Make a JOYful Noise!

Make a JOYful Noise!

Friday, January 18, 2019

Friday Fun!


Dear Parents,
                It’s been another fun-filled week! 

Upcoming Events:
*Our games are canceled with Trinity Lutheran, Atchison, KS, this evening.  So far, our games with St. Paul’s, St. Joseph, MO, are still on.  I will let families know tomorrow by 7:00 a.m.  Thank you. 

*Report cards came home today!  Please check your child’s Friday Folder!  Just a reminder: It is now second semester, so final work grades are final.  Your child can always redo their work, (this is always helpful to relearn and practice!) but will not receive ½ credit for doing so. 

*We will not have school on Monday, January 21st, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. 

*Lutheran Schools Week January 27th-February 3rd) is quickly approaching!  Notes came home yesterday, so if you have not seen it, please ask your kiddo, as it is full of details!  Here is the rundown:
Sunday (1/27)- Kindergarten-8th grades sing at the 10:30 service at the Wyatt Road campus (this building!) Older students will help out with the service. 
Monday (1/28)-Each Chapel Family picked a fun way to dress that day.  It is indicated in your note.  In the afternoon, we will be finding out about our 3rd quarter mission project, Community Linc.  Mr. Dan Barber will be here to give us details.  Be on the lookout for that! 
Tuesday (1/29)-We are dressing like we are going to our favorite place.  In the afternoon, we will go out and serve in the community.  We are planning a trip to Benton House to play games and read books with the members there.  (More details to come!)
Wednesday (1/30)-We are dressing like our favorite person, or future job.  In the afternoon we are making cards and pictures for service members, shut-ins, and other people in our community. 
Thursday (1/31)-We are dressing in our favorite decade!  Have some fun with this!  In the afternoon, we are having a celebration of dance, song, food, and prayer!
Friday (2/1)-Dress Your Best!  It is Grandparents’ Day our Talent Show!  12:30 dismissal!
Sunday-(2/3)-Kindergarten-8th grades will sing at the 8:00 and 9:30 services at the R.D. Mize campus.  Older students will help out with the service. 

*Exciting news! You can save money on next year's tuition! With “SCRIP Online” 50% of what the school receives from you goes toward tuition for your child. Visit https://www.shopwithscrip.com/
for online information. To get the enrollment code send Steve Patton an email at stevep@timothylutheran.com.

Here is what we have been up to this week:
Religion-This week, we have been learning about Elijah and the prophets of Baal.  We discussed putting God first in our lives, and how sometimes we don’t do this, and have idols of different forms.  We also learned about each petition of the Lord’s Prayer and tested over those today. 
Memory for next week:
January 22- 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;

January 25- and I pray You to protect me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and; life may please You.

Reading/Social Studies-This week we read the story about Martin Luther King, Jr., entitled “My Brother Martin,” written by his sister, Christine Farris King.  We read several stories about him this week, and our spelling words connected with our story too!  We had some very mature conversations about segregation, discrimination, justice, and equality.  We played a game where the kids had to discuss whether scenarios were “just” or “unjust.”  Thank you for reading with your students at home, and having these discussions as well.  Next week, we will read a fictional story entitled, “Happy Birthday, Dr. King,”  which will focus more on the bus boycotts. 







Spelling words for next week, Friday, January 25th: (from "Happy Birthday, Dr. King!)
peaceful, protest, boycott, civil rights, dream, equality, freedom, movement, treatment, kindness, *stupendous

Math- This week we worked with word problems using longer multiplication.  Today we reviewed this unit (Unit 5), and we will test over it on Tuesday. 

Science-We met with Mrs. Stack again this week.  She just touched base with the students about picking a testable question, and forming a hypothesis about this question.  It can be anything!  She provided the students with some guidance.  Please have your child check out the Science Fair website to help.  All documents are also available here: http://timothylutheransciencefair.jmstack.com
They will need to have this question and hypothesis by next Wednesday.  (Paperwork is in the Homework Folders).   

Art-We learned how to paint portraits, studied some photographs of MLK, and then painted him. 

Writing- We watched a recording of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech on YouTube. We then wrote our own “I Have a Dream” ideas.

P.E.-We played Video Game Madness! 

Music-we practiced songs for the Talent Show/Grandparents’ Day! 

Upcoming Events:
JANUARY
19-Games at St. Paul Lutheran, St. Joseph, MO, beginning at 10:00
21- No School or Childcare, Martin Luther King Jr. Day
24-4/5/6 BB games here, beginning at 5:30
25-BB games at Calvary, beginning at 6:00
26-4/5/6 BB games at Hope Lutheran at 1:00 and 2:00
27-K-8th choir singing at the Wyatt Road site--10:30
27-Feb 3- National Lutheran Schools' Week (NLSW), Scholastic Book Fair
31-Mr. Holland's Birthday; December/January Book Reports are due
31-Beginning of the 4/5/6 BB tournament—at Hope Lutheran

FEBRUARY
1- NLSW Dress Your Best Day, Grandparents' Day, Talent Show
1-3-4/5/6 BB Tournament at Hope Lutheran
3-K-8th choir singing at the R.D. Mize site—8:00, 9:15
6- Ash Wednesday
8-9-Timothy hosting 7/8 grade BB Tournament
9-Laney’s Birthday
12- Mrs. Barnett's Birthday
14- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:00 Dismissal, Morning Home School Classes, 4th Grade Valentine's Day Party
15- Parent/Teacher Conferences, 1:00 Dismissal; 3rd quarter mid-term
18- No School or Childcare - Presidents' Day
22- Mrs. Anderson's Birthday; Mrs. Herkamp's Birthday
28-Book Reports are due; deadline for early enrollment

Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Kim


We had a special "watch-party" today for our 5th grade friend, Morgan, who was in the US Figure Skating Championships today!  Way to go, Morgan! 





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