Jeremy May, Pastor Sunday Services: 8:30, 11:00 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Church: 580-762-1111 www.flcspc.com
David Birnbaum, Principal School: 580-762-9950 website: flspc.org E-mail: lutheransecretary@yahoo.com Child Care: 580-762-1124 FastDirect: fastdir.com/flcspc October 1, 2014
CARDINAL CHATTER 2nd & 5TH Grade to Leonardo’s, Enid Mom’s & Muffins, Pre-K 10/7 Support Staff Appreciation Day 10/8 4th Grade to K&O Steam Show, Winfield 10/9 Picture Day 10/10 Picture Day for M-W-F PS & Makeup picture day 10/10 4th Grade to Rose Hill 10/15 ECE to Rockin' Farms Pumpkin Patch 10/3
3rd Grade Walters Pumpkin Patch End of 1st Quarter 10/16 & 17 Fall Break, No School 10/23 Hearing re-test 10/24 School dismissed 11:20; Parent-Teacher Conferences 12/2 Pre-K, K, & 1st Cowley Children's Theater
PRINCIPAL – Mr. Birnbaum: Wish List – We praise God for all the projects that have been completed (or are in process) during the past year through a variety of individuals, organizations, and sources. Here is a list of a few of the items: meat slicer; security alarm and camera in Early Childhood; reams of Paper and new copy machine; small basketball uniforms; awning over back of Early Childhood building; woodchips in both the school and Early Childhood playground; push mower; sink and water heater being installed in the concession stand; and the School Debt paid off. All of these were completed through a variety of gifts, donations, and fundraising efforts including but not limited to: Delmar Dixon; Kenny & Michele Jean; Paul & Shelly Schatte; Jim & Janice Stieber; PTL; former and current church members, school families and businesses. We praise God for these gifts. Current Wish List – Now we are looking at raising funds to add a ramp to the West end of the Early Childhood hallway ($6000); replace our used Elementary and Middle School copy machines that are over six years old at $3500 each (or $7000 for two), awning over sidewalk between Middle School and Cafeteria ($8000); Security Entrance Doors into the Elementary and Middle School Building ($5300); Security Monitor System ($4000); replace the North Windows on the Early Childhood classrooms ($???); Preschool age outside play equipment at the Early Childhood Center for $7000 (plus $5000 for wood chips or padding). If you are interested in helping with any of these projects, please contact the school office at 762-9950. CHAPEL OFFERINGS ON WEDNESDAY: During the months of August and September, we collected $158.71 and enough school supplies to make 100 school kits for Lutheran World Relief. For October, we will be collecting offerings to help build homes here through Habit for Humanity. We plan to have a quest speaker at chapel on Wednesday - October 8. Thanks for helping us support other organizations through your gifts. BASKETBALL SEASON PASS: We have season passes available for home basketball games for the 2014-2015 school year! They will be $20 for adults, $15 for Senior Citizens, and $10 for students. These passes will be good for home games only, not including tournaments. If you would like to purchase one, the passes may be purchased in the school office; please make your check out to First Lutheran School Athletics. PICTURE DAY: Individual pictures will be taken on Thursday, October 9 (Re-Take on Friday, Oct. 10 for anyone absent and the PS class). Order forms went home this week. If you need another one, please come by the office. (Group/class picture Day on Feb. 26 & Retakes on the next day.) 3RD ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MARKET: The 3rd Annual Christmas Market Oklahoma Festival will be held Saturday, December 6, 2014 on our church and school campus. Booth fees benefit the First Lutheran School Scholarship Fund. We are currently accepting applications from artisans, crafters, and vendors. If you, or a church/school group or class would like to have a booth to raise money for a specific need, we would be delighted to have you participate. For more information, please contact Mr. Birnbaum (762-9950) or Shirley Zimmerman (7614657). PHOTO CONTEST BY TOURISM BUREAU: Ponca City Tourism is hosting a photo contest on its Facebook page. The contest will run from now until February 1, 2015. There will be eight photo categories: Places/Attractions, Nature, Events, Kids/Families, Play/Hobbies, Architecture, Agriculture, and Recreation. Ponca City Tourism will select
a monthly winner; the winner will receive $25 in Chamber Bucks. The grand prize winner will receive $250 in Chamber Bucks. For more information visit Ponca City Tourism on Facebook or call the Chamber office, 765-4400. We want to create a large collection of photos we can use in marketing Ponca City. Thanks in advance! 2nd – 5th ART: With November coming, we will be working on Native American art work. If you could help by donating some items for this art unit, that would be wonderful. Thanks, Barbie Spore air dry clay shaving cream burlap model magic gallon jug of Elmer's glue tin cans - like veggie/soup felt: tan, brown colored sand - any colors corn kernels canvas fabric colored buttons - any kind LIBRARY – Mrs. Hamre: A very special thank you to Peyton Wade for donating snake books to the library. They will be well-loved! PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: We are having a great time in PS! The children are making wonderful progress and we will begin testing this week as time permits for our first "report cards". P/T conferences will be mid October. More info will be posted closer to time. Field trip money and forms were due today. If yours is not here, I need it ASAP for your child to attend. Book orders due Friday. The last order was fantastic! Our class earned several free books and points that I can use to order books, puzzles, games, etc. Thanks! I believe PS will have picture day next Th/F. This week we are learning about home and families, the letter "F", and squares. PRE-KINDERGARTEN - Mrs. Kelly: Muffins with Moms will be this Friday! I hope you can join us! Both field trip forms were due today. If you haven't turned those in, please bring them tomorrow. We need to make our reservations. Book orders are due to me or online by Friday. Show and Tell for October will be on Friday. School picture day is Thursday, October 9th. We are learning the letter "M" and its sound this week. We are also learning the number "1". Our Bible words are, Seek first the kingdom of God. Matthew 6:33 Have a blessed week! KINDERGARTEN - Ms. Miller: Show and tell will be this Friday Oct. 3rd. I am sending a book order home and it will be due by Oct. 15th Our class and first grade will sing together in Chapel on Wed. Oct. 8th so please come and join us and hear your children sing. The field trip money is due today so please get that to me very fast if you have not done that. Have a wonderful week! FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: We had an amazing trip to DC. I thank Mrs. Hunter for subbing for me all week. Memory verse for Friday - You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37. Just a reminder that field trip forms and money were due today - please turn those in if you have not done so already. October book orders went home today - these are due on Fri, Oct. 10. The Book It program starts today. Look for the Book It parent letter and the October Reading Chart. When the reading chart is complete, your child can turn it in to me and get their Pizza Hut certificate. Next Wednesday, the Kindergarten and 1st grade class will sing in chapel. Blessings and read your heart out! SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: Happy Autumn! I'm looking forward to cool days. Our God is so good! Friday is the BIG day. We're going to Leonardo's. We will leave FLS at 8:45 and return by 3:20. Remember that the children need sack lunches for the day and may bring money for the gift shop. I know we'll have a great time! We continue to make giant strides in AR. Congratulations to Abby Anderson, Reed Jackson, Kalli Kirkpatrick, and Brynn Vincent for reaching their AR goals. Just two more weeks for the rest of us and I know we can do it. The children may read books at home as well as the ones read at school. Blessings. . . THIRD GRADE - Mrs. Steichen: Well, we have only two full weeks left of this quarter. How is everyone feeling? I think we are doing awesome! This week: Religion: Books of the New Testament Matthew through 2 Timothy. There is a song so go on to YouTube and check it out. Reading: Rows and Piles of Coins: paragraph on Thursday and Test on Friday. Spelling also on Friday. Math: We took a test yesterday and today we did an investigation. Next test will be next week. Social Studies: Test on Thursday. If you have any questions please let me know- if your child students the review sheet they will do great. Book Report: Remember book reports are due next Friday, October 10th. If you are done early please bring them in. Field Trip: Permission slips went home, please get them back as soon as possible. A.R. With only two weeks left we need to make sure we are reaching our goals. Please check with your child to see how they are doing. Have a great week!! FOURTH GRADE - Mrs. Sibley: If you have not come to get your Rose Hill Clothes Mom & Dad, they are out and waiting for you! We go one week from this Friday. Our transformation from 2014 to 1910 is upon us! Money for both the trip ($5) and the Rose Hill Class picture ($10) are due no later than 10/07/14 so we have time to cut the check to go. Be sure to get your permission slip in for the Steam Show in Winfield KS and Rose Hill. Children will be bringing home a note card with an ingredient to bring to school so we may bake on 10/09 for Rose Hill. Continue to go over assignments with students for simple mistakes. This makes a big difference for academic understanding and retention of material. We have started our Book-It Program by Pizza Hut. Students are to bring their calendar to
school and home and back again to keep track of their pages. We are going to read 500 pages a month. Remember that number includes AR time here at school, at home, and Reading Buddy pages. Keep Reading! FIFTH GRADE - Mrs. Schatte: Remember our field trip to Leonardo's is Friday. We will leave by 8:45, and return by day's end. Please remember to pack a lunch for your child and you if you're going on this day. Thanks to all parent volunteers for making this field trip happen. We couldn't do it without you. Tests this week include spelling and reading tomorrow. Monday holds the quiz on the Middle West. Remember that spelling counts on the states and capitals. Blessings on your week!
MIDDLE SCHOOL 10/5
Youth kickoff @ FLC; 5:45 – 7:15
10/7
Basketball & Cheer pics, 1:00; Bring uniforms
YOUTH: 7th & 8th grade youth group kick-off night at First Lutheran Church will be Sunday, October 5th! Food, fun, and fellowship from 5:45 to 7:15 PM at the youth house. Feel free to bring a friend! Mrs. Harbeson: Welcome back, Everyone! The middle school students definitely racked up a lot of travel miles last week. Camp Lutherhoma was fantastic, as usual, and our 6th graders had an awesome time! Thank you, thank you to the following people: Tomi Faulkner, Brenda Kirchenbauer, Linda Jantz, Kara Wells, Bruce Fuller, John and Darleanna Warnecke, Chad Cunningham, Dave and Nikki Patel, and Mrs. Goll. These parents and grandparents are the reason that we were able to get to Lutherhoma, participate in all the activities, eat all kinds of fabulous food, and then return home safely. As I always say...our parents are awesome! I truly appreciate every one of you! Now that we're all back, it's time to get down to business. We will be at the end of the first quarter in just a few weeks. Book jackets for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are due Monday, October 6. Please check out my bulletin board for further announcements. That's all for now...blessings on the rest of your week! Mrs. Hanson: 6th and 7th Grade will be testing this Friday over their current chapters. Please use the book reviews, any completed worksheets, and vocabulary to study for the test. 8th Grade will test next Tuesday. 8th Grade will also be leaving campus next Wednesday to retrieve more insects for their collection. The insect project is due next Friday and is a test grade. Many bugs from different groups are needed and we have been identifying a few each day. Extra credit is available to any student who writes a one page essay over their favorite insect. Cheerleaders will have pictures next Tuesday, please make sure uniforms are washed and ready to go. Information will be going home tonight. Mrs. Goll: It’s good to have our middle school students safely back home after their travel adventures of last week. We have just two weeks left in this quarter. Overall math progress and grades are good. 6th graders are testing over chapter 2 “Introduction to Algebra” and will begin studying decimals. 7th graders are testing over decimal operations and will move into data and statistics. Pre-algebra students are studying solving different types of equations and algebra students are studying multi-step equations. I am available on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 for those students who would like extra assistance. Keep on “Seeking Him first…” Mr. Covert: Hello to everyone! We’re back from Washington DC and ready to get back to it. This week, the 8th grade will be working on their DC projects to have them finished up by Friday. The 7th grade will be focusing on Canada’s physical and human geography, and the 6th grade will be going through the ancient kingdoms of Africa. We’re only 2 weeks removed from the end of the quarter! It’s hard to believe it’s gone by as quickly as it has. God’s blessings on the rest of your week!
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Sports Spotlight Name:____RayLynn Blanton___ Nickname: RL, Ray Sports:___cheer, cross country, track__ My hero: _Usain Bolt__ When did you start playing? Cheer-7th; CC-6th; Track- 1st. My parents always told me… “Just remember, RayLynn, your sport is their sport’s punishment.” (Cross Country) Sports memory: Winning 1st at Cross Country Regionals Quotation: “Never say ‘goodbye’ because ‘goodbye’ means going away and going away means forgetting.” –Peter Pan Future plans: Go to OU, become a vet, get married, & have kids Pet peeve: nails on a chalkboard Person I would most like to meet: Luke Brooks Favorites Food: Macaroni Movie: Peter Pan Restaurant: Zinos, Red Lobster Subject: Science Bible Verse: Psalm 7:1 TV Show: “Teen Wolf,” “Impractical Jokers” Place to dwell: outside with my animals Artist/Song: Carrie Underwood & Miranda Lambert-“Something Bad”; One Direction
Name:_____Wyatt Gates_____ Sports: Football, Basketball Pet Peeve: Interceptions My hero: Jerry Rice Person I would most like to meet: Richard Sherman My parents always told me… Never quit. Keep your head up. Future plans: NFL or college Sports memory: First touchdown Bible Verse: But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these will be given to you as well. Favorites Food: Cheeseburger Subject:__P.E.__ Restaurant: Chilis TV Show: “Full House” Movie: Torment Artist: Tyga Place to dwell: YMCA
October 2014
First Lutheran Lunch Menu Sunday
5 7th/8th Youth Night
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26 7th/8th Youth Night
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1 Chicken BBQ Hot Roll Baked Beans Fruit Milk B: Pancake 6 7 Support Staff 8 Appreciation Enchiladas/Chicken Grilled Cheese/Tomato Hot Dog MexiRice Soup Carrot Sticks Refried Beans Green Beans Tater Tots Peaches Cookies Pears Milk Milk Milk B: Scrambled Eggs B: Cereal Cookies 13 3:30 Teacher Mtg 14 5:30 PTL Board Mtg 15 Chicken Teriyaki Beefy Mac Chicken Sweet & Sour Rice Pilaf Broccoli w/Cheese Fried Rice Carrots (cooked) Pears Peas Apples Milk Milk Peaches Milk B: Cereal B: Pancake B: Sausage Biscuit 20 21 22 Taco Cheeseburger Chicken Pot Pie Refried Beans Pickles, Lettuce,Tomato Biscuit Pineapple French Fries Mixed Fruit Milk Strawberries Milk B: Cereal Carrot Sticks Milk B: Sausage Biscuit B: Scrambled Eggs 27 3:30 Faculty Bible 28 29 Study Baked Turkey/Stuffing Chicken Alfredo Potato/Ham/Cheese Broccoli w/Cheese Lettuce Salad Corn Hot Roll Applesauce Pineapple Mandarin Oranges Toasted Bread Milk Milk Milk B: Cereal B: Sausage Biscuit B: Biscuit/Gravy
Thursday
Friday
2 Spaghetti/Meat Sauce Toasted Bread Green Beans Orange Smiles Milk B: Biscuit/Gravy 9 Picture Day Meat Loaf Hot Roll Mashed Pot. & Gravy Broccoli w/Cheese Mixed Fruit Milk B: French Toast 16 No School
3 4 Cheeseburger Carrot Sticks Tater Tots Applesauce Milk B: Cereal 10 Picture Re-take day; 11
23 Hearing Re-Test Bowl of Chili Corn Bread Corn Pears Milk B: Oatmeal/Toast 30 Turkey Sub Grapes Carrot Sticks Celery Corn Chips Milk B: French Toast
24 25 Ham Hot Roll Broccoli w/Cheese Scalloped Potatoes Orange Smiles Milk B: Cereal 31 Nachos/Meat & Cheese Ranch Beans Bananas Milk B: Cereal
4th Grade to Rose Hill
Chicken Fajita Salad Tortilla Chips/Salsa Refried Beans Orange Smiles Milk B: Cereal 17 No School 18
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