Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Merry Christmas


Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

See you back at school on Wednesday, January 3rd

Thursday, December 14, 2017

4th Grade News and Notes December 18th-20th

Music: Please remind your child to bring their recorder Friday, December 15th and Monday, December 18th for special music rehearsals and for the Advent Service on Monday at 6:30 p.m.

Advent Service is for all students K-8th grade on Monday night at Concordia Lutheran Church.  Please have your child use the restroom before the service begins.  All students should be seated at 6:25 p.m. with their homeroom teacher. Service begins at 6:30 p.m.

Christmas Party is at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20th.  This is also a Free Dress Day.

Chapel Buddy Christmas Party - Monday, December 18th.  4th graders will enjoy some Christmas music and books with their chapel buddy.  There will be a small gift exchange.

Service Projects are due by Wednesday, December 20th.
All absent/late work is due by Monday, December 19th.






Friday, December 8, 2017

4th grade News December 11th-15th

Parents - Please take a close a look at our schedule for the next two weeks.
Luke 2:20 Jesus is Born
Christian Character Trait: Integrity 
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

Music: Please remind your child to bring their recorder Tuesday-Friday and on Monday, December 18th for special music rehearsals.  
Also, the 4th graders will be sharing a few Christmas Carols at the Primetimers' Christmas Party on Thursday, during the day at Webster Gardens. 

Tuesday, December 12th, the fourth grade will be visiting the middle school campus. While there students will have lunch, recess, go on a tour, and meet with Mr. Hartmann and the 5th grade teachers.  Also, there will be a varsity basketball game verse Immanuel St. Charles at 2 p.m.  Students 4th-8th grade will attend the game.  If you would like to send your child with a few dollars, the concession stand will be open to purchase food and a drink during the game.

If you would like to pick your child up at the middle school campus you must email your child's homeroom teacher.  If we do not receive communication from a parent all students will return back to the elementary campus for pick up at 3:30 p.m.

Important Dates

December 12th: Visit to the Middle School 11:30am-3:30 pm
email teacher if you are picking your student up at the Middle School

Monday, December 18th: All School Advent Worship Service at 6:30 p.m.
    at Concordia Lutheran Church -- please have students in pews with homeroom class at 6:25 p.m.

Wednesday, December 20th: Christmas Party at 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 21st-Tuesday, January 2nd: Christmas Break - No School!
Wednesday, January 3rd: Classes Resume

Friday, December 1, 2017

News and Notes for December 4th-8th

Music: Please remind your child to bring their recorder on Tuesday for their music class.  Also, the students are preparing to play a song for the Advent Service.  Please have them bring their recorders to school on Wednesday and Thursday, December 13th and 14th for an extra practice time with Mrs. Killian.
Also, the 4th graders will share their gift of music to the Primetimers group on Thursday during the day at Webster Gardens.

Santa's Workshop in need of Volunteers for these times:
Wednesday: 12/5 Setup 1:30-3pm
Thursday: 12/6 Sales 8:30-Noon and 12:15-3pm
Friday: 12/7 Sales 8:30-Noon and Clean Up 12:30-3pm
**Please contact Heidi Graves at gravesheidi@gmail.com or Nik Mahfood mrysdnsh@yahoo.com if you are available to help.**

We will meet with Chapel Buddies during the last week before break for a gift exchange.  If your child would like to purchase something at Santa's Workshop that is an option, they could make a gift at home, or bring in a small gift.  We will have our gift exchange the week of December 18th.

Bring items for KirkCare Food Pantry through Thursday, 12/7.  Please help the food pantry by donating non-perishable food items - students will be lining the halls with canned goods, cereal boxes, etc -- our school goals is 1,000 items!

Christian Character Formation Word of the Week: Responsibility
We are reading/discussing how Jesus Heals, Prays, and Preaches in Mark 1:29-45.
Focus Question: How can you honor God through the responsibilities He gives you?

Memory Work: 
Luke 19:10 
10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
and Mark 1:35
35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.

Tuesday, December 12th the 4th graders will be visiting the middle school campus.  While at the middle school students will have lunch, recess, go on a tour, and meet with Mr. Hartmann and the 5th grade teachers.  Also, there will be a varsity basketball game verse Immanuel St. Charles at 2 pm.  Students 4th-8th grade will attend the game.  If you would like, your child can bring a few dollars to purchase food and drinks at the concession stand during the game.

If you would like to pick your child up at the middle school campus please email their homeroom teacher.  If we do not receive communication all students will return back to the elementary campus for pick up at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesdays in Advent -- inside pick up.  You are invited to attend the Advent Service at Webster Gardens Lutheran Church at 3:45 pm every Wednesday during Advent.


Important Dates
December 7th and 8th: Santa's Workshop
Both 4th Grade classes will shop on Friday

December 12th: Visit to the Middle School 11:30am-3:30 pm
email teacher if you are picking your student up at the Middle School

Monday, December 18th: All School Advent Worship Service at 6:30 p.m.
     Concordia Lutheran Church -- please have students in pew with homeroom class at 6:25 p.m.

Wednesday, December 20th: Christmas Party at 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 21st-Tuesday, January 2nd: Christmas Break - No School!
Wednesday, January 3rd: Classes Resume