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1 Growing up Into Jesus, Reaching Out with Jesus, Walking Together in Jesus

Jeremy May, Pastor David Birnbaum, Principal Sunday Services: 8:30, 11:00 School: 580-762-9950 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. website: flspc.org Church: 580-762-1111 E-mail: [email protected] www.flcspc.com Child Care: 580-762-1124 FastDirect: fastdir.com/flcspc

January 27, 2016

CARDINAL CHATTER

1/25-30 FLS 5th Grade Tournament 1/28 Papa Murphy’s Night 2/1-6 FLS 4th Grade Tournament 2/2 Regional Spelling Bee, 7:00 p.m. 2/3 7:15 a.m. = Chess Club FLC Fellowship Hall Mid-Quarter Reports 2/4 Tonkawa @ FLS; 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 (8th Grade Night) 2/5 FLC Women’s Guild Salad Lunch; $8/$3

2/5 Academic Meet 2/5 NOC Honor Band;7:45 - 4:30 2/6 NOC Honor Band; 8 - 3; Concert at 2:00 at NOC 2/9 Hillsdale Christian @ FLS; 5:30, 6:30 Mini-Cheer performance 2/10 7:15 a.m. = Chess Club FLC Fellowship Hall 2/11 Glencoe @ FLS; 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 2/15 No School (Presidents’ Day) 2/17 7:15 a.m. = Chess Club FLC Fellowship Hall

HOODIES! We are taking orders for hoodies through Wednesday, February 3. This is the final printing

of these hoodies, so if you want one, be sure to get your order in by next Wednesday! Order forms were attached to last week’s Chatter, and extra’s are available in the school office.

LIVE…FROM PONCA CITY…IT’S A RADIO INTERVIEW!: Our principal will be interviewed on the radio live via telephone this Thursday morning from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. on "Faith 'n' Family." It is a Lutheran run program that is talking to Lutheran educators around the country this week. You can listen live from your computer by going to KFUO radio in St. Louis, MO.

PAPA MURPHY’S PIZZA DAY: happens from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 28; the 4th Thursday of each month! Papa Murphy’s donates 15% of pizza’s sold up to 99 pizza’s; if more than 100 are sold, we get 20% of the proceeds! Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to update the early childhood playground and provide age-appropriate playscapes for our 2 and 3 year old classes. (Note, you cook the pizza at home!)

FIRST LUTHERAN WOMEN’S GUILD SALAD LUNCHEON will be held on Friday, February 5, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Prices are Adults $8.00 and children Pre-school-aged $3.00. Tickets are available from Guild members and in the church and school offices.

REGIONAL SPELLING BEE: First Lutheran will be hosting the regional spelling bee on February 2 at 7:00 p.m.. Good luck to Donivan and Savannah as they represent us in that competition.

TALENT SHOW—Get ready for First Lutheran’s annual talent show! The show will be presented on April 1. Auditions will be held on March 23. Audition applications will be available in classrooms beginning Monday, February 1. We’re looking forward to seeing some great talent!

ACADEMIC MEET: The annual Oklahoma academic meet will be held in Broken Arrow on February 5. Each grade from 4-8 will send one team. Teams are being chosen this week and your student will bring a letter home on Friday if he/she has been chosen for the team. Students will be chosen for teams based on overall academic performance, willingness to be bold in answering questions, and overall behavior. Good luck, Students.

SCHOOL STORE: We are again partnering with School Store Fundraisers. Informational packets went home today; ask your student or stop by the office to get another one if yours didn’t make it. Through this program, parents/family/-school boosters can visit the website listed on the packet and register. While there, you have the option of purchasing a gift card that will be sent to your students’ teacher. The teacher then can use the gift card to purchase supplies for their classroom. We could also win the grand prize of a $100,000 playground and cash prizes for the students’ family.

Regardless of whether or not you purchase a gift card, your student will receive a free Light Up Wand just for you registering on the website. To get the wand, follow the instructions on the packet to register, fill in the student name and


prize code on the front of the packet, and have your student (2nd & up) bring it to the school office first thing in the morning to get your wand. For students 1st grade and below, take your completed form to your students’ teacher first thing in the morning, and they will get it to the office and get your wand delivered to your student. Thanks for supporting FLS!

TAX STATEMENTS: If you would like a printout of your payments to First Lutheran School during 2015 for tax purposes, please stop by the office/send me a FastDirect-mail/or call the school at 762-9950. You can also print them off yourself by logging into your FastDirect account, scroll down to the bar that says “2007 Tax Year

Printout”, change the year to 2015, and click the box that has “Tax Year Printout” in it. This will include school-related expenses only; summer daycare tax statements must be requested from daycare. Remember that not all payments to FLS are tax deductible, and you should contact a tax advisor to find out what can be written off, and what cannot.

TAX STATEMENTS FOR SUMMER DAYCARE should be requested from Daycare. The tax statements that you get through the office only include charges for the school year, not summer daycare.

FIRST LUTHERAN SCHOOL CHESS CLUB will meet each Wednesday morning at 7:15 in the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall beginning Wednesday, February 3. There is a one-time fee of $35 to help cover the cost of chess sets and clocks for the club, as well as the student’s very own scorebook. Entry forms were due in to the school office before Friday, January 22; copies are available in the office. For more information, please contact Jennifer Vaughan at 580-716-1931 or [email protected], and be sure to like us on Facebook: Chess Club - First Lutheran School.

USED COMPUTERS FOR SALE: If you are interested in purchasing one of the old working desktop computers from the computer lab, please see Mrs. Ryan. They are 2/$25. We also have laptop bags for $25 and used, working printers for $25. First come, first served.

PRINCIPAL - Mr. Birnbaum: Question of the Week: Why did the chicken cross the playground? Answer: To get to the other slide. Three Weeks gone in this third Quarter and a lot going on with Mini-Cheer this week, Basketball games and

tournaments, Chess Club starting next Wednesday, and Class pictures coming up in one month. Please keep on top of your child's grades thru this hectic time.

Ash Wednesday is in TWO WEEKS (Wednesday - February 10). We will again do a worship service where we talk about our mistakes and sins and how Jesus came to earth to live a perfect life for us. We will take ashes and put it on the children's foreheads in the sign of a cross showing that our sins are destroyed thru the life and death of our Savior. (Most children will do it but it is not required. Those choosing not to participate will just stay in their seats at chapel instead of coming forward.)

PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: Keep hoping for a few warmer days so we can get outside! We are working very hard in class and I am so proud of the progress! Important dates to remember: STEPHEN FITE FORMS AND MONEY MUST BE TURNED IN THIS WEEK! Book orders due the 1st. Show and tell will be next week on Fri 5th. Also, we will have PJ day to help celebrate "P" week on the 4th and 5th. Our Valentines party will be at 10:15 Feb. 12th. Our theme this week is "Owls" and the letter is "O". God bless!

PRE-KINDERGARTEN - Mrs. Kelly: Happy 100th day of school week! We have been counting to one hundred, coloring 100 circles, writing the number 100, reading stories about the 100th day of school and finding 100 counting bears hidden in our classroom. Tomorrow is the big day! 100 days of Pre-Kindergarten! We are well on our way to having 100 cans for the Church food pantry! Thank you to all that have donated cans so far! Look for the reminder note in backpacks today. The Stephen Fite permission slip and money were due today. If you haven't returned it, please bring it tomorrow. Our February book order is in backpacks today. It is due back to me or online by Friday, February 5th. Chapel offering this quarter is for missionary Pastor Ed Hosch and his family, who are serving in Peru. Please consider helping them tell the people of Peru about Jesus! Mark your calendars for Friday, April 1st! ECE will be going to the Wondertorium in Stillwater. This will be a parent drive field trip. More information will be coming home soon. Our Bible words this week are, Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. Psalm 107:1 Have a blessed week!

PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Flaherty: Thank you Ms. Kelly for helping out last week while I was out sick. Tomorrow will be the 100th day of school, please bring in your canned food or non-perishable food items to help out the church pantry. This week we are reviewing all sounds and letters of the alphabet and many activities geared towards the 100th day of school. Hope you all have a great week and God Bless!

KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: Our class would like to wish Lila a happy birthday! (Mon. the 25th) This Thursday the 28th is the 100th day of school celebration in our classroom. Please have your child bring a special show and tell with 100 small items in a baggie to school for Thursday. The Ocean Adventure Concert field trip slips are past due, so if you haven't sent your child's slip to school, please do so tomorrow. Hug someone today and have a fabulous week!


FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Memory verse for Friday - Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Timothy 1:15. Field trip money and permission forms were due today - please turn in by tomorrow if you have not yet. The 100th day of school is tomorrow - we are very excited! Please bring your canned food and your "100" food items for our trail mix. January reading logs are due on Friday for your child to receive their free pizza certificate. We will have show and tell on Friday. A Valentine party is being planned for Friday, February 12. The kids may bring valentines to exchange. Happy birthday to Khloe today!

SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: WOW! So happy to have had 13 second graders come to sing on Sunday. They sounded amazing. Thank you. Thank you for checking to be sure your child knows memory work before you drop them off on Thursday mornings. Keep reading for AR. Several friends have reached their third quarter goals. Each child will need a shoe box for Valentine's Day. We'll make our boxes February 1. Blessings!

THIRD GRADE - Mrs. Steichen: Thank you everyone who came to sing in church with us on Sunday. You all did an amazing job and sounded beautiful. Thank you Mrs. Schelp for working with our kids to make them sound so wonderful. This week: Memory: 10th Commandment, next week we will start working on the Articles. I will get a copy of those for you. Spelling and Reading Test on Friday, and paragraph on Thursday. Math: we just took a test so we will have our next one after Lesson 65. We are going to start testing over our multiplication facts; look for information about that. Book Report information will be coming home this week, please make sure the book is over 100 pages and in your child's reading levels. A.R. We are working toward a game day, please ask your child where they are toward their goals. Valentine's Day: A note should have come home yesterday about boxes, if you have any questions please let me now. Have a great week!!!

FOURTH GRADE - Mrs. Sibley: I hope that we are all staying warm as we really see the winter temperatures. Thank you for the great Parent Teacher Conferences last week. Remember that I am always a Fast Direct or phone call away for any questions. Continue to be reading for AR & Book IT. January Book IT sheets are due on Monday. Some are well on their way to making or have made their goal already! Many have found that without nightly reading at home, it can be difficult to make our AR goal. We will have our SE States & Capitals test on Tuesday. I know that we have been studying. Our S.S. chapter test is on Monday. Students should have been working on the reviews as they went along through the chapter. Continue practicing the multiplication table; we are now doing long division, and exponents. Help the kids to be patient with these specific and detailed processes.

FIFTH GRADE - Mrs. Schatte: It's the last week of January already! Time flies when you're having fun! Please read my FastDirect Bulletin Board concerning important information about math and social studies. Tests this week include spelling and reading on Friday. Yesterday we took language test 5. Memory due next Thursday, February 4, is Matthew 28:18-20. Blessings on your week!

MIDDLE SCHOOL 2/10 7:30 FLSCA 2/20 8th & 9th Grade Pepperette Winter Dance, 7:00, Hutchins

Mrs. Goll: Proportions, scale drawings, combining like terms, solving linear equations with three different methods, and percentages are keeping the math room hopping! Ask your student to show you his latest work in math. FLS will be entering a MathCounts team in the regional competition on February 13. Good luck to Alex, Trenton, Ryan, & David as they represent us in that competition.

Mrs. Harbeson: Hello! I hope you all are doing well. It's a busy place around the middle school these days! I want to thank all of our parent volunteers who help keep the place running. You all are the best! Just a few reminders this week...eighth grade students, please be aware that you will be taking your AR test on Freak the Mighty on Tuesday, February 2. 7th grade projects should be in full swing. This Friday will be a work day during class. Please bring what you have completed so far so I can see that you've started and are progressing. 6th grade students are diligently working on their new grammar unit and are reading in Esperanza Rising. Keep up the good work! Blessings on the rest of your week!

Mrs. Hanson: This week, we will have a normal quiz of entire concepts. These quizzes will be Wednesday for all classes.

The Spring Musical will be here before you know it! The ENTIRE middle school is performing in the spring musical, entitled "Dr. Newheart's Neck-up Check-up". All students are expected at both performances, April 29. So please block out that date now! This is always an awesome opportunity to highlight awesome gifts God has given our students and to work together as one huge team.

We are very sad to say goodbye to an awesome young man, Trey Harper. He will be moving and we will miss him greatly in the classroom, on the court, as a student, and as a friend. Blessings on your new adventure Trey!


Mr. Covert: Everything is moving right along here at FLS! We had an exciting week last week, including the Geography Bee; congratulations to our winner, Alex Lin, and congratulations to everyone who competed!

As far as classes go, we’re continuing right along. In 8th grade, we’re finishing up the actual split of our country into two nations in the 1860s. 7th grade is looking at Western Europe, and the influences they’ve had on us, and vice-versa. 6th grade is finishing up the history of the Roman Empire, and we’re going to move into the culture and day-to-day life of the people living in that time.

I pray that God blesses us all with health in this season of sickness, and continues to bless everyone in the FLCS family in the work that we do in His name!

First Lutheran Church & School—Growing up into Jesus, Reaching out with

Jesus, Walking together in Jesus

SNOW DAY NOTIFICATION: In the

event that school may be cancelled due to

inclement weather, we follow Ponca City Public

Schools schedule FOR WEATHER-RELATED

CANCELLATIONS ONLY. Listen to your radio during the cancellation announcements, and if

Ponca City Schools are cancelled, First

Lutheran will be out, also; however, there will

NOT be a separate announcement for First

Lutheran. This only applies to weather-related

cancellations; at all other times, follow the First Lutheran School Calendar. If you need a

new one, or have any questions, please contact the office.


It’s Time to Order 2015-2016 Yearbooks!

(A limited number of extra 2014-15 yearbooks are available in the office f0r $20)

Complete the order form below, attach $25 per yearbook ordered ($20 if

paid before March 31, 2016), and return to the school office on or before Friday, May 20, 2016.

Remember there’s a $5 discount if ordered/paid for by March 31, 2016!

We want to have additional pictures of every student in the yearbook, and

you can help! The best way to make sure that we have pictures of your child

in the yearbook, is to submit your pictures! Replay It is a free app from

Jostens that is used to share photos to the yearbook staff. We have an

account set up, and once you download the app and link it to our school, you

will be able to upload pictures right then and there; it is incredibly easy to

use. NO more saving the photos to a flash drive, tracking someone down to

give it to, and worrying about getting it back. The pictures only take

seconds to upload and share with everyone. If you forget your camera at a

school event, you may go out and look at all the photos submitted by other

school families. So please download the app today and start sharing your

pictures!!!

Yearbook Order form:

Student Name:_________________________________ & Current Grade:_____ Number of Books: _________ X $25 each = $__________ due -- OR -- X $20 each if ordered/paid by March 31, 2016

Total Paid $_________ (___cash or ___check/check #_____)

Contact number or e-mail address:_____________________________________


Business Owners/Parents/Grandparents/etc…

Buy an Ad in our Yearbook!

Parents and business owners: Pictures are included in your ad space at no additional charge! Please

email them to [email protected], or call the office at 580-762-9950 for more details.

Deadline for Ads is June 1, 2016, but prices will increase April 1, 2016, so return

the order form below to the office today with your check to First Lutheran School.

Business Ad or Personal Ad (circle one)

Business & Contact Name or Parent Name:

Address (if business):

Phone Number:

I would like to sponsor this page(s): (example pages to sponsor are class pages, sports, middle school dance, graduation, musical, band, family fun night, etc.)

Ad Content:

Payment Enclosed $___________ Cash or Check #_______ (make checks out to First Lutheran School)

Deadline for Ads: June 1, 2016; Ad prices increase April 1, 2016

Full-

Page

Ad $300

Half-Page

Ad $150

Quarter-

Page Ad

$75

Business-

Card

Ad

$40

Imagine the surprise on your student’s face as

they are flipping through the yearbook and find

their picture with a personal message from you!

You can use this space to congratulate them on

their first school year, graduation, an individual

achievement, missing tooth, 2-digit birthday, or

anything that you want to celebrate!

Business Owners: Our

enrollment nearly 250

students. We can help you

reach these families by

advertising in our yearbook.

We have a variety of

advertising options for you.

Or sponsor a page for $20; this is your

sentence at the bottom of the page such

as…”3rd Grade class pictures page

sponsored by the Jane Smith family”

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