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 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
September 26, 2018
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9/24-28 Thank you 5 Grade for our daily See You At The Pole (week!) morning devotions! 9/24-28 8th Grade – Washington D.C. 9/26-28 6th Grade – Lutherhoma 9/27-28 7th Grade Zoo Snooze 9/30 FLC 5th Sunday/Unity Sunday; 9:30 Sunday School; 10:45 Worship, followed by a potluck lunch in the Fellowship Hall 10/1 Po-Hi Mini Cheer Signups, Robson Fieldhouse, 4:30-7:30 p.m., $35 (forms in office) 10/3 2nd/3rd sing for Chapel
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Fall Pictures! Last day to bring cans for can drive Makeup picture day FLCS feeds the Wildcat Band St. Jude’s Trike-a-thon FLCS feeds the Wildcat Football team ECE to Rustic Roots Pumpkin Patch 2nd & 5th to Bergmann Corn Maze Fall Break – No School Schlotzsky’s Night 2nd/3rd sing for Church on Sunday
GROWing leaders at FIRST: "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way." John C. Maxwell And now, it’s time for the CARDINAL SHOUTOUT; a place for us to recognize how talented and diversified our students are! CONGRATULATIONS TO FIRST GRADERS:
Cardinal Shoutout!
Shout Out to PK4 student DENVER WOLF! He sets a great example in speech and conduct, reminding his friends to make good choices and making sure they know the rules. He is the first to offer a kind word to a friend when they feel sad and is always ready to help his teacher in any way he can.
UNITY SUNDAY: Everyone Welcome to Attend - Unity Sunday at First Lutheran. One combined worship service at 10:45 to 11:45 with a full Pot-Luck Lunch to follow. (Sunday School & Bible classes at 9:30.) All students will be welcome to come forward to help lead the congregation in singing "I am Jesus Little Lamb."
CRUSH THE CANS!
CANS, CANS, CANS!! Please remember that the middle school is collecting your aluminum cans, any and all! We will be recycling them to help the planet and then we will be using the earnings to help a local charity. We will be having a large event soon called "Crush the Can" and will be filling up a trailer with all of the aluminum cans. But until then you can bring your bags of cans, crushed or not, to the science room in the middle school building. THE LAST DAY TO BRING CANS IS OCTOBER 4!! PICTURE DAY: Fall Picture Day will be Thursday, October 4; makeup picture day will be Friday, Oct. 5. Order forms went home last week; extra forms are available in the office. Please fill out the envelope and return to your student’s teacher along with your payment (including tax!) by Wednesday, Oct. 3. If you have any questions, or need help figuring sales tax, please contact the office. SPIRIT SHIRTS: Shirts should be delivered by the end of next week! Thank you for supporting our FLS cheerleaders! If you didn't get to order but would still like a shirt, there will be a few (limited sizes/quantity) available to purchase for $20. -1-
LUNCH AND BREAKFAST CHARGING – CHANGES:
New this year...families who are over $100 in debt in the food program will no longer be able to charge lunches or breakfasts. We are sorry to have to do this, but DHS is pushing the administrators of the food programs (the school) at the end of each school year to come up with the money to pay off unpaid meal bills ourselves. While we do realize that some families leave their balance over the summer, intending to pay it off when they return in August, it appears to DHS that we have lots of outstanding debt. Beginning this school year, we will send a letter to families who are over $100 in debt and your meal charging privileges will be suspended until you are caught up. Again, we are sorry for the inconvenience. By the way, this seems like a great time to mention that we do participate in the National Food Service Program, and we always have applications for Free and Reduced Meals in the office. It costs nothing to apply! If you have been turned down and your income or number of people in the household changes, you can always re-apply. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. If you would like to donate towards an anonymous school family's lunch fund, or leave your lunch/breakfast credit at the end of the year to a needy family, you can make those requests/donations in the office. CAN YOU HELP? We need a volunteer or two who is willing to assist with morning recess for elementary school from 9:30 to 10 a couple of days a week, and lunch/recess for an hour. If you can help us out, please contact the office. AUCTION PURCHASES - If you purchased the naming of the cafeteria at the auction last Spring or ringing the Chapel Bell type items, please contact the school office ASAP so we can get those arrangements made. THANKS for your help. BOX TOPS! Please start saving Box Tops! If possible, bag them in bags of 50 box tops in each bag. Thank you! Keep watching for additional details. Considerable thanks to our Sponsors who made a donation to last years’ First Lutheran PTL/School Fundraising Auction of at least $500 for the Silver Level, and at least $50 for our Bronze Level. Please be sure to stop by and thank these businesses for supporting YOUR First Lutheran PTL: SILVER Sponsor: Kelly Campbell and Family Vision Care of Ponca City, 1619 North 5th Street, (580) 762-5700 Martin, Jean, and Jackson—Attorneys at Law, 1324 East Grand Street, (580) 765-9967 Auto Intintions/Brett Brown, 411 E. Hartford, 580-762-5283; autointintentions@sbcglobal.net Bronze $50 – 499 - Name/Business weekly in Chatter for rest of Spring 2018, Silver $500 – 999 - Name/Business weekly in Chatter for the Fall of 2018
PRINCIPAL – Mr. Birnbaum: Expecting a quiet couple of days here while all the Middle School is gone on trips to Washington D.C., Camp Lutherhoma, or ZooSnooze in OKC. We pray God's blessings on these unforgettable experiences. DAYCARE – Ms. Heidi: Daycare will be CLOSED Friday, September 21st. We are looking for someone that is willing to make/fix cot sheets. If interested please call daycare at 762-1124. The Infant Room is still looking for the following items if you would have any that you are willing to donate: High Chairs Swings PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: What? The end of September already? We are having so much fun, the days are flying by us! Thanks for the snacks! Book order is due by Friday. October 4th is picture day--prepay by check or order online. We will also have SHOW N TELL on the 4th. In backpacks, look for bright orange sheet. Time to sign up for our first field trip! We are going to the pumpkin patch at Rustic Roots in Lamont. It is great! Please consider going with your child as it is not always possible to find drivers for extra children. Please read the form carefully regarding cost. Money and forms are due October 5th. This week our theme is "Family?Home" and our letter is "F". Blessings! PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Colvin: Welcome Fall! This week in Preschool we will be learning about the letter F and number 5. We will also be learning all about families and our home. Book orders are due now. For a look ahead, Picture day will be October 4th, and the Trike-A-Thon will October 10th. Papers for the trike-a-thon will need to be signed and returned in order to participate. Have a great week! PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Kelly: Happy Fall! Happy Birthday Gracie! Remember we go outside for morning recess and walk across the street for lunch please send a jacket with your child's name in it on cool mornings. The Pumpkin Patch field trip information is in the folder today, please sign and return it with money by Friday, October 5 th. St. Jude Trike-a-Thon packets came home last week. Permission slips are due by the ride, October 10th. Book orders are also in folders today! We had a great order last month and were able to get some fun free things for our class! Thank -2-
you for ordering! The October order is due to me or online by Friday, October 5th. Our Bible words this week are, Seek first the Kingdom of God. Matthew 6:33 We are learning about colors around us, and working with each other. Have a Blessed week! PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Heitman: This year is moving right along! I can't believe it's almost October already! As the weather cools off, please remember to put a light jacket in your child's backpack in case it's chilly when we go out for morning recess. Congratulations to Denver Wolf for earning our first shout out! He sets a great example in speech and conduct, reminding his friends to make good choices and making sure they know the rules. He is the first to offer a kind word to a friend when they feel sad and is always ready to help his teacher in any way he can. Our Bible words for this week are "Seek first the kingdom of God." Matthew 6:33. This week we're learning about apples and wrapping up our overview of the ABC's. Next week we'll really dive in to learning our letters one at a time. Reading with your child in the evening offers great exposure to letters and words, so try to take a few minutes each night to sit down together. Book order forms went home last week. Orders are due October 5th. We will also have show and tell that day. KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: A kindergarten song book came home today please keep it because I will send new pages to add to this book all year. It is from Mrs. Schelp our music teacher. From October through March, I set a monthly reading goal of 20 books each month for "Book It" and when your child reaches this goal please bring the reading log paper back to me and I will give your child a free pizza certificate from Pizza Hut. These can be books you read to your child (library books, etc.). You will find the reading log paper in your next Monday Folder on Oct. 1st. Please look today for a Rustic Roots Pumpkin Patch Field Trip paper to Lamont on Wednesday, October 17th. I do need drivers for this trip. Please sign and return the permission slip with payment by Friday, October 5th. Also, I am still collecting the permission slips for the trike-a-thon and if you have not returned it yet please do. Thank you and have a wonderful week! FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Memory verse for Friday is Psalm 56:3 - When I am afraid, I will trust in You. Show and Tell is on Friday. Please bring something that will fit in your child's backpack. On Monday, Oct. 1, we will be starting the Book-It Program. You will get a parent letter and a reading log sent home on Monday. Next week Thursday, Oct. 4 is picture day. You may turn in your forms and payment (with tax) to me anytime. Wednesday, Oct. 10 is the Trike-A-Thon. All children riding must have permission slips signed and turned in. All fundraising needs to be turned in by Oct. 10, it can be done online or in person. And the last date for you to remember is Wednesday, October 17, our field trip to Rustic Roots Pumpkin Farm. More information will be sent home about this trip. Happy birthday on the 29th to Madeline, Taani, and Tia! Have a blessed week! SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: Happy Autumn! Hope you enjoyed your rainy Friday off from school. Hopefully you have seen the note regarding our pumpkin patch field trip. That permission slip and money are due October 10. Let me know if you need a new copy of that permission slip. Picture day is October 4. Please remember to include tax in your payments for picture packages. Additional packets are available if yours is missing. We're looking forward to our visit with the firemen next Tuesday. Keep our middle schoolers in your prayers as they go on their excellent adventures! Pray for our country with schools all across America! Blessings! THIRD GRADE – Mrs. Steichen: Please remember picture day is Thursday of next week (October 4). Please return your packet with payment (including tax) or place your order online before that day! If you forgot to send your chapel offering, you can bring it the next day and we’ll get it included in our class’ count. Next week we will get back to our reading stories, so paragraph and reading test next week. FOURTH GRADE – Mrs. Sibley: We have a full week of school, and are in the full swing of instruction. Keep reading at home for AR points; party time is coming around the bend! The end of the first reading period is about two weeks away. We are at many places in making our goal. A test should be taken weekly. Please log in and check. Daily reading at home and at school is a must. Please send in the following by Friday if I don’t already have them: school orange school bully sheet, mid quarter, scientist paper & baby pictures. Starting in Oct we will begin the Book It program by Pizza Hut. Continue to see Fast Direct for missing work and grades. Some are having trouble staying focused to accomplish their work in school. A Great Daddy outside field trip opportunity to Winfield KS to see the K & O Steam Show on October, 10th. We will learn how life was in the “Good Old Days.” Please ask me if you have any questions. Have a great day walking with God. FIFTH GRADE – Mrs. Schatte: Tests this week included social studies test one on Monday and the WEST and SOUTHWEST states and capitals tomorrow. There is no regular spelling or reading test this week because it is a review -3-
week. Thanks to Lauren King we get to have a movie day on Friday. Her mom bought a movie day for her class last year at the auction, and we're going to enjoy that this Friday. The children may bring a pillow and blanket to watch it. We will watch it in the morning since the internet service works best at that time. Blessings on your week! :)
MIDDLE SCHOOL Wednesday’s, 3:30 – 4:30, MathCounts & Friday’s during study hall
Wednesday’s, 5:30 – 7:00, Youth night in the gym! (details below)
"FLY" NIGHT TONIGHT! in the gym! Middle school through high school students are welcome to join us for some fun and fellowship! We will meet each Wednesday evening from 5:30-7 in the FLS gym. Parents are invited to join our 5:30 bible study during this time. Hope to see you all there, and bring a friend or two!! YOUTH (6th - Highschool) meets this Sunday for a "5th Sunday Event". Come for "breakfast for dinner", Bible study, fun and fellowship, 4-7 pm in the youth house. PATRIOT’S PEN PROGRAM: The Patriot’s Pen Program is a 300-400 word essay contest sponsored by the VFW and open to students in 6-8th grades, who are enrolled in a public, private, or parochial school or home study program in the U.S. and/or its territories. The deadline to submit an essay is October 31. See the office for more details. STUDENT COUNCIL – Mrs. Harbeson: Greetings, First Lutheran! Let me introduce you to our FLS Fall 2018 Student Council members and officers! President - Caroline Gates Secretary - Jaclynn Heitman Vice President - Ava Wilson Treasurer - Reed Jackson Before the middle school went their separate ways this week on all our different field trips, the stuco members met to decide on some important dates. They are as follows: October 2: Pre-K - 5th graders be entertained and informed with an assembly from some of Ponca City's finest firefighters. October 8-12 - Fire Prevention Week October 5: “Feed the CATS” Our very own Ponca City Wildcat marching band will be eating their preperformance meal at FLCS. Let’s show our support to our awesome band and flag girls! October 12: "Feed the CATS" Our very own Ponca City Wildcat football team and coaches will be eating their game meal at FLCS. We'll be showing our support to our high school players! October 22-26: Red Ribbon Week - "I Am Drug-Free!" Several activities and contests are being planned to recognize First Lutheran's pledge to remain drug-free. November 7: We will be celebrating our veterans with a special chapel service. Veteran's Day is Sunday, November 11. November 9: Winter Dance - more details yet to come! Check future Chatters to find out more information! Mrs. Harbeson: Greetings from Camp Lutherhoma! As you read this, the 6th graders, Ms. Pacey, and I are enjoying our annual trip to Tahlequah, OK. Thank you to the parents who have accompanied us! We just couldn't do it without you! We pray for Mr. Covert and our 8th graders as they have been enjoying their week in Washington D.C., and we also pray for Mrs. Hanson and the 7th graders as they head to OKC for the Zoo Snooze. This is surely a busy week for us all, but it's awesome that we are able to participate in these awesome field trips. Once everyone is back from their trips, we will be beginning our next lesson in Wordly Wise and also our next lesson in grammar. Blessings to you all! Mrs. Hanson: Everyone's gone this week, but we are all having fun! "Crush the Can" can drive officially kicks off on Monday for the entire week. We will be taking the cans in on Friday for recycling! Bring your cans to the trailer in the Youth House Driveway or to the office! LET'S CRUSH THE CAN!! Ms. Pacey: Blessings on your week! Please pray for safe travels for the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders as they take their trips to Lutherhoma, Zoo Snooze, and Washington D.C. The 8th graders made it safely to Washington D.C. on Monday morning and are having a fantastic time! The 6th graders leave today for their trip to Lutherhoma, and the 7th graders leave for Zoo Snooze tomorrow.
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Mr. Covert: Greetings from Washington, D.C.! We’re having a great trip, learning lots, and making some lifetime memories! Thank you for your prayers for safe travels!
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