Joe Highley, Pastor
Sunday Services: 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Church: 580-762-1111
www.flcspc.com
David Birnbaum, Principal
First Lutheran Church School: 580-762-9950
website: flcspc.com
lutheransecretary2022@gmail.com
Child Care: 580-762-1124
FastDirect: www.fastdir.com/flcspc
April 10, 2024
4/8-4/12-Iowa Test -Mornings
4/17- Trike-A-Thon
4/17-Mid Quarter Reports
4/22-26-8th Gr. Washington D.C. Trip
4/24-4/26- Cheer tryouts 3:30-5:00 Gym
4/26 -ECE-New Life Trails Field trip
5/1-Middle School Concert 6:30 P.M.
5/2-National Day of Prayer
5/3-FLS FIELD DAY
5/6-10-Teacher Appreciation Week
5/10-11-7th Gr Zoo'scape/Lock-in OKC
5/10-1st Grade Picnic in the Park
5/15-Graduation -7pm
5/16-Last Day School-11:20 Dismissal
5/29- Report Cards ready for P/U
6/3-5 Cheer Clinic 8-12 gym
TRIKE-A-THON this coming Wednesday - April 17 to raise funds for St. Jude's Children's Cancer Research Hospital. Please sponsor one of our 4 year olds to 3rd grade. 10:00 four & five year olds will have 20 minutes, then Kindergarten and first. 10:40 will be second and third. Have names on your child's trikes, bikes, or scooters. This is a CUTE event for a GREAT cause.
REGISTRATION papers are available, and the School Board set GREAT financial incentives for those who did not qualify for the Oklahoma School Vouchers. We even went down in registration fees since we went up in tuition. Contact Principal Birnbaum for more details.
Cheer tryouts will be April 24-26! Any First Lutheran student going into 6th through 8th grade is welcome to attend. Try outs will consist of a cheer and dance that will be taught by a former cheerleader. Friday try outs will be closed, but after try outs we will have a Parent Meeting. They will need red shorts and a white plain t-shirt for try outs. If you have any questions please contact Cheer Coach Paige Winslow at Paige@poncaaplus.com Thank you!
Yearbook: Please send in photos of sporting events, class parties, and field trips!! yearbook@flcspc.com
Principal--Mr. Birnbaum- Completing ITBS tests this week and I love seeing the results of our students. It warms my heart to see their success compared to the National norms. I also love comparing the individual student progress like the public school boy a few years ago that came in 6th grade at a 4th grade reading level and graduate in three years at a 10th grade level. That is 6 grade level increase in 3 years.
CARDINALCARE – Heidi Daley- Summer Daycare packets are available for pick up in the Daycare office. If you have any questions contact Heidi or Peggy at 580-762-1124.
LIBRARY/Stem – Mrs. Manning: Hello! I hope everyone is getting lots of rest this week for testing! May 6 is the last day students may check out from the school library. All books must be returned, replaced, or paid for before picking up summer report cards in June. We still have the rest of April and a smidge of May to read great new titles, though! Have a great rest of the week!
Religion Mrs. Brey- - Christ has risen! We will have memory this week over Matthew 28:18-20. Students will have a test on Monday, April 15th over Unit 7.
Music
Mrs. Brey- Thank you for getting 2nd/3rd grade students to church to sing on Sunday! Middle School has a concert on Wednesday, May 1st at 6:30pm.
PRE-SCHOOL3 – Mrs. Daine: This week we are looking at farm animals versus zoo animals! We are building structures (with blocks) for our animal friends. We are learning our lower case letters and matching them to their upper case letters. Have a blessed rest of the week!
PRE-SCHOOL 4 – Mrs. Colvin-- We were able to see the eclipse, how cool! Reminder: the Trike-AThon is Wednesday, April 17th at 10:00. Students will need to supply their own trike/bike/scooter and helmet. This week we will be reviewing the letters D through G. Have a great week!
PRE-KINDERGARTEN 5 Mrs. Kelly - New Life Trails field trip information and permission slip is in folders today. The slip with money is due back to me by April 19th. Trike-a-Thon information was in folders last week and is next Wednesday. I need the signed permission slip back if your child is planning to participate and you will need to provide their trike, bike, or scooter. You may drop off in front of the school office that morning or bring it at 9:50am. Our Bible words this week are, Feed my Sheep. John 21:17 and I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 Have a Blessed Week!
KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: What a fun Monday we had learning about the Eclipse! Today, please look for a special field trip form to New Life Trails on April 26th in the afternoon from 12:20 to 2:30. The cost is $4.00 for the kids (not the adults). Please have the money to me and the form by April 19th. This is a parent drive trip. Also, don't forget the Trike-A-Thon on April 17th where children will need to supply their own trike/bike/scooter and helmet. Have a great week!
FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum-Memory work for Friday is the 6th AND the 7th Commandment. 6th Commandment - You shall not commit adultery. 7th Commandment - You shall not steal. Spelling words this week are S Blend words. In Social Studies we will learn about earning money and what income is, and also the difference between wants and needs. In science we will learn about animal habitats and about what makes something living or nonliving. Next Wednesday is the St.Jude Trike-a-Thon Information came home last week about this event. Our class will ride at 10:20. Please turn in the permission form by next Tuesday! Coming home today is information and permission forms for our field trip to New Life Trails on Friday, April 26. We have a lot going onso please mark your calendars for these important events! Happy birthday to Seven on April 15! Blessings on your week!
SECOND GRADE – Ms. Felton: Thank you for providing snacks and love for your children as they take tests this week! They are champs at persevering! We've also been enjoying a STEM project with 3rd grade, designing and building to beat the egg drop challenge. Memory next week will be Luther’s Morning Prayer due on Friday - this is a longer one, so start studying early. Spelling words next week will be week 8 (ph, gh, ck, ng). READING FOLDERS will be going out after biography projects are due! MATH ASSIGNMENTS will begin to be sent home via red folder, NOT weekly homework folder. Starting next week, check red folders every night as math assignments will come home a couple nights each week. Our Zoo field trip is being scheduled and I’ll FastDirect you with the date as soon as they confirm with me! We are growing Painted Lady butterflies in our classroom! The 5 caterpillars - named Anna, Benny, Whopper, Pancake, and Cam - are growing throughout the next 7-10 days before they turn into chrysalides.
THIRD GRADE – Mrs. Steichen: Testing Week is in full swing! Thank you so much for having students here on time. The kids have done amazing so far, lets finish strong! Thank you Cain Family, Miller Family, Steiber Family, Brown Family, Olechnowicz Family, and Campbell Family; for all the amazing snacks this week. The kids have really appreciated it. This week: we are testing, working on 7X facts, and an in class egg drop project. Next week we will pick back up with test and quizzes. Spelling words will come home on Friday. Charlotte's Web: Please pack a blanket, pillow, and drink for Friday. We have finished the book and will watch the movie after we finish out test. Book Report: Project papers came home last week, if you have any questions please let me know. This is my favorite project of the year! Have a wonderful week!
FOURTH GRADE – Mrs. Sibley: Thank you so much for the yummy and healthy snacks for testing this week! It truly kept us ready to answer many questions. Thank you for the wonderful attendance for this once-a-year event. Spelling test is next week. Memory is by Friday. Our
incubators are full of ducks, turkeys, chickens, and quail eggs oh my! Our eggpected hatching should be the first week of May. Some of us are really making great gains on AR goals! No stopping us now! Help the kids to stay on top of their goal by reading chapter books daily. We all want to finish the year out strong, & to do our best to work on being future fifth graders. Scholars need to make sure that they are being through in ALL work. Make sure you are using Fast Direct to see if students have missing work, and not be caught off guard for Midterm report on the 17th. Blessings as we focus on Christ’s love for us as we honor His death resurrection on the cross!
FIFTH GRADE – Mrs. Harbeson:- - Hello, Everyone! ITBS week has been going smoothly, but I know the students are ready to be finished. Thank you, again, Christy Kennedy and Jacque Blackwell, for providing snacks for our kiddos! They love them! During testing week, we haven't had as many assignments, but we are still moving forward in all subjects. Students have an upcoming quiz on chapters 6-10 in Hatchet and also an upcoming math test on Friday. That's all for now...blessings on the rest of your week!
MIDDLE SCHOOL
7th-8th Grade Math—Mrs. Stewart- 8th Grade (Adv): We have been working on evaluating exponential expressions with positive and negative exponents. We have one more lesson before we will be ready for a quiz.
8th Grade (Reg) & 7th Grade (Adv): We have been working with linear equations. So far we have learned how to write equations in function form and graph them in a coordinate plane. After we review these concepts, we will move on to x and y intercepts and learn slope-intercept form. 7th Grade (Reg): We started learning about ratios and unit rate. Next we will solve proportions using ratios.
LANGUAGE – Ms. Kester: ITBS. Enough said.
SCIENCE – Mrs. Porter-Cain: Hey Cardinal families! The quarter continues to zip right on by! We have been testing this week! Thanks for getting your kiddos here on time and prepared!
Thursday we will move on to new Science subjects!
8th grade will be dissecting about every week for the remainder of the quarter!
8Th Grade Trip - Mr. Brey, myself and the 8th graders will be leaving soon on our big adventure for this year! DC AND NYC! This year we have the privilege of touring the White House! We are super excited! Please pray for our travels!
I am so thankful for this school and these students! Thank you for sharing your kiddos with us!
GO CARDS!
P.E./Track Meet:- PE we have been enjoying the great weather and running in preparation for the track meet! If you have not paid for your child's track shirt- DO IT! Please call Lori in the office to take care of this!
SOCIAL STUDIES – Mr. Brey 7th: Students are learning early American History, and will be beginning their final history unit for me next week. Students will be expected to have a three ringed binder and journal on Monday.
Basketball- We are still looking for donors for new basketballs! If you or your business would like to make a donation- please let me know!! Them balls cost right around $100 each!
