Jeremy May, Pastor Sunday Services: 8:30, 11:00 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Church: 580-762-1111 www.flcspc.com
Sola Gratia, Sola Fide,
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 Scriptura
April 18, 2018
CARDINAL CHATTER 4/20 4/23 4/25 5/2 5/4
2nd, 3rd, and Middle School to Poncan Theater—The Little Mermaid Pk-1st to Wondertorium Mid Quarter Reports Chapel at 10:00 (time change!) Lutheran Track Meet (students dismissed at end of days’ activities)
5/9 5/22 5/23
Freddy’s Night, 3:30 - 8 8th Grade Graduation Last Day of School; dismissal @ 11:20
And now, it’s time for the CARDINAL SHOUTOUT; a place for us to recognize how talented and diversified our students are! CONGRATULATIONS TO: Jonathan Vickery is a cool kid and is normally very respectful, and is most often a good brother. Trinity Bond is a very sweet girl and is always willing to help stack extra chairs at the end of every day that she is not required to do, and picks up trash left in the room. Bryce Bojorquez is very bright, intelligent, and quick. He catches on fast to new information and helps his peers better understand. Holly Blackstar, Dona Mullins, Deanna Reid, Kay Bojorquez, Mellissa Kirchner, Amy Stuever, Room Mothers, the Middle School students, and the list goes on for all the AMAZING help, hours, donations, and support that was done to set up and organize the School Auction last Saturday. We praise God for each of you!!! CHATTER ONLINE: If you go to the FastDirect login page, but don’t log in, and click on the button on the left that says “links”, it will take you to a page full of forms that you may find helpful. Near the top of the list, is the most recent Chatter. Just click on the Chatter you want, and it will open it up in a PDF file. Call Connie in the office if you have any problems with this. NEED A GRADUATION GIFT? WE HAVE GIFT CARDS: We have gift cards available for sale in the office, that are sold to us at a discount by the retailers, and we keep the Gift Cards Make Great profit as a fundraiser. We have in-stock gift cards to places that Graduating Senior’s love; a few Graduation examples are Aeropostale, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, Staples, etc. Gifts! Call or stop by the office to see what we have on hand and to make your purchase. TRACK MEET MAY 4!: The yearly track meet is approaching fast. This is the time each year that we host other Lutheran Schools from Northern Oklahoma to OUR campus for a day of competition and fellowship for students in 1st grade and up. This years’ track meet will be held on Friday, May 4, and activities will be held both at PoHi’s stadium across the street and on our campus. Watch future chatters for a map and schedule of events. We invite you to make plans now to attend the track meet with your kids’ class, cheer on all of the students, and lend a hand as we host the other schools. To volunteer to help with a specific event or activity, please contact the office or Coach Amanda. On this day, the kids will spend a lot of time outside, so be sure to send sunscreen for the kids to apply during the day, and send a jacket if it is a cool morning (with their name on it of course). Our 7th graders will be running a concession stand, with the proceeds going to fund their trip to Washington D.C. next year. Be sure to send money with your student if they wish to purchase lunch or drinks/snacks at the concession stand. If you have doctor appointments scheduled that day and need to pick up your student, please come early to give us time to track down your student at their current event. Student’s will be dismissed at the end of the days’ activities, so they will be looking for a ride home between 2-3:00. Daycare will remain open after school is dismissed. -- 1 --
Considerable thanks to our Sponsors who made a donation to the 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 BRONZE Sponsors: Prettycoat Junction/Jodi Newland, Owner, 1422 East South Avenue, 580-762-3779 Health Insurance Source, LLC/John Seales/Kenda Ward, 205 W. Hartford, #100, (580) 765-1800 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
Welcome aboard! - Jennifer Heitman will be joining our staff for the new school year as the 4 year old's teacher with Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. Melissa Colvin will teach our full-day 3 year old class and Mrs. Karen Herard will continue to serve our half-day 3 year olds. Ms. Michelle will continue to open in the mornings and tag team with Ms. Allison in our 1 year olds. We praise God for the continued strengthening and growth of our Early Childhood program.
SUMMER DAYCARE PACKETS are available in Ms. Heidi’s office, and a few are available in the school office. IF YOU NEED SUMMER DAYCARE FOR YOUR STUDENTS, SIGN UP QUICKLY…WE FILL UP FAST! SPRING PICTURE PACKETS: If you still have your pictures and haven’t paid for them, they are past due. Payments and/or unpurchased pictures need to be turned in as soon as possible to your child’s homeroom teacher and/or the office. Class photo’s have been handed out to those who ordered them. SUMMER SKILLS WORKBOOKS: Studies show that much of what is learned during the school year is lost over the summer months. Summer Skills Review Books provide students with a review of materials taught the previous year, and can give them an academic edge and self-confidence when they return to school in the fall. Workbooks available include math and language arts for students in grades 2-5, or pre-algebra, algebra 1, geometry, or high school math books. If you would like to see an example, or would like to order a workbook(s), stop by the school office or visit the website www.summerskills.com. They are $20, and orders are due to the school office by May 1. "The law says 'do this,' and it is never done. Grace says, 'believe in this,' and everything is already done." - Martin Luther PRINCIPAL – Mr. Birnbaum: Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our school auction on Saturday night. The event was amazing and put together by wonderful ladies. I praise God for each of you. ECE – Daycare – Ms. Heidi: Summer Daycare enrollment is open and underway. Stop by daycare or the school office to get yours. We will fill up fast. Daycare is needing donated fitted sheets and flat sheets any sizes. PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: Only five more weeks to go until we are ready for PK! Final assessments are under way and I am pleased with how much we have progressed so far. Way to work hard PS! Thinking of work, I want to thank all the people that worked so hard putting on the auction. It was a wonderful night! I loved seeing old friends and making some new ones. Thanks, thanks, thanks! Our final field trip is coming up Monday to the Wondertorium in Stillwater. We will leave around 8:30. Please check in at school so I can do attendance before we head out. Please remember sack lunches and a drink if you plan to eat at the facility. It's one of my favorite places to visit! We should arrive back at school around 2. If you are not returning to school, please check out with me before leaving. This week our theme is "Food/Nutrition". God bless your week! PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Kelly/Mrs. Colvin: Happy Birthday Landon Allen! Our Wondertorium field trip is on Monday. Look for the note in backpacks today for more information. Thank you to our Room Moms and PTL for planning a great auction! Thanks to Leah Wade for making our class project! Our Bible words this week are, Jesus said, "I am with you always." Matthew 28:20 We are learning the letter "Zz". Have a Blessed week! KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: Our field trip to the Wondertorium Children's Museum in Stillwater is next Monday the 23rd. For our field trip we will meet at the school to check in and leave the school by 8:30 am (see special note). Please remember to bring a sack lunch unless you are going out to eat. I hope everyone had a great time at the -- 2 --
Auction last Saturday! I would like to thank all the moms and dads that helped with this event. Enjoy your week and please keep working on your reading and sight words! FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: A big thank you to Elizabeth Jones for all of her work on our class project for the auction. The fire pit turned out great! Thank you also to her and the other auction committee members who did a wonderful job on making the auction a success. It was a fun evening! Memory work for Friday is the 7th Commandment - You shall not steal. Book orders were sent home today. This will be the last book order of the year. You may want to think about having some books for summer reading. Book orders are due next Thursday, April 26 online or with a check to me. A field trip reminder note also went home today for the Wondertorium. The track meet is on Friday, May 4. Parents are welcome to join us for this fun day! Have a great week! SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: What interesting weather God is giving us! Hard to decide if it's winter or spring! We're praying for rain. Achievement tests went well and we're glad to be finished. We're going to see "The Little Mermaid" at the Poncan on Friday morning. We continue to stay very busy and make great progress. Third grade here we come! Blessings! THIRD GRADE – Mrs. Steichen: Wow, where has the year gone? Only five weeks left! This is the time kids like to slip and get into summer mode; please do not let that happen. Grade are current on FastDirect; if you have any questions please let me know. This week: Memory due on Friday, along with a Spelling Test. Reading: We are currently reading The One and Only Ivan. You may see questions coming home if they are not complete in class. No paragraph or reading test for a few weeks. Book Report: Papers when home last week about our last and final book report. Please let me know if you have any questions. Field Trip: Sorry this is short notice, but seats opened up. Please get permission slips and money back to me by Thursday. Also, please mark your calendars for May 3 (we will be going to 3rd Grade career day at the VoTech) and May 4 (Track Meet). Have a wonderful week!! FOURTH GRADE – Mrs. Sibley: We have had our eggs since the beginning of April and have had Ms Morgan Sanders from the Kay County Extension come here talk to us about the embryology process & to help candle the eggs. Permission slips will go home when the chicks hatch. Track day is right around the corner. Help the kids so they do not go to summer break early. Remember that school is still in session until summer break. Look on Fast Direct to watch their progress. Continue to help the kids be diligent and read to make their AR goal. Blessings as we Bless God Back! FIFTH GRADE – Mrs. Schatte: The FLS Auction was lots of fun Saturday evening! Thanks to all who made that a success. We finally have just a regular week of school this week. We have a spelling and reading test on Friday. We will also have a math test either Thursday or Friday. Math is getting harder, and it takes concentration and thought to understand and remember the new concepts being presented. Please see my FD Bulletin Board for reminders about the oral country reports and the book report due soon. Memory work for Thursday is Proverbs 3:5-6. Blessings!
MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEER TRYOUTS!! All current 6th & 7th graders are encouraged to try out for our FLS cheer squad for the 20182019 school year. Cheer Clinic will be held April 23-27. Practices will be held from 3:30-4:30 in the gym. We will have mock Tryouts on Thursday and Closed Tryouts on Friday. There will be a mandatory parent meeting the week after tryouts for all new squad members (more info to come). FLS 2017-2018 CHEER PICTURE ORDER FORMS were sent home last week. If you would like to order any of these pictures from Lifetouch, please complete the order form and return it to the office. If you need another form, you can visit the office, or go to www.fastdir.com/flcspc and click on the “links” tab on the left (don’t log in!). FUTURE WASHINGTON D.C. ATTENDEES: If you need to make payments to your D.C. account, please note that you cannot make payments with a credit card. We will, however, accept checks, cash, money orders, etc. Thank you. 4/20 Middle School Dance, 7-10, Gym 4/20 Poncan Theater—The Little Mermaid, 10:00 a.m. 4/23-25 FLS Cheer Clinic , 3:30-4:30 4/26 FLS Cheer Mock Tryouts, 3:45 4/27 FLS Cheer Closed Tryouts, 3:45 4/26 8th Grade to OSU 5/1 4:30, Library, Cheer Parent Meeting 5/1 9th Grade Po-Hi Volleyball Tryouts, 4:00, Boys Gym
5/1 5/3 5/8 5/8
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4:00 Po-Hi 7th grade and up Softball Tryouts, West Jr. High Softball Field 8th Grade Skip Day Girls Freshman (PCPS) Basketball Tryouts, 4:00, Robson Fieldhouse 9th Grade Po-Hi Boys Basketball Tryouts, 6:00, Robson Fieldhouse
MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE: Join us for our final middle school dance of the year! Who's hosting? Student Council Who may attend? Any currently enrolled First Lutheran middle school student When? Friday, April 20 Time? 7:00-10:00 p.m. Where? FLS gym What do I bring to get in? A food donation for the First Lutheran Church pantry or a donation for the Humane Society Theme: Fire and Ice Are you hot or cold? Red or Blue? Come dressed as fire or ice! Prizes will be given for the best dressed for each side! We hope to see you all there! Let's have some fun as we wrap up our school year! Mrs. Harbeson: Mrs. Harbeson: Greetings! I hope you all are doing well this week! We have lots going on right now...The middle school dance is this Friday evening, from 7-10. You can find out more details by checking out the student council article in this week's Chatter (above)! Mid-quarter is a week from today! That's right! We only have 4 1/2 weeks left of school from next Wednesday. As we wind down the year, it seems to only get busier and busier. It's crucial to stay on top of your assignments and grades. The 8th graders will be attending our annual OSU trip next Thursday, April 26. Thank you to all our parents who will be accompanying us to Stillwater. I will send home a detailed agenda this Friday. In language class, the 8th graders are working on college reports and 6th graders are beginning their final book project on a book of their choice. 7th graders are finishing up Where the Red Fern Grows. That's all I have for now. I pray God's blessings for you and your family. Mrs. Hanson: Thanks to all the 7th graders who donated to the auction dessert and drink table and thanks to all who worked. The auction was a huge success for the school. A new product fundraiser is going home Wednesday with the 7th grade class. These orders are due May 7. You will earn 40% of what you make. The school track meet is Friday, May 4. 7th grade runs the concession stand to raise money for D.C. If you would like to help Kay Bojorquez organize it, please contact me and I will connect you. We will be needing donations and workers for that day too. I will put out a sign up sheet next week. All classes will have a vocab quiz this Friday. 6th grade will quiz over properties of matter terms, 7th grade will quiz over earthquake terms, 8th grade will quiz over transcription/translation terms and will need to know 5 different amino acids. 4ish WEEKS LEFT!! LET’S ROCK IT! Mrs. Pacey: It is hard to believe we are halfway through April, especially with the weather we've had. Algebra is finishing up their Drill in the Right Direction activity. PreAlgebra has a test on Chapter 7 on Tuesday and Course 2 (7th grade) has a test next Friday on their Chapter 7. 6th grade is working on cross products and indirect measurement. Make it a great week! Mr. Covert: Testing week is over, and we're getting very close to the end of the school year! I hope everyone is getting geared up to finish out the year strong! Our classes are continuing from our last stopping point. In 8th grade, we’re looking at the 1920’s in America, from the good times all the way to the stock market crash of 1929. 7th grade is working their way through the Andes mountain region. As far as 6th grade, we’re wrapping up the Age of Exploration before we move into the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment. I pray that God continues to bless our school family as we continue to go through the Easter season! Blessings on your week!
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