The Musical is TONIGHT!

Hello, Parents!  We will see you tonight for the musical—“Go, Go Jonah!”  Students needs to be in their classrooms at 6:00, dressed and ready to go!  The band performs at 6:30.  See you then!  We could use some help putting away some staging after the performance tonight.  If you’re able to stick around and lend us your muscles, we would appreciate it!

*I talked to the students today about SLOWING DOWN and CHECKING work.  It seems we have spring fever in here!  ;)  Some of the kiddos have really been rushing and just handing work in and calling it completed!  I have told them that they can redo this work for ½ credit.  Some of them really need to take advantage of this to help their understanding of the concepts and to help their grades.  Please urge them to do so!  

*Our 4th quarter mission project is underway!  We have one more week for a “Flash Flood of Giving!”  We are going to collect cleaning supplies for those affected by the flooding in Nebraska and Iowa. For every 70 items collected, one teacher will join in the squirt gun battle on Fun Day (May 10^th ). So far, one teacher is getting soaked!!!  If we collect 500 items – Mr. Holland will join in the soaking!

Here are things you can donate:

Paper towels

Work gloves

Sponges

Laundry detergent

Dryer Sheets

Bleach

Laundry Baskets

Buckets

Vinegar/Ammonia

Garbage bags (this is a BIG need!)

Dish Soap

Etc.

THANK YOU!

*Next week, we will begin celebrating Holy Week.  For Maundy Thursday, we will dismiss at 1:00.  We will not have school on Good Friday or Easter Monday.

Here is what we have been up to:

Religion- This week, we have been studying, “The Parable of the Rich Fool.”  We also began learning about Holy Week—studying Palm Sunday today, which will be celebrated on Sunday at church!  Next week, we will study the Passover meal and Good Friday.   

Memory for next week: (We are studying the 23rd Psalm)

April 16-

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

April 23-

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.  ~John 3:17

Reading-This week we began reading chapters 1-2 of “Childhood of Famous Americans:  Harry S. Truman: The Thirty-Third President of the United States.”  The kiddos love this book!  We will continue this study for the next few weeks.   

Spelling words for next Thursday, April 18th-(from “Childhood of Famous Americans:  Harry S. Truman: The Thirty-Third President of the United States”)

unfortunately, breakfast, handkerchief, cautiously, prayer, caress, doctor, notice, anxious, pamper, *incredulously

Math- This week, we learned the order of operations (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally!)  We also worked with multi-step problem solving and solving for the variable= ALGEBRA!  I am so proud of how hard all of these kiddos are working!  We also have been busy taking mad minutes!  We will be taking our “Multiplication Masterpiece Test” for the next several weeks too—this is 100 problems, and 4 minutes to complete it!  I know they can!  We have had two young ladies pass already! 

Science-We took our Chapter 2 science test this week and ALL of the students did SO WELL!  Yay! 

Missouri History-Each student received his or her famous Missourian to study.  They will read this book at home, or during free time at school, (please remind your child to store the book in his or her backpack), and take notes on important facts.  The book report form will be filled in at home, but the project, the biography rug, will all be completed here at school during Art time and Writing time.  We will display these for our Famous Missourian Living Museum on May 15^th.  Reports and projects are due May 13^th.  I will give more details about this as the time approaches.  We will begin the next chapter in our Missouri history books next week, as we continue to learn more about Harry Truman and our own famous Missourians. 

P.E.-This week, we continued our physical fitness activities!

Music-We practiced, practice, practice the spring musical in the gym with the entire school several times this week.  We are READY! 

Upcoming Events:

APRIL

12-Spring Musical “Go, Go Jonah!”

13-Hope Track Meet; begins at 9:00; Shawnee Mission North High School, 7401 Johnson Dr. Overland Park, KS 66202

14-Children’s Ministry Easter Carnival and Egg Hunt—R. D. Mize campus;  4:00-6:00

15-James' Birthday

18- Maundy Thursday, 1:00 Dismissal, Morning Home School Classes; 4th quarter mid-term

19- No School, Good Friday

22- No School, Easter Monday, Earth Day

24- Administrative Professionals Day (Let’s celebrate Mrs. Anderson!!!)

27-Lutheran High Track Meet; Center High School, 8715 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO 64131

30-TLS Rams Run Cross-Country Meet; here at 5:00

MAY

2- National Day of Prayer

7- May 7th- Bethany Cross-Country Meet at Bethany Lutheran in Stilwell, KS , 20200 Mission Rd, Stilwell, KS 66085; 5:00 pm

10-Fun Day; Athletic Banquet 7:00 pm

13-April/May book report due—Biography Rugs

13-17-TimOlympics

15-4th Grade's Missouri History Living Museum-10:00-11:00;  3:45-4:30-Multiplication Masterpiece Party for the kiddos who pass their multiplication tests!  

17- Preschool and 8th Grade Graduation, K-7 Choirs Sing  7:00 pm

18-Maslyn's Birthday

21-End of the year field trip to Fort Osage and Truman Library (tentative)

22-Last day of school; 1:00 dismissal; Closing Chapel

30-Molly's Birthday

God’s Blessings,

Kim

P.S.  Kindergarten’s baby chicks are here!  J