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: flcspc.com On-line pay: http://flspc.org/resources.html E-mail: lutheransecretary@yahoo.com Child Care: 580-762-1124 FastDirect: fastdir.com/flcspc
Sola Gratia, Sola Fide,
Sola Scriptura
March 6, 2019
CARDINAL CHATTER 3/6 3/8
Ash Wednesday Indian Taco Fundraiser for 5-year old with AFM, 5:00 - ?, FLS Cafeteria (see below) 3/11-15 National Lutheran Schools Week! (attached) 3/11 Open House, 3:30-5:30 3/14 Talent Show, 6:30 p.m. (dress rehearsal 8:30 a.m.) 3/15 Last day to bring BoxTops for class contest 3/15 Volleyball, 8th grade versus Staff, 10:00 a.m. 3/15 111:20 DISMISSALL; End of 3rd Quarter 3/18-22 SPRING BREAK – NO SCHOOL 3/25 Monday, Track shirt orders due
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2-4 FLS Alumni Reunion Basketball, Gym 5:30 – 9:30 FLS Legacy Dinner, Auction, Dance @ Osage Casino, $35/$50, RSVP to office FLS Alumni Reunion Unity Sunday: 9:30 Sunday School & Bible Class 10:45 Worship & Memorial w/Pastor Ramsey 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade singing at 10:45 12:00 Celebration Meal, $10/$12, RSVP to office 1:30 Volleyball & family games 2:00 Golf Tournament at Wentz $75 pp
SPRING BREAK DAYCARE SIGN-UP SHEETS are out. If you need daycare over spring break, please sign up now! We will only be open if we have enough sign up. And now, it’s time for the CARDINAL SHOUTOUT; a place for us to recognize how talented and diversified our students are! CONGRATULATIONS TO: Shout Out to Kyle King for State of Oklahoma semi-finalist in the National Geography Bee. NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK: Next week is National Lutheran Schools Week! We have some awesome activities planned for each day of the week! A schedule can be found attached to the Chatter, but we are in need of portable fire pits that will be used next Friday for one day only. If you or someone you know has one we can borrow, please let the office know as soon as you can! Every student in the school also needs a plain
white t-shirt (it can have text on it, but shirt color must be white) by this Friday.
Open House: Open House is this Monday - March 11 from 3:30 - 5:30. Invite your friends to come meet our teachers and tour our classrooms in hopes that they will send their children here to reap the benefits of a GREAT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION!
INDIAN TACO DINNER FUNDRAISER FOR 5-YEAR OLD SCARLETT AFFECTED BY AFM. The dinner will be held at the First Lutheran School Cafeteria, Friday March 8th, 5 p.m. until food runs out, $ donation for dinner, eat here or take it to go! Scarlett is five years old and a few months ago she was affected by AFM. She was a perfectly healthy little girl that suddenly lost the use of her left arm and was severely weakened in her left leg. Scarlett is going to have surgery on March 18th to transfer one of her own nerves to replace the damaged nerves in her shoulder. They have to travel to the Shriner's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia where -1-
they specialize in spinal cord conditions and injuries. All proceeds from this dinner will help provide travel, hotels, and meals for the trip. We're praying that after this surgery she will regain the use of muscles in her left shoulder and be able to lift her arm again. If you cannot attend but are interested in contributing please contact Deena Lorett 580-761-1859 or Karl Lorett 580-761-1855 RE-ENROLLMENT REMINDER: ARE YOU COMING BACK IN AUGUST?! WE NEED TO KNOW! Enrollment is now open to the public for next school year! Attached to a prior Chatter were your enrollment papers for the 2019/2020 school year. To hold your students’ spot for next school year, be sure to return your re-enrollment forms and 1/3 enrollment fee (if applicable). If you know a family new to First Lutheran School that is interested in enrolling, have them call the school office. If you refer a family with a student in 1st – 5th grades, make sure that they list you as a referring family on their enrollment sheet! If they remain enrolled through the first semester, in January of 2020 you will receive a $200 credit towards your tuition account! One family earned a $200 credit last month by referring friends!
TRACK SHIRTS - Don't forget to turn in your track shirt order forms! Shirts are $12 each. Orders are due no later than March 22nd! Turn in to your teacher or to the school office. Thank you!
FLATWARE: The cafeteria is in need of flatware. If you have any odd pieces of forks or spoons laying around, please consider donating them to the school. Donations can be left in the school office. Thank you! FREE DAYCARE! Leave your kids (4 years old to 6th Grade) with us on Sunday morning’s from 9:4510:45 in the basement under the First Lutheran Gym. You can have the hour to do shopping, have breakfast with friends, etc., and your kids will learn about the word of God! We want YOU(R) Kids! Please contact the church or school office with any questions. FORE!
Golf Tournament coming through!.. The First Lutheran Golf
Tournament will be held on March 31, 2019 in conjunction with the FLS Reunion weekend; the entry form is attached. Sign up your team and have a great day on the course! BOXTOPS: The BOX TOP challenge ends next Friday, March 15. Please send your box tops in bags of 50. Remember that the winning class will earn a pizza party! Good Luck! Things that make me go hmmm…What if our dog only brings back the stick to us because she thinks we like throwing sticks? PRINCIPAL – Mr. Birnbaum: Will we have a full week of school this week? Next Week is Lutheran Schools week. Watch for more details. Let the adventures begin. PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Colvin: Hope everyone is having a great week! Book orders are due Friday. We had a fun week last week with Dr. Seuss! We are learning all about the weather this week and the letter X. PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Kelly: Happy Birthday Colton and Kennedy! Our Field trip to the Stephen Fite Concert at the Poncan Theater is tomorrow. We will load the van at 8:55, and the first group will leave here at 9:00. If you purchased a ticket please meet us by 8:55 at the south door of our building to pick it up. We all have to enter the Poncan at the same time. Please join us in line by 9:10. Thank to the families that have brought Lego's for our auction project. If you haven't brought any please get those to me or Mrs. Steichen by March 15 th. Dollar Tree has some small sets and characters. Dollar General also carries small boxes. Book orders are due to me or online by Friday! We are still collecting Chapel offering for New Life Trails. We only have one more chapel in this quarter. Box Tops for the contest are due by the 15th. Our Bible words this week are, Jesus said, "Learn from Me." Matthew 11:29 We are finishing our letter cluster V, J, and Q after taking a break for Dr. Seuss Week. Have a Blessed Week! PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Heitman: This Thursday is our field trip to see Stephen Fite at the Poncan Theater! This is a safari theme, so feel free to dress the part! If you purchased a ticket and are joining us, meet us at the south side doors no later than 8:55. We will ride the van and meet outside the theater. Once our whole group is there we will go in and be seated. We will return to school in time for lunch. This week we are learning letters Q, Y, and Z. We will also be doing assessments for the next couple of weeks. Next Friday, March 15th, we have a 1/2 day of school leading us in -2-
to Spring Break! Our Bible lesson this week is about Jesus visiting his friends. Our Bible words are "[Jesus said] Learn from me." Matthew 11:29. KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: I would like to say happy birthday to all our March people! (Addy on the first, Annahlee on the 11th, Lilly on the 18th, and Mako on the 23rd) Spring Break will be here soon and we don't have school from the 18th to the 24th. Also, we only have a half day on Friday the 15th (school dismissal is 11:20). I think everyone is ready for Spring! Have a great week! FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Memory for Friday is the 2nd Commandment - You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God. We are down to less than 2 weeks from the end of the 3 rd quarter. Time is going fast! Please keep working on reading with your child! Stay warm and stay healthy! SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: Happy March! I'm thankful for a warm house on these very cold days! Several bugs have been making their way around second grade. I pray that everyone mends quickly and we're all able to finish this quarter together! Spring Break is 10 days away and we can hardly wait. Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a time for us to remember and ponder on the sacrifice Christ made for us. Continue to be prayerful in this time of reflection. Happy March birthday to Braxton and Allyson. God's Blessings, dear Friends! Next week is National Lutheran Schools week. I know we'll enjoy celebrating NLS! Blessings! THIRD GRADE – Mrs. Steichen: Two weeks! We have two weeks till Spring Break and the end of this quarter. Please keep checking on FastDirect for your child's grades. Also, ask them about their A.R. goals. This week: Memory, and Spelling Test on Friday. We will also finish up our Black History research project in class. Math: Test next week. Science - Sound test next week. Social Studies - in class research project over the 13 colonies and their lives. Lutheran Schools Week: next week is Lutheran Schools week; we have a lot of fun activities planned. Please check the chatter for those. We will do spelling and a reading story next week. Also, remember there is a half day next Friday, March 15; students are dismissed at 11:20. FOURTH GRADE – Mrs. Sibley: Keep studying for Midwest State & Capital test Friday the 8th. Continue to read for AR & Book IT! Many have made goals and continue to go past 100 %. Amazing! AR goals & 3rd QTR end March 15th. There is still time to tie up any lose ends if needed. We can do it! Next week is Lutheran School Week. Look in the Chatter for more information. Blessings as you bless others this week! FIFTH GRADE – Mrs. Schatte: Greetings! We have a busy week this week. While there are several tests on Friday, I have given the children ample time to study for them, with excellent review guides. Please see my Fast Direct Bulletin Board for a summary of the week. Remember...rough drafts for the president report are due Friday. If your child is going to the Academic Bowl they are due Thursday. Please remember to get your gift cards to Kristen Zimmerman ASAP for our auction project. That time is almost here!
MIDDLE SCHOOL Wednesday’s, 3:30 – 4:30, MathCounts & Friday’s during study hall 3/12 3/12 3/14 3/25-4/2 4/3 4/8-11 4/15
Wednesday’s, 5:30 – 7:00, Youth night in the gym! (details below)
7th/8th to iFly (see Hanson’s article) PCPS Po-Hi Stepper parent meeting, 5:30 Po-Hi Cheer Tryouts, Po-Hi West Gym, 3:30 p.m. Po-Hi Stepper Tryout Clinic Po-Hi Stepper Tryouts, Robson Fieldhouse, 4:00 FLS Cheer Tryout Clinic, 6th & 7th graders FLS Cheer Mock Tryouts, 6th & 7th Grade
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FLS Cheer Tryouts, 6th and 7th Grade FLS Cheer Parent Meeting Po-Hi Boys Basketball Tryouts, 3:30 p.m. 9th Grade Volleyball Tryouts, Po-Hi Gym, 3:30 p.m. Po-Hi JV/V Volleyball Tryouts, Po-Hi Gym, 3:30 p.m.
"FLY" NIGHT TONIGHT! in the gym! Students 6th grade and up: During the Lent season we will have extended hours! We will meet from 5-7:30! Join us for food, fun, and fellowship! SUNDAY NIGHT YOUTH: Narnia Night! Come join us March 24 from 4-7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for a few magical hours of food, fun and fellowship through the Wardrobe doors! All Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve ages 6th grade through high school are cordially invited to attend. This event is "costumes encouraged" and since the citizens of Narnia are a wide and varied lot, the possibilities are endless: any animal (as Narnia is filled with good Talking Beasts), magical creatures such as unicorns, tree and water spirits, dwarfs, fawns (fully clothed), marshwiggles (see book four, The Silver Chair), kings, queens, knights...you get the idea. Since our night in Narnia is during the Golden Age of the reign of -3-
the Kings Peter and Edmond and Queens Susan and Lucy (and we are in a church hall) there would be, of course, no evil creatures present (witches, werewolves and the like), so please keep this in mind when creating a costume. If anyone needs help with or supplies for making a costume, please let Susie or Becky know and we will certainly be glad to help! Also, because visitors from our world are pulled into Narnia very suddenly, you may also come as you are without a costume. Dinner for the evening will be pot-roast served family-style. It is very important to RSVP for this event because of the cost and cooking time for the meal. Please call or text either Susie 251-752-2453 or Becky 314-740-4853 by Friday, March 22 if you are coming. Please do not arrive before 4:00, as the Wardrobe will only open at that time. CALLING ALL PARENTS AND SUPPORTERS OF OUR YOUTH: we are in need of two to three adult chaperones to make Narnia Night a success! All you have to do is show up (costume optional :), no planning or clean-up required. Please let Becky or Susie know if you can help. We are also in need of one of those holiday light projectors that has the setting for star light or snow. We would just be borrowing it for the evening and it would be used indoors. Again, please let Becky or Susie know if you have one we could borrow.
STUDENT COUNCIL: Spring Dance details... When: Friday, April 12 Who may attend: Any current First Lutheran middle school student Where: FLS gym Theme: It's a Hawaiian Luau! Dress: Casual/Hawaiian Cost: Donation to First Lutheran Church food pantry Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
PCPS PO-HI STEPPER TRYOUTS: There is a parent meeting on March 12th at 5:30 pm in the Commons at the high school. Tryout clinic starts on Monday, March 25th and runs through Tuesday, April 2nd. Clinics are in Robson Fieldhouse from 7-8 am and 5:30-6:30 pm. Tryouts are April 3rd at 4:00 pm in the Robson Fieldhouse. TRACK – Coach Amanda: Track will be starting soon. If your middle schooler wants to participate, please contact Coach Amanda at 580-716-8409 or send her an email via FastDirect. Mrs. Harbeson: Hello, Everyone! How's your week treating you? Good, I hope. We sure do have a lot going on these last two weeks of the 3rd quarter! This Friday, many of our middle school students are traveling to Broken Arrow to compete in the Academic Bowl. Good luck to all, and thank you, Mrs. Goll and Ms. Pacey, for heading up this fun event. Next week we are celebrating National Lutheran Schools Week. Mrs. Hanson and Ms. Pacey have many exciting activities for us to participate in! After-school study hall will be in my room for the month of March from 3:30-4:30. I encourage anyone who needs extra help...especially those who have been absent...to attend and get some one-on-one instruction. You don't have to stay the entire time. Just stay as long as you need to. In language, all classes have taken their final grammar tests and are working on book reports. All book reports for all grades are due Monday, March 11. We will also be taking one more spelling and vocabulary test in Wordly Wise next Wednesday. I encourage you all to study and do your best! Spring Break is near, and you can take a much deserved rest...THEN! We will be grading folders next Thursday, so if you and your family are leaving a little early for Spring Break, be sure to turn in your folder before you go. It's worth a test grade! That's all for now. Blessings on your week! Mrs. Hanson: All classes are using textbooks and lectures this week to solidify current concepts. Each class will have a concept quiz this Thursday over information covered so far. Good luck to all those going to the Academic Bowl! Make us proud, represent FLS, give God the Glory, and bring home those trophies! To those of us staying here, we will have an "Enrichment Day" full of life skill and fun activities. iFLY permission slips, waivers, and money were due today, Wednesday 3/6, so if you did not turn those in yet, please do so tomorrow. I totally understand a hesitance toward flying, but parents, if you can convince your children that this is an awesome opportunity and that they will be safe, it would be ideal if EVERYONE participated in all activities during this trip. Next week is National Lutheran Schools Week! We have some awesome activities planned for each day of the week! A schedule can be found attached to the Chatter, but we are in need of portable fire pits that will be used next Friday for one day only. If you or someone you know has one we can borrow, please let me or the office know as soon as -4-
you can! Every student in the school also needs a plain white tshirt (it can have text on it, but shirt color must be white) by this Friday. Ms. Pacey: Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Next week is National Lutheran Schools Week. We will be enjoying lots of fun activities with our chapel families next week. We will be finishing chapter 5 in Pre-Algebra and working on our car buying project. Course 2 is working with rational numbers. Algebra is modeling real world data using linear equations and determining if data can be modeled better with other types of functions. Course 1 is working on fraction operations. We are in the final stretch to Spring Break and the end of the 3rd quarter. Let’s finish this quarter strong! Mr. Covert: We made it to March! I hope everyone is staying healthy as we enter the stretch run of the third quarter! Classes are moving right along nicely. 8th grade is working through the changes our country went through in the Progressive Era, the changes to culture especially. In 7th grade, we’ve moved onto the Andes Mountain and Midlatitude regions of South America. As for 6th grade, we’re working our way through Medieval Europe, and the changes are setting the stage for the Renaissance and Reformation in upcoming chapters. Congratulations are in order for Kyle King, our school National Geographic Bee champion, for qualifying for the state competition! Only the top 100 across the entire state make it to that level, so making that far is an achievement in and of itself. Be sure to cheer on Kyle as he heads down to Norman to compete on March 29th! I pray that God continues to bless our school family as we start to wrap up quarter number three. Blessings on your week!
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National Lutheran Schools Week Real. Present. God. Psalm 46 Door Decorating Contest Grade 2-8- Room moms, teachers may love/need assistance if you are willing/able, please contact your teacher. Monday- Real Grace Movie Day - Each class will choose a movie and dress accordingly 8:30 Tie Dye shirts with chapel families 3:30-5:30 Open House for new families Tuesday- Real Places Lutheran Spirit Day – Wear your wear your red, black, and white gear and go over the top! Mystery Hangouts- classes will be “visiting” other Lutheran classes around the nation via video calls and asking questions to figure out where in the nation they are located. 7th/8th grade going to iFLY OKC Wednesday- Real People Future Me (dress like the person, occupation you want to be/do when you grow up) 8:30 7th grade will lead a Liturgical Chapel Service 2:30 Chapel families will create a “Chatterpix” video highlighting a real Bible character or Famous Lutheran. Door Decorations will be judged and winners announced. Thursday- Real Time Meme Day – (Ain’t no body got time for this! Dress like your favorite meme) 8:30 Time to Shine Talent Show Dress Rehearsal 9:30 Memory verse scavenger hunt; chapel families will be broken up into groups, given a memory verse to learn, and will have to go fine the one other single group in all the school with the same verse, video record both groups saying the verse and be the first to send it in to win! We are in need of 6:30 Time to Shine Talent Show Evening Performance portable fire pits that will be used Friday, 3/15 for Friday- Real Praise one day only. If you or Tie-Dye Day – Day (wear your beautiful creations you someone you know has made Monday) one we can borrow, 9:00 Camp Fire Praise and Worship please let the office know All students will join around the camp fire, sing as soon as you can! praise camp fire songs, and enjoy a short skit put on Every student in the by the 7th grade. Then we’ll get to roast some school also needs a marshmallows and make s’mores. plain white tshirt (it can 10:00 8th grade v. Staff Volleyball Game have text on it, but shirt color must be white) by this Friday, 3/8/19. -7-
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