical...


Being silly at lunch...



Harvesters!



















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