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 15, 2014
CARDINAL CHATTER 10/15 ECE to Rockin' Farms Pumpkin Patch 3rd Grade Walters Pumpkin Patch End of 1st Quarter 10/16 & 17 Fall Break, No School 10/23 Hearing re-test
10/24 ½ Day School; Parent-Teacher Conferences PS & PK Dismiss @ 11:15 K-8th Dismiss @ 11:30 11/4 Band to OKC Philharmonic 12/2 Pre-K, K, & 1st Cowley Children's Theater
Half Day of School on Friday - October 24: for Parent-Teacher Conferences. PS & PK - Dismiss at 11:15, Kindergarten-8th grades - Dismiss at 11:30 PRINCIPAL – Mr. Birnbaum: Thank you Kindergarten and First grade for leading our chapel last Wednesday. Seeing you praise God with your hands and voices was a joy. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that visited also. You are more than welcome to join us every Wednesday. It was also great having representatives from "Habitat for Humanity" let us know how our Chapel Offerings for October are used to help build another house annually in Ponca City. They are always looking for more volunteers 16 years and older to help work a couple of days a week or month to complete the home building projects. This month's chapel offerings will bless this ministry. Lice Check: Tis the season where students start sharing hats, germs, coats, and colds. We can prevent some of this sharing and so next Monday we will be doing a hair check of students to be sure LICE are not showing up in our school. We will do it again the next week to be doubly sure. They like to live in thick hair especially at the nape of the neck. Please go online and find ways to diagnose and prevent lice from infesting your child's life. Child Care: will be opened this Thursday for Fall Break but not enough needed child care on Friday so we will be closed. There is only a half day of school next Friday - October 24 for Report Card Conference. We do NOT expect to be open that day either. This will also be the last week of our Day Care Director McKayla Branson. We thank God for her love for our children and we pray His blessings on her new adventures. Michelle Lester will be temporarily filling the position as needed. 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. BOXTOP CONTEST: Are you saving BoxTops? Our fall contest will conclude at the end of October and we’ll declare a winning class for the most BoxTops brought to school. Please attach them to the form attached at the end of the Chatter, and turn them in to your students’ classrooms. Thanks for helping! THANK YOU: I would like to thank all of those that donated money towards my Eagle project of installing the red school benches and a trash can by the cafeteria. Completing this allowed me to accomplish a life goal of mine and earn the rank of Eagle Scout. I want you to know and think that when you look at or use the benches that you
were a main reason why they are there! Thank you to the First Lutheran Troop 524, First Lutheran School PTL, Stephen and Jennifer Hoak, Dan and Carla McGregor, Darren and Brooke Dyer, Glen and Barbara Mayer, Beverly Roedel, Darrell and Rhonda Stolhand, Edith Hunt, Kevin and Lisa Robinson, Devin and Paula Cargal, Chris Mudd, Don and Renee Young, and Ken and Nannette Hill. Many others also donated door offerings and I certainly appreciate everyone’s generosity! Thank you! God’s Blessings! Adam Hoak CHAPEL OFFERING: The school's Chapel offering for the month of October will go to Habitat For Humanity. We would like to thank Erin Liberton, the president of this wonderful group, for coming to our school and speaking to all the children. FASTDIRECT NOTIFICATIONS VIA EMAIL: If you would like to have your FastDirect communications forwarded to your personal email account, log in to your parent account on FastDirect, click the button at the top that says “Display Parent Data”, and then scroll down to the box that says “Allow Email forwarding of FDmail to “. If your email address is listed there, then click the box to the left to enable the forwarding of your messages. If your personal email address is not listed, scroll up a few lines, and enter it in the box above, and then scroll back down to click & enable the email forwarding. After all of that, be sure to click on the yellow “change data as shown above” button, or nothing will be changed. .On this same page, you can also click a choice to enable text message notifications to be sent to your cell phone when you receive a message on FastDirect, just be sure to save after you make any changes. If you don’t know what your FastDirect login i.d. or password is, or need to have them changed to something more memorable for you, you can change it in there as well, or call the office and we can change it for you. As always, please contact the office if you have any questions. 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. 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 PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: Oh what fun to spend the day at the pumpkin patch with giggling children and wonderful parents! It is always a great day and a great start to a busy time of the year. Enjoy the days off for Fall Break! Papers went home with times for Parent/Teacher conferences. If you need to make a change, contact me as soon as possible. We are still collecting money for Habitat for Humanity for chapel this month. A donation jar is on my desk if you would like to give to this worthy charity. This week is short but we will be learning about the season of fall and the colorful leaves. God bless! PRE-KINDERGARTEN - Mrs. Kelly: Is your child missing a jacket? We have a boys green and tan jacket that has been hanging outside of our classroom for about a week. None of the boys claim it and it is not labeled. Please remember to label all jackets and coats; it helps us to keep them with their owners. Our field trip is tomorrow! Please remember to check in, in our classroom and pick up a map by 8:20. Also bring a sack lunch with a drink. Parent Teacher conferences are next week. Look for the reminder note in backpacks today. Fill out and return to me tomorrow. Fall break is Thursday and Friday! Keep saving those Box Tops and Sunny D labels. Our Bible words are, God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 We are learning about pumpkins this week. Have a blessed week and a great fall break!
KINDERGARTEN - Ms. Miller: This week is "Fall Break" and I hope everyone has a good one, so no school on Oct. 16th and 17th. Next week we will have parent/teacher conferences and I sent home your time and day in Mondays backpack. The consultations will be after school on the 22nd & 23rd and on Friday afternoon the 24th. We do have school on Friday the 24th in the morning until 11:30 am. when we dismiss out front. Please meet in our classroom on Wed. morning the 15th for our field trip so that I can take the attendance for that day. Have a great week and I hope to see most of you on Wed. for our pumpkin patch field trip! FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Happy Fall break! I pray that everyone has a great and relaxing break! Notes have been sent home about times for your Parent/Teacher conference. Please sign and return the bottom portion to me. We are having a box top contest during the month of October to see which class can bring the most. Box top sheets were sent home for you to tape or glue your box tops on. Let me know if you need more sheets. Blessings on your week and break! SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: We did it! Every second grader has reached their goal in AR! I'm very proud of these amazing readers! Can you believe we've already been in school for nine weeks? Report cards and conferences will be next week after school and Friday afternoon. Notes regarding a scheduled conference time are coming home today. Please sign and return the bottom portion so I can be sure you've received your note. What a blessing to have a short week! Enjoy your Fall Break! Be safe and have fun! Blessings. . . THIRD GRADE - Mrs. Steichen: We are so excited about this short but fun week. Remember that Wednesday is our field trip. We will leave here around 8; I will have directions for all those parents who are driving. Also, please remember to bring a sack lunch to enjoy. Spelling: Our pre-test on Monday, October 20th will be over Prudy's Problem. Parent/Teacher Conferences: Please be on the lookout for your time to meet with me at parent/teacher conferences. If the time does not work for you, please let me know and we will work something out. Also, we will dismiss early on Friday, October 24th. Have a safe and fabulous fall break! FOURTH GRADE - Mrs. Sibley: We will take our STAR Reading test for the 2nd Quarter next week. Results with new goals will go home after testing. This week we are seeing the Pioneer Women Museum, Marland Mansion and Marland’s home on Grand. Look for the appointment sheet for Parent Teacher Conference in today’s mail. Conferences will be Wednesday, Thursday, and next Friday. Spelling and Memory that was sent home yesterday are for next Friday. Please make sure that all borrowed Rose Hill items are washed and back to school by next Monday. Have a great, safe, and relaxing Fall break! FIFTH GRADE - Mrs. Schatte: Due to the weather, it is too wet to go to my house today; we will go Wednesday, Oct 22, weather permitting. We will leave at 12:30. Remember...Monday holds a quiz on the Southwest states and capitals, which studying for them should not ruin your entire break. ;} Have a wonderful Fall Break! Blessings!
MIDDLE SCHOOL FLSCA CANCELLED FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014; RE-SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22. Watch Facebook for details. Mrs. Harbeson: This week marks the last day of the first quarter. Can you believe it went by so quickly? Get ready for second quarter...with all of our breaks and extra activities (basketball, cheer, Grandparents' Day, Thanksgiving Break, Christmas musical, and so on), it will go faster than the first! We will be holding student-led conferences when we get back from Fall Break. Please be looking for those letters to come home. I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Fall Break! Blessings! Mrs. Hanson: All classes have started new chapters! Please check my website for more information. Electives change after fall break. Cheerleaders will have after school practices on Tuesday and Thursday until 4:30pm. We will also begin preparing for our Christmas musical next quarter. If you or any one you know would like to donate time or materials let me know. I will put out a list of needs when I know more. Mrs. Goll: Enjoy Fall Break! It will be great to start a new quarter with a clean slate. Look for notes coming home on Wednesday about your child’s school progress and Parent/Teacher Conferences. Seek Him first… Mr. Covert: The end of the first quarter is here! I can’t believe how quickly it flew by! As we get set to round out the quarter, the 6th graders are learning a bit about the civilizations that preceded the Greeks, namely the Minoans and Mycenaeans. The 7th graders are taking a quick look at Mexico, and we’ll get more in depth upon our return. In 8th grade, we’re talking about the original 13 colonies. I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing break full of blessings!
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