Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Dear Parents,

It’s hard to believe that January is almost over.     Between having a few snow days and watching the Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl, time has flown by!

The students are having a great time celebrating Lutheran Schools week. We have two days left:            Tomorrow - Theme: “Faith Fully”    Special Dress: Chapel Family Choice;      Activity: Bible Trivia. Friday - Theme: “Hope Fully”   Special Dress: Dress Your Best;  Activity: Grandparents Day & Talent Show starting at 10:30.

**In addition, the K-8 grade students sing this Sunday, February 2,  at the R.D. Mize campus at the 9:15 service, only. (Earlier we had planned to also sing at 8:00 service.  This has been cancelled.)   

7th and 8th Graders Performing at the Talent Show

Our class is keeping up with tradition and performing at the Talent Show this Friday.  They will be doing a dance to the YMCA. They’ve been practicing really hard. Please come if you can.

Student / Parent / Teacher Conferences Sign-up Time

In just two short weeks, it will be time for our 2nd Semester parent teacher conferences. 

They will be held on February 13th and 14th (These are 1:00 dismissal days.)    These conferences are “student-led”. Your son or daughter will lead the conference by discussing their strengths and weaknesses, showing you their grades, and writing goals.  Please use this SignupGenius to schedule a time: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080848ADAB2FAAFE3-studentled1

Third Quarter Mission Project

Here is a message from Mrs. Brunkhorst, who is heading up the mission project.

Hi, Timothy Lutheran Families!  Our third quarter mission project is underway!  This quarter, we are supporting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by participating in their Pennies for Patients Program!  We had our kick-off today with an assembly this afternoon. We learned all about the organization, what our contributions will do, and how we can help. 

 The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients program is working with thousands of schools across the country to raise funds for blood cancer research and patient support services. Our school has partnered with LLS to take on the mission of ending cancer once and for all.

 There are 4 ways that your student can help:

1.  Your child can PRAY for these individuals with cancer, and for the researchers and doctors that are searching for a cure. 

2.  Your child can bring monetary donations to school.  They were given a box today to collect these materials.  We will be collecting this money in each classroom. 

3.  With your help, you child can go online and join our school’s team to make an online donation.

4. With your help, your child can go online and join your child’s classroom team to make an online donation. 

 With the latter two, it is very easy to get signed up.  Please go to this website: https://events.lls.org/pages/mid/Timothy-Lutheran-School-2020

 If you choose to join your child’s class, you just enter the last name of your child’s teacher to get signed up.

 With this, your child will have an account and link that can be shared with friends and family members if they would like to donate too!

 If our school raises $750, all of the classes get donuts, AND the class with the largest percentage of money raised will get a pasta party! 

 We are collecting donations until February 14th! 

*Boxes and letters were sent home Monday! Thanks! 

Important Dates in February

Thursday and Friday, February 13 and 14 - 1:00 dismissal.  Parent/Teacher/Student conferences
Monday, February 17 Presidents’ Day - We are having school. We will be using this day to make up the snow day we missed last Friday.
Wednesday, February 26 - Ash Wednesday

Here’s what’s happening in our classroom:

·         7th / 8th Grade Religion -   We are working in Unit 5 - A Savior, Promised and Received”.  We will be taking a break from our book for several weeks to watch “The Bible”.       Memory for next week:  Tuesday and Friday - The Apostle's Creed

·         7th Grade Math - We are working in a unit over ratios, proportions, and percents.  This week we worked on proportion word problems. 

·         Algebra -We are in the middle of a chapter “Linear Functions and Relations”.

·          7th/8th Grade Science  - We will be starting a unit learning about bacteria.   

Have a great rest of the week and a great week-end cheering on our CHIEFS!!!

Mrs. Barnett