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 24, 2024
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
4/26-Wichita Zoo (2nd Gr)
5/1-Middle School Concert 6:30 P.M
5/2-National Day of Prayer
5/2-9:30 Wax Museum-3rd Gr. (gym)
5/2-3rd Gr to-Pioneer Tech
5/3-FLS FIELD DAY
5/4-Schatte Memorial Cookoff
5/6-10-Teacher Appreciation Wk(see below)
5/8-2nd- 5th A.R. Trip-Gathering Place
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(see flyer)
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6-10, 2024
Help us to show our appreciation for all that our teachers do for our children. Thank you for all your encouragement to our staff throughout the past year and especially during this special week!
Monday - Our students are BLOOMING because of you! Pick some flowers and bring them to your teacher. Each unique flower represents each unique student in his or her class.
Tuesday - It is a TREAT to have you as a teacher! Bring a gift card (in whatever denomination) for your teacher. Your treat might be for a drink, a bite to eat, or for something else! Whatever you give will be appreciated!
Wednesday - Take a BREAK, FAST! Bring a breakfast or brunch item to join the other items for our teacher and volunteer appreciation luncheon. The brunch is on Wednesday, May 8, after chapel. You may bring your item to the school office and drop it off there. Please be sure to either bring your item in something that we can throw-away or be sure to write your name on your container.
Thursday - Throw back, Thursday! Give a WORD of encouragement to your child's current or past teacher(s) letting them know how much you appreciate everything they have done for your child.
Friday - RELAX! Our teachers deserve it! Bring your teacher something to help them rest and relax once they go home! Fuzzy slippers, a book, a special coffee mug, or a gift certificate for some extra pampering are some possible ideas that your teacher would appreciate.
PTL Officers Needed - If you would like to serve as one of our Parent/Teacher League officers for the new school year, please contact Principal Birnbaum by Tuesday - May 7. The PTL has one official meeting with the room-mothers in September to plan the Fall Festival and the Spring Auction. Pick some friends to help make this a great place to learn.
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.
Enrollment Fee Discount ends April 30, 2024 -Get your purple forms to Lori
Schatte Memorial Cookoff - Happening on May 4 with family activities and a FREE lunch! Come to enjoy making memories with your family and friends with the bonus of delicious free barbeque! There will be children's activities there to do also.
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 8th Gr Parents: Just sending a reminder to send pictures of your 8th grade student. Pictures are due no later than Monday, May 6. Please send pictures to kharbeson@yahoo.com
YOU CAN HELP THE PONCA CITY HUMANE SOCIETY!
Can you help us? The student council is holding a "Needs Drive" for the Ponca City Humane Society. Beginning today, April 24th, and running through Tuesday, April 30th, we would like your class to gather all the pet food and cleaning supplies that you can. The class that collects the most supplies will win an ice cream sundae party and extra recess hosted by the student council. The winning class will be announced during chapel on Wednesday the 1st. Here's what we are collecting: cat and dog food (wet and dry), paper towels, spray disinfectant, bleach, Clorox wipes, laundry detergent, old towels, and anything else that would fall under the category of "cleaning supplies."
During the next week, bring your items to your classroom and the student council will be by in the afternoon on Tuesday, April 30 to count and collect what everyone has. We hope you will join us as we help our furry friends in need!
Principal Mr. Birnbaum- First round of Oklahoma Voucher checks were issued this week for five of our families that make over the $150K mark. Only 39 students have not received this blessing. Keep an eye out for your email and "for your chance to win" an almost all expense paid years education.
CARDINALCARE – Heidi Daley- Summer packets are available in the Cardinal Care office. Cardinal care will be closed on May 17th and May 20th in prep for summer care. Summer Care will run from May 21- Aug.9. Children ages infant to 2 will still need to stop by the office and get a summer packet to fill out as well.
LIBRARY/Stem – Mrs. Manning: Hello! The end of the school year is almost upon us! I am asking STEM students to bring a white piece of clothing (old is fine) to school. ELE learned about the science of growing vegetables, and took home a cup with lettuce they planted! The last day to check out items from the library is May 6. Library books must be returned, replaced, or paid for by the end of the school year before summer report cards can be picked up. Pray for safe travel as our 8th grade class, teachers, and their families explore Washington D.C. and NYC. Have a great week!
Religion Mrs. Brey- - 6th grade students are continuing in their workbooks and finishing up our last unit! 7th grade students are taking notes for their last unit. PLEASE be studying memory workthere are only a few left. Our final test will be on Tuesday, May 14th.
Music Mrs. Brey- The middle school concert is on Wednesday, May 1st at 6:30pm! Children's Choir will be opening this concert. See you there!
PRE-SCHOOL 3 – Mrs. Daine-Hello families! We have begun our unit on bugs (insects) and spiders! We are learning the differences and similarities, why God made bugs and spiders , and about good bugs and bad bugs. Our letters are Kk, Ll, Mm, & Nn.
PRE-SCHOOL4 – Mrs. Colvin-- This week we will be reviewing the letters L, M, N and O. Our Fieldtrip to New Life Trails will be on Friday. We plan on leaving the school by 12:20 and returning by 2:30. This is a parent drive. The cost of the trip is $4.00. We will be eating lunch at school. Have a great week!
PRE-KINDERGARTEN 5
Mrs. Kelly - We are getting close to our goal of $1000.00 for St. Jude Children's Hospital! We are accepting donations until May 1st. Our New Life Trails Field Trip is on
Friday. A note is in folders today about our trip to the Hoak's and Field Day. It's a busy time of year, but we are still reviewing our Alphabet and sounds and learning some sight words, some of us our on our way to being great readers. Keep practicing the letters and sounds for Letter Master, I will check that again on Friday. Our Bible words this week are, Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have. Hebrews 13:16 and Whoever hears My Word and believes has eternal life
John 5:24 Have a Blessed week!
KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: Our ECE New Life Trails Field trip is this Friday the 26th. We will leave the school at 12:20 pm and head back to school at 2:30 pm. We will have rotations of activities by classes. The children are all excited! This should be a good trip and thank you parents for all the help! Please have a remarkable week!
FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum-Memory work for Friday is the 9th Commandment - You shall not covet your neighbor's house. Thank you for your donations to the St. Jude Children's Hospital. The fundraiser is open until Wed. May 1. We are looking forward to our trip to New Life Trails on Friday! If you are driving, we will meet at the front doors at 12:20. Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes for being outside around animals! Coming home today is a note about the upcoming field day. Please let me know if you have any questions. Book orders are due online by the end of today! In Social Studies we are continuing our unit on Economics. We will learn about producers and consumers, and about supply and demand. In Science we learn about the importance of food chains. Have a great week!
SECOND GRADE – Ms. Felton: Wow, we are approaching the end of the school year quickly, and BOY, am I soaking up every moment with your children! Check the dates on the front page of the chatter for upcoming school events (Wichita zoo April 26, track meet May 3; free lunch bbq at the Schatte Cookoff May 4; AR trip May 8). We are studying the American Revolution and planets as student choice learning. The kids are LOVING this. We are doing subtraction fact fluency tests so practice at home. AR GOALS are coming up and many students have a long way to go still. Best practices for helping your child in reading includes reading for at least 15 minutes every day. Make it fun and part of your daily routine!
THIRD GRADE – Mrs. Steichen: Wow, what a busy couple of weeks! We have finished up our Social Studies and Science units. We will not have test in these subject till 4th grade =) We will be doing in class projects to finish the school year. Memory: 1 Corinthians 13:13 So now faith, hope, and live abides, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Reading: we are diving into How to Eat Fried Worms. Please ask your children about this, they are hooked. We will finish it next week, and this will help out our A.R. goals. Friday Test: Spelling, Reading, and 8x fact quiz. Field Trip: a field trip notice will be going out this week, please get those forms back to me as soon as possible. Wax Museum: Information going home about the date of this. I hope you all can join us. Remember out notes page is due by Friday. I just need to see that it is complete. I will send it back home for the finishing up of the projects. If you have any questions, please let me know! I love this project every year and look forward to seeing what these kids will do! Please keep the 8th graders and their families in your prayers this week. I love seeing all their pictures so far. Have a wonderful week!
FOURTH GRADE – Mrs. Sibley: The First Lutheran Track Meet is next week Friday, beginning at 9 am in the gym. Make sure you have sunscreen on before coming to school and have money for concession stand. Continue to read for AR. Some have made or are VERY close to making their goal. Many have found that without nightly reading at home, it makes it very difficult to make goals ending on May 7th! On May 8th we will be going to the Gathering Place in Tulsa. We should be hatching eggs the beginning of next week. Look for a permission slip once eggs hatch. The end of the year is right around the corner; please encourage the kids to be the best they can be to finish the year up strong as we are definitely 5th graders in training! Some are taking to this challenge very well; others need other extra help to finish the year well.
FIFTH GRADE – Mrs. Harbeson:- - Happy Wednesday! We only have a few more weeks of school left before we break for summer! Here are a few reminders...
AR goals must be met by Tuesday, May 7th, to join us for our AR reward trip to the Gathering Place in Tulsa on Wednesday, May 8th. Permission slips will be sent home as your student makes his or her goal. If you are able to join us, please let me know!
The Lutheran Field Day is Friday, May 3rd. Students should arrive at normal time. Please be sure to wear your track shirt and sunscreen. A concession stand will be open for lunch and snacks. Students may also order school lunches that day.
Spelling and vocabulary tests are this Friday. We will be finishing Hatchet and taking the AR test by Friday, as well. Thursday will be our social studies test. Blessings on the rest of your week!
MIDDLE SCHOOL
7th-8th Grade Math Mrs. Stewart- 7th Grade (Adv): We have been learning how to find the slope and yintercept of an equation using slope-intercept form. We also learned about the slope of parallel and perpendicular lines. We took a quiz over Lessons 8.1-8.5 on Tuesday. Next, we will be writing equations using the slope and y-intercept of a linear line.
7th Grade (Reg): We have been learning how to solve proportions using ratios, algebra, and cross products. We took a quiz over Lessons 8.4-8.6 on Tuesday. We will be reviewing Chapter 8 on Thursday and taking a test over Chapter 8 on Friday.
LANGUAGE – Ms. Kester: ✅GRADUATION COMMITTEE: I have the pleasure of spearheading the servers and decorations for eighth-grade graduation this year and am currently putting together a committee to help with this. If you're a seventh-grade parent who is able and willing to be a part of it, then do let me know. Graduation and the accompanying dinner are May 15. More details forthcoming.
✅FIELD TRIP: Be sure to return your permission forms with money to Mrs. Lori in the school office by May 1. Seventh graders may get another form from me if they misplaced the one distributed a couple of weeks ago.
✅ELA CLASSES: This week consists of adjectives and adverbs replete with demo days and accompanying activities. Next week, students will take STAR reading tests (Monday) and their finals (Tuesday).
✅HOMEROOM: Friday's Resurrection Bake Off was a great success! Our homeroom parents never cease to amaze with their planning and execution. And y'all, sixth graders "threw down" with their culinary skills - jerk chicken, funeral potatoes, strawberry cake, cookie brownies, and so many other delectable dishes. Congratulations to our winners: Brynn (Best Taste), Kirra (Best Presentation), and Will (Best Originality). And, thanks to Luke Miles for breaking our tie.
SCIENCE – Mrs. Porter-Cain: Hey Cardinals! I hope everyone is enjoying the week!
We are LOVING DC and looking forward to NYC later this week!
6th grade has started a new chapter and are working their way through it!
7th grade is finishing the chapter in Volcanos and will be moving on to a new chapter!
8th grade is living their best lives on our trip!!
I want to wish all the girls trying out for cheer the very best of luck! GO CARDINALS!!
SOCIAL STUDIES – Mr. Brey 6th/7th: Students will be working on their projects. These will be due when I get back 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!! The balls cost right around $100 each!
First Lutheran Church & School—Growing up into Jesus, Reaching out with Jesus, Walking together in Jesus
Make plans today for a fun summer adventure at Camp Lutherhoma. Registration is open and there have been many early registrations. Soon some weeks will be filling up and you don't want to miss out. Check out the schedule at schedule and learn more about summer camp at summer camp
Swimming, hiking, archery, crafts, games, exploring God's Creation, singing, making s'mores are just a few of the fun activities everyone gets to do. Adventure options are for all our campers ages 9-18. Each camper selects two adventure options: wilderness, rafting, mountain biking, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, sports, and many more.
Register by May 1st to receive the Early Registration Discount of $30 off all week- long youth sessions and $20 off Mommy/Daddy and Me! But don't wait till May 1st! Register now at www.lutherhoma.com.
