Jeremy May, Pastor Sunday Services: 8:30, 11:00 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Church: 580-762-1111 www.flcspc.com
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Sola Gratia, Sola Fide,
Sola Scriptura
January 31, 2018
CARDINAL CHATTER 1/31 1/31 2/1 2/1 2/4 2/5 2/5-8
Mid-Quarter Reports 2nd tuition payment due (for 2-pay option) Oklahoma Bible Academy @ FLS; 6:30, 7:30 Regional Spelling Bee; 6:30 , FLC Fellowship Hall Fundraising Dinner, 11:00 – 12:30, Cafeteria (Fish/Pulled Pork/Brats) Enid @ FLS; 4:30, 5:30 Mini Cheer Clinic; 3:30-4:30, Cafeteria
2/7 2/8 2/9 2/12 2/23 4/14
Freddy’s Night; 3:30 – 8:30 p.m. McCord at FLS; 6, 7 Mini Cheer Performance First Lutheran Church Salad Luncheon, 11 - 1. Tickets are $8/adults, $3/pre-school Last day to sign up for 2/16 & 2/19 Daycare 6:30 p.m. Academic Bee prep session School Fund-Raising Auction
And now, it’s time for the CARDINAL SHOUTOUT; a place for us to recognize how talented and diversified our students are! CONGRATULATIONS TO: Jaclynn Heitman, Madelyn Blackstar, and Kyle King (6th), Trinity Bond and Madux Johnson (7th), and Margaret Blackstar, Kaden Swords, and Jenna Stockton (8th) as the Second Semester Middle School Student Council Representatives. Cardinal 2nd Grade - Everyone in 2nd Grade got 100% on last week's spelling test! Way to go 2nd Grade! Kelby Grimes is always positive and always gives 100% in everything he does. He has an Shoutout! amazing attitude and is always there to help out! Rian Covey has had so much growth over his 3rd grade year. Mrs. Steichen is very proud of him—keep it up! Alyssa Dooley always comes in with a smile on her face and a positive attitude. She has made great improvements over this past year and Mrs. Steichen cannot wait to see what God has in store for her. Reese Mullins is always available for a laugh. He always has a smile on his face and is always there to help people. He has made great improvements in 2018, and we can’t wait to see what God has in store for him! Mrs. Steichen on the birth of her baby girl at 4:29 p.m. on Tuesday. Dallas Scott was 6 lbs, 15 oz and 19 inches long.
2-PAYMENT TUITION REMINDER: If you opted to pay your tuition for the year in two payments, the second half payment is due today…January 31. If you need to switch to a monthly plan for the second semester, please contact the office. DAYCARE – MRS. DALEY: There will be no school Friday, February 16th or Monday, February 19th. If you need daycare for your child/children please sign up in the daycare for the days you will need. The last day to sign up will be MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12th. We must have 20 children for each day to be open. If have 20 one day and not the other, we will be open only for the day we have 20. THERE ARE ALOT OF JACKETS DOWN IN DAYCARE. IF YOUR CHILD IS MISSING ONE, PLEASE COME LOOK!!!!! REGIONAL SPELLING BEE – Mrs. Goll: The Regional Spelling Bee will be held in the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall at 6:30 p.m. on February 1. Please join us if you can to support Savannah and Jaden as they represent First Lutheran. FISH FRY / PULLED PORK / BRATS - FUNDRAISER THIS Sunday - February 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. We will have corn, green beans, peaches, and cake. We will NOT be selling tickets…It is FREE-WILL donation. Come and eat or make yourself a plate to go. Proceeds will go to medical expenses for Connie Erickson and Derek Baker. -- 1 --
The legendary FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN’S GUILD VALENTINE’S SALAD LUNCHEON will be Friday, February 9 in the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall from 11-1. Tickets are $8/adults, $3/pre-school-aged children, and are available in the church and school office and from Guild members. Plan now to come get some of that yummy hot chicken salad (among many other great salads)! FREDDY’S NIGHT! First Lutheran School will have Freddy’s night on Wednesday, February 7 from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. All you have to do is have dinner/dessert at Freddy’s! When the cashier is ready to take your order, tell them you are there in support of First Lutheran School, and Freddy’s will donate a portion of your purchase to the school! Tell your friends, family, neighbors, and complete strangers. It doesn’t cost you anything more than the cost of your food! ACADEMIC BEE PREP SESSION: Mark your calendar…First Lutheran will be hosting an academic bee prep session on Feb 23 at 6:30 p.m. We'll help our students prepare for our annual academic meet to be held on March 9. VALENTINE’S FLOWER GRAM! Send someone a flower this Valentine's Day to let them know you are thinking about them. You can purchase them in the front office or from me, Mrs. Hanson. The flowers with your message will be delivered to them on Valentine’s Day. Proceeds benefit the FLS Cheer Foundation. TRIP TO CAMBODIA: Did your student enjoy their online trip to Cambodia to see how mission work is being done there by Lutherans? Hopefully they shared some of the things they learned about Cambodia with you; if not, ask them about it. An offering box was sent home with your child to help with this mission experience. Please return it with their offerings as soon as possible. SCHOOL OFFICE—TAX STATEMENTS: If you would like a printout of your payments to First Lutheran during 2017 for tax purposes, you can print them off by logging into your FastDirect account, scroll down to the bar that says “2007 Tax Year Printout”, change the year to 2017, and click the box that has “Tax Year Printout” in it. Alternatively, you can request a tax statement from the office by calling 580-762-9950 or sending a FastDirect email request to Connie Erickson. This will include school-related expenses only; summer daycare tax statements must be requested from daycare by sending a FastDirect email to Heidi Daley or calling daycare at 580-762-1124. Not all payments to FLS are tax deductible, and you should contact a tax advisor to find out what can be written off, and what cannot. "A Christian is never in a state of completion but always in a process of becoming." - Martin Luther PRINCIPAL – Mr. Birnbaum: This quote is so appropriate. We have to remember that none of us are perfect and we need to continue to strive to improve. The Church (& our school) is full of sinners so continue to pray for us. Today is MID-QUARTER already. Keep on doing your best. PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: Brr! Hoping we all stay warm and well as we head into February. SHOW and TELL will be next week, Thurs. the 8th. Valentine Party information was in backpacks last week with reminders of who had signed up for food, drinks, etc. Remember, no school on Feb. 16 or 19th. The Stephen Fite concert isn't until March 1, but please let me know if you would consider driving another child. I have 3 that need a ride to and from the concert. Thanks! This week our theme is "Penguins" and the letter is "T". Blessings! PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Kelly/Mrs. Colvin: Happy Birthday Ashlynn, Finley, and Zoey! ECE collected 237 cans/boxes of food for the church food pantry. Our goal was 100, for the 100th day of school. Great Job ECE! Thank you for helping share God's love in our community. Show and Tell will be on Friday. Book orders are in backpacks today and are due back to me or online by Friday, February 9th. Our Bible words this week are, [Jesus said,] "I am the light of the world." John 9:5 We are learning the letter "O" and the number "13" Have a Blessed week! KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: I sent home new "Book It" papers for Feb. in your "Monday Folders". Please read 20 books for a free pizza! These can be books parents read to their children. Mrs. Schwanke (our class grandparent) reads with your child in small groups every Monday. Thank you Mrs. Schwanke for all your time and talent! This Friday will be our regular show and tell. Please bring something that will fit in your backpack. Keep reading and doing your "Monday Folder" homework every night! Your children are awesome readers! Have a magnificent week! FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Memory verse for Friday is Philippians 4:13 - I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. Thank you for all of the canned goods and for helping your child to be a missionary! We counted 237 cans on Friday which will go to our Church pantry. January reading logs are due by the end of the week to get the Pizza Hut certificate. February reading logs will be sent home today. I will be out on Thursday. Mrs. Powell and I will be attending a 1st/2nd grade teacher meeting in Enid. Mrs. Warnecke will be my sub. Have a great week! SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: January is flying by. Remember that the children will need a shoe box THIS Friday. We will be making them into Valentine boxes at school. Memory for this week is the 5th Commandment & Meaning. We're doing quite well on memory work. Thanks for your help at home. Everyone in our class got 100% on last -- 2 --
week's spelling test! I'm very proud of them and feel certain they can accomplish the same again this week. Happy February Birthday to Mrs. Steichen and to Mrs. Schatte. God's Blessings to them and to you! THIRD GRADE – Mrs. Heitman (Steichen): Congratulations to Mrs. Steichen on the birth of her baby girl! I am excited to be subbing for her these next few weeks. Please be patient as we work through these first few days. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me through fast direct, or on my cell (405) 473-6451. Jennifer Heitman This week: Spelling: Unit 4 week 1, test on Friday. Reading: NO test or paragraph; we are still reading our chapter book. Ask your child what they think of it so far. A.R. we are cruzin though this quarter, the end will be here before we know it. Please ask your child where they are with their goals. Book Reports: new packets will be sent home this week. Memory: 9th Commandment and its meaning. FOURTH GRADE – Mrs. Sibley: I hope that we are all working on our Invention Convention projects. Due dates are listed out in the Inventor’s Log. Please ask me if you have any questions. This packet has everything you need to know, & should be going home daily. Please ask if you have ANY question. The first deadline is Tuesday. You may not make any changes after this date to have a successful invention. This a great project that requires specific steps & details. January Book IT sheets were due on Tuesday. Some are well on their way to making their AR goals already! Many have found that without nightly reading at home, it can be difficult to make our AR goal. Continue practicing the multiplication table; we are now doing long division & exponents that require exceptional math fluency. Help the kids to be patient to be with these specific and detailed processes. FIFTH GRADE – Mrs. Schatte: It's hard to believe that we're at the end of January already! We really enjoyed learning about life in Cambodia last week. God is using His people to spread His word so that many people may hear about and believe in Jesus as their Savior. This is a review week in spelling and reading so I am spending some time to review in math. We have a language test Thursday and a math and social studies test on Friday. Field trip permission slips and money for the Ice Center in Wichita are due this Friday. Blessings!
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUCO – Mrs. Harbeson: The second semester student council met on Tuesday, January 18. The representatives from each class are as follows: (8th) Margaret Blackstar, Jenna Stockton, and Kaden Swords (7th) Trinity Bond and Madux Johnson (6) Jaclynn Heitman, Kyle King, and Madelyn Blackstar. During the meeting, officers were elected. Margaret Blackstar will serve as president; Kaden Swords as vice president; Madelyn Blackstar as secretary; and Kyle King as treasurer. After the election of officers, the group discussed future plans which include National Lutheran Schools' Week, the spring dance, and a philanthropy project. To keep up-to-date on student council and school information, check back to future Cardinal Chatters! Mrs. Harbeson: Hello, Everyone! I hope you're having a fantastic week! 8th Grade Night was great, wasn't it? It was awesome to honor our seventeen players and cheerleaders, along with their parents, on Monday night. Thank you for all the hard work and support you have given to First Lutheran over the years! We love you! Mid-quarter is today... Please know that there is plenty of time to bring those grades up if there is a class or two that needs some extra TLC! In language, all classes are finishing up their first novels of the quarter and are preparing to take AR tests. In writing, all classes are starting a new writing project on the winter Olympics. In grammar, we are finishing our punctuation and sentence structure units and are preparing to test next week. Blessings to you all! Mrs. Hanson: MID QUARTERS?! Where does the time go?! All classes have a test this Friday. If you will not be here Friday, you will need to take it Thursday, please. We will review all week in class but studying will need to be done at home as well. Read, watch animations/videos, run vocab, go over reviews, etc. Lots of ways to study. Remember to send someone you love or appreciate a flower this Valentine's Day! Mrs. Pacey: February is here and it is mid-quarter! It is such a strange year. Valentine’s Day is Ash Wednesday, and Easter is April Fools. We have just finished our Ch. 5 tests in every class except 6th grade. Every weekend every student has the opportunity at extra credit by completing the Weekend Blitz. Usually it will be MobyMax for every class except Algebra. Let's make it another great week in Cardinal land!
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Mr. Covert: We’ve made it to February! I pray that everyone is doing their best to stay healthy and help keep sickness at bay. We’re going back to where we were prior to our online mission trip in classes this week. The 8th grade is going over some of the fundamental changes to our country following the Civil War, looking at the changes to some of the major groups in the US. In 7th grade, we’re currently going through both North and South Europe, comparing and contrasting the two. 6th grade is finishing up the fall of Rome, and we’ll be moving into the spread of Christianity afterward. In other news, I managed to get a website for my classes up and running, though it is very much a work-inprogress. The URL is sites.google.com/view/coverthistory. Each class has their own drop-down menu, and for 7th and 8th grade you can find a link to the website students use for the book and homework. There is also a calendar on each page with a tentative schedule for the week ahead. They will also have homework listed if I expect there to be a homework assignment that day as well as the day that assignment will be due. I plan to do my best to keep this updated throughout the rest of the school year and into the future. I pray that God continues to bless our school family as we transition from January into February. Blessings on your week!
First Lutheran Church & School—Growing up into Jesus, Reaching out with Jesus, Walking together in Jesus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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February 2018 First Lutheran Lunch Menu ; Sunday
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1 Nachos/Meat & Cheese Ranch Beans Salsa Fruit, Milk B: Scrambled Eggs/Toast
2 Baked Potato/Ham/Cheese Lettuce Salad Broccoli - Fresh Fruit, Milk B: Cereal
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5 Turkey Ham Scalloped Potatoes Carrots (cooked) Fruit, Milk B: Cereal
6 Grilled Cheese/Tomato Soup Fruit, Milk Milk B: Oatmeal/Toast
7 Spaghetti/Meat Sauce Lettuce Salad Bread, Fruit Blueberry Crisp, Milk B: Cinnamon Toast
8 Chicken Pot Pie Biscuit Steamed Broccoli Fruit, Milk B: Biscuit/Gravy
9 Enchiladas/Beef Ranch Beans MexiRice Fruit, Milk B: Cereal
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12 BBQ Sandwich Chips Baked Beans Fruit, Milk B: Cereal
13 Stew Corn Bread Steamed Broccoli Fruit, Milk B: Breakfast Burrito
14 Ash Wednesday Service Pepperoni Pizza Lettuce Salad Fruit, Milk B: Sausage Biscuit
15 Meat Loaf Scalloped Potatoes Carrots (cooked) Fruit, Milk B: Cinnamon Toast
16 Curriculum Writing-No School
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19 Presidents' Day-No 20 School Sloppy Joes Baked Beans Pickled Okra Carrot Sticks Fruit, Milk B: Pancake/Sausage
21 Chicken Noodles Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Hot Roll Fruit, Milk B: Oatmeal/Toast
22 Picture Day Stroganoff Broccoli w/Cheese Fruit Cherry Crisp, Milk B: Scrambled Eggs/Toast
23 Breakfast casserole Sweet potato Fruit Milk B: Cereal
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26 Cheeseburger soup Lettuce Salad Crackers Fruit, Milk B: Cereal
28 Pizza/Cheese Lettuce Salad Fruit Milk B: Biscuit/Gravy
27 Cheesey Tuna Noodles Vegetable Fruit Milk B: Sausage Biscuit
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