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 8, 2014
CARDINAL CHATTER 10/9 10/10 10/10 10/15
Picture Day Picture Day for M-W-F PS & Makeup picture day 4th Grade to Rose Hill 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 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: This is the LAST full week of the quarter; there are only 5 school days left. Make sure you are aware of your child's grades before they run out of time to make necessary improvements. Low scores on Middle School report cards will put them in jeopardy of Cheer and Basketball for the next quarter. Keep praying for your child's growth and success. 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. PICTURE DAY TOMORROW!: Individual pictures will be taken on Thursday, October 9 (Re-Take on Friday, Oct. 10 for anyone absent and the PS M-W-F class). Order forms have been sent home. If you need another one, please come by the office. (Group/class picture Day on Feb. 26 & Retakes on the next day.) FINANCIAL REPORT FROM THE PTL FAMILY FUN NIGHT FUNDRAISER: Thanks again to all the volunteers and donations. With the help of the Penny War and several large financial gifts, we raised $3,023.53. BOXTOP CONTEST: Are you saving your boxtops? The school gets 10 cents for each one. We’re having a contest in October to see which class can bring the most. The winning class will get a movie day. 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. SUPPORT STAFF BRUNCH: The PTL would like to thank the following parents for bringing food for the Support Staff Brunch; we couldn’t have done it without your help! Nathan Dooley Heather Angle Sara Troutman Timilyn Crank Kristi Hunter Lori Shepherd Rachael Hamre Jessica Barnard Ann Jackson Amy Stuever Kara Wells Brooke Lindsay Janice Stieber Ginger Scott Jill Jordan
SUBTITUTES NEEDED: We have a list of people who are willing to substitute in our classes when teaches are feeling sick, have to be out for doctor’s appointments, etc., and we need a few more names! If you or someone you know are able to act as a substitute when teachers are out, please call or email the office. You can tell us what grades and/or days that you are available/willing to work, and we will add that to our list! Thanks! 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: Don't forget picture day is this Th/Fri! Look for a letter in backpacks regarding field trip information for next week. We are learning about pumpkins so we will be ready to check out the pumpkin patch! School will be out next Th/Fri for fall break. Hope it will feel like fall by then. Our first Parent/Teacher conferences will be coming up on Oct. 24th. A sign-in sheet will be out soon but visit with me anytime about setting up a time convenient to meet with you. This week we are learning about pumpkins, triangle, and the color orange. God bless! PRE-KINDERGARTEN - Mrs. Kelly: Happy Birthday Abigail! Picture day is tomorrow, these must be ordered and paid for tomorrow. Our field trip is next Wednesday; look for the reminder note in backpacks today. Please remember to label all jackets and coats, the children don't always know their jackets. Thank you to all of our support staff! We are having a box top contest for the month of October. Also, our class is collecting Sunny D labels to earn free books. We are learning the letter "T" and the number "2" this week. Our Bible words are, Beloved, we are Gods children now! 1 John 3:2. Have a blessed week! KINDERGARTEN - Ms. Miller: Next week on Wednesday the 15th we will go on our field trip, please look for a "Field Trip Reminder" note today in your child's backpack. Also, next week is fall break and we don't have school on the 16th or 17th. I hope everyone has a wonderful fall break! Parents thank you for working with your children on their Monday Folders, and keep up the good work! I am so proud of all the children and their progress! Have a great week!
FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Memory verse for Friday - Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice. Psalm 32:11. Picture day is on Thursday. Our first spelling test will be on Friday. Make sure you practice the words at home. October book orders are due to me or online by Friday. Next Wednesday is our field trip to the Pumpkin Farm. Please bring a sack lunch for your child. We will leave by 8:30. Happy Birthday to Alexa on Saturday! Have a great rest of the week! SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: What a wonderful day at Leonardo's! Thank you to all of the parents who were able to join us. I was proud of how well the children behaved. They shone for JESUS! Hooray for Riley Fuller, Christyona Harland, Abagail Kana, and Dalton Turnipseed for reaching their AR goals. By next Wednesday I know that each of the children will have met their goal. Hopefully you saw the note about the science project, due this Friday. Let me know if you have questions that your child cannot answer. Book orders are due Monday, October 13. Blessings. . . THIRD GRADE - Mrs. Steichen: One more week left till Fall Break!! This means we need to work hard this week on all our work because this is the last week for grades. This week: Reading: Test on Friday. Spelling: Test on Friday. No test next week, we will pick up with Prudy's Problem words when we get back. Math: Test next Monday. Book Reports: Due on Friday. Field Trip: next Wednesday is our field trip, please be here by 8 a.m. we will leave around then. Please remember a sack lunch and extra money if you want to buy something at the gift shop. If you have any questions please let me know. Have a great week! FOURTH GRADE - Mrs. Sibley: This week we are in Winfield, Kansas to see early life technologies. Next week we will see the Pioneer Women Museum, Marland Mansion, and Marland’s home on Grand. Please bring a cold sack lunch that does not need to be heated up. Please return that permission slip by Monday. We are now working on the New Testament books of the Bible. Here is the song that we are listening to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj54GQazVCo. Please continue to help your children check their assignments for their supported success. Remember that school pictures are tomorrow (Thursday). FIFTH GRADE - Mrs. Schatte: We had a fabulous time on our field trip to Leonardo's on Friday! Thanks for all the great parental support that helped make this trip possible. Tests this week include spelling, math and reading on Friday. Next Monday, October 13, holds a quiz over the Southeast region in social studies. Remember, class pictures are tomorrow. Blessings!
MIDDLE SCHOOL Mrs. Harbeson: Greetings, All! Just one week from today marks the last day of the first quarter. We have a few things to get done before we get that much deserved break. Oral book reports began today for the 7th grade. They will begin tomorrow for the 6th grade and on Friday for the 8th grade and will continue for all classes through Monday of next week. All classes will be grading folders next Wednesday so if you have any loose language papers laying around, get them organized and put in your folder. I will be handing out the folder rubric next Monday. Folders are worth a test grade, so get yours ready! If your student hasn't taken his AR test on his book report book, that needs to be done by this Friday. The last day to take any AR tests is next Wednesday. Good job to everyone who has been checking out my bulletin board! I've been able to give lots of extra credit this past quarter. I'll continue to do that throughout the year. If you aren't using FastDirect yet, call Mrs. Connie in the office, and she'll help get you set up. That's all for now! Blessings on the rest of your week! Mrs. Hanson: 8th Grade will be taking a "field" day Thursday to collect insects one last time. 7th Grade and 6th Grade have started new chapters. Remember to keep in mind that all students are doing more exploring and discovery than homework. Anything asked to be completed at home is an extension of instruction. Online "homework" is not busy work or work to help retention, it maybe new or more in depth information. Please check my website for more information; trust me it will be worth it. Mrs. Goll: We’re winding down the quarter. Many of our students have excellent grades; hard work, attention to detail, and handing work in on time are keys to good grades. Way to go, you fine Scholars! Sixth graders are working on scientific notation; seventh graders are completing work on data displays and beginning to work on number patterns; pre-algebra and algebra students are working on more complex equations. Some of the prealgebra students are struggling with the process of distribution: 8(x + 7)=8x + 56. Ask your student to explain the process to you. Have a great week seeking Him first… Mr. Covert: Hello! We have reached the last full week of the quarter and we’re working hard to make sure we get in what we need to get in. This week, the 8th graders are going to be looking at the first colonies and seeing exactly what the colonies looked like before the Revolution. 7th grade is finishing up Canada, and we might take a
peek at Mexico before break. The 6th graders are wrapping up Mesoamerica, and will be getting a brief start on the Greeks before we get to fall break. God’s blessings on the rest of your week!
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DON’T THROW THAT AWAY!!: First Lutheran School collects, and benefits from, donations of used/empty ink cartridges, old cell phones, BoxTops for Education, Campbell’s soup labels, and Coke points! Do you throw use ink or toner cartridges @ work? Do the kids on your child’s team drink Powerade’s or Dasani water (with Coke points under the lid)? Possibly your youth group had a lock-in and served cans of Coke, Sprite, Minute Maid or Fanta, (with Coke points on the inside flap of the box they came in?) Those 3-ring binders that your school office uses may have BoxTops points on the labels! Please send all of these items to school with your child or drop them off at the school office, and your school will benefit from it! We can use the proceeds/points from these companies to purchase playground balls, classroom and office supplies, and discounts on our toner/ink needs, which all helps to keep your costs down! THANKS for your help!